The "other" royal wedding

I just couldn't resist posting this picture of Princess Diana and Prince Charles after they married. She must have been so happy at this moment. I will always remember watching this wedding over and over. I guess I can officially consider myself a "closet royalist"!

Disneyfied royal wedding

I stumbled across the pictures below of the Royal Wedding . . . Disneyfied in Cinderella fashion. I thought they were absolutely adorable and just a little bit humorous.


Prince Charming and Catherella

The Princesses as Catherella's stepsisters

I would imagine that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are absolutely lovely girls and nothing like the stepsisters. After all, I did read this morning that the bid for Princess Beatrice's royal wedding hat is up to $30,000 ! ! ! Again, my suggestion is to put the royal wedding portrait in the center. The bids will sky-rocket!

One more thing before I go to sleep . . .

I just wanted to say one more thing before I go to sleep and it is this - MEAN PEOPLE SUCK! Why do people have to be mean? Isn't life hard enough?

Zero-calorie fruit punch recipe

I have been trying to cut back on my sugar intake for health reasons. You see, I have an unnatural fear of developing diabetes and ending up on dialysis. Since beginning this endeavor, I have lost 5 pounds and have more energy. One of my favorite things to curb my craving for sweets is this zero-cal fruit punch.

I combine the following:

3 squirts of strawberry/watermelon Mio Liquid Water Enhancer (enough to cover the bottom of a 12-ounce glass)
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
12 ounces of cold water

You have to stir it up pretty well or else all of the Mio ends up on the bottom. At night, I also add 12 ice cubes. It is very tasty and quite refreshing.

More hats

Here are Carole Middleton, Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at the royal wedding. I love their hats. They are much more conservative than Princess Beatrice's hat but still have that Kentucky Derby vibe. I probably would have added some sort of feathers to Camilla's hat just to add a little more interest though.

I adore big sunhats and cute conductor caps and interesting beanies . . . that sort of thing. I am a hat person. I buy hats and I wear hats. Why don't more people wear hats?

The HAT

And I don't mean as in Cat in the . . .



Though I suppose you could put a cat in this hat and no one would probably even notice!

This is Princess Beatrice's hat from the royal wedding. This hat is exceptional! It is incredibly bold and extremely interesting. I know that it's a little over-the-top but it added a little flavor to the royal wedding. She did keep the hat in a nice neutral color and coordinated it to her outfit to keep it from entering Mad Hatter territory. Could you imagine if this hat were red?!



I just read that she is now auctioning the hat off on ebay. It will benefit charity though I don't know which one. My recommendation - put an official wedding portrait of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in the center opening. It's sure to fetch a much higher price!

I do have just one complaint . . . (2nd attempt)

I have another post that has disappeared. So here is the repeat . . .

I was thinking the other night and I do have just one complaint about Kate Middleton. I feel that she lost too much weight for her wedding. She looked stunning, but she seemed very fragile and thin. I hope she will regain a little bit of that weight.

But I do believe that she is going to be an amazing Queen!

I actually inspired someone!

Last night, I walked into my local Wal-Mart. The greeter at the door had very short hair, similar to mine in the above picture. When I complimented her on her hair, she told me that I was the one who had actually inspired her to cut her hair like that! You see, she has alopecia (I don't know if I spelled that correctly) and didn't know what to do with her hair but when she saw me come in on several occassions with my crew cut, she decided that it would be okay and to go for it. I was so touched and yet so proud at the same time.

Her ACTUAL nail polish

I stumbled across an article that listed several of the style items from the royal wedding. Princess Catherine layered 2 different nail polishes to achieve her wedding day look. I can't remember the name of the one from Bourjois but the other was from Essie called "Allure". Amazingly enough, Essie polishes are now available at your local Walgreens for $8.

I am really liking Princess Catherine. She seems to be so down-to-earth. She wears affordable things that are attainable by the average woman. She did her own makeup for her wedding. She wore a very simple wedding dress. She wanted to look like herself for her wedding. She just seems to be a young lady with her head on straight. I love it!

Hermoine's hair

I believe that I have mentioned before that I love a good makeover but I never featured the one that I've found to be most impressive in recent months. Emma Watson aka Hermoine from the Harry Potter movies. Her hair looks AMAZING ! ! ! This bold new haircut turned her into such a sophisticated young woman. I'm always proud of a woman who will take a risk.

Catherine nail polish

Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, has inspired a new nail polish by Butter London. It is called "No More Waity Katie".

First, I really hate that they ever referred to her as Waity Katie. It makes her sound like an old spinster, which she isn't. I think that it is absolutely wonderful that Prince William made sure that she was groomed and ready to be his wife so that she would be able to deal with life as a royal.

Second, I feel that the polish should have been called something like "Duchess" or "Princess" or "Princess Catherine" instead of something with a slightly negative conotation.

Third, I feel that a nail polish that is inspired by anyone, should be a reflection of them. This polish is a lavender glitter polish. I'm not seeing a correlation to Catherine. She's not glitzy. She's very glamorous and chic but not showy. Perhaps a lavender creme polish with some sort of sheen would have been more of a reflection of her.

That being said, the nail polish should have been released sooner so she could have actually worn it for her wedding. Or so that members of the public could have worn it in her honor on her special day.

I'm not trying to slam the nail polish itself. There are just some changes that I personally would have made. That's all.

What was she thinking?!?!?!

I took one look at Victoria Beckham's royal wedding outfit and nearly died. What in the hell was she thinking??? It looks like she found a navy blue gunny sack (oversized, of course) and cut holes in it for her arms and head. It was so shapeless. Victoria normally has such good taste. I think it must have been the pregnancy hormones that led to her poor choice. But I will give her kudos for the sky-high heels that she wore while being pregnant. As far as the hat, I'm still up in the air on that one. But her arm accessory (I mean, husband), now that is something I can get on board with!!!


THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE!!!!!
I absolutely love the simplicity of Catherine's gown and the angora sweater she wore over it. She looked so chic yet regal. It was absolutely exquisite!