My favorite pair of earrings and I lost them :(

They were special to me. I got them in 2007 when an old friend came to visit. We were shopping at Baywalk and I passed this cart and these jumped out of the corner of my eye... I had to get them! The lady was so sweet too. She gave me a discount of 30% off for being lovely.

So I'm a little bummed out. I love starfish earrings, and I'm looking to replace them but no luck in finding anything similar.

I did find starfish earrings with diamonds encrusted on the tentacles with a drop pearl... but I'm being fickle about it.

Just got a call that my aunt has cancer and is going in to surgery... I really don't know if I can go through this again but I do know I'm gonna step it up and try and be there for her the best that I can.

Please stay strong through this and focus on getting well, you've gone through this in the past and you came out 100 times stronger then you did going in to it... you have a long future of jewelry designing ahead of you and a new granddaughter/son on the way, you definitely need to be there to spoil them and be the best grandmother that you can be. You're amazing.


I love you Aunt Tammy!

I was just reading on Troy Jensen's blog and came across the pics of the look he created for Megan Fox on Jay Leno recently and omg I'm just in love with this guy! He creates some of the most beautiful looks I've ever seen for actresses and models. If you girls are interested in creating this look for yourself, just go to his blog here and see what he used!



I really admire his work. The Alberto Vargas inspired looks are breath taking and stunning. I'm gonna take these looks to the photographer and see if her makeup artist will recreate these looks for the shoots because I wouldn't mind channeling any of the beautiful Vargas ladies or this Starlet look he did for Megan.

I know a lot of the looks on my blog are very clean cut, fine lines and structured but there's one celeb who's style I absolutely LOVE and that's Megan Fox. I've heard people say she needs to hire a stylist because her look is too messy and "sexified". I love all her makeup looks as well... even her "miss" looks are a hit with me and maybe I'm biased because I simply love this girl, looks aside she has the best personality of most celebs out there! She's balls to the wall hilarious and unapologetic about her outlandish comments. what's not to love?


This is among one of my favorite glamorous looks from her. I love the Veronica Lake inspired hair, and despite what everyone thinks about her makeup looking too harsh, I think it compliments the sultry look shes going for.








This is just a cute pic!

Question.
What is everyone's favorite alcoholic beverage?

Since I don't drink beer ( it's so bitter and gross!) I've settled for wine and cocktails. I think I have to say my favorites are Amaretto Sours and White Zinfandel.


The one thing I miss about being in Texas is girls night out with the BFF Amanda (where we devoured many Amaretto's and White Zin's at Olive's Martini Lounge and Bakers Street). I miss her, and we always had fun, even when the nights were filled with high school drama, and we're in our 20s! We went out the night before her birthday a few weeks ago, and we just had a blast despite stupid boyfriend drama (her boyfriend, not mine since I don't have one). Anyway, she's just the best girl friend and I don't have very many (I tend to get along better with guys for some reason), but I've known Amanda since we were little, we've been through a lot together and still remain close friends which shows our friendships true strength. LOVE YA!

Btw congrats on getting the job with Fred Myers jewelers... I want some free jewelry! :)

Tonight I went out to dinner and then downtown for a gelati... while sitting outside of Pucino's eating Italian ice I saw the cute guy that works at the jewelry store. when I was working at the bar, he walked in with a single pink rose and I thought "aw, he's waiting for his date!" he was all dressed up, looked really nice and handsome. I sit him down and give him a menu and when I come back to see if he was ready to order he hands me the rose and goes "this is for you" seriously the highlight of the day :) I couldn't really brag about it because I was in a relationship at the time and my ex-bf worked with me. When I went to put the rose away, co-workers were awing and asking where I got the rose from and "someone has a crush on you". My ex-boyfriend never gave me flowers so obviously they knew it wasn't from him lol. I don't think the guy recognized me though since I no longer have long hair anymore... sigh.

Items I'm wanting right now...

To complete this outfit

uni chic by lovesong featuring Aeropostale

How cute is this Christian Siriana bag?
So feminine and classy!

Yesterday I turned 24 years old. Gonna do some shopping this weekend hopefully! Haven't gone to Tyrone Square to look for those Hollister items I posted a few days ago, but who knows? I'll end up getting clothes suitable for the new season. I really want China Glaze "For Audrey" I know it's nothing new to everybody else lol. I love the color though, anything pertaining to Tiffany blue and Audrey Hepburn!

its all about the hair

I'm really missing having long hair. I cut about 7 inches off before leaving for Texas in July because it was ratty and damaged from a past of careless hair having so it needed a little tlc and honestly felt a lot better afterward, but now I want to fun up my look and can't with lack of hair. Although there's a positive upside to everything and in this case it's called extensions but I'm a newbie when it comes to hair add ons. I was looking at Jessica Simpson's hair do line and I would love to know if it's any good and worth investing in? I dont want anything too expensive right now, just some I can clip in and out. I know Katherine Heigel had extensions for her new movie The Ugly Truth (which is so funny/good! I saw it a few times, one with Amanda and the other with my younger brother Brett) and they looked believable but I imagine the price would be asking too much soooo I need some assistance if anyone would be nice enough to help! :)

Love my hair though dont get me wrong! I do love short hair and always contemplated cutting it but in the dating department felt my long locks were doing some good... guy seemed to like it a lot, until many failed relationships and potential boyfriends later, I could give a shit what guys think and thought about myself for a change. And lately I've been looking to celebs with short hair and seeing how the style theirs... these are a few I found and liked.

My little brother Brett recently expressed concern over my weight, saying I was "incredibly skinny" and looked "sick and malnourished". I've never believed I've had an eating disorder as much as I've had distorted eating habits and ED tendencies, but I've struggled with Body Dysmoprhic Disorder since early teens, yet when I heard he said this, I lit up a little on the inside. Quite sad, huh? Usually I'm happy with the way I look (which is an accomplishment for someone with a history of BDD), but I have days where I feel overweight and, dare I say, fat. I KNOW I'm none of those things, but when I hear someone say I look "skinny" overlooking the word "incredibly" (hence, give-that-girl-a-sandwich-skinny) I'll take it because I look in the mirror and skinny is far from what I percieve in the mirror. And for the most part, I don't encourage eating disorders, and usually look to woman with a healthier body image... heck, recently I was watching a segment on a plus size model named Crystal Renn and it was so uplifting and inspiring that I almost cried because I felt immense happiness for her (if you don't know her, she's a former model who struggled with anorexia, and now she's a successful plus size model).

Anyway, I'm just trying to understand the complexity behind this. I strive to be as confident and happy as Crystal Renn feels about her own body... and I think all girls, no matter what your shape and size, should feel the same! I look at my reaction to Brett's comment in retrospect and think "I dont want to feel happy that someone thinks I look incredibly skinny and malnourished" rather I want to be someone people look at and think "she looks confident and healthy" and thats what lights me up.

Volumptuous beauties! Woman I look to for inspiration, Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.