(“Pendulous Fall” -By Iribel–www.deviantart.com)

A passionate pendulum,
oscillating between sincerity and distraction…
I was lost in the rhythm
of my desire to hold onto the good of a lost love.
I wept into the sands of time…

You could never decide
on the right moment
to love me completely.

How do you love a heart unsure?
My heart scented with the musk of pained memories…
of faded caresses…
of wilted kisses…
Hoping to define the significance
behind the words that have lost all reality…

I love you.

I am scared of the possibilities that I see
and you choose to ignore.

I am a moon in your life…
Waxing and waning to your liking…
there only when you choose me to be.

Fickle troubador who strokes me with guitar riffs
and plays my anguish in his own melodies.

I am fulfilled in my dreams
that seem to house you in sepia tones.
I live in the memory of you.
Tattoo your name across my chest with every heartbeat.

A lost love that is not diminished…
that flourishes in my tears…
Peppered with regrets
this only salts my wounds…

How can I trust in a transparency…
a truth so crystalline and set in stone…
that the only love that ever grew was my own?

I clung to the reasons behind your reasons
for leaving then returning…
for flickering like a candle flame…
I gave in to my despair…
Over and over…
back and forth…
Purpled with bruises of my own creation….
I stopped the pendulum…
put out my hand as you slept and said my goodbyes…
I was done…..

Ready to….
Stop this constant fluctuation of a love
that only existed within my heart.

Yet….
There I was again…
Falling in love with ghosts of what once was…
and who I thought you were…
You visit my mind often…
a phantom of my desire…
Steeped in hope…
that your heart could one day

Be as tangible as my own.

When you think of Natalie Portman, edgy and hardcore are usually not the words that come to mind. The picture of elegance and delicate classiness are what come to mind for me. Yet, here she is, pompadoured and bad ass in the Winter 2009/2010 issue of V Magazine. I LOVE this shoot. It’s almost as if she is playing her doppelganger or something. Gorgeous!

Photographed by Mario Testino

TWO PHOTO SPREADS!!!

I am NOT a fan of “Desperate Housewives” but I love Eva Longoria-Parker. I think she is absolutely gorgeous, a real woman instead of some Botoxed celeb with personal issues that HAS to be in the tabloids 24-7, and a do-gooder (see Eva’s Heroes, which she founded to help developmentally disadvantaged children). I am proud that she is part of the Latina community and using her stardom for good.

Check her out in the November 2009 issue of Miami Magazine looking sexy and glam. LOVE her hair and that black dress? Holy Smokes!

Photography by Sheryl Nields for Montage Agency

Styling by David Thomas for OpusBeauty.com

And in the second photo spread,  here Eva is in the November 2009 issue of Hong Kong Prestige magazine.

Very chic, classy, absolutely gorgeous!!!! I LOVE this photo shoot’s styling and the poses are fantastic. The dresses are heavenly!!! *drool*

 Eva…you can do no wrong, mamita!

Photography by Smallz & Raskind

Photos taken from: www.eva-longoria.net.ru

“People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren’t, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly….Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”

–Paulo Cohelo “The Alchemist”

Teen drama queen turned indie goddess, I actually have always thought Rachel Bilson was very pretty in a smokey-eyed, boho, Urban Outiftters kind of way. In these photos for Issue 106 of Flaunt Magazine, she is smoldering and sexy. Me LOVES the simplicity of the shoot, the black and white, and Rachel looks dope in every shot.  

Photography by Yu Tsai

A child star that *crossing fingers* has not dabbled in drugs, alcohol, or tabloid debauchery… Dakota Fanning is growing into a lovely young lady. Elegant and positively lovely… with her big blue eyes and delicate features, Dakota looks smashing in the December 2009 issue of Teen Vogue. Her fashion sense is not only age appropriate but chic and pretty. Let’s pray she doesn’t catch a case of Lindsanity, shall we?

She went from this:

To this:

Photographed by Norman Jean for Teen Vogue December 2009

(I decided to start a new category…being that I love the show…I wanted to share some of the inspiration that I get from it. It’s not all just sex and soap opera. Hope you like just as much as I do!)

“Deep down, everyone wants to believe they can be hardcore. But being hardcore isn’t just about being tough. It’s about acceptance. Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to not be hardcore for once. You don’t have to be tough every minute of every day. It’s okay to let down your guard. In fact there are moments when it’s the best thing you can possibly do… as long as you choose your moments wisely.”

-Meredith Grey-

 ”Grey’s Anatomy”- • Episode: Kung Fu Fighting

More recently known for being the girlfriend of Yankee star Alex Rodriguez, Kate Hudson has always exuded this bohemian, flower-child goddess vibe. However in the December 2009 issue of UK Elle, Kate is avant garde, chic, edgy. Showing off her athletic beauty and her versatility in this shoot, she looks phenomenal. Me Likes.

Photography by David Slijper

I am in love with these photos. Demi looks fabulous for her age (thank God for PhotoShop & Botox I suppose…LoL)…but she looks beautiful nonetheless.  Photographed for the December 2009 issue of W magazine, Demi is divine. I love the tousled hair with the high fashion looks…very I just woke up in a French hotel after partying ’til sunrise. LoL. Me loves.

Photography by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot

Styled by Alex White