May 2013
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Doing the Work
The messages are pouring in… “Karrine, why aren’t you blogging?” Honestly, I have nothing to say. I am so content with where I am and how I feel that there is nothing to say. Right now, there is only being. For the past several weeks, I have been working closely with the authors I have signed to Steffans Publishing, helping them prepare their autobiographies and, all...
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Here's the Thing...
You’ve looked at our relationship from this angle and that and you still can’t understand it. You think it’s one thing when it’s the complete opposite and when I say I love him, you think that means something it doesn’t. You try to guess and imagine and you’re always wrong. But, let me tell you one thing you haven’t figured. When you’re finished...
April 2013
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It Just Is...
It’s hard to explain. Even though I wrote a whole book about it, I’ll never be able to explain it. For years, no matter what, he’s been there. Even when he was gone, he was there. Other people come and go but he always, no matter what, stays. He may not be all mine, he may not be the best, but he’s here even when I’m not at my best. We say things, we do things,...
Healthy Fast Food, At Home!
Some days, I don’t feel much like cooking but I still would like to eat healthily. I don’t want fast food but I like to pay fast food prices. So, I want healthy food, I want it fast, and I want it cheap.
Sounds impossible, right?
Not if there is a Trader Joe’s nearby!
Today, for lunch, I made portobello mushrooms stuffed with crab cakes, a three rice medley, and asparagus. I make it...
Lies Monkeys Tell: The Nigger News Network Edition
So, I’ve been hearing about this list of people I have allegedly slept with and rated that has been circulating around the internet for God knows how long. I, personally, have no interest in it, knowing it’s filled with the lies monkeys tell. But, recently, I had a thought: All the men on this list have families and I feel bad for them that their names are also being dragged through...
Make Over Month: New Juice Beauty Swag
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My new Juice Beauty shipment has arrived! First, thank you to the lovely ladies at JB for sponsoring half of my shipment and for the amazing PROMO CODES they gave us this month, for our Third Annual Make Over Month!
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Makeover Month: 30 Day Squat Challenge
Here we go, girls! Bathing suit season is here, for some of us, and on its way for others. And, let’s be honest, that ass has fallen a little bit since the winter. I’ll be starting the 30 Day Squat Challenge today and I encourage you to do it with me. I’ll take photos along the way, every week, to share my progress. Now, this is just for your backside and bottom half. Most...
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Makover Month: Adventures in Waxing
So, um… I decided to share a tiny bit of my waxing routine with you this Makeover Month. Now, most people wouldn’t share such intimate details but, in case you’re new around, I’m not like most people. I give less fucks than most anyone. So, here’s a little clip of my under arms being waxed as well as my…well…you’ll see. Enjoy the cake, boys.
Makeover Month: Electrolyte Enhanced Water
Every Makeover Month, I preach and preach about the importance of water. You would think it would be a given that we all drink that 8 glasses of water they told us we needed back in grade school health class. But, unfortunately, most people don’t drink enough water! I get alot of questions, almost daily, about my health and beauty routines and one of the most important rituals in either...
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Makeover Month: Beeswax Lip Balm
Don’t leave your lips unprotected this Spring, or any other season for that matter. But, take a look at the lip balm you are currently using and its ingredients. In brands like Chap Stick and Carmex, you’ll find a list of fragrances, camphor or menthol, and petroleum. Now, think about this –– all of the icky ingrdeients in your lip balm end up in your mouth and, eventually, in your...
Makeover Month: H&M, The Gap, & Zara
Today, I went shopping for my trip to New York and the Spring, in general. I focused on tees and jeans, got a couple of longer skirts. I shopped at H&M, The Gap, and Zara. As I start piecing my new outfits together and wearing them during my trip, I will post each outfit and from where I purchased each piece. I went to H&M for those non-traditional pieces at super reasonable prices. I...
Makeover Month: Glasses and Contact Leanses
I have been wearing prescription eye glasses and contact lenses since I was 16 years old but it had been 3 years since I’d seen an eye doctor and gotten an up-to-date prescription for both. For Makeover Month, I wanted to also makeover my eyes so I got a new pair of glasses and contacts today. For those of you who wear glasses more often or solely, I suggest you change your look once in a...
Makeover Month: Home Makeover
Every year around this time, I do a little something to spruce up my place. A big part of my design planning and ideas is the tried and true Architectural Digest. I picked up a new issue today and will look through it for inspiration on what to do to brighten up my new place for Spring and Summer. If you’re looking to make a few changes around your home, as well, pick up a home and...
Makeover Month: Get A Good Sleep Mask!
For many years now, I have been sleeping with a sleep mask. But, not just any kind of sleep mask because not all of them are created equally. There is a huge difference between the usual sleep masks, which are just pieces of material joined together by a two straps, and a padded sleep mask, which cushions the eyes and cradles the bridge of your nose, keeping out all light and beckoning sleep....
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Makeover Month: UV Gel Nails
First of all, forgive my dry cuticles in this photo. I’d been running errands all day, getting ready for my trip to New York in a few days. Anyway… I just had my nails done. I have not had them designed, as yet, but wanted you to get a look at the “before”. We are in Spring and the weather is warming up all over the country. And, while it’s warmer in some places...
Over Time...
It’s amazing how different we can become over time. There are people who have come in and out of my life who have changed me, significantly. There used to be a time when I would shout toward the heavens and ask God why he hated me so much, why he allowed such horrible people in my life or for my heart and spirit to be broken so many times. I was young, then. In those moments, it never...
bombshellart asked: You have a lot of experience in deep severe depression. Do you have any tips on how to get over it?
khyrachelae asked: What would you recommend someone eat or do in order to gain bigger or wider hips and legs?
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Makeover Month: Curly Indian Extensions
This Makeover Month, I have decided to go back to the look I feel defines me and my style. For years, I wore curly Indian extensions and lots of them! So, I called on my original stylist, the man who helped create the Vixen’s look, and we went back to basics! Lawrence Ray Parker, known simply as Ray, provided the hair, the color, the cut, the styling and styling products for this full...
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Makeover Month: Exclusive Juice Beauty Promo Code
Every Makeover Month, I am sure to introduce Juice Beauty to my readers. This year, I am giving you an exclusive discount code to use during checkout! PROMO CODES: KARRINE15: $15 off $75 or more plus FREE sample trio KARRINE50: $50 off $300 or more plus FREE sample trio Orders over $125 get a FREE deluxe size Green Apple Cleansing gel Now, for those of you who are new to Makeover Month and my...
Makeover Month: Exfoliating Gloves
Every Makeover Month, I recommend this product and I will recommend these forever. Exfoliating gloves. I have been using these every single day for years during every shower and bath. Seriously, I have not touched a washcloth in friggin’ years and, when you make the switch from washcloths to exfoliating gloves, you will realize how unclean you have been this entire time. Honestly. The...
Makeover Month: Exfoliating Gloves
Every Makeover Month, I recommend this product and I will recommend these forever. Exfoliating gloves. I have been using these every single day for years during every shower and bath. Seriously, I have not touched a washcloth in friggin’ years and, when you make the switch from washcloths to exfoliating gloves, you will realize how unclean you have been this entire time. Honestly. The...
Makeover Month: The Wonders of Coconut Oil
One of the first things I’m doing during this, our Third Annual Makeover Month (#MM3), is pay special attention to my skin. Winter was rough on me –– my hair, nails and skin have suffered and it’s essential I whip it all back into shape before bikini season! My skin has been super dry all Winter and during these first few weeks of Spring. There are tons of ways to moisturize dry...
March 2013
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Karrine Steffans x The Conversation
2013 marks the eighth year since I began my career as an author and the first year I ventured into independent publishing –– releasing How To Make Love To A Martian through Steffans Publishing on Valentine’s Day. Martian is a gift. It is a gift to myself, to my Martian, and to our fans. I priced it at just $2.99 because, essentially, I wanted to almost give it away. I wanted to share the...
Love and Other Drugs
When I was thirteen years old, I fell in love for the first time. We were kids but we knew. We were kindred, tortured souls, hurting, dying on the inside, depending on eachother and those moments in the school halls to make us smile. Those late nights on the phone, whispering so we would’t get caught. We shared everything on those nights. His pain and mine, our families and all the shit...
Down the Rabbit Hole
I haven’t written in a while. There’s a reason for that. There are times when I am silenced and it is usually by the aching of my heart. There are just a few people in my life who I let close enough to hurt me and, true to form, it is always the people closest to you who hurt you the most. I go within. I have spent the last couple weeks evaluating my friendships, my relationships,...
February 2013
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Video: How To Make Love To A Martian: Deadline
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Our 3rd Annual Makeover Month is Coming!
I am so freaking excited about our 3rd Annual Makeover Month! For those of you who are new to my blog, Makeover Month happens every April. During the month, I share with my readers all I do to get ready for summer. I will take you on an organic beauty journey with brands like Juice Beauty and Tarte. I will take you shopping with me as I scour malls, boutiques, and internet for affordable...
Martian Army Appreciation
“Add more names and disclose the identity of Papa or give the money back.” I remember how my publisher blew my mind with this statement in 2006 after I turned in the manuscript for The Vixen Diaries. You guys are on the outside looking in and have no idea what goes on behind the scenes of an industry, any industry. For the first time, I am free from the meddling hands of editors,...
Video: Martian: Chapter 15 Excerpt (2)
Chapter Fifteen: Abortion I found out I was pregnant on Monday, March 19, 2012. On Tuesday, I made an appointment to see my doctor. The next day, I had an ultrasound and my pregnancy was confirmed at just four weeks and six days. There was just a sack and a baby so small the ultrasound couldn’t see it. This made it easier to finalize my decision. How To Make Love To A Martian is available now on...
Video: Martian: Chapter 15 Excerpt
Chapter Fifteen: Abortion My period was almost a week late when I found out I was pregnant. My mind raced. I was with Wayne just three weeks prior and hadn’t been with my husband in well over a month and a half. The math is easy and it would be even easier for me to admit who the father of that baby was, but I won’t. How To Make Love To A Martian is available now on Amazon Kindle and the FREE...
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The Martian Has Landed
I didn’t know what to say. I couldn’t find my voice. I didn’t know what you wanted from me. I was defeated. So, I traveled inside my shell and began to take stock of my life and the long line of very bad decisions I’d made over the years. All of them, personal. I was carrying around all this baggage, all this weight, and wondering why I couldn’t rise. I took stock of...
Sadomasochistic Cylcle
Fuck you. I fucking hate you. And I hope I never see you again. I’m not going to miss you, no matter how hard I try. I won’t miss that look in your eye, that stare that brings me to my knees before you. I will never crave the feeling of your hand behind my head, slamming my face into your abdomen, your rock hard cock digging into the back of my throat. Choking me. Spit running from my...
January 2013
20 posts
So Far From Home
I am so far from where I started. I am thousands of miles from that island in the sun, those thirty-miles, so far from my Grandmother’s kitchen. Growing up, all the adults ever talked about was dying in this place or dying to get out, dreaming of making it to the States. To us, everyone who lived in the US was rich and their lives were full, their land plentiful, and they longed for...
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WatchTeaser footage from the upcoming documentary, Viva la Vixen: My Life with Karrine Steffans by Mykel Monroe.
Viva la Vixen is the only authorized biography about New York Times best selling author, Karrine Steffans. With seven years of never before seen and lost footage and interviews from those who have known the author even before she rose to fame, this film is the only accurate account of...
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WatchI’ve been staring at a blinking cursor for the past 45 minutes, wondering what to write and, then, I realized, I don’t have to say anything because you already understand.
For there is no one in the world who hasn’t been touched by the hand of hurt just before they are enveloped by the arms of hope and showered in the tears of love.
We’ve all hurt someone, but how often...
