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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Finding a New Place to Call Home

I love Chicago. It's a great city. However, I'm tired of the endless winters. I moved away from Austin, Texas to escape the heat and now I've been bombarded with the iciest winters ever imaginable in Chicago, Illinois. How did I go from one extreme to the other?

Needless to say, I want to move. I have seriously been considering a few cities: Washington D.C., Denver, CO, Raleigh, NC, Portland, OR. Now, I don't think Portland is going to do much for my angst for winter weather, but quite a few friends of mine have told me Portland is awesome. I am willing to live there a while to see if their statements are correct.

So needless to say, if you could move anywhere - where would you go? I have already ruled out California because of the bag legal job market. However, I like the idea of living somewhere that has a distinct winter and summer, but isn't Antarctica 24/7 or the Sahara Desert 24/7.

As you consider possible cities for me to live in, try to remember the following requirements: (1) Must have a Nordstrom; (2) Must have an Apple Store; (3) Must have a good legal job market; (4) Must be open to people of all races, colors, ethnicities, sexual orientations, etc.

Why these requirements? Well, I cannot live without Nordstrom's shoe department and they carry Mac Cosmetics, so that's a win-win. I love Apple and refuse to live anywhere where I cannot get their latest and greatest products whenever I want them. I need a job in the legal field or else this whole 3 years of law school was a big waste of time. And finally, I love diverse cities that are accepting of large quantities of people from every background, religion, ethnicity, etc.

So here is the true question: Which skyline do you prefer? hahaha.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Portland, Oregon

Washington, D.C.

Denver, Colorado

 Chicago, Illinois --- hahaha, my current city!

Orange Lips - New Trend!

Despite the cooler weather and the old trends of the past, bright makeup is really in. I have been reading a lot of magazines and even came across an awesome video tutorial on YouTube that inspired me to create my own "orange-y" warm weather look. I have found, like the video says, that tanned or bronzed skin looks really great with bright orange lips. I used Mac's So Chaud and Mac's Redd lip pencil to create these lips. Let me know what you think.

Orange lips with Mac's Redd lip pencil and Mac's So Chaud Lipstick

Celebrities in Orange Lipstick: (Chloe Sevigny, Rhianna, Selena Gomez)


 Tanya Burr's Orange Lip using Mac's Morange

Below is the video I found my inspiration from. Tanya Burr is the makeup artist who created the look. To see how she did it check out the video. Enjoy!

A Fashion Event

Tuesday night my friend, Jessica, and I went to a Style Chicago Fashion Event at a local restaurant in Chicago. We were awarded with unlimited Champagne, unlimited hors d'oeuvres, and free photos in front of the Style Chicago logo. We were also given a goodie bag filled with amazing products, including shampoos, conditioners, face creams, night creams, gift certificates for champagne, movie tickets, free botox and free facials! It was pretty amazing.

I just wanted to share some photos with you all of the event! Enjoy!

 Jessica and me in front of the Style Chicago logo


Jessica and me shipping champagne
Jessica and I with our goodie bags!