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Starbucks Mermaid Costume / Disfraz de la Sirena de Starbucks

December 19, 2018

Whether I’d like to admit it or not, this costume idea was a natural fit. The coffee obsession is real, y’all.

As soon as my husband came up with the idea for me to dress up as the mermaid who graces my coffee cups every day, I took to YouTube to see what tutorials were out there. And while I appreciated the 2D looking options that were out there, I wanted to do something a bit different.
If the Starbucks logo were just a cartoon of an actual creature, what would she actually look like?

This is what I came up with. Although now that I think of it, the tails make absolutely no sense. And they’re as 2D as can be, aren’t they?

Well, I did my best.

Hope you guys enjoy!

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Superholly Starbucks Mermaid costume

Hey guys!! After almost 2 years I'm FINALLY doing another tutorial! It's October, and I felt inspired to dress up as a certain mermaid that I see almost every day and everywhere ... the famous Starbucks Siren. Here I'll show you guys everything I did to create the costume, from the crown to the tail, the makeup, and the final touches.

In do-it-yourself, dressing up, YouTube, Halloween Tags Halloween Costumes, Starbucks mermaid, Superholly, Cosplay, Dressing up, Starbucks siren
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The struggle of outdoor photoshoots with bangs is real...

The struggle of outdoor photoshoots with bangs is real...

Liquid Copper + Philosophy

August 22, 2018

The other day I was asking myself: Why do we as humans have such a tendency to talk about superficial stuff rather than diving into deeper things? After much thought, what I came up with was simple: it's a starting place. And it's a much easier one than politics, religion, existential questions, core values, or overarching philosophies. It's a much less divisive starting place as well; superficial things we can usually all agree on, and even if we don't, it's more of a "huh" moment than an "it's the end of the world (or this friendship)" one. But ultimately, I believe we hope that these matters of the physical world will eventually lead us to matters of the soul, mind and heart. The matters that really matter, if you will.

With that being said, I have decided that from now on I will only wear LUXURIOUS fabrics (only slightly kidding). No but seriously, life's too short to don that scratchy polyester sweater! Wouldn't you rather be enveloped in buttery silks, comfy cotton blends and sumptuous cashmere? This (admittedly somewhat superficial) philosophy was only confirmed when I received this highly anticipated dress in the mail and touched it for the first time. HEAVEN! The feel, the fit, the dramatic draping, all of it. Truth be told, I had been on the hunt for it ever since I saw a random tourist wearing a similar-looking dress (in a stunning rose gold silk) at the White Temple in Chiang Rai. I was simultaneously trying not to stare too hard at her and kicking myself for even thinking to appear at such a magnificent place wearing something that resembled pijamas (alas, waking up at 5am to get to your destination will make your fashion priorities go out the window). I didn't build up the courage to ask her where she got it but THANK GOD FOR THE INTERNET! It's not the exact same but it'll definitely do.

Anyway, that's pretty much it. Oh, and the park Ben and I went to on Sunday was a very cool study in mosaic art. I like to think it somehow relates to the Kintsukuroi philosophy (one of my favorite philosophies of all time), where a vessel is that much more beautiful for having been broken, for having what some would consider imperfections.

Isn't that all of us at the end of the day?


El otro día me preguntaba: ¿Por qué los seres humanos tenemos esta tendencia de hablar de cosas superficiales en vez de profundizar? Después de analizarlo un buen rato, se me ocurrió una respuesta bastante sencilla: es un punto de partida. Y es uno mucho menos espantoso que lo que podría ser la política, la religión, preguntas existenciales, valores fundamentales, o filosofías de vida.  Es un punto de partida mucho menos divisivo también. Con las cosas superficiales es fácil que todos estén de acuerdo, e incluso si no lo estamos, no es el fin del mundo, ni de la amistad. Pero al final creo que lo que esperamos es que estos asuntos del mundo físico eventualmente abran camino a asuntos del alma, de la mente y del corazón. Los asuntos que realmente importan.

Dicho esto, he decidido que de ahora en adelante solo usaré prendas con texturas de LUJO (ok, quizá exagero un poco). No pero en serio, ¡la vida es demasiado corta para ponerte ese suéter de poliéster áspero! ¿No preferirías estar envuelto en sedas suntuosas y suaves mezclas de algodón? Esta filosofía (ciertamente algo superficial) sólo se confirmó cuando finalmente me llegó por correo este vestido altamente anticipado y lo pude tocar por primera vez. ¡QUÉ DELICIA! La textura, el corte, el drapeado dramático, todo. Para ser sincera, lo había estado buscando como loca desde que le vi uno semejante a una turista en el White Temple de Chiang Rai. Corte sencillo, tela de lujo (seda), y uno de mis colores favoritos (oro rosa) — ¡la perfección en una prenda! Mientras me le quedaba viendo intentando no ser demasiado obvia, me estaba arrepintiendo de haberme puesto prácticamente pijamas en un lugar tan majestuoso (la moda/belleza pasa a ser ultima prioridad  cuando te paras a las 5 de la mañana para llegar a tu destino). No me atreví a preguntarle dónde lo consiguió pero, ¡BENDITO INTERNET!  No es exactamente igual, pero igual me emociona.

En fin, eso es básicamente todo. Ah, y el parque al que fuimos Ben y yo el domingo nos presentó con una hermosa colección de arte de mosaicos. Me gusta pensar que de alguna manera se relaciona con la filosofía kintsukuroi (una de mis filosofías favoritas de todos los tiempos), donde una pieza es mucho más hermosa por haberse quebrado, y por tener lo que algunos considerarían imperfecciones.

¿Y no es éste el caso de todos nosotros?

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In activities, clothing, dressing up, fashion, Houston, lifestyle, look of the day, OOTD, photography, Texas, thoughts Tags Smither Park, Houston, Silk slip dress, Superholly, blog bilingüe
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90's grunge + obsessions

October 5, 2017

As I proudly sported this ripped sleeveless Nirvana shirt knowing only snippets of maybe four or five of their songs, I became quite aware that I'm the ultimate poser. I mean, are you allowed to wear a shirt of a band you're not obsessed with?

But, come to think of it, that's kindof my signature across the board. I've never been all out, balls-to-the-wall, nutso-obsessed about anything.

I like radio, but sometimes radio made me want to run for the hills and hide in a tin-foil-covered cave. I love YouTube, but sometimes it makes me cringe and I find that I often need some space from it. I enjoy advertising, but I could never and would never want to become obsessed with it. What is wrong with me? Is it OK to not have an obsession?

Well, now that I think of it, there might be a few things I'm obsessed with: laughter, my family, genuine human connections, mouth-watering food, music oh my goodness MUSIC, traveling and learning and reading something WELL WRITTEN. Whew! I feel normal again!


Me sentía como toda una rockera mientras portaba mi playera noventera de Nirvana, y me pegó que en realidad soy la clásica poser: ni siquiera me sé una canción entera de la banda. Cuando mucho me sé un par de coros. O sea, ¿es válido ponerte la playera de una banda si no estás obsesionada con ella?

Y, pensándolo bien, esto viene siendo algo muy típico mío. Jamás he estado desenfrenadamente obsesionada con nada. 

Me gusta la radio, pero cuando trabajaba de locutora me entraban ganas de salir disparada hacia una cueva cubierta en papel de aluminio. Amo YouTube, pero a veces siento la necesidad de alejarme de ese mundo. Me encanta la publicidad, pero no puedo ni quiero llegar a obsesionarme. 

¿Qué me pasa? ¿Será que está mal no tener una obsesión?

Bueno, pensándolo bien, es posible que si existan unas cuantas cosas que me fascinan a nivel obsesión: reír a carcajadas, las conexiones humanas genuinas, la comida que te hace agua la boca, la música POR SUPUESTO LA MÚSICA, viajar, aprender, leer algo BIEN ESCRITO. ¡Uffff! ¡Me siento normal otra vez!

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In Houston, look of the day, OOTD, thoughts Tags Brandy Melville, grunge, Nirvana, Superholly
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500K Subscribers!?

July 7, 2017

There's no doubt about it, I am a woman full of contradictions. I always say I don't like monologues (because I truly do prefer conversations), and yet I worked as an on-air-personality for years, and now I record monologues in front of a camera in my spare time and share them on YouTube for the world to see. But for me, there's one thing that not only enriches the experience but makes it all worthwhile: the comments you guys write to me. Through these comments, my monologues miraculously turn into dialogues, and I get the chance to read you guys and find out just who I'm talking to, how you think, and how you're reacting to what I attempt to express in my videos. This is where ideas are exchanged, where debates spring up, and where anecdotes, knowledge and insight are shared. We raise important (and not so important) questions, and sometimes, we even find answers. Thank you guys. Thank you for surprising me. For making me smile, laugh, appreciate, reflect, and even get frustrated, why not? Even that has become a learning experience of sorts for me. Thank you for this crazy unexpected facet of my life that you have inadvertently given me.

Thank you to 500,000 individuals that have somehow found your way into my heart.


Indudablemente soy una mujer llena de contradicciones. Siempre digo que no me gustan los monólogos (por que en realidad, prefiero las conversaciones), sin embargo me dediqué a ser locutora de radio por años, y ahora a dar monólogos en YouTube en mis ratos libres. Pero para mi, hay algo que no solo enriquece la experiencia sino que le da todo el sentido, y esos son los comentarios que ustedes me dejan. Aquí es donde mis monólogos reciben su muy ansiada contraparte que los convierte en diálogos, donde al leerlos me entero con quién estoy hablando, de cómo piensan, y cómo están reaccionando a lo que expreso. Es aquí donde se intercambian ideas, se desatan debates, se comparten anécdotas y conocimiento... Nos hacemos preguntas importantes (y no tan importantes), y a veces hasta encontramos respuestas.

Gracias por sorprenderme, por pintarme una sonrisa, por hacerme reir, apreciar, reflexionar, y hasta enojar, por qué no, porque de eso también aprendo. Gracias por esta faceta loca e inesperada que me han regalado sin querer.

Gracias a 500,000 individuos que ahora ya están de alguna manera en mi corazón.

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Photos by: Benjamin Vargas

Do you remember when…. Over the years, I’ve made a few videos highlighting landmarks in my channel’s progress. You can watch them here:

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