Starry Eyes

"Keep the 5. I'll do you a favor... I'll take the 10!"

2010-08-12T16:52:00.000-05:00

I've been driven crazy with final exams, there fore there haven't been time for some outfit photos, which is a bust. And also I know I haven't replied to your lovely comments, which is very important to me. But I promise I will, you know I always do :) Anyways, I found my self blogging from school between exams, and since I have no photos I'm going to talk about a foxy lady that I adore: Nicole Richie. God, I could go on and on about how cool I think she is. When I used to watch The Simple Life I related more to her, I'm goofy like that and some times I can have a dude's sense of humor LOL. Yes, she may be a bit too thin and that's always a controversial theme, but that doesn't keep her from being such a stylish woman. I look up to her fashion sense a lot, it's very effortlessly chic and has that boho-rocker vibe that I just adore. She's always looking perfect in my book, even being a mom, and I think that's challenging. Many women loose themselves in motherhood, and I'm not saying that your looks is more important than your kids, that's crazy talk, but I grew up with a mom that no matter what always had her hair and make up done, and would always be in 6 inches heels, so in my opinion one must never forget to look after herself. So, of course, I think Nicole Richie is a super stylish mom, don't you think?

She's totally living the life, or at least she's living my dream life being the fashionable mom of a couple of beautiful babies and having a hot rocker fiance.

Yeah, that will be me some day, walking down the street hand-in-hand with my tattooed rock n' roll boyfriend LOL.

Life is picnic.

2010-08-03T09:03:00.000-05:00

( t-shirt and tote - Zara / shorts - DIY Sfera cut-offs / gladiator sandals - local shop in León, Mex. / necklace - C&A / belt - my dad's closet / sunglasses and rings - local stores )

Last Sunday I had a lovely day with a pair of my girlfriends. We went to have a picnic and then saw a pair of painting exhibitions that were taking place at the park. Oh, and also we went boy watching hahahaha there were some hot skaters, WIN! :) lately I discovered I'm sort of boy-crazy. Not too much, God no, but just enough to always notice a cute guy passing by. I'm the type of girl that will discretely whisper to you "look over there, but don't be to obvious", while smiling mischievously LOL. Is that too weird?

Cursis melodías cantaré toda la semana para tí.

2010-07-25T20:29:00.000-05:00

(denim shirt - Pull&Bear / dress - Zara / gladiator sandals - local store in Guanajuato, Mex. / rings - local market)

I've been obsessed with a song called "Cursis Melodías" (it would translate to "Corny Melodies" or something like that), by Mexican songstress Natalia Lafourcade. I didn't use to hear that much music done by Mexican or Latin artists, because what you can hear on the mainstream over here (radio, music channels and such) is either what I consider very stupid pop, lame rock, or things that are more on the side of Mexican north's traditional music (which by the way I do not enjoy). But since I heard that song in particular my faith in national and Latin musicians has grown a big deal, and I've started to hear more and more music in my mother language. Fact that strangely makes me happy LOL. Also, the video of Cursis Melodias is so pretty, and so fashion-wise inspiring to me, that I want to share it with you: Cursis Melodías music video. I love the styling in this, so vintage and girly, with her flowy dresses, granny-esque cardigan and shoes, flowers in her hair and color thights.

(If you do watched it, and want to know what the heck is she singing about (in case you don't know Spanish) just ask for a translation and I would gladly do it.)

Wait, they don't love you like I love you.

2010-07-18T17:46:00.000-05:00

( plaid shirt - PacSun, armor ring - Vivienne Westwood, other rings - local shops, necklace - H&M, reading glasses - DKNY )

I'm a big fan of wearing enormous chunky rings all stacked together on my fingers. As matter of fact, rings are my favorite accessories. They immediately give any outfit a whole different feeling and a personal touch. Which is your all time favorite accessory?

Pink sherbert popsicle lips.

2010-07-13T00:12:00.000-05:00

( shoes and dress - Zara )

Yup, that's pretty much all I wore to my birthday party. Just a pair of pretty high heels, and a body-con dress with puffy 80's-ish shoulders. Which all my friends referred as a Lady Gaga-ish dress, but I just didn't get it, it isn't extravagant enough... I think (my makeup on the other hand was inspired by Gaga, I just toned it a little bit down by not doing the super big eyebrows). Then again, my fashion sense tends to be too bold compared to what every one else wears around here. If you want my opinion, most people's style over here is mild, they all blend together, and well... I like standing out hahaha.

The sound of water makes her dream.

2010-07-09T15:38:00.000-05:00

photos by me, Poli Green and Ricardo Tello.

Yes, this will be another random photos post. A hurricane hit my city last week and everything has been a mess so I haven't had the time to take some outfit pictures, but no worries, I've made the time to do that today so expect those photos in a few days. Now, on another topic, I would like to thank to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! I had a real good time actually. Some friends and I went to have dinner to a sushi restaurant and since it was my b-day my meal was complimentary, yay! What else could I ask for? Anyways, tomorrow will be the real party ;) and all of your advice have helped, really. Now I have a clearer idea of what to wear, thank you very very much!

Mi vida no vale nada sin la Barbie Secretaria.

2010-07-01T14:48:00.001-05:00

In less than a week I'll be a birthday girl. Of course that calls for a night of partying, and that means I have to pull together a banging outfit, which have turned into a harder task than I'd have thought. So in search of some inspiration I turned to some of my favorite style icons: Lindsay Lohan, Peaches Geldof, Daisy Lowe, Cory Kennedy and some other Cobra Snake's party girls. Yes lovely ladies, I enjoy rocking the "hot mess" look by night, and sometimes, during day too LOL.

Of course red lips and black leggings/knee-high tights are M-U-S-T-S for my b-day party look, but besides that I'm completely clueless as of what to wear. That's why I'm praying to you, my beloved fashion goddesses and gods, to help me be the hottest of them all. So, if you leave a comment please, PLEASE, tell me what suggestions do you have. Just keep in mind weather over here is pretty hot, even by night, and I'm the type to be dancing and jumping around in parties and clubs. I will be for ever thankful to you :)

(images from google and The Cobra Snake)

The sh*t is bananas.

2010-06-25T12:03:00.000-05:00

(Leather jacket & leggings - F21, scarf - Fossil, bag, sunglasses & black bangle - Bershka, brown sweatshirt - my dad's closet, cowboy boots - Ross, necklace - H&M, rings - Charlotte Russe)

Those photos are really REALLY old, they were taken on January, so go figure. I'm very truly sorry I haven't updated in such a long time, but some happenings in my life had made me kinda upset, and I was feeling like doing nothing. I was even skipping school like a crazy person. BUT, now I'm feeling back on track and I'll be updating regularly as I used to.

Also, I'd like to thank to all the people that follow me, and to all of you who leave me lovely comments. You make me smile :)

sideRACK.

2010-06-13T11:17:00.003-05:00

Unagla-Metal and Semi Precious Stone Bracelet with ring and Draping Vintage chain Web Necklace with metal stones from Mélange Couture

Nepalm Fringe from Babette Epaulette

Look at that gorgeous jewelry I recently found! Some days ago someone pointed me towards an on-line fashion store called sideRACK, and they had tons of cool stuff including those beauties. Also, I found it cool that the site supports new talents, so all of the pieces they sell are pretty unique :) They even had, between the designers they support, a Mexican designer called Rolando Santana and that made me super proud, because he has really beautiful pieces, and it's always good to see someone from my country making it internationally. I just loved this dresses from him:

Fernanda dress and Nicole dress

The white one sort of makes me think of Audrey Hepburn, because of the crispy white and the clean silhouette. And as if selling pieces from fresh new names wasn't enough, they have a vintage section too! And that's were I found this cool leopard print body-con skirt...

Tiger Glam Skirt

It made me sob that it wasn't on my size LOL. Another good thing I noticed about sideRACK, and it was something I've never seen in any other site, was that they had the option of renting some of their pieces, and I sincerely thought that was brilliant! I mean, it's cheaper than buying and once you get tired of that clothing, instead of it ending at the back of your closet, you just send it back. And you don't even have to pay the dry cleaning, they do that when they get the piece back :) So, all of you cool gals should really go and check out this site. In my opinion it gets two thumbs up.

It's fascinating to observe what the mirror does.

2010-06-07T15:36:00.001-05:00

photos by César S. Marines

(cardigan and aviators - Target, shirt - Fruit of the Loom, shorts - DIY cut offs, sandals - Cynthia Vincent for Target, armor ring - Vivienne Westwood, crystal rings - Charlotte Russe, necklace - H&M, bag - Bershka)

I skipped all my classes today to remember when I used to do that back in high school LOL. I've been so nostalgic about those years lately that I felt like reviving them just for today. It was nice to be so reckless again for a little while (: Wish I could go back to those days. Best years of my life for sure!

At Starbucks.

2010-06-02T17:09:00.000-05:00

photos by Gaby Rocha & me.

( scarf - Zara, shirt - Sfera, shorts - DIY cut offs, sunglasses - L.O.B. )

I'm still rocking that Zara scarf :) I just loved it too much.

Bring on the day.

2010-05-29T16:56:00.000-05:00

photos by César S.

( Depeche Mode tee - vintage, cargidan - Sfera, shorts - PacSun DIY cut offs, scarf - Zara, sandals - Cynthia Vincent for Target, necklace - C&A, black bangle and bag - Bershka, bracelet - DIY, armor ring - Vivienne Westwood, crystal rings - Charlotte Ruse, sunglasses - LOB )

I've been obsessively watching The Hills this week. Since I stopped watching the show on season 3 or 4, I really don't know; I started to watch it all over again since season 1, in order to refresh my memory, and then I'll catch up. I'm already about to end season 2 LOL. Really, I've had forgotten how stylish The Hills' ladies were, and I'm happy I was remembered because now I have another source of inspiration. This is my first attempt at a The Hills inspired outfit, hit or miss?

By the way, check out my friend's César S. LookBook :) he's a very stylish dude. And also take a look at this stylish bus LOL.

Little out-takes of my life.

2010-05-26T17:30:00.000-05:00

I'm sorry this isn't an outfit post, but I haven't had the time for taking some outfit photos. Even now I'm supposed to be doing homework, but here I am :) I wanted to make a post, but didn't want to do an inspiration post because those take me quite some time to do. Looking around editorial photos, another blogs, fashion sites, you know, all that. So I thought, why not share some random pictures I've taken about my random day-to-day? And here they are, I hope this is enough for now and I promise I'll make an outfit post this Friday or Saturday.

Update: the two baby hummingbirds that were in my backyard already flew from the nest :D Noticed yesterday.

Inside her room she paints me blue.

2010-05-23T15:27:00.000-05:00

( denim shirt - Pull and Bear, shorts - DIY Sfera cut offs, - sandals - local designer store at León, Gto., Mexico, black bangle - Bershka, wrist watch - Marc Ecko, bracelet - DIY, necklace - C&A, armor ring - Vivienne Westwood, crystal rings - Charlotte Russe )

It's been more than a week since last time I updated, I'm so sorry. I'm not making any excuses, but last Monday I went back to school and you know how that can be. Anyways I wanted to thank everyone that commented on my last post. I've never had that much comments and it made me very happy LOL also everyone were so sweet! Now I'm definitely going to pull out my old hot pink extensions again while I save up money for new light pink ones. On another matter, that's my take on the denim-on-denim trend. Isn't it funny how just last year wearing jeans with a denim jacket was considered tacky and now it's trendy?

Also, there's something I want to share with you...

Isn't that cute? I recently discovered there's a hummingbird's nest on the tree that's in my backyard. There are two little baby hummingbirds, behind the head of one you can see the beak of the other. I wish I could have got closer to the nest to take a photo were you could see both babies, but I didn't want to scare them anymore with my big a*s camera haha. Last year there was a nest but on the tree that's in the porch. I wonder if that could be considered of good luck or something.

Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up!

2010-05-19T14:24:00.000-05:00

( dress - Bershka, sunglasses - no brand )

Those are from two years ago, back when I used to wear sunglasses the size of my face, curled my hair with a flat iron, and clipped on hot pink hair extensions. Kayleigh's last post on her blog Kayleighdoscope (visit her! she's a cool gal form the UK) about this summer's hair trend: dying some pieces of your hair in pretty sugary hues; sent me back on the nostalgia train. Now that I look again at these photos I think the extensions looked pretty cool, and I'm thinking of getting some new clips with pastel pink hair. What do you think? Should I or shouldn't I?

She had it all figured out.

2010-05-15T17:54:00.000-05:00

(denim shirt - Pull & Bear, shorts - Roxy, white tank and flip flops - Target, necklace - H&M)

While taking the photos it made me laugh how my dog kept getting into the frame in the last second. If you look closely, in the third picture you can see her butt LOL.

S.O.S

2010-05-11T16:47:00.000-05:00

(shirt dress - Zara, shorts - DIY Sfera cut offs, sandals - Cynthia Vincent for Target, necklace - H&M, rings - Charlotte Russe, armor ring - gift from a friend, black bangle - Bershka, wrist clock - Marc Ecko.)

I was chewing on the idea of making this blog a little more interactive, and the more I thought about it the more i liked it. So this is how it would work, whenever I make and outfit post I think is too simple, I'll ask you guys to tell me what could I do to make it a little more interesting. What kind of accessories would have looked better, maybe a different kind of shoes would have made a difference, stuff like that. So let's start with this, give me your suggestions. Just keep in mind you have to keep it the clothing very light because the heat can get pretty intense here LOL.

Let's behave like we're tripping simply 'cause we're so in love.

2010-05-09T15:45:00.001-05:00

(images from OBEY Clothing's Summer 2010 Ladies Lookbook and online jewelry store)

I WANT ALL OF THAT!

I just discovered this brand and liked it a lot. They have super cool pieces, but I liked it specially because of their Obey Awareness campaigns. They have three: Haiti, Adopt-A-Pet and Hope Campaign. Every time you purchase a cute item from this brand you support this three causes. Isn't that neat?

Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore up above.

2010-05-06T19:15:00.001-05:00

(t-shirt - DYI, pants - Zara, necklace - H&M, sunglasses - Bershka, hat - Disneyland L.A.)

Those photos were taken months ago, but I didn't upload them because I got cooler pics of that shirt. Anyways, now I felt like putting them up because while watching Michelle Pham's tutorial video for theme park makeup (I might go back to Disneyland this August, YAY!, so I wanted to be picture perfect this time, and I like getting prepared for everything with plenty of time ahead LOL), I noticed that one of the songs she used for background was a house version of my favorite Disney song of them all, Part of your World. In the video she said it was by Q;Indivi (listen to it here), I looked around for it in Youtube and stumbled upon more house remix versions of plenty of Disney songs, and since I'm such a sucker for Disney I've been stuck listening only that for quite some time now. That brings me back to my original point. Today I was thinking about where to take some outfit photos and decided to better put those up, just because I'm wearing one of the hats I got when I went to Disneyland last summer, and I was being so nostalgic about it. Hey! I might even take some pictures wearing my Mad Hatter's hat as well. Alice in Wonderland, the cartoon version, and The Little Mermaid, are my favorite movies from when I was a kid, and I swear I still like them as much as then. I wonder what that says about me.

So, if you leave a comment please tell me which is your favorite Disney movie, and what do you think that says about you. I like asking people that, dunno why, so I might as well ask it here.

I beat my boyfriend at guitar hero.

2010-05-03T18:24:00.000-05:00

photos my Marcela Prince

blazer - Zara, shorts- Roxy, t-shirt - Comic-Con 2009 (yep), flip-flops - Target, sunglasses - LOB, rings - Charlotte Russe, necklace - H&M

I so don't beat anybody at Guitar Hero, I SUCK at it, I just thought the t-shirt was funny. But I totally kick ass in Rock Band, and yeah... sometimes I can be a total geek LOL.

Je me fabrique a cœur de pierre pour devenir une grande fille.

2010-04-28T10:58:00.000-05:00

photos by Marcela Prince and me

( oversized cardigan - Sfera, shirt dress - Fruit of the Loom men's interior t-shirt, tights - Julio, sandals - trip to Leon, Gto., necklace - C&A, rings - Charlotte Russe, sunglasses - Target, bag - Bershka )

My BFF flew over here from Baja California last Sunday and we've had a blast since then. She's going back next Tuesday and I really don't want that to happen but well... I'd rather concentrate in making these few days the best, so the good memory will last until I can go visit her this summer. So of course that means taking a lot of pictures. And also the weather cast has announced very hot days approaching, with temperatures going from 36ºC (97ºF) to 41ºC (105ºF), does anyone know about a look book, editorial or whatever from which I can draw inspiration for really light outfits?

I belong to the blank generation.

2010-04-25T14:32:00.000-05:00

Lately I've been drawing a lot of inspiration from the Coachella Festival pictures I've seen around. People there seemed to be dressed for comfort, but still kept their style, which I don't know how to call. Trendy/Artsy/Rocker/Indie/Hippie-ish? Dunno, but it's great. It's also the kind of style you can find in the WildFox Couture lookbooks, that I've been looking at a lot as well. Back to Coachella, I think that festival is sort of the new Woodstock, it has the same feeling to me, but whatever, I just want to share my favorite Coachella photos with you.

( photos from the cobra snake )

( photos from I LOVE WILDFOX! )

Always stay cool, like a lady

2010-04-24T01:13:00.000-05:00

( tank top - Pull & Bear, shorts - DIY cut offs, hat - Zara, flip flops and sunglasses - Target, rings - Charlotte Russe, handbag - Louis Vuitton )

Today I hanged around with a pair of my closest friends, and while we intended to go to a bakery shop called El Puro Cielo ("Pure Heaven"), where the best cookies and brownies of whole Monterrey are sold; we stumbled upon a frozen yogurt store, and since it was really hot, we rather went in there. It was called Orangecup, and it's like a Pink Berry thing, frozen yogurt with fruity toppings, which is great, because since I heard of Pink Berry and tried it in a trip to San Diego, I longed for a store like that in here. Orangecup was actually pretty good so I'm definitely going to be a regular there now. Also I bought a bottle of Chanel's Mat Lumière foundation. It was so pricey! but totally worthy of every cent. Three weeks ago I noticed I was almost out of foundation so I went in the search of new options because I wanted to switch brands, the old one was way to oily for my skin and didn't have enough coverage for my Cameron-Diaz-bad skin (no offense intended, she's one of my favorite famous people and I personally ADORE Cameron Diaz, but have you seen a picture of her with no make up? well, I'm like that too, ugh). I had to add on top a layer of Mac powder foundation and it was just too heavy during winter, I don't want to now how would that be in a hot weather. Any way, I went to Chanel just because I saw it first, and after the employee applied some foundation on my face for me to try it I just fell in love with it. It was ultra light and, GOD! my skin looked flawless. After weeks of struggling in my head to spend a part of my next August's summer trip savings on it, I finally grabbed the money and didn't look back. It hurted a bit when I had to pull the money out of my wallet to pay, but it was a good investment. Or at least I think so.

dr. pepper craving.

2010-04-22T13:12:00.000-05:00

( t shirt - Zara, shorts - DYI, tights - Hot Topic, boots - flea market, sunglasses - Bershka )

I've been neglecting my blog so much, but I haven't been able to catch a break from school. FINALS ARE DEATH! Ever since last weekend I've been so stressed I'm surprised my hair didn't start to fall, and being under slept has finally catch up with me. That means I'm really moody all the time and people gets surprised, because I'm usually very laid back. The good news are that everything will be over by tomorrow, so today I just need to do one final push, and then I can indulge into enjoying my vacations. Two f-ing weeks vacations, but I have learned to appreciate any free time I get.

i want one of those... badly.

2010-04-16T11:28:00.000-05:00

(image from shopbop)

Kite and Butterfly hand beaded spring jacket. Isn't it beautiful and totally boho-chic?

Wearing a t-shirt backwards and taking photos with a hard flash.

2010-04-12T17:22:00.000-05:00

( t shirt - vintage, shorts - DIY Walmart cut offs, knee high socks - American Apparel, boots - flea market, necklace - H&M, bangle - Bershka, wristwatch - Marc Ecko, rings - Charlotte Russe )

The weather forecast says it's going to rain the whole week. That f-ing sucks. Today I ran out of Harajuku Lovers: 'G' perfume, and during the weekend I failed in my search of another coconut scented perfume (I became obsessed with coconut smell), so I went back to my unfinished bottle of With Love... Maybe I'll just buy some Hawaiian Tropic sh*t and wear it instead of perfume. I have an insane load of homework to do and I can't get the motivation to start it. I was late to school because I was stuck in a traffic jam from hell that took me an hour to get out of.

Definitely not a good week start. At least humidity didn't get my hair today. We'll see how tomorrow goes.

'Cause we're the queens of noise.

2010-04-10T20:38:00.000-05:00

I can't wait for The Runaways movie to finally get here, not just because I'm a fan of Joan Jett, but also because I sense that's it's going to be a style inspiration, big time. Specially the styling for Dakota Fanning (who plays Cherie Currie, another swell rock and roll lady). Have you seen it? It's AMAZING. But please allow me to stop babbling and show you some photos, that at least for me, were extremely inspirational. I'm even seriously considering to go back to the heavy black eyeliner, but dunno, it was too high maintenance, because if I didn't fixed it several times during the day it would smear all over my face, and then I would look as if I were drunk or on something. Any ways, I'll shut up now.

( some pictures, the thin ones, are from kstewartfans )

Thoughts?

Je ne sais quois.

2010-04-08T11:52:00.000-05:00

photos and styling by me, modeling by Paulina Deutzman.

( hat - Zara, tank - Target, heart shaped sunglasses - Halloween store, jeans - Aeropostale, necklace - C&A, black bra - Victoria's Secret )

There's always something special about film photos that digital pictures will never have.

Let's go have a beer at Merlotte's.

2010-04-06T16:53:00.000-05:00

(plaid shirt - Pacsun, shorts - DIY, flip flops - Target, crystal rings - Charlotte Russe, blue ring - gift from grandma, necklace - H&M)

Aaah, hot weather is finally here, 93ºF (34ºC) and bright blue sunny skies. Since this temperature doesn't really allows any layering, unless you wanna melt in your clothes, I decided to put together a little Sookie Stackhouse inspired outfit to stay comfy and fresh. I just wished I had a pair of wedged sandals, or the pretty clogs I saw at Zara last week, to make the whole look a little bit more chic. And having a cute vampire dude like Bill Compton wouldn't hurt either. Now I feel like watching True Blood.

Ink?... yes, please.

2010-04-04T22:04:00.000-05:00

Peaches Geldof for Ultimo Lingerie, 2009.

Theo Kogan for Kenneth Cole's 2008 advertising campaign "We All Walk In Different Shoes"

Jeffrey Star. Image from the Vans Warped Tour page.

Kat Von D, add for her perfumes "Saint" and "Sinner" at Sephora.

Yes, I'm a tattoos fan, guilty as charged. But well I'm an artsy person and a hardcore fan of rock and roll, what could you expect? I've been wanting to get my fair share of ink since I was 15, but haven't get anything done yet out of respect to my father. He's still supporting me and I'm living under his roof, so I have to obey his rules. It's only fair, yeah? I'm a rebellious spirit, but not a stupid one, and it would be idiotic to spoil my relationship with my dad over some body art, and having to hide my tattoos in my own house does not appeal to me. But as soon as I'm standing on my own feet I'll be obeying no one else but myself, so I'll get all the pretty and colorful tatts that I want. And believe me, they're A LOT. I can't wait for that to happen, they will be the perfect accessories to look completely bad ass at all times.

Paseo Santa Lucía.

2010-04-02T20:38:00.000-06:00

(photos of me by Ileana Muñoz, random pictures by me)

( shirt - Sfera, skirt - Zara, necklace - C&A, messenger bag - Fossil, gladiator sandals - trip to León, Gto. )

El Paseo Santa Lucía, or the Santa Lucia Riverwalk is one of the landmarks of my hometown that was build as an attraction for the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures. The Forum was so much fun, you could meet people from all over the world. I remember one time when I went with some friends because a band we liked was going to play a show, and while people were waiting for it to start, some Jamaican dudes pulled out some bongos and started to play and sing, and other ones started to dance and invited people to join in. Minutes later we had formed a giant circle and everyone was dancing and making noise. We almost didn't notice when the concert was about to start. But now that the Forum is gone, going to the riverwalk is still fun. You can go and enjoy the pretty scenery and the sun, splash around in some fountains, be a little stupid with some friends, eat a lot and walk the calories off. Just my kind of fun.

Feels like I'm knockin' on heavens door.

2010-03-30T13:15:00.000-06:00

( photos by Poli Green, concept and editing by me )

( t-shirt and shorts - DIY, purse - Bershka, headband - Zara, western boots - Ross, aviator sunglasses - Target, necklace - H&M )

If someone asked me what is the most influential thing in my dressing style, I would definitely have to say rock music. Specially my favorite kinds: 60's-70's hippie rock music, 80's glam metal, and southern rock. Sometimes it might be obvious, and others it might be just some little details here and there, but it is always present.

Happy birthday V.

2010-03-28T16:01:00.000-06:00

(picture from flickr, taken by krossbow)

Yesterday was one of my best friend's birthday, so I just wanted to dedicate a post to her and wish her a happy happy late birthday. I've known her since we were 8 years old, so she's like a sister to me and I love her very very much. I wasn't able to talk to her yesterday because she was outside the city, but I called her today and I'm going to her house later. I can't wait to give her her gift. I get excited when I'm about to give a present.

The clouds will be a daisy chain so let me see you smile again.

2010-03-26T12:33:00.000-06:00

( t-shirt and hobo bag - Zara, black denim pants - Sfera, denim jacket - vintage Calvin Klein, western boots - Ross, sunglasses and bangle - Bershka )

Yesterday was my sister's birthday (happy birthday to her again!) and I had lunch with her, my mom and my mom's boyfriend at Chili's. We had fun. We all tend to joke around A LOT, so the meal was full with laughter. Then, when we were leaving, my sister and I walked my mom to her car (which I dunno why she parked really far away), and came across a record store that had that rad giant poster of The Beatles on their window. You can't blame me for immediately running over there and had some photos snapped right in the spot.

When Terry ran away...

2010-03-23T18:33:00.000-06:00

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( photos by Paulina Deutzman )

( flannel shirt - Pacsun, pants - Zara, boots - no brand, aviator sunglasses - Target, messenger bag - Fossil, bangle - Bershka, watch - Marc Ecko )

Those photos were took by my lovely baby sister, that was kind enough to help me out with my posing as well, by giving me some directions when my pose wasn't too flattering. It was difficult to choose the final pictures, most of them we're so good! She's a rookie model but is very talented, and even has landed some pretty good gigs in the short time she has been in the business. Last sunday she walked for three designers during Monterrey Runway, which is the equivalent of NY Fashion Week, and I'm extremely proud and happy for her. I wasn't able to go and cheer for her, fact that I deeply deeply regret, but I'm sure she did fantastic and looked super beautiful in the runway.

Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face.

2010-03-19T16:14:00.000-06:00

Element Summer Collection 2010 (images from Element)

Everything is so beautiful, I want it all! I'm craving for a romper and Element has one that's absolutely perfect, it has a beautiful design yet it seems to be really comfortable to wear. Every piece of the whole collection seems comfortable. I also want a pair of those tough 90's-ish looking boots, but over here the ones that I've managed to find are for men. Maybe I'll buy them despite of that, it wouldn't be the first time I buy men clothing/shoes for myself anyway, and those boots are kind of unisex.

No me digas que hacer pues sabes probablemente lo haga al revés.

2010-03-15T00:31:00.000-06:00

( blouse and hobo bag - Zara, shorts - old cut off jeans, thigh high socks - American Apparel, flats - they're so old I don't remember where I bought them )

The post's title means "don't tell me what to do because you know that probably I'll do it the other way". That's a lyric from a song of a local group that's pretty famous nation wide. I actually don't like that many mexican rock groups, or any genre group for that matter, but Division Minúscula is really good and I highly recommend them. By the way, I'm starting to totally feel exasperated with the fact that I don't own a single pair of high heels, that outfit would have been so much better if I had wore some.

Nowhere, yeah we're going nowhere fast.

2010-03-11T10:35:00.000-06:00

(photos by Gaby Rocha)

( shorts & t-shirt - DIY, hat - Zara, black bangle - Bershka, rainbow bangle - Hot Topic, zebra bangle - gift from a friend, flip flops - Target, rings - Charlotte Russe, necklace - H&M )

That t-shirt got compliments like crazy yesterday when I wore it to school, and everybody got surprised when I told them I made it as a class project. One of my friends liked it so much she even asked me to make one for her. All that positive attention towards my work made me happy. That and the beautiful photos Gaby and I took on her rooftop laughing all along added up for a great day. I loved how the sky started to show all those pinks, oranges and blues. That's my favorite kind of sunset and I'm glad we were able to capture it in a picture.

Oh! Tonight I'm going to a Coldplay show and I'm super ecstatic. I won the tickets in a smoothies store's raffle, and since I never win anything I wanted to drop dead from happiness when I received the e-mail. Wish me to have lots of fun!

It ain't me you're looking for, babe.

2010-03-05T14:35:00.000-06:00

(pants - Sfera, shoes - BCBG, sunglasses and bangle - Bershka, braided headband - Lavoro, shirt - my dad's closet)

Yes, I do tend to wear my dad's clothes a lot, but the thing is that I like that type of chunky fit on coats and shirts. It's just so cozy and comfortable, and I wanted my clothes to me comfortable that day because my shoes weren't, and I was expecting a lot of standing up and walking around. My feet were hell that night.

We walk around pretending we're so grown up.

2010-03-02T00:00:00.000-06:00

(on me: Zara t-shirt dress and shoes, American Apparel thigh highs, shorts are an old pair of pants I cut off, my dad's old leather jacket.)

I had a really fun time last Saturday night. A friend of mine threw a party at his house because of his birthday, and a bunch of cool people showed up. There was a chocolate fountain with strawberries and marshmallows to dip in it, jelly shots, and good music to dance the night away. Of course, since I'm not really used to high heels, I ended up with really sore feet and my right foot has been numb since Sunday morning... but, oh well.

I don't need an excuse 'cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes.

2010-02-27T20:38:00.000-06:00

I took the decision of starting to wear high heeled shoes, and send to hell the self-conscious feeling I get when people stare at me as if I were a freak in the streets whenever I attempt to wear a pair (I live in a country were women rarely grow past 5'4", a man who's 5'6" is already considered tall and I'm taller than that, so you get the picture). And ever since I've stayed up until 3 or 4 a.m. just browsing shoes online and drooling all over my keybord, wishing I could afford a pair of beautiful Jeffrey Campbell wedges. At some point, during one of my late nights, the idea of getting a part time job just so I could buy some of his shoes cruised my mind, and it didn't seem too wacky. But oh God, just take a look at these cuties...

(Tickle open toe slashed booties. Picture from Shopbop.)

(99 fur in leopard. Picture from Solestruck.)

JF has became my favorite shoe designer. I loved every single one of his shoes, but those 2 were my favorites. Also, the selection in Acne was beautiful, but these wedges took my breath away...

(Atacoma black metal A/W 09. Picture from Acne.)

But they're really expensive (a little bit more than $500 USD), and Acne does not deliver to my country. Anyways, dreaming costs nothing though. On the brighter side of this situation, I also took a look at the shoes from the stores where I normally buy clothes and found some that were gorgeous AND affordable.

(Pictures from Pull and Bear)

(Picture from Zara)

The Pull and Bear sandal wedges, and the Zara clogs are the ones I like the most.

As she watches the sun

2010-02-25T22:54:00.000-06:00

( Zara t-shirt & skinny jeans, Forever21 leather cropped jacket, my sister's old red flats, Bershka wayfarer sunglasses, H&M necklace and Charlotte Russe rings)

First outfit post, let's see how this turns out. I wore this today to school, a lunch with some friends and through some errand runings. So mainly I was looking for comfort with all that moving around. Also, I'm ecstatic because a friend of mine kindly agreed to help me with the outfit pictures. I took those myself and turned out nice enough, but it's always better to have someone willing to help with these kind of stuff, and I know he'll be great. The happy events didn't stop there today, I found out there's an American Apparel store here!. So tomorrow I'll go and buy a pair of thigh high socks that will compliment perfectly what I'm planning to wear to a friend's birthday party. Now I'll go ahead and have a good night rest, I'm so sleepy my head hurts.

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle, life is a maze and love is a riddle.

2010-02-24T02:29:00.000-06:00

The stuff I use to style my hair. I keep it on top of the toilet because of my lacking of a better place to put them. The Catwalk amplifier booster is the best.
Since today I run out of shampoo and conditioner I bought some. I read about the John Frieda haircare collection on this month's Nylon issue and it sounds pretty good, so I'm going to try it out. Normally I would buy the shampoo/conditioner combo of the same brand and line, but at the store they only had the conditioner, so I got that Organix Coconut Milk shampoo just because it smelled delicious.
Pretty stuff I keep on top of my printer for decoration of my computer's desk.
Today was so cold and rainy my window got all dirty and steamy. Talking a little about the picture, I love the way unfocused lights look.
I got hungry during my snapshot rampage and went to the kitchen to get something to eat.
That's some coffee syrup flavors my dad buys for me whenever he gets the opportunity of going to Target. We're running out of my favorite, vanilla.
Our coffee machine has a grinder, so there's always fresh grinded coffee in the mornings. I love that smell.
My dad's cigar collection.
Cigar boxes, some traveling magazines and the most curious looking candles I've ever seen.
A perfume bottle and a soap dispenser. I like the design on the dispenser, it's kind of french... ish.
Today those 50mm lens arrived in the mail for my dad and I couldn't resist to try them out. I spend around an hour and a half taking all those photographs and so many more. It didn't matter what I photographed, with those beautiful lens everything looked ridiculously good.
Even I looked good in my jammies, glasses and lazy hairdo.

Lately I've been thinking about turning these into a style blog. I mean, I'll still keep on uploading my photographic works to the galleries, but I'd like to post some outfit pictures as well. This idea got into my head since lately I've been getting a lot of compliments about the way I dress. Since the last moths of last year I've been going through a "style evolution", mainly because I got bored with my look and wanted to be more stylish. I'm taking risks and being more daring, and the people around me had responded positively, so obviously I'm doing something right, and I couldn't be happier about it of course. Dunno, I think I'll make that style blog bet. It's going to require lots of dedication and me convincing someone to help me with my pictures, but I think I'm able to do it.

Such a long long time.

2010-02-17T00:26:00.000-06:00

It's been ages since the last time I posted anything in here! Or at least it feels like that to me. I changed the layout of this thingy because I wanted to be able to post bigger pictures and I like the sidebar to the left. On the right it looked kind of weird and awkward to me, dunno why. Now I have to make a new banner and do some adjustments, but those will come later, right now I feel cold and sleepy so I'll just share a quick summary of what's been going on.

(Picture by Poli Green)

I went to have dinner with Poli some weeks ago. We went to these sushi bar we love so much in which you pay $13.oo and you can order whatever you want from the menu. Of course the portions they give you are smaller than the regular ones but there's no limit on how many dishes you can order. It's kind of an "all you can eat" thing. The catch is you can't take the leftovers home with you, so that makes me feel the need to clean every plate. The result was Poli and me leaving the restaurant by rolling instead of walking. Also, before dinner we went to buy some cigarettes. We've seen this new Camel no. 9 adds on magazines and felt really curious about them. That and me being me I'll buy almost anything just because it's pink or has pink on it. Besides being pretty they turned out to be good, or at least we liked them. The mint ones taste like minty chocolate.

That's Poli lovingly giving me the finger. Sometimes she's camera shy and that's what you get if you try to get a picture of her during those times. I adore her peace and love sign tattoo, and the place where she chose to put it makes me laugh.

Oh! That makes me so excited. At school I'm taking these subject on black and white photography, but it's not digital photography, it's film photography. So we get to use reflex cameras, develop our own films and print the pictures. Last class we made some light try outs and that's mine. Tomorrow we're really printing. My film negatives turned out kind of weak so when I print my pictures they're not going to have a really high image quality, but I like it that way. It makes the pictures to look old, sort of vintage, and I LOVE vintage so I'm happy anyways.

Also, since we've been having sunny days (they've been cold, but at least I'm getting some sunshine) I've been taking some more pictures of my dog. I know that may not sound exciting, but I love photographing her, because whenever I take out a camera she'll stay really still, like posing, and I found that hilarious every time. Any way, my point is that I'm gonna put together the ones I like the most and make a gallery with them. By the way, I found a program that allows me to make image galleries, put titles and some captions on the pictures, and upload them to the web; which is exactly what I've been looking for, so now I'll be able to make really neat and clean looking galleries.

I dream of summer.

2010-02-04T16:00:00.000-06:00

Picture from the "Beach Essencials 2009" article of Teen Vogue mag.

I wish that was one of my best friends and I right now!
And that I was that skinny hahaha.

Have I ever mentioned how absolutely miserable I am during the cold months? I don't know, I'm just not a winter/autumn person. I strongly dislike cold weather... I don't even like snow. And if you put together cold+cloudy sky/rain you have the perfect combination to make me depressed and unwilling to do anything but to lay in bed. Yes, winter depresses me and I'll never get tired of whining about it. Please summer come soon! Bring me my beloved bright blue skies, sunny days, hot afternoons, flip flops, denim shorts, ice cream cones and beach trips!... Man! I can't wait to be old enough to make good money and move to somewhere warmer, like, California. I've been to San Diego a couple of times, and to LA once, and simply fell in love with CA's weather.

Portraits of a Beloved Friend.

2010-01-31T22:19:00.001-06:00

"Valery and her hat"

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Lens: EF-S18-55 mm
ISO speed: 3200

Yesterday, before the m&m's pictures, I decided that my friend looked specially pretty and wanted to take some portraits of her. After I did some little styling adjustments we started the work. I think the photos came out decent for an improvised shooting and she looks really pretty in them, so I chose the best and put them together in an album hosted by www.imageshack.us . The link to the album is in the Galleries gadget on the side bar, go and give it a click if you want to see the rest of the portraits.

P.S.: If someone knows about an image hosting place that allows me to put captions on the photos please tell me, imageshack is good but I can't put the title or anything on the pictures.

M&M's rock!

2010-01-31T00:12:00.000-06:00

"Red M&M"

I can be really silly and childish at times, specially when it comes about having fun. I'm just like a kid, I think I'll never really grow up. Tonight I was with a friend and we stumbled upon a pair of m&m costumes in my basement. I don't know where those came from, but I talked my friend into putting them on and taking some pictures. And so, we spent hours laughing and being stupid in front of the camera. Yeah, that's the typical behavior of a 19-year-old hahaha.

Art on my walls.

2010-01-22T14:06:00.000-06:00

"Hippie Love"
Technique: gouache.
That's a reproduction of an image I found at www.deviantart.com , I would have put the link to the original, but I can't find it. Mine it's no exactly the same, the colors I mean, because of the technique I used.

"Colors"
Technique: acrylics.

People ask me what the f*ck is that, but it's really nothing. I just wanted to make something colorful and I was really obsessed with vectorial art back then.

"Baby Face"
Technique: pencils.

That was supposed to be a reproduction of another image I found at DA, but when I made it it turned out like that. The girl was much much older looking but in my interpretation she looks really young, almost a baby. My mom loved that one.

"Lakshmi, is that you?"
Technique: color pencils.

This is the one I'm the proudest of. It's an original of myself and I don't find it THAT student-project looking, like the rest of my originals. The teacher told the class that for this project we would have to do something that had a philosophical theme, so I went for Hinduism. That's supposed to be Lakshmi, the goddess of beauty and good luck, but I reinterpreted her. I adjusted her image so she would be more sensual looking, and draw her according to what's considered an attractive woman in western culture. Big boobs, thin waist, long legs, big lips and eyes, etc. But kept her dark coloring because I still wanted her to look Hindu.

Those are some of my favorite school works that I keep hanging on my wall. I know I'm not that good at drawing, but I still enjoy making illustrations. As a matter of fact, I seriously considered a career as a fashion illustrator or a book illustrator, but realized I was a better photographer and loved photography even more.

Class dismissed.

2010-01-21T14:15:00.000-06:00

Front

(I didn't noticed until someone pointed it out, that by the way I arranged the pictures it looks as if R-Patz was wearing leopard print tights hahaha.)

Back

I have a very strong drive to set myself apart from the rest. A spot in a world full of lines if you wish, and that's why I did that to my school notebook. At the beginning of every quarter my college gives free notebooks to the students, and of course all of them look the same. I used to give those away and buy one, but this time the one they gave us were made with recycled paper, and since I'm a little of an ecologist, I thought that was rather cool and decided to use it this time. But I had to make it my own, you know, little miss individual, and made a pretty cover and back cover for it. I also added the lashes to keep it organized, you know, little miss tidy. At the end I just LOVED the final product, it's fun and unique.

By the way, today I missed all of my classes because I ran late to every single one of them. Don't ask me how that happened, it's a mystery to even myself. I don't mind that much, I just got a little upset about missing my first class because I had made my homework and didn't have the chance to turn it in.

Happy, happy!

2010-01-18T16:17:00.000-06:00

"Daisy baby"

Today's weather it's awesome! I love it when it's warm and sunny, and it's supposed to be like this all week. So I'm ultra happy because I hate cold weather, and it has been like that for almost a month up until yesterday. I took advantage of this to give my dog a bath, I haven't been able to do so for about 2 months. Poor little thing. I also took a walk with her and she was all excited bouncing and running everywhere. All this made me so happy I even forgot about the pain of going back to school.

Right before shcool.

2010-01-17T19:48:00.000-06:00

(Picture by Poli Green)

Last night was INSANE! I went to a friend's birthday party and it turned out really wild. There was even a fight between a friend of mine and another girl, it was over a very stupid thing, but some punches were thrown. It was the perfect "right-before-returning-to-school" party. I saw lots of people I haven't seen in years, had a total blast, and I'm sure everyone is gonna talk about last night's events for awhile.

Wish list.

2010-01-16T00:07:00.000-06:00

(image from chictopia.com)

(image from nikapika.com)

You should applaud me people, it took me long enough to start talking about clothes, considering that fashion is one of my passions (the other ones are love, photography & music). Any way, I must say that I'm absolutely dying to posses one of those hats (but I'd rather have a black one instead of red because of matching issues), and a faux fur vest. Which, by the way, yesterday I saw a cream color one at the mall that was absolutely PERFECT. The sad reality is that I'm low on money and can't buy either one, but aaaah... it costs nothing to dream.

No car and cupcakes.

2010-01-14T22:45:00.000-06:00

(Crappy picture I know, but I was too lazy to take my camera down to the kitchen so I decided to make the snapshot with my cellphone... wrong! I promise to never do it again.)

I had forgotten how ugly, terrible, but over all tiring it's life without a car, and I couldn't have chosen a worst time to check mine into the repair shop. I did that yesterday without thinking that today I had to go shopping for my mom's birthday present, so I had to walk to the mall, which luckly for me isn't that far away, but still... Then, since I was too lazy to walk back home I decided to pay a visit to one of my best friends, and have my dad pick me up later when he went back home from his girlfriend's house. I had fun though, we baked those chocolate cupcakes from scratch. That gave me a feeling of self satisfaction. I didn't put the cream cheese frosting in a very pretty way so mine are sort of ugly looking, but they taste soooo good!

Manic tuesday.

2010-01-13T02:35:00.001-06:00

"Poli Green smokes?!"

"Ziggy smokes too?!"

I just adored that picture of mine. My friend, Poli, is blessed with the ability of taking shots of me that I actually like. Which is a difficult task. On another topic, today I had a night out with my girls. Just a yummy dinner and some drinks, but the evening was full of laughs and event full. By "event full" I mean that on our way back to our homes I managed to get a flat tire, and getting back on track was quite a show. Oddly enough even THAT was fun. I guess that you can have fun in almost any situation as long as you're with friends.

Done.

2010-01-11T23:50:00.000-06:00

"Long time, no see"

"What a mess!"

That's how my desk looked like this morning. Thank God now all that clutter is gone and those old books and cd's are enjoying their new location in my basement. I decided to snap a shot of that before cleaning up because it kind of gave a bohemian/Parisian vibe. I don't know why, but even though I dislike that kind of mess, I found that view sort of beautiful. And while digging in my drawers I stumbled upon my old furby. I placed it on my nightstand because I thought it would make a cool ornament... yes, everyday I become crazier and crazier.

A not so lazy sunday.

2010-01-10T18:04:00.000-06:00

"Just 5 more minutes, please"

(That's a childhood friend of mine. Yes, I still sleep with a stuffed animal because I find it very hard to fall asleep if I'm not holding something. Weird, huh?)

Today I planned to stay in bed under my big, fluffy, warm covers all day, but then I remembered that I had been meaning to make a massive cleanse of my room. I wanted to throw away everything that I don't use anymore and make room in my closet and drawers for new stuff. There's so much to do that I think I'll have to continue tomorrow, but all this has gotten me thinking about something. Artsy people (real artsy people not wanna be's) are obsessive and picky about their environment. And I've noticed that there are 2 schools: they're either post-apocalyptic messy and they can't live unless they're room looks like a tornado pass through it, or they're squeaky neat to the point that they freak out if something is out of place. Like myself. I like my stuff in a certain order and it really annoys me when someone moves it around. I won't make a scene out of it but I will curse under my breath while arranging things back. I also strongly dislike dirty places, bathrooms and kitchens specially, they make me want to gag and run for the hills. But of course, despise all that, my drawers can be really messy because I tend to just throw things into them. I do tidy them up once in a while but it doesn't last too long. So even though this massive room cleanse is a lot of work, at the end I'm gonna be all happy and proud of myself.

Life planner.

2010-01-10T01:11:00.000-06:00

"Teddy bears and dreams"

(Picture of my best friend that I took while she was writing down a dream she had in her journal, a very cute habit I think; last time I was at her house. Lots of love to her and her family. I know this is a very amateur looking picture but give me a break, I still haven't made a "formal" photo shoot. There are plans for one sometime next week though, I'll post some frames of that.)

During the last days of every year I'm in a very thoughtful mood. I think about what I've done, what I haven't done, what I want and all sorts of existential things . But in the last days of 2009 something big hit me: I was about to turn 20 years old I had the feeling that I haven't done anything. Also, almost at the end of my 2º year of college I have finally "discovered" what I want to be. It was so obvious that it surprised me that I had had any doubts and even considered different choices. I want to be a photographer. The concept of capturing the essence of a moment, an object, or even a person it's a passion for me. When a camera is between my hands and I'm looking through its viewfinder it feels natural, it's just right. And as cheesy as it may sound, I feel inspired and plain happy. Definitely, being a photographer is my dream job and what I wish the most to be.

So this blog was created as first step in my yellow brick road and towards my goal. Of course I'm taking more actions in the matter. It would be stupid of me to believe that only with this I would achieve anything, but being the Internet the important platform for exposure it is, I believe that if I put enough work and effort in this blog the world may stop and take notice in time. Who knows. I loose nothing with trying, right? And maybe next December I'll be much happier with what I had accomplished and be proud of myself.