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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.

I love the pom poms, they are so fun! I'm all about fun!

All About Arlene

Organized Kitchen Pantry

8:00 AM

Whoa Momma!! That's a crap load of stuff! I can't even believe that my pantry even looked like this at one point. I'm so proud of the way I organized my pantry.

Since I live in New York, apartments are small and limited in storage space so I have to make due with the lack of cupboards I have. My pantry which contains all of my baking ingredients was just awful and sad looking. As much as I love baking, every time I opened it, something was falling out. It was hard to find what I wanted and just the clutter itself would just spoil the mood of me wanting to bake sometimes. Something had to be done...and it needed to be quick!

I purchased these containers that I found. It was important to me that it had a airtight seal without the hassle of opening and closing. This happened to fit the bill. It's BPA free plus it is safe to use in the refrigerator, freezer and top rack dishwasher safe. My kind of container! I provided an *affiliate link to where I purchased it here.

I used a label maker to name each container

Ta-Dah!

I will show you an updated picture to see how this new organized pantry has been holding up...

so be sure to check back for the status. =)

*Disclaimer: all items mentioned above were purchased with my own money. This is not a sponsored blog post. Affiliate links help fund a small amount towards my blog to continue to make content. Thank you so much for your support.

Electric Nails

8:10 AM

So my friends and I were talking about the Electric Daisy Carnival and Electric Zoo and how we had so much fun this year and can't wait for the next year to come. It made me think about my nails and how I spent the time to prep them to match the occasion that I totally forgot to show you guys what I did! Duh! But if you follow me on Instagram, then you didn't miss much since I posted this picture there before. I got so many compliments on them and people were asking me how I did it, I thought I'd share it with you. The results of the final look made people think that I spent several hours on them or that the process looked like it would be complicated. However, when I explained how simple the process was...people couldn't believe it.

Tools that you will need:

1. Nail polishes of your choice (preferably opaque colors that are not sheer)
2. Scissors
3. Scotch Tape (yes, that's right...you will need tape)
4. Nail glue (optional)
5. Clear top coat

It's 6 easy steps. So here's how to do it.

1. Paint your nails any base color that you want. (I chose a deep purple)
2. On a strip of scotch tape, paint strips of various colors of your choice
3. Cut strips, triangles, squares...any shapes with a pair of scissors
4. Arrange the cut pieces of tape on your nail
5. For added security, you can use a tiny amount of nail glue to seal corners of the strips (optional)
6. Finish with a clear top coat for sealing...and your done!

Ta-Dah!!

P.S. If you never seen my Electric Daisy Carnival video with my friends this year...you should check it out here below! I can't believe that the video as of today has 116,491 views within 6 months! Thanks insane! That's for all the support

Click here to watch video

Arlene's friends

Electric Zoo Festival 2012

1:53 PM

I had an awesome time with my girls Nathalie and Frances at Electric Zoo Festival here in NYC. It was my first time going. Instead of me explaining it, check out the video I made below. =)

Who's going to save the world??

We mustache you a question!

Arlene's friends

Fashion's Night Out 2012

1:38 PM

I had a great time during Fashion's Night Out in New York with my girls who are also on YouTube. Lee Lee aka Mamichula8153, Melissa aka oxPRETTYSPiFFYxo and Nathalie aka NatyMidnight and let's not forget my friend Waise in the back which technically he was considered one of the girls for the night. He actually flew in all the way from San Francisco, California to New York the same day just for Fashion's Night Out and flew back home the next day. Only a 1 day trip. Now that's real dedication to fashion right there! As Waise quoted for the night, "I have to look fabulous just in case I see Anna Wintour" haha. Speaking of Anna Wintour, you must watch "The September Issue" which is a documentary of the behind the scenes of the making of fashion magazine Vogue. If you're into fashion, it's definitely something worth watching. Click here to watch the trailer. As for Fashion's Night Out....we had a fabulous time, despite the riot that took place in SoHo. Check out our video below to see how the night went....