¡La Vida Es Buena . . . Vivela!

A Colombiana and a Canadian take an inside look at how Latin women can make sexy look seamless in motherhood.

Micheline and Liana meet during their expatriate relocation to Buenos Aires, Argentina. As an everyday mom of a three- and five-year-old, Canadian Micheline is tired. She hasn't peed with the bathroom door closed in years and has no idea where her workout wear is. Personal time is a vague memory and she avoids mirrors at all costs.

Liana, a Colombiana and mother of a two- and a seven-old, bubbles up. She looks as fresh as a teenager whether she is going to the gym, playing with her girls or heading out for cocktails with her husband. Micheline discovers that Liana finds joy and humour in everything--from grocery shopping to waxing to hangovers. Yes, even hangovers...Through their friendship, they realize that Latin and non-Latin women look at the world with different perspectives on beauty, exercise and mothering.

Micheline decides she wants to take a drink from the Latin cup. After years of personal friendship, humour and outrageous stories, they decide to make it a project. The Beautiful Hangover is born.

¡Vamos chicas!

Monday, December 5, 2011

Who Wears Short Shorts?

Futbol!!!


On Saturday night Michael and Jules had their annual Christmas party for the Dad's soccer league.  Not surprisingly, Liana and Jules were our hosts for this festive occasion.  To keep in the theme of football they decided it had to be a Footballers and Wags party.  To be clear a Wag in England stands for Wives and Girlfriends. I had to look it up on-line to see what it meant! HA! Wags are known for fashion, shoes, handbags, big hair and even bigger sunglasses. In short, WAGS are football groupies.

Michael and I went looking the part wearing our sunglasses at night. And Michael kitted up with his best man jewelry.  Without cleavage or fabulous legs in my arsenal I had to pull out a belly top that I've had for fifteen years and rely on my abs to see me through the night.  It works.

When we arrived I was pleasantly surprised to see Liana wearing the shorts I gave her for her birthday. Let me say that these shorts are very short, black and sequined.  They are adorable. When I saw them hanging in a favourite shop here in Buenos Aires I loved them immediately and knew they were meant for her legs. They would have looked awful on me. I knew it. I think that Liana is the only person I know that could pull them off.  And boy she did.  They looked fantastic on her complete with high heals and a baggy one shoulder top.

All night people kept saying to me, ". . . have you seen Liana's shorts?  They are fantastic!"  I just smiled, nodded and said, "They are fantastic. . . "

Here's to friendship. Now let's dance. ✿ Micheline

My Wag Bag The Next Morning