Today: 23 july 2008

Word: Magnate (maag nayt) (maag niht)

:::noun:::meaning:::powerful or influential person:::

Song: "Breakdown," by Handsome Boy Modeling School

Beaux Tip: When your mascara starts to dry up, don't worry! 

Just add an itty bit of water to it, shake it and it'll be just like new!

Shoe: "Calfskin Wedge Pumps"

Designed for Costume National, Fall 2008 Collection

$870

Video:

Place: Coco Chanel's Apartment- Paris, France

Um, can we go now!?

Today: 22 july 2008

Word: Coalesce (koh uh lehs)

:::verb:::meaning:::to grow together to form a single whole:::

Song: "Queer," by Garbage

Beaux Tip:

For soft feet, use a pumice stone on your feet nightly with warm water and a nice foot scrub (Bliss has a nice one). After drying your feet off, apply a foot lotion and a clean pair of cotton socks (I recommend Falke cotton blend socks); do not remove the socks until the morning. Repeat nightly in between pedicures, which should be every 2 weeks. 

Shoe: "Crocodile Pump"

Designed for Giuseppe Zanotti, Fall 2008 Collection

$875

Video:

Place: The Container Store

This place is absolutely magnificent

Full of all of your organizational needs

In every color, form & size!

If you aren't the organizing type, give yourself a summer hobby 

& try something new!

Today: 21 july 2008

Word: Impervious (ihm puhr vee uhs)

:::adj:::meaning:::impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected:::

Song: "Getting Late," by Floetry

Beaux Tip: Have rubber soles applied to your high heel shoes by a shoe repairman. The rubber soles will make your shoes more comfortable and also help them last longer throughout the wear and tear that they may endure. If you have Louboutin shoes, there are specific shoe repair stores that have red rubber soles, check google for a shoe repair near you!

Shoe: "Sequin Point-Toe Pumps"

Designed for Miu Miu, Fall 2008 Collection 

$690

Video:

Place:

Supper Club, SF

A beautiful venue

Restaurant, Lounge & Club

Attended a hair show here last month & was incredibly impressed, we had a wonderful time!

The hostess is also really hot! 

Today: 20 july 2008

Word: Diffident (dih fih dint)
:::adj:::meaning:::lacking self-confidence:::

Song: "Get Me Home," by Foxy Brown


Beaux Tip: Wash your make-up brushes once a week with a tad bit of shampoo and conditioner and allow them to air dry. This will decrease shedding and also keep your brushes in optimum condition.


Shoe:"Divine Printed Pony Sandals"
Designed for Jimmy Choo, Fall 2008 Collection
$895


Video:


Place: Wynn, Las Vegas
OMG. . .

Today: 19 july 2008

Word: Axiom (aak see uhm)
:::noun:::meaning:::self-evident truth:::

Song: "She Lives In My Lap," by Andre 3000


Beaux Tip: When applying both eyeliner and brow color, use a damp angled brush with a powder eye shadow instead of a pencil. Your eye line will come out quite smoothly and your brows will look more natural. I do not use pencils in my make-up art.


Shoe: "Pointy Toe Flat Skimmer"
Designed for Chloé, Fall 2008 Collection
$490


Video:


Place: Ritz Carlton, San Francisco
Had drinks and hors d'oeuvres earlier this week with my Aunt
Absolutely stunning, enough said.

Today: 18 july 2008

Word: Garrulous (gaar uh luhs) (gaar yuh luhs) :::adj:::meaning:::tending to talk a lot:::

Song: "Zoom," by the Commodores

Beaux Tip: after washing your face at night, apply a generous amount of Vaseline to your eyelids between your eyebrows and eyelashes, it acts a great conditioner for your eyelids.


Shoe: "Babouska Studded Bootie,"
designed for Gucci, Fall 2008 Collection
$995


Video:


Place: césar - tapas, wine, beer & spirits:
a fabulous place for delicious paella, drinks and tapas.
drink the: house-made lemon-mint soda
eat the: paella césar (chorizo, clams, mussels, chicken & shrimp with peas & piquillos in a lobster broth)
http://www.barcesar.com/

She's Back

Took a brief hiatus.
Business plans in the making, bar construction, restaurant accounting papers strewn out across the condo, revelations of the authentic, dismissal of the regular, party planning, vacationing to Vegas, allthewhile, truly defining herself.

Prior to her intermission, she began to grow a bit restless, rather exhausted by the mundane formalities of daily life, so she decided to add 2 teaspoons of seasoning salt, 7 sprinkles of cayenne pepper and an undisclosed amount of my special "house" seasoning.

Now She's back.
Thank you for sticking around, thank you for allowing her to locate herself amidst the chaotic medley of heartbeats.

A loved one shared something valuable with me that I would like to pass on to you in this introduction of her return. There comes a time in life when we are allowed a choice, we can either numb our talents and settle for what pays the bills, what keeps us constant, keeps us regular; Or we can walk to a cliff and jump.

Please allow me to explain.
Following your dreams is not easy, it is incredibly challenging, and especially if we aren't even clear on what our dreams truly consist of. Some people have obvious passions that they pursue, but the majority of folks are in search of themselves, with no google maps, map quest or GPS capability.

This is not encouraging you to end your life altogether, but it is an encouragement for you to let go of the life that doesn't exhibit your talents and contributions to the world, and begin a new life where you will be joined by other equally motivated and free spirits, away from the poisonous feelings of insecurity, jealously and fear. Once you reach this level of knowing yourself, you will be invincible, and like Kanye and Jeezy once chanted, you will also. . .

I do realize that a lot of people have responsibilities, financial, family, et cetera. . .but don't allow these obligations exist as excuses for why you cannot progress. You may not be able to quit your job immediately, and you may loathe the concept of 1/3 of your day being frozen by anti-creative forces, but that doesn't mean that you cannot construct a game plan for yourself with goals, dates, and plans of action. It is all about self motivation, and only YOU can motivate yourself.

During this process you will feel as though you are losing a grasp, that's when you jump, and moments thereafter the climax, the resolution presents itself. . .

you have created yourself.

Congratulations & Warmest Wishes,

Amina of Les Beaux Nuages