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Standing Torso In Ash Wood

N E F E R D E D E

Photographer: @moyeamisunderstood @moyeaisthename MUA: @_kikiadams Hair Provided: @glambykardes Hair Styled by: @mrs_brownjr Nails: @curedspaces Dress: @shopakira

It is known now that I either post one time a year on this blog or post a compilation of posts all at once like a blog dump for all of the exciting things I did throughout the year previously. The real question is, do people even read blogs anymore? I actually hate putting my content online now because you know monitoring spirits and jealous people who don’t know you but hate you just because. Anyhow this is a recap of my 28th birthday and why this new age is extremely personal to me. I’ll be 30 in 2 years so i’m giving myself grace and forgiving myself for all of the mistakes I’ve made. This not just twenty great, this is twenty grace.

July 8, 2023

For this life I dey, I want to be celebrated Don't wanna waste my days I want to spend them on enjoyment

Burna Boy - It’s Plenty

On this lovely day of July 8th, my sister and I traveled to Queens, NY to what would be the best concert I have ever attended in my life. The Love Damini Fest was amazing and all I can say is you had to be there!

July 11, 2023

Stop 1 : on the birthday itinerary was Samba Montclair a Latin restaurant.

Stop 2: Erykah Badu concert at Prudential Center (I love Erykah Badu but that concert was a different experience…)

Stop 3: Right after the concert my sisters and I broke bread at Swahili Village in Newark

Dress: Akira

Shoes: Primark

July 29, 2023

Ironically enough I don’t like hosting parties. I actually wasn’t interested in celebrating my birthday this year because a lot was going on with me personally. However I wanted to do a beach celebration with my close friends and family. This intimate beach day was full of love, laughter and so much heat! I think I chose the hottest day in July to go on the beach. I’m grateful for everyone that came out and rocking with me in the heat beacause woooh chileee it was hot!

I’ve been experimenting with new hairstyles and the mullet has ben on my mood board for a year now. I was happy I finally got to try this style even though It was short lived being that it was a quickweave. I would definitely do this style again but probably get a wig already cut in the mullet style and tweak it to frame my face.

Earrings: Akira

Hat: Forever 21

Cover Up: Akira

Bathing Suit: Fashion Nova

Thanks for tuning in and being with me on this journey.

Stay beautiful and blessed.

-xoxo Neferdede

This blog post title has been in my queue for 2 years. After turning 25, I’ve felt a shift in how I wanted to present myself on social platforms. I still feel as though I am on a never ending quest in search of self. From education, career, relationships, and family the last two years has been more than transformative. Branding myself as Neferdede since 2014 has always felt like home, it just feels right. But who is this Neferdede, one may ask. What does she stand for, why would anyone want to be in her presence or even want to know her?

December 26, 2018 I wrote, LIB NEFERDEDE - SHE IS ROYALTY. However I left the post blank in hopes of returning with content and images that represented She, Her, I, Me. From Sole To Crown Neferdede is filled with style and grace. She walks with dignity when she enters rooms, taking up space some may never get the chance to taste.

From 2015-2017 I had a strong suit of blogging and creating content. Life got in the way of the woman I thought I wanted to be and yet here we are 2 years later, revisiting old posts to make new again. The images below was from a birthday photoshoot I did in July of 2020. My 25th year around the sun, and I was excited to finally be in front of a camera again. With so much free time I have now, I realized I am sitting on content never shared to its fullest extent.

I am having this love hate relationship with social media, such as IG and Twitter. Therefore coming to my happy place, my blog allows me to find peace and hope for tomorrow. My older sister pushed me today to revamp my Youtube Channel as well. God’s willing I will make it happen this year. I no longer want to play small, I no longer want to feel discouraged. My solitude makes me happy but I struggle letting others in to see me, Neferdede, Desiree Dossen, the one who is Royalty.

Today I am challenging myself to remain consistent in my content and work that I share with the world. I’ve put all my accounts on private really to take a break, but now I let go and let God take total and full control.

Cheers to new content, rebranding, a fresh start, and me for taking a leap of faith.

-xoxo