CONTRIBUTORS PAGE
We Love Our Contributors

 

We would be nothing without the talented writers, make up artists and hair stylists we work with. This is a salute to our biggest asset—our contributors. We love them like a fat kid loves cake. Keeping in theme with this issue we decided to find out what their favorite color is and why.

Omorinola Rufai Wrote The Articles Dirty Pop & Buy Me Everything
My full name is Omorinola Rufai, but everyone calls me Morin. I was born and raised in New Jersey. My family is from Nigeria. I'm 20yrs old and I attend Clark Atlanta University. I major in print-journalism. I love to write, I feel like I can express myself better with a pen and paper than with my mouth. When I was younger I fell in love with Harriet the Spy. I knew all the words and started keeping a journal and writing down everything I saw, heard, and came across. I even made my parents buy me a typewriter and a play computer so that I could feel more like a journalist. I love to read magazines, my all time career goal is to become Editor-in-Chief of a top black consumer magazine. A quote that I live by is "Lord bless me and make all my dreams reality."

What's your favorite color?
My favorite color would have to be bright silver, if that is even a color, I just love the way it shines. Almost all the jewelry and accessories that I own are silver. It puts me in a good mode and makes my world feel brighter.

 

Tricia Jay Was The MUA For The Fashion Editorial The Temptation of Elvira
Tricia Jay is an Atlanta, Georgia based, 15 year veteran of the beauty industry. After receiving formal training from Hollywood, California, she began sharpening her skills by working as a consultant for some of the industries leading cosmetic companies. Her work has appeared on MTV, and in various publications such as Ebony, Art Nouveau Magazine and Blest Magazines. Her clientele list includes numerous celebrities and sports figures including NFL's Ray Buchanan, Ashley Ambrosse and AJ Malloy, reality star Sheree Buchanan, comedian Arnez J., Atlanta radio personality C.J. and boxer Vernon Forrest. Tricia Jay is passionate about her work and believes that one should "Always stay open to the endless combinations and boundless possibilities, because once you think you know it all, or develop a rigid philosophy, then you've stopped growing and learning"- Kevyn Aucoin

What's your favorite color?
My favorite color is purple, because purple symbolizes royalty and is associated with both nobility and spirituality. Purple was the favorite color of Egypt's Cleopatra, who in my eyes epitomized the words glamour and beauty. I love the various shades of purple and the mysteriousness of this color.

Erin Anne Pyne Wrote The Article "Wizard Rock"
Erin Anne Pyne is has published several books including A Fandom of Magical Proportions: A History of the Harry Potter Phenomenon. She is the creator and director of the Orlando Harry Potter Club. She is active in the Harry Potter fandom community, presenting at the Potter Symposiums, performing in her band, The House of Black, and producing and directing the films, The Marauders’ Worst Memory (2007) and The Potter Prophecy (2008). Erin has a Bachelors degree in Psychology and Masters in Conservation Biology relating to her career as a dolphin trainer in Florida. She has worked with many animals in her career including sea lions, penguins, sharks, sting rays, big cats, and exotic birds. Her hobbies include studying Martial Arts and watching old sci-fi movies.

What is your favorite color?
My favorite color is blue because it reminds me of the wide infinite sky, the deep vast ocean, and it represents the color of the Earth. My other favorite colors are red and gold, Go Gryffindor!