metallic lighter

Metallic lighter by Tsubota Pearl.. I love the slick metallic stick idea!

3 people

I am an only child. The only daughter of my parents. The only thing they love. The only thing they care about. The only thing they live for. My father always said that we just have each other in life, no one else, that our family consisted of 3 people. Other family members, even though they are close to us, they are not "us"- they might try to hurt us or just hurt us without knowing. Family members should stick together.

Me, leaving home for school, seemed to be the perfect idea for me. The perfect get-away from all the "only-child-burdens". However, I never thought of the perfections of being the only child: the constant care, the demand and supply chain, the feeding, the cleaning, the hugging and the kissing.. I never gave thought to what I was leaving behind.

As years passed, I got used to being missed and also missing them. By time, one gets used to BBM'ing, PING'ing, or skype'ing.. you get used to imagening the kisses given over the webcam hitting your cheeks, or the tears running down your mothers cheeks from the sadness in her soft voice.

As you try to hide the sad feelings from them so that they don't feel bad, you forget that they are doing the same to you. Once you leave home you are not just the only child of the house, but you are the only child that is away from home and is alone.They think of you likethe Little Red Riddig Hood, wondering in the woods unaware of the wolf waiting to eat her.

But you shall realize that the many things we dreaded of our families actually help in life. The suggestions mom gave helped me in class, while shopping or just with friends.. in life.. My dad, my hero, always gave me a kiss and a wonderful smile, every morning.. and that's what I miss the most.. being woken by the very person you love, with just joy and happiness in their eyes.

I always was jelous of my parents.. of their relationship, their bond, their struggles together.. just their love and friendship.. I always wanted to be part of it but saw myself as an outsider.. they told me that I was the one that made that bond stronger however as a kid I never believed it- I still don't.. even though I know I am special I still believe that there is something more special than me..

anyways.. this 3 people went through alot together. we struggled, we laughed, we cried, we jumped, we exalerated, we hit bottom.. but we always had eachother.. just the us 3.. I love you!

Penelope

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Penelope is a special women. Her beauty does not need any explanation. Her big eyes, her whimsical hair, the big full lips.. all together form this beauty that many are in love with. Every movie that I watch of her, makes me fall in love with her beauty. Before watching the movie, I tell myself that she is pretty.. but as I see her in the first scene I just correct myself and say that she is just BEAUTIFUL and a goddess.

**some of the photos are for VF November 2009 issue, taken by Mert and Marcus.

Mert and Marcus are incredible photographers.. they brought the incredible sexiness in Penelope..

princess love

I as a girl in love with cartoons, loved and still love Disney movies and the princesses.. Cinderella, Belle, Pocahontas, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Mulan, Alice and the new addition Tiana.. to be honest I like the old Disney better.. I loved Belle, Jasmine and Ariel.. they were my favorites.. All 3 were really free spirited princesses. They were always breaking rules, trying to brake free from the walls built around them. When I think about their love choices- they all went against the societies expectations of them. Belle, a beautiful girl- as her name indicates, fell in love with the Beast.
Jasmine always looked for a way out of the walls of her palace. She wanted love, true love more than anything. She wanted to be free. When a boy came along, from the other side of the town, she fell in love. He was everything she wanted. A charming, free spirited boy, who loves adventure.
Ariel gave her voice to follow the boy she fell in love with- just to get 2 legs to look normal.

don't remember where I saved it from..

All the stories had their bad witches. Don't we have them in real life too. People acting as friends, but planning destructive plots after you and your loved ones. Or just gossiping behind your back- undermining your abilities and intelligence. People who act seductively to get your wo-man. Or just your jelousy coming in between, differences that overgrow with time.

Whether you are a princess like Jasmine or just a regular girl like Belle, there is one thing I know about love that is true for everyone. It's not easy to find. It just does not wait for you around the corner. It might be waiting- but thats not always the case. Sometimes you have to work for it, sometimes it's just chance or faith. Love might just happen when you least expect it- or you might have work in order to get the person of interest in love with you. It's a process that it hard to define. To find love is not easy but to hold on to it is harder. There are expectations, wants and needs,differences, fights, laughs, families, friends, histories, a ciggarette pack.. anything waiting to come in between the two of you.
What I really want to say is- If you believe that you have found love just like the Disney princesses.. then do whatever you can to keep that person. Whether it is to exchange your voice for a pair of legs or to disobey your parents in order to be with the enemy (Pocahontas and Smith)- Do anything, everything.. be smart with your choices! make sure the person in question is the real "the one" not just a fling..
Every girl wishes for the dream wedding with the dream guy. Every girl wonders about when that person will enter her life. Each girl dreams of perfection and happiness. Even if you are 10 or 30 or even 60.. the fact is that Love happens to be a game with strategies and the want to win (not lose the loved one)..

lanvin

Lanvin opened it's new boutique at 815 Madison Avenue near 68th Street. The stores going to occupy the fırst 3 floors of the 5 floor townhouse. The decoration of the store is amazing. When you enter if you love Lanvin as I do, you should feel in heaven. I can't wait to go and visit the land of heaven. The only hesitation I have is that once I go there, I will not be able to stop myself and use my credit card till the end- that would not be good

These are the new Lanvin flats that I'm thinking of buying. I love the colors and the little bow on top of it.