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Ok, I said that I am glad that my in-laws could share the passion w/ me about Fashion...
I am probably being too confident w/ that statement!!!!!!!
It turns out that they probably hit their bottom line for taking up on me doing photo-shoot everyday. ... They don't want me focus on "dressing-up" or "buying-spending-shopping" whatever that terms related so seriously.
Ok...... I guess I have to listen.... a lot of story needed to fill in but I guess I should give myself and my-laws some privacy and more respect.
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BUT the truth is, I don't have to change or should change at all. We are adults, we know the financial restraints of the budgets, besides, all the financial issues should be addressed only between me and my husband especially when there is no issue at all, our parents or in-laws should stay away!! :P
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What do I do now?
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I will take pic. upstairs in our master bedroom!!!!!! Or to be precise, let my son took pic. for me so I still can enjoy my passion and share the quality time w/ my son (my 3 kids). :)
So sorry about those messy background.
Oh, I have a new hair cut!!!!!!! :)
My ODJ.
1. TOP:
Zara plaid shirt dress
Erin Kleinberg beaded pocket tee
2. Bottom: Helmut Lang boyfriend denim shorts 3. Shoes: patent (rain) boots
BTW, I didn't forget the giveaway. I probably want to reveal it next week after my in-laws are gone!!! Sorry about the delay, girls!!
I really appreciate all of your feedback on my previous blog polls and I do read each and everyone of them. Some of you beauties are really funny! Thanks for giving me your time and opinions!
As the title indicates, here's the newest Poll.
Do you think that Red Lipstick is appropriate for the office?
I have never worn red lipstick to work but judging from the looks that people give me when I wear red lipstick, I doubt that it's "neutral" enough for 9-5pm.
I hope you are all doing well! Yesterday I got around to playing around with my makeup and I decided to try the MAC FlutterflY Mask from the Halloween 2009 Face Charts.
Here is my poor attempt. I rushed the black lines and some of the lines came out too thick.
Anyway, Let me know if any of you are attempting any of the MAC Charts! I think they are all super cool!
The NIKOLAKI Muse Shut It Down Lisa: Nikolaki Designers David Paul and Nick Verreos, with their muse, model Lisa Blades(look how short we look next to her!)
It's the official start of LA Fashion Week and specifically Downtown Los Angeles Fashion Week and to commemorate it, Fashion Group International/FGI Los Angeles had a very chic reception, The Designer and the Muse, on the rooftop of The Standard Downtown LA. Along with over thirty LA designers, David Paul and myself, were invited to partake in the festivities. David and I are the designers of our 8-year old line, Nikolaki, and we chose the stunning Lisa Blades as our muse. I can't say this enough, but we LOVE Lisa!! We met Lisa a while back (before she became a model on Lifetime's Models of The Runway). She has shot my Spring 2009 Look Book as well as posed for my website, nikolakidesign.com but she's also been our Fit Model. Not only does she have "The Body" (six feet tall and legs that go on for DAYS!!!), but she is the sweetest most down-to-Earth girl. Project Runway Ga-Ga: Model Lisa Blades (in Nikolaki), Gordana Gehlhausen, and Nick Verreos
We are in the process of finishing our 2010 Spring Collection and both David and I decided we would have Lisa wear something from the new collection. For this night's event, she wore a silk-wool Zibeline asymmetrical strapless dress in a luscious raspberry color. She looked AMAZING!!!! When she put on the dress--with her 5" platform heels, flawless smokey-eye make-up and chignon, she was a 2010 version of the Robert Palmer Girl. I could barely breathe as I saw how she looked! Model Crazy: Lisa Blades (in Nikolaki) and CariDee English
After arriving at the event, I spotted Season 6 Project Runway designer, Gordana Gehlhausen. She was wearing one of her own designs and told me that she LOVES my Lifetime.com Recaps as well as those video blogsI shoot with my dear Andrae. She has moved to San Diego and runs a boutique there. She also told me that she was actually having a presentation of her new collection as part of Los Angeles Fashion Week, and that's why she was in town. I also met the lovely CariDee English, winner of America's Next Top Model Cycle 7, who was the muse of Michele Bohbot of Bisou Bisou. CariDee (who was so sweet!) was sporting a platinum faux-hawk mullet hairstyle that I was LIVING for! Smile, You're On LA Fashion Candid Camera: Nikolaki designer Nick Verreos, Alison Nieder of California Apparel News and designer Nony Tochterman of Petro Zillia
The rooftop of The Standard was filled with a "Who's Who Of LA Fashion" and I was so excited to see my fellow "Emerging Designer" judge, Nony Tochterman of Petro Zillia who was there with her daughter (her muse) as well as the always stylish Alison Nieder, editor of the California Apparel News.Jersey Mommie: Nick Verreos with designer Rachel Pally (right) and her mom (left)
I also got to say "hello" to LA designer Rachel Pally, the "Queen of jersey", who was there with her muse: Her mom! (who was wearing one of her daughters silky cowl-draped jersey dresses). The last time I saw Rachel was last year at her LA Fashion Week show where I got the honor to interview her for a style show. Diplomatic Muse: Nick Verreos' mom, Raquel (far left) with other Ambassador's wives
Speaking of interviews, at the event, I was approached by a local news reporter (from Fox11 News) who was covering the party to give my thoughts on who my original muse was. Of course, I said my mother, Raquel. To me, she was JLo before Jlo! So in homage to her, I've included a photo from her "Diplomat's Wife" days--looking so "Mad Men Chic" in her bouffant, fitted-and-pouffy "day dress", along with the wives of the Ambassadors of Japan and China.
Click Below for a segment Fox 11 News did about the event, and what I said about my dear Mommie.
My favourite 'character' from The Hills was always Lauren Conrad but I also liked the understated style of Whitney Port too. I think everyone cringed a bit for her when she fell down those stairs while modelling on US morning tv! eek! She always looks fresh faced and very natural. I really love this look she was sporting for Vegas magazine, it's so fresh and light, predominantly nude and apricot tones and I really love the way they have styled her hair to look beachy and completely effortless. It was Lauren Conrad's makeup artist, Amy Nadine, that did her makeup for this shoot and she listed some of the products she used on her blog (Stila All-Over Shimmer in no.7 all over the eye, On the Edge Liquid Liner in Nefertini by Mark cosmetics which is a unique steely copper shade, Nars blush in Luster and Cle de Peau Touche de Rouge lipstick in 103 which I believe is part of the Shisheido family). I love finding out what products have been used in photo shoots! It makes you feel like you can recreate the look for yourself (albeit with a less than model face, in my case.ha ha)
I think this makeup look is the epitome of less is more. It just eccentuates what is there rather than covering anything up. How gorgeous does she look in this photo...
