I'm Blonde...Kinda

Gorgeous hair, funny face :)

Hey everybody!

About a month ago I did something I had never done before which was go blonde. Well, my hair got lightened two shades and I got blonde highlights. However, I wouldn't really classify myself as a full blonde because I still feel like I have a lot of brown hair underneath all the blonde. So I'm thinking I want to go blonder. I was originally going to go blonde for the summer then darker in the winter but I am starting to think in August I am going to even blonder! I just can't decide how much blonde my face can handle? What do you guys think, looking at the picture of me with my natural hair can my face go even blonder than I am now? Surprisingly, I don't have any pictures of my new-ish hair but in my recent videos I have my blonde hair so check them out to see the difference I have already! I'm thinking maybe Reese Witherspoon blonde or Kristin Bell blonde? I'm just not so sure. Or do I go Buffy Blonde? Have any of you guys ever gone from brunette to extreme blonde, which is what I think I really want?

My favorite picture of her!

Anyways, I wanted to talk about my YouTube channel for a second because I got a request from one of my subscribers asking me to do an Urban Decay makeup collection video. She went on to explain that I would just show all of my Urban Decay products instead of my whole collection, which would be better for me because I tend to be a mess. I don't think I have actually ever seen any videos like that but I think I am going to go ahead and do it sometime next week probably. It might be cool to see it broken down by brand. Especially if you're a vegan or you are strictly against testing on animals, which is something I always try to check my boxes for and am usually disappointed in a lot of good brands. So subscribe to my channel so you can find out when that gets uploaded and subscribe for lots of other cool stuff. I am slowly introducing my animals into videos when I'm at my mom's house.

Buffy Blonde! Lover her blonde!

Tattoo blog or video will be coming. Haven't decided on if I should just post pictures on here or if I should do a video of them either way I would go into why I chose each one and stuff like that. I am also designing one for my boyfriend so I can upload my drawing here once I perfect it. It is going to come out like a heaven/hell underwater scene for his back. I think it'll look really cool. I'm excited to be working on it but I tend to be a perfectionist so I erase alot.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post and I know I have extra pictures on this one but I wanted to show you the blondes I might go! Have a great day and don't forget to check out my channel!

xoxo, Christine

PS: My spell check says blonde is spelled "blond" but I am keeping blonde because I have seen it that way a lot and it looks better!

My brain is screaming for a mini cake...

My weekend did not turn out like I thought it would! No hiking, no food shopping, no blog posts, nothing really all that productive! I apologize for promising blog posts that never came! I did do one thing semi-productive though. I actually got down a couple of designs that I want to try to sew. I got a little a head of myself and instead of just drawing underwear I was drawing dresses and all kinds of stuff! It got insane! I actually think I need to have someone just teach me how to sew instead of trying to figure it out by myself. I might have better luck with it and it might not take me as long.

Like these?!?!

Ok so this questions is kind of irrelevant for the next 3 months because I am starting a strict workout plan to just get more tone and muscle to my body but does anyone know how to make mini cakes? I mean like they are individual cakes that look like a really nice big cake but mini-sized? I think they are the cutest things and whenever I get married I am going to have mini cakes for everyone instead of one big cake. If anyone knows how to do that or how hard it would be let me know. I'm not the best in the kitchen but I can usually follow a recipe! I know this was short but my head is totally all over the place today. All I keep thinking about is mini cakes!

xoxo, Christine

So I filmed a video...

I filmed a video today at my lunch break and I went to upload it on to YouTube and it said it would take 234 minutes! My mom needs to take my camera for the weekend in 90 minutes! So obviously I couldn't post like I wanted to and I am very sorry but hopefully I can do extra videos for you guys next week to make up for it...please forgive me? The video was actually quite rambley but I talked about how I healed my lips. Hurraw! Hurraw for healed lips and Hurraw! the brand. :)

I also asked if all the Harry Potter movies were worth watching?! I haven't seen them or read the books and one day I was like you know what, I am going to watch all of those movies! So am I wasting 14 hours of my life or are they going to be awesome. Hint about what TV I like, I love love love Buffy, Angel, Dollhouse, pretty much all Whedon shows, but I also love Glee and Modern Family and some other random shows.

Also, I am starting Gossip Girl soon. I got season 1-3 pretty cheap and I'm going to have a Gossip Girl marathon soon!

And I introduced my cat Sinbad. I haven't really covered how many animals I have, have I? Well maybe that will be one of my blog posts this weekend! I have lots of pictures so I'll put them up :) You guys already met Tahmoh in a video and Rocco's picture is on here! I'm a crazy animal lover! Like, so much that my next tattoo is probably going to be the word Purr on my hip but with extra r's and in cursive.

I could also do a post on my tattoos! Right now I have 3 but I'm one of those people that believe your body is a canvas and if you choose you can get creative and display art on yourself. My mind is going crazy with ideas right now and I am getting pretty excited! Let me know if you guys are! I love communication! Hearing from you guys brings me huge happiness. :)

I'm going hiking this weekend so wish my legs luck! I am also starting a new workout plan this weekend, got to go food shopping for some healthy food! I hope you all have an amazing weekend and I hope to hear from you and hoepfully you'll enjoy my posts!

xoxo, Christine

Glee, Promotion, and Hurraw!

Hey everybody!

Glee was so amazing last night! If any of you like Glee and haven't gone to one of their live shows you have to check it out. Their talent will blow you out of the water! Unfortunately no good picture. I was pretty high up so you really couldn't make out who the people were in the pictures. They were great seats though I had a great view of the stage.



Not my picture, but it is from the 2011 tour :)

So today's blog post is me reaching out for your opinions on something. If any of you have YouTube channels or you watch YouTube videos, how do you feel about the promoted YouTube videos? They are the ones that show up at the top of a search of are an ad that pops up during a video? I was thinking, not right now because my videos are more for just fun, but in the future when I do have my line up and running and have a website where you can buy my stuff, do you all think promoting through a video on YouTube and using the YouTube promotion program would be a good way to go? I just want to hear your opinions because I know that I usually don't pay attention to those ads but I'm sure some people do. Let me know what you think in the comments below please. :)

Also, I'm sure a lot of you guys found my blog through ElleandBlair.com, so you most likely have read their Hurraw! review and giveaway. Ok, so I'm the sucker that didn't wait to hear if she won the review and went and bought them the day I read the review and they are amazing. I just got them yesterday and I am hooked. Recently, my lips have been really chapped, I'd say for almost the last week. I used my MAC Bountiful lip plumper for a week straight and it dried out my lips so bad! Nothing was helping, I had my Fresh Sugar lip treatment and it wasn't showing any results whatsoever. I was hating the way my lips were looking, I couldn't wear lipstick because it showed every flake in my lip then my Hurraw! came. I ordered three. I ordered the grapefruit one because I love the citrusy smell of grapefruit, the Sun one, and the Moon one. (The Moon one is a night treatment for your lips.) So I used the grapefruit one every half hour on my lips and I actually thought they were feeling a bit smoother then after the Glee concert I went home and before I went to bed I applied the Moon Hurraw! and when I woke up in the morning TADA! My lips were almost back to 100%. I could not believe how well these worked and how amazing they were! I am forever a Hurraw! lover now and I am so glad I didn't wait to see if I won because if I did my lips would still be chapped! I am impressed! There is a lime one I want to try too so that will be my next purchase. I think I am going to mention them in my next video too, which I hope to get up tomorrow and you will be able to see the excitement on my face! Actually, see the excitement right in the picture posted. :) It is a little small but I took it on my phone while I was typing this.  They are super great, you should check them out I wouldn't steer you wrong!

On an end note, spread the word of my blog and channel so I can get to that giveaway! It gets me motivated and puts a fire under my booty to start producing undies! Thanks for all the ongoing support and remember let me know what you think of those promoted videos!

xoxo, Christine

Embrace Couture Vlog :)

Hey everybody,

I'm going to the Glee concert tonight! Can't wait! I'll try to get a good picture of it and post it for you guys but I'm not sure where the seats are and if my camera will cooperate with me because sometimes it doesn't want to change back to picture instead of video.  So that is going to be my night!

I was originally going to write this up last night but The Voice was 2 hours long instead of 1 and that was great surprise. Does anyone watch that show? It is the best! Only Christina and Blake's teams went last night so Javier didn't go, which if you have read my previous posts, you know he is my favorite. I have fallen in love with Dia Frampton's voice. She did her only beautifully done, piano rendition of "Heartless" last night and stole my heart completely. I really liked her in the beginning because her voice is so different but now she is probably one of my favorites. It is sad that two people from each team go home next week and I am so nervous for my picks! If you guys watch, who do you like?

Yesterday I also posted a video about my upcoming clothing line. I say upcoming because I am still working hard on mastering what I need to make it a successful line. I just wanted to put my message on here for anybody who isn't subscribed to my channel on YouTube, Embrace Couture. I am trying to send the message out of healthy body image for girls, which I have mentioned in my previous blog posts. So I decided that if you guys spread the word of this blog and my channel and I get 100 subscribers or even 100 followers I would then hold a giveaway for one of my first creations for my line, Embrace Couture. I think it would be a really fun way to get more support and help spread the word of healthy body image! Go check out my vlog about Embrace Couture! Let me know what you guys think because your opinions matter to me.

You guys are beautiful, always remember that!
xoxo, Christine

My June Wishlist!

Hey everybody! So I'm sure if you enjoy blogs like mine or watch YouTube videos similar to mine, there is probably a big part of you that loves to shop! Correct? We all have our shopping obsessions. I used to have an extremely big shoe weakness, and now it has turned into a weakness for clothes, makeup, electronics, books, and still, most importantly, shoes. I just thought it would be a little fun for us to share our June wishlists! I want to make this an every month thing so if you write in the comments below leaving your blog link and post a June wishlist up, I'll follow you! We can all grow our blogs this way and have fun doing them! I'm going to give the top couple things on my wishlist now because I'm sure you would not want the whole list!

#1. Steve Madden Wildd Sandal



#2. IPhone4 in White




#3. MAC Cosmetics "Beach Girl" Powder Blusher




#4. Benefit Cosmetics "Cha Cha Tint"




#5.Wildfox Daisy Sweatshirt



#6. New Adventures of Christine DVDs.

#7. Miraculous Swimwear by Victoria's Secret

#8. A Puppy!!

 So more than anything I would love to have a puppy in my apartment but no puppies allowed. :( I always grew up surrounded by animals and it is really weird not living with one. I love boxers so that is why I posted this picture but I actually found it on the DailyPuppy. (Cutest site ever!) Every summer calls for some new sandals, the hottest summer makeup, a sweatshirt for beach nights, a funny tv show to make you smile and a hot new bathing suit. And of course the latest phone to keep you updated with all your friends and of course man's best friend. This is my June wishlist! I hope you all enjoyed and will do one for yourself!

Love to all,
Christine

Today's Video!

Hey everybody! I just filmed my video for today, my May Favorites, on my lunch break. Couple things before I upload it...I ran out of time on my camera. The video ends with me begging my chihuahua to jump up on the couch so you guys can meet him and I couldn't say goodbye or tell you one more favorite I left out. I'm so sorry! I heard my camera beep and I was like "Crap! No!" So I apologize for that. Second thing, when I am talking about my nails I say eyeshadow instead of nail polish. Dumb mistake, sorry! Another thing is I did horrible on describing my favorite perfume to you. Here is a better description: A surprising and bold fragrance, Play for Her radiates its unusual alchemy, combining the floral notes of the tiare flower and the warm accords of amyris wood to create a voluptuously flowered fragrance with woody tones. Imagining a woman who is naturally seductive and ready for life's surprises, Givenchy's perfumers created this sparkling composition to astonish and captivate. Hope that gives you a better idea on what it smells like.

Ok so I hope that video wasn't a huge fail. Please still check it out. I just wanted to clear a few things up for you before it goes live, which will probably happen around 5pm tonight. My channel is called Embrace Couture, it is easier to find on YouTube if you don't put any spaces, so EmbraceCouture not Embrace Couture. :) I won't be able to do a video tomorrow but hopefully Saturday. I have both jobs tomorrow and I don't want to bring stuff to my mom's to do a tutorial there. I'd rather set up my apartment nice and do it there.

Almost forgot to tell you my missing May favorite! My apartment!!!!!! I have been in there a month and I love love love it! I'm so in love with my apartment. Maybe I'll post some pics if you guys let me know you want to see it. I am an Anthropologie junkie so lots from there! Please spread the word of my YouTube channel and blog. It would be greatly appreciated. The support is my muse!

Love to all,
Christine

Here is a picture of Rocco, he was the one I was encouraging to jump on the couch at the end!