My Fave 5.... Style/Fashion Books!

5. "101 Things I Learned in Fashion School," by Alfredo Cabrea with Matthew Frederick

Seriously, it's like an Art Institute right at your finger tips. This short and sweet book is one you will read over and over again. It throws you little tips and tricks and many other things you learn in design school. Yes, it's pretty awesome.

4. "Fashion Design Portfolio," edited by Maite Lafuente

This is like perfect for aspiring designers and it is just perfectly ideal! The 3 in 1 book includes a complete guide to sketching and illustrating, a very mini, but cute, sketchbook, and a built in portfolio to hold all your designs! Even though the sketchbook is ever so slender, when use finish it you can just slide more paper into the folder (IN THE BOOK:D) that the sketc

hbook came in. I know, right? ;)

3. "My Wonderful World of Fashion," by Nina Chakrabarti

Basically it's like a GIANT coloring book of clothes, accessories, and like fashion! You'll never want to draw in it because you'll never want to ruin it! It mentions everything from coloring in Marc by Marc Jacobs mouse ballet flats (btw, love them!) to creating your own Henna tattoos.

2. "Built by Wendy Dresses," by Wendy Mullin with Eviana Hartman

Love love love! This book provides you with the sewing patterns to make a sheath, shift, and dirndl dress. Plusss it gives you up to 8 projects to do with each design along with alternate designs for each project. It's great if you don't know what you want to do and if you have the

perfect idea but don't have any clue on how to start it.

And finally the pièce de résistance!

1. "The TeenVogue Handbook"

Now I know I said you would read book #5 over and over again, but really, you'll want to take

this everywhere you go! Where ever you wan tot end up in the fashion industry, this book will help get you there. This gem is split into 5 sections: designers, editors, stylists, beauty, models,

and photographers. Each topic gives you tons of info from interviews with Chanel Iman to Karl Lagerfeld himself to the infamous Anna Wintour. At the end of each featured career you are handed a list of items and products that with help you succeed in your chosen career path.

In or Out?: Covergirl's Outlast Lip Stain

Okay, so I've been waiting to try a lip stain out after seeing ads for Maybelline's and Revlon's new lip stains, but I still can't find them in stores. Without being able to wait any longer I decided to try Covergirl's product. I got the color, Plum Pout (425) and it was about $9, not bad. First day I got it I loved it! It was just sooo simple, pretty, and quick! I liked that throughout the day I just needed to use a lip balm, no mirror required! And it kind of tasted like raspberries, and along with my vanilla lip balm it was the perfect combo! I used it for like the 5th time today and....ugh, sigh, it's starting to run low:( I just had to shake it a couple times, but it's still disappointing that it doesn't last longer. Also it only made my lips a tad dry. I have the stain on now and only applied lip balm this morning and my lips are great! So let's review, shall we?

Pros:

1. cheap and comes in great colors

2. easy to work with and doesn't taste bad

3. doesn't over dry lips and color stays

Cons:

1. didn't last as long as I thought

2. felt tip starts off pretty feathered when you buy it (ya it doesn't look like the photo, what a shock)

I don't think I would buy this lip stain again. Overall I'd give it a 6. Sadly I'm still on the hunt for the perfect lip stain.

What I'm Obsessing: Looklet!

Eh my gawd!!! I am totally 100% in love with this website! Looklet.com is a whole world for fashionistas like you! You get to be the stylist, model, and photographer all in one. What more could you ask for?! With thousands of clothing choices ranging from Alexander McQueen to Zoul and everything else in between you'll come up with millions of looks. Choose your model, her expression, her outfit, the photo background, and the film effects for the photo making your own fashion spread couldn't be easier! You make your own profile page (it's FREE!) with your own "wall" and publish your looks to it where people from around the world can look, comment, and "heart" your looks. You can friend people and follow them as well.

Looklet's competitor, polyvore.com, allows you to make style boards of...well, different styles. It gives you runway photos, quotes, and random pictures for you to create your style. I have only done Looklet, but now I just might sign up for both!

P.S.: all the pics shown are some of my looks I've done on Looklet! Here's a link to MY PAGE!

Your Go-To Look

Need a look to go from work to "night life?" Well you have come to the right place. Follow these tips and look great no matter what the occasion.

MAKE-UP ROUTINE

Day: Shimmery shadow on your lids, brow bones, and corners of your eyes. Add black (pencil) eyeliner only at your lower lash line. Curl lashes, and apply mascara, 2 coats on top, 1 on bottom. Give you lashes a final curl so they are full and flirty. My fave is L'Oreal Voluminous. For lips just a very pale shimmer or gloss will do. Add some blush if desired.

Night: Just add darker lip stick with a coat of gloss. For a wilder look, swipe some darker blue eye shadow on as an eye liner.

HAIR ROUTINE

Day: Straighten your hair, brush back and and form a little poof by teasing your bangs at the roots. Pin back and hold with hairspray.

Night: Use the same steps above to make another poof behind the first and put the rest of your hair in a ponytail. The double poofs give your overall look a bit of an edge.

Now no matter where you work and where you party you will always look put together and hot!

Hola, Bon Jour, and Hello!

This is a fashion blog. A little something to help you with make up, clothing options, hairstyles, and anything else fashion. I'll let you in on little tips and secrets and all the best products at the best prices. I know where and when to find a bargain and when to splurge on what I like. I wish i could talk to everyone about buying my new Ray Bans, but that will never happen. I'll probably end up rejoicing about my amazing shades from Urban Outfitters. So basically its info for the girl wanting a glamorous lifestyle with an ordinary budget.