Merry Christmas! Can you believe that this decade is just about over!? My Christmas was absolutely awesome. Santa got me everything I wanted & more. I am truly grateful.





I came up with this beautiful look on my eyes using the MAC pigments-from the Mischief Makers that came out this Holiday season. I am quite impressed with MAC’s Relects Antique Gold Glitter, it was absolutely perfect a golden smokey Christmas look!

This is my “What’s in my Bag” video. Handbags featured are the Louis Vuitton Monogram Speedy 35 & the Louis Vuitton Damier Azur Speedy 35. FYI-you may notice I say “Vee-ton” instead of “Vuh-ton” (like many people do). I’ve heard the man himself, Marc Jacobs say “Vee-ton” as well as the sales people @ any Louis Vuitton boutique I’ve ever been to…


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Many people that personally know me know that I am a big Charlie Chaplin fan. I’m not even going to get into his life, the man led an interesting & long one! But I do want to share my thoughts on Charlie Chaplin & why I find him so fascinating. Robert Downey Jr. played a fantastic & convincing Charlie in 1992’s “Chaplin”-fantastic movie, I totally recommend it!





Chapin is an icon; he was extremely popular in the late teens & 1920’s. He has had such an influence on popular culture & although he was famous in a decade so long ago, his little tramp character most certainly will live on forever.


Most people just see Charlie Chaplin as a comic but he was more than that, he was a true artist. He wrote, directed, produced, helped compose music & starred in his own movies. He was a millionaire in a time where $5.00 was a good chunk of change! He had his own studio & was in charge of his career. . It’s not just “The Little Tramp” that made him so memorable but other things as well-ever heard of United Artists?? UA was brought about as a joint venture on February 5, 1919,by Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith. Essentially this meant that they had independence & creative control over their careers.





I am not one for comedy movies, I actually hate them but I do admit that I love to watch the Chaplin in some of his early films (just to name a few) “Tillie’s Punctured Romance” in which he starred with Marie Dressler, “The Rink” &“The Immigrant” I think what I love most about his comedy stuff is the simplicity of it & the emotion portrayed in the films (that goes with all silent films). Raw emotion is what is really portrayed in “The Kid”. When little Jackie Coogan is ripped away from Chaplin by child services…although there is no dialogue, you can feel the emotion & the sadness of what’s taking place.


“Modern Times” is another one of my favorite Chaplin movies. The movie has a deeper meaning-it shows the dawn of a new, modern & industrialized era. In 1936, that’s exactly what was going on. The simplistic days of the 1920’s were long gone. Chaplin managed to make this film a silent; this film starred Paulette Goddard (I’m pretty sure I should have been her :p). I really love the message he is giving in this movie. This is the last movie that starred the character of “The Little Tramp”. The musical score is beautiful and years later the melody was turned into the song, “Smile” (one of my all time favorite songs before I knew Chaplin had any influence on it).


“Limelight” is a mirror image of Chaplin’s professional life at that time. He was dealing being just a forgotten entertainer & the movie shows him dealing with his personal demons. It was 1952 and the days of silent films were long, long ago by that time. It’s a beautiful movie & I feel that it deserved way more recognition.





With the holidays just around the corner, I tend to think about Chaplin around the holidays because he actually passed away on Christmas Day. I like to watch a Chaplin movie on Christmas to pay tribute to such an amazing person. I’m not usually like this with Old Hollywood actor or actresses but there is something about Charlie Chaplin that captivates me.

This odd looking hair tool right here is the called the HAI Elite Digital Rod. What I love about this curling iron is that it gives you the ability to create curls anywhere from 1-1/2″ – 4-1/2″. It heats up in JUST 5 SECONDS & you can digitally control the temperature with an LCD screen. The temperature goes from 180-390 degrees.





I really like how you can control the temperature on the iron. This tool is very similar to my Enzo Milano clipless iron but with the Enzo, you cannot control the temperature which makes it unhealthy on your hair for everyday use.





With a little teasing, this tool gives me the ability to create runway curls & beachy waves. Lately I’ve been using it to create a beachy, chill soft wafe-it’s super simple-curl your entire head then flip your head and gently loosen the curls. It creates such a pretty wave. Add a little hairspray & tease and it creates a hairstyle full of waves & volume-the curls tend to be all different sizes –which I absolutely LOVE!!


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So it’s that time a year again! One of my favorite scents for this time of year is Peppermint. I especially adore the Twisted Peppermint  from Bath & Body Works. I love the scent because it smells JUST like a candy cane; there is a subtle sweetness to it that I absolutely love!!


How awesome is my Charlie Brown Christmas tree??


I am also loving the Invigorating White Peppermint lotion & shower gel that I got from The Dollar Tree, YES, The Dollar Tree! Of course the smell wears off in like 10 minutes but you can not beat the cute packaging! Many times I use these products when I take a shower before bedtime & save my better Peppermint products for during the day. Also pictured is my Lip Smackers Lip Balm in Peppermint-I make sure this is in my handbag at all times!


***Any products reviewed in this post were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products.