Really Random Ramblings...

Happy Friday!!!!
I'm so tired ya'll. I don't know when this "ya'll" business started...I do actually say it sometimes when I'm speaking and it's just all kinds of weird because it doesn't fit in with my LA/OC /Liz-speak. But I totally digress. This week has been CRAZY busy and I can't believe it's the weekend already...soooo...Random updates?

• I like guys who take me on dates to Disneyland at night as a surprise. And bring me stuffed monkeys and order bottles of wine.
• Tonight, said guy is taking me to my first NHL game! So excited! I am on the hunt for the perfect hockey game outfit. I think this is a fabulous excuse to buy boots today. I need brown ones...Tulip by Jessica Simpson via Nordstrom. Hmm....
• I am not dressing up for Halloween*....Don't hate me, dolls...I didn't go to a pumpkin patch this year either (which is totes popular around the blogosphere, who knew?), so color me an October epic fail. BUT I am spending Halloween on Hanako66's couch, and that makes me happy. Love. That. Girl.
• Recently I have become super close with my cousin, J. I adore this dude, and I'm so glad that we've formed such a tight bond. Nothing like family. So to prove that I DO have some kind of Halloweeny spirit, here we are...with scuurrryy red eyes.

{Are you scared? Nah, me neither.}

• The Taylor Hair adventure. This is going to be very, very essssspensive, Lucy...but I need it done right, so I'm taking a little time to find the right person. Stay tuned...It's still happening, just don't wanna go bald or broke.
• Black Label Media Group...a lil, teeny teaser...and I mean teeny. :)
• Thank you's too...my Kristin for the Badger Colony interview, and the darling, amazing, KS for sending Brooke, Mayra and I amazing "Badger Balms" -mine is supposed to help with SLEEP...suck it, insomnia! Serenity, NOW.
• Speaking of Mayra, my little Halloween-lovin badger, since I am missing the Santa Barbara party this weekend, Southwest has our backs...OC-SF for $50?! Round trip! Amazingness. BROOKE?! Bring that hair to Cali!

I totes lied*. I forgot that this morning, in bed, hungover, tweeting on my phone, I was asked what I was going to be for Halloween...to which I replied...

"I'm dressing up as a sangria loving blogger who drinks too much and then bitches about it on twitter. Cheapest costume ever! Ha"

Happy Halloween! Happy Weekend! Be safe luvahhhs! I can't wait to see your posts on Monday!

XOXO,

Liz

P.S. E.K at The Hummingwires has been a friend of mine since the beginning of time...or my blog, whatev...He has a new album out, I love it, check it out!!

Ciao, Chessa Photography Giveaway!

You guys are so amazing! There's no other place on earth a girl can get such support, whether it be dying my hair platinum or my new business venture. P.S. To my anon commenter-Thank you, I was aware of that, I own the domain, it's a different industry, etc...next time don't be afraid to reveal yourself.

Back to our regular scheduled programming! The winner of the Perricone MD No Foundation Foundation Giveaway is Erika at Cafe Fashionista! Congrats doll! I'm excited to try this with you! My review is coming! Don't despair loves, because...

It's Giveaway time again!

Ciao, Chessa! Photography is one of my sponsors, but more than that, Monica, the talent behind the lens, is a friend and an inspiration. Her photography leaves me speechless, she captures the most beautiful moments and places, from NYC to Paris and Florence, and I would be thrilled to have any of her prints grace my walls. She is gracious enough to giveaway one Open Edition print to one of you! A few of my favorites...

Hot Purple Lips

In The Spring 1
Spies Hide Out In Every Corner

The Break (The Hamptons)
Walking From the Past (Paris)
The Empire State
Crazy talented! Jeez. Plus she has gorgeous hair and thinks my drunk comments are cute. I'm totes kidding, I would never do that. :)

Le Rules....

My giveaways are for my homies...so make sure you're a follower and if you're new, say hi!

Visit Ciao Chessa's shop and let me know what print you would choose if you won in the comments.

Additional entries-become a follower of Monica's blog

Tweet about it...I'm MissLizzyMarie (Come back and let me know if you did either one)

I'll announce the winner next Tuesday, Nov 3rd! Holy crap, November already?

Yay! Good Luck! Open internationally too...told you I have not forsaken you :)

XOXO,

Liz

Bonbon Rose interviewed Brooke, Mayra and I today...I don't think my darling Kristin knew what she was getting into, but check it out, it's all kinds of crazy...badgers, badgers, badgers!

It's a Girl!

It's official. For some reason I am more nervous writing this post than I any I have before, and umm if you've read my blog you know that's saying a lot.

Dreams do come true.

Meet my baby. Black Label Media Group. All mine. The website will be launching soon, but I already have some amazing clients, ten years in the Fashion Marketing and PR industry to back me up and give me the confidence I need when I panic and realize I have no safety net. Sneak peek-Check out my kick ass business card, thank you Kelly (she's amazing.) I thought it was time to share a little more with my amazing support system...YOU.

I'm excited. I can do this. And I love and thank the people who think I can't, because they just make me want it even more. I've never failed at anything in my life and I'm certainly not starting now. Haters are the best motivaters!

Anything you want to do...you can, dolls, you CAN.

Black Label Media Group caters to the Fashion and Beauty industries, and specializes in Marketing and Branding, Public Relations, SEO, in addition to Photo Shoot, Fashion Show and Events Production and Promotions....among many other things.

For now, I can be reached at itsunbeweavable@gmail.com

Thank you for your constant support. Wish me luck! I apologize for the blatant self-promotion :)

XOXO,

Liz

Pssst. Fabulous Giveaway tomorrow...just sayin.

Standards...Revisited

I originally wrote this August 12th on the other blog I neglect/write for, Five Lipstick Stains (On Your Collar), but I want to share it with you here, and also...it might be getting published! (With a few tweeks!) It's one of my favorites, and something that I like to, need to, remind myself of always. I hope ya'll had a fun weekend! I had the best time with my love Hanako66 :) OH! And I saw Paranormal Activity and it was L-A-M-E. Srsly.
A girl's gotta have standards.

This weekend I spent a few frustrated hours at the beach late night style, by myself sitting in the dark. I worried my sister as she feared I would be abducted and end up on Dateline next month. I was thinking, talking to friends, texting and sending pictures of my feet in the sand to twitter.

Standards, standards, standards...it was all I could think about. The standards to which I hold my friends, my parents, myself, men...

A girls gotta have standards though.

Are standards black and white? When do we make exceptions? In talking to a friend who shared a similar experience growing up, I realized that the standards I once held my father to have changed...have they lowered? No, I don't think so. Have I realized that he's not who I want him to be...but instead someone I can love, learn from, count on in a different way? Yes. If I let myself.

I have to keep my standards when it comes to matters of my heart though, a girls gotta.

You don't get to choose your parents. But I will choose the next him. Hopefully the last him. I know I write about this a lot...and I fear gaining the reputation of sad single girl. I most def am not, blogging is more to me than posting pictures though...it's a release. I know, as so many of you have told me, that when you know, you know, that it will happen when you least expect it, and I'm cool with that, really, I am.

I can't help but wonder (hello Carrie Bradshaw, sorry), if my standards are TOO high. Is that even possible? I just hate that weird feeling, the red flags that so often I've ignored, the settling...the I KNEW YOU WOULD DO THAT fights, or thoughts..that have left me walking a mile down the Vegas strip alone at 3am in a mini and 5 inchers, being followed by creeps, afraid to call my friends or family for fear of " I told you so's..." because I already told myself so.

Nobody is harder on me...than me.

Standards. I'm sticking to my standards. They're high. And when I meet him, and I just know, and it's when I least expect it, I won't have to lower them. If anything...he better raise me up, he's gotta.

XOXO,

Liz

Two Hundred...And I Care.

I once read one of those blog posts that listed blogging rules for newbies, blog etiquette if you will, and while most I agreed with-linking back, plagiarism sucks, give props where props are due, etc...one faux pas was "do not announce when you've hit 100 posts. Or 200. Or 300.

Nobody cares."

Well. Lucky for me I am a natural born rule breaker...

It's my 200th post, and I CARE. I'm even "announcing it" right here. Right now. Ohhh bloggy police, come get me. I'm pretty sure you don't want to mess with this Latina fury though.

{Where the blogging happens...maybe a lil to the left, to the left.}

I can't think of anything I've made a conscious decision to do 200 times that I don't have to. Besides fashion, when pressed, I don't really have any "hobbies." There are tons of things I LOVE to do...but not over and over, every day. Is drinking sangria and texting a hobby? Especially when done simultaneously? Because I kinda excel at that, srsly, but I digress. I used to dance, but once you hit your twenties that kind of ends, unless you embark upon career that involves a pole and 8 inch Lucite heels. (No judgement. I'm just sayin.)

In 200 posts, I have built something that I'm proud of. Something that is as much a part of me as my right arm. 200 times I have sat down and wanted to share a part of myself with you, the good, bad and the ugly. Fashion, hair, anxiety, eyeliner, heartbreak. And more than 2,000 times I have sat down and read your blogs, because you were brave enough to share a part of yourself with me.

In 200 posts, I've made friendships that blow my mind. I've had the pleasure of meeting some of you face to face, some of us have plans, and some of you I MIGHT never meet...and that's ok KEL because you send me Unbeweavable shit like this at 12am.

{OMG. I die. Unbeweavable!}

In 200 posts, my life has been touched by each and everyone of you, real life or virtually, 2D or 3D.

Thank you, Dollfaces. I'm so blessed you're here. Things are only getting bigger and better, and I can't imagine it without each and everyone of you.

Have a Lovely Weekend.

XOXO,

Liz

P.S. The Perricone Winner will be announced on Monday, so you still have the weekend to enter! yay!

Sponsor Intro's...

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Have a Badass Thursday Dollfaces!!

XOXO,

Liz

Dreamy, Dreamy, Dream Sequins

My girl D at Dream Sequins is in Thailand celebrating her wedding anniversary (yay!) so I am guest posting on her FABULOUS blog of sparkly fabulousity. She asked me to do a Wishlist, which hello, I love doing, so I focused on designers currently showing in LA for Fashion Week LA. Sooooo check it out?! There's some sort of giveaway/prize/amazingness going on for commenters too...just sayin...

In honor of Dream Sequins and my obsession with anything sparkly and badass, here are some of my favorite sequined pieces...from Forever21 all the way to my mecca, Net-a-Porter.

{J.Crew. Fabulous. $495}

{Forever 21 Sequin Tunic $39.80. I need a fabulous evening on the town. HINT HINT.}

{I LOVE the cut of this dress ,the model is apparently scared shitless. Just sayin. MLH $220}

{This sequin tank takes my wife beaters to new levels, suck it Hanes. Son of John $253}

{A sequined sweatshirt...I freaking love it! Add jeans and OTK boots dooone. By Adam. $545 }

{Bias Sequin Mini by Haute Hippie via Intermix}

{Sequin Blazer by Free People $168}

{Gryphon sequin tank. LOVE. Image via style.com}

{J.Crew. Best. Jewelry. Ever. I. Die. Crystal Supernova Necklace $128 (Thanks Kel)}

Happy Wednesday! Don't forget my guest post yay! (Aren't guest posts nerve-racking no matter what?)

XOXO,

Liz

In regards to my last post...thank you. I'm getting back to all the comments and emails...much, much love to you all.

Barely Breathing...My Journey With Anxiety

I had my first full blown panic attack almost nine years ago walking out of a California Pizza Kitchen with my then boyfriend...I literally thought I was having a heart attack and dying. I can't explain the sensation, I can barely remember it because while it has such physical effects, you almost feel like you're floating above yourself. I just remember holding onto his hand so tight that later on I found out I bruised and cracked it and he couldn't use it for weeks...um.oops. :)

And as quick as it came...it went. Left me exhausted and terrified...EKG's and multiple tests later...the cause was determined.

Anxiety. I didn't take it seriously. I was SO HAPPY, doing my thing, partying, making my early 20's my bitch. Still though, in the back of my mind I was terrified that the dizzyness, the tightening in my chest, the tears would come back.

They have, many, many times. And so my journey with this thing called "anxiety" began. Dealing with anxiety sucks. It's scary, confusing and makes you feel so out of control...which I think is the thing I hate the most. Sometimes it hits me out of nowhere, on a seemingly great day. Or sometimes, like tonight, it feels like I've been waiting for it all day...like an old friend I just don't want to see, knowing it's just lurking around the corner and boom...

I've had doctors tell me it's because I'm too hard on myself, because I internalize everything, and I can't argue that those are both true. As hard as I am on the ones I love, and I am, I am ten times harder on myself. I also don't like to admit when I'm stressed or worried and would much rather keep it inside and deal with it on my own.

Those same doctors have also told me that dealing with anxiety and all that comes with it, also makes one a more compassionate, sensitive person. I hope so. The most important thing is that I will never let it trap me, I will never let the anxiety become bigger than me but at the same time, I can't fight it kicking and screaming. There is a level of acceptance that has to take place, but that will never mean surrender.

This little blog of mine, started on a whim 9 months ago, has become an integral part of coping with this. YOU are like hundreds of support systems, all around the world, but I still hate admitting that this is something I fight. I am in tears writing this because for me, writing down that I.am.not.perfect is terrifying and scary. It makes it a little too real for my liking. Writing about my hair is fun, and I'll do it again, but I keep it real around here.

We all have different journeys and struggles, and I want, I NEED to be open and honest about mine...and I feel compelled to, tonight, use this odd platform that I have to tell you, if you've ever struggled with this that you are not alone. Taking a risk in hopes that by sharing this, someone, anyone, a silent lurker even will be comforted just a little, because seriously...

We are so not alone.

If you read this, thank you.

XOXO,

Liz

P.S. I am fine loves...this is just a teeny part of me that at times, can feel very, very big. I can sleep now...minus the fact that sharing this has made me anxious! :)

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes!

I need a change, bad. This happens to me a lot, and it's always taken out on my hair. Before you think I have completely lost my mind, some background. I have always worked in the fashion/beauty industry surrounded by creative, talented (and slightly crazy, myself included) people who see hair as an accessory, and one not meant to be taken too seriously, because guess what?! Basically anything can be fixed! (For the right amount, of course.)

I change my hair a lot. If you see pictures of me on FB or something, you may ask which ones are recent...to which I would give you a blank stare and say "um all of them."

This weekend was spent lounging with my sickypoo Mom and watching The Rachel Zoe Project over and over while OBSESSING over Taylor's hair. I even dreamt about it last night. (And I never dream. Or remember my dreams. Ever.) It's all I can think about, my heart literally starts racing when I think of making the appointment, and I know I HAVE TO HAVE IT. Orgasmic...huh? WHAT?

I just showed John (roomie, main gay who is brutally honest) pics of Taylor's hair and he goes, "Oh cool, I think you were blonde when I met you, no?" I can't even remember, honestly.

I'm just not afraid of change.

I heart change. I am by no means much of risk taker when it comes to anything permanent-no tattoo's, piercings, etc for me...but one fundamental way I have always expressed myself is through my hair. If I'm feeling a little stagnant or stuck...I might not be able to change the job, the relationship, or whatever, but I CAN change my hair, and for me, it works. Perks me up a lil, get's me out of my rut.

I'm doing it. The cut...AND THE COLOR! Booya!

I'm going to attempt to go to Taylor's actual stylist too, so that makes me feel a little less anxious because no matter how big a game I talk, the change I am seeking is not one resulting in a brassy orange fried situation...cuz that's not cute, yo.

I freaking LOVE IT. I DIE. I CANNOT WAIT!

Don't hate on me, lovers...I know this may be a controversial decision. But change is never easy and Mama needs your support. I'm hoping to take the Unbeweavable-ness to new levels around this piece. With that said, I love you and treasure your fabulous opinions-case in point-this darling, heartwarming lil bbm convo with one of my nearest and dearest today-

Me-"hey bitch, would you still love me if I did my hair like taylors from RZ?"

Kelly-"No. I'd fucking slit your throat. Mija you be knowing about the colombian necktie, mmhmm."

Me-"hahahahahahaha"

Yep, sometimes we talk like violent truckers. I love her, and I know she'll love the platinum blonde me! Right Kel? Bueller? Bueller?

But you guys, I am totally going to rock it out!! It's going to be badass, promise! Support me?! I'm getting all hyper just writing about it listening to Bowie on repeat!

Disclaimer! In the unfortunate circumstance that I look RIDIC after all is stripped and chopped, I will be back to my brunette roots and extensions faster than you can say "SHUTITDOWN"...

Happy Monday! Weekends fun? I LIT-RILLY did nada except sleep and stalk Tay. (Clearly.)

XOXO,

Liz

And yes, of course I will post pics of my new hair! Prob even do some live blogging from the berry..."reporting live from le makeover"haha :)

Speaking of Kelly, it's Anonymous Monday on her blog again! Today is "I hate it when..." Since I'm such a lil hater, I've been looking forward to this one!

all images via google

Perricone MD No Foundation Foundation Giveaway!

Happy Happy Friday!!

First of all, the winner of The Feather Report iPhone app is Kathleen at Just a Small Town Girl. Yay lovebug, I'll email you!

Now...another giveaway I'm super excited about!

I was intrigued by Perricone MD's No Foundation Foundation the second I saw it in the Sephora catalogue and I knew I had to have it. Immediately. STAT. As a make-up artist I was like WHAT WHAT HUH? A foundation...that isn't a foundation? I know, right...blew my mind too. Read on...

{Magic in a bottle? Mama likey}

Details...

Perricone MD's No Foundation Foundation offers translucent coverage allowing the natural health and glow of skin to shine through while protecting the complexion against damaging UV rays. It works to correct skin undertones and offers all-day moisture, providing an even, dewy finish. A dose of specially treated pigments, blended with light diffusing mica, instantly soften the look of lines, wrinkles, and pores, creating a flawlessly radiant look. This formula includes antiaging actives, DMAE and Alpha Lipoic Acid, which help to firm skin and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles over time.

Hi, I just had a beauty-productgasm...SRSLY, is anyone else as excited about this as me? I.Die.

Well, like sneaky beauty product mind reading fairies, the kind people at Perricone MD offered to giveaway one No Foundation Foundation to one of YOU! ($50 value)

AND!

They are sending me one too and I'll be doing a product review when I get it in my hot little hands (checking mail like a psycho daily!!)

Meaning we can totes be twins rocking our No Foundation Foundation and, as always, remain looking 19 forever! :)

Le Rules...The Usual

• My giveaways are for my homies. So be a follower and say hi if you're new to me, I'm a lover not a fighter...
• Leave a comment on this post telling me something, anything about foundation-what you love, what you hate, if you never wear it, etc.
• If you tweet about it, leave a second comment letting me know!
• I'll announce the winner next Friday the 23rd! I can't wait to see who my No Foundation Foundation buddy is going to be! :)

This one is open to US readers only, sorry sorry loves...but clearly I always have something else up my sleeve so don't worry!

Have a fabulous weekend,

XOXO,

Liz

Did ya'll see my ode to Mayra down there? I'm on a crazy posting spree tonight, but I def don't want you guys to miss it, cuz I love her! :)

Run That Town-LIT-Rilly

Gonna keep this short and sweet...

This weekend I am handing out codeine in sippy cups (I jest. I wish.) to my mom and sister, making sure they take their meds, drink their juice and GET BETTER. The coughing is driving me a lil bananas...not gonna lie.

Speaking of important women and bananas...ya'll know Mayra of life is BANANAS is one of my absolute closest friends, right? This weekend, she is is running the Nike Women's Marathon in SF and I am so, so proud her. She is running to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and I know these terrible diseases have touched so many of our lives, mine included, so to Mayra I just want to say THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU and I SO wish I was going to be there at the finish line to shove a beer down your throat, but I'll see you soooooon and we will have martini's. But not as dirty as this. :) I'm honored to know you, love you and call you a friend. As RZ would say-"LIT-Rilly, it's BANANAS"

{Nobody can touch my badger.}

I'll be back with the fabulous Perricone MD Giveaway and Feather winner...but my girl deserved her own post. Word.

XOXO,

Liz