The Higher the Heels the Closer to God

I have to admit, the title of my post was taken by the tv show GCB. The line originally went, "The higher the hair the closer to God". But it was so fitting for this weeks post I had to use it.

This post is dedicated to the wedge shoe and to be honest, i'm not a huge fan of them. Never found it was as sexy and sleek as a spike heel. But alas, there are some shoes I couldn't resist.

What I do like about a wedge is you can dress it up or dress it down. With the right pair of pants it's a great office shoe or for Friday nights on the town.

Because it was the May long weekend, I'm keeping this post short and sweet. It was a fun and busy weekend but now i'm wiped. Anyways enjoy the pics of my wedge's!

 * Burberry

 *Guess







*Jessica Simpson

 

Backstage pass

Because I was a performing last weekend at ANTMLive! I scored an all access pass backstage. For an average girl it was fantastic, but for a fashion lover it was heaven!!! I got to drool and document all the clothes, accessories, hair and make-up products.

The makeup used for the models and dancers was called KRYOLAN and was from the U.K. I had never heard of this product since for performances I normally use MAC cosmetics, so I was excited to try it out.The brightness of the shadows and blushes were amazing and the foundations and concealers were extremely light on the skin. Considering we had touchups done 2-3 times a day my skin was able to breathe. Which was nice for a change

This was my make-up artist Gemma (@glhorne)

 who was brilliant!

My words cannot give justice to all the amazing jewelry and accessories. So take a look at my pics and you can decide the adjectives for them. These were pieces the ANTM models and Sutherland models wore throughout the show.

I will say this, bib and rustic necklaces were super popular from not only the runway show but from vendors at the convention as well. I purchased a necklace, ring and earrings all which were handcrafted. Each piece is unique and represents me in some way. Corny I know, but Gaga quote again- I was born this way.

Now onto the hair. Schwarzkopf did a FANTASTIC show with the models and dancers hair. The products were soo nice and the stylists were pro! These are looks of the models who opened the runway show.

 

I couldn't tell which was my favourite. But it was definitely a tie between the 'Rapunzel' and Horizontal hair.

Now to the best part of the weekend...the dancers!

The dancers, choreographer, assistants and artistic director all did a fantastic job and I am so proud to have been part of this amazing team. 

Leon Blackwood went above and beyond with the choreography and Nikki Johnson definitely kept us sane throughout this whole process. Thank you!

Our set had hip hop, contemporary, pointe, popping and contortion incorporated and it's safe to say we were a huge hit!

Definitely a highlight of the weekend was when I got to perform down the runway (and walk the catwalk) with the ANTM models intertwining their walk around my bending! 

Thank you Lexx Everett and Laura Kirkpatrick for making each show fun and different!

Weekend Round Up

Hello Readers!

Sorry for the delay in posts this week, but life has been CRAZY! 

But don't fret, this week I'll be posting multiple times for ya ;)

This weekend you might have known (especially if you have me on twitter) that it was ANTMLive!

I can't express to you how amazingly wonderful this weekend was! The dancers, singers, models, fashion designers, makeup artists and hair stylists were all fantastic. Like any big event, there were definitely some highs and lows, but overall I couldn't be happier with the event.

If you were at the convention you could obviously see that Sam Edelman was featured. The Lorissa pump was EVERYWHERE! During the Schwarzkopf runway show every other model was in the Lorissa, whether it was blue, black, pink or leopard. Camille McDonald from ANTM All-Stars even strut her stuff down the runway in a hot red pair. If the models weren't in the Lorissa they were in baby pink Novato with gold highlights. This light pink shoe sported a tiny peep toe. The models looked great in them!

When I had free time to check out the event I definitely stopped by the Sam Edelman booth.

                     

                                     

 

My best friend Annie came to watch me dance and fell in love with the black Lorissas. After much debating and my encouragement, she bought the shoes. A+ decision in my books.

 

Over a year ago I bought the Lorissa the week it came out. Unfortunately, due to my extreme petite feet I had to return the size 5.5 shoe because even with a thick insole they didn't fit :(. I'm a firm believer in fate and it was clearly not meant to be. So I encourage others to embrace the sexy spikes!

If you were at ANTMLive and have any great pics or stories please share!