Everyone's In Morocco

You'd have thought that the invite to this Moroccan gig said everyone had to wear black because it was like 'boredom parade'. These lot should have just stayed home instead of strictly wearing black. Especially Salma Hayek, she just broke my heart. Exactly what is she wearing? She seems to be morphing into Angelina Jolie as her style seems to get more boring since she got married.
Well well well, it's my lover Adrien Brody. He cut his hair and looks pretty darn good as well...

...black as expected from 'Ms Boring' Jennifer Aniston

I still can't believe that Miranda Kerr's dress is actually by Burberry. Seriously; it looks very uninspiring. Orlando Bloom looks yummy as per usual ^_'

It was up to Gwyneth Paltrow to bring some life and lusciousness to the red carpet from her dress to her beautiful pink lipstick. I sooo wish i could actually pull off that lip colour.

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What a Shocker!

The blackberry tour smartphone just got launched in New York and Chloe Sevigny and Gwyneth Paltrow were one of the celebrities in attendance. There's something about Chloe that never really seems to work for me, whenever i see her i get scared and after watching Twilight i actually imagine her being a real life Victoria. Her style is usually a hit or miss for me and on this occasion i have to say it's a miss. I'm definately not in love with her dress.
If you've read my blog you'd know that i love Gwyneth Paltrow's style but on this occasion i have to say i'm extremely disappointed. Everything from her hair colour to that ridiculus tan she's sporting and her dress all fail in my book. You see, when i look at the picture above it reminds me of two people: Heidi Montag and Pamela Anderson. Seriously, since when did Gwyneth decide that an oompa loompa look was for her? And that shade of blonde against her skin just makes it worse: it's either the colour is too brassy or it just looks terrible in the pictures because of her tan. And then her dress reminds me of some terrible clothes that ASOS designed about a year or so ago, it looks so cheap and tacky on Gwyneth. Is the recession or the freaking fast she just went on clouding her good sense of tasteful ensembles? Let's just hope this is a one-timer.

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Day 8: Upward Journey

When it comes to my female crushes, they all happen to be the creme-de-la-creme of something that i already love and if i was to rank them all in ascending order they would be:

4) Gwyneth Paltrow
3) Monica Bellucci
2) Scarlett Johannson
1) Dita Von Teese

So now that i'm on a quest to shed some kilos and tone up a little bit, i look to these ladies constantly for inspiration; excluding Gwyneth as my crush on her is mainly shoe based. Here's what i ate today:

Breakfast: Oats with soy milk, 2 slices of toast and a large cup of coffee
Dinner: Pasta with tomato sauce and boiled egg
PM snack: Hot cocoa with soy milk
Exercise: 30 mins walk back home and 30 mins cardio jam workout

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Goop-ing It!

If you've been reading my blog for a while then you'll know that i've got a girl crush on Gwyneth Paltrow. She happens to run a blog/website on lifestyle and some other random stuff. I have to say that some of the things she writes can be pretty puke inducing but i just take the stuff i like and leave the rest out as you can't please everybody so i know that not everything will be to my taste. Recently i've been thinking about making significant changes to my life and the things in it and it started with the shopping ban i went on in Febuary which i found hugely successful. It taught me about shopping wisely and investing in key pieces that would last for years and be critical about buying into 'trends'. I'm one of those people who love fashion and admire it on others but i'm pretty picky about applying it to my own wardrobe. The same thing applies to makeup. I tend to go for a neutral wardrobe that has the basic items and quality accessories that add that special something to my ensemble.

This is one of the main reasons i like Gwyneth as she's simple and stylish and it's the little details that make her stand out. When she wears her clothes, they might just be in black but it's the little details like the ring or bracelet she wears with it, how she styles her hair and the makeup she wears that makes the whole ensemble really work. For her Iron Man promotional tour, the key things she focused on were a polished hair and SHOES. The shoes caused some major envy and spiked sales and also introduced new designers to us that we probably wouldn't have noticed. She's not there trying to be in your face - i guess as long as she shuts up and not say something retarded and as far as Chris Martin isn't talking either. With shopping bans and shopping diligently going well for me, i've decided to take the next step and work on my health and lifestyle.

Of course, from reading Goop i've discovered a gentle method that i believe i can use to get into a healthier lifestyle. Basically, Gwyneth has asked qualified health practitioners [i think] ways in which you can ease into a healthier way of life and here's what i gathered from it:

Sleep at least 8 hours each night. To induce sleep take valerian, chamomile tea or vitamins (magnesium plus vitamin B6). Sleep better for two weeks before changing your diet: try eliminating white foods [after 2 weeks of sleeping for 8 hours each night]. Start with flour, then diary and sugar - give yourself two weeks to get used to not having one food item before eliminating another. If out of shape: start by walking 15 minutes daily adding an extra minute each day for the first month. At the end of a month, you should be up to 45 minutes a day.

If you're looking to go on a hardcore detox, you might want to try reading Joshi's holistic detox book. As for me, i plan on starting from tonight by trying to sleep for 8 hours each night. This would mean that i'll have to go to bed at 10pm each night and i have to say this is going to be a bit difficult to apply as i happen to do the majority of my studying at night and tend to go to bed at 1am or even 2am so i tend to just get 4,5 hours of sleep each night. I'll keep you updated daily on how i'm going.

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Girl Crush, Shoe Obsessions & Rantings

When i saw these pictures of Gwyneth Paltrow on Just Jared, my chin hit the floor! I swear i could seriously turn lesbian just to have her to myself...yes you read that right! I could definately cross to the other side of the road. She's my idea of the ideal girl/woman, the kind i really want to be. She geeky but still sexy, beautiful, a mother and not too obvious. She's hot but not in an obvious way like Beyonce or some of the other ladies. She's the kind that has the 'cinderella factor'. For me the cinderella factor is when someone you usually wouldn't fall for slowly catches your heart without you realising until you're really deep in it and drowning.

After seeing these pictures of her in this dress and see how banging her body looks without having to show much skin, i've decided i'm definately going on a diet and fitness overhaul from next week! Seriously, you can't even begin to imagine how gaga i am over her pictures. Anyway, by the time i had the courage to look down from her face, i saw her beautiful Louboutin booties. Her whole ensemble for me is french chic at its best! its effortless chic without even trying hard, it just looks like she threw it on and left the house. So i would definately be saving up for this or looking for a replica of it.

Talking about cheap shoes and replicas, i have to say that Payless Shoes are definately a false economy. I entered the shop in Wollongong for the first time and my eyes caught some beautiful flats in sequins and animal prints for less than $50 bucks! In May, i'm certainly going to buy at least 4 different flats from the shop and they're gonna be my winter staples.

Its been a pretty emotional week for me; the stress of uni has slowly started pilling up and i've also started feeling lonely and alienated and real estate agents certainly don't help these issues either. And with the economy in a recession, it has become increasingly difficult to create happiness and elevate my mood as that's usually done with the arrival or purchase of a new item! So i'm hoping that when my dVb sunglasses arrive, it would be just what the retail doctor prescribed for me....medicine to my soul. Right now i'm in need of lots of love so if you can share that with me, that would be extremely great. I've always wondered why no one has come up with a non-chemical-anti-deppressant-medicinal way of giving love and happiness? Especially in this 21st century of ours where almost anything can be created...you know genetically modified plants, aliens, why not genetically modified love, happiness and companionship? Why can't i walk into my local Coles or Woolies and purchase it? Why can't i get love from the counter for $50 bucks?

By the way, someone needs to tell Valentino to lay off the tan because he's beginning to look like corugated cardboard paper!

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