Carmine & Hayworth

Okay, before I start off, can we please take a moment to admire the beauty in this photo? I've always been an admirer of burlesque mainly because I give MAJOR props to any performer and their INSANELY amazing performances! I find it extremely fascinating how they draw in the audience and truly mesmerize all those who are watching, men AND women.  This photo of the KILLER Burlesque Queen Tempest Storm proves my point.  There's no fluff, decoration or scenery in the background to distract... just her.  You're eye immediately divert to her without any care about her surrounding, or lack thereof.  The subtlety of her unzipping her gown to show part of her costume is hypnotizing!  Anywho, that distracted me from what my point was ;) Sex appeal and subtlety are two things I find EXTREMELY interesting, as I stated above.  I've found that when taking photos of myself, the ones I most appreciate and feel the most confident in are actually those that a...

Happy Saturday!  Going to coffee shops and enjoying the sounds of espresso machine whirling and coffee pouring, has always been my favorite pastime. Nowadays I've felt that I needed the thrill of a coffee shop without having to deal with the customers that come with it :) My advice? While you're enjoying your minting cup of coffee play the wonderful Jim Jarmusch's Black & white film "Coffee and Cigarettes". That way you get the atmosphere of a coffee house all while being the comfort of your own home :)

Growing up, I had a hard time relating to my peers. Something, I think, a lot of us have felt at some point or another.  I was teased about my style (I looked too "weird" or "old"), my hair (it's too bushy), my eyebrows (they're too big) and most of all my eyes ("THEY'RE SO BIG! YOU HAVE BUG EYES!"). My sister (who,by the way, has GORGEOUS big Blue eyes) and I got teased for things that have now turned out to be quite ahead of our time and very on trend now! For Example: My love of Vintage fashion: Those of us who appreciate various eras of fashion have now been able to come of out hiding, if you will.  Back when I was growing up (the late 90's and early 2000s) this was NOT something people understood or took kindly to. My hair:   Now, as my mother would tell you, where I got my thick, wavy and frizzy hair from is a family mystery, but growing up, if you didn't have pin-straight, flat hair, you were automatically out of place.  N...