Friday, July 8, 2011

Copying lady gaga when lady gaga starts to sell out



Everyone has seen it, heard it and felt it. We watch a music video and say that whatever we saw is a cheap version of lady gaga. The other day I was on shine and saw an article of lady gaga going to yoga wearing an all lace body suit with heels as large as your head and most of the comments I saw were just rants of how gaga is lame. She's what's called a Muppet or try hard.... Or at least that's what other celebs are when they copy her. How sad huh?


I always noticed riahanna and other try hard celebs but I never knew i would see Jennifer Lopez do it.. I guess jlo lost her style since she's definitely not the only one with the huge butt.


Emma Watson at her highest peek


We've all seen her grow up into a millionaire beauty. I threw millionaire in that sentence because it shows what a business women she is. In vogues July 2011 issue ,she perfectly graced the cover with pixie hair. I can't really emphasis how pretty she is and wow, what an inspiration!




Finally, someone to look up to, and She reminded me of those kids in the 80s or 90s and they all grew up to be something so cool. Now a days we have Miley barf and Justin whats his face and no one we can really admire. Okay so in the vogue article that I was talking about earlier she talked about being in the bubble... That my friends is called Illuminati.. We all know what it is, so let's move on again. She wants her way out, she got hp to work around her school hours and, not the other way around. She also has had her famous line of hemp clothing which believe it or not, has had a lot of her own money to keep it going.  I have solo so much respect for this chick, she seems so outgoing and humble... That's what makes her so unique. You see how much you can accomplish by not following the world? Everything!!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Recreate Chanels 2011 pre fall runway look

yesterday while surfing the web i came across the most spectacular dress that looked too familiar and of course, I found it on my all time favorite store. <3 enjoy!!!


Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Fiber +


People always think that skinny people have secrets, Which they don't... according to them. For someone that use to never pass up 115 lb, i never had secrets. Never worked out, never ate 6 meals a day or only 2. Ate whenever I wanted and could have snacks all day without every getting fat. So ever since I had my baby, Why is it still so hard to loose the extra fat?
Well, your metabolism changes. You need to get you're body working faster. eating 6 small meals a day. You can do this by eating every 3 hours and always try avoiding sugar, saltines and, carbs. Another great way to loose weight is by getting use to drinking only water daily. This will help get all that sodium out of you're body. My method, before starting any diet is going to be by drinking a gallon of water daily.
I was told by my mothers friend to try out this 7 day diet by Jose Fernandez, this includes 3 days of eating every 3 hours, day4-7 is a specific diet plan to loose 2 jean sizes. Sounds kinda not healthy but i decided to try it, by hour 22 i was too tired. I failed with a big bang, hot Cheetos with lime, Cupcake, hot pocket and, soda.
I really don't want to give up so i began my online search for my very own perfectly designed diet... Since its so hard to follow someone else's. I searched for "foods to speed up metabolism" which led me to coffee, green tea, chili peppers and some article of high fiber foods. My next search was, you guessed it, "High fiber foods". I went through a dozen websites too only find the foods with the most Fiber.
For Example:
Split peas cooked (1cup)-16.3
Lentils, cooked (1cup)- 15.6
Kidney Beans (1 cup)- 11.6
Black beans cooked (1cup)-15.0
Raspberries (1cup)- 8.0
avocado ( 1 medium)- 11.8
Apple with skin (1 medium) - 5.0
Pear (1 medium) 5.0
Broccoli (1 Cup)-4.5
Sweet Potato (1 medium)- 4.9
Kale Cooked - 7.2
Bran Cereal (1 cup)- 19.9
So whats the deal with all the fiber? Well, our bodies take longer to digest these foods, means you burn more calories, even though the food itself is already low on calories. Think of high fiber foods as a scrub to wash all you're intestines.
"Eating veggies daily will help me loose weight? I don't think that it will help "me" very much. I need more than that!"
Human body is very smart, It is always sending signals back and forth. When we don't have the vitamins it needs, Its obviously going to send a signal saying 'its hungry'. If you don't give it what it needs, our bodies will once again send us the signal to eating again, therefor causing you to gain more and more weight.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Paul McCartney 2011 Tour Might Play in Chicago's Wrigley Field





 It has been said that the former Beatle, Paul McCartney might play at Wrigley field and, for the record, he would of played last year if it wasn't for Wrigley denying him and letting Elton John play. If Paul is to play at Wrigley this 2011 tour, he is to play on a day the cubs are out of town, maybe June July or august.  Last appearance of Paul in
Chicago was 2005 but the last time he played with the band in Chicago was August 20, 1965.
We've waiting for so long, we've dreamed about it all, and followed through for so many years. Thank you for the memories but it's time to make more, for our new generation to experience the love through music you and other have shared before. I agree that Chicago needs a refreshment of love, if you understand. It won't be the same without the band but you'll feel the same mutual love and sunshine that is shared by music. I'm really excited to hear his new music but i would be eternally grateful and so happy if he played a few of the old band songs.


p.s. SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME WHEN YOU DO COME TO CHICAGO (Xochitl) pronounced (so-ch-il)

Monday, May 23, 2011

Sense of Style

My sense of style

I'm a girly girl. I love pink, gigantic bows, ruffles and, jewelry that sets of the "so cool!" kind of quotes. If I could, i would dress like i lived in the 80s all the time. If i had the money, or a little more time, i would dress the way i was meant to. The reasons why i picked these items...
The Pink trench with the big bow in the front really reminds me of a girl wearing roller skates in the 80s working at the dinner... this is what she would wear afterwards.. the dress reminds me of the 60s psychedelic trips- just the color water work. The wedge  is very modern and who doesn't wanna be 5 inches taller without looking trashy. The necklace is just a piece i can say "that's really different".

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011






Warm cozy queen sitting in her thrown with a blanket of jewels on her body while the rest work in the snow. apparently "royalty" is the look Chanel is going for fall 2011. Byzantine mosaic of the Empress Theodora.


The clothing/accessories were inspired by Coco Chanel's admiration for Byzantine stonework jewelry. Velvet and satin will be the most used material for this season. For clothing colors, Purple, navy blue, black and gold.

As for the makeup, a more 1920's couture look is copied. The eyeshadow is a metallic brown/ gold creamy shades such as these. Only 1500 pallets will be available for the Chanel Lumiere's Byzantine Palette. This almost "goth" look was created by Chanel's makeup director Peter Philips.



My opinions.. The clothing, very impressed with the material of the dresses. I love how there is a lot of jewels on the dress but its not overflowing or too much of it. The sandals were these princess almost Greek looking art. The cons for me would have to definitely be the suede red boots and quilted bags, for purses so expensive, I personally think the bags could have been more "polished".




Wednesday, May 18, 2011

70's fashion

My messy 70s collaege. All I think of is the amazing eyeliner detail, soft wavy hair and, sexy slim bodies.  

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Sets on Polyvore


Post Baby Body

Fact: 1lb = 3,500 Calories

Weight has been a huge issue for me in the last 9 months. Never been outside the range of 115lb. Gained 53lb in my pregnancy, lost 33lb and, have 20lb to still lose. Been reading up on how to lose weight the healthy way. I really wanted to take up Pilate's because I've heard that its a fast way to loose the weight but to my luck, it only slims your waist. Its great to get rid of those hard to get rid of love handles but i need more than that.
- exercise everyday at the gym and try to burn 500 calories
- Eat less then 500 calories a day
-Drink cold (body burns more calories to make that water warm) water and about 2 gallons a day.
-Even when you sleep you burn calories
-Eat 6 small meals per day. If you decide to skip a meal or two thinking you will lose weight, you wont because the body STOPS burning calories!

A healthy long term way to loose weight is losing 1-2lb per week. If you loose more weight than that per week will result in only TEMPORARY weight loss.

Mistakes while trying to loose weight is eating
fast food (McDonald's meals usually equal 1,250 calories)
processed foods
rice 1/2cup= 300 calories!
bread
tortillas
Calorie Calculator

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Kate Middleton Makeup

The drees, the material, accessories, makeup,hair nails. it all makes one look that now everyone wants to copy. The bride look stunning in her Alexander McQueen dress. .


Bride: fringe was parted to the side with loose curls/ half up do. Kates makeup was done herself. How? She had lessons from a makeup artist, prior to the wedding.

 A perfect natural look. White eyeliner in the tear line, liquid black eyeliner under the lash and over the eyelid, try to make a very thin line. The eyeliner secret is the same secret "Angels" wear during most Victoria Secret events. Smokey eye effect, shimmery pearl on the lid and a ash brown on the crease of the eye towards the outter corner. Black mascara and a very defined thick brow. A flushed cheek from the apples to the hair line and a darker pink in the hollows of the cheeks. As you can tell she has this glow which can be achieved with a bronzer all over the face and neck Top off with a pink shimmery lip.

I was literally watching this whole wedding at the gym while i was on the treadmill... looking for every little detail that made it an amazing wedding.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Billy Brasfield

Meet Billy Brasfield, Expert Makeup Artist!!
Creative work in my city...



Creative Nails

Yukiumi Nails


 
Yukiumi Nails

So lately I've been in love with nail art. Cant wait to cop a set or two. Don't they look so yummy? ugh... don't pay attention to my fat self. :]
 
Yukiumi Nails

 

Some other very cool nail art.


Lacquer Love

 




Monday, April 25, 2011

Simply Vera Wang Pumps

                              




These shoes make me feel like I'm in heaven. Sorry sis but i had to take em for my own. Love at first sight.. no lie. I couldn't resist to slip my foot in these and feel 4 inches taller. Honestly, I put these on and I stood next to my hubby and guess what? I was taller and he's 5'9.
Simply Vera Wang bought at Kohl's for the price of $45.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011

60s fashion

So the 60s silhouettes are all back. To understand fashion, you must go back and understand the history. Lets go back and remember this very exciting time.

The 60s was a desire to move into the future and change the American life style. It was all about change. WWII post baby boomers had made a good 70 million youth for the 60s. The early 60s required for women to wear knee length
dresses but as time moved on, women started to wear gogo boots and mini dresses. what a drastic fashion change. As for changes in the society, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King began the peaceful protests on race.Women's Liberation which was a series of protests to ban sexual harassment, sexual violence, reproductive rights, maternity leave etc. Let us not forget that JFK was still our 35th president and died  in 1963. Crime had gotten 5 times worse than the 1950s. Weed and LSD were a mind opening drug that soared in the 60's. 

NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE HIPPIES.

Being HIP
Being hippie is not the way you behave or the way you dress, its the way you look at life, It is respect for yourself, others and of course Earth.
Woodstock was a movement of peace, love, and music in which 400,000 youngsters gathered.
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If you want to listen to modern hippie music.. Look up on YouTube letterface2012 and the name of the track is 1. It's hippie meets hip hop
              


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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

TOPSHOP CHICAGO











If you're a fashion lover then I think you would like to know the TOPSHOP is opening in CHICAGO. It will soon open up across the street from the Water Tower, right next to Filene's Basement/H&M and taking up the old Borders store.  












 The Topshop/Topman will span 30,000 square feet. Do you know how much clothing can fit in that amount of space?



 JUST IMAGINE!
The final Kate Moss collection will be launching in London. Cross my fingers and hope to see a glimpse of it.





Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Thrifty Enough?

What do we think when we walk into any mall and buy a $40 top that looks like it took 40cents to be make. " Aw look! That top would look nice with jeans!"-look at price tag " $40! Yeah, right! this looks like it'll be done after wearing it 3 times"- we buy it anyway.
Take another example
Walking into Nordstrom or Saks Fifth Ave and spot some pants that so happen to be Micheal Kors that are 120. well? what do we say "If i was rich.. i would buy these on the spot. so Gorgeous!."-- and walk away
-Meanwhile you just spent four hundred something on clothing that will only last a few washes. Those MK pants that you just bought could have lasted you a good 2-3 years. (ALSO depends on how you treat your clothing)
Have to ask yourself if purchasing crap jeans($15) that bleed on your Addidas ($70) really worth it?
Do you see Where I'm coming from?
I'm not necessarily saying go on a shopping spree and buy only from stores as i suggested before. The best way you can also catch great deals is.....
BUYING FROM THE SECONDHAND STORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my first designer jeans where mk. yes! MICHEAL KORS!!!! with tag and everything... BRAND NEW! for only 2 dollars.