Good Times/Bad Times

GOOD TIMES....

1) Urban Decay Half Baked eyeshadow + Urban Decay Bourbon 24/7 eyeliner (both from the Get Baked palette) = the perfect goldy bronze for my skintone. I've been wearing it with the Bourbon liner smudged along the top lashline...perfection.

2) I was down another lb last week and my fat percentage is way down to 29.1% so let's hope I can carry on the trend this week...

3) I have found the holy trinity for my fine hair...Sebastian Penetraitt Shampoo & Conditioner + Lancome Hair Sensation Nutrition Intense Smooth & Shine Treatment. Never has my hair been so healthy and shiny before!

4) My skin has been behaving itself for the past few weeks, there's been absolutely no breakouts of any kind...woo hoo!

5) I found out that Zara is coming to Aberdeen and the shop opens next month...since I've heard many people raving about this store, I can't wait to check it out! I'm loving all the autumn/winter stuff around at the mo!









BAD TIMES...

1) I feel like I've reached stalemate in the wedding preparations at the mo...I started off well but I seem to have gotten weighed down with all the details. I need to get back on track this week and start getting all the big important things sorted out!

2) Still another 2 weeks until payday :(

3) I got a couple more emails from people slagging me off about getting free stuff from companies...I've already addressed this in an earlier post so I'm refusing to defend myself again to these people. I know why I write this blog and it's because I have a passion for everything I talk about on here.End of.

New York Fashion Week Begins! Fashion Week Daily, Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu and BCBG Runway Video!

NY Fashion Week Mania!YSL Rive Gauche Perfume Bottle: Designer Prabal Gurung's bow top and royal blue pants ensemble, Spring 2010

Well kids, it's that time again, and New York Fashion Week is upon us. If you are a designer and have an extra $200,000 lying around to show your collection during NY Fashion Week (that's about how much it costs to show in the Mercedes Benz official tents!), then this week is all about YOU! Silver Pouf: A look from Jason Wu Spring 2010 Collection

I was invited to several shows but unfortunately "work calls" here in LA, and had to remain in Southern California. Andy Cohen--of Bravo--even asked me if I wanted to attend the She by Sheree Show at NY Fashion Week! (maybe he was just joking!) But you know I would have LOVED to have been there to see the "hot mess" (or not). But alas, it's Emmy Awards Week and I have tons of things to do here in LA.
To check out the "latest and greatest" from NY Fashion Week, be sure to go to one of my FAVORITE sites for "all things fashion", Fashion Week Daily. They are the best! So far, I have looked at some of the collections and Anna Wintour and Michelle Obama "boy wonder", Jason Wu and designer Prabal Gurung's collection--inspired by his mother's YSL perfume bottle--have been my favorites. Prabal's collection is very "YSL Rive Gauche" for 2010.
-Also, be sure to check out a great article on "The Future of Fashion" by LA Times Fashion Critic, Booth Moore. Very interesting. Click HERE for that article.
-And finally (for now), below is the runway video of the Max Axria (a Season 6 Project Runway judge) BCBG Spring 2010 Collection.

"Coffee Talk with Nick Verreos and Andrae Gonzalo" Videos

OMG!!!After Hours with Nick Verreos and Andrae Gonzalo: Project Runway DISHING!

Check out the latest video from my Season 2 "buddy", Andrae Gonzalo of "Where's ANDRAEEE????" fame on the Lifetime Website. We have so much fun shooting these and dishing on what we like, and what we don't like...and lots more. It's a bit hard to find the videos (like hunting for a needle in a haystack!) but here's the direct link: MyLifetime.com.
Or, better yet:
Click below to watch the video:

Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara

I am usually so cynical about any kind of gimmick used to sell makeup and when I started to see vibrating mascara wands entering the market, I thought, Oh No...that's never going to work!
However, in the name of experimentation, I thought I should at least try one to see if there was anything in these claims. Enter Maybelline Pulse Perfection Vibrating Mascara... I normally use either Loreal Voluminous or YSL Faux Cils for a night look when I need lots of volume and drama. I would use Loreal Telescopic for the daytime for a lengthened look...which I find looks cleaner (if you know what I mean??). I used the Maybelline one yesterday and I was so surprised and impressed by the results!!! The vibrating DOES actually make a difference and I can only put it down to the fact that it does the wiggling action that you would normally do with your hand, but it speeds it up and exaggerates the movement to create a really dramatic effect. Look at the pics below and you'll see what I mean...this mascara made my lashes scary long! My eyelashes are normally quite feeble but this mascara really elongated them (I applied two coats).

I would say that this mascara doesn't add a whole lot of volume i.e. it won't make your lashes look really thick. The formulation is really great too, it didn't smudge or flake off at all during the day and it was easy to remove at the end of the day.

I am quickly becoming obsessed with this gimmick that I was so cynical of in the first place and I went down to Boots and picked up a back up one already. I think this mascara will be perfect for my daytime makeup when I want a clean fresh look and I want my eyes to look really awake.

I have read a few posts on the Maybelline event alot of the other beauty bloggers went to and I think they all got this mascara to try so, let me know what you thought of it!