Holiday Gift Guide for the Struggling Boyfriend

 Use discount code ' XOLOLAA ' and  take an additional  15% at Daniel Wellington.Com

Happy Thursday  my loves, and a special hello to the Boyfriends, and Husbands who have been stressing over what to get their girls this Christmas.  I can imagine you have been getting hints for the past month. The casual " omg, babe the new Huda Beauty Pallet came out"as you are being dragged to yet another unwanted trip to Sephora ( aka the best place on earth,hint hint) or as she casually scrolls through Instagram and stops by her favorite bloggers page and instantly turns to you  and says "How cute is the  Daniel Wellington watch she is wearing and those knee high suede boots are to die for". Although you have zero idea  what suede is, or let alone knee high boots  you just smile and nod.Than all of a sudden all those signals she has been sending you for the past month become a blur, and you realize   it's less than three weeks until Christmas and you still have yet to get her the perfect gift ( let's face it she deserves it all).Since I am a hopeless romantic (and a life saver) I wanted to extend my shopping knowledge and help all of you boys find your girl a gift as perfect as her. 

The Daniel Wellington Classic Black Sheffield Watch

In addition to saving your butts this holiday,  I am here to SAVE you Money as well.  Use discount code ' XOLOLAA ' and  take an additional  15% off when shopping at www.danielwellington.com. Offer expires January 31, 2017

Free shipping, free gift wrapping and free returns are also part of the deal!

The Mini Christie Carryall  Bag

 Every girl needs a classic side bag to add to her collection. This classic black leather bag from Coach is the perfect size, and best of all it won't cost you a years salary, and why not stuff the bag up with some amazing Sephora goodies for your girl.

 Sephora Haul

We could live inside Sephora and still find something we want....well more like need. I'm sure you are familiar with the store,or have herd the name multiple times. I have selected some must have products for this season.

Boys, here is  TIP  if you spend $50 or more at Sephora, you can book your girl a FREE makeover. She deserves to be pampered, right?

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagn Collection | Hude Beauty Texture Shadow Palette | Tartelette In Bloom Clay Eyeshadow Palette


To all the thoughtful boyfriends, and husbands I hope this blog post has helped you get an idea on what to get your amazing girlfriends and wives this holiday season. Don't forget that what matters the most is to see her smiling 365 days a year, she is worth everything and more.

Happy Holiday's !

Holiday Glam Picks

Hola mis amores, New Years Eve is fast approaching, and with this special holiday comes the opportunity for all of us ladies to bring out our best looks. For me, New Years Eve dress shopping is quite stressful. You sit there on Instagram or on tumblr scrolling down the dresses and sparkles hashtag hoping to find some inspiration.You can't be eating twelve grapes at 12:00 in that " okay dress" ( this may only be a hispanic tradition,but bare with me)  or have your New Years Eve kiss in a mediocre dress. You have to start the year off on the right foot, looking your best. But the problem here isn't looking beautiful ( because each and everyone of you is ) but the issue is achieving that 'perfect' look without having to sell your soul.You know what you want, now it's a matter of finding an affordable and fabulous look. I took one for the team and solely went shopping for "research purposes". I visited Zara, Marciano, TopShop, Honey and  Forever 21 and noticed a metallic trend throughout each store. The color red was also another favorite for this holiday season but with that being said this New Years Eve step out of your 'little black dress' comfort zone ( I know this is very hard  and completely understand that  wearing black is a lifestyle) but start this year off in color!
      

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Estilo Lau Holiday Glam Picks

Textured Dress $99.90
www.zara.com

Sequinned Dress $99.90
www.zara.com

Backless Dress $59.90
www.zara.com

Slip Dress with Slits $79.90
www.zara.com

Tamara Dress Flora $ 47.25
www.peppermayo,com

Heartbreak Down Dress $65.50
www.peppermayo.com

Special Shoulder Pad Scale Sequin Dress $59.50
www.nelly.com

Slit Red
From Winners
 June & Hudson

In and Online Store Holiday Inspiration List

Nelly.com

SaboSkirt.com

Peppermayo.com

Showpo.com

Sugarhill Boutique.com

Blue Vanilla.com

Topshop

Bebe

Marciano

Honey 

Zara

Black Caviar Oakville

Haute Classics Toronto

The ShowRoom Toronto

Fashion Crimes Toronto 

I wish everyone happy dress hunting!

Get Ready for Bed With Me: My Skincare Routine

Hello Mis Amores, There is no better feeling than being able to jump into bed with a clean face in your favorite sweat pants, and scroll through your feed. So tonight’s post is about my favorite part of my day. When I am able to take off my make-up and cleanse my skin. My skincare routine takes me about 10 minutes using my top three favorite products.If you are like me and you are guilty of falling asleep with  make-up on after a long day or after a few drinks too many, I hope this post changes that habit. Dermatologist have conducted studies on the effects of sleeping with makeup and the results are terrifying.Your face can age  by as much as ten years in a single month, as a result of failing to remove your make-up .Many of the products we use on a daily bases on our skin prevents the process of microcirculation, as a result it causes wrinkles and clogged pores. If you don't want to end up with an annoying breakout,I would highly recommend  getting into a skincare routine that works for you and your skin type. Did you know that sleeping with lipstick on causes dryness and chapping of the lips  (huh-uh honey no kissing for you) and sleeping with your mascara on can cause conjunctives (aka pink eye) I don't about you but a swollen eye is not my ideal surprise to wake up to (maybe, a cute morning text or extra money in my bank account would be better.... plot twist when none of those things happen to me lol ), but worst of all over night mascara causes your beautiful eyelashes to become brittle and start falling off. Don't become a slave to false eyelashes ( although, they are fabulous) if you don't have the time to do a full skincare routine, make it your every night ritual to at least use a  make-up removing whip. 

Here is my skincare routine, this products work amazing on my oily t-zone skin. There are so many fabulous skin care products out there, but I am a huge advocate of organic tea tree leaf foam cleansers. Tea tree oil contains properties that prevent bacteria from building up under your pores, and helps prevent acne from surfacing. 

 The Body Shop Tea Three skin clearing foaming Cleanser 

( removes impurities and excess oil)

The Face Shop Black Sugar cleansing cream.

(removes blackheads,make-up and skin impurities & it smells delicious) 

Equate Cleansing and Make-up Removing Towelettes

( contains vitamin E and triple tea complex, they leave your skin super soft)

My Skincare Routine 

step one: wash your hands prior to  beginning your routine.Begin by using the make-up removing towelettes. Gently begin to remove your make-up.

Step two:   Finish removing your eye make-up with the black sugar cleansing cream and proceed by massaging your  face in a circular motion. Do this for about 3 minutes and wash with warm water.

Step three: Use the tea tree cleansing foam and leave it on your face for about 3-5 minutes and wash.

These three easy steps have helped me improve the appearance of my skin, and prevent future breakouts.

Keep your skin looking beautiful and youthful, don't lose your glow & always remember you are beautiful !

Six Easy Steps, to Add Volume and Natural Wave to your Hair.

Hello, my loves. For tonight post, I wanted to do a hair tutorial showing you what I found to be the easiest way to achieve voluminous hair and that natural beach wave in six easy steps.

What you will need:

A hair dryer

eight bobby pins

four elastic bands

thermal spray

teasing comb

& a round brush

Step one: After washing your hair, brush it out with a wooden round brush and spray a heat protector  to the ends of your damp hair. I used my favorite product the Wella Thermal Image protector. I absolutely love this product, it does not leave my hair oily after I use it.

Step two: Separate your hair into four pony tails and tie it with an elastic band. Two at the front and two at the back.  Begin to roll your hair into a bun and secure with bobby pins.

Step three- four : After rolling your hair into four buns, use a hair dryer and direct the heat towards each bun.

Step five: After about 10 minutes ( depending how fast your hair dries) begin to unroll the buns and  separate the strands of hair to achieve that messy beach look. For extra volume, you can use a teasing comb towards your roots.

Step six: Woo! you are done and look fabulous. If you are like me and your hair can't hold a curl you can spray a little bit of hair spray on your hands and run it through your waves. This will help give it shape, and make it last throughout the day.

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Toronto Christmas Market, Distillery District

 I am super excited to be writing my first 'outfit of the day' post about the best holiday of the year. Whether you call it Navidad,Sretan Božić,Joyeux Noël or Christmas there is something magical about this time of year. Last Saturday I decided to get into the holiday spirit and check out the Christmas Market located in the heart of  Toronto's Distillery District. I am sure a lot of you who are reading this have seen the cute pictures everyone has been posting "of this oh so romantic lit up winter wonderland". So, since I am a sucker for anything romantic, I took myself on a date.

The smell of chocolate fudge and the sound of carolers singing made me feel like I was in a Christmas movie. The whole ride on the streetcar, I couldn't  stop thinking of the famous Christmas market hot chocolate. Turns out the line up was huge,which I expected but deep inside I wish I wasn't right. I was so close to pulling a drive thru order run and sip on that hot cocoa like it was none of my business. but I stayed calm and  decided I wanted sushi instead; which by the way was the best sushi I have had in Toronto.

 Let me clear something out, I did not ask the waiter at Touhenboku Sushi to take a picture of me looking down all mysteriously.  That would be just weird, but so not out of my character. If you know me personally, you would know I am that one friend who thinks it's complelty okay to have a full out photoshoot in public (it's a little embrassing), but anyways. I actually  had a friend of mine accompany me on this Toronto Christmas ritual, which made it so much more enjoyable. With that being said if you are a single girl like me or you have a boyfriend or girlfriend I would recommend checking this place out. Any excuse to put together a nice outfit and take holiday pictures, is worth a go.

 Outfit Details

A pair of self ripped old black H&M jeans

Black Aldo Galilahi ankle boots

Button up StudioF jean shirt

White cropped Forever 21 sweater

Earings from Forever 21

& to add a little pop to my outfit I chose to wear my new favorite deep burgundy lipstick from 

Make Up For Ever #48 Rouge Artist Intense.

Side Fact:I recently read that taking selfies is a reflection of the lack of passion in your life, 

could this be true?

Live your Life with Style .Vive tu vida con estilo

I am just a girl with a love for creativity and self expression.

I created this blog with the sole purpose of achieving a goal I had been to afraid to chase. It's only natural that we worry of what others may think. We live in a time where we are exposed to the world. People know our location, what we are wearing,who we hangout with and who we follow and unfollow us. It's a constant surveillance of our life's. Its's the new world of connectivity that has brought me to creating this blog. Here you will find a wide range of vblog's and articles on health & beauty , fashion,lifestyle and everything else in between.I hope you find a little bit of yourself in me and enjoy what I post. Make it your own style, here is mine. 

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