Nigella's Salty Caramel

I love Nigella Lawson.
I think she's like the ultimate woman. So sensual, voluptuous and gorgeous. And she can cook! I enjoy her cook books even, cos they're very friendly you know? Like she's talking to you as though she knows you. And I genuinely believe I know her . I mean I know I don't, but how cool would it be if  I did? I'd have a cooking date with her every week.
If you've seen her show, you know what I mean when I say  she is sensual. I mean- come on, its the only food show that some guys are okay with watching- cause they are just looking at her. I love that she's defies beauty norms of being real skinny, and does it so well- because no matter what her size- nobody in the world can deny that she looks as good as the food she cooks.Haina?

So she's on the cover of Stylist Magazine  (she's the guest editor this month), and the cover is quite interesting. Nigella insists that she is'nt going for the sexy by pouring salty caramel down her face,apparently "the image is simply rapturous joy in caramel"- But come on, Nigella- your 51 (YES!Can you believe?) , you can't be that ignorant about the implications of such a picture no matter how unintentional it is. I mean, sure she might not be going for that because anyone who has seen her show knows how  much this woman loves and enjoys food, and apparently she is like having a love affair with salty caramel these days; so this is an expression of that- true. But with a face as pretty as that dripping caramel, you are expecting too much of your audience to not think about it in that way.All people aren't food loving saints na.

Anyway, I like the cover- but that 's probably cos there isn't much I don't like about the woman..

Nigella's Salty Caramel Recipe: http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/recipes/salted-caramel-sauce#image-rotator-1

Master Stylist, Average Designer?

When I heard celebrity stylist par extraordinaire Rachel Zoe was launching her own collection, I was pretty excited. She really is a great stylist and is responsible for nearly every great look on the red carpet.With her own reality show (I forget the name, Rachel Zoe Project or something), she has become a celebrity in her own right, and a household name in the States. So her own collection seemed like a logical next step , especially in Hollywood,where really being just a celebrity is grounds to have your own line, at least she has some talent in fashion.The only thing that made me slightly skeptical was that she was entering a long line of 'celebrity/reality stars-turned designers', so her legitimacy on being a known authority in fashion might come under fire - she might be termed as another one of those. But that's debatable, and really hasn't affected her fashion or clients in anyway so lets just leave it for now.

Okay these pants are amazing.If they can actually fit like that on non size zeros.

Great dress, but nothing to write home about.

Let's not even go there.

This is real serene and nice.

I feel like I've seen this dress somewhere. Maybe on one of her clients.

With her spring ready to wear collection, I really felt that we were seeing 'looks' put together, but not 'pieces' that she had designed. Like a real-life stylist portfolio. There is absolutely nothing that compelled me to really react strongly to anything that she presented.Most of the time I can barely stop myself from going  woowww, but Rachel Zoe just left me lukewarm. She's a master stylist,has a great eye and a natural knack in putting outfits together.But  as far as designing is concerned, instead of having her own high-end line, she should perhaps do what a lot of luxury designers are doing- teaming up with mass retail chains like Target, or H+M, because her creations were definitely 'trendy',  but they hardly offered more. I just didn't see anything new compared to all what we have seen in the in the fashion weeks.Granted those are luxury labels, and we cant even dream off owning nay of the pieces I have featured on this blog, but we do want some innovation and some story-telling from the designer. So for now it seems like she has great knockoffs, but if she went lower than her average $400 price tag she could really be pressing on to something.