Men can walk in Heels too!! "WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES" opens up the world of heels to men for a good cause!

Well, well, well..... let's not assume that men can't do it too!

Yes they can... WALK IN HEELS and for a good cause! In this case it's RED HOT!!

Red Patent Leather.

I applaud my friend Emmanuel Belliveau (TV show host and designer) who is going to do it for real tomorrow.

Noon - 2pm, Dundas Square: charity "Walk a Mile in her shoes" and end violence against women and girls.

Check it out people this is no joke. http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/

In fact ET Canada will be following him and it will be on TV tomorrow and Friday night.

If you want to sponsor him, click on this link:

http://wrc.akaraisin.com/pledge/Participant/Home.aspx?seid=2529&mid=9&Lang=en-CA&pid=161624

I might have to get my butt down there just so I can get some live footage myself.

Kudos to all the brave warriors in heels!

Walk the walk, soon ... you can talk the talk.

"So you think you can dance"... more like "So you think you can do THAT in Stillettos??"

I almost forgot!! I am going to see "So you think you can dance tour" Season 5 tomorrow! omg I can't wait!!!

Are you kidding me? Dancing and heels together is a marriage of love and lust on fire! I fell in love many times over watching Brandon and Janette.

One of my personal favorites is the DISCO where I often wonder, how insane do you need to be to really dance in heels? They are flying!!

You need more than trust in your partner and ridiculous skills, you need some insanity in your blood! WOW... totally loco... I love it!

You have to check out those links, for those of you who have not fallen under the spell yet. ridic.

Ellen DeGeneres helps out with a few dancing skills of her own! :)

Rest assured, I will have my STILLETTOS on tomorrow in full celebration!! HeLL YEAH!!

What's your secret?

I have heard, "You have great skin. So what is your secret?" a few times in my life.

I suppose I could say "good diet, lots of sleep, H2O" and all that good stuff. However, I think the real secret is "Chanel" and now ... alas! it's no longer a secret!

I'm in love with the entire Chanel skin care line and although I've only been using it for the past 6 years I will admit, I am a "product whore" and love to test everything out before I mark my territory!

Picture taken from: http://uma.chanel.com/skincare/hydration.php

My current magic potion - Hydramax + Active Gel Creme and the Hydramax serum! oooh delish!

So it's safe to say that Chanel comes out on top for me, every time because of it's consistency across the board. I will say I did try many samples before I actually invested and I would refer to it's power over me now as the "love nectar" that I simply can't seem to live without!

Prior to my addiction, I tried and tested Clarins, Dior (for a number of years until they changed the line and took all the cremes I loved and the replacements were not the same!) DECLÉOR, Dr. Babor, Pevonia, Dr. Hauska, and countless other brands.While some of these products had certain items that I liked, I was not sold on the entire line.

My conclusion, apart from the fact that I am ridiculously picky, is that some things are just timeless!
Timeless also means eternal, without age, without beginning or end.
Ask me in 10 years what my secret is! :)
S0...What's your secret?

"Stilletto Confession"

I changed chiropracter's a few times and one of them told me recently, that my stillettos were causing my migraines. LUDACRIS! Seriously, how does one function in life without the stilletto? In fact when I looked in my closet the only other shoes I had were sneakers and flip flops.

I simply had no other choices! However I'm willing to test anything out and it was at the very least an excuse to shop for shoes! So I decided to invest in a pair of "stylish but comforable" shoes. I looked everywhere. I take all shopping seriously but I decided I didn't want to spend too much money as it was just an 'experiment'. I found a pair of black paton leather, kenneth cole reaction, low wedges on sale for $55 and was thrilled at the new "weekend shoe"!

Well let me tell you, for some reason that damn wedge was an accident waiting to happen and I fell and slipped on level ground so many times that I really began to wonder... "is the stilletto the only shoe I can wear?". I mean I can run in them, I can wear them in all weather conditions, including snow, ice, rain and have NEVER fallen. In fact, I have been known to wear heels shooting hoops, cooking and a host of other things that supposedly one does not do in heels and I've more than survived... I pimped it! lol So what is the deal???

Pic of me NYE 07 in stillettos... in the snow!

Nevertheless, I decided to stay focused on the task and see if there were any improvements with my "migraine situation". I bought a few more cute pairs I could wear with my suits and pants that I've worn with lower boots in the winter.

So it's been quite a few months since I began this experiment. I have been dilligent with my "testing". Here are my conclusions so far; I still get migraines and I still run better in stillettos!

Celebrate the stilletto!

Viva Louboutin!

http://www.christianlouboutin.com/

When it's grey outside... think color and comfort food!

While color may not be the answer to adding some "zip" to how you feel on a grey day it can actually affect the mood of those who have to look at you!

Trust me, when you take public transportation or you have to walk through herds of people downtown to get to wherever you're going... a pop of color can be a welcoming change of scenery to the dead pan faces of those who are not particularly happy with the current change in season! Plus we all know what it's like when everyone at work is dressed for a funeral and no one died. It rubs off at some point.

Perhaps adding a little color like a bright pashmina (knits are big this fall) or colorful purse can put some punch to the all black look you've been sporting. My sure-fire way of doing this is to dig into the shoe closet and wear the ones I've neglected because they don't "match" anything.. well that all black look goes with everything! Personally, the "throwing in some color" actually works for me because I respond to other people's smiles rather than long faces, don't you think?

And if all else fails, comfort food is really the fool-proof way of warming up the grey in no time at all. One of my personal favorites is Pho. So last night I decided to make my own version which turned out spicy as all hell but extremely comforting and so simple.

Here's a good pho recipe if you're into trying yourself from the Steamy Kitchen:

http://steamykitchen.com/271-vietnamese-beef-noodle-soup-pho.html

If you're not about to step in to the kitchen to 'heal' yourself then check out these quick fix spots in Toronto for other types of comfort food and banish the blues!

http://www.soupnutsy.ca/about.html (so delicious with a homey goodness you'll forget all about your blues. Chicken Noodle is always a fav of mine, but there's a huge selection to choose from so not to worry!)

http://www.sweetlulu.com/ (for those who are 'picky' you can literally pick every ingredient)

Enjoy!