Back With A Vengeance

{Seems this trend is bleeding through the years. This 80's trend which I'm sure was a staple in your closet then, is back. Can't help but fall in love with this trend, which to my surprise looks anything but dated. I enjoy that it can be a laid back look with a t-shirt, as seen below on Ashley Tisdale. It can be worn chic, as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz wears it, Fierce thanks to Rihanna, and Beyonce, and Nicole sticks to her guns with her bohemian interpretation. All totally reinvented. Best part is, the JET jean by John Eshaya is valued at $188.00 a pair.}

Nicole Ritchie, JET by John Eshaya Bolt skinny jean in blue acid wash

Ashley Tisdale in JET by John Eshaya

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz also in JET by John Eshaya

Beyonce is her version

Rihanna in a white wash version

Rihanna in, Blank va jay jay high rise skinny jeans

Ashley Tisdale in, 7 for all mankind "Lucy"

Miss Sixty runway for Fall 2009

Spa Day

{My hair and skin can get so out of whack during fall and winter months. My just-cleaned hair, greasy at the roots, dry and mangled at the ends. Skin, seems to be dry here, oily here. My mom used to make these home remedies being the hippie she was. Sometimes it's so nice to have a spa day in your very own home. Here's some recipes she would whip up.}

Almond scrub

Ingredients
1/3 cup Almond powder
1/3 cup oatmeal
1/3 milk
Directions
blend evenly, use as a face scrub.
{Almonds are full of vitamin E and, the milk can be used to exfoliate dry dull skin.}

Honey Mask For Oily Skin

Ingredients
1 tsp honey
1 egg white
Directions
mix a tsp of honey with an egg white and apply on the face and neck, wash it off after 10 minutes

Avocado Hair mask

Ingredients

1 small jar of real mayonnaise
1/2 of an avocado
Directions

Put together in a medium bowl and blend evenly, generously cover all hair, warp it up with saran wrap, then place a hot towel over the saran wrap for 15 min.

Cocktail Power Hour

(From top left, Tinsel Bellini, The Cointreau Tesse, Lillypad, and The Warhol Crush.)

{Me and the girls like to play around with cocktail recipes, I think it's so fun to get everyone together and start mixing. Start by getting your usual suspects (gin, vodka, rum, tequila ext.) then get all the basic additives, think (cranberry juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, lime juice ext.) add some fun decorative items such as (cherries, orange slices, lemon or lime rings, gummy bears, flavored sugars or salts for the rim, ext.) Here are a few that we may just have to test out, or add too! As you can tell it's been a long day at the office if I'm researching drink recipes. But hey, a girl can dream.}


Tinsel Bellini

2 oz HPNOTIQ
1 oz Limoncello
1 oz Champagne
Splash of lime juice
Rim the Champagne Flute with a light coat of sugar. Pour chilled HPNOTIQ, Limoncello and Champagne into the champagne flute. Add a splash of lime juice.


The Cointreau Teese

Dita von Teese's cocktail is a bold cocktail featuring Cointreau as well as Monin violet syrup
1 1/2 oz Cointreau
3/4 oz Apple juice
1/2 oz Monin violet syrup
1/2 oz Fresh lemon juice
Frost ginger around the rim of the glass.


Lillypad

1 1/2 oz Milagro Silver Tequila
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
1/2 oz Lillet Rouge
1 1/2 oz Apple Juice
1/4 oz agave nectar
1/4 oz fresh lime juiceCombine ingredients and shake well. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a blood orange wheel


Warhol Crush

12 fresh rosemary sprig
6 Fresh raspberries
.75 oz Simple syrup
1.5 oz Martini & Rossi Rosso Vermouth
2 oz Cranberry juice
Muddle rosemary, raspberries and simple syrup in a mixing glass. Fill halfway with ice and add vermouth and cranberry juice. Shake 8-10 times. Double strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with raspberries speared by a rosemary sprig.

We Are Headed South Of The Border For Dinner Tonight

Roasted White Corn Quesadillas
{Here's a awesome recipe for quesadillas, the corn is such a simple yet essential add, and these are vegetarian. Yummy.}

Ingredients
1/4 cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced
1/2 lime, juiced
1 cup sour cream
3 ears white corn on the cob
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
1/4 red onion, diced
1/2 cup black beans
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
2 tablespoons diced roasted red bell peppers
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
6 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro leaves, divided
6 ounces Jack cheese, shredded
6 ounces Cheddar, shredded
8 medium flour tortillas

Directions

Preheat grill to high. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix diced chipotle, lime juice and sour cream, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Over medium flame or on a grill pan, roast corn. Let cool and cut kernels off cob.
In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat, add olive oil, jalapenos, red onions, and black beans. Saute until the onions are translucent. Add the tomatoes, corn kernels and roasted bell pepper. Stir and saute for 3 minutes and add salt, pepper, cumin and 3 tablespoons of cilantro. Remove the pan from heat and let rest.
Evenly distribute mixture, the remaining cilantro and cheeses among 4 tortillas. Top with remaining tortillas.
Place tortillas on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Cook for about 10 minutes, until cheeses have melted and the quesadillas are warmed through. Cut each into 6 pieces.
Serve with chipotle sour cream

Fringe With Benefits

FRINGE BAGS


{It's slightly nostalgic for me. My very first purse was a bright pink suede, fringe, and beaded handbag from the late 80's that my Mother had passed down to me. It may be the hippie girl in me, who really knows. All I can say is I want the following as a result.}

Mary-Kate Olsen with her Prada version


Nicole Ritchie with her Thomas Wylde "Ibiza" Shoulder Bag

Kate Hudson with this brown suede version

Vanessa Hudgens sporting JJ Winters

Runway Pull

SWEET DREAMS
{soft, sweet, flowing, ruffeling, and draping make these picks from fashion week some of my Favorites}


From top left Givenchy, Chanel, Versace, Lanvin, Givenchy, Givenchy, Givenchy, Givenchy, Givenchy.


OFF ROAD AND IN TO THE NIGHT
{bold structured biker jackets, peiced together with the fierce mini's all by Versace (can't help it ha) would be so fun for a night on the town}

From top left, Balmain, Gucci, Phi, Roberto Cavalli, Versace, Versace, Versace, Versace.

My Makeup Mash Up

This is What I carry in my makeup bag right now.....

1. True Match Foundation L`Oreal Paris $10.95

{I have recently made this my everyday foundation, it has good build-able coverage that looks natural.}

2. Bigelow Tinted Menthe Lip Gloss $7 and sometimes 2 for $10

{ this minty gloss is smooth non-clumping, This one gets extra loving since we share the same name, Bigelow!}

3. Mac Shadow $14.50

{this one is the common choice I personally use golds, coppers, and browns.}

4. Vluminous Mascara in carbon black $7.50

{ I seem to always come back to this one, build-able, non-flaky, awesome lashes. With bold black color, and drugstore price.}

5. Max Factor Pancake

{Water activated with makeup sponge. I suggest this for special occasions, weddings etc. you'll look picture perfect.}

6. Nic's Stick's by OPI $6.99

{So fun and easy, I like the red color "Carpool Mama", 25 other great colors to choose from, also have cute names.}

7. Smashbox Photo Finish Makeup Primer $36

{A must, makeup goes on flawlessly and stays fresh all day. Rated in Marie Claire's "25 new products that will change your life", and ranked in "Best Of Sephora 2008".}

8. Maybelline New York concealer

{Great for pesky zits.}

9. Maybelline New York Water Proof Liquid eyeliner $6-8

{Best liquid liner I have found, has fool proof felt tip}

10. Body Shop Body Butter in Satsuma 6.9oz $20

{Keeps Skin hydrated and so soft, the citrus scent is bright and fresh.}

11. Nars Blush in Super Orgasm

{this is the best blush, hands down.}

12. TRUblend Mineral Bronzer in Golden Sunrise $7

{This bronzer ultimately beat out MAC's bronzer in "refined golden", I like that this loose powder blends so well.}

13. Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lip Gloss $7.50 and sometimes 2 for $10

{Long lasting, and all the flavors I've tried taste delish.}

Tight With The Trend

Texture, embellishments, studs, prints, all great additions to the classic ballerina tight. I think these are so cute under ripped and holy jeans, paired with suede booties, or sweater dress and thigh high boots. Here's some looks From Megan, Blake, Hillary, and Rihanna.

And here's to your right hand man.......

Matte finish polish. I can't believe this trend hasn't really surfaced before now! I remember in the 90's when that crackling, sparkle, and glitter polish was the new innovation in nail lacquer. This, I think is so sleek and different. I'm totally crushing on the "Lincoln park after dark" shade. From top left, Russian Navy, Lincoln Park After Dark, You Don't Know Jacques!, Alpine Snow, La Paz-Itively Hot, and Gargantuan Green Grape. A few notes, it is suggested not to use a base coat or top coat, and to avoid hand lotion or cuticle oil to prolong and maintain matte effect.

Oh The Horror

Here is a list of my favorite horror flicks to go with the season......

Night Of The Living Dead
Children Of The Corn
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Scream
Monster House
Devils Rejects
The Omen
The Shining Psycho
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Nightmare On Elm Street
Sleepy Hollow
Carrie
Hocus Pocus
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

{Tonight Me and some friends plan on testing our skills at some good old pumpkin carving. I'm very excited because, with pumpkin carving comes pumpkin seeds!! Here is a recipe for sweet and spicy seeds, that is absolutely delish.}

SPICY AND SWEET PUMPKIN SEED'S
Ingredients
2 cups pumpkin seeds, rinsed and dried 2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 drops hot pepper sauce

Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
Stir together the pumpkin seeds and butter in a bowl.
Add the salt, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and hot pepper sauce; stir. Spread the seeds in a single layer on the baking pan. Bake in preheated oven until crispy, about 45 minutes.

The Fall Line Up

I am originally a small town girl from Colorado. In Colorado, actual seasons can be felt to the bone. Scarf’s, hats, and winter coats are a necessity in the often frigid weather. Now that I reside in Newport Beach California, the familiar clothing translates more as a comfort food for me. With the temperature dropping, I can't help but feel all warm inside. Here are a few things I'm lusting for this fall.

I'm loving sweet flowing scarf’s, thigh high boots over skinny jeans or paired with a mini, fingerless gloves I find adorable, plush hats, and big gaudy costume rings to pull it all together.

Attitude Of Gratitude

OK so my father instilled a very simple concept when I was young girl. He would simply ask "Kelsea, now is the glass half full or half empty?". Now it's obvious what the correct answer is to that question, however I clearly remember looking up at him completely perplexed. Why is this important? Actually, I find it essential. Today that phrase just embodies my general look at everyday life. A simple question I'll ask myself to stay in check if you will. So how does my glass stay half full, amidst bad dates, long days of work, stubbing a toe, loss of something treasured yaddah yaddah? Well, I'm so glad you asked. I was going through a rough patch mourning the death of a relationship. I was seemingly negative pessimistic and bitter. It must have been written all over my face, because I was told to begin writing a list of 100 things I'm grateful for whether it be big or small. This was kinda difficult at first (as my life was obviously so over) but as I started doing it every night before bed. it became a subconscious, and it's something I tend to practice daily. I'll start listing things in my head or scribbling on a napkin. my life is now as bright as I make it, and it's been blindingly awesome since that day.
My List Now
1.my new blog
2.pumpkin spice latte
3.ten minutes and counting till I get to start my treck home
4.highlighters to doodle with
5.dinner date with the fam
6.cold beer in my fridge
7.no work until 3pm tomorrow
8.sunset
ahh.....time to hang my hat now.....night.....

Day Uno

Well let's see, I am new to the blog scene. Now What has inspired me to now start this blog is the countless hours I spend at work squeezing any ounce of life I can through this right here screen. I thought "hey I read enough blogs why not start my own" right? In fact I almost feel it's through these folks and there writings, that I can keep my sanity sitting here trapped behind my big fancy desk. It does seem ironic that I don't already have my very own blog. I do journal quite often in the privacy of my own home. Blogging seems to be similar enough. So here's to my new blog. Felt like a good day to start one. My very own place, for my very own ramblings. Awesome.