Be In Love With Yourself!

When a girl is head over heels about herself it is truly amazing. She is the girl you see glowing more than anyone else around her. Is it because she is conceited? Perhaps she is just comfortable with whom she is; appreciating herself no matter her color, shape and size. She is all that and then some no matter what anyone else may think. Wonder what her secret is?
Well when ever I feel like I’m slipping; I look at the wonderful women around me. I look at my mom and remember her struggles and triumph but most importantly how she holds her self together. The more beautiful my mom is inside and out reminds me exactly who I am. BEAUTIFUL!

My mom always told me, "there is nothing worst than a gorgeous girl being ugly". She is right, we have to work with what we have and own it. It is not about being more appealing than the other girls; it is simply about loving yourself and appreciating who you are. Kimora Lee Simons says it best in her book, Fabulosity, "Fake it until you make it. I don’t mean to fake being somebody you’re not or being a phony. I mean tell yourself you’re great even when some part of you is doubting it".

Kimora also believes every girl should feel beautiful no matter where you come from or what you look like. I totally agree with her. If you’re that slim girl who wants to have a bigger butt or the girl who is a size 10 and want to be a size 2 ; think of the many girls who would die to be your size. I bet you will start loving yourself a little more and besides what is the harm?

Love Madame Q

Product Review (Fiberwig mascara by Imju)

As a person who possesses naturally curly lashes I am on a constant quest to find the perfect mascara. The super curliness of my lashes makes them appear shorter than they really are. Plus -- my lashes are thin in diameter. So I look for products that will both lengthen and thicken. I happened across Sephora's Fiberwig mascara and was very excited by what it promised. The packaging reads -- "Fiberwig is the top-selling mascara in Japan - beating the competition with remarkable, "false eyelash-like" results. " Sounds too good to be true? That's because it is. Fiberwig made my eyelashes look like "spider wig" instead. It clumped my lashes together and made it look like I had a total of five lashes on each lid. It was so awful I had to wash it off while at work (where I tried it on) because I looked like a holy mess! Bottom line -- this mascara is not worth the money. Thankfully, Sephora has a gracious return policy! My favorite mascara at the moment is Yves St. Laurent's "Volume Effect, Faux Cils." Faux Cils, which means "fake eyelashes" in French, certainly lives up to its name!

By Brisette Gantt

* Photo courtesy of sephora.com

Who Is Madame?

What exactly is a Madame? What does its definition personify? How much depth and significance is in this exact word Madame? When one thinks about the term they might visualize a woman from the 1600s who is a respected married woman. Today this term means different. In this day and age the term has more worth and power, and thankfully you do not have to be married to be considered a Madame. Today’s Madame is a young, educated, chic and stylish, married or not, but most importantly she is a woman who is socially aware of the many injustices in her society. She is a woman with class, whose grace catches the eyes of many.

by Julissa Escobosa

* Photo courtesy of M.A.C. Cosmetics, a registered trademark.

How To Be Lovely

When someone asks me who I admire the first woman that comes to my mind is Audrey Hepburn. She happens to be my absolute favorite old-school actress. I love ALL of her movies even the horribly corny ones like "Roman Holiday." She was a great actress and a beautiful woman. She is certainly known for her undeniable beauty, style, grace and femininity. What most people don't know, however, is that Ms. Hepburn was a great humanitarian as well. In her later years,she became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and devoted her life to helping starving children in places like Somilia. For more information on Audrey, her humanitarian endeavors and to find out about The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, please visit http://www.audreyhepburn.com/. That is someone who I admire and would like to emulate. A mother and wife, a style icon, a beautiful, poised, perfectly feminine and lovely woman; yet, she dedicated her life to things that were not so lovely. Whom do you admire? Why?

By Brisette Gantt

Photo courtesy of art.com

Feel Like A Woman -- Wear a Dress!

That is the catch-phrase of my all-time favorite designer, Diane von Furstenberg (DVF). I love it!! Eventually, I want to be one of those women who wears a dress and a pair of high heels everyday; not to baseball games or to picnics - but mostly everyday.Like today - I have on a dress. A really pretty DVF one. What's the special occasion you ask? Not a thing! All day people asked me where I'm going ... I told them "nowhere." It's fun for me to wear a dress and heels. I am one of those super girly-girls and I like getting dressed up whenever the occasion permits. Sometimes I feel overdressed especially when compared to my company. I remember one time I was having lunch with my honey and his friends. No place special, just a spot in the mall. Everyone was in jeans, but I wore a dress. I felt like a such a woman ... especially at a table full of men! I didn't care that I was dressed up (though I threw on a pair of jeans for chilling purposes later). Is this strange? When you wear a dress, do you feel like more of a woman?

By Brisette Gantt

* Photo courtesy of femalefirst.co.uk

Buyers' Remorse

How many times have you bought an item and felt completely bad about it? Spending your last dime for a flyy purse or a killer pair of boots. There are plenty other things you could spend your money on but instead you satisfy your ego for a couple of minutes. Everything is all planned out; the dress you have for your shoes and the jacket that complements your bag. Now your home feeling guilty because you know there is a closet full of brand new things you never wore. You start promising to be more careful spending your money next time around. You run back to the store to return what you bought only to find something even better. Now your on line asking yourself the same damn questions!

By Madame Q

* Photo courtesy of Emerald2810 on flickr