Tag, Your It!

Firstly, I hope you all liked Katie's post! She will be posting at the Fashion Forecast every so often, in addition to her own blog, The Connoisseur (click Connoisseur for her link).

Now, I am totally going to steal Katie's 'Tag, Your It!' post! It a five answers per question tag! The fun part is, is that you can do this yourself! If you're on YouTube, blogging, or anywhere else, you can take part in this! So enjoy!

no.1: Five food items you love!

-Almond Joy

-Chocolate croissants

-Chef Mike's PB&J sandwiches (haha)

-Shrimp Tempura

-Ice Cream Waffle Sandwiches (family specialty)

no.2: Five drinks you love!

-Ginger Ale

-Sierra Mist

-Chocolate Frosties

-Vanilla Bean Frappacinno

-Iced Tea/Lemonade

no.3: Five clothing items you love! (from my closet)

-H&M leather jacket

-Navy peep-toe wedges (not sure of designer!)

-Black dress with chiffon feathers (designer starts with a Z...hm)

-Green and brown Ed Hardy no lace sneakers

-One sleeved patterned Lily Pulitzer dress

no.4: Five favorite colors (in order of preference)

-royal blue

-aqua blue

-lemon yellow

-lavender

-poppy pink

no.5: Five things you want as a present (makeup excluded)

-Oh, Lola Eau de Parfum by Marc Jacobs (to complete my collection)

-Poppy Flower by Coach perfume

-Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

-iPhone 4S White

-Teen Vogue purple leopard print case (for included iPhone!)

no.6: Five most important people in your life

-my younger brother, Thomas

-my parents, Rob and Liz

-my extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.)

-my best friends

-my doggy, Copper! (even though he's not a person, he counts)

no.7: Five things you love about your husband/wife

-ummm.. awkward because I don't have a husband :/ haha

no.8: Five things you hate about your husband/wife

-again... doesn't relate to me!

no.9: Five people you want to remove from the Earth

-violent people (I'm a major hippie btw)

-racist people

-insecure people (be confident! your worth it!)

-thats basically it.....

no.10: Five things you love about yourself!!!

-my stomache! toned and flat, thankyouverymuch!

-my hair! we all have our times of hair-drama, but overall, I love my hair!

-my butt.... yup, I love my booty! to all the girls who have told me my butt's too big or too fat, well suck it. my butt is here to stay... and yes, you can feel jealous about your straight as a board ass(=

-my friendliness (I have been told I am super polite, haha!)

-my ability to be unique, and my ability to be myself

no.11: Five things you hate about yourself

-my hair.....

-my awful ability of secret-keeping...

-my procrastination/laziness

-my awful ability of flirting (basically non-exsistant)

-my depression...

no.12: Rate in order of preference: Money, fame, beauty, love, and health.

-love

-health

-beauty

-fame

-money

no.13: Five things your irrationally obsessed with.

-my computer

-my addiction to Alternative music

-Seth Myers<3

-SHOES

-mascara (can you say 10 different tubes?)

no.14: Name five things you would wish for on a deserted island

-a boat... I would want to leave the deserted island, clearly

-all of my books! I would need my books!

-Facebook....>obsessed<

-a bathing suit... I would clearly take advantage of the beautiful ocean

-a towel...

no.15: RAPID FIRE ROUND!!!

love or lust? --love

food or makeup? --food...but makeup is a close second

jeans or skirt? --jeans

pizza or pasta? --pasta

black or white? --white

chanel or estee lauder? --chanel

husbands or boyfriends? --boyfriends

roses or orchids? --orchids

beauty or brains? --honestly both, but brains

beach or hills? --beach

cats or dogs? --cats

tea or coffee? --ICED coffee please

books or iPod? --this is the hardest one honestly.. but books

flats or stilletos? --stilletos, however I have wear flats like everyday

That's all folks (in Porky Pig's voice)! Hope you enjoy and tag yourself!

HACKED HACKED HACKED

haha JUST KIDDING. Have I fooled you? Well, this is a great way to introduce myself so let's just cut to the chase: I am the new Fashion Forecast guest blogger. Whoop whoop! My name is Katie, and I am one of Ella's most amazing, funny, compassionate, beautiful, intelligent, fashionable and clever friends in the entire universe ;)

So what will I be talking about? Well, just about everything, just like Ella does. And if you read my blog, you would know that I love the general topic of everything-ness.

To kick off my start as a guest blogger, I am posting my 5 non-clothing recent favorites:

1. Dark Hued Nail Polishes

- Dark nail polishes are no stranger in the beauty community and have made their debut year after year with a huge customer base. Some of my favorites include OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark and Ski Teal We Drop, Essie Dive Bar, Chanel Graphite, and many, many more.

2. Riding Boots

- I absolutely LOVELOVELOVE riding boots. I personally own two pairs: one from Steve Madden and one from Frye. The Steve Madden Linderr Boots (shown first below) are zip-up, super comfortable boots in a lighter chocolate brown color. My newer pair from Frye are the Melissa Button Riding Boots in Cognac. Not only have I worn them out every day since Friday, I've even worn them inside at least twice. That's how much I love them. Although riding boots can be a pretty big investment, once you have found "the ones" that in your gut you KNOW you can't live without, buy them. Yet, if the price isn't right, try searching some more. Finding the perfect pair of boots is totally worth it, and it is just like weight loss: if you don't reach your goal, you feel like much less than a million bucks.

3. Style by Lauren Conrad

- Yes, this favorite is a book *gasp! I bought Lauren Conrad's Style back in December of 2010, and I have probably re-read it 984359205345732 times. In fact, I am currently rereading it AGAIN. Ella, I know your not the biggest fan of Lauren Conrad, but this book is a MUST for any fashion addicts. She mentions her must-have basics for a perfect wardrobe and the best dresses to wear to different occasions, describes how to create the best winged eyeliner look, and even decodes the attire requirements for special occasions.

4. Philosophy's Purity Cleanser+Clarisonic Mia

- I know, I know, this is technically 2 things, but c'mon, give me a break. These two products are like two peas in a pod: they just aren't the same without one another. I have been washing my face twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed, everyday using my Clarisonic with Purity and let me tell you, my skin has never been better. Of course, this doesn't count the occasional breakout that I just have to rub at, but the rest of my skin is brighter, cleaner, and just altogether feels better. Plus, the Clarisonic Mia comes in a variety of colors!

5. New Music: BRITISH BOY BANDS

- Ella is going to laugh at me for posting this, but I have to mention this I JUST HAVE TO. Okay, compose yourself. One Direction. ONEDIRECTIONONEDIRECTIONONEDIRECTION. I have loveeeeeed the super hot, super talented, super amazing British boy band since August, when I discovered them on Youtube right before the "What Makes You Beautiful" video came out. I am obsessed. Absolutely, positively, completely OBSESSED. Harry Styles, marry me...?

And that's it! Sorry that this is super long, but I've got tons to say...well, actually I've got tons to write. I'm so excited to write again! Until then, please check out my brand new blog, "the connoisseur":

http://www. katieemei.blogspot.com

and of course follow both of us on tumblr:

katiemei.tumblr.com (Katie)

ciaobellazz.tumblr.com (Ella)

See you on the flippy (creds to Ella's wonderous family)!

Katie

Recent Obsession with Lanvin

So as I daily update my Tumblr (for link, go to the Where To Find Me section, scroll down on the right), I started realizing that I kept reblogging a lot of Lanvin ads and photos. I started Following their tag, and now I feel like I reblog Lanvin absolutly every day!

It was kind of shocking to become obsessed with a brand before you've even bought any of their clothes. Usually, you buy something then become interested in the brand. This was vice versa for me. I became into them before I had even seen any of their clothes in person. I had heard of them a lot and had seen the hysteria of Lanvin for H&M. But I have never seen anybody in their clothes (remember: teenager growing up in small town in New Jersey.... not many people wearing Lanvin head to toe).

So... some Lanvin for everyone's enjoyment!(=