Friday, December 31, 2010

Jenny McCarthy Is Seeing Someone New

Jenny's been on a few dates with a 'really nice' lawyer named Paul Krepelka. Now we don't have to guess who she'll be smooching as the clock strikes 12 tonight!

Nicole Richie's Probation Is Officially Over

The former reality star was hit with a DUI when she was stopped going the wrong way down an LA freeway in 2006. Now she's completed her court-ordered classes and her probation has been terminated about a month early.

Colin Farrell Doesn’t Regret Giving Up Drinking

Once famous for his hard partying, Colin says clean living suits him just fine.

Biggest Little Moments of 2010

#58 on our list of 100 memorable moments of 2010: Miley Cyrus sheds her Disney kid image by letting the world know that she "Can't Be Tamed."

Taylor Swift's Dad Sells T-Shirts at Her Shows

The singer's dad is her biggest fan, and regularly says hi to people while working her merchandise booth.

Kelsey Grammer's Estranged Wife Reportedly Rejects $30 Million Divorce Settlement

Kelsey Grammer's Estranged Wife Reportedly Rejects $30 Million Divorce Settlement
Camille Grammer is reportedly holding out for a settlement that includes alimony and child support payments.

Joe Jonas And Ashley Greene Arriving On A Flight At LAX

Ashley Greene - Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LA
Ashley Greene - Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
Ashley Greene - Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
Ashley Greene - Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX 
In This Photo: Joe Jonas, Ashley Greene
Ashley Greene and Joe Jonas are cute and happy as they arrive at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). Upon arriving 
they are swarmed by tons of fans.
Ashley Greene - Joe Jonas And Ashley Greene Arriving On A Flight At LAX
Joe Jonas And Ashley Greene Arriving On A Flight At LAX 
Couple Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene arriving on a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA. Ashley has her dog with her in a little purse. Joe helps put a necklace on while they wait for their bags. The couple is also seen holding hands.

Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX

Ashley Greene - Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene at LAX
In This Photo: Joe Jonas, Ashley Greene
Ashley Greene and Joe Jonas are cute and happy as they arrive at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). Upon arriving they are swarmed by tons of fans.
(December 30, 2010 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) more pics from this album »

Ashley Hair Style

Ashley Greene Hair
Actress Ashley Greene signs copies of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" at Best Buy on December 17, 2010 in New York City.
(December 16, 2010 - Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images North America) more pics like this »

Actress Ashley Greene "The Twilight Saga"


Ashley Greene Jewelry
Actress Ashley Greene signs copies of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" at Best Buy on December 17, 2010 in New York City.
(December 16, 2010 - Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images North America) more pics like this »

Shakira Looks


Shakira Clothes
Colombian Pop queen Shakira rocks the crowd at the SECC in Glasgow as part of her 2010 The Sun Comes Out Tour.
(December 19, 2010 - Photo by PacificCoastNews.com) more pics like this »

Actress Eva Mendes poses onstage

Eva Mendes Jewelry
Actress Eva Mendes poses onstage during the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations press conference at The London West Hollywood on November 30, 2010 in West Hollywood, California.
(November 29, 2010 - Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America) more pics like this »

Eva Mendes Looks

Eva Mendes Clothes
Actress Eva Mendes attends the "Last Night" premiere during the 10th Marrakech Film Festival on December 6, 2010 in Marrakech, Morocco.

Fashion 2011

Whip the Stilettos! Boston Fashion Week Is Here


Celebrating it’s 16th year starting tonight, Boston Fashion Week kicks off this evening with a bang to start this seven day celebration of Boston style & fashion. Although Boston has yet to join the ranks of the mega fashion elite cities such as New York, Milan, and Paris, it’s still a great way to celebrate the emerging presence of the artistic styles & trends that our dear city of Boston holds.
Boston Fashion Week 2009 will consist of a wide variety of events ranging from fashion shows, art exhibits, parties, movie screenings, and much much more. If you take a look at bostonfashionweek.com it is filled with numerous and oh so stylish events throughout downtown Boston. So what should you check out you ask? Here are some Boston Fashion Week events that might be worth your while.

Friday, September 25th
Tonight! It’s Friday, it’s Fashion Week, so celebrate it right after work at the After Work Fashion Trail Kickoff Party located at the Beehive in Boston’s South End. There’s no cover charge and the party goes from 5pm – 7pm with a cash bar. Free hors d’oeuvres and sponsor giveaways from local shops will all make this Boston Fashion Week event an awesome time. And if you are still looking to party like a fashionista head over to 33 Lounge tonight for the Stuff Magazine sponsored official Boston Fashion Week After Party covered by Dirty Water TV.


Saturday, September 26th
Head over to Vinalia in Downtown Crossing on from 8pm- 10pm for City Chic, a fabulous fashion event showcasing a Fusion of th Arts Drea Designs & Michael Mione, and stay for the after party to dance & mingle with some of Boston’s finest fashion industry insiders.



Sunday, September 27th

Do something different & unique by heading over to “The Launch” that takes place at the Boston Center for Adult Education at 122 Arlington St, where selected ‘up & coming’ new fashion designers will be focused in an effort to help foster new local talent. This is the first time Boston Fashion Week has held this type of event and it is very exciting! Head over there on Sunday from 3-5pm to celebrate fashion on such a local and intimate level.


Wednesday, September 30th
Join Stilista at Emerge Salon as they celebrate the best Boston has to offer in style & beauty with their first annual Stilista|Awards, combined with a shopping preview of some  looks for fall from Luna Boston, Amelia Rose and Lila P. Stop in to view the collections, have a drink, snag a cupcake, rock out to a live DJ, all while helping an amazing local cause, as part of the event’s proceeds will benefit the MSPCA!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Luxury brands popularity drop

LV vs Non-brand

I always saw Japan as a leading country if it comes to Luxury brands,
Because almost everyone at least own 1 designer item.
Brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci and Prada have huge stores in Japan.
They sometimes even are three times the size of the shops here in
the PC. Hoofdstraat in Amsterdam.
In Japan people of all ages would buy at those brands
and spend all the money they can miss there.

But times are even changing in Japan.
Somehow they stopped caring about their fashion status.
Because owning brand is a fashion statement and a way to show how wealthy you are.
(Or to pretend you are).
Buying vintage items have become more and more popular over the years and
with stores opening in Japan like H&M and Forever 21,
people now would rather buy more from that then just buying one designer item.
Everything that comes outside of Japan is hot!
So it is very understandable that those brands do so well in Japan.
But also the Japanese brand Uniqlo is doing very well,
because of their low prices.

I think this is a pity development because I always hoped more young people
here in The Netherlands would copy the luxury hype and it would be
more accepted to walk around in/with it.
I love to spot a real LV or Chanel bag ;)
Now we still only will see old rich woman’s with those items :p
Or someone who truly love the brand!

Almost every trend that starts in Japan, you can spot here about 1 or 2 years later.

vrijdag 8 januari 2010

Heart shaped bags


Heart shaped bags have been around for a long time,
in Japan almost all the Gothic Lolita
brands have brought one out.


I got this bag in 2005 in Japan,
it is from the brand
Baby the stars shine bright.




After all the brands like H&M, Claire's and Topshop
started copying this trend now also Vivienne Westwood
came out with a cute heart shaped bag,
but I have to say, this is the ultimate one!

They are from the 2010 Spring/Summer Ebury line.
In contradistinction to the other bags,
these are made of real leather.
They cost around €806,- and are 27x24cm.

Luxury brands popularity drop

LV vs Non-brand

I always saw Japan as a leading country if it comes to Luxury brands,
Because almost everyone at least own 1 designer item.
Brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci and Prada have huge stores in Japan.
They sometimes even are three times the size of the shops here in
the PC. Hoofdstraat in Amsterdam.
In Japan people of all ages would buy at those brands
and spend all the money they can miss there.

But times are even changing in Japan.
Somehow they stopped caring about their fashion status.
Because owning brand is a fashion statement and a way to show how wealthy you are.
(Or to pretend you are).
Buying vintage items have become more and more popular over the years and
with stores opening in Japan like H&M and Forever 21,
people now would rather buy more from that then just buying one designer item.
Everything that comes outside of Japan is hot!
So it is very understandable that those brands do so well in Japan.
But also the Japanese brand Uniqlo is doing very well,
because of their low prices.

I think this is a pity development because I always hoped more young people
here in The Netherlands would copy the luxury hype and it would be
more accepted to walk around in/with it.
I love to spot a real LV or Chanel bag ;)
Now we still only will see old rich woman’s with those items :p
Or someone who truly love the brand!

D&G Shoe review and Heel protectors

So I bought these amazing Dolce & Gabbana shoes and like most pretty shoes do,
they hurt my feet!
The solution for this follows in this blog!

The shoes look totally amazing, they came with a bag of extra stones in case some fall of.
They look so much better then the replica shoes Sasha has made of this stone styled shoes.
 


You can see all stones has been glued or stitched on by hand (the bigger stones are stitched)
The only thing I dislike are these slippery soles, so I guess I need to get them re-soled.
 


So these shoes hurt my heels very badly and a week later I find this at the "kruitvat"
(local drugstore) Essence gel heel protection pads!
 


After you removed the glue protection sheet you can stick the pad in your shoe.
 


And guess what! I really works, and this only for around € 3,-
I will get more of these asap, for some other pairs of shoes I have.

Skin & Make-up routine for troubled / blemished skin

 



This is my first video about make-up & skin, in the future I will make more.

I have troubled skin, but most people don't notice it because I know to cover it up very well.
Always when I tell them I have acne, they don't believe me.
But believe me I have it, it is gotten less in the years, but I still have it,
especially on my chin.

In this video I want to show you the products I use to keep it all under control.
It has taken years to try out different products and finding the ones that work for me,
maybe it also can work for you.

I think it is important to wear good make-up if you want to use make-up.
Because my skin is also very sensitive I am allergic for many products,
so with this I also had to try out each and every product before I was sure if I could use it.

I can use all products from Chanel, Maybelline and Gosh, but from MAC I cannot use their liquid foundation because it contains too much alcohol, all their other products are fine.

If you have any questions, please let me know.
I also use allot of other make-up brands, but it is too much to write it all down,
but If you have a specific question about a product, don't hesitate to ask.

I hope this video can help you out with your skin!

Very fast long hair waves how-to

 

*note: Befor I shower I always brush my hair so it is untangled.

Balloon Skirts Fashion Show

I still think Balloon skirts are amazing!
It is so feminine!
everyone should at least own one.
But make sure it is not too long, otherwise it can make you look very short.
So the first picture is kind of a bad example.

All pictures are from Spring 2010 collections.

Vivienne Westwood , Valentino


Mulberry , D&G


Chanel , Alexander MC Queen.

Lady Gaga x Victor & Rolf

When I was reading the Latest Elle magazine

it made me remind how much I love Victor & Rolf and Lady Gaga!

I've been to Lady Gaga's concert last year and I got totally addicted!

Latest picture of Lady Gaga Wearing Victor & Rolf in Elle magazine January 2010.
She is also wearing Vivienne Westwood boots! This is a totally WIN outfit!
Some older pics
 

Christmas nails Fashion Design

I wanted to have some cute Christmas style nails.
These are my real nails with nail polish and some stones.

Cleaning hair brushes

I have been looking for good and easy ways to clean my hair brushes
and finally I've found it.
When I was at a hair event I got a goody bag and this contained a hairbrush cleaner brush.
I've tried it and it works great!

These are my 3 favorite brushes, which I don't want to trow out because they are dirty.
left to right: Anna Sui comb, Off brand brush, Swimmer brush.



Because I use a lot of hair products, my brushes get dirty very fast,
the product sticks in the brush with dust and that looks gross!



This is the miracle worker ;)
It has very strong bristles which you can run trough your brush,
to get all the dirt out, with the point you can remove hairs.
The brand is Denman, it is a professional brand.
Here you can buy the brush, it is very cheap!

 


For my comb I use this style tooth pick to remove all the dirt.
So how can you clean everything at once in the best way?
I'd like to fill up the sink with warm water and soda (or a kind of soap which contains soda),
Soda will help to dissolve all the hair products and hair grease.

Put all of your brushes & combs in the water and let it sit for about an hour.
You will see a lot of dirt now already came loose!
Refresh the water again also with soda.
Now you'll take 1 brush and use the brush cleaner brush to clean out your brush,
run your brush trough the water to remove the dirt that came loose.
if you want to clean your comb, use the tooth pick, this will take a while,
but your comb and brushes will look as good as new!
When you are finished cleaning, rinse in only water.
Don't be afraid to use too much force, brushes and combs are strong enough to endure this.
Good luck!

Decide for your self when you think your brushes and combs need the cleaning.