April | 2012 | Paola… Lost in New York City

Baby doll

April 25, 2012 by findingpaola

My friend peeked at my closet and told me that he loved that my closet was mostly colors. I didn’t realize I had so many pinks, reds, and coral before he mentioned it. I always try to stay away from buying too many black or gray dresses especially in the warmer seasons. It’s funny because the more I look at my closet, the more colors I think I need. I guess it takes an outside eye to make me realize […]

Categories: MY STYLE • Tags: baby doll, fashion, forever 21, juicy couture wedges, magenta dress, spring 2012

Light colored trousers

April 18, 2012 by findingpaola

Cream colored trousers are a great item to have for the spring/summer season. I wore this outfit to work with lower heels, but it could easily be worn to a show, or dinner. The blouse was purchased for no more than $8 at the Buffalo Exchange in East Village. I love this place! I always come out with gems. I would be there a lot more often if it wasn’t so out of the way. Shirt: Trift, Pans: Forever 21, […]

Categories: Personal Style, Thrift Vintage Finds • Tags: bebe pumps, box braids, buffalo exchange, cream trousers, fashion, forever 21, sheer top, spring wear, spring work clothes, thrift store

Morange O Tang

April 16, 2012 by findingpaola

Last Saturday was amazing! I always feel great when it’s sunny and warm out . Tyler and I had a good, cheap vegetarian lunch near Columbia University. We watched students carry kegs up to their apartments, walk around covered with colored powder from head to toe, and blast music from their windows. Some of the girls wore super mini skirts and belly shirts. It seems like ivy leaguers like to party just like the rest of us. There was a guy […]

Categories: Lifestyle, Personal Style • Tags: AFRICAN FABRICS, AFRICAN MARKET, colorful eyeshadows, Harlem, head wraps, light blue eyeshadow, orange top, spring makeup, spring wear, urban decay painkiller, urban decay toasted

A date with Nature

April 13, 2012 by findingpaola

Last Saturday, we woke up early, and got ready for an amazing adventure in the Hudson Valley. We took the Metro North to Beacon, less than two hours away from Manhattan for a good rendezvous with nature. Central Park really doesn’t cut it sometimes when you really want to go for a nice, long walk in the woods. My boss invited us to go hike with her and her partner near her town, and it was one of the best […]

Categories: Health/Fitness • Tags: breakneck ridge, exercise, fitness, hiking, hudson valley, metronorth, nature, outdoor activities close to New York City, outdoors, things to do on the weekend

Paolita Lolita

April 11, 2012 by findingpaola

I purchased this flag shirt for my brother a while ago, and I loved it so much, I bought one for myself. I really don’t mind wearing guys clothes if I like it. I originally bought it to wear with cutoff jeans shorts. I also pictured myself destroying it a bit, but I actually like the fit for now. This skirt was bought maybe in high school at one of the first flea markets I’ve been to in New York […]

Categories: Personal Style, Thrift Vintage Finds • Tags: blazer, fashion, flag shirt, health, heart-shaped sunglasses, lifestyle, no-alcohol challenge, red lips, thrift store shopping

A laid-back Easter: Pastels and florals

April 8, 2012 by findingpaola

I remember Easter really well last year. Tyler and I went on a little getaway in Long Island– a hotel deal I found on LivingSocial. It was at least 10 degrees warmer last year, and I wore a flower-print dress with some bright pink shoes. In fact, the shoes were exactly the ones I wore this Easter. They might just become my “Easter” shoes. I love how bright they are, and how little the heels are. They look great with pastels […]

Categories: MY STYLE, Sweet, Sweet Memories • Tags: Bright pink shoes, easter, fashion, floral, floral shirt, jeffrey campbell shoes, mint nail polish, pastels, spring

Senegalese Beauty

April 6, 2012 by findingpaola

Meet Sassoume. We met in high school and got along very well. One of the main things that attracted us to each other is the fact that we both spoke different languages at home. She’s from Senegal, and me from Haiti. We both started working at a very young age. She helped me get one of my very first jobs. We also both valued different things from most of our classmates. She was also just as tall as I was, and it was good to […]

Categories: MY STYLE • Tags: beauty, senegalese, style

Health, fitness, and the city I love

April 4, 2012 by findingpaola

Yesterday, I went to Bikram yoga for the first time in maybe a year. After 90 minutes of pulling, stretching, tugging, flexing, pointing, and almost passing out, I walked about 4.2 miles home. I think the fact that the sun was still out and the weather was beautiful, it gave me extra energy. I felt extremely invigorated. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Bikram yoga, it is a type of hot yoga practiced generally in a 105 degree-Fahrenheit […]

Categories: Health/Fitness, NYC Living • Tags: bikram yoga, CENTRAL PARK, exercising, fitness, getting in shape, health, nice long walks, nyc, photos

Paola… Lost in New York City

A girl from a small town in Haiti leaving her mark in the big city.

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