By Rachel Ramirez After spending a summer full of outdoor festivals, pool parties and beach trips, it’s time to repair the wear and tear the season has done on skin and hair. Even though you applied sunscreen according to directions and blow-dried your hair less, you still notice a few extra freckles on your cheeks and shoulders and slightly frizzy, damaged hair. Here … [Read more...] about After Summer Repair Tips for Skin and Hair
Archives for August 2010
Capture your Inner Femme Fatale
A photogragh should not just be taken for a particular occasion but as a way to celebrate life and beauty. And that is just what Mariana Maya had in mind when she created her Femme Fatale boudoir session. These photo sessions capture women with a classic look. “My Femme Fatale sessions came to be from a need to portray women in their natural beauty. Enhancing what we were … [Read more...] about Capture your Inner Femme Fatale
September 2010 Events Calendar
Chicano Kings of Comedy | September 1 The Chicano Kings of Comedy showcases rich, raw talent and hard-hitting jokes put into an all-star line up. This diverse Chicano Culture, known all around the world, relates to the same customs that everyone else has, but in a different light! This production is a spin off from the successful Dizzle Presents San Jose Comedy Jam Show that … [Read more...] about September 2010 Events Calendar
Healthy Snacks for Kids and for You Too!
by Laura Termini I remember my friend Maria Isabel preparing healthy snacks for her children. I was 20 years old and sometimes to make an extra buck I used to baby sit Sebastian and Gabriela. Every time I was in her house, Maria Isabel used to say, “remember to give the kids these snacks.” Small plastic containers with all kinds of vegetables, and some dry fruit and some … [Read more...] about Healthy Snacks for Kids and for You Too!
The Quinceañera: Trite Ritual or Evolving Tradition?
by Ariana Garcia As U.S. Latinas we regularly have to negotiate our bi-cultural identities and find understandable ways to assert these to our communities. This was particularly challenging for me (and for countless others I’m sure) when I was a teenager. My 13 year-old, recently immigrated self was torn between demonstrating pride in where I came from and wanting very badly … [Read more...] about The Quinceañera: Trite Ritual or Evolving Tradition?