Bold, Fierce Fabulous Fashion Show @ ZBoutique

Bold, Fierce Fabulous Fashion Show @ ZBoutique

All clothes featured in the show are available for purchase that night! You don't want to miss out on fashionable looks for less.

Sept. 30th
7-10pm
ZBoutique
3321 Vollmer Road
Flossmoor, IL 60422

Watch the Vote for Ambi Video: Lucky Magazine Challenges

Hey, here is a 1 minute video on how to vote for me in the Lucky Life Editor Challenges hosted by Lucky Magazine and Revlon. Please take a moment to watch it. I had so much fun making this film and I think you'll find this "how to" movie trailer to be quite interesting... ALSO, it has pics from the actual submissions in the last 3 rounds. Enjoy and if you like it, please vote for Ambi Carter! Click here to vote!

Lucky Life Editor: Vote 4 Ambi

Where do you go for makeup and fashion ideas?

On so many occasions I look for something new or different for me to do with fashion and makeup. I've been working on the Lucky Life Editor challenge with My Creative Team (Whom I'll be introducing each character/member on BlushingAmbers.com real soon. Stay tuned!) I asked Marcelous the stylist/wardrobe consultant where he goes to get ideas for men's fashion. To my surprise he answered Tumblr. I know that many people rely on the internet to find things, especially for online shopping, this however, is a different concept. Click his name to follow his Tumblr and check out these inspiring pics I found on Tumblr. If you didn't know Blushing Ambers has a Tumblr, as well. Follow us too! In the comments below, tell us where you go to find makeup and fashion inspiration.

Source: http://fuckyeahfashionn.tumblr.com

Source: http://www.mynameiskay.com/

 

Source: http://modelstreetarchive.tumblr.com/

LOTD: Summer Pastels

Spring is almost over and although people tend to reach for their neon in the Summer, pastels are the true colors of this season. So keep those Easter colors out a tad bit longer. Here are a few looks I put together of how I'd wear pastel on me. I'm not quite sure which inspiration came first, the beauty products or the clothes, but fashion embodies both!

Lace & Chain

The coral in this look ties togther the light and whimsical lace dress with heavy leather jacket. Wearing a thick double chain necklace plays up the irony of good vs bad. Polished with feminine pearl...

Leather Jackets by Simone
Platforms by Topshop

Safari Hunt

Safari prints in tan and black can be complimented with minty green nail polish. Let your skin breath, no makeup today.

Platforms by Ralph Lauren
Sunglasses by Karen Walker

Cool Down

Frosted Blue nails and sunglasses may not go with everything, but they definitely compliment this white dress and natural brown...

Day Dresses by Tory Burch
Platforms by Lola Cruz

Polished Ambers!

The name Polished Ambers actually came from the African American cosmetic collection under Revlon headed by Creative Director Alfred Fornay.  It is the inspiration for starting Blushing Ambers, only the name "Polished makes me think of nail polish... With that said, the Polished Ambers label of this blog will refer to reviews of nail polishes that I like. (Just a little history to introduce the new label).

If you follow @BlushingAmbers on Twitter then you saw the retweet I sent out about the 50% off already sale items at the Evanston Urban Outfitters. (I tweet sales, giveaways and contests about fashion and beauty often)  Well, while standing at the register I happen to glance at the nail polish rack and grabbed two colors (Gray 4 and Nude 4) which I absolutely love!  Not only did the colors catch my eye, but the square containers did also.  Packaging and presentation are soooo important! I put on two coats and I was good to go. They are very matte (looks like the paint on walls) so adding a clear coat for shine is good too, but after a day or two there seemed to be a natural sheen.  The paint lasted about a week with no cracks or chips, but on the 6th day I did start to see the paint fading (again, no top clear coat was added).  I believe if I had added a top clear coat, this would have sealed the nail polish and it would have lasted a lot longer.  I would def recommend Urban Outfitters nail polishes.

Photo from: http://grayhood.com/?p=371

Photo from: http://grayhood.com/?p=371

Halloween Costumes

So last year I was Barbie In a Box and I won a contest through the John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center - Tampa Office with this look. The year before that, I was a 70's hippy.  Check out the pics below and give me some suggestions on what I should do/be for my 2010 Halloween Costume.  (FYI - I really want this year's look to be makeup focused)

Halloween 2009: Hip Hop Ballerina Barbie

Halloween 2008: 70's Hippy