Squared Toe Heels - Alexander McQueen!!!

First of all, thanks to some ladies who emailed me about a little story of herself and commented here. I really am appreciated that. I shall announce the winner on Aug. 9th (Sun.) for that pretty eco plastic white flower bracelet! I, myself, can't wait to know who is the lucky winner! :)

I love the soft feeling of touching and the luxury look of wearing anything in SATIN.

Even though I know satin is high metainence, and it is not practical for moms w/ kids constantly around, I just can't help loving, buying, wearing and keeping admiring them.

Today I took this new Alexander McQueen square toe pumps out for a test drive. I really like the trendy yet elegant look of its squared toe. I don't know how many seasons I can wear this kind of heels through w/o being critiqued that I am fashion-behind!! lol.. So now, just let me rock in them before it is too late!!!! :)

The heels are needle thin, and you have to be expert in wearing high heels.
Say, if you at least know how to tuck your butt tight, suck your stomach in, always look ahead and don't care where your kids ran off whichever the direction is, then you will be able to wear this heels like me!!!! lol ha ha ha ha ..... (You know I am just kidding.)



You know, I felt that square toe look gives a uber-chic sexy which is so different from pointed toe heels.






Pardon those blurred pic. as my son insists taking them for me when I preferred to do it myself. well...... kids all wanted to be older, more mature when I am now fighting aging so hard!! haha...

Now I start feeling this pair of Alexander mcQueen heels, and I shall have a much better look for them in the future. :)

FOTD: All About The Drama

Hi Beauties,

Today's look is inspired by a fellow Youtuber and Twitter Friend, Michelle.



It is very different that what I would wear on a regular basis. The look is very dramatic and sexy and I loved it on her. The trick to this look is BLENDING!


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Products Used:

Eyes:
NYX Black Bean eye pencil
MAC Carbon Eyeshadow
MAC Wedge Eyeshadow to Blend
MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl to Inner Rim
Mascara

Cheeks:
MUFE #8 Pink Blush

Lips:
MAC Tri Color Lipglass in Smply Delicious

XOXO,
Awilda

Nick Verreos attends the Tom Julian Book Signing at FIDM

Shrunken Jackets on Men? Pleated vs. Flat Front? Tuck In or Not Tuck In? Nick Asks the Questions on Every Man's (fashion) Lips...

Smile, your Handkerchief Scarf is Pressed: Nick Verreos smiles as author and writer Tom Julian signs his book
photo courtesy of: John Sciulli, Berliner Studio

Last week, I was honored to have attended a book signing at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising/FIDM's Galleries and Museum Shop. Nestled just off Grand Hope Park, on the street level of the FIDM Downtown LA Campus, the Museum Shop is one of those "little gems" one can find in Los Angeles. It's like a "Mini-me" of the Louvre's Les Arts Decoratifs Museum shop (which incidentally, I was just at three weeks ago in Paris!). Tim Gunn has had a book signing here and so has my fellow Season 2 Project Runway Alumn, Daniel Vosovic (I was in The Bahamas showing my Spring 2009 Collection at the time unfortunately). Last Thursday night, consumer trend expert (and Menswear connoisseur!) Tom Julian was on hand to sign his just-released Nordstrom Guide To Men's Style, the "definitive guide to dressing well". Before leaving my home, I had a "Style Panic":I must have pressed my shirt three times, spent thirty minutes choosing just the right tie, and even yelled at David to "press my silk pocket scarf", knowing I would be meeting the guy who wrote THE Guide to Men's Style! Hello!? I decided on a shrunken Top Shop Blazer, my skinny jeans, YSL "Johnny Boots" and a Marc Jacobs tie (label dropper, I know!). Of course, the first thing I blurted out to Tom was "I know that I may be too old to be trying to 'work' the shrunken-jacket and-skinny-jean-look...but oh well..."

Contemporary vs. Classic: Nick Verreos and Tom Julian, FIDM Museum Shop Book Signing
photo courtesy of: John Sciulli, Berliner Studio

Tom Julian could not have been any sweeter. In fact, he immediately pointed out that I was the "Contemporary" version of a Menswear Look and he was the "Classic" (according to his book). He then continued, saying that my look "worked". Well, he got ten "Nick points" for that! The book is filled with SO MUCH information: How to select the right accessories; the best fit; how any man can assemble the perfect wardrobe; even how to get stains out of a shirt--as well as the proper way of ironing one.Dear Nick...Love that Top Shop Jacket: Author Tom Julian at his book signing, FIDM Museum Shop
photo courtesy of: John Sciulli, Berliner Studio

The wonderful Bottega Louie of Downtown LA, a fabulous semi-new eatery (I call it the Dean and Delucca of LA!) , catered the event. I almost could not keep my eyes--and mouth away from the food--until I realized that my shrunken Top Shop jacket was about to snap! And that would not be a good thing--especially in front of Tom Julian! I quickly had to say my "goodbye's" and head off to another event, with the knowledge that the man who had written the definitive Nordstrom Guide To Men's Style had said that my outfit kind of "worked". Thank you Tom!

THANK YOU To All Of You!

WOW!

I can't beleive that I am well over 250+ followers on this blog (264 to be exact)! I don't know how to express my deepest gratitude for your support. I started this blog as an experiment and never thought that this was going to grow over 10 people, nonetheless 250+! Thank you!

I am incredibly humbled by the wonderful emails that I have received from many of you. Some have been so touching that I have even read some of them to my Mom! Thank you!

My goal would be to update this page every single day with new things and I apologize because I fail at this about 6 days a week!

If you ever have a question for me that you need an immediate answer on, please write to me on Twitter (or Email me) . I do check it every single day and I do make an effort to answer and interact with everyone on there.

I will do a Raffle upon hitting my 300th follower.
I will start small with my FAVORITE Makeup For Ever Eyeshadow #167. ***(looks like Freshwater from MAC....oh but so much better!!!)

Thank You (1,264 times over)!

Awilda

Sleek Limited Edition Curious palette

Sleek have been good enough to send me the new limited edition Curious eyeshadow palette and I must say, as soon as I opened it, I loved it! The only colour I'm not keen on is the very yellow gold shade which doesn't have great pigmentation, it's very sheer and doesn't show up very well.

HOWEVER...I love love love the blues and greens in this palette and the green shade on the bottom left is just gorgeous, it will really suit me. Some of the other shades are similar to the ones found in the other palettes. As always the eyeshadows are a creamy powder consistency and a breeze to use. Some people have reported bad fall out with Sleek eyeshadows but I've never had that problem. It's just a case of making sure you aren't applying too much at one time, build the colour slowly and you won't get the dreaded fall out. The pale gold/cream shade is an amazing highlighter and I find myself using it all the time on the inner corners of my eyes to open them up.

I have posted a pic of what the colours look like and there's a good spectrum of different shades. I'm loving the taupey bronze third from the right on the bottom row...I think the lilac shade will work well on me too. It never ceases to amaze me that you can buy these palettes for less than £5!!! They are really good value for money and the colour pay off is great. I keep reaching for these palettes and I reckon you could create loads of different looks just from one palette. Expect lots of FOTD's using this palette!

2nd Entry into Miss World Contest

Introducing...Miss Wales! Welsh beauty Lauren (http://beautybloggerx.blogspot.com/) is now in the running to becoming Miss World. As you can see she has glammed it up to the max with hair extensions and a lovely black dress with glitz. I'm sure you'll agree she is smokin! Thanks for your entry Lauren, you did a great job!

I will do a post tonight on the products I will be adding into the prize...there's some skincare and some makeup. This really is going to be a bumper prize and I'm getting a bit worried about how much I will have to pay for the postage!ha ha.

I love getting entries into this contest and I look forward to getting more :)

I got another award!yah!

The lovely Victoria at www.lilyloveslola.blogspot.com has nominated me for an award as one of her favourite blogs to read. There's always alot of awards doing the rounds but I can honestly say that I really appreciate every single one that I get. It great to know that people enjoy reading my blog. If you haven't already checked out Victoria's blog, give it a whirl...I can guarantee you'll love it!

I have picked my 12 favourite blogs that I love to read:

1) 15 Steps, then a beauty blog www.5andrablogs.blogspot.com - A gorgeous girl with amazing skin and impeccable style, I always look forward to seeing what designer swag she's lusting after.
2) Alpha Blonde www.alpha-blonde.blogspot.com - The epitome of blonde glam...I wish I had her hair! She is truly stunning, a lovely girl and does fantastic vids!
3) I Love...the obsessions of a Shopaholic www.marie-loves.blogspot.com - A wicked girl with a wicked sense of humour, her posts always make me laugh and smile.
4) Kelanjo www.kelanjo.blogspot.com - I love her down to earth style and she's the type of girl you can imagine being friends with.
5) Lipstick Rules www.lipstickrules.blogspot.com - A really friendly blogger that I did a swap with, she does really interesting posts and is definitely a yummy mummy!
6) Miss Natty's Beauty Diary www.nattyngeorge.blogspot.com - She offers out amazing tips on things like self tanning that I never thought of, I love her FOTD's!
7) Vex in The City www.vexinthecityx.blogspot.com - I love her straight talking style and sense of humour in her posts. She does great FOTD's and I am coveting her make up collection!
8) ♥lipgloss86 www.lipgloss86.blogspot.com - She is one of the most friendly bloggers I have come across and has taken a genuine interest in my wedding plans, it's always great to hear from her and pick up make up tips.
9) ...It's in the bag! www.gillian-itsinthebag.blogspot.com - A relatively new blogger who has done some great posts already...we have to support the newbies!
10) Moggalicious www.moggalicious.blogspot.com - A gorgeous fellow Scottish blogger who was the first one to enter my Miss World Contest...I'm sure you'll agree she did a sterling job!
11) Zoella www.schoee.blogspot.com - I want her hair!It's amazing!She is a cute little thing who does really good FOTD's and it's nice to have a peek into her world.
12) Lollipop26 www.lollipop26writes.blogspot.com - This girl is the reason I started blogging in the first place...she is one of the most popular bloggers out there and it's easy to see why. Her vid's are amazing, she posts about interesting products and she's always trying out new things.

I would highly recommend you follow all of these fantastic blogs.