Baby, you're gorgeous

WOW! If you have seen Beyonce's video for "best thing I never had" then you have seen the most BEAUTIFUL wedding gown I have ever laid eyes on! I love the message, the video has a realistic feeling about it.  It's almost as if you are watching someone's personal wedding video and listening to what they are thinking.  Or someone who is viewing their wedding video and remembering the past and how the present has been so much better. This dress comes from Baracci Beverly Hills on Wilshire Blvd.  If you are looking for this type of dress, but do not have the money many people sell used ones on ebay.  I often like the idea of something that is used, because there is a story behind it.  If the wedding where the dress was previously worn worked out then it is good luck, if not, then the beautiful dress gets a second chance to be someone's best memory, and why deny a beautiful dress that opportunity??!!

Beachsexy Custom Tan by Victoria's Secret

For the last two nights I have used VS Beachsexy custom tan adjustable self-tan lotion with shimmer.  I have tried many sunless tanners resulting in a streaky orange mess where I'm told I look like I have a skin disease or  that I'm dirty (as in it looks like dirt is all over my skin). Lovely, I used one many years ago call "NO-AD" and I have to say I haven't found one that comes close.  Bath and Body works was another good one, but they seem to have stopped making it, and just have the gradual tanner now which does not gratify my A.D.D. haha.  So, I thought I'd give this one a shot so there I was exfoliating with clinique in the shower then lubing up with Glysolid classic body lotion.  I waited about an hour then carefully adjusted the knob on the tanning bottle to Subtly Sunkissed (the lightest shade) and voila.  I woke up this morning VERY subtly sunkissed with no streaking.  I will say VERY subtle because you can hardly tell I have anything on.  I will hopefully be getting a more deeper tan as the color builds.  The only thing I suggest is using a make-up wedge sponge to do the feet...especially, if your feet are the color of a sheet of paper like mine are.  The nice thing about this sunless tanner is that there is a dial that allows you to adjust the tan to whatever color you want from subtly sunkissed to deep bronze.  It also doesn't smell like feet or a dog's breath like most of the others, it smells like the beach! The shimmer is really only noticeable the day it is applied, and because I always apply mine before bed it usually wears off.  I have had too many sunless tanning disasters to apply it and then go out in public, but if you're brave you will sparkle like Edward Cullen.  Overall, I do suggest this product, retail value is $14 but I got a sale of buy one get one free! Happy tanning the SUNSAFE way! :)

Thespianage...if you will

Moving back to the city has me superexcited, but also a little sad to leave what I have here.  Teaching is so important to me for so many reasons, mostly because my school experience was awful due to horrible teachers.  That said, the acting bug has bitten me.  It is extremely tempting to get back into acting.  I loved taking classes, it was really an outlet for me and I tend to lose my mind without an outlet...my ideal situation would be teaching, and running drama club in a school.  That is my dream...But enough of that.  My real issue is my living situation.  Because this is an unpaid four month internship I will be shacking up with my adorable cousin in Queens...in her kitchen.  Yes, not even close to a dream, but it could be worse.  So, thespianage is my goal, to stake out all the auditions, and classes that I can.  Thespiange! Viva La Resistance!

Crackle Nail Polish

So Today I tried Sally Hansen's crackle nail polish in red over plain black.  The crackle effect was achieved, but I felt it looked a little like a bad pedicure so I added some Sally Hansen "snow globe" glitter polish over it....Overall, crackle does exactly what it claims, I'm just not sure it's for me. As you can see the glitter isn't really noticeable in the picture, but does add a bit of shine :)