The Next Level

There is nothing more motivating than following your favorite celebrity to the next level. It's like being at a crossroads. You can either go down the matronly path (nothing wrong with moms but ...) or take the road that is more sophisticated. Whenever black women in their own personal journey want to better themselves, their sanity is questioned. This is why we cling to celebrities and Brandi Maxiell is one of them. Celebrities give us permission to embrace things and ideas ... so lets follow Brandi.

Brandi Maxiell is a basketball wife on the cast of the famed reality show. She's married to Jason Dior Maxiell who played for the Detroit Pistons. If they had a rocky marriage, Iyanla Vanzant fixed it.

In this video, although we can relate to relationship issues, no one could take how good she looked. What's to be respected about black women who overcome the stereotype is when they give back. And Brandi Maxiell gives back. She has a collection of matte lipstick for luscious lips on her website, Brandi Maxiell Cosmetics:

She also has a complete eyeshadow palette of rich earthy shadows that melt into black lids. Shades Volume 1 is eyeshadow you want!

She's very fashion forward and trendy. She has a "grown and sexy" style that's a classic look with a cutting edge flair. Florals are in now and she's wearing them.

Brandi Maxiell is going to the next level. That next level is home cooking. It's something that all of us have to do and she understands the importance of feeling sexy in the kitchen. Cooking shouldn't be something that you dread. She just published her first cookbook "Maxiell's Kitchen; Southern Simplicity: Cooking with Love." This book can be purchased from her website Maxiell Home and Kitchen.

If you need a new set of cookware to go along with Brandi's cookbook, get the Blue Diamond Nonstick Set in Black and Gold,