Comments on: Not very Latina-like…

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:29:05 +0000

Hola Ana!
Claro que sí. Nos encantaría. Nos puedes contactar a madre{at}spanglishbaby{dot}com y platicamos mejor.

Gracias!

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:16:23 +0000

Hola, mi nombre es Ana, vi tu blog en Bilingual in the Boonies y me preguntaba si podria hacer un Review de tu blog en el futuro. Estoy trabajando en una seccion llamada “We are Latinas” con el objetivo de destacar un blog de una Latina a la semana.

Te parece?

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:41:03 +0000

I find it kind of funny how us Latinas, living in the same culture, grow up differently. When I was growing up, it wasn’t a custom to wear makeup. In fact it was almost a “sin” if my mother and I DID wear makeup (I grew up in a VERY strict household and wasn’t allowed to wear any makeup). If my mom and I wore makeup, we would put it on so minimally that we’d try to make it so that it didn’t look like makeup (pretty naturale, of course) when we were around my dad, 99.9% of the time. I even remember when I turned 15 (I was perfectly OK without a quinceanera party), my aunts (my mother’s sisters) gave my dad a hard time about me not using makeup – “aunque sea un poquito”, they’d say. It wasn’t until I went to college that I really began playing with a little makeup, and now I’ve learned a bit more about what some of the general makeup items are. I’ve learned to keep it simple and fresh. I’m not one to go all crazy with “clown” the makeup, as my father would put it, but I’ll experiment with color and create different looks; and yes, I do have days where I’m lazy enough not to wear it (on the weekends if I know I’m simply staying at home); however, if we have company over, I’ll definitely put some makeup on. Why not look presentable, but not in an outrageous manner? But then again, I’m not your typical Latina.

By: Roxana

Roxana — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:54:23 +0000

I’m glad to know I’m not alone in this! Thanks to all for sharing!

By: Roxana

Roxana — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:52:58 +0000

Reynita! You have three boys now, but maybe not for long, no? I think you’re having a girl and then we’ll be in the same boat, ja, ja!!!
Me he reido mucho con tu comentario porque he escuchado cosas muy similares tanto de mi madre como de mi abuelita y tias!!
I miss you too!!!

By: Dorita Rivera

Dorita Rivera — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:43:35 +0000

ja! ja! esta siempre fue la pelea con mi mama no lipstick or not being all :empaquetada: (all dress up) in puertorriqueno

By: Reyna Callejas

Reyna Callejas — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:27:09 +0000

I think that the “Amorcito, no te vas arreglar un poquito?” is a universal Latina mom saying….I get it from my grandmother and mom all the time. Once my grandmother told me that my pijamas were to casual and I needed to dress up more for my husband at night…I thought this was hilarious. Talk about old school! I even told my husband and he asked, “who does she think I am?” I feel the same way about having to style little girl’s hair also. Fortunately, I have three boys, so if their hair get out of control, I just cut it! I miss you Roxi!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:07:34 +0000

I am so happy to have three boys for this very reason! When my nieces visit, I have discovered this trick to deal with the tangles; maybe it will help. I wash their hair and then plop on a good amount of conditioner. Then I brush it through while the conditioner is still in their hair–it’s like magic! Even after rinsing and drying it, it still is usually pretty tangle-free.

Of course, it doesn’t help with actually styling their hair. That’s still a big challenge!

By: Silvia

Silvia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:05:00 +0000

I lived in Mexico pretty much most of my life, so you can say I’m not a new latina in the fashion sense. I still love to dress up and I truly miss the days I did my make up everyday. But I’m also happy to live in a country where nobody would care if I don’t do my make up when taking my son to school
.-= Silvia´s last blog ..LatiSM Latinos in Social Media =-.

By: Kalen

Kalen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:57:09 +0000

I’m not Latina.. My mom has a hard time putting on shoes, let alone make-up. If she does find shoes they are either flip flops or old, ugly sneakers. I try a little harder than that.. but not that much. My husband and his mother and 3 sisters are Hispanic, Mexican. I have never seen his mother without make-up or her hair done, other than once when she was in the hospital, where she would not be caught dead letting any of her daughters boyfriends in the room without her dolled up. She will not even let those now husbands of her daughters in her house, without her hair done and make-up on- they are not allowed in the house before a certain time of day… I am sure they wonder how in the world did their son/brother marry this gringa who hardly finds time to shop, do her hair or buy cute shoes.

From the time my 2 daughters were born all I’ve heard from that side of the family is “oh, you’re not going to pierce their ears?! They would be soo much cuter with earrings.” “wow! She really needs a hair-cut.” “I can’t wait till I have kids… they will be wearing such cute clothes.”- apparently- my kids don’t wear cute enough clothes, have cute enough hair, and would be so much cuter with their ears pierced. What a sin!

Oh well, they live in CA and don’t have to worry about how my kids or me look on a daily basis. I’m sad to admit that when we go out to visit, I always bring my best clothes, get my hair cut and wear make-up and jewelry while I am there…