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Best Self
Directing your thinking toward self-empowerment helps infuse everything you do with confidence and joy in simply being alive. These tips from Lifestyle Transformation Coach Inez Bracy will put it all within reach. — Tips by Inez Bracy
The Style Factor
A person’s style is as unique as their personality...but sometimes what someone is projecting to the world through their attire isn’t necessarily always in sync with what’s inside. — Text by Jorge Arauz, Editor in Chief. Photo by Chantal Lawrie
Perfect Fit
Forget Armani and Ralph Lauren. The most exquisite suit you can buy is one made specifically for you. — Text by Francesca Cruz
The 411
Spotlighting news, launches, announcements, happenings, products & places in and around South Florida. — Text by Sandy Lindsey
Rainbow Splashes
Let your imagination flow as smoothly as the wow’s you will receive with this rainbow-inspired cocktail sure to yield a heavenly buzz like none other. — Drink by Chef D. Chalaron
Island Jaunt
Florida’s very own Amelia Island is a destination that offers year-round fishing, golden sunsets, romance, idle excursions and a chance to travel back in time. — Text by Francesca Cruz
Wardrobe Insider
While the thermometer might not agree with the calendar in Miami, the fashion world turns its collective eye toward autumn collections this month. Here we offer Magic City fashionistas a glimpse into the season’s top trends and how to rock the perfect look. — Text by Dena Roché
The Good, The Bad & Miami
Tight, bright, shiny and sexy — Miami can’t even grasp the notion of under the radar. Our fashion sense comes down like an atomic bomb of rainbows and our animal prints are so beyond out of control that it’s a surprise they don’t bite. — Text by Francesca Cruz
Posh Performance
While most sedans are bland, soul-less grocery-getters, this assortment redefines the breed. All are cocoons of decadence that are fast, sleek and nimble, with appointments that make a limousine seem like a taxi. — Text by bill Lindsey Photos courtesy of respective brands
BRICKELL MAGAZINE’S 2013 Dressed for Success
Introducing The Magic City’s Best Dressed Professionals — Photography: Nick Garcia for BlindLight Studio Interviews: Jorge Arauz Onsite Fashion Editor: Noé César Hair & Makeup: Teresa Miranda & Alana Almeida Vaz; 786.343.1727; [email protected] Location: BlindLight Studio; 4747 SW 75th Ave.; 305.266.3197; BlindLightStudio.com
Emotional Fitness
Are you physically fit and attractive but unhappy? Has it occurred to you that you might be emotionally overweight or mentally lethargic? Everything in the realm of aesthetics has a shelf life, but an individual’s willpower and healthy mindset transcend. Learn how to get into your best emotional shape now. — Text by Francesca Cruz
Aesthetically Pleasing
From hair to nails to makeup and everything in between, these salon and spa professionals are sure to make you look your best all year round. — Text by Cristina Zuazua. Photos by Antonio Eli
Shape Shifters
If you’re looking to take your physical fitness to the next level, these South Florida wellness experts will help you achieve the best version of yourself possible — as long as you’re willing to put in the time and effort it takes to yield greatness. — Text by Cristina Zuazua. Photos by Antonio Eli
Beauty Makers
Next time you look in the mirror, you might want to keep these professionals of perfection in mind. Their skills, expertise and reputation will help you achieve just about anything you want to improve upon inside and out. — Text by Jacquelyn Benson. Photos by Antonio Eli
The Fit Chronicles
Fitness, it’s an obsession for most of us.
We’re beset by the notion of getting tighter, thinner, hotter and stronger. But what is it like from a fitness professional’s perspective? Learn the concerns, pet peeves, quandaries, annoyances and what really gets under the skin of trainers and instructors so you can avoid them next time you get your sweat on. — Text by Francesca Cruz
One Diet For All?
The Flexitarian Diet promises to help you drop pounds, live healthier and potentially add years to your life, all the while making your fridge — and tastebuds — happy. — Text by Sandy Lindsey
Know Sweat
We’ve gathered some essential gym and fitness equipment you don’t need a membership for —that’s because you can bring each one of these home to ensure you’re workouts are as private as your weight. — Text by Yoshi Sanz
Power Chugs
Discover some cocktails and libations that give an energy boost, cut down on hangovers, and offer much more besides great taste and an unforgettable experience. — Text by Sandy Lindsey
Sultry Fit
In the Upper Eastside of Miami — in an area known as the MiMo District — you’ll find one very out-of-the-ordinary gym owned and run by a couple of sassy and enterprising ladies. — Text by Francesca Cruz Photos courtesy of IronFlower Fitness
Soulful Sounds
With an achy chocolate-dipped fervent voice and the long, dark hair required to be a bonafide Roots-Rock troubadour, Brendan O’Hara and The O’Heallyeahs, have been singing up a storm for years. — Text by Francesca Cruz
Get Informed
This might come as a shock, but 7 million people are undiagnosed for Diabetes in the U.S. and the disease kills more Americans every year than AIDS and breast cancer combined. Here are a few things you should know from the American Diabetes Association.
Green Gem
Before it was fashionable to go green and the omnipotent stores that cater to the über healthy and the deities of granola and wheatgrass were erected, there was Pinecrest Wayside Market with fresh local fruit, sweet homemade pies and one very famous award-winning strawberry shake. — Text & Photos by Francesca Cruz
Case Protect
Now you have the ability to transform your iPhone into a waterproof, shockproof POV camera with wide-angle lens — perfect for action sports aficionados and adventure seekers.
Without Numbers
Who needs digits when you’ve got such eye-catching design? These timepieces demonstrate how chic a watch can look when traditional numbered faces are left off the dial.
Sweet Music
It can’t all be hard work and no play, and when you are ready to play — melodically, that is. Now there’s a place in Wynwood where performers can perform, and the natives can enjoy the best local acts. — Text by Francesca Cruz
Flower Power
Want to give potentially dangerous synthetic chemicals the pass when choosing fragranced products? You’ll love Lotus Wei’s elegant and natural flower essences.
