Milan 2009 fall collections. Dolce & Gabbana, SEXY + CHICK…as always.

So the runway season for fall 2009 is over, and my endless search for the hottest collections ends as well. UFFFFF!!! I saw them all and the collections I posted have my name written all over them… I just wish I had the money…

Last but never least, Dolce & Gabbana. How they do it is amazing to me, they are able to come out with HUGE collections for both men and women every single season, and it was not different this time.

They use and abuse of the return of black (I was getting a little bored to see guys wearing hot pink), with perfectly tailored garments and those begs OMG! I would trade my mother for one of those (kidding : ) The tie is getting skinnier and more sophisticated.

The men portrait by Dolce & Gabbana is powerful and flawless, my only criticism is the amount of alligator leather, it looks hot but fake is way hotter. Poor little gators.

Milan 2009 fall collections. Alexander McQueen, can you handle it?

Without a doubt one of the most dearing designers of our times, McQueen brings a collection full of mystery and a big statement “ I am not for everyone!”

This time McQueen put together a wearable collection (it was about time) and he left the art for the make up artists and models, which embodied the “phantom of the opera” vibe gracefuly.

Still you need a lot of personality and character to rock these looks with attitude and not look like a full. SOMETIMES THE CLOTHES DO NOT MAKE THE MEN!

Paris 2009 fall collections. LANVIN redefines the suit… With punk boots to go along with it.

It might be to early in the year to say “oh god! I can’t wait for fall” since its February and my ass still frozen. Looking at the 2009 fall collections are driving me CRAZY! I want it all. This runway season has showed to be a quite innovative in terms of menswear. The creative bug is biting ferociously.

LANVIN designers were bitten in the butt. They came out with suits with baggy pants tucked in punk boots that come up to the knees. Wow! That’s new! How refreshing. They also forgot about the tie and made full usage of gorgeous thin silk scarves that adds a great touch of color and luxury. This collection defines the Parisian men with all the “blaze” and sophistication that you may expect to find. LOVE IT!

2009 New York Fashion Week fall collections, Diesel Black Gold I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT

OMG! Homeless chick is back with a vengeance and with a super oversized bag to go along with it. Diesel’s newest line Black Gold brings Diesel to another level outside the jeans department.

The idea is LAYERS of unmatching sizes of garments that give that grungy kind of look but at the same time with super original style. It’s very easy to walk in many of this fashion stores a leave looking like $ 1,000,000, difficult is to get out of your comfort zone, wear things that do not make sense and still rock it like a super star. For that you need to know how to carry on, and style is not enough you must have talent. Have you got it? If you say yes then you should rock it, Black Gold is for you.

Paris 2009 fall collections. Luis Vuitton Menswear... UH LA LA !

When I grow up I want to have so much money that I get to live 24 hours in Louis Vuitton clothes. Marc Jacobs defined masculinity, sobriety and most of all LUXURY in his latest men's collection. If I see a guy walking like this on the street I swear to God I will stop and start clapping.

The personality of Vuitton's menswear has taken shape somewhere between traditional luxury (like the mink coat shaved into the LV Damier check, or that alligator) and a technological take on same (like a cloque blouson in nylon rather than silk, or a jacket in a shimmering nylon and wool moiré). Helbers struck his most successful balance yet between the two, but the collection could still do with a healthy shot of the playful spirit that his boss Marc Jacobs seems to bring so effortlessly to Vuitton's womenswear.

2009 New York Fashion Week fall collections. Z Zegna brings sexy back to black.

I have to be honest I have been bored with men’s fashion lately, I can count on my finger the shows that really impacted me. Well my days of waiting for something innovative, sexy and masculine to come out are over, at least until this collection hits the stores in the fall.

Creative director Alessandro Sartori simply spoke about helping men look elegant, masculine and powerful without taking anything too seriously. To meet the first part of that objective, he devised a silhouette with hard-charging broadness in the shoulders and elongated topcoats. He used stiffer fabrics that held their voluminous shapes. And the spotlighted accessory was an oversize doctor’s bag that verged on luggage, which I am dying for.

Dr. Brandt cosmetics are MIRECULOUS, and I don’t believe in miracles this time I have to bite my tongue.

During my endless quest to find new products and such for men that truly make a difference and that deliver results FAST (I believe that’s one men’s essences) I came across a miracle.

Dr. Brandt is a skin care doctor as well as a brand, and what a brand. The cosmetics on his line are revolutionary. They are straightforward with names like “laser in a bottle”, “ pores no more”, “lines no more”, etc. They deliver exactly what they are called, in seconds. I told many times that most of the claims of cosmetic companies are marketing strategies and not to bother with their high price. Dr. Brandt products are pricy, but they are worth every single penny. Not all products are suitable for men, the poreless line is perfect, giving extra credit for the “pore no more lotion $45,00”, I was astonished to see my pores disappear before my eyes in seconds. The lineless line is amazing, the eye cream $60,00 is by far the best I have ever used and the lineless cream $100,00 is also incredible too bed it has no sun screen and is true your lines will DISAPPEAR, really, but they will come back. Dr. Brandt’s products are not a long-term solution for your skin’s imperfections but they are a great way to hide them.

To shop online or to find a retailer near you visit http://www.drbrandtskincare.com

Men shopping for make up, mmmm … a sensitive subject, but here is how.

Picture this, it’s the middle of the winter and you haven’t seen the sun in ages, your skin is as white as a ghost and very soon you are going to mutate into a polar bear.

You saw my last sun tan look tutorial and you can wait to get those products and rock the healthy tan look on your next night out, you run out the door to the next department store near you but in the process you remember that you are guy and your are puzzled and shy to ask to the lady at the make up counter “ Please can I have the NARS medium tone bronzer with a matt finish, a bright red lipstick with no shimmer and a MAC brush 106 for foundation application, I also need a petroleum jelly free lip balm and oh! Let me take a look at some concealers and foundations please”. Ufff! Not so easy. The taboo still there, but believe me it’s in your mind.

In the next tutorial we are going to tackle this issue so you can go from ordinary to extraordinary without having to embarrass yourself.

Fresh out of the beach look make up tutorial for men

Since we covered already the “issue” of men wearing make up and realized that we need to open our minds to new things to help us look our best, how exciting is that?

The guys that want to stick to their outdated macho attitude, the insecure ones that rely on external sources to validate their sexuality are just plain stupid and ignorant, but let them be. In the end they are going to be jealous of our wrinkle free skin and radiant complexion while they are looking as busted as a wet dog. Their problem…

This next tutorial is for when you want to look like you just came back from the Bahamas with a beautiful healthy tan. You can do this look whenever you want and it only takes minutes, and the best thing is there is NO UV rays involved, so you get the beach tan look without the damage. This is a perfect look to go out at night.

Fabulous men wear make up. YES THEY CAN!

Just think about it, why women can wake up in the morning looking like a swelled up zombie and have the privilege to “fix” the problem with some make up and get out of the house with a fresh face looking like she is 15 years old. Why us men cannot have this privilege? Why do we have to live with endless dark circles under our eyes, miles of wrinkles, sunspots, and blemishes… Are we sentenced to look like shit just because we have balls between our legs? Not in my world.

The boundaries of what’s for girls and what’s for guys are getting smaller day by day, and make up is one of this boundaries that has been broken. French designer Jean Paul Goutier was the first to introduce an entire make up line for men, but girls make up work just fine. In the next tutorial I will show you a couple of techniques to apply make up in such a way that NOBODY will ever notice that you are wearing any make up at all, all they will notice is your flawless skin. So have seat and pay attention this
tutorial can change your life, really.

Metrosexuals are fabulous skin care video tutorial

Let’s face it in today’s globalize world we are experiencing a mix of cultures and traditions in an unprecedented level. Nevertheless, the cultures might mix but they are still their own cultures, but is there a truly global couture that is the same no matter where you go? The answer is yes, the gay culture, and heterosexual men have taken notice. Just look around, guys wearing bright pink shirts, spending hundreds on haircuts, hair removal, gym memberships, fashion, beauty treatment, plastic surgery, skin care, to name a feel. How refreshing is that, a new generation of heterosexual men that gave up the stupid taboo of ‘oh that’s for girls or fags”.

You might be asking yourself, am I a metrosexual? Here is the definition.

Modern enlightened, sort of rennasance man. Secure and confident, capable and cool, typically well educated and stylish. Heterosexual with a twist, not gay by any means, but he probally has a few gay friends, and can easily be mistaken for gay by rednecks and jock types. The only straight guy in a fabric store or antique shop who is not being dragged there by a woman.
"You're so metrosexual"

Before jumping in and putting on your t-shirt “PROUD TO BE A METRO”, here are some tips so you look FABULOUS without looking GAY or TOO GAY since to my opinion all guys look kind of gay nowadays. Remember that less is more always, don’t over do it. So lets start with the basics, SKIN CARE !!!