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As I posted on an earlier post... a great way to shop and not feel so guilty about it are going to sites like Gilt Groupe. I found another great site called ideeli, which works pretty much the same way as Gilt Groupe. I was on the site today and fell in love with the Ravon Convertible Dresses. Prices range from $39-69 and the dresses come in a wide variety of colors and lengths. For the price and the fact that you can wear these dresses so many different ways... I feel as though this is a must have!! If you would like to visit Ideeli... just click on this link: here . Happy Shopping!!! [UPDATE as of 7/22/2011| Please check out my most recent blog post on Ravon Convertible Dresses: here . They are available on ideeli again... but for 3 days only!]

Last Friday, my friend from Nor Cal stopped by for a visit. On our way to the MOCA Geffen to see the Art on the Street Exhibit, we stumbled upon this film studio that Levi's was sponsoring for the public. We were able to learn about stop motion and made our own video! This video took us 2 hours to make and we only have about 40 seconds of footage. This really sparked my interest... and although this film is not the best and I probably won't win an Oscar for it... I would love to create more! Since I am waiting for my working VISA, I figure this is the best time to try it out! *Note: The music is from Everybody Else and the song is called Makeup .

During these economic times, it is not hard to feel guilty about your Designer purchases. But with Gilt Groupe you can feel a little less guilty about buying something for you. Gilt Groupe offers a range of Designer clothes for women and men at discounted rates. Just check out these looks: Duchette Duvall - SILK AMALIE DRESS Duchette Duvall - LINEN NAT SHIFT DRESS If you would like to check it out, please go here: GiltGroupe. Currently, if you spend $75 you get $25 in Gilt money!

So I was recently at Sephora and came upon a line of perfumes from Tocca. I guess what attracted me was the shape of the bottle. It is very demure compared to the way other fragrances are packaged. And the scent is absolutely fabulous. Don't you ever pass by people on the street and scrunch up your nose when you can smell that their perfume/cologne is way too strong?!? I feel like Tocca's scents are quite the opposite; they are light and sophisticated. And I am hoping to save enough money to buy one!

I made Red Velvet Cupcakes out of the box this weekend. But I attempted to make them pretty looking. For the frosting, I used 1 stick of 1/3 Reduced Fat Cream Cheese, Cinnamon, vanilla, 1/2 stick of unsalted butter, 1/2 C of powdered sugar and a little lemon. For the topping, I used toasted cinnamon, honey, sugar pecans (that I made myself!), dark chocolate shavings from Trader Joes, and strawberries. They turned out pretty good and I was impressed with the way it tasted and looked. I liked that the frosting was not too sweet or heavy... and I think next time I will just go with the pecan topping instead of chocolate shavings because the pecans were super yummy. Hopefully, I will be able to experiment with more baked goods as I wait for my working visa.

I've randomnly been getting into yelping. Maybe it is because I've been sitting around for months waiting for my visa to Spain... or because I've come to a certain realization that since I spend so much time on Yelp stalking restaurants and trying to find food and places to become obsessed with... why not add my own opinion to it all? On Wednesday, I took the subway and ventured out to Little Tokyo. There were 4 main stops: 1. Mikawaya - For the ice cream mochis and mochilatos. 2. Mitsuru Cafe  - For the Imagawayakis. 3. Daikokuya - For their Ramen. 4. Fugetsu-Do - For their strawberry-peanut butter filled mochis. Mikawaya - ($1-1.25 ea) Still delicious as always... I like how they taste so fresh and aren't too sweet. So far I have tried pistachio, almond and creme brulee. They are all delicious and such a special treat to have whenever you are in Little Tokyo. Mitsuri Cafe - ($1.25 ea) I was so excited to try the Imagawayakis since they got great review

I was recently on Lucky Magazine website and I was checking out the look of the day. And I fell in love with this look: It is definitely a look you can take from day to night!

I have officially moved back to Los Angeles while I wait for my working visa. This also means I do not have as much closet room as I used to and has prompted me to clean out my closet. As a result, I decided to sell a good chunk of my clothes to create more room in the place I am currently living in and have also decided it would also be a great way to earn some money while I am waiting for that visa. Getting letters about the loans I will be having to pay back in approximately 3 months has made my very weary about spending money and has got me thinking about how to make some. So please check out the Moving Away Sale  link on the side below the picture of me. I will try posting pictures of what these clothes look like on an actual person on this main page.

I was on the materialgirlsblog.com site and I love how this space was decorated. It is simple and even though black and white are the main colors it does not look boring at all.

I am in love with these two pieces from H&M's sustainable clothes collection. They are both priced at $34.95. 

So this has to have been the craziest quarter ever, but in less than 5 days I will be graduating. So when I do graduate, I've decided that since I will be getting my Master's and you don't get a special title in front of your name... I demand that I be referred to as Master Young. How great would that be? I think I deserve it, especially for all that stress I've been through... of course I am just joking, but I can dream can't I? Anyways, I was recently on the GAP website. I  remember many years ago, everytime I would walk in the store I would love the outfits on the mannequins. Then a few years passed and I'd walk into their stores and I wouldn't like anything. BUT their designs have seemed to have greatly improved. Take a look: Seems like the perfect outfits for Fall!