30 . 11 . 2011

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Archived in: Fashion, Pra eles

On my last post I said that the blazer was a key piece and that’s exactly why I came back here to talk more about it, since I really believe it to be a fundamental item on every closet. I say it’s a key piece because you can wear it to work, to a party or on the weekend… It is so practical! We are used to jackets and coats but the cool thing about the blazer is that it gives an elegant air besides making the silhouette more slender (makes you look thinner! Lol!) Even the t-shirt and jeans duo gets less boring: just put over a blazer to add some style and charm to a basic look. Besides being a safe investment, since a good piece may last years in your closet.

You might be thinking: but what about the heat? Today you can find on stores many cotton or linen pieces, many of them without an inner lining, which means, it won’t be as warm as the suit jacket you might be already used to. Besides, to change a weekend look (in other words, informal, you can’t go to work like this!) it’s great to wear it with shorts as well (long shorts, not exercise ones!). Combine it preferably to shoes or sneakers without socks, it looks good.

When in doubt, chose a one or two buttons blazer, with an adjusted fit to your body. But remember if you want to button it, do so only with the first button, never the lower one! The ones with double buttons are a trend, but harder to wear and you must have your body on good shape so that they fit well… Nice materials for you to look for: I recommend a corduroy one, very classic, for the winter time and cotton for the summer. It’s common to see in stores very colorful pieces, but if you’re getting only one, invest on a more classical and neutral color, like black, gray, caramel or navy blue. They go with everything.

Do you already have yours but always arrive to your destination on a trip it all creased and wrinkled? Learn how to fold it when packing:

1 – fold one of the sides, turning it as if inside-out, with the sleeve inside (without turning the sleeve inside-out)
2 – do the same to the other side. It will be as IF on the inside-out, with the sleeves inside. Make sure they are stretched out
3 – fold it on half lengthwise
4 – fold it on half and straighten it out.

Now there’s no excuse not to wear it!

30 . 11 . 2011

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Archived in: Beauty

Everybody agrees that a nice package makes us want to buy a product even more, right? At least, I’m like that, lol! I can’t see a cute container that I already want to know what it’s all about and to find an excuse to get it!

MAC has launched this week, here in Brazil, the Art of Powders collection, which is inspired by modern art. The result is three absolutely beautiful products, that we go crazy to get but feel sad to use, lol!

Each has its function: the more far-fetched one is Street Art Eyeshadow, which brings seven shades of eye shadow that may be used separately or mixed. The colors are very suave and it has a shiny finish to it. When you mix it all, it looks kind of pinkish, very pretty to light up the corners of the eyes, you know?

My favorite one is Optical Bronzer, which simplifies in one little container something that I do every day while applying blush: I always dip the brush first on a blush and then on a bronzer, you know? And since Optical has blush and bronzer stripes (and it’s the one I like the most as well!), it solves my problem at once.

And the last one from the collection is the In the Abstract Highlighter, which is a very light illuminator! It also mixes pink and golden hues, but is more faded than the Optical Bronzer.
Each one costs R$187 and the collection is available only at some MAC stores: Shopping Iguatemi (SP); Park Shopping (DF); Ipanema (RJ); Fashion Mall (RJ); Oscar Freire (SP); Shopping Mueller (PR), Pátio Savassi (MG) and online, at Sacks. Is it already on you Christmas wish list, yes or definitely?