New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2013

Last week concluded Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week Fall 2013.  The semi-annual New York Fashion Week, is held in February and September of each year in New York City.  It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world, along with those in Paris, London and Milan.  As expected, the streets of New York were flooded with all of the top industry representatives, buyers, merchandisers, journalists, celebrities and all the fashion and social enthusiasts.

Here are the highlights:

FUR YOU & FUR ME...  

Fur  was seen in the runways this year in different ways, in the form of jackets, vests, cuffs, purse and mittens.

MILITARY CHIC

Military fashion has been a favorite trend for a while now and it shows that it is here to stay

 

 

SUPER SIZE IT

Oversize fashion is becoming a favorite trend in the runways.  From the shoulder line to the lengths of coats getting longer to the matching of loose tops and tight bottoms getting more popular.
 

MAN UP!!

Immaculately tailored tweed herringbone wool jackets, skirts and suits are all over the runways this season. 

LEATHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT

From jackets, to dresses, to skirts, to pants to all the accessories, fall would never be the same without our all time favorite trend, leather.  

 

What have you done lately?

In the beginning of January,  I talked about my goals for this new year and beyond.  Some call it new year's resolution, I call it a lifetime game plan.  If one of your resolutions is to lose weight, you can't really go on a diet for just a few months.  You need to change your bad eating habits and maintain and adapt this lifestyle to achieve your desired goal weight. That is how resolutions should be.  You can't start something and not keep it up.  In my book, that just doesn't work.... At all....

So when is the better day to check up on that list but today since technically it's the first week of February.  I'm gonna start on checking mine (while you check yours, that is if you made one of course).  I know I have done a few things to start achieving my goals, I hope you did as well.  Always remember,

 This was my list that I shared with you on January 3rd.

 

   

So far I have been doing  good.  I actually had started making a little time for myself.  As proof I am sharing this picture of myself getting pampered a bit.  

I have also picked up a book to read.  I know, I know, it's not like a fictional novel or something.  Hey, it's still a book.  That's a start.  I just moved to a new apartment about 3 months ago so I wanted to make sure that everything is in it's proper auspicious place so there's a good feel of energy when I come home.  I heard Lillian Too's books are amazing so I'm checking it out right now. 

I have also made an effort to make phone calls to some good old friends that I haven't seen in a minute.  Some I actually had met out for either lunch or a drink or a quick meet.  Traveling is in the horizon too but that costs money so that can wait.  Although I had been checking out tickets to see my bestfriend in Barcelona this coming summer.

I actually have added a few things to these goals but those are somehow personal and that is not looking too bad either.   So I'm doing pretty good with my list,  how did you do with yours? If you haven't started, now is the time to start.  DO IT!!

New Year, New Me, New You

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!  It's been a couple of months since I've posted here.  The holidays really took a toll on me.  I think the last time you guys saw me here was a little before Thanksgiving.  But I'm back... FOR GOOD!

As I say goodbye to 2012, I am welcoming 2013 with my arms wide open..

and with that comes with a list of goals that I want to achieve:

 

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I actually have more than 6 goals but I'd keep the rest for myself.  I want these to my lifetime goals and not just because it's a brand new year.  I would most definitely be adding more to this as days, months, years come but for now I will try to take baby steps to achieve them.  So make your list now and together let's all start working towards what we think seemed impossible to possible.  

 

 

Miracle Cream for Asian skin

My post about the best concealer for Asian skin has caused a lot of traffic.. Lots of readers wanna know more about it... First I was like "Oh WoW"!!!  My blog is  getting a lot of following and  then I realized DUH of course! Everyone wants to know what makes them look better,  what keeps them looking fresh and flawless..  So I figured I will post more about different products that are good for Asian skin since I can test the products myself.  I definitely would add other products too for other skin types and use my friends as guinea pigs but we'll postpone that for later.  For now I will stick to what I know....

Today I wanna talk about BB cream, an abbreviation for beauty balm or blemish balm or beblish balm. I actually call this a miracle cream since you only have to use this one cream as opposed to using 3 or 4 or 5.  It' a concealer, sunscreen, moisturizer,  and foundation in one bottle.  The best BB Creams will depend on your skin type (oily, dry, normal.... ) so you should check what your skin type is before buying this product. 

To my readers who live in Asia this cream probably isn't new to you but for everyone else this beauty trend has now spread from Korea to Japan to South East Asia and has now made  its way to Europe and North America. BB Creams were first developed in Germany for patient who just had plastic surgery not only to cover and heal the scarring but to also improve the skin overall. 

So I tested about 5 BB Creams and so far these are my top 2.  You can go ahead and decide on your own but I think these are the best choices for Asian skin, well my Asian skin.  I don't have fair skin so this is for my skin tone.  I consider myself to have a light to medium tan complexion with warm undertone and these 3 worked best for me.  I have attached a current picture of myself.  I didn't wanna attach a close-up picture (was a lil camera shy when I took this pic) but you can basically see what my skin tone is.  I'm in the medium golden tan category.

  

1. Too Faced Beauty Balm ($32) - this is the number 1 on my list. I know I should have posted a before and after picture but I guess at this time you just have to take my word for it.  I promise I will get better next time so you can see the full effect. 

 

This gave my face a pretty dewy glow.  I normally don't wear makeup so I wear this alone which works perfect for me because of the coverage it has but you can wear this under makeup as well.  I was recently complimented on how even my skin looks and how it has a natural glow.  That is on a 4 hour sleep!!! And all I was wearing was this miracle cream.

This BB cream comes in four shades.  Another great thing about it is that it has anti-aging ingredients.  Put anything infront of me that says anti-aging and I'm all about it.  LOL.  

 

2. Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 ($39) - this was the cream I used all summer long.  It was my go-to primer during the hot weather and with its SPF 35 it provided me with great sun coverage.  Also for some reason my skin gets a little sensitive in the summertime so it being fragrance-free helped alot too so all of you who have sensitive skin this would be a must try.  I recommended this to a lot of my model friends too and they all loved it.  They said that they're ready to face the camera just with this alone. 

This BB Cream comes in 5 different shades.  I used the light/medium shade.  What I so love about this product is it helps inhibit oil to prevent the complexion from getting shiny throughout the day without the typical chalky matte finish so it looked even great at the end of a long hot day. 

Since BB Creams originated from Asia, there are far more than these two that I have posted but like I mentioned earlier these 2 are the best so far for my skin tone.  A lil bit pricey I know but you're really saving a lot of money since you only have to use one product as opposed to 4 or 5.  

If I were you, I'd go to the nearest Sephora store and try it for yourself.  You don't need to get married to any of their products anyway.  You can ask for a sample (or two) and decide later.  Let me know how you guys made out.