Monday, September 17, 2012

Where to begin ?!?!?!?

No makeup- just mascara.. Notice my much smaller lips ?!?!?





It's been a long time since I have posted. I was in Greece for 3 weeks with my husband as most of you know and then as soon as we arrived back home we have been non stop with work.















My husband recently launched a new station- channel 64 in the LA area called KILM- Filmon (formally KHIZ) . There are a ton of really cool talk shows with amazing hosts - Marianna Hewitt, Raylene Bartolocci, Natalie Nunn, Xixi Yang, Kato Kaelin, Andy Dick, Janice Dickinson and many more. Whats cool about his channel is that it is completely interactive. During the shows they take callers, you can vote online, even cam up and broadcast on Battlecam.com which airs at night. I am so proud of him for doing what he loves and giving some of my dear friends the opportunity to get on TV and live their dreams.
www.Filmon.tv
www.Filmon.com


Along with the TV channel, Lilly and I have been swamped in the office with orders. Our swimmer line has had an amazing year and I can proudly say our  merger has been a massive success. We are getting ready to go into our "down" season which gives us time to redesign our website, concentrate on 2013 collections and just have some time for ourselves.

I was so excited to get to Greece and be able to cycle the 17mile island 3 times a week at least, however, it was so damn hot I wasn't able to do any type of exercise for the 3 weeks I was there. Thank god I ate clean and healthy- the food there is so amazingly fresh. When I got home I was jet lagged for a good week and a half and so I finally got into the gym last week for the first time in about a month. It's been some time since I posted my workout routine and diet- and since it changes often I will do an updated post soon, I know many of you have been asking and waiting.

I have been feeling a little down lately; depressed even. Yes, a lot of exciting things are going on but my mind and thinking haven't been the most positive. Out of nowhere I received an email from a girl telling me that she started reading the book the secret and how she is following its teachings; thinking positively and manifesting the things she wants in life. I wrote her back thanking her for the email, that it had reminded  me how powerful positive thinking can be and how one negative thought can multiply into many negative thoughts causing stress in ones life. Since that email, I have started thinking positively again and getting my mind back to how it use to be. It's easy to fall off and forget sometimes, and even those who preach to others need a little uplifting every once in a while.
So to Teryn and Yana - Thank you.

I don't know if you know this or not but in January of this year I gave up eating meat. Its been a good 8 months since and I haven't looked back; I still eat fish so I would be considered a Pescatarian. I noticed since giving up meat I became very tired and lazy which is so not me, so last week I went to the Dr's to give blood to test all of my levels, to see what blood type I am because I want to look into Blood Type Diet, and they also ran an allergy test to see if I am allergic to any foods and so on. I can't wait to get my results back and see whats going on in my body.  I also went to Whole foods and picked up a bunch of vitamins; my last multi vitamin was iron free = pointless for me lol. Ill update once I get the results in and explain more about the Blood Type Diet. I hope it doesn't say my body is suppose to eat meat... Yuck!

I think that's about it for now. Ive had my hair and makeup done for a few events by the wonderful and talented Etienne Ortega and I cannot wait to film a tutorial with him. Below are some of the looks we have done together.  I also included a short workout video that my trainer Lauren Kern and I recorded a while ago.  We plan on filming a lot more but it's hard to film around people in the gym.
Any questions please leave a comment :)

Thanks again for checking out my blog, sorry its been so long. I needed a mental break- people can be so mean.

XX
J


This video is " one round" of exercises I do with Lauren in 1 hour. Depending on how fast I move we will do about 2-3 rounds of exercises which consist of 3-5 different workouts,  3 times each, 15 - 25 reps. I hope that makes sense.  More videos and diet info coming soon.


Recent Random Pics
Lilly Ghalichi and I on Marianna Hewitt's show on Filmon.tv !
Watch live on channel 64 in the LA area.

Our House. Fashion Show Party  <3

My Girls. Rachel Bernstein, Mariana Hewitt and Raylene Bartolocci

How cool is the all white dance floor. #beverlyhills #houseparty

I can't wait to tell you whats been going on!!!!!

<3

Lilly Ghalichi and I, we had to have  Izakaya  !!!

Fashion Night out ! My House

Most of my family is this tall... or short. LOL I got my moms genes here! My Aunt Patty <3

Mini Fashion show

The boys Etienne Ortega and Brandin Palestino

Jennifer Stano

Rachel Bernstein and I in my Kitchen

Patiently waiting




How this worked... I have no idea. #filming
Some pictures from my Instagram ------> @JenniferStano

Jennifer Stano, makeup by Etienne Ortega

Updated closet tour coming soon.

No makeup- just mascara.. Notice my much smaller lips ?!?!?

Jennifer Stano

Whole Foods run. Some vitamins I'm taking

Makeup and hair by Etienne Ortega. 

Fashion Night out with my B*tches.
Lilly Ghalichi, Brandin Palestino, Jennifer Stano, Bianca

Fashion Show at my house, Katherine, Jennifer Stano, Mariana Hewitt, Rachel Bernstein

Friends, Robert Ri'chard, Manooshah, Jennifer Stano

My most popular pic on Instagram lol. Hair and makeup by Etienne Ortega

My House.

Work and play. Jennifer Stano #chanel #louboutin

My House. Bun loving


Dinner at Koi. Katherine, Gretchen Rossi , Jennifer Stano

Shopping at Intermix, 2 new dresses.

Filming something exciting!!!!!!!! #bentely #crew #filming

I will always support my friends, Dirty Couture and Cute Booty Wear, My cute Booty. #filming #myhouse
Peep my husbands closet behind me LOL

#Swag Dirty Couture

Wondered how ?!? Now you know. Makeup by Etienne Ortega

 $$ Celine Gold chain sunglasses. $$ Black n Gold

The beautiful Leyla Milani and I . #filming

He completes me.

My little girl smile <3

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Mainly Pictures in this post.
I hope you enjoy.

The sky was beautiful, made me think of my Grandma


Blogging for my blogger family

My rock <3

I Love Yo in Spetses

Greek Church on Spetses

Peace, Love and Happiness

The view

Mermaid on Spetses

Love Him.

Luna woke up from a bad dream pissed!

A is for Alki <3

Hydra


No cars, no motorcycles, just walking and donkeys.

Hydra Port
Dress from Jens Pirates Booty

Front of the house. See the evil eye in the driveway

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Our bedroom, simple and serene 


View from our backyard

Picture of Alki as a young boy.. Look at that hair. I can't wait to have babies LOL

Luna

Sleeping Beauties


Captain Alki



Lunch on the sea

Our breakfast area

My view

Packed- Some of my Have Faith Swimgerie Bikinis

My daily breakfast

So yummy and healthy

Tanning on our balcony


Back of the house.

I love to swim in the sea. Here with my cousins and brother

My cousins Carley and Hailey and my brother Steve in town

Sibling Love

Gossip

Driving the "car" in town... #celine

He looked so cute here.

On the boat



Tanning Family

Family First <3

My step son, the little photographer.

Boat Photoshoot   www.havefaith.com

Abs. Nice to know handwork is paying off

CRAP. lol

Spetses 

Brother and Cousin

Town after Dinner

How we get around

Silly

Pool shots with family and friends




At  Sea


Hydra round 2



He's there every time :)


One of my favorite jewelry designers Konstantino. I have a few amazing pieces from him.

 Konstantino


Alki bought this cross

And I got this A for Alki :)


My charms both Italian and Greek 



Sitting in the port in Hydra having coffee.. This was before someone got a hair cut :)

Love you scruffy






My FAVORITE restaurant on Hydra. I always get the same thing. Hummus with pita bread and Eggplant with yogurt and tomato sauce.










So fresh, Hummus and pita

My favorite dish of all time. Eggplant with yogurt and tomato sauce


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Look Forward & See Hope!
Look Around & Find Reality!
Look within & Find Your self.

BEAUTY SECRET: Why didn't I share this sooner.


 Last year when I was in Greece I ran out of Latisse; the solution that makes your eyelashes grow. I went to the local pharmacy here in town and asked if they had any. The pharmacist took a look at the ingredients on my Latisse bottle, went to her little book and then handed me a box called Lumigan. She took the tiny bottle out of the box and showed me that it was exactly the same only Lumigan is used for "pressure in the eye", also known as glaucoma, but that a side effect of it was eyelash grown of up to 50%. It's even made by the same company as Latisse: Allergan.  I was skeptical but decided to take it and give it a shot. When she rang me up it was about 12 euros, under $20.00. I couldn't believe it! I pay $120 - $140 dollars for Latisse in the states. Long story short, I used it for the remainder of my time in Greece and noticed a HUGE difference. It was just like Latisse if not better and a FRACTION of the cost..
After doing some research today I found this interesting article comparing the two, and funny enough- Lumigan came first, Latisse is a re-branded version of Lumigan and just applied differently.

( FYI- when using Lumigan, I apply it the same way I apply my Latisse )

 "And if you have glaucoma, you’ll be killing two birds with one stone. Turns out Latisse is actually a re-branded version of Lumigan, the anti-glaucoma drug made by Allergan, which sells both products (as well as other aesthetic product offerings included Botox and breast implants).  And, as with Lumigan, using Latisse presents some possible side effects, including irritated or dry eyes, red eyelids and darkening of the skin around the eyes. As well as much more menacing ones.

While Latisse and Lumigan are the same thing, there are important difference in how they are used. Latisse users are directed to carefully apply the liquid to the eyelash. Lumigan users put drops of the drug right into the eye."
So this time in Greece I decided to stock up on this God sent potion being that it only cost max $20 compared to $140.00 in California, and thought I would share this secret with you. I don't know if it will cost the same in the states or not or if you can get it over the internet but it's worth knowing about.

**Check with your doctor before using any of these products**





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xoxo
Jennifer