For When You Want Something A Little Different From Your Signature Scent.

I love Tokyo Milks scents, they are so natural. I hate floral scents, on my skin they become especially sweet and saccharin. I smell like a cheap stripper to be perfectly honest when it comes to sweet scents. I’m a fan of musky spicy smells.

My signature scent is Mademoiselle by Chanel. However I like to change things up once in a while.

“Women are not flowers,” Ms. Chanel once said. “Why should they want to smell like flowers?”

What she sought was something more “mysterious.” A woman, she said, “Should smell like a woman and not like a flower.”

I agree wholeheartedly. Eden uses slightly spicy smelling flowers, that still come off fresh, it’s the bronzed musk that really brings on the smokey smell and adds femininity and ‘mystery’. 

The scent Cannabis by Fresh is a bit heavy, much more spicy and smokey, but still a very natural, feminine smell, it’s a bit flirty, a bit older, defiantly seductive.

 Song in D. Minor is one of my favorites. It’s a bit out of my normal range of scents however it is charming, sweet though not saccharin, and it’s elegant. If the amber had not been added it would have been too citrus like for me. I really love this scent and get many compliments. One of my best friends actually bought the same one however it smells much sweeter on her then on me. 

Skin oils can change the scent of a perfume drastically.This friend I mentioned and I often buy the same perfume, though on her the sweet and citrus elements come through, on me spices and musky, smokey smells become prominent. 

Just wanted to share these wonderful scents that come at a reasonable price, unlike high end brand names such as YSL or Prada. Can be found at Saphora. 

Couple of the year goes to...

My feet with these shoes. We really do make a beautiful pair. Mama loves ya baby.

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Beauty Issue

So those who know me know that I don’t keep up with fashion and what is in and what is not. If you ask me about where to go shop and what the hottest name in fashion is I will stare back at you like a deer in headlights. However, if you ask me about classic pieces, I can write you a dissertation. 

I also have no idea what the best beauty brands, the best creams, best washes, best exfoliates best whatever the fuck else you put on your face to make sure your face remains at 22 forever.  But I know ALL about natural fixes. Now I will admit that due to me anxiety I have cystic acne and have to go to a dermatologist to make sure I don’t get tumor sized bump. But black heads, white heads, pores, dry skin flaky skin, combination skin, oily skin, puffy eyes, dark circles, skin discoloration, sun spots and whatever the fuck else you can think of for face and hair, I have an all natural fix for that will save you some mega bucks instead of buying whale sperm, gold speckles, diamond dusted micro sized jar of mambo jumbo fixer that takes “6 weeks” to show improvement. Okay so you can look great by the time of your wake. Every month I do a full on spa at home takes about max 3hrs if you really take your time. Up keep is very important and if you can spend 3 hours at a bar every weekend then you sure as fuck better figure out a way to spend some time fixing what you broke.

Number one: multitasking is your best friend. There is a lot that needs to be done so you need to have a routine. Here is mine: usually before I wash my hair I spread bergamot oil (really healthy for your roots and grows in stronger healthier hairs) all through the routes to the tips and wash it out then do a quick body wash. Aveeno is AMAZING. It’s natural, no residue, and there is this calming lavender one that I’m smitten with, also has great moisturizing agents for flakey dry skin (MOI) and won’t over moisturize for oily skin (moi during the summer, weird I know).

Once this is done I do a hair mask; ingredients: 2 eggs, 1 cup olive oil, 1 cup almond oil, 2 opened capsules of liquid vitamin B mix all together.  Prepare before getting in shower. Duh. Once you spread the mask all over comb it through to make sure it really has spread and twist into a bun on the top of your head if you have long hair, or tie back so its not touching your body/face.  I keep the hair mask in for a minimum of 20 mins.

While your hair mask is in can do your body soak as well as facials.

Before you do anything else dry your body off and exfoliate your body with exfoliating gloves (drug store), always go from top down, never up and down. I mean you wont die but this does a few very helpful things. Its gets your circulation moving, it pushes the extra water weight you carry around down through your lymph nodes so you sweat it out easier during your shower, also it’s the best way to rid your skin of unwanted flakes. I saved the best perk for last: helps with cellulite. Here is how it works, cellulite is lumps of hardened fat that sit on top of your muscle instead off embedded in it, thus its harder to rid of, however not impossible. Once your get your blood flow going and your skin warm, not just your body temperature but your actual skin, the cellulite little by little can diminish back into the muscle, but it needs to be massaged in. You know how on cellulite cream it says “rub in really well” well that’s why for the most part, not because this bullshit product you are using has tiny magic elves that work into your skin and rid you of your orange peel ass. You don’t need to spend forever on this; I usually like to do two rounds starting from the arms down, takes about a min to do. This may not be good for everyone if you have really thin, sensitive skin. In which case I would suggest a damp warm washcloth. After you have de-flaked, fill up your tub and add: 2 cups oatmeal mixed with milk so its all yucky and mushy, few drops of lavender, jasmine, and vanilla oil, half cup of almond oil. Now obv. I don’t go around measuring these things but I have been doing it ever since I can remember so I eyeball it, which is what I suggest you do. 

Keep a basin of clean water next by, or a few, and a wash cloth, to wash off your facial with.

Once you are in your tube wash your face with the mixture and make sure you get it all off and your face dry. 

Next you use a mask. This thing is AMAZING. You can find it at Ricky’s or a drug store. Its called Aztec healing clay mask and it’s all-natural. This shit is gods gift to man. It will clear out your pores, ride you of your acne and get rid of any flaky weird shit happening. I have combination skin, my oily t zone gets very oily and my dry spots get very dry, so anyone wondering if this is too harsh on your face, fret not. Also if you read the instructions you can do 10, 15, or 20 mins.  It comes in powder form and it’s a big ass jar for nine bucks a pop. You can mix it with water or raw apple cider vinaigrette, which I prefer. Once you are done with your facemask start to drain your tube and as it drains wash off the mask. Because this mask does so much all at once you are probably going to find that you don’t need too much more work to get your face in tip-top shape. I like to first do a luke warm milk rinse to calm down any irritation that might have occurred, also its just full of great vitamins and tightens up your skin, if you are having baggy eyes this is a great remedy. After your rinse and your tube has emptied out turn on your shower and wash out your hair. You will feel a difference immediately. Use a light shampoo like Johnson’s baby wash to get rid of the entire gunk. You don’t want to use crazy brands just because they leave a residue of chemicals that you don’t want and your hair looks like a sad limp broom. 

At this point you can hop out of your shower.

A key point: your bathroom should remain like a steam room till the end. So we are talking about hot water. I mean don’t burn yourself but push it to your limit. This way all of your pores open up, your circulation gets moving, things you put on your body are soaked in easier and your skin is more elastic.

Once out, the first thing you do is pour out a tiny bit of bergamot oil into the palm of your hand, rub together till warm and soaked into your hand. This stuff is potent so for people with oily roots/fine hair/straight hair (guess who, yet again) you only want to have a light residue left on your hands and work from your tips up to roots. While at it give your self a nice scalp massage, to really get the oil in and wake up your roots. Why do you think grannies always tell you to brush your hair like a hundred times before bed? Its all about the scalp action, massaging will help promote hair growth.  I usually let my hair air-dry. Blow drying after all that effort defeats the purpose, you didn’t just put all that weird shit in your hair just to burn it all in the end. Towel dry it as best you can and by the time your dressed and out the door it will be dry anyway, esp. if it’s the first thing you do once out of the shower.

Next comes your face. I am addicted to witch-hazel (again found at drug stores, 5 bucks for a decent size). It is truly magic. And you only need a little bit. What this does is works as an anti inflammatory agent and astringent. It’s the purest form of a toner you can get. It’s also very soothing for stressed and tired skin. A lifesaver for those with an oily t-zone. Though I would say keep it away from eye area, it can burn. My skin stays a healthy normal complexion all day after this stuff.  Next we have the eyes. This is the first thing I came up with partially on my own and hasn’t been handed down to me from god knows where. I keep this remedy in a jar in my fridge, the cold really does a number for bags and dark circles. Cucumber (the center where its jelly like with all the seeds) and Turmeric paste mixed together. You will have to crush the cucumber seeds and make sure the jelly like part is not clumpy and can be applied evenly. When creating the mixture think, for every two teaspoons of cucumber jelly stuff one teaspoon of paste, you want it to be gelatin like so when applying its only a light film under your eye and over your eye lid. If you don’t know what Turmeric is, well wiki it, it does a lot of great stuff, from anti inflammatory to anti aging, also heals sunspots, and works as an anti-oxidant. Again found at your drug store for a couple bucks. I actually have it in liquid form as well and add a few drops into half a glass of water every night. It tastes not good :-/ but really helps for inflamed muscles or getting ride of extra water weight you might have gotten from salty or spicy foods (cankles are not a good look).  You can also mix the paste with rose water and use as an alternative toner, though it might have a slight tan to it (it comes from the ginger family and is used for saffron and creating curries in it’s culinary use). In terms of moisturizer I actually just use tea tree oil mixed with almond oil. It should be used very very sparingly and it might take you a couple tries till you figure out the best amount for your skin. Tea tree is great because it does a ton of good things for your skin to keep it healthy and vibrant, though keep away from eye area, though it is an oil it dose not sit like an oil, it can feel acidic and burning at time when it’s not mixed in enough with almond oil. I say use almond oil because it is one of the lightest oils there is and won’t leave your face greasy, just fresh and natural. If you found yourself having applied too much instead of wiping off, blot gently with a cotton ball till you feel happy with the amount left on. You can also use grape-seed, which I hear great things about though it is harder to come across and is more expensive.

And you are done. All natural gal.

Few things I didn’t mention:

Great eye masque: plain old cold yogurt. Gets rid of bags and moisturizes the fuck out of your peepers.  Keep on for 10-15 mins. Rinse with luke warm water and moisturize as regular.

Also, super old school trick, tea bags. Earl grey, or any sort of black tea, has caffeine in it, which once absorbed by your skin tightens up, and bam no more puffy eyes, also great for circulation. I’m sure you have heard how just today scientists are finding that caffeine when applied to skin can keep it looking young. Yea my great granny could have told you that and she was no doctor, just a mother of five. The story behind this is as follows: when I was little my eyes would get super itchy and puffy and red, it turned out I was deathly allergic to our cat. But my mom would warm up a cup of water; dip the tea bag in for a few secs, then put it over my eyes. It was instant relief, you have to keep dipping it back in though, the warmth allows the caffeine to release, I would say let sit for about 5-10 mins. Apparently she had the same kind of issue when she was younger during the spring season and her granny would put tea on her eyes.

Another masque that I love love love but is messy: get your bathroom all steamed up and apply molasses or pure honey all over your face, minus eyes, but include lips!. I picked this up from some older Cuban ladies who went to my gym and we sat together in the steam room. They would pull out jars of this stuff and put it on and sit there for 30 mins. They swore by it and when they washed it off their skin looked so fresh and healthy. I mean their skin always looked great, I’m sure they had many other home remedies I don’t know about to keep them looking that way. If you have a gym take it with you into the steam room, or the sauna, both do wonders for tightening up your skin and pores.  

Well I think those are all my secrets for now, if I think of any more I will add on a part 2! Let me know if you try one of these and how it worked for you!!

thanksgiving Has Me In The Mood To Be Nice An Shit

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This on some other level shit. Its like all of a sudden your hair is on crack cocaine and can't stop growing.  You get my drift. At 50 bucks a pop you can look like a Disney princess too. But mind you, I only said look like one, the rest of your life is still gonna be complete and utter shit.

Amen to that. Words to live by

MOSTLY HOW I FEEL ABOUT MY LIFE AND OTHER SHIT IN GENERAL

Mental Checkout

I thought I was done with class at 9 am. So done

Ouch

Lets Talk In the Universal Language

Jam it out babe

THE REAL DEAL

Things I WILL SAVE EVERY PENNY I HAVE IN ORDER TO BUY

 Louboutin Maudissima 100mm

 Chanel velvet top coat

 Burberry- Pleat sleeve wool coat

Hermes L'abre de Vie silk twill 90

Please and Thnak you

Dear Mumford and Sons,

I'm down for a polyamorous relationship if you are.
oxoxo
me

There Is

Just for me

Nutrition

Eat glitter, shit gold.

lazey bones

I been slacking on my rants I realize and the reason for that is because I have shut my self into a panic room because my life is scaring the living shit out of me at the moment (perhaps I should say as always).

Obviously this means I have some good material to rant about.

Relationships are pretty much the beginning of the end of your life. You stop shaving, you get a little chubbs, you drink a little too much and for some reason meg ryan is not as annoying as before and you find your self relating to sally field and mia farrow in pretty much all of woody allens movies. Not to mention the fact that you start to watch woody allen movies. For the fifth time. Not a good look people. As if being in a relationship is not turmoil enough for your poor little broken soul the inevitable breakup happens. That’s when you want to create a pair of gigantic sunglasses that hide your face MKA style and can also magically play Netflix so not only a.) does nobody have to see your tear ridden, blotchy, puffed up sorry excuse of a face but b.) you don’t have to deal with the struggle of getting your heavy, sad, miserable body from it’s spot where you have probably left permanent body prints on to change a channel or put on a movie. During those times simple tasks such as these seem unbearable and could take you up to 20 mins to even lift up your arm. You also wish you could hook up your arm to a bottle filled with any sort brown liquor and lay in an edible bed of cheese puffs and an assortment of Italian deli meats. The thought of ever even dating is nauseating and putting on anything besides sweat pants is not an option. And that, my friends, is the truth about dating and relationshits.

Let’s talk about this idea of “meeting your ‘one’ a little too early in life”. Oh wait, do you, do you smell that? Dear god almighty I think it’s the smell of BULLSHIT. Here is the deal. Sometimes couples fall in love when they are in their young 20’s and then one of them might start to wonder “oh am I in the right place in my life to be doing this should I be experiencing life more blah blah blah” the usual bullshit we all know. All of this mumbo jumbo is BS. If you think that the person you are with is the one for you, then hold on to that shit and never let go. Its kinda like jumping out of a plan hugging each other and not really knowing if the parachute will catch you or not, and even then you still hit the ground with a hard blow. But the fact is that in life we are all being thrown off a plan towards our death, to be perfectly morbid and pessimistic, and there is that insane in between part where you get to fly, now you can either do it alone or you can do it with the one you love. In the whole spectrum of life and eternity your life is miniscule and short and probably irrelevant. Love on the other hand ties into eternity and life and is much much greater then our tiny little heads can cope with. So no, there is no “right time” to be falling in love, or to have a serious relationship. These things happen and if by some great chance you are lucky enough to have it happen with the right person then you hold on to that shit like it’s the last thing you got, because at the end of the day when we are all old and icky, that is all you got. Life is never gonna come up to you and say “oh hey, yea dude so this would probably be a good time to fall in love, I can see in your forecast that your job is gonna be stable, your family and you are in good health and non of your friends are having some sort of psychotic breakdown, so yea you can probably go ahead and do that thing now”. Love is not an extra curricular activity. If your in it you are IN it, you cant run away and hide from it and pretend like its not there, that shit will haunt you till you get over the person you are in love with or cope with whatever is holding you back. But basically what I’m getting at is that there is no such thing as “not a good time for a relationship” (I mean unless you have serious mental issues or someone in your life is dying, but like having a shitty job and your cat’s diabetes is not a good enough reason to skip train). Usually that excuse means your balls and dick have receded into your body so that now you are one giant pussy and in the case of females you simply suck at life and no one really likes the bitchy alpha robo female. Not cute. It seems my personal views on relationships and love are right now at a tug of war where one side of me is a die hard believer in love can conquer all and the other side is saying the heartbreak is so not worth the lbs and emotional bs.

Ughh.