I recently purchased both of the Urban Decay Oz Palettes from Sephora while I was browsing after a long day of work.  Hey, a girl needs a little break every now and then right?  When I swatched the colors in store, the color vibrancy and payoff was typical Urban Decay = AH-MAY-ZING.  I love Urban Decay because they not only make quality makeup, but the products are all vegan and cruelty-free.  Winning! 

Anyway, while I was putting on my makeup using colors from the Urban Decay Oz Glinda palette, I had the sudden feeling of regret for not photographing the palette in its' beautiful, pristine glory.  I contemplated taking a few photos for the site but they looked messy as I had already dug in to almost all of the colors.  Le sigh...

So....I decided to do the next best thing, go to Sephora's beauty blog {The Sephora Glossy} and see if they had any info and product photos.  Of course, they had perfectly pristine laid out photos of the shadows and lip color that make the palettes look more beautiful than I could ever hope to.

See the palettes in their full glory below.  To shop all thing Sephora, click {here}.  It's like a woman's candy store!

Keep in mind, these palettes are limited edition only so buy now before they sell out!!

X-RAY: URBAN DECAY GLINDA PALETTE

I get a lot of flack for it, but I love beets.  I know some people get grossed out by them because of the taste, texture or color, but beets are still one of my favorite things to juice.  Not only do they add a beautiful vibrant red color to your juice, but beets sweeten your juice ever so slightly.  The health benefits are worth any hesitation you may have to try beets in your juice.  Here's one of the easiest recipes for beet juice I know and boy is it yummy!

Beet Juice Recipe with Carrot and Celery

Ingredients

• 1 small beetroot (the small ones are sweeter!)
• 2 large carrots
• 1 stalk of celery

Directions

1. Wash the vegetables using water and a stiff vegetable brush.
2. Remove the carrot and beetroot tops, and peel the beetroot if its skin is tough. If it has a nice thin skin then just cut off the top.
3. Slice up the vegetables to fit your juicer.
4. Juice and serve.

Beets have many benefits to the body. It is claimed they have the ability to:

• clean and build the blood
• lower blood pressure
• improve circulation
• calm the nerves
• improve the health of the liver, kidneys, and bladder
• clean the intestines
• fight cancer
• improve menstrual problems
• cure anemia

Beets Nutrition

Vitamins

Minerals

Amino Acids

Calories

This is going to be quite a wonderful review for me to write because it's been awhile since I've been this happy with any store or restaurant.  Firstly, Hawai'i needs more juice bars.  If we had a Lanikai juice in Hawai'i Kai, I'd be here every single day.  Like every. single. day.  As it is now, I'm traveling into Kahala in traffic sometimes when I don't need to just so I can get a Da Green juice.

In a world where GMO's are rampant and in everything and Organic is increasingly hard to come by, Lanikai Juice does it right and keeps the juice pure.
I go here for the juice because I'm on a juice fast right now and sometimes I don't feel like busting out my juice machine so this is a quick and easy way to get my fix and get it for relatively cheap.  Before my juice fast, I was getting the Green Goddess and the Spirulina smoothie (forgot the official name).  They also have wheatgrass and tons of other items/juices.  I really also love the acai bowls.  Fresh, full of awesome and delicious.  Their supplements (unlike the competitors), are actually good for you and don't taste like a  yucky vitamin.

I like that my son and I can eat here and juice here and not worry about what GMO or chemical we may be ingesting.  The other place is full of junk and we never go there anymore.


The only downside is that there are not enough Lanikai juices or other juice bars like them on the island!!  Open more stores people!! If they had one in Hawaii Kai or Ala Moana Shopping Center, they'd make $$$  because there is no juice bar in Ala Moana (I looked).  There is a place for decent but way overpriced acai bowls near Nordstrom but if Lanikai Juice opened, they'd make money hand over fist.

If you're skeptical or looking for a pure, good, wholesome juice bar, check out Lanikai Juice. You will be so HAPPY you did!

There are two Lanikai Juices on O'ahu.  The one I reviewed is located in Kahala and there is another location in Lanikai (Kailua) on the island of O'ahu.  Here are the Yelp pages for each.

• Lanikai Juice Kahala Location
• Lanikai Juice Kailua Location 

If you're ever on the island of O'ahu, go check out Lanikai Juice!


*Disclaimer:  I was not paid to review this store/shop/office and I was also not paid to or asked to put any reviews from Yelp on my website.  I just simply love using Yelp and I do so often and find it very helpful so I wanted to share. 

I'm always looking for new workout routines to change up my workouts so that my body doesn't get "used" to anything and plateau.  I love BodyRock.tv videos because the trainers in the videos work really hard. Normally I'm not able to do most of their routines...yet..but they have a newer series called HiitLite which is lower intensity training than they're normally working out to but it still brings the burn.  If you're looking for a quick workout to add a lil' somethin' somethin' to your routine, check out this video (below).  BodyRock has a new site, new videos on Daily Hiit which is an awesome free resource, definitely worth checking out!

This is my daily juice that I have at least once a day.  I love, love this juice so much.  It's actually quite yummy and gives me a ton of energy.  I like to put a few mint leaves in or on it for garnish and a sweeter flavor naturally.  As I type this, I'm actually sitting at my computer drinking a nice big glass.  One of these days I'll have to get my DSLR out and do a real shoot of my juicing process but until then, here's my favorite juicing recipie courtesy of Jay Kordich.

Here's a POWERFUL Healing Tonic to help reduce inflammation:
source:Jay Kordich

• Organic ALKALINE Powerhouse! (makes over 1 quart/ 32 ounces)
• 1 large (unwaxed) Cucumber (English)
• 2 Limes peeled
• 1 cup Spinach
• 1 cup Parsley
• 1 Green Apple
• 6 ribs Celery
• 1 inch Fresh Ginger Root

If you drink a tonic like this DAILY, in 30 days you will notice a big difference in your skin, in your daily challenges with swollen fingers, hands and your digestion will improve. 90 days of juicing this way, the chronic inflammation you may be experiencing WILL significantly decrease. Granted, you need to also mirror your food habits by eating Alkalizing foods as well.

I hope you enjoy this juicing recipe as much as I do!!

Aloha,

I know I don't do many fashion/style posts... That has more to do with the fact that I forget or the fact that looking at clothes is sometimes a bummer because so many of my favorite brands don't do "plus sized" clothing.  Whether you're reading a magazine, shopping or playing on Pinterest, I'm sure that you have noticed there's a growing trend of pairing contrasting colors together in patterns and prints.  Lately, the trend seems to be with super brights and black and whites.

I'm not the hugest fan of prints because they tend to make me look bigger than I am.  Anyone can pull this trend off if they get something that is cut right for their specific body shape and fits them properly.  Also consider that the larger the print/stripe, the larger you'll look.  If you're plus sized like I am, going for smaller stripes and prints is the way to go.

I spent a little bit on Polyvore tonight while I was designing a document for my "day job" and got carried away looking at all the beautifully striped, patterned and printed black and white items.  So much to choose from!!  You don't have to go for all these items though these were my faves of the night.  I wish I could pull off an utterly geometric striped dress like the one pictured above but even if I could fit it, it's not cut right for my shape.

Are you like me and think, ahh.. this trend won't work for me?  Well you're wrong!  You can take one item with any trend (even this one) and mix it with your every day staples and give new life to your wardrobe!!  The possibilities are really endless.   I would probably go for the shirt and the cuff from Forever 21.  Perhaps the shirt but with a smaller stripe that has the stripes more closely spaced together.  I'm actually the kind of person who leans towards getting trendy accessories because they're easier to pull off and (most of the time) less expensive.  Really lovin' the Ray Bans and the mustache coffee mug.

What are your favorite trends for this season?  I'm going to be trying to do at least 1 fashion/style post a week.  Let me know what you want to see!!

Until then, may you have the loveliest of Tuesdays.

Aloha,