Gossip Girl Season Premiere!

Who's excited for the Gossip Girl Season Premiere on tonight?!! I know I am!  I cannot wait to see what happens on this episode!! I heard on a website that one of the characters is pregnant, but who knows who it is? It could be Lilly or some little side character we completely forgot about.  And what's going on with Blair and the prince?  And what's this about it being in LA? The Gossip Girls have relocated from New York City?  A season without the Upper East Side??!! Could Little J come back?  And Serena's in a movie?  What else is going on? 

I was so excited for premiere today I wore my Team Serena t-shirt.  Always support Gossip Girl.  It's hard to believe it's on the 5th season already.  I totally feel like having a Gossip Girl marathon and watching seasons 1-4 all over again.  So much happens so quickly.  

Don't forget to watch! It's on at a new time, 8:00 now on Mondays. 

xoxo,

Serena

Ballroom Dancing

Aloha Everyone!!
Life has been soooo busy the past 2 months with school, college apps, clubs, friends, and everything else . I'm so happy to finally have a little bit of free time to update Stilettos & Sparkles!!! Yesterday my good friend and I went to a ballroom dancing competition.  Watching all the professionals and dancers dance was so much fun, I really wish I could dance like that! The outfits were also gorgeous-very stylish and sparkly.  There were all these vendors selling ballroom shoes, dresses, jewelry outside the dance floor and it was so much fun to look at all the dresses covered in Swavoraski crystals and patterns, with designs and ruffles all over. All the dresses were about $4,000 or more, but they were totally worth the price. There were tables and tables cover in jewelry, cuffs made entirely of jewels, pretty hair pieces that sparkled, huge statement necklaces in every single color of the rainbow.  Everything was so colorful and sparkled.  It was amazing to go and I want to learn to dance like that and wear all the outfits.  Haha, going on Dancing With The Stars would be amazing!!!!!
xoxo,
Serena

Blair Waldorf

Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl has the best quotes ever, anyone who watches Gossip Girl knows. However, picking favorite quotes from Queen B is impossible, so here are just a few starters.

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness obviously didn't know where to shop!"
"The most important parties to attend are the ones you aren't invited to."
"Fashion knows not of comfort, all the matters is the face you show to the world."
-Blair Waldorf

SoCal!!!!

Heyy Chicas!!!
I'm back from my vacation to SoCal!!! It was AMAZING, no other word to describe it, I just LOVE Los Angeles.  I stayed in a really fun hotel in LA and I went to Orange County, Hollywood, Malibu, and all over LA then I flew up to San José, San Francisco, and Santa Clara for a day and a half.  I love the city, I love the beaches, I love the shops, I love the weather, I love everything about it!!! I'm super busy at the moment, so I'll post more pictures and tell you all more about the trip soon!
xoxo,
Serena

Beach+City-Los Angeles

Hey Chicas!
I'll be off to Los Angeles, California on Sunday!! I'm just so excited and can't wait!!! I always thought of Los Angeles as perfect because it's the beach and the city, not to mention amazing, sunny weather, exciting city life, fabulous shopping and home to a million celebrities, and so much more.  Only 3 days left until I'm there!! Looking through all the photos of LA, it was hard to pick just one but I'm loving the palm trees.  
Now, it's time to start packing. I love packing for vacations but I always bring WAY more than I need.  So this time, I'm going to plan out every single outfit for every day (did I mention how warm it'll be!)-down to everything, earrings, shoes, jewelry, purses-and pack just that so I don't end up running through LA with 4 suitcases and a carry-on. I'll do the same with my makeup collection. I'll keep you all updated! :0
xoxo,
Serena

Heiress

"Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins."  -Paris Hilton


Paris Hilton has such fun quotes, such as this glitter quote.  I'm thinking of making a section of this blog for just celebrity quotes. Believe it or not, celebrities have the best quotes,whether they're super inspiring, just fun to read, funny,or whatever.  
Paris Hilton has such a glamorous life and that's why she calls herself a glamorous heiress.  

Too Faced

 I ♥ Too Faced makeup so much.  I love the makeup colors, quality, the cute packaging, and that it doesn't test on animals.  This is the amazing Too Faced Natural Eye Neutral Eye palette.  By saying this is amazing, that would be an understatement.  This palette has 10 different colors, most of them with a gorgeous shimmer and a few matte, and for only $35 at Sephora, this was an ideal investment.  All the colors can be worn together and for those who are beginners at makeup, it comes with a double-sided eyeshadow brush and cards with diagrams and instructions on how to do different looks.  

After wanting this palette since September, I finally bought it in New York City 3 weeks ago and have literally been using it everyday since I bought it.  One of my favorite things is that I can wear it during the day but when it still will look good and fancy enough for when I go out at night or go to a party.  

I'll be filming a tutorial on this palette and how I do my everyday eye makeup on my YouTube Channel so check it soon and don't forget to subscribe & follow me!  :)

xoxo,

Serena

The City That Never Sleeps-NYC

Anyone who's ever known me knows that I always wanted to go to New York City, one of the fashion capitals of the world.  Basically, everyone tells me I'm such a California/LA girl because it's beaches and cities, and NYC is every fashionista's dream to visit.  This year I got to go as part of a school trip with 3 of my friends and it was amazing!!!  The shopping is fabulous, the city is so much fun, Time Square looks exactly like it does in all the TV shows and movies, it's hard to write about everything.  I'll focus on the shopping and fashion aspect of NYC.  (Note: In this picture above, we're on Fashion Avenue at the Designer Sidewalk!)
I noticed that everyone was either dressed very pulled together with high waisted skirts and tops, big sunglasses, and either an oversized bag or an across-the-shoulder bag with flats or heels.  If New Yorkers were not wearing this, they had no sense of fashion at all and were wearing baggy t-shirts and sweats or bad-fitting jeans.  I didn't notice much middle ground, either you were completely pulled together or you honestly didn't care about your outfit.
The shopping was amazing, but that's no surprise.  Everyone knows how fabulous the shopping is in NYC.  All of the parts of Manhattan each had really good shopping although they were totally different.  The Upper East Side had 5th Avenue which was filled with the high end designer stores, Chinatown had tons of cheap jewelry and purses and t-shirts, SoHo had cute little boutiques like Dash (the Kardashian store), Greenwich Village had Marc Jacobs and Juicy Couture along with very original little boutiques.  The Garment/Fashion District had more stores about making and designing your own clothes, such as Mood Fabrics from Project Runway.  Let's just say because I'm a shopaholic, of course I went shopping a ton in NYC.  I'll show the favorite things I bought in a haul video on my You Tube channel PinkDiamondGoddess, so don't forget to check that out!!
xoxo,
Serena
P.S. Expect more posts about NYC soon!

Even Supermodels Love A Sale

Everyone loves a sale, even supermodels.  Tuesday was the first shopping day I had this summer.  One of my best friends, Natalie, invited me to go shopping with her and her two sisters.  She only mentioned that we were going to Plato's Closet and nowhere else, so I brought very little money.  This was only my second time going to Plato's Closet.  They have a bunch of brand name, good quality clothes for pretty cheap so it's easy to find good stuff.  My friend found this adorable lilac BeBe dress with ruffles-it was adorable and I'm totally going to have to borrow it.  I just bought a black sequined high-waisted skirt and a strapless turquoise sundress.  After my major spring cleaning in March, I had two huge bags full of good clothes, that included Juicy Couture hoodies and tees, Burberry polos, American Eagle, Abercrombie, and Hollister t-shirts, tops, dresses, and some jeans.  I was seriously hoping that Plato's Closet would buy the clothes from me, but they offered my $17.50 for everything.  I was just thinking "Hell to the no, 1 Juicy Couture was $100, there's no way I'm selling this all for $17.50." So I told them no, I wouldn't give it to them for that little amount.  Now I'm thinking of starting an ebay account and selling all the clothes off there, anyone interested? message me if you are :) 
Next, we quickly stopped at a new fro-yo place which was so cute and yummy.  I got  strawberry and cake batter flavors with chocolate chips. Mmmmm, delicious.  
Then, we hit the mall and saw that the Victoria's Secret Semi-Annual Sale had started.  I love shopping at VS and I love their huge sale.  Of course, I had no idea we were going to the mall so the very few dollars I brought, I already spent.  There was a sale going on at H&M, VS, Bath and Body Works, and Arden B.  We spent so much time there that we didn't have time to go anywhere else.  Anyway, since I love VS, I came back later that day with money and bought a new bikini, 3 new scents, a highlighter/illuminator, a t-shirt, and a few other things. The bikini top is pink with ruffles and little black hearts and the bottom is just a plain pink.  The 3 body sprays smell amazing, I got the scents Juiced Berry, Pure Seduction, and Candy, Baby.  The t-shirt was just a hot pink v-neck, perfect for the lazy summer days to throw on with a pair of jean shorts and a few bracelets.  I have not tried the highlighter yet, but I will soon!  
Most of the stuff that was on sale at VS were sweatpants and some sweatshirts, but I passed on those because I'm not a sweats person. I'd much rather were jeans or a tank top or a dress than look like a bum in sweatpants all day.  
Wish I could've made it to more sales and stores, but I only had a little bit of time.  I'll do a haul video on my YouTube channel, which is pinkdiamondgoddess, so subscribe and check soon for the video!
xoxo,
Serena

Pretty Little Liars

Season Premiere of Pretty Little Liars on tonight!!! I am so excited, I can't wait to find out what happened to Ian at the end of last season.  And will Toby and Spencer get together? Was Mona harming or helping Hanna when she tore up Caleb's love letter? Will someone find out about Mr. Fitz/Ezra and Aria?  And sooo many more secrets to figure out!  We've all been waiting a long time since winter to find out what happened and tonight we'll finally get some more clues!  The season finale was so suspenseful and so much stuff happened, it was hard to believe.  This season has to be just as good but hopefully will answer more questions.  Can't wait to see it!