Jeans: Casual to Dressy

A friend of mine asked how she can keep an old pair of jeans and incorporate it into her daily wear.  She didn't want to have to get rid of it. So to answer her dilemma I came up with a FEW examples (that I just put together in less than 5 minutes from my closet) of how I would wear jeans from Casual to Dressy.

1. Casual: Roll up your jeans to give it a new look and pair it with some flats, an over-sized sweater, with your hair down, and a beanie.
2. Everyday: Add some contrasting colors and pair of cute comfy boots!
3. Dressy: Wear a pair of statement pumps, jacket, and cute little clutch. Accessorize! I would suggest bracelets and stud earrings.
4. Daring: Put on some THIGH HIGH boots (which I recommend every gal should own), animal print top buttoned all the way up, vest, and belt. Personally I would've paired this with a furry vest (currently stored away). Again, accessorize with statement necklace and bracelets, even add a little color to the look.

As you can see, I LOVE LOVE LOVE layers! Kinda a bummer since most of my layering pieces are still in the storage (since it isn't quite that cold yet). But your options are endless with jeans. Add accessories, diff prints/colors, shoes, hair styles. Experiment! Hope this helped out a bit for some of you out there as well. ENJOY!.............

LEGGINGS!

My Latest Fashion Craze = LEGGINGS! So comfy for those relaxed days. Summer is coming to an end and I am DEFINITELY going to put these bad boys to work during the colder weather.

Just bought a pair of the liquid and panel style! Never w

ould've thought I'd wear the liquid, but DON'T KNOCK IT TIL YOU TRY IT! Both are so versatile! The liquid leggings give you an edge to your outfit (whether it be casual or dressed up) and the panel leggings are quite slimming! OH MY, I am excited on the many outfits I can wear with my new LEGGINGS! Wouldn't you be if you knew you're going to look cute on those "bloated" days? And GUYS, LMFAO wears them!

What is your take on them?

 

 

OOTD - Business Lunch Meeting 09.25.12

Here I layered up on different clothing textures to give the outfit more depth.  Since the color choices were simplistic, I wore shoes that had the awesome retro-like design on the heel, to give the back view a bit of an oomph.   Also did a slightly smokey eye make-up to bring out the eyes, yet still have an appropriate day look. Hair in a slight side pony tail with extra volume and side braid.

 

       Had a casual business lunch meeting with my sister/business partner, Kay Castro, about merging and expanding our business and future goals.  Getting our name out there and working as a team.  Exchanged great ideas over lunch at The Cheesecake Factory and came up with possible office locations and networking.  Check out my sister's website Kay Castro, she is an AH-MAZING make-up artist to say the least with 7 years experience! Her work has been featured in many blogs, magazines, talk shows, cyber playboy, and worked on several celebrities such as Evelyn Lozada herself.  My work on the other hand will be to assist her in make-up and hair.  Also, I specialize in more of the style department and offering services on revamping your current clothing options into newer and more up-to-date outfit selections or even personal shopper if you are looking to do more of adding pieces to what you currently have.  Contact myself or my sister by private message for any further questions or concerns!

Do Work!

Ladies: DO help out around the house including Lawn work! Its a great way to get some exercise, enjoy the outdoors, & great way to connect w/ your guy. Plus it doesn't hurt to know how to mow your own yard. Spice it up a bit and wear something your Hubby/man would enjoy!

Guys: I'm sure you'll enjoy this ALMOST as much as you enjoy watching your lady wash your car!

Go-To Food

Do you have a go-to food when nothing else sounds good? I would have to say mine is a nice cold bowl of cereal, skim milk, 2 spoons of flaxseed meal, and either fresh fruits or almonds. Yum. If you look really close, you'll see ice pellets in there too! Haha Yes, it's a weird way to eat cereal, but I love to have COLD milk!  Give it a try! Can't knock it til you try it!

What's your go-to food?

Weekly Challenge #1

I'll be doing weekly challenges/topics. Let me know your concerns. Wardrobe trouble? Needing or wanting to learn a few basic tutorials? I'm here to help as best as I can!

With That said...........
Here's something for you Ladies!!! Summer is coming to an end and you're thinking of eventually getting rid of those summer clothes in your closet to make room for the cooler weather, right? WRONG!!!!

During Fall and Winter, it's ALL about LAYERS! So don't fret, keep your most favorite Summer pieces and layer up! Don't know how you can incorporate it for cooler weather?

Let this be the 1st Weekly Challenge:
Simple blue summer dress, black blazer, white cardigan, denim jacket, and yellow blouse. How many fall outfits can be created......

These are a few examples, I'm sure some of you out there can come up with more ideas. Let your imagination run Free! Experiment!

Also, hair and make-up took me no longer than 10 minutes to put together! Would you believe me if I told you that just before this post, I was just lounging around in bed?!

Green Tea

I know it's pretty typical for Asian people. But looking back when I was a kid, I always wondered why older people always drank tea on the daily.

Consuming hot tea with our meals helps break down all those fatty oily foods. Make it green tea and it'll definitely help break down stored fat in our bodies too. Look it up! There are Tons of Benefits from drinking green tea. Guilty and not ashamed, I drink green tea at least 1 hot cup a day :)

So next time you eat a huge fatty meal, Chinese food, dim sum, heck even Pizza or hamburgers, order hot tea instead of that ice cold drink! Trust me, your tummy will thank you for it.

OOTD Wednesday 09/19/2012

My OOTD (outfit of the day), making a mall run with the hubby and kids.
Basic white tee, Blazers, Simple Colors, Hello Fall!