My friend and I went to a fashion show tonight where there were many women wearing cute little cocktail and evening dresses. We had decided to go the comfortable route, though. I was in leggings and a long top with silver sequin designs while my friend wore a fun top with dark blue jeans and flats.
As we stepped onto the red carpet to take pictures, I suddenly felt a twinge of self consciousness take over.
Oh, why didn’t I wear that black evening dress? Read more...
We know Victoria Beckham as a former Spice Girl who has gone on to live what many of us would call a very glamorous life. She's been on the cover of fashion magazines, she gets to jet-set around the world with her good-looking athletic husband, and she seems to have everything a girl could ask for. However, just like the majority of women, Victoria Beckham has had her own issues with body image. Read more...
Photo by Kevin Dooley
With all the projects on my plate, it's been a challenge to read other blogs. There are very few blogs that I read, but when I do, synchronicity always comes into play. I read something that's been on my mind and is so good that it needs to be shared.
Prime example: I discovered that a good blogger friend, Stephanie Quilao, just launched a new blog. You may know her from her old blog, Back in Skinny Jeans, or @skinnyjeans on Twitter. Well, Stephanie wrote a thought-provoking post titled, Shifting: Are More Of Us Loving Our Looks Rather Than Bashing What We See In The Mirror? in which she talks about a recent poll that was conducted by ELLE Magazine and MSNBC.com. The survey found that 60% of people were satisfied with their looks. Read More...
Last night I watched the Victoria's Secret fashion show on TV - not so much to see the actual fashion - but more to check out the Black Eyed Peas who were the performers of the night.
As I watched the show, however, for a fleeting moment I began to feel those twinges of jealousy. Why can't I be skinny like those models? Why can't I live the glamorous life?
I'm not sure where those feelings came from, but I'll be honest and say that those thoughts did run through my mind. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.
There's a new Fox TV reality series called "More to Love", a spin-off of Fox's popular series, "The Bachelor". The show premiered this past week - which I missed.
Here's a little preview of the show for those of you who don't know about it...
One thing that really struck a chord with me as I was watching the preview commercials was when one of the contestants alluded to the idea that finally there was a show featuring "normal" girls as opposed to the Size 2 that the TV world portrays more often.
What the heck is "normal" anyways? Read More...
As I was looking for beauty news to share here, I came across Eva Ritvo and Debra Luftman's blog, The Beauty Prescription: The Complete Guide to Feeling and Looking Beautiful.
Eva and Debra take a deeper look at our beauty-obsessed culture and ask questions like, "What's With All the Diet Books?" and "Why is smoking cool again?"
There are many blogs out there that talk about beauty tips and beauty products, but there are very few that talk about inner beauty. So, it was like a breath of fresh air to come across The Beauty Prescription.
Eva and Debra also have a book with the same title as the blog, The Beauty Prescription: The Complete Formula for Looking and Feeling Beautiful
Fashion designer Luke Reichle offers his thoughts on how to let your inner beauty shine. I love the part about loving yourself now!
When I was a little girl, I loved playing with Barbies. I had about four or five Barbies that I played with everyday. Whenever we went to the toy store, I would head to the Barbie section to look for new clothes for my Barbies. No, I wasn't a Barbie fanatic, but I sure did like to dress up the dolls!
Not once did I think that Barbie's body was the "ideal" size and that I should aspire to look like her. I guess to some degree perhaps I subconsciously thought that Barbie had the "perfect" body. However, I didn't become obsessed with wanting to be skinny or to have this curvy, busty body. Perhaps I'm the exception.
