12.31.2012

♥ ♥ ♥ HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES FOR 2013 ♥ ♥ ♥


I'm eating some of this lovely very princess pistachio cake with a cherry on top...


...and watching AFTER THE THIN MAN because I drool over Myrna Loy's wardrobe!





I thank you for reading, following, commenting! I hope you have a lovely lovely New Year's Eve and an awesome beginning to your 2013 (2013!!!!). Will most likely be back on January 2nd...!....xxxmandana  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

12.28.2012

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥...I'LL BE BACK....SOON...♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

It's been a few crazy days. I am exhausted. My Christmas wasn't really that relaxing because someone in the family had some minor surgery scheduled for the 27th, which meant all the days leading up to it meant we had to prepare, run around, etc. SO I AM BEAT. As in, tired tired tired. This is the first opportunity I've had to even go on the blog. All the surgery went well. And I have a few more errands to run as I am taking care of said patient. But after I pick my brother up today, I should be able to get some rest and get back to posting. So look for new posts tomorrow and/or Sunday. 



I hope all of you have had a lovely and wonderful holiday so far. Honestly, I'm pretty sad it's already gone for an entire year. I wish I had done more, seen more friends, partied more, dressed up more, laughed more, slept more, traveled more...but I guess I have 2013 and beyond to do that. 

Thanks again and see you back here soon! xxx♡

12.25.2012

♥♥♥ MERRIEST CHRISTMAS WISHES & FILM TIME ♥♥♥




I post this every year. I just love it so much. xxx♡♡♡

♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ MERRRRRY CHRISSSSTMASSSSSS! ♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡



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12.24.2012

♥♥♥♥ MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE...GET WARM BY THE FIRE ♥♥♥♥



Just put on some of your favorite holiday tunes, make some hot chocolate, have some wine, whatever and relaaaaax. xxx ♡♡♡

♡♥ MERRY CHRISTMAS! DAVID BOWIE AND THE SNOWMAN ♡♥




shhhhhh...I like to watch this late at night, after everyone has gone to sleep and it's after midnight.....it's magical that way. xxx ♡

12.23.2012

♥♥♥ HAPPIEST HOLIDAY WISHES ♥ HAPPY NEW YEAR ♥ THANKS! ♥♥♥

I just want to say thank you to all of my readers...old and new. Thanks for sticking around and understanding what I'm doing here. :) I love all the feedback and comments. I truly appreciate it so much. It's a lot like a private party, and I like it. I wrote for so many years for so many publications and it feels really fun to just write about whatever I like, be it rad or serious or silly and short. 

I want to wish all of you the best new year you've ever had in your entire life. I had a lot of hard times this past year and a lot of fun times with the release of my novel ARCADIA, which has been well received....I'm so so grateful so many people GET IT...be they young or old or female or male. I was especially grateful for the awesome write-up on Vice.com as I go way back with those dudes...I know how hard it is to get in there. So many thanks to the interviewer/writer/reviewer, Christina Catherine Martinez (thx!). (Also thanks to everyone else who covered the book or pitched the book!!!! Sooo truly grateful!!!) I'm just excited to see what the new year brings, too. I am also so happy to be able to celebrate with my little angel doggy LOTTE, whom I love so so much. I don't know what I would do without that little dog. She is amazing.

SO HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY HOLIDAY! MERRY CHRISTMAS WISHES! HAPPY HANUKKAH! 

LOVE AND BEST TO YOU! xxxx Mandana ♡



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THANKS AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!!! feelingnancy at nancygirl dot com. ♡

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♥ HEAVY METAL GIFT GUIDE # 5: BOOK, VINYL, RECORD PLAYER ♥


THE FINAL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE OF THE SEASON!!! 


HEAVY METAL GIFT GUIDE: IDEA #5
BOOK, VINYL, RECORD PLAYER (IF YOU WANT TO GO ALL OUT)…


BOOK: amazon: http://tinyurl.com/chyly49
maybeparade shop: http://tinyurl.com/c88yn9x
or Skylight Books in LA: skylightbooks.com
 
VINYL RECORDS…i get mine from amazon, and usually for a good price…there were too many to list…but the ones i esp love are: METALLICA’S MASTER OF PUPPETS (duh), SCORPIONS’ LOVE AT FIRST STING (amazing) and RATT’S OUT OF THE CELLAR (an oldie but goodie)…but i’d say any Sabbath would kick ass, the Crue (of course), Maiden…your favorite. Just try to get one with amazing cover art because…it’s vinyl after all.

RECORD PLAYER: you can find them on amazon, cool shops that sell cool stuff, Urban Outfitters online has a bunch. i don’t think they make it anymore…but my brother bought me this one a few years ago…
http://tinyurl.com/bpkpt4h
\m/♡

♥ WHAM! LAST CHRISTMAS ♥ WHAM! RAP ♥ YOUNG GUNS ♥

Just thought I'd do a full-on WHAM! post instead of just keeping it to the Christmas song...talk about 80s fashion and HAIR!!! "WHAM! RAP" and "Young Guns" are pretty awesome songs. I was a wee little thing, and I used to stand in front of the TV and try to sing all the words.:P I still know them all....pretty much! I had such a crush on Andrew (the other part of Wham!...and I loved Shirley and Pepsi (the girls). And I still heart George Michael. I'm so glad he didn't die. If you only want to watch one, I'd watch Young Guns if you want to know what it felt like to be alive in the 80s. Just the beginning of the songs reminds me of my tiny little body dancing in front of the TV. :) Happy Sunday!♡







more sunday matinee ♥ friends with you

12.22.2012

♥ AMY DAVIS HAS A NEW POST UP ON YUMMY DRESS! ♥

Have y'all gone over to Amy Davis' new blog YUMMY DRESS yet? Not only for amazing fashion/style and makeup suggestions, but also for amazing tasty fantastic recipes? She also told me she is always going to try to include a vegetarian suggestion even if the dish has MEAT. :) Below is a teaser for the new post. You will want all the pieces or some of them when you see her posts. I think this is one of my new favorite things...the entire blog, that is! SO GO AND SUBSCRIBE! You will not be sorry. :) 

THE TEASE FOR YUMMY DRESS NEW BLOG POST...WHAT COULD THIS BE???


A QUICK NOTE: I don't know how much I'll be blogging in the next few days. So please forgive. If I have something to blog about, I will. But I have been feeling pretty tired and just wanting to be outside and wrapping books and presents or writing...(I am writing a new novel). I'll definitely wish you a Merry Christmas soon. But just don't be upset if you don't see tons of fashion on here in the next few days. Thx for reading. Love you. Have a lovely next few days with eggshnog (which I love...esp the boozy kind :) and Xmas lights and all. xxx Mandana ♡

image courtesy of Amy Davis

12.20.2012

♥ AWESOME NUDIE COHN VIDEO FROM VICE 'BEHIND THE SEAMS' ♥




I love this stuff! LOVE it! PLUS, Nudie did that famous Elvis gold lamé suit...and in my family ELVIS IS KING. I always look for this stuff in the old thrift shops where rodeo kids live. It's like finding jewels! I just thought this would be fun to post during the holidayz. Check out the MARIJUANA NUDIE SUIT Mr. Cohn made for Gram Parsons below!!!♡

THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS IN NUDIE SUITS...THERE'S GRAM IN HIS FAMOUS MARIJUANA SUIT. INSANITY.

GRAM PARSONS AND NUDIE COHN

NUDIE COHN AND GRAM PARSONS IN HIS NUDIE SUIT

♥ A NEW YORK GUIDE TO BEAUTY AND TIPS FROM H&M ♥

I don't usually post up the promo videos that H&M does. I don't think they're all that normally. But this one...albeit it's simple...is a really awesome overview of New York and beauty and it really makes me feel like I'm there. I think it truly gives a great insight into New York (even though it might be a tiny peek) and the great beauty stops...some great tips, too. This video makes me miss New York sooooo much, especially the cold holiday time of New York City (I would move there in a second if I already had a gig and a barrel of money and a place...). If you haven't ever been there, I think this is a great peek. I also love how the beauty editor is basically makeup free, natural. And owning it. THIS is New York. New York is unlike LA in that you see this free natural (**uber natural**) vibe. I don't know how to explain it, but I can see it in the film. Anyway...now to shut up and let you actually watch it!

On another note, she mentions the brand FRESH. I have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars at the store in San Francisco...and while I love love some of their products, I don't think they all stack up. Just sayin'. :) ♡




more thursday goods ♥ the perfect red boot

12.19.2012

♥ HOLIDAY GREETINGS BY AWESOME ILLUSTATOR KIRSTEN ULVE ♥

Every year, the amazing illustrator Kirsten Ulve sends out the most amazing little holiday email greetings...I have meant to do an interview with her for Nancy Girl (I asked her an entire year ago and have not done it yet!!!) and I shall. But for now I will post up this awesome holiday gift card from her. I have really been a fan of her work for over 10 years now. LOOK FOR THE INTERVIEW with Kirsten in 2013 on NANCY GIRL! xx♡




And here are some other ones that she emailed out in the past...I just LOVE them. LOVE LOVE LOVE:





more holiday fun stuff ♥ lanvin christmas windows

♥ HEAVY METAL GIFT GUIDE #4: ARCADIA, AQUA NET & AXL ROSE ♥



amazon: http://tinyurl.com/chyly49
maybeparade shop: http://tinyurl.com/c88yn9x
or skylight books in LA: skylightbooks.com
aqua net: http://tinyurl.com/cwc5n5w
jack daniels bandanna: ebay
axl rose portrait: google axl rose 1988 large image and print it out on good picture paper (voila!)♡


(PS I LOVE THESE FALLING SNOWFLAKES! Unless you're looking at this after the holidays, which would mean I've turned the effect off...but it'll be back next year!)

more holiday stufffffff ♥ mcqueen skull box

12.18.2012

♥ ANNA SHEFFIELD BLACK DIAMONDS (AND MORE) FOR GIFTS ♥

I meant to do one post on lovely friend and amazing jewelry designer Anna Sheffield's skulls and black diamonds for gifts, but I had to break it up into two parts because there was just entirely too much to showcase. Anna is a real cool downtown girl. She's the real deal. She's an amazing artist. And she is a badass, which is probably why she can create beautiful pieces with a dark side. I plan on getting some of these higher end pieces, especially a cocktail ring and esp esp a pinky ring (I think the one at the bottom is the one I'd get). And I shall soon (this has to be the year I treat myself!). Okay...let me show you what I'm talking about...(and you can also peek at the other post featuring her BING BANG line and the skulls there, too).  I'm also including some items that don't have any black diamonds on them...but I love them, too. (I have listed so many and there were so many more I wanted to include here! But there's just too many to show in one post! Just go to her site and see for yourself!) annasheffield.com

Wolf Claw Hoop Earrings $1,395

Hazeline Black Diamond $5,000

Wheat Promise $1,000

Bea $4,900

Pavé Two Finger Ring $275

(silver and onyx)

Evol Ring $135

Emma Budded Hoops $1,400

14K yellow gold with Garnet, Whiskey Quartz, and White Sapphire

Eleonore Ring $1,695

14K rose gold band with 14K white gold inverted 8mm cast and solid gemstone with diamond accents

Eleonore Cocktail Ring $895

Sterling cocktail ring with inverted set champagne quartz in a 'tipping' basket with diamonds set in the prongs and on the ring band

Evol Diamond Bracelet $4,025

Chasse Pinky Ring $415

With a rose-cut black spinel as its centerpiece, this chic little bauble is perfect when worn as a pinky ring. The Chasse ring can also be sized for wear on other fingers and in a myriad of gemstone colors and metal finishes.



more tuesday tailor ♥ delfina delettrez

MAKEUP MONDAY ♥ A HOT PARTY MAKEUP LOOK ♥

I was thinking I have been posting too much about Charlotte Tilbury recently...but then she keeps showing us the most amazing makeup looks. And then I thought...it's the holidays season and who cares. I've already covered the favorite makeup things that I'd love to get. This look she created is for a purple smoky eye for a party or something and it's gorgeous. But it looks a lot like the Estee Lauder campaign that came out recently and maybe she had done the makeup for that, too. I'm super excited about this look because it has Tom Ford shadows in purple-y colors...something I have never really used and don't really own...but are supposed to be ideal esp if you have green eyes (which I have). So have a look and if I come up with some other makeup things that I'd love for gifts, I'll post those later on. Happy shopping (if you're out shopping, that is).

OH...I remembered a great idea! It's from last year! See the link below where it says MORE MAKEUP MONDAY!♡




more makeup monday ♥ chic quick gift idea!!!!

♥ HAPPY NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS FROM MARC JACOBS ♥

I know a few people who have worked for these dudes in the past or have worked for them for a long time and are working for them now...I've sat in on meetings and heard about the parties in New York and the dinner parties in Paris. And everyone I know loves loves loves working for them. It's also nice that they've been a team since the weee beginnings.♡




:) ♥ lanvin xmas tree

12.16.2012

SUN MATINEE ♥ DISCO DOCUMENTARY...THE ORIGINS OF SO MUCH ♥




I thought I already posted this documentary on Disco. It's called The Joy of Disco and it is awesome. If you love fashion and music and you want to get some history of New York, gay rights, Studio 54, where a lot of the dance music comes from today, then this is a great documentary to watch. I always say this, but if you want to be a writer, journalist, fashion person, consultant, you should know A LOT about A LOT of things. You should know where the origins of style come from, the origins of music come from, the origins of pop culture come from. Otherwise, you don't know sh**. It's very good. I promise. (Everything the BBC does in docs is good pretty much.)♡

more sunday matinee ♥ vogue magazine desk

12.15.2012

SATURDAY SHOPPING ♥ BING BANG SKULL JEWELRY FOR GIFTS! ♥

I intended on posting a gift guide featuring both skulls and black diamonds by my lovely friend (and total badass) and amazing jewelry designer Anna Sheffield...but there were so many pieces that I'm breaking this up into two parts...part one below is all about the skull jewelry available for affordable prices in her more costume jewelry range called BING BANG. I've featured mostly yellow gold pieces, because that's my preference. But a lot of the pieces come in silver and other shades of gold, too. You can see these and other pieces on the site right now! 

Part two will feature her signature fine jewelry range and a lot of black diamonds (!), a huge part of her designs. If you aren't familiar with Anna yet, she's the girl who started doing those dope two-finger rings (which she gifted to me years ago in NYC). You can see the post I did on them so long ago here.

I'll be featuring an interview with her in the new year (tease!)...but for this post I asked her to finish the line ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS OR HANUKKAH IS...and here is what she said:

"All I want for Xmas is a weekend in front of a fire with a hot toddy, or a home-made egg nog, in my hand and warm blanket over my lap."

Hey, Anna...ME, TOO!!! :)♡

SEE PART 2 (ANNA SHEFFIELD BLACK DIAMONDS AND MORE FOR GIFTS) HERE!

Skull Studs / Yellow Gold

$52.00

Tiny Skull Studs

$35.00

Eternity Skull Ring / Yellow Gold

$68.00 (i love love love these rings)

Rose Tiny Skull Ring Set

$80.00


Tiny Skull Cuff / brass

$68.00

Memento Mori Crystal Necklace

$88.00



more saturday stuff ♥ winter/snow boots

12.14.2012

FRIDAY FUN ♥ LADUREE X HELLO KITTY GIFTS FOR XMAS ♥

Looks like Ladurée has been super busy with more than macarons. They've just been creating all kinds of new bits and collaborating with all kinds of other brands/icons/kitties. I was pretty surprised to see this entire LADUREE HELLO KITTY collection. But it must be very sweet in person. Fun for the Hello Kitty fans who are big girls and equally fun or more so for the little girls, too. There are notebooks (which I'd love) covered in all sorts of macarons, bag charms and even a "pistachio letter set"...! Happy shopping!♡


more friday things ♥ elizabeth taylor auction 1

12.13.2012

♥ !!! CHARLOTTE TILBURY SHARES HER FELINE FLICK !!! ♥

OMG OMG! I can't wait for Monday to share this!!! FINALLY, Charlotte Tilbury shows us all how to do her signature "FELINE FLICK"....!!! The same feline flick that Kate Moss always has...the same sexy feline flick all her hot clients have!!! This is my most favorite thing about her (Charlotte) and I am SO EXCITED to practice practice practice until I can whip it on in a minute, without a mirror, in a car...i.e. with no effort at all. I mean, if you love simple with lots of impact...this is IT! Also...she uses a dot method which is how I learned how to do liquid eyeliner and was going to do a full-on post on it, too...but mine is full on. Also can do the dot method for lip liner. (My mother, who was a total Mod, taught me when I was like 16.). YEA! I was going to try this today, but my head was hurting...but tomorrow...!!!♡




more thursday stuff ♥ balmain goldies

12.12.2012

♥ YEA! AMY DAVIS HAS STARTED A NEW BLOG! YUMMY DRESS ♥

Awesome news! My good friend, the amazing illustrator, fashion maven, film creator/actress, stylist, bag designer and Grammy-nominated rockstar AMY DAVIS (you might also have seen here work back in the day when she illustrated a fashion column for Paper magazine called STYLE FIENDS) has launched a blog! FINALLY! And, too boot, it won't only have her amazing stylings and illustrations and makeup selections and humor...she is genius...it seems as though every post will also include a recipe to go along with the outfit! And this isn't just some boring little recipe, y'all. It's actually unique, funny, well-thought out, probably good for you (though I can't imagine they ALL will be healthy for you). Amy is like an education. If you think you know style, you won't think so after you see her work. If you think you know fashion, you'll realize you're learning new things once you read her blog. And of course the recipes are just an added bonus. Well, a triple bonus really. :)

I  have a tiny sneak peek of the first post below...to see the rest...go to YUMMY DRESS and don't forget to sign up via email to receive her new posts in your inbox! 

SNEAK PEEK OF AMY DAVIS' FIRST POST ON HER NEW BLOG: YUMMY DRESS!

I've also asked Amy to answer one or two questions which I'll add to this post once I get them back. So come back and check those out. If you're a regular reader of this blog, then you'll have seen all the posts I've done on her and her hubby, film hero and fellow rockstar Jon Moritsugu.

Here are the questions and the answers!!! Woohoo! :)

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO FINALLY LAUNCH A BLOG, AMY?
Launchin' a blog was one of those weirdo dreamy creamy ideas I had many moons ago.
I have a BIG MOUTH....BIG OPINIONS and of course...a BIG ASS ATTITUDE...so I needed a BIG VENT or else I'd end up going nutso...know whadda means???
The BLOG equaled that BIG VENT...OMGAWD VENT that word is so weird the more you write it...
I'm an ONLY CHILD so I sorta needed to make my own world and frankly that's what I love about art...you can actually create your own UNIVERSE and perhaps inspire some peeps to either do the same or at least cook some good grub and rock a sick ass frock. (sic)


WHY FASHION AND FOOD (WHICH IS FANTASTIC FANTASTIC)?
Cuz  ya gots ta eat and dress EVERY DAY...unless you are fasting in your jammies.
COME ON! We have to eat and let's face it...it can get DULL,MUNDANE and even gosh darn hard to feed yourself.
I wanted to make the feeding part fun, delish and perhaps a bit nutrish...BUT NOT PREACHY! I really have to watch that as I am a total beeyach sometimes with my know it all 'tude.
BUT that's the fun of it I DO NOT KNOW IT ALL! 
I know that shocks me daily....tee hee
I don't know what any readers health issues or allergies or even religious beliefs about food are.
So I PREACH NOT...and I let peeps make the decision.."Do I wanna eat that? or perhaps substitute  some butter for olive oil...et al"
I do NOT eat a buncha stuff...but I won't even let anyone know what I don't eat cuz it can influence peeps and face it..my tummy AINT YO TUMMY.
That was a lesson I had to learn...we all gots different insides but we all wanna look FABTASTICO on the outside...so VOILA FASHION BABIES!

By coupling both of my obsessionz I created a peaceful venture(for my wack a doodle on overdrive mind) and a total artistic rainbow brite candy colored release for my fever-dreams of Lucien Pellat-Finet sweaters(YOU KNOW THE ONES FASHION KIDS!) and Chanel Bubble bags(TRENDY YES! I STILL WANT ONE YO!) and lotsa glitter lipgloss in shades of periwinkle and dusty rose.OH YUM! on so many levels.

AND it got me outta my funk...I was blocked up ...I couldn't create until... like chocolate meets peanut buttah... Fashion met Food and BUBULAHS I WAS FREED!!!! (sic)


ALL I (YOU) WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (OR HANUKKUH :) IS...
OMGAWD FOR X MAS and HANUKKAH I want free studio time(3 full) days at this hot shit recording studio in Santa Fe FROGVILLE...for my band LOW ON HIGH.
ALSO...I want...THIS IS SOOO LAME OMG CAN I ACTUALLY TELL YOU and risk LOOSING ALL MY KOOL KRED???
I RISK! For being a total nerd is also my forte ...I WANT OMG here it comes...I want that  DANA SCHNEIDER SUNBIRD NECKLACE in 18K GOLD that GAG here it comes...Karen from CALIFORNICATION wears...I KNOW SHOOT ME NOW. It is TOTALLY TRENDY and ON A TV SHO??WTF? WTF?? But I wants it...I won't get it cuz it's too uncool (and close to 3 grand GULPS!) BUT I do want it...Color me TRENDILICIOUS!

And here's the clincher thing I really want...and cue LIFETIME CHANNEL music..I want EVERY HUMAN BEING to FEEL FULFILLED. To actually have the balls to follow their dreams...to not give a FUDGCICLE what anyone thinks about them....to live life happily and generously ...sans regret, bitterness or angst. To SHINE BITCHES! To LAFF to SING to DANCE to EAT to DRINK to ROCK to FUCK and to do it all cuz HONEY I'm 44...and LIFE she keeps on chuggin by...Don't let it pass you by. HEY THAT RHYMES!!! HUGGUMZ! XXX (sic)

 

(Haha...always cracks me up!) Awesome! Thanks!!! And congrats on the blog! xxx NOW everyone head over to YUMMY DRESS and subscribe!♡

(sic) = printed as the interviewee wrote it/answered it.


more wednesday wonder ♥ lanvin xmas tree

♥ SILLY FUNNY FUN HEAVY METAL GIFT GUIDE FOR ARCADIA ♥

These are some posts that have gone up on the Heavy Metal novel (ARCADIA) Facebook page and the Tumblr site. But a lot of people have liked them or laughed and I thought I'd put them up here. There is also a new one coming that features some fashion/makeup! Stay tuned or go to the FB and Tumblr pages and sign up. (It's a party.)

I'll explain a little bit about them for those of you who aren't from the States. Or a little too young to understand the references or have not read the novel yet. 



If you are from the U.S. and over 25, then you will no doubt know what Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill is. Maybe naughty teens these days still try to score this cheap wine. Or maybe the kids today are more sophisticated. I don't know. But the teens in the novel, which takes places in LA/Hollywood in the late 1980's and early 1990's, used to "score" beer and buy and drink this cheap wine, which actually tastes not too bad (if you don't mind sugary sweet strawberry-flavored drinks!) It's less than $3 a bottle. IF you are of age, it would be super funny to receive that. If you read the book or if you you know what Strawberry Hill is.



Fingerless leather fringe gloves. Sigh. How cool would it be to see little teen girls in little dresses going to see bands wearing these? Well, they did. They were even pretty hard to find if you were in the Los Angeles area because everyone wanted them. Do drummers even wear these anymore? There is a scene in the book where these are featured. They're totally Metal. 



This is a joke and a reference to the new law that passed where it's now legal for people to smoke weed in Washington (state) and Colorado, just like Amsterdam (finally). I mean, not everyone wants to drink booze. But it's also something that comes up a lot in the novel (booze does, too, of course...can't have Heavy Metal without booze...or weed). If you are allowed, if you are of age to be able to do that in a place that allows it, it would be really funny to give someone a Heavy Metal novel and a joint. It's just for fun. 

Here are the links for the book and the gloves...
amazon: http://tinyurl.com/chyly49
maybeparade shop: http://tinyurl.com/c88yn9x
or skylight books in LA: skylightbooks.com
fingerless gloves: http://tinyurl.com/cnfngco


Stay tuned for some more fun fun posts...featuring some amazing artists and fashion people...about gifts, holiday greetings and new blog announcements. \m/ ♡


more tuesday stuff ♥ sunglasses for christmas

12.10.2012

MAKEUP MONDAY ♥ TOM FORD FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS ♥

A couple of items I would LOVE to receive for Christmas. Likewise, if you can afford to buy one lipstick (which is really expensive but super luxe), it would make a lovely gift for someone you know...

The TOM FORD EYESHADOW QUAD IN COGNAC SABLE...oh how I dream of owning this (and I shall...after I use up a lot of other shadows I have already so I can devote my love to this palette). It's perfect for most eye colors but especially lovely if you have green or even blue eyes. Have you seen the Charlotte Tilbury tutorial where she uses this quad to create a smokey eye? You can see that here. This quad is $75 on the Neiman Marcus site (my favorite shop or one of them in San Francisco).


Something else from Tom Ford's makeup collection is a fragrance....especially and specifically the fragrance of TABACCO VANILLE. I honestly haven't even smelled this yet, but just the name alone makes me feel like I would love it. When I was little, my dad smoked a pipe, and we used to go to the tobacco shop about every week. As he would order or talk to the dude there, I'd walk around and smell all the luscious rich tobacco smells. If this smells anything like that plus vanilla (my favorite smell next to almond and coconut and oud), then it must be insanely amazing. There's a smaller bottle you can purchase (this is one of the Private Blends) that's 1.7 ounces that sells for $205. Of course if you can really go for it and you love it, you can order the largest size at 8.4 ounces for around $500! :) But I personally love the look of those smaller amber apothecary bottles. Also available here.


Specially for Christmas, there are a couple of gorgeous gift sets that would make anyone swoon for the entire year! The first one is a FOUR COLOR LIP COLOR BOXED SET. This features lipstick colors in SPANISH PINK, CRIMSON NOIR, NUDE VANILLE and WILD GINGER (want!). AND they all come in a gorgeous Tom Ford mahogany box! This set costs $192 and is available here.



The next is FOUR PIECE NAIL LACQUER BOXED GIFT SET. This set features some of Tom Ford's gorgeous rich nail colors in TOASTED SUGAR, BITTER BITCH, AFRICAN VIOLET, CARNAL RED (he's so naughty). This, too, comes in a gorgeous Tom Ford mahogany box. It's $120 from here.



If you end up getting any of these pieces (or anything else from Tom Ford, I'm happy for and jealous of you.... :D. If you are able to spoil someone with one or more of these, you are an angel. More fun things soon.♡


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12.09.2012

SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ INVENTING DAVID GEFFEN ♥


Watch Inventing David Geffen on PBS. See more from American Masters.


Do you love music? Rockstar fashion from the 70s? Guns N' Roses? Being inspired to follow your biggest dreams? Rad rockstar California and Sunset Strip history? then you MUST watch this new PBS documentary about David Geffen. I had no idea of all the things he had accomplished...at all. There is a bit about heavy metal down the line and esp Guns N' Roses...the beginnings. How no one would sign them. I have already watched this three times! Enjoy!♡

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