Treasure

I'm just about to call it a night, but wanted to share a new song I've been loving called Treasure by Bruno Mars - he is just too cute. I'm not sure if it's a brand new song, but I'm hooked! It's such a catchy little tune and just makes you want to dance :) I love the old-school feel of it. His whole new album, Unorthodox Jukebox, is actually really good - some of my other favorite songs from it are Gorilla, When I Was Your Man (of course!), Show Me and Young Girls.

What's your current favorite song? Love finding new good music so let me know in the comments below! My Room Tour video should hopefully be up by tomorrow :) Hope everyone is having a great night! ♥

Perfumes & Jewelry

Editing my next video for you guys and this one is a ROOM TOUR :) It will be short & sweet. The photo below is part of my leaning bookcase where I keep my perfumes and some of my jewelry. Do you see the pink little bottle in the back, next to the frame? It's called "The Body Mist" by Victoria's Secret and smells amazing! It's what I have on now. It is a staple for me - that must be my third bottle. Do you have a favorite scent from VS?

Prom Worthy: Episode 1

Good morning beautiful! Woke up all excited this morning - remember the show I hosted a few weeks ago about deserving students getting a prom makeover? Well the first episode is here! It was so much fun working with these lovely ladies and getting them all glammed up for their prom. We drove about an hour into Queens to Rockaway Highschool and the event took place in their newly renovated gym (it had been submerged in almost 5 ft of water from the storm!). The girls were amazing and I can't wait for you to see the next few episodes. For now, here is the first one! 

Check out Channel 9's YouTube here
 I'll keep you updated when Episode 2 airs!

For some more "behind-the-scenes" pictures, click here

InstaWeek

Hi everyone, happy Tuesday! First, I want to say thank you for all the positive comments under my last post - I LOVE you guys ♥ You are a big part of my very special world and you guys inspire me everyday. Thank you for your unconditional support.

I want to share a collection of pictures I took last week on my Instagram. It has definitely become my favorite social media app - a picture says a 1000 words right :) I get a few questions on which filters I like to use and/or if I use any external apps for my Instagram. I use "Picfx" for the little light bubbles I occasionally add to photos, and "InstaCollageFree" to make little collages. As for my favorite filters, it really depends on the picture! But I tend to go for Amaro, Hudson, Walden & Nashville the most.

 

1. Found this 'oldie but goodie' picture of me wearing white nail polish last year - yay or nay? 

2. This was so good! Yummy berries (and 2 hard-boiled eggs) for breakfast!

 

 

1. Yoga time!

2. Something I love about NYC! Fresh flowers on almost every street corner (most for under $10!)

 

1. Wore super minimal makeup Friday - just some matte Bobbi Brown gel liner & mascara - plus a nice filter helps hehe :)

2. Dinner at my friend, Saskia's apartment! How cute are her plates?

 

1. Saw these gorgeous flowers whilst out on a walk - how pretty!
2. My nail polish matched my favorite snack :) "Wildfire" by Shellac

1. Made these banana pancakes yesterday for breakfast! (1 banana + 2 eggs + cinnamon)
2. Picture of some of the food mentioned in my latest video - love the colors

These aren't from last week - but I love the pictures :)

 

1. Recently bought this fitted striped dress from Anthropology 

2. Enjoyed a mint & ginger lemonade at one of my favorite breakfast palces

 

 

1. Selfie in front of this pretty mirror :)

2. Gorgeous suburbs of New Jersey! Was out on a power walk

 

 1. Bought myself some pretty roses at WholeFoods whilst grocery shopping :)
2. A throw-back-thursday picture from when I was in Santa Monica last summer - I want to visit again!

 
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Controverisal Topic? + Floral Blouse!

Hey guys! Reading some of your responses under the video I just posted - happy you found it helpful. Of course, having some unhealthy things now and then is not bad, but making these switches overall can help you keep a healthy body - along with good exercise routine as well :)

A reason I think I don't do health-related videos more often, is because they seem to be somewhat 'controversial' - which is a bummer! Even though I get lots of people saying it inspired or helped them, there are also those people who always try to point out the nitty gritty details and forget the main point I'm making about living clean and healthy. It bugs me out! Lol but I guess we'll always have people like that, but I hope those of you who follow and know me, understand the message I'm making and that it comes from a 100% good place :) I've been on the other end of feeling totally crappy about myself, and I've come such a long way to now where I eat well, exercise and am so proud of my healthy body. It's a feeling I hope everyone can reach! - no matter what shape or size you are - as long as you're healthy and happy! I am so passionate about clean living and even though I'm not a professional, I've done a lot of research into food and I share some of those findings with you through these videos. I'd like for them to be little "ignitions" and/or inspirations for you to start doing your own research, because there's so much to know :) Being curious is so important! But anyway I will keep making them of course because I want to help where I can.

On another note, I want to show you a better view of the top I was wearing in the video. It's this gorgeous floral printed cotton blouse, which I got at Zara last week (click here). It has a pretty ruffle detail on the shoulders and the floral print is nice and summery. I paired it with my chunky gold necklace from H&M! :)  

Shirt, Zara

Necklace, H&M

Healthy Food Swaps

Hi beautiful, I have a new health video up! As mentioned in my May Favorites video, I love finding healthy alternatives for popular foods, and a lot of you said you'd like to see a whole video on it, so here it is! I hope you find this helpful :) Feel free to leave any healthy swaps you've made below in the comments XOXO

Some of the food mentioned in the video

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Weekly Eye Candy 2.0

Good morning everyone :) Currently having my breakfast and going through some of the latest pictures saved onto my phone from Tumblr. As mentioned in my first Weekly Eye Candy post (view here), my cousin Skeena and I send each other multiple pictures throughout the day of things that we like or we find inspirational and/or funny :) some of the R-rated humor can't be shown here though lol :) But anyway I want to share some of my favorite images of the last few days with you guys, so you can see the type of stuff we send each other and be part of our little inspirational photo sesh! Hope everyone has a great day! ♥

Soft Matte Lips

Hi my lovelies! Just wrapped up filming on a new health video :) Love doing those in particular because I know you guys enjoy them :) It should be up in a couple of days! This morning when doing my makeup, I went for this beautiful pink lip color from NYX. It is their Soft Matte Lip Cream in the shade San Paulo ($5.99 at Ulta). These have been out for a while now, so nothing new, but they are very unique in their texture. Just as described on their website, they're not a lipstick nor a lip gloss - but somewhere in between. It applies wet, with a traditional doe-foot applicator, and then sets a few seconds later to a very soft and matte finish which lasts for hours. Another color I love is Amsterdam which is a gorgeous vibrant red as well as Antwerp - a beautiful coral pinky color.

I personally love a matte lip (and they tend to last longer as well) and I find this color so gorgeous! If your lips are naturally dry, just make sure your exfoliate and moisturize them before applying any matte lipstick. Have you guys experimented with these lip cremes? What do you think of this color? XOXO

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in "San Paulo"