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Friday, August 12, 2011

Favorite dating shows

I have to be honest .. first of all I find men of all races attractive (chocolate brown skin of a man of African descent to bisque of a red headed Irish Man) but usually am attracted to Asian, White, European, Italian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and foreign men in general. But as a woman living in Los Angeles, CA it is DANGED competitive as HELL!!! It's the land of the 'Barbie' doll .. super skinny, super young, skinny and surgery enhanced big boobs and/or asses.

So I never got much interest from men after gaining a lot of weight after moving to LA and not eating healthy/working out/walking. But I've been working on myself for the past two years. I've lost over 50 pds with changing my diet, taking long daily walks and regularly working out at the gym. In addition I've changed up my super conservative style of dress and taken the advice of my dating gurus. Patti Stanger of Millionaire Matchmaker, Matt and Tamsen Fadal Titus (Matched in Manhattan) NYC Love Consultants, Steve & Joanne Ward of Tough Love, Patti Novak of Confessions of a Matchmaker, What Not To Do dating show and chatting with friends who are married/dating.

So accepted that I need to wear makeup, color on my lips (to show off my great smile), got Lasik (so everyone can see my glorious big brown eyes), wearing cute clothes that show off my assets (cleavage, small waist) and styling my hair. It's working! I notice men have started to approach and flirt with me. AND they are guys I'm interested in speaking with and dating!

I've learned to like myself as I am and not putting my life on 'hold' till I get more 'perfect). I know that right now I look really good. I'm getting closer to getting to my ideal dating weight and am pretty cute too!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Fashionista Color Presso on lips

Another day another dollar in pursuit of 'beauty'. Today is a Monday and I have again tried a mix of new and old makeup for a new look. Today I started with the L'Oreal HiP Teal Kohl Eyeliner that I used to line the top and bottom of my eyes. I decided to try the L'Oreal HiP Bright Shadow Duo in Flashy (318). I put the light golden yellow cream color on my lid and the green color on my crease up to my eyebrow. I wanted my eyebrows to be a little dramatic so took Sephora Black Eyeshadow and filled them in a little. To really make my eyes stand out I finished with Clinique High Impact Mascara in Black (01) that really makes them look thick and long!

Shine Struck Liquid Lipcolor in Zealous

I wanted a rosy affect on my cheeks so used my bronze Aveda Cheek Creme in Uruku (bronzey reddish brown -- almost like rich earth/clay) on my cheekbones and than Sephora Body Paint (810) on the apple of my cheeks. The Body Paint has a pearly gold iridescence that really makes my skin glow.

I like my lips to be shiny but not too colorful so brought to L'Oreal Lip Colors to try out. The first picture is with the L'Oreal HiP Shine Struck Liquid Lipcolor in Zealous (260) it's almost a reddish peach. I than tried out my new L'Oreal HiP Color Presso in Fashonista (380) that is a very shiny pearly red (looks GREAT on me). This one got a reaction from TWO guys. Both said 'hi' and flirted with me. So will be wearing more brighter colors from now on! I think the combination of a great smile and bright lips is very appealing to the fellas!

I have photos of me with both lip colors so which one do you like best???

As you can see my hair is growing like a weed but is at that weird length where it's just ... well 'sproinging' in every direction! But I like the twists, coils and curls. They make me look AND feel unique!