Live Well

Beauty Tip #4: Layer, Layer, Layer!

Layering is essential to a flawless makeup finish. I layer my foundation, concealer, mascara, blush, lip products, everything. It's always easy to add more, but much more difficult to remove product. Keep adding more, one layer at a time, to achieve the intensity and...

read more
Fashion-Forward Macarons: Lanvin Designs for Ladurée

Fashion-Forward Macarons: Lanvin Designs for Ladurée

Love fashion and macarons? Yah, silly question, who doesn't?! International fashion house Lanvin has teamed up with French confectioner Ladurée for a special edition box of macarons. Designed by Lanvin’s creative director Alber Elbaz, the whimsical, playful images of...

read more

Portobello Film Festival in London: August 30-September 16

Created in 1996, the Portobello Film Festival aims to provide a platform for upcoming avant-garde film-makers and to give daring and ground-breaking directors a chance to get their films noticed. It's the U.K.'s biggest independent film competition. The festival has...

read more

September is the Most Important Month for Fashion Magazines

The September editions of fashion magazines are usually the biggest, fattest, and most important. You'll know what I mean if you've seen all 916 pages of Vogue's September 2012 issue. The reasons are: More advertisers invest. Fall/winter trends are showcased. There...

read more

Fashion’s Night Out 2012

Calling all fashionistas! It's time for the yearly fashion extravaganza! Yes, I'm talking about Fashion's Night Out (FNO)--Vogue's global initiative to get fashionistas so drunk that they have no idea how much they've spent until they look at their bank account the...

read more

Victoria’s Secret is No Secret to the British Anymore

At last, Victoria's Secret has arrived in the U.K. (right before the Olympics, very conveniently)! The American lingerie titan finally brings affordable lingerie to the Brits. The first store opened up in the Westfield Stratford shopping mall, near the Olympic Park,...

read more
Kate Spade Adds A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi to Your Wardrobe

Kate Spade Adds A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi to Your Wardrobe

One of my favorite designers is Kate Spade. I love her bold colors and her perfect blend of retro and modern feminine silhouettes. If you have had a chance to view her Fall 2012 collection, you'll see that it doesn't veer too much from her classic aesthetic. But there...

read more
Berlin, Do You Read Me?!

Berlin, Do You Read Me?!

Berlin attracts a steady stream of intellectuals, writers, and artists. In other words, you will find creativity at its finest in the German capital. The value placed on fields such as art, architecture, literature, and the likes is tremendous, so it is no surprise...

read more
12 Small Life Changes that Make All the Difference

12 Small Life Changes that Make All the Difference

Life is one big classroom. I learn something new everyday and something from everyone I meet. These small life changes are guidelines that I try to incorporate into my life everyday, as difficult as it may be sometimes. Give compliments more often, but be genuine....

read more