Fashion is a way of life; It's a way of thinking ♥ ~

Hello, I would choose you over a boyfriend any day ♥!

AFFORDABLE Metal Plate Belt! :D Where to get yours!

In case you've missed the latest red carpet events or fashion shows, I have a scoop for you : Plated metal is -and will be- the next 'It trend'. The gold metal plated accesories are everywhere right now, from handbags to belts, to caps, to trench coats. You name it, and somewhere someone is plating it. This little baby is so ultra CHIC, it simply transforms any outfit and turns it up a notch. I can see this being wore with elegant dresses, casual dresses, spring dresses, blazers, skirts high-low skirts...

Putting together an outfit for it, piece of cake. Finding one that is affordable, though, might not be so easy. I spent yesterday afternoon looking it up online, and If you -like me- are in the search for the cutest, most affordable gold metal plate belt, this is your lucky day, gorgeous... Links below.

• This  topshop belt is a good option if you like studs. It's US$50 (Not sure how affordable this might be to American girls)
• This ASOS double plated and Spike details belt is My second favorite. It's $26.31 with free shipping. ASOS has several belts, so it's a site definitively worth checking out. I lovedddd this one, but I am not a fan of the spikes, so it won't be my first choice, but I def see myself getting this one pretty soon. So lovely!

Ok, so the next two are pretty much the same

(even regarding price), with a SLIGHT difference (that could be significant)

• The first, the Ebay option is very cute and elegant-looking in my opinion, and it has a black leather strap which goes with pretty much anything and makes any outfit look elegant. It's Approx. US $20.65. The back part has an all-black strap.
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  The second one, AND MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE  is from ministryofretail.com. It's $20.80. As you can see, if you inspect every detail like me, the back part has Metal detailing, which I think makes not only the belt look more expensive-ish and elegant, but makes it very very very chic. Specially if you wear it with a semi-bare back. It's also adjustable. This is my ultimate favorite because it's simple, it's adorable, and I can see myself rocking it with an all-black outfit

Jaw-Dropping Makeup ~ Maquillaje Roba-Miradas

Este es un hermoso look que complementara a cada chica que lo intente, dándole una intensidad a su mirada que captara miradas tanto de día como de noche, sin importar la ocasión. 

Te atreves a ser el centro de atención?

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This is a look that promises to complement each and every girl that dares try it, giving your eye an intensity that will capture every one's attention, 

during the day as well during the night, regardless of the ocassion. 

Do you dare be the center of attention?

~xo

Love at First Click!

I am just in love with this Outfit!!! So much I decided to make a post for it alone.

In this amazing picture, Natalie Massenet, Founder of Net-A-Porter pairs an all-black outfit with  Antonio Berardi coat, a Mulberry clutch, and Alexander Wang Shoes!

♥

How To find your own style~

Growing up (and even afterwards) finding your true fashion self can be a little tricky. I, for instance when through a couple of "stages" until I kind-of-found my style.

But, thanks to all the long, hot I-only-wear-dark-clothes past days of mine I am now aware my likes and dislikes when it comes to fashion, and what type of clothing fits my persona.

So, lets start this never-ending journey of finding your style, embracing it, and implementing it.

1.THINK

Yes, the first thing you have to do to find your style is THINK. You need to ponder on how you WANT to dress (even if it now doesn't seem as a possibility), what makes you feel comfortable and how you want to portray your personality to the world. 

You need to think about what goes more with you without trying to be something or someone you are not. Because, in the end, this will just make you feel uncomfortable in your own skin, and you will never be able to fully portray yourself as someone with confidence if you do not feel comfortable in what you are wearing or in your own skin. 

2.RESEARCH

Pick up a MAGAZINE... OR TWENTY! Look at magazines, blogs, fashion personalities, or even people in your neighbourhood for inspiration and for styles. Taking a glance at the different types of styles there are will help you see which is more fitting for you.

Now, DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF to the styles you might find. You can be a combination of two, three, or can be a beautiful chameleon that can have different styles because your personality can't be "boxed" into one style, as yours truly! EMBRACE YOUR STYLE AND/ OR CREATE YOUR OWN.

Nowadays many new styles are flourishing, and the more unique someone dresses the more attention they get, because most people are used to confine themselves to the "punk"/"preppy"/"classy" limitations, not understanding the beauty of mixing some.

3. BE CONFIDENT

It does not matter if you want to dress preppy, but don't look like Olivia Palermo. You are yourself, unique in your own way, and that is exactly what makes you beautiful. SO, my darling you, have some confidence. Don't limit yourself to thinking you cannot dress elegantly because you are not wealthy, or that you cannot wear cute, girly dresses because you are fat. Please, don't. Do both of us a favor and show the world just ow special you are, regardless of all your insecurities. 

4. LEARN ABOUT YOUR BODY SHAPE/WHAT FLATTERS YOU

This one is extremely important!!! It does not matter if you are Angelina Jolie or the fat girl from the block, if you don't stick to what flatters you you WILL NOT LOOK GOOD, regardless of how beautiful a piece of clothing might be or how high the cost of it was. You must learn how to work with your assets, ('cause we all have those) so that the focus is not on your not-so-flattering parts. This point is so important I will make a future post about body shapes and what works best for them. 

5. EXPLORE

Explore with different styles. Don't get stuck on what you think you would wear because "you're a girl, you're a mom, you're forty, you're a cheerleader..."  

EXPLORE!!!

You might realize you really love trends you never thought you would (I, for instance, have sort of fallen in love with prints after having hated them years ago. My style has changed dramatically). Keep your mind open to different pieces and styles, and you will be able to merge any two, three, four, twenty, a million styles together into what makes beautiful you in the trendiest of ways. 

6. HAVE FUN

Don't go crazy and all nazi on yourself. HAVE FUN! Fashion is an art form and is meant to be fun, it's meant to be experienced with and played with, among other serious things. Don't hold back (unless you feel like dressing like an all-orange-alien wearing cowboy boots). Again, have FUN. Life is a trip which is meant to be enjoyed, dressed as chic as possible.

CyZone Cyº Cheek-a-chic Blush Review

A couple of years ago while in High School I was introduced by a friend to this brand:  cyzone

At first, what caught my eye was the colorful and extra-girly catalog that she presented to us on a monthly basis trying to sell us the products. After a while, the products sold themselves.

This blushes are WONDERFUL! They are one of those gems that you want to let go of after having discovered them.The Colors are amazing, and they last the wholeeeee entire day! This blushes belong to the type that you can wear the beginning of the morning to the end of your daily journey.

I'M IN LOVE WITH THEM

They are highly pigmented, which means a) That you have to apply just a slight amount of them and b) That they will last a lifetime. In my picture, I only took a big powder brush and took and I was able to aply it to both of my cheeks. And I took from the lid!! Haha they're just wonderful once you get the hang of it.

(They are a latinamerican brand. I live in Dominican Republic)

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Los rubores Cyzone son de esas gemitas que no quieres soltar cuando las encuentras. Los colores son maravillosos, y se aplican a la piel difuminandose y matizandose con el resto de tu maquillaje para dar un acabado natural y perfecto que tiene de durabilidad todo el dia.

ME FASCINAN!!!

Estas bellezas tienen un solo "problema" (que no es nisiquiera un problema y les explicare en un tantito por que): Son MUY pigmentados. O sea, tan pigmentados que me los aplico con una brocha de polvo desde la tapa del contenedor y me da para ambos lados de la cara a full color! Esto, por el otro lado, tambien significa que el rubor promete durar meses y meses y meses.

Perfecto para el invierno !