feliz weekend!

image: kris atomic 

how to feel like a beautiful woman 365 days each year

 

16 detoxing cleanse foods

 

hendrick’s presents an apocalyptic epiphany

 

10 tips for making the winter wake-ups easier

 

travel in style

 

every december issue gift guide ever (hysterically funny).

 

such a cute idea from creature comforts, a neighborly get well kit and a free downloadable printables.

 

not entirely sure how i feel about the new service that touts itself the netflix of nail polishes.

 

a handy list i hope you won’t need this season: holiday stain removal tips

5 little luxuries

this is one of those things I never thought I need until I saw it:  pluggabugg, the super cute, anti dust plug for idevices

 

calling all ladies deathly afraid of cats (i am talking to you brenda!)  i hope this hypnotic gift will remedy the jitters.

 

my apt décor is a work in progress. the bedroom lighting fixture was inspired by this postand while i am quite happy with the look i decided to enhance it with a ceiling rose (to feed my “i come from a long line of medici’s” fantasies.)

 

i believe myself to be a candle and home fragrance connoisseur. i hold this truth to be evident given the number of candles i burn in each room of my apt at any given moment.  and now that I’ve purchased the perfect candle snuffer, its official:  self anoint myself an expert.

 

i finally discovered the trick to get that “omg your skin is so luminescent it looks like you swallowed a light bulb!” completely by accident !when i ran out of my usual moisturizer, i mixed the sample of decleor instant radiance moisturizer  i had been meaning to try with my jouer luminizing moisture tint and tad-ta, gorgeous, dewy skin! 

wonder capes

leslie tessler

ever since my first pair of wonderwoman underoos (just to put a song in your head for the next week..”underoos fun to wear yeah! something super new in underwear”) i have adored capes. a custom cape inspired by the vibes of buenos aires and the beat of new york city was just a fantasy until now. leslie tessler has brought my dreams to life. from delicious fabric choices, to exquisite  buttons, to styling that effortlessly evokes the south american soul and the chic sophisticatation of madison avenue… i could write a sonnet about this cape. well i  probably couldn’t write a sonnet but i can write a damn fine haiku…

cape of luxury

south american splendor

your warmth surrounds me

 

leslietessler.com

$295-$425

 

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venezuelan brass and spanish cinema

venezuelan brass ensemble

carnegie hall is celebrating the music and artists of latin america with the voices from latin america festival. and rightly so, we are a people and culture to be celebrated J!  with tickets starting at only $10 you cannot not go to hear the venezuelan brass ensemblefor an evening that promises to be epic. need proof: see their performance of leonard bernstein’s “mambo” from west side story here or, better yet, george gershwin’s “i got rhythm” here.

carnegie hall

stern auditorium/perelman stage

friday, december 7^th at 8pm

purchase tickets here

 

spanish cinema now 2012

 

 

one of the film society's longestrunning and most popular programs returns with another comprehensive look at the best from the past year in new spanish cinema

 

spanish cinema now 2012

walter reade theater

film society lincoln center

165 west 65th street, new york, ny 

from dec 7th to 16th @ various times

 

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the bottomless brunch at zengo

zengo

mark your calendars! the richard sandoval empire just got a little more regal. coming to zengo in january 2013 ( a mere few weeks away)  a $35 bottomless brunch!

$35 gets you unlimited small plates and free-flowing brunch cocktails.

zengo nyc

622 third ave at 40th st

tel. 212.808.8110

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belleza - dream lumi™ touch highlighting concealer

dream lumi™ touch highlighting concealer

while on my weekly pilgrimage to duane reade,  i stumbled on this treasure of a concealer! initially i purchased on a whim to compare to the ysl touche éclat and i am elated to report that the similarities are astounding  at almost 1/5th of the price!!  trust me i am not looking back. it is the ultimate magic wand - a true highlighter and a concealer. as a latina, i get frustrated searching for (read spend lots of $$) the perfect shade of skin makeup w/yellow undertones and dream lumi seems to have heard my cries and delivered. maybe its maybelline indeed!

$6.99

available at all major drug stores

 

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feliz weekend!

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9 stylish pieces for holiday outfits

did you watch lifetime’s “liz and dick?” i was only able to watch bits but this review not only had me crying from laughing so hard, i am incited to attempt to watch again (i am pretty sure it will be on at least 10 more times in the next weeks….)  i smell a campy classic. 

16 cool new gadgets to add to your wishlist.