Wednesday, March 5, 2014

"The Oscars" Dressed Recap/ Special Surprise!

                                          "The Oscars” Dressed Recap/ Special Surprise!
Hey everyone!  I watched the Academy Awards last night and was very, very happy with the results.  And of course if you know me, I’m always looking at what everybody is wearing.  So I thought I would share my opinion on what the nominees and attendants wore for the ceremony.  I will be covering ten randomly chosen dresses. I also have a special surprise at the end so let’s get started!

The always beautiful Angelina Jolie wearing Elie Saab.  I am a big fan of the color and bling on this dress but not so much on the cut.  The top looks a little baggy which doesn’t give Angelina’s figure any justice.  I love the sleeve which I strange because normally I hate sleeves on dressed, or maybe that’s just me.  But I like the sleeves because of the bling at the joint of the elbows and wrist.  Very nice touch.  Overall I do like this dress and I’m sure Angelina would look beautiful in anything you put her in.  I’m so excited to see her as Maleficent. By the way, Brad Pitt is like 50 years old and he still looks great!










 Mother Monster graced the Red Carpet… in very subtle attire. Now this is dress is extravagant but is very calm when you compare it to Lady Gaga’s past appearances.   The dress design almost reminds me of a skeleton but it does fit her body nicely.  The color is lovely and I love the scarf that cascades down her back.  Maybe Lady Gaga’s is transitioning into “normal attire”.  But then again, who is to say what is normal?










Jennifer Garner walks down the red carpet in a stunning blue/silver tassel dress.  I love the movement of this dress and give her props for having making shoes and accessories and not trying to color block.  This dress is no doubt inspired by a 1920’s flapper dress.  The only thing I don’t find appealing, just like Angelina’s, is the top.  It’s not very flattering to her bust and the straps are not helping.  But that’s my only problem with it.  Again, the movement looks great.  Every time she turns around to take a picture, the dress will always look great.  Plus, she looks stunning with her hair and makeup.  Overall it’s great attire for the red carpet.










Chrissy Teig's attire for the Oscars was incredible! I absolutely loved for black/pink dress.  Surprisingly she is one of the few Oscar women to go strapless; most of the other women seem to have a contest on who can get the lowest v-neckline.  Anyways, I love the color combo and the fullness of the dress.  She walks so elegantly in it and you have to give the dress props for having pockets!  The design almost reminds me of cherry blossoms flowing in the wind.  This is one of my favorite dresses so far and it is beautifully modeled on a stunning woman.














Kate Hudson cascades down the red carpet in a dashing white formfitting dress.  Have you noticed that a lot of the Oscar attendees are wearing white, cream, or black this year?  I guess you can argue that those are “safe” colors but I love it when people break out into bold and daring colors.  But Kate does look beautiful nonetheless.  I like how the white fabric hugs her curves, and how the train of the dress flows out.  And apparently she is also in the contest on who can get the lowest neckline.  I also like the draping in the back because I think some designers forget that the back is just as important as the front.  The only problem I think of is that it looks a little too long in the front, but I’m sure she can manage it herself.  This dress almost can be considered a “safe” dress but I think with the features it has, it is quite extraordinary.





I admire Emma Watson’s style so much.  I also admire how she can make modesty so attractive.  For her Oscar attire she wore a black dress with a metallic top.  I love the shape of this dress and “shiny” asset.  The strange thing is, I thought at first this dress was more on the safe side, but looking at it again it looks like such a statement on Emma.  I guess her personality is just coming out on the dress.  I also love the accessories and red lipstick.  Emma is such a trendsetter and is easily one of my favorites.  And c’mon who doesn't love her smile?












Jennifer Lawrence seems to be everywhere nowadays.  So it’s no exception that she would be at the Oscars.  I’m sure everybody was waiting in anticipation for her arrival to see what dress will showcase her natural beauty.  And when she stepped out onto the carpet… it was very low key.  Now, Jennifer is beautiful and she did look stunning, but the dress is so plain it doesn't give her any credit.  It’s an okay color on her but there is no wow factor.  I was expecting something big for newcomer star, and was kind of let down.  Maybe she was afraid of getting on the “bad dress” list that she just went the safe route, which is kind of odd seeing she does process a lot of confidence.  Also, I think the dress may be a little too long seeing how she tripped down the carpet, but I could be wrong.  Hopefully we will see Jennifer’s true colors and style in the future.  



I give Kerry Washington a lot of credit for attending the Oscars while (very) pregnant.  She looked radiate but the dress did not give her justice.  I love the color but again, it’s on the safe side.  She has the right idea about the cut of the dress since she is with child.  Flowing dresses are a must when you are expecting.  I just wish there was more to it.  Also, the dress looks a little wrinkly on the bottom.  The accessories are nice and I give her extra credit for wearing heels.  Her hair and makeup look great and I guess most of that is because of the maternal glow she has.  Overall, she looks happy and she’s still beautiful.









I really, really, really, want to like Anna Kendrick’s dress.  I really do.  It seems she has the opposite problem of being “safe”.  There is too much going on with this dress.  I mean, I’m all for over the top designs, but only if it all comes together.  The cut to this dress doesn’t come together at all.  I like the top, but I wish they took away the black lining.  The red belt around the waist seems out of place, and the slip on the side makes the dress look off-balance.  I can see what the designer was going for but it just doesn’t really work.  Plus the black fabric seems to weigh it down even more.  I give Anna credit for the red clutch, trying to make it all match, but this was kind of a miss for me.  Anna is as beautiful as always, but she needs a different dress to capture her beauty.






Now for my favorite Oscar dress of the evening… Lupita Nyong’o!  I absolutely love this dress!  The color looks amazing on her and it was so easy to spot her from the audience.  She is the Cinderella of the Oscars!  It’s so flowing and breathtaking.  When she took the stage to receive her award the dress carried her so well.  To me, she is the winner of the Best Dressed.  Lupita Nyong’o, I will always be a fan!













Besides all the pretty dresses, let’s face it, no woman will never look as great in a suit as Ellen does!




So those are my personal opinions on the Oscars.  I hope you enjoyed the ceremony (and yes, I am VERY upset the my baby Leonardo DiCaprio did not win a Oscar but don’t worry Leo, its coming)
Anyways, enjoy the rest of week and I’ll see you next time
Love,
Rachel
Oh wait… One more thing
In honor of Frozen winning Best Animated Movie…..

Photo: The cold never bothered me anyway

The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway!!!

Photo: In honor of Frozen winning the Oscar.....


Monday, February 17, 2014

Happy (Post) Valentine's Day!/ Recap

Hey everyone!

I hope you had a very happy Valentine's day! I was going to post this earlier but I have been having internet problems so please forgive me.  This has probably been the best Valentine's day I have had so far, for a number of reasons.  The number one reason is of course, because I have a boyfriend.  Yes as clique as it is I was looking forward to Valentine's day for a couple of weeks.  No it's not because I wanted to spend all day with him and have him buy me stuff and take me out to dinner and all that. It's because I am truly happy being with him and I just wanted to express my happiness on Valentine's day. As some of you may know (especially if you follow me on instagram) I am in a 1090 mile long distance relationship.  My boyfriend goes to school in New York and that is were we met last summer, and yes I have not seen him in 6 months but honestly I don't consider him being far away because he is always there when I need him.  On Valentine's day we had a nice, 6 hour, skype date.  So here's how the day went:

Photo: Even a thousand miles apart my Valentine still got me flowers. Thank you Michael Lazarus! <3

Even a thousand miles away my Valentine still managed to send me my favorite flowers.  I was NOT expecting that when I came back to my dorm room



Valentine's Day gift from Mom! I can't believe she knew my favorite Disney Princess. Can't wait to eat ice cream out of this.



And lastly, my Valentine's Day outfit.  Even though I stayed inside talking on the computer I still wanted to look cute so I wore my black with white polka dot dress.  I love the way it sucks in my waist .  I also got it while thifting! Yay thifting!  I have my hair up in a bun which, by the way, have you noticed that a popular hairstyle right now is a braid that goes into the bun. (Frozen inspired maybe?)

Anyways I had a wonderful Valentine's Day and I hope all of you did to.

Love,
Rachel

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Important Update/ Be The Match

Hi everyone,
I know this is not what I normally post but I have something important that I wanted to share with you.  First off, I'm sorry for the delay on posting, my uncle recently passed away from liver cancer so I have been in mourning for a couple of days, so I hope you can understand.  Which brings me up to my important message.  As you probably know my father passed away from lung cancer when I was 18 which is part of the reason I started blogging to cope.  Well, when I turned I wanted nothing but to help everybody who was suffering from cancer and other life-threatening diseases.  So on my 18th birthday I registered with Be The Match, a bone marrow donor registry where you can donate healthy bone marrow to a needy patient.  So why am I telling you this?  Because last November, three days before my birthday, I received a call saying I was a match for a cancer patient, who is the same age my father was when he passed away.  I am beyond excited to help this stranger get back to normal life and be with his loved ones again.  I wanted to share this because I am having the procedure soon and I want to take you on this incredible journey with me.  Also, I want to take this opportunity to invite you all to join Be The Match registry.  It's a simple sign up and they walk you through every step of the way.  Can you imagine if everyone that reads my blog registered? Think of all the lives we could potently save!  I understand that a lot of people are not able to registry and that's okay, just help spread the word.  Think of this a belated birthday present to me.  Like the American Cancer Society says, "Let's create a world with less cancer and more birthdays."  Remember, to the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be world.

Love,
Rachel
Be the one to save a life. BeTheMatch.org

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Welcome to 2014!

Hello Everyone!

We are now in 2014 which means it's that wonderful time of when we all make New Year Resolutions.... some easier than others.  Honestly I don't really believe in making New Year Resolutions because I believe you should try to improve every day and not wait until the beginning of the next year to make a promise to yourself.  But I thought I would throw in a couple just to see if I could keep it.

My New Year Resolution is of course blog more.  I have a lot of more outfit ideas and I am also going to start managing more social medias so go check those out at the links below.  I'm going to try to blog at least once a week. Hopefully with my busy schedule coming up I can still be faithful here.

My own personal resolution is honestly to stop saying, "I'm sorry" all the time.  I have this habit of when something is wrong or if a situation is bad I automatically say I'm sorry even if it has nothing to do with me.  A example would be when I was talking to my boyfriend not too long ago when he was telling me one of my Christmas gifts was coming in the mail soon.  But the problem was that the package wouldn't be delivered until after Christmas and more into mid-January.  He was very upset that it was going to take so long for me to get it and when I saw that he was upset about the situation I automatically said, "I'm so sorry"  He replied with, "Why are you sorry?"  That's when it hit me.  Honestly, I would probably walk into a wall and say I'm sorry.  So I'm trying to work on that and I'm kind of struggling

So those are my resolutions, hopefully you made some reasonable ones.  Below is one of my favorite videos from my favorite film company Wong Fu Productions about resolutions so check that out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_sZQP36bt4

Also I started a instagram and here is my first post with my tinker bell hair:



I hope you all have a wonderful year

Love,
Rachel

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 Rewind

Looking back at this past year and looking forward to 2014!

SWEETEST thing that happened to me this year: Last January this guy who I was interested in took me to see "Cinderella" on stage live in Nashville.  It was such a amazing experience and the best first date I have ever been on.  And no we did not end up together but we're still best friends.  Sometime the sweetest things are with people who were just suppose to be with you in that moment and you can create a beautiful memory.

WEIRDEST thing that happened to me this year: Last March I went to spring break in Gatlinburg with a bunch of friends and I received a fortune card from a woman who "claimed" to be a fortune teller.  The card said that in the near future I would meet my soulmate AND my future husband and apparently they're two different people.... (I cannot confirm nor deny if this has happened)

MOST DANGEROUS thing I've done this year: Traveled to NYC while I was interning during the summer and went down to Times Square and Central Park.  I walked 7 miles that day and went there all. By. My. Self...... sorry Mom you're just now finding out about this...

GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Of course you already know the answer to this one... going to NY for my internship.  First time being away from home by myself. First time in NY all by myself.  Longest time being away from home.  Probably my greatest accomplishment of my life so far...

GREATEST PERSON I met this year..... sorry to get so sappy but while I was in NY I met this incredible amazing guy who really just made everyday special and he later became my boyfriend :) This is a story that deserves to be told but I think I'll save that for 2014.

I hope to see you in 2014, I'll be blogging A LOT more and have so many more ideas.

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2012/2013 I was just figuring it out... 2014, I hope to share my story.

Love,
Rachel

Monday, November 25, 2013

New Hair!

Hello Everybody, I have some exciting news to share with you.  If you have seen my previous post then you have seen pictures of me and my very long red hair.  I have been growing out my hair all my life and have never dyed it, highlighted it, or cut it.  I always liked keeping it natural because I didn't want to fuss with roots, coloring, going to the salon, etc.  Plus I'm proud of have my red hair because it's the rarest hair color and people ask me all the time if it's colored and I love saying that it's natural.  But last week I decided to have a small change done because I felt that since my birthday is coming on Wednesday it could be my own b-day present to myself so here it is:

   

I got swoop bangs!  I also cut about a inch off the bottom.  I'm so happy with the way it turned out.  It's a fresh new look and I love playing with it.  The second picture is a hair style I did today where I twisting my hair on the side of my head and pinned it into place.  It's so edgy and I think it fits my personality better.  It was good to take the first step into trying something new especially since I have never parted with my hair before.  Happy Early Birthday Present to me!

My birthday will be November 27th and I have a very special post so stay tuned!

Love
Rachel

Monday, November 18, 2013

Fall Favorites

Hey everyone,
Sorry I have been MIA and I'm probably late on this post but I have been extremely busy with finals and it was also the one year anniversary of my father's death last Monday so please forgive me.

Fall is my favorite season.  I love the change in the air and I was finally able to go on a shopping spree for warmer clothes.




This is probably my favorite outfit I bought.  I bought a cream sweater dress with matching brown belt.  I'm wearing my brown Ugg boots and I made a orange bow to put on the back on my bun.  We also went thrifting where I got the brown and polka dot purse for a dollar!

My favorite color combos for fall are most likely browns, creams, and oranges.  Warm colors are a must.

Hopefully I can do favorite fall makeup looks later this week.

Well, that all I have for now.  Stay turned for more fall/winter looks
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Love,
Rachel

Thursday, October 31, 2013

My Halloween Costume!

Hey everybody!  It's finally time for the reveal of my Halloween Costume. Look at the pictures below to see if you can guess what it is.



























Did you guess it?  I am Vanellope Von Schweetz from Wreck-It Ralph!

I had so much fun making this costume over the last few weeks. The jacket was originally plain white until I dyed it the appropriate color.  I used pink shoelaces for the strings attached and stitches.  The skirt was just something I found at a thrift store that was perfect for this costume.  The stockings were probably the hardest part.  They were plain white and I painted them with nail polish and Sharpies.  And now the best part of the costume: the hair.  I basically went to Walmart and grabbed a bunch of 98 cent boxes of candy and superglued them all the hairclips and bobby pins.  As you can see I used: peppermints, Mike and Ikes, gummy bears, Reese's, and Starburst.  I made the licorice bow out of some fabric and wire.  And I did not dye my hair, I just used black hair spray from the party store.

This was one of most fun costumes I have ever had for Halloween.  Comment below, what did you dress up for as for Halloween.  Sorry to cut this short but I gots to go.  Halloween dance to attend.

Happy Halloween

Love,
Rachel

One last thing.....


I met this guy during my Halloween festival in my home town.  I asked, "What does the fox say?"  But he didn't know....   Also, doesn't my dog Brutis look so cute?  He loved that hat.  :)


Wednesday, October 30, 2013

College Halloween

Hey everyone, so I thought I would share with you what I've been up to the last couple of days since it is Halloween week.   Last Monday my dorm put on our annual Haunted Dorm attraction.  We have it every year to raise money for future projects and since I live in a all-girls dorm we do a lot of arts and crafts projects!  Like most college dorms, our's has a supernatural story behind it so a lot of people claim that our dorm is actually haunted.  The leading story I have heard is that back in the 60's or 70's a girl named Johanna who hung herself in her dorm room and now apparently haunts the upper part of the building.  Whether this is true or not, I have no idea but they do say that Johanna's room is now the show room.  It does seem a little odd that the show room is on the second floor doesn't it?  Anyways, we did our annual haunted dorm and it went really well.  Here's what I did:


So yeah, not my usual makeup routine.  I did my look as a "Broken Zombie Doll."  I used white face paint and drew cracks on my face by using eyeliner.  For my lips I just used red lipstick with the same eyeliner and for my eyes I just gave myself raccoon eyes with grey eye shadow.  For my hair I just hairsprayed it underneath the layers and folded it over.

I had so much fun scaring people especially since I was in the boiler room in the basement.  I hide behind a corner and when people walked in a grabbed them by the ankles and laughed hysterically.  I think everybody is entitled to be a little scary during this time of year.


I also wanted to share this.  My roommate and I decided to add to the holiday spirit by decorating out door.  We finally got to put our Pinterest accounts to good use and found a bunch of paper crafts to try out.  I had so much fun putting this together and sharing that experience with her.  

Have a very safe and Happy Halloween

Love,
Rachel

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Friday, October 25, 2013

Halloween Favorites

Hello my fellow Trick-or-Treaters

Since I am a aspiring fashion/costume designer you should know what one of my favorite holidays is.  Halloween is less than a week away and even though I will be posting on the that about how my day went, I thought I should take the time to share some of my favorite things and this day.

CANDY:

You CANNOT have Halloween without candy! This time of year starts the beginning of where I cave in and give in to all the unhealthy yet satisfying sweets that are always around me (which later leads to Thanksgiving and Christmas, where even more unhealthy food is which leads to my New Year's Resolution to eat healthier.)  After I grew out of trick-or-treating and it was time to pass out the candy, we actually didn't have alot of children come to our neighborhood because it wasn't a very busy street.  But that never bothered me because that meant I got to keep all the candy. :) Anyways, here are some of my favorite candies and sweets.

  3 Musketeers are probably one of my favorite chocolate bars and it's pretty obvious that I LOVE chocolate.  I really like the mini candy bars because they taste cuter!  Another thing I love about them is it reminds me of when my dad and I would walk down the railroad tracks behind our house to the drugstore and buy a 3 Musketeers bar to eat, so yeah, good times.  The fluffy chocolate will always be on my list for Halloween Must-haves.



Right behind 3 Musketeers are KitKat Bars.  I have always loved these things especially when you put them in the freezer. One thing that always made me mad growing up was that some people didn't know how to eat it properly.  Some people just open the wrapper and take a bite out of it! So I would be sitting there like, "Have you not seen the commercial?! You'll suppose to break off a piece!"  But either way you eat your Kit Kat bar, I won't judge.  I even read that Green Tea KitKats are a actual thing and they are in America now.  I've never really had Green Tea before but I would be willing to try it if it came in chocolate form.


Last on my list is Twizzlers.  Admit it, you never had just one at a time!  As soon as you have one, you'll always going back to the bag and getting more.  I prefer the classic Strawberry flavor but I especially enjoy the sour ones too. Even though I am a big chocolate fan, I love gummy candy as well.  And this stuff takes the prize for favorite gummy candy.



FASHION AND COSTUMES:

October is the time of year when it starts to get a colder outside which means it's time to put away the cute summer dresses and break out the sweaters.  When it gets closer to Halloween time it's more then to rock borderline costumes.  I love borderline costumes because if you'll not that big into dressing up or if you'll invited to a last minute party you can still keep the Halloween spirit alive.   So now I'll be sharing my favorite borderline costumes...
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Animal headbands have been a huge thing for me.  I currently have cat ears, Cheshire Cat ears, and now bat ears if you saw them a few post ago. They're so easy to slip on and get into character.

MAKEUP:

Halloween is the perfect excuse to put on crazy colored eye shadow and overly full eye lashes.  During Halloween, I think it's the perfect reason to try black lipstick.  Just like red lipstick I think every girl should try black at least once in her life.  You automatically feel more wicked after putting it on.  Don't knock it until you try it.

So those are just some of my few favorite things about Halloween.  Make sure to comment what are some of your favorite things.  I'll be posting a lot more Halloween themed post next week and then I will be revealing my costume.  I'm trying to keep my costume under wraps (no pun-intended) until the 31st for you all to see.   Tomorrow I'm actually going to a Halloween festival back home so I'll also be showing that Thrusday.

Have a safe a memorable Halloween,

Love Rachel

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Denim Love


I'm sure you all remember my very first blog spot about my Denim Angel jacket.  Ever since, I have been in love with the fabric.  So when my boyfriend text me one day last week and asked if I wanted two pairs of his old jeans I couldn't resist!  I was on fall break last week so I spent to try out some much needed DIY.


First thing I did with one pair of jeans was transform them into a vest.  I received the jeans in the mail around noon and I made this and finished it around 4 p.m.  I cut the pockets and used the back of leg fabric for the neck piece and the back piece that wraps around my waist.  I also added a bow in the back with the left over fabric.  


Second thing I made was a denim skirt from the other pair of jeans.  I basically cut off the bottom half and found lace from a pair of old curtains and sewed it all together.  You can also the bow I added in the back of the vest.  I'm also wearing a pearl headband I got from Dollar General for about $3 and my shirt is from Studio Y but I got it for a $1 while thrifting.

I had so much fun doing this projects and FINALLY getting to warm up my new sewing machine.  Hopefully in a few days I'll have even more DIY projects if I can get more fabric.  In a few days I will have some fall and Halloween blogs.  Fall is here and it's time for fall fashion!

Love,
Rachel