5 years ago
All posts by Bren Herrera
Island Chic Beauty Necessities & Polo Perfume Giveaway
I'm off to the Dominican Republic, my home island neighbors in just a few days. I'm excited for so many reasons, mainly because I've never been! My itinerary: LOTS of resort hopping and beach bumming. For 8 days. Who can ask for a better vacation? A much neede...
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XXX Olympiad and Nike HTM FLYKNIT
HTM Flyknit image c/o NikeI'm an Olympics fanatic. I'm DVR'ing everything and glued to gymnastics, swim & dive, track & field, cycling and some kayaking. I know, you probably didn't imagine I'm into sports. Heavy into sports at that...
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#FlanFridays: My Faves
I've made about 20 flans this week, so I need to take a breve break from all cream and caramel that's taken over my kitchen in the last few days. The smells have put me into a coma and if I smell any more, I swear the pounds will pack on to the very thighs...
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Clinique Chubby Sticks & Mascara for Fresh Summer Looks
4th hour of working up against the wall, wearing a mix of "oversized orange" and "voluptuous violet."I wear makeup just about every day. If nothing else, the two must-haves are lip gloss and mascara. Don'...
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Kitchen Confidential via Instagram
My regularly scheduled editorial calendar is on indefinite hold. I usually get flustered when I fall behind, but my relapse into untimeliness has been for great cause. Like super great.
I'll keep it short for the sake of establishing a teaser and keeping y...
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A Bench
The bench.View of street corner from the bench.View of flower cluster on a tree from the bench.I woke up this morning, a bit earlier than usual, quickly peeked outside my temporary window, and saw the amazing sunrise. The highlights and shadows glistening upon...
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#FlanFridays: Mojito
¡Hola! It's Friday and another flan creation for you. This one, though I was completely against the flavor, was a special request by a young Latino doing some fun, cultural things in the East coast... a road trip of sorts. His last stop is D.C. and in talk...
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{Chic Taping} Old D.C., New D.C. & Irony
Intro.I was raised in Washington, D.C.-- well, the super-close subs -- 6 miles from downtown. I used to work in corporate America, a typical, but intense 9-7 career, making great money and living a pretty fabulous life. My world was repl...
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- Cooking Recipes
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- Cuba
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- Culture
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- Desserts
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- Food
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- La Cocina Cubana
Nitza Villapol, La Cocina Criolla & Arroz con Leche or a Rice Pudding Recipe
I used to think people that collect cookbooks have nothing better to do. Please, friends, take no offense to that gross assumption. It was me. I didn't know better. I didn't get it. I thought that owning cookbooks meant lack of creativity, thus t...
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Papi’s Sangria For Super Steamy Days
It's Viernes and I have no flan for you. I've got 4 ridiculous flavors in the works but we'll have to sit tight til I get it together. Life is loca these days with exciting haps on every front. So, today it's all about something cold, fruity, sexy an...
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