My MUST have Spring accessory!!!

The Mulberry Alexa Bag!Alexa Chung is by far one of my FAV style icons and I absolutely love that she inspired this Mulberry messenger bag. I first became obsessed while visiting the Opening Ceremony Store in LA.  They had this Glamorous bag in Yellow, Cobalt Blue, Oak, and Black. I immediately was drawn to the Blue one. Its supple leather its shocking color sent tingles down my arm begging to hold the thing...but I wasn't about to plunk down the whopping $1250.00 on it. But life works in funny ways....and since I have this strange thing that follows me everywhere called OBSESSION i haven't stopped my search and FINALLY someone over in Miami Florida decided to part with one of these beauties for a more reasonable price (as reasonable as designer bags get!! Ebay is my love BTW!! I settled on the Oak color deciding that its fate anyway (ill get more use out of it). So in about a week my new glamor baby Mulberry Alexa bag will arrive and be mine forever! It will be love in all its glory!xo M

OOOOHHHH BABY I LIKE IT HARD!!!!

AS IN WAX YOU DIRTY GLAMAZONS!!!Yes my new obsession is HARD wax! There's nothing more UN-glamorous than an untrimmed hedge in the lady department. Although I firmly believe it's a personal choice on whether to chop down the entire tree or to just trim the hedge. BUT I also believe no mater which you prefer, there is only ONE way to do it - HARD WAX!!! This type of wax is specifically made for coarse hair and in a way it shrink wraps the hairs by hardening after it is applied eliminating the use of strips. It's MUCH MUCH less messy than traditional strip waxing , and a tad less painful also (I mean about as painless as bikini waxing CAN be), and also it takes about 15-20 min (if the technician is skilled and efficient) to complete a full brazilian!!!I recently decided I needed a new waxing salon, and so I did a bit of research and found a place located right around my apartment called HONEY SPA www.honeyspabrooklyn.com . This place is AMAZING!!! Super Glam, it smells like floral incense, its supremely clean, they play relaxing classical music while the beautiful hungarian waxing technician works her magic! They are super friendly and made me feel like I wouldn't mind getting a wax weekly!!! (I guess I wouldnt go that far) they even wear spotless white lab coats.  The best part.....its glamourously priced as well!!!! My 15 min brazilian was only $35.00!! a regular wax will cost you double that at a mediocre slightly dingy salon with bad lighting! I'd seriously recommend any of you glamettes to take the trip to Greenpoint for your monthly trimming! They also offer other services such as facials, mani's, pedis, massages all at great glamorous prices as well!!HAPPY WAXING MY LOVLIES!xo M

Oh you Skinny Bitch!!!

We all love a good cocktail don't we?? Problem is we usually don't stop at one and we tend to go for the sugary sweet concoctions that are a whopping 150+ calories! Well ladies time to pay a little more attention to your waistlines! My Dear friend Katie (who happens to be one SKINNY BITCH) introduced me to this glamouricious drink a few months back and since then it's all I consume! The "skinny bitch" is as follows:1 part Vodka 1 part Water and lemon or lime, (I Prefer extra lemon).  Yup my little glamourettes that's all there is! This little cocktail will only cost you about 65 calories, as opposed to a Vodka Tonic which is approx 200 calories, or a Vodka Cran. which is 172 calories, and a Cosmo which is about 150 calories! Plus it hydrates AND intoxicates! For something a little fruity try raspberry vodka, if your entertaining you can glam it up by adding some fresh raspberries to the glass! (super glamourific). For something extra refreshing try muddling some mint leaves, and a spritz of lemon and voila a satisfying sexy cocktail that will leave your mouth refreshed and waistline skinny! (It also looks super glam in a big glass pitcher for summer entertaining). Play around with different flavors of vodka and create your own skinny bitch! Trick is don't add anything with extra calories, Fresh mashed up fruit is fine, as well as fresh mint etc etc..you get the point!Cheersxo M

OMBRE this....

HAIR?!?! WHAT? Yup ladies that's right ombre hair! The newest trend to hit beauty salons. This new extended root look is supposed to evoke beachy laziness. It goes against all preconceived rules of beauty. "MUST GET ROOTS TOUCHED UP BEFORE THEY HIT 1 1/2"" etc etc. NOT ANYMORE my little glamorous beautystas! Let those roots grow! "It's definitely the more economical way of getting the look. The actual process is the art of "Hair Painting"  in which a highly skilled and talented beautician literally paints down your strands very strategically to give you that messy perfect imperfection of highlights and tones. Tons of celebs are flocking to this new trend, some are more veterans of the looks like Nicole Richie and Erin Wasson. It's a BEAUTIFUL finish but a long and grueling 4 hr process. I myself became obsessed with this look when I came across a spread in Marie Claire mag and I HAD to have it. Although I was unaware at the time that this was an actual process and I thought I could just show up with a picture of what I wanted but I was explained that not anyone can just do that. My hairdresser who was great but could not achieve the look perfectly, gave me reddish/caramel highlights and applied a caramel glaze on top to tone it down, an attempt at Ombre. While the highlights were fabulous!  It did not look Ombre to me at all so I took matters into my own hands and being a creative being and willing to give all things a try I purchased an "over the counter" hair dye a tone darker than my newly highlighted hair and applied it strategically to the top portion of the head blending downward and leaving the rest dry. While I can't say that I would recommend this technique, it was subtle but it did give me more of the effect I was looking for without costing me  the $300.00 it would have cost at L'Atelier de Laurie in the East Village. I hear they do amazing work esp in the area of "hair painting". My total dye job incl. my store-bought dye was $150.00..but that's Brooklyn prices. This look is  so un-glamorously GLAM! Fantastic for the spring and summer and looks amazing with a tan so ladies cancel those root touch up appointments and embrace the roots! Yours truly M xo

"Mi Casa es su Casa"

For those of you that love to travel finding a great place to stay that wont kill your wallet may be an ongoing problem. I've recently stumbled upon a super glamorous solution to the madness of overpriced hotels. WWW.AIRBNB.COMGoing on a weekend trip to Paris?? Why not stay in a little  posh apartment??Or Montreal why not stay in a swanky loft??Traveling has never been so fantastically GLAM!!!xo M