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All posts by Bren Herrera
CoverGirls’ New Line & The Sexy Latina Sofia Vergara Rocks It!
Every new year should begin with a new repertoire of beauty products. At least ideally. Not sure how practical that is, but it sounds good, right! I actually started mine with testing out some new yumminess by the all American brand, Covergirl. I rem...
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Starting the New Year, Stress-free. Chamomile Sipping At Night.
A belated "happy new year!" to you and yours! It's been a week since 2012 began and I finally bring myself to say hello!
Hello, world.
In my last post of 2011, I spent a significant amount of timing reflecting on what I had not accomplished and found inspi...
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Sparkles & Shoes for the New Year!
My Christmas was short of spectacular. My new year was no different. I won't go into detail but it emotionally took me off track and I was unable to really enjoy my holiday. But not for my parents and my pup Paris, I would have stayed in bed the entire time....
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#FlanFridays: Reflections and Culinary Inspiration & Cinnamon Creme Flan Recipe
November was a super tough month for my family. My Grandfather passed away.
I went to DC for Thanksgiving and spent two sick weeks there, being confined to my mother's dreamy bed and the hyperactive kitchen (on days I mustered energy to crawl out of bed). A...
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Flanboyant Eats’ Ultimate Foodie Last Minute Christmas Gift Guide 2011, Pt II
I unapologetically mentioned in my last post how classic of a procrastinator I am. I've always lived my life that way. I've also benefitted from it -- work gets done and done fast if I wait until the last minute.Such is the case yet again in offering m...
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Flanboyant Eats’ Christmas & Holiday Gift Guide 2011, Pt. 1
As things would go, here I am, just 5 days before Christmas struggling to find the perfect gift to wrap up for my familia and closest friends. Knowing they'd expect nothing short of a fabulous food find or fashionable accessory for the kitchen, I went on t...
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Essence Magazine and Fabulous Fur Toppers!
There are those phone calls and emails I loathe receiving. It's either a client that can't afford my services but earnestly wants to work me down, or a last minute writing assignment in which case I have to drop everything I'm doing and make my deadlin...
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#FlanFridays: Bruja Oregano?
(May, 2020 update: After propagating this lovely plant for over a decade, I FINALLY learned a lot about it. In fact, it is not oregano as we know in the culinary world. It's actually in the mint family -- which explains so much -- and is actually called, ...
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Green & Orange & Turbans
Some things just happen naturally when getting dressed. Other ensembles and looks need inspiration. It's seldom the case that I call on someone else to help put an outfit together. But when it's an exclusive look for a online or print feature, I ...
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Macy’s Culinary Council Holiday Cookbook & A Honeycrisp Apple Spiced Rum Libation
If you know me, you know fall and winter are my favorite times of the year. There's nothing like the crisp air that causes me to clutch the hand a loved one (preferably a sexy man clad in Chuck Taylor's and a chunky knit hat), falling leaves, candle lit even...
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