Working retail, especially in a mall, can be a real pain because it’s more sales driven than anything, but I so love when I get to help the customers plan outfits and accessories.  I want to work at a smaller boutique so that I can focus more on doing that, the styling.  I don’t like having to sell people on the store credit cards and all of that, i want the simple pleasure of style consultations.  Too bad there’s no where around here to work at that would let me thrive in that.  So regular retail it shall be until I probably move to Los Angeles.  I wish a mall around here at least had a Nordstroms or something so that I could work my way up to being a personal shopper!  Damn these “average” stores around here

My birthday is Wednesday :-D  I can’t believe a whole year has passed; man, time flies!  I’ve turned 21, graduated, gotten published more, so some good has happened the past year.  Got fatter though, lol, so I need to get that baggage off of me!  Wonder what this 22nd year of my life will hold. 

Wow, I haven’t written in a long time :-(  Reason being,  I really haven’t had anything interesting going on.  Who wants to hear about boring arbitrary mess? lol

I got a new job at the mall and this is my first week.  I’m working there so that I can get some fashion retail experience on top of my journalistic work so that when I make my way to Los Angeles to live, I can not only try to work for magazines, but also boutiques so that I can build clientele and become a personal shopper/stylist.  That would be the best job for me, seriously.  Paid to shop and make people look their best??  HOLLA

Life has been okay.  I was working out consistently for a while, but then i jumped on the scale a month later and nothing had changed :-(  my boobs have gotten bigger though! woot woot, 34DD over here, all natural ;-)  That will CERTAINLY come in handy in LA.  But seriously, I need to drop some major pounds, and I just don’t know how to do it anymore.  My 700 cals a day starvation diet that I used to lose 20 lbs before isn’t the way that I want to go, but seriously, I need to do SOMETHING that works, ya know?

In other news, I cut my hair too and dyed it jet black :-D  Did that a while ago, just forgot to write about it or post pics cuz I haven’t been out to TAKE some pictures.  I know, I know, shame shame.   When I go get it done again I will be sure to get dressed up and take some photos!

Alright, toodles and beauty for now.  Ciao bellas!

Okay, so I can not praise this movie enough! I’m such a buff for history, scandal, royalty, good names, etc that this was right up my alley.  Come on, what’s better than elaborate outfits, scandalous romances that change the course of history, and hot men like Eric Bana?  A girl couldn’t ask for anything better to watch on a Saturday evening with her mummy, I tell you.

Natalie Portman played her role well, the devious little minx!  I loved her as the scandalous Anne, she did the role justice.  Scarlett wasn’t bad either, as the sweetheart Mary, but as most sweethearts go, she isn’t the one that history remembers.  We do love the bold ones, huh?  Eric Bana earned my lust with his portrayal of King Henry VIII.  What a horny dog he was; jeez he let that girl change the course of England forever!  Go Anne!  And I’m not spoiling anything, not my fault if you don’t know your history; this DID happen 500 years ago.

It was exactly what  I hoped, in line with my love of stories like “Push Not the River” by James Conroyd Martin and “A Woman of Passion” by Virginia Henley.  Now I simply MUST go read the book “The Other Boleyn Girl“.  Books usually are better than the movies and my god, I’ll be captivated surely if this one lives up to that!

don’t forget to get out and vote today, if you’re over 18!!! Make it count.

 Yay for changes!

Got back RAVE reviews from the editor on my piece that I wrote :-)  She said that I’m very talented and will be a star at the magazine.  Woot Woot!  Best thing I’ve heard all year(granted, we’re not even a month in, but YA KNOW, lol).  That is my great news, and they want to use me for much more, so I am very pleased.

Went to a party on Sunday.  The thing is, I hate clubbing in the winter, because most of my going out clothes are summery (read: skimpy, legs out, boobs out, etc) so it’s tough picking something for winter.  Not only that, it also means coat check.  Boo!  So, I didn’t feel like coat checking since we parked only a block away, so like an idiot, I ran that block with no coat in below zero weather in a satin shirt.  Needless to say, now I’m sick as a dog :(  Doesn’t help my friendly disposition.  On top of that, there is supposed to be a great party tonite with pro athletes and what not and now I can’t go….boooooooooooo!

well, I did get to meet another of my fave video vixens at the party, Melyssa Ford.

Today I did my first interview as a freelance journalist.  Not a student, not an intern, but a journalist.  Wow, that feels good

I think that it went well, at least, i certainly hope that I got enough info to write something stellar.  They pay well for it and I look forward to doing more.  I’m grinning, aren’t i a giddy loser? lol. 

My friend was saying, oh, you seem so professional now.  Little ole me, Vonnie the professional!  I’ll let you guys know when the article is out.  Ciao, bellas

My bff Shay introduced me to this really cool site that I thought I would share with you guys:  http://www.myitthings.com

be sure to check it out, maybe join, and when you do, be sure to stop by my spot to let me know you joined and please vote for my article there:  http://myitthings.com/socialitedreams/Post/body/It_Makeup/All_things_Beautiful/64142008210712559.htm

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My skin has always been at least slightly bumpy and never just smooth and clear.  Well, these pills work wonders!  skin is clear, smooth, and just very nice :-D  I ran out of them for a week, and good googly moogly, did I notice the difference!  So yeah, this will be my new addiction so that I can stay gorgeous.  Wish I would have known my cure-all BEFORE I bought all of this other stuff I have, lol.  I have hundreds of dollars worth of skincare.  Oh well, cest la vie!  I probably still would have bought that stuff just cuz it makes me happy to buy new beauty products

Okay, so I’ve been watching Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and I must say, the makeup work is bloody awful!!!  So much money available, such great special effects and they skimp on the makeup artist?  Who the f’ did they hire?

The foundation/bronzer/tanner is streaky and just god-awful.  Makes them, especially Orlando (Will Turner), look orange with brown streaks.  It takes great skill to make HIM look horrific. 

I mean, I understand that in some scenes they have to look dirty and at sea, I get THAT….but in his botched wedding scene?  the rain streaked his face to look absolutely disastrous….just the whole movie, the makeup on Orlando was bad.  Capt. Jack Sparrow’s didn’t fair much better except for the great eyeliner…Kiera’s looked orange in most of “At World’s End”. 

Sigh….I can barely watch the movie for looking at the horrible makeup!  These pics aren’t as bad as it is in the movie.  Go rent and watch, you’ll agree!!!

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I’m at my happiest when I am standing at a makeup counter, perusing the assorted products and knowing that with a couple swipes of said products, I can be transformed.

There is no better feeling than being dolled up and feeling GORGEOUS.  With that said, here are some of my favorite beauty products that help lead towards that feeling of ultimate confidence for me:

1. Too Faced Magic Wand Illuminating foundation.  This stuff blends well, disappears into my skin, and leaves me with an flawless skin that does not show I have on foundation.  Woot Woot!

2. This year, I’m new to blushes and I could kick myself for not tapping into their glowy goodness years ago.  I love the warm light that Nars’ Taj Mahal gives me as well as the everday look of MAC Format.  MAC Breadth of Plum is cool for something different.

3. Too Faced Lash Injection works AWESOME wonders on my lashes.  They look thick and black by the time I am done, which is definitely a plush.  Almost look like false lashes with enough coats!

4. Murad Pure skin supplement.  While this is not a makeup product, it contributes greatly to glowing, healthy skin.  I’ve always been prone to breakouts and this stuff is one of the only things that has helped me to clear up.

Some beauty icons of mine when it comes to makeup are:

1. Pat Mcgrath.  This lady can work magic with a product…sweet goodness, she transforms people like no other with her intricate makeup looks.  I worship her!

2. Beyonce.  She works different colors and makeup looks, so I tip my hat off to her.  Nothing is more boring to me than someone who wears the “natural” look EVERY FRIGGING DAY

3. Eve.  Miss lady is not at all afraid to work the bright and bold looks.  I love her style!

4.Cleopatra.  This original was a trendsetter.  I mean really, do I have to say why she is an icon?  loves it!