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I was almost French…

Yesterday I practiced patience. I assumed the French way of eating three meals a day and cut out my snacking.

Breakfast was coffee and a yogurt. Lunch was 2 pieces of whole-grain baguette topped with brie and cucumber slices. Dinner was chicken and sauteed mushrooms, onions and peppers.

I wish I could say that was that. But before I ate my dinner, I was cooking my daughter’s spaghetti and had a few bites of it. And after she went to bed I took a couple bites of her leftover Nutella sandwich.

If I can learn to control my relationship with food (my over-obsessive, over-eating relationship!) then perhaps I can get back into losing weight. I especially want to keep my food intake to a minimum healthy amount because my birthday dinner is coming up this weekend and I know I’m going to have a cupcake or two…

25% off MAC!

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Shopping DVF

After watching The City last night, I got a little jonesing for a new DVF dress – I mean, aren’t they all so divine? The wrap dress does things to a woman’s body that only a doctor can do! And the bundle up into tiny little balls in my luggage and come out looking perfectly with no wrinkles! Ooh, here are a few of my favourites from the resort collection.

  

  

  

Check out the rest at DVF.com!

The French Girl Talks About…

Body Love.

Get rid of the diet books. Get to know your body. Spend time on yourself. Get naked. Sleep naked. Skinny dip. Don’t wear underwear. Love your body and your children will grow up loving theirs. Be realistic. Take the time to own your body: If you seek change, modify your relationship to food with patience and simplicity. Relax and enjoy the ride.

- Entre Nous by Debra Ollivier

Whitney’s City

I am somewhat of a fan of The Hills – I’m not the avid-can’t-miss-an-episode type fan, but I am the type to watch the whole season in reruns if I miss an episode here or there. So I’m obviously excited about The City – Whitney’s spin-off – cus let’s face it, The Hills was getting kinda bland with Lauren’s eye rolls and silent stares, Spencer & Heidi’s constant fighting, and me hating Lo and wishing Audrina had more of a storyline…

Anyway, Whitney always seemed bland on The Hills but on The City, you see more of her own person. Cute nice girl not to be fucked around with – she’s always watching her own back, she’s a smart girl. Now she’s working with “socialite” Olivia, who I know is there for the drama, since she keeps trying to put Whitney down and get her upset.

There’s a boy named Jay who looks so much like some teenage heartthrob actor whose name I don’t know (cus I’m not a teenager), but he’s kinda hot in the Australian rugged long-haired sexy kind of way. But I find like her show is like a cheaply copied reality version of Sex & The City.

Whitney in New York is fine, it’s fun, lots of city shots, lots of ‘hip’ restaurants that paid to get into the show. And after all is said and done, the show may be a success but I’m worried about New York. Will the city get trashed into this bubble-gum princess hollyworld?

I hope it won’t lose its’ dirty grittiness, it’s chic and hipness, all because of MTV….

Refresh: Style Statement

I know I’ve talked about the Style Statement book before, but my life took over and I was unfortunate to not really be able to spent time with this book. More than a book, it’s a journal on self-reflection, trying to find yourself, define yourself and live by your definition, or rather, your style statement.

One of my new years resolutions was to actually work through this book, which I am starting to now. Also, check out the reviews on Amazon if you don’t believe me – all 5 star reviews – this book is more than just a book, it’s a guide on how to live your life.

Check out Carrie & Danielle’s personal website for more inspiration.

A Fabulous New Year to All!

Wishing everyone a fabulous new year!

Champagne for everybody!

The Great “Brondish” Experiment

I have envied Bronde’s for a long time now, for many years, especially since Carrie Bradshaw & Rachel Green have broke on the scene. They each had hair that was so different in style and colour, but it was the same – the brownish blonde – sometimes with more highlights, sometimes with more lowlights, but always interesting, always enviable.

Being a dark brunette for many, many, many years, I finally felt that it was time for a change. Why couldn’t I go brondish? Spice up my hair, lighten it, look different? I have always played between a chocolatey brown to a midnight blackish brown, so obviously when it came time to go lighter, I seeked my hairdresser.

Sarah Jessica Parker, also known as Carrie Bradshaw, had the perfectly undone version of Bronde.

It took a couple of hours to lighten my hair to a lighter shade, a bright orange shade, which my stylist swore would not remain. I wasn’t too worried though, and I discovered that I could also go copper-orange and look pretty good. Next were highlights and base.

Jennifer, also known for the "Rachel" do, always had the perfectly posh colour of bronde.

After I was rinsed off, my hair still wet, I could already notice a difference. It was the lightest I had been in 5 years, if not longer. A medium brown with blondish highlights scattered very finely throughout. I didn’t look like myself, I looked different. I looked good. It brought me out of my ho-hum brown, the darkness of which seemed to be making my winter pale look even paler, my skin sallow, and making me feel like caca. Now, I felt like a golden goddess.

Jessica Alba has a gorgeous bronde look here, more brunette than blonde, but still a sexy look.

When I came home I joked with my boyfriend about how he could feel like he was having sex with a different woman now, but I noted he hadn’t fallen in love with my golden bronde locks. He said I looked more… plain, more normal. He finished saying I look good and beautiful and all that, but the normal part bothered me.

At work everyone seemed to love it, except for the random person who yelled at me for denying my dark brown hair and said that I should go back. Was going a few shades lighter that controversial? Really? I mean, for people to have a whole debate over it in the lunch room was a little much. The haters continued to say the same thing though, that I looked good, but more normal.

My makeup changed with the hair, more bronzer, more golden, less smoky eyes, less moody looks, less sensual. And I was beginning to get a drift of it while looking over old Facebook pictures, comparing them with the new ones. I still looked good, I looked cute and more American, but before I looked sexy, more like an Angelina Jolie than a Jennifer Anniston, if you get my drift.

It's difficult to find a picture of Angelina not looking sexy, and she is brunette after all.

My sex life has actually dwindled (and I thought blondes have more fun!), and I wasn’t feeling my bronde look anymore. It was okay, but that was it, it was just okay. And I am way more fabulous than just okay, so on impulse tonight, at the drug store I grabbed a box of Feria and went to town with it.

My hairstylist is going to kill me. But looking in the mirrow, I noticed just how good I looked. How sultry my eyes were, how it made my skin look, my features stood out more. So I blowdried it big and I’m sitting here, waiting for my man to come home and fall in love with me all over again – just kidding, he loves me no matter what, but he had no clue I was dying my hair cus I love surprises!

All in all, it was fun to have a change after being dark for so long, but I realised that even though some girls stand out with a bronde look, there’s a reason I’ve been a dark brunette. Cus I look sexy and fabulous as one.

Year in Review … & A Little Guilt

So I’m a little guilt-ridden by the fact that I’ve completely neglected this blog for as long as I can remember. I was actually surprised about the last date I posted… I apologize and I resolve to continue my blog and recreate and mold it into something greater.

People change , people grow, and blogs inevitably change.

My year in review starts here…

This year I’ve discovered my love for everything Balmain, the drop dead sexy Rodarte Shoes by Christian Louboutin for S/S 09, and photography. I’ve discovered more of myself this year, really concentrating on the things that make me happy – art, writing, my child, my lover, travel – all these things are part of who I am and it was integral for me to realise everything I have in order to see that.

This year I’ve learned to appreciate my lover for all that he is, all that he does for me, all his sacrifices and all his strengths. I have become a stronger person, somebody a lot more like I used to be. No more guilt and frustration, no more anger, jealousy, enough with the materialism and really discovered what makes me happy.

Some up points in the year was meeting Brandon Flowers, getting an amazing (what I thought at least) job and then quitting it when I realised that I was losing myself in it, that it was something that really wasn’t me, as much as I thought it was.

This was the first real year in the road to discovery of me. Figuring out who I am as a person isn’t easy. It begins with what’s on the inside and transcends into your look on the outside, and it has to mesh, if not then you will never feel resolved with yourself.

This year I also loved the Sex & The City movie, found a love for old romance movies, and really found that I love not only electronic music but also indie rock.

This year I will attempt to be positive, to learn photography, to practice yoga, to discover my style statement, and really become truly happy.

And how was your year?

Manolo Lust

Burgundy snake skin d’orsay pumps. Gorgeous, breathtaking, and will most definitely leave you walking on air.

My love for all things yellow has not yet been forgotten, and the hunt for the most perfect yellow shoes and bags still goes on. I think these shoes satisfy not only that urge but also my love for all things animal print as well. How can you go wrong?

At first glance, these bejewelled pink sling-backs are hilarious. Tacky. Over the top. Gaudy. And yet, they remind me of some kind of princess dream, a plastic Barbie, and all things good and girly. I need to try these on to see just how bad they’ll look!

Txt Me

Want to spice up your next text message? Want to confuse your friend and look ultimately fabulous?

AML  – All My Love

BBFN  – Bye Bye For Now!

Dur?  – Do You Remember?

F2T  – Free To Talk

H2CUS – Hope To See You Soon

KHUF  – Know How You Feel

PCM  – Please Call Me

T+  – Think Positive!

Balmain S/S 09

Balmain

How you hold my heart deeper, closer, than ever
The jeans are amazing, the shoes are delicious
The jackets look vintage, dying to be worn
The girls are all bandaged, diamented, and torn
Skinny legs, skinny waists
Long parted hair
Every chic rockstar girl was definitely there
Glam to the bone
Rough edges, almost dirty
My heart is longing to be a Balmain girl

Can Someone Buy These For Me?

Alexander McQueen Corsage Shoes.

Please? They’re on sale!