FRIEND: It's always funny when a guy stares me up and down, but even more funny when it's a friend because with a random guy...they'll tell you that you look good or whatever. With a friend, they'll just stare at you and ... Read More

Hello! So...much has been going on. Like a lot. And it's funny because I truly believe that there is a lack of Mattie here on MATTIEologie. And so, I've decided to fill you guys in and give everyone a larger peek ... Read More

I cannot believe it's been a year already. This weekend - on Sunday - I will crown the new Miss Liberia GA! It's going to be good stuff. I'm excited :) It's sort of a bittersweet moment, but I can't ... Read More

I've been going back and forth with myself about rocking my natural hair. About 8 weeks ago, I chopped off all the relaxed - and severly damaged - part of my hair and decided it was time to go natural. ... Read More

This weekend I got the chance to interview The Dream and chat with him about his new album, Love King, which drops June 29. This past Sunday, Moet spolied a handful of us at The Rose Lounge listening session held ... Read More

I'm a sucker for brunch so last week, when Atlanta personality and blogger TAMI REED invited me to her blogger's luncheon, I was there with bells on. So the luncheon was held at Cafe Decuir, owned by David Decuir (of ... Read More

"Happiness isn't about you have, but it's about what you do." -Ryan Leslie, on the biggest lesson he's learned so far... ... Read More

I got to sit down with BET.com's beauty editor, Kimberly Walker and ask her everything from how to get your dream job to what makes her happy. Mattie James: WHY WRITING? Kimberly Walker: Well I love writing. I’ve always to be a ... Read More

“Sex and the City to me never really was about sex, that was kind of the icing on the cake. Success is the new sex.” - Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City ... Read More

"The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you cannot do." - Jennifer Lopez (wearing Gucci in Cannes) ... Read More

"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different." ... Read More

"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, ... Read More

With my birthday coming up in less than two weeks (whoop, whoop!) I thought it was only appropriate that this month's issue be about happiness. I think it's a concept that's thrown around loosely and if any of us have ... Read More

"You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way." May she rest in peace. ... Read More

"Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world." - Nina Garcia on being your own muse ... Read More

"The older we get, the more we achieve, the more honest we have to try to be." - Diane Von Furstenberg on discovering yourself ... Read More