QueenLeilani: 2013

MULAN - Disney Princess Collab!

7:53 AM

So Halloween came and gone so fast it seems! I did a Disney Princess Collaboration with a few of my friends on YouTube. We all did a look inspired by one of the Princesses and I chose MULAN. It's one of my favorite Disney movies along with Little Mermaid. I was actually feeling very sick when I initially filmed this and I still am sick as I write this with a fever of 103 degrees. Boo! This flu bug has been floating around during this drastic weather change and I've been trying to avoid it as much as possible. But it came around the hidden corner, jumped out at me and said "Tag you're it!' Haha. So here we are. Well I hope you like my Disney look and hope you enjoy watching my video as much as I enjoyed making it.

xoxo,

Arlene

If you can see the video, click here to view.

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Tim Burton Pumpkin Carving - Nightmare Before Christmas

4:30 AM

I was inspired from Tim Burton's movie "Nightmare Before Christmas" so I carved up one of his character, good old Jack! Who doesn't love a Tim Burton movie. His movies are exceptional!

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FALLing to Autumn Nails (YouTube Beauty Collab)

8:10 AM

Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've made a beauty video and what better way to start but in a collaboration with some of my YouTube beauty girl friends! We all created a video inspired by Fall. As for me, I was inspired by my scarf which I love wearing during this season. If you don't know yet, purple is one of my favorite colors. I love the combination of the gold and purple on my scarf and recreated it on my nails. I hope you like it! Please check out the video above. If you have trouble viewing it from my blog, click here to watch.

Products I used:

:: Base Coat - Formula X for Sephora
:: Swatch Me - Julep Nailpolish
:: Glamorously Glittering #6 - Milani Eyez Glittering Eyeshadow
:: Beautifully Brilliant #2 - Milani Eyez Glittering Eyeshadow
:: Olive Oil
:: Q-tips - Target
:: Nail Glitter - LA Splash
:: Hardwear Top Coat - Butter London

Please check out the videos from my other YouTube beauty friends who are also part of this Fall collaboration. You can find their links to their YouTube page below:

:: Nicole (Mommytipsbycole)
:: Yanyi (Missyanyibeautynlife)
:: Arlene (QueenLeilani)
:: Airah (Airahmorena08)
:: Wing (Divamakeupqueen)
:: Diana (Saldanadiana)
:: Rheesa (Reesiibabe)
:: Melinda (Memeathroughz)
:: Grace (Xogoxo)

Happy Fall!! xoxo Arlene

Engagement Photoshoot with Mamichula8153 (Lee & Richard)

9:56 AM

I am so happy to be working with my dear friend Lee (aka Mamichula8153 from YouTube) and her fiance Richard for their wedding. They are such a beautiful couple. We met up together for lunch to go over some wedding bits. Before meeting up, the weather was a bit gloomy and rainy so we didn't think we would have an opportunity to do a photoshoot outdoors. But luckily, once we finished eating, the weather cleared up and we just had to take advantage of the perfect weather!

Can you believe I recorded this entire thing straight from an iPhone? I didn't initially intend on making a behind the scenes video at all. I originally only recorded footage for only Lee & Rich to see, but with all the great clips, we decided to edit a video for Lee to upload on her YouTube channel. She created a Wedding Series playlist for her subscribers, which entails great tips and ideas for those who are planning their own wedding. You can view her playlist here:

LEE AND RICH ENGAGEMENT - BY SIRIN SAMMAN 1

The photographer, Sirin is a good friend of mine and her work is amazing! She focuses on capturing the most natural interaction between couples...and it shows in her pictures. If you are interested in seeing more of her work, check out her website here:

The music is by Landon Austin, which is beautiful song...especially as a wedding or engagement song. You can check out his music here:

LEE AND RICH ENGAGEMENT - BY SIRIN SAMMAN 2

If you are having trouble viewing the video on my blog, you can click here to watch. Below, is just a few pictures from the photoshoot. The pictures came out so beautiful and really had fun working with them on it....and look forward to working with them again.

LEE AND RICH ENGAGEMENT - BY SIRIN SAMMAN

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EDC 2013 (part 2 of 2)

11:55 AM

Check out the video above from EDC 2013 ( Electric Daisy Carnival ), a yearly celebration of EDM ( Electric Dance Music ). It was another great time with my friends! We will be going to EDC Las Vegas next year - super excited about it! Check out the video above that I edited and some pictures below.

If you are viewing this on a mobile device and have trouble watching it, you can view it on a computer. The video was blocked for mobile viewing due to copyright music. Boo! Unless you are tech saavy, you can watch it on your mobile device on "Desktop Mode" - if you can't figure out how to do that, just watch it from a computer.

I had so much fun...and just to name a few of who were there... Rebecca & Fiona, Empire of the Sun, Calvin Harris, Cedric Gervais, Dirty South, Nicky Romero, Porter Robinson, R3Hab, and more....

Caroline Issa's Collection for L.K. Bennett

6:30 AM

I had the lovely opportunity to meet a very young and successful model and designer Caroline Issa. I was invited to Bazaar Harper Magazine & L.K Benett's event as they celebrated the launch of Caroline Issa's collection before its release. L.K. Bennett is a favorite line of Kate Middleton and you can bet on it that she already ordered all of Caroline's collection. Also, doesn't Drew Barrymore look amazing on the cover for Bazaar? She is so gorgeous and doesn't seem to age one bit. I was able to get a special edition for this magazine that's different than what was released on stands. Thank you Bazaar and L.K. Bennett!

Can you see a hint of my blue highlights?

My Outfit of the Day:

Glasses / Clear Framed - I got these for Christmas and loving them so much

Necklace - Bebe

Turquoise Blazer - Forever 21

Caroline Issa looking young and beautiful


Desserts? Yes, thank you for very much. These cookies with a cream and nut filling were so delish!

Brownies? Yes, thank you!

Once you hear the story of Caroline's inspiration of these shoes, you will fall in love with them as much as I have. Pom-poms and all! Her inspiration came from her visit in Thailand and all the bold vibrant colors and patterns triggered this masterpiece.