To Live A Colorful Life

Some things are worn. Some things are carried. 🐚✨

Cowrie shells have crossed waters, generations, and hands. They have spoken of wealth, protection, spirit, and the sacred. Long before they became something beautiful to wear, they already carried meaning.

Our cowrie shell headpieces sold out the last time they made their way into the world… and now, more have arrived. Each one different. Each one moving in its own rhythm. Each one added to our Malkia wa Bahari — Queen of the Sea Collection.

A little sea.
A little spirit.
A little remembrance.
Something ancestral resting upon the crown. 🐚

And these beauties are traveling with me.

Texas, I’m on my way. ✈️🤎

✨ Saturday — The Vanguard
✨ Sunday — Black on the Block®

The last ones found their people quickly.
Maybe one of these has been waiting for you.

Available online now.

Dropped some new goodies… because adornment has always been more than decoration. ✨

Before we ever called it fashion, we adorned ourselves.

We wrapped meaning around our wrists.
Carried stories from our ears.
Placed symbols of protection, beauty, spirit, lineage and memory against our skin.

Because sometimes the body wants to speak before the mouth ever opens.

A little brass.
A little cowrie.
A little something shaped by hands that still remember.
Something that feels found, familiar, ancestral… even when you can’t quite explain why.

That’s the kind of adornment I love.

Pieces that don’t simply complete an outfit — they carry something.
Pieces that make you stand a little taller.
Pieces that feel like they were waiting for you to find them.

✨ All of the new pieces are available online now. Shop from wherever you are, or come see them in person tomorrow.

And you know I had to bring some new energy with me to D.C. 🌿✨

See you tomorrow at Black Girl Art Show D.C.
📍 Ga***rd National Resort & Convention Center
🗓️ Saturday, August 29
⏰ 3–9 PM

Come find the piece that speaks your name before you even put it on.

✨ EXCITING NEWS — WE’RE TAKING TO LIVE A COLORFUL LIFE ON THE ROAD! ✈️🌍

East Coast, WE’RE COMING! ❤️💛💚

This weekend, we’re packing up the jewelry, hopping on a plane, and bringing all this COLOR from Los Angeles to the East Coast! And we’re not making just one stop… TWO cities. TWO days. ONE colorful weekend. 🙌🏾✨

📍 SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 — NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Find us at the BWS FESTIVAL , Connecticut’s largest celebration of Black business, culture, creativity, and community! 🖤
⏰ 12 PM – 8 PM
📌 New Haven Green | 250 Temple Street

Then we’re headed to NEW YORK! 🗽

📍 SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 — HARLEM, NEW YORK
We’re popping up at HARLEM DAY on West 135th Street! 🎉

Connecticut + NYC, if you’ve been following us online and waiting for your chance to shop To Live a Colorful Life IN PERSON, this is your weekend! Come try on the rings, earrings, ear cuffs, statement pieces and all the beautiful pieces you’ve been seeing online. 💍✨

And of course, come say HEYYYY! 😂🙌🏾

It feels so good watching this colorful little dream travel to new places, meet new people, and take up space beyond California. 🌍💛

CONNECTICUT ➡️ HARLEM — WE’LL SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND!

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P.S. 📣 WE’RE STILL HIRING FOR HARLEM!
We’re looking for one person to assist us at Harlem Day on Sunday, August 16. This is a paid, full-day opportunity that includes helping with setup and assisting throughout the event. Interested or know somebody who would be a great fit? Send us a DM! 💌

Adornment has always been more than decoration.

Long before trends came and went, women adorned themselves with pieces that reflected who they were, where they came from, what they carried, and what they dreamed of becoming. Jewelry wasn’t meant to disappear into an outfit—it was meant to become part of the story.

To adorn yourself is to be intentional. To choose beauty without asking for permission. To embrace color, texture, and craftsmanship in a way that feels undeniably you.

These are the pieces you remember. The ones strangers stop to ask about. The ones that become part of your signature.

Because some things aren’t made to blend in.

They’re Made to Be Worn. Made to Be Seen.

Maybe we aren’t meant to blend in.

Maybe we’re meant to wear the stories our ancestors whispered to the wind. To adorn ourselves with symbols of abundance, protection, beauty, and becoming. To remember that before trends, there was tradition. Before fashion, there was intention.

I believe every piece finds its person when the time is right. You don’t choose it—it recognizes something in you first.

Wear what makes you feel rooted. Wear what reminds you who you are. Wear what feels like home, even when you’re miles away from it.

Cowrie shells have long been treasured throughout many African cultures as symbols of abundance, femininity, prosperity, and spiritual connection. They carry a history that stretches far beyond adornment, making every piece a quiet reminder that what we wear can also carry meaning.

The rest will speak for itself. 🤍