Fashion Icon: Zoe Zaldana

Zoe's taste in fashion is fire. Its suttle yet keen and seductive. With the building of her career, im quite sure we will be seeing more outfit choices from Zaldana...

All eyes on me?

As if relationships aren't hard enough, the media is now making it a goal to expose young and old Hollywood and reality based relationships for all their dirt. Liars and cheaters are being exposed, and any account of abuse whether mental or physical is being placed in every magazine for fans and skeptics alike to see first hand. With all this public frustration revolving around relationships in today's society, can their be any hope for the average couple trying to make it? The truth is relationships are hard; every single one of them. Companionship based on love or money all have secrets and uncertainties about what the future will hold, the only difference among them all is how much either partner is holding back, and how far they will be willing to pursue things before someone gets caught. Yet, like any relationship the only way to survive is through honesty...and if you seek that your man isn't being honest then why not take it upon yourself to get the truth out. I am in no way suggesting spying or checking phones and work accounts, but ladies we have to question our men. If you have sufficiently established something with your partner he wont automatically think of you as being oppressive, but will believe that you care about the future of your happiness together and wish to be informed!

Home-body vs. Party -animal

It's official, summer has hit. Everyone is home from college and has hopefully been able to go back to their old gig, or through this crazy recession find a new 9-5. Yet we are still young and want to go out, whether it be with our girls, guy, or solo. Lets take a stab at the relationship topic once you again and go deeper into the controversial difference between the two types of men: home-body and party animal. You should be able to weed out your type of man by asking him this simple question, "WHAT ARE WE DOING TONIGHT?" If you are involved with a guy who stutters and makes up every excuse in the book as to why you guys should stay in the house EVERY night, you have a home-body on your hands. He never wants to spend money and would rather lay in bed with you all day then be caught anywhere in a 12 meter radius from his house. Some girls are turned on by this type of guy, thinking he just wants to have all of your attention and be alone. But that gets old after a while and a relationship needs exposure to the world and other people in order to breath and survive. The total opposite of this scenario is a guy who will diss you and whoever else in a second to party every single night. Liquor is his right hand man, and he gets dressed to the max every 2 dollar Tuesday. What can you say about this man? Many women who are harboring this type think he has an extremely big ego, and has yet to even think about committing to you in a serious way as long as the club and party hoes are still around. I guess the right answer for every woman would be to try and find her happy medium between the two...good luck :)

Book Review: "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man"

So I was interested about what a man's perspective of a healthy and worthwile relationship would be, so I decided to pick up Steve Harvey's new book. I have mixed reviews about the novel, some of which I totally agree, and other points that I think are absurd. The first concept in the book that came simplest to me was that, Men don't love like Women do. Any woman who has been in a relationship will let you know first hand that this statement is true. Men don't always do all the cutesy and sympathetic things that come natural to women, Harvey says men are more simple and don't need much to be happy. Provide, Profess,and Protect are the three things Harvey describes as the characteristics a man must show you in order to let you know if he really loves you are not. Does he profess and give you the title of girlfriend in public? Does he provide and spend some of his hard earned check on you? Does he protect and hold his own in a situation where somebody has disrespected you? Harvey goes on to tell the three things a man needs, Support, Loyalty, and the Cookie (sex). These things I recognized since I hear them so often come up in relationships. Yet, Harvey's male ego seemed to over power the book somewhat, as he tells his ideas on supporting your man through showering him with self boosting compliments, adoring him. Yea that's good and all, but relationships are 50-50, just because he is a "man" doesn't mean you should lay naked in his glory. Being a woman means being strong and ocassionaly rolling with punches, but dont let your desire to be loved turn into a need to be loved. Stay true to who you are and the perfect man will appreciate you for just that.

Fashion Don't: "The Patchwork Quilt"

This trend of patchwork clothing and accessories is getting out of hand. The over sized plaid shirt, with a cute belt around the waist, and maybe a pair of fashionable boots can do. Yet, tons of girls have taken this rugged trend to a whole new level by wearing plaid dresses, that are way too short, and come in all the different colors of the rainbow imaginable. News Flash: these dresses look cheap and childish. In this era less is more, try letting your natural beauty shine by toning it down a little huh?