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I hope Atlanta is ready for CURVES Fashion Week this Labor Day weekend! Atlanta is definitely taking its place in the fashion world and these full figured beauties are ready to make history! See below for a full list of the festivities: Thursday, August 30 • 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. • CURVES Happy Hour Fashion Event Bloomingdale’s Lenox Square Mall, 3393 Peachtree Road Northeast An evening of fashion, beauty and fun featuring a fall 2012 preview fashion show, a happy hour with  DJ Mello , and glam stations by MAC and NARS makeup. Hosted by Atlanta's undercover socialite, Nikka Shae of Oh! Nikka Friday, August 31• 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.• CURVES Indie Fashion Show Studio Chambers at historic Inman Park, 741 Edgewood Avenue Northeast Independent fashion industry showcase, and networking mixer.   Featuring designers: Youtheary Khmer , Evie Foster , Unique Sisters , Lipstick Killers , PLUHM Couture , and Bien Roule' . Saturday, September 1• 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. • CURVES Day of Beauty S

With the Summer coming to a close, what better libation than Lemonade! More recipes available at http://www.jackdaniels.com/recipes Lynchburg lemonade INGREDIEnts 1 part Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 1part triple sec 1 part sour mix 4 parts lemon-lime soda INSTRUCTIONS Combine and stir. Garnish with a lemon slice and cherry.

In the tradition of Throwback Thursday, Ms. BOMB will highlight fashion from the past! What's your favorite era?  What better way to kickoff #TBT than with The Roaring Twenties ! This era represented a new liberation in women and men's fashion. The Women's Right Movement and art movements, such as surrealism played a heavy role in the introduction of modern fashion!  Women Coco Chanel became one of the first women to wear trousers and is by far the most influential women in fashion of the 20th Century.   Wore shorter skirts & trousers Cut their hair in "bobbed" styles Cloche hat was a part of daily wear Men Wore wide leg trousers called "Oxford Bags" Sport attire such as sweaters and knickers  Hats were a sign of class Upper class: top hat or homburg hat Middle class: fedora or trilby hat Working class: newsboy cap or nothing at all

Ms. Bomb is starting a new tradition! Every Wednesday, we will share a fabulous wine recipe for all of our followers. So sit back relax and enjoy a midweek cocktail. This week we found a fabulous, inexpensive and quick recipe: Rose's Blue Cooler Ingredients 1 oz of Rose's Blue Raspberry Mix 4 oz of Chardonnay (try Sutter Home )   Instructions Combine in a white wine glass Garnish with a raspberry Let us know how you like it! Check out Rose's website for more amazing recipes!

Courtesy of COVERGIRL Cosmetics CoverGirl recently named Grammy-nominated musician, Janelle Monae, as the new face for their advertising campaign. According to an interview with Billboard , she believes that "becoming a CoverGirl is truly an honor and a gift. It opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver and more beautiful inside and out." The 10-page spread is will appear in the September  issue of Vogue! We are proud of Ms. Janelle for remaining true to herself and landing such an amazing job! She is definitely setting examples for young girls across the globe.

On Monday afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending a fabulous blogger luncheon hosted by celebrity blogger Talking with Tami  at Strip Restaurant in Atlantic Station ! I love meeting such positive women that don't mind sharing their secrets to success, especially in such a cliquish city! Tammie discussed everything from designing your blog to securing media credentials   for red carpet events. She even shared her personal journey, which includes rejection and financial hardship. Wanting attendees to experience a moment in her shoes, Tammie conducted a one on one interview with the gorgeous Toya Wright! I can honestly say that before this interview, I didn't know much about Mrs. Toya; other than the fact that she married Memphitz last year and that she is the mother of Lil Wayne's daughter. Boy was I underestimating this lady! From the moment I spotted her phenomenal pair of electric blue Sergio Rossi pumps and Chanel bag, I knew she was about her business. As the owner of