TUESDAY TAILOR ♥ MONKI MAGAZINE (1 of 2)

A long time ago now that I think about it, I did a post on a Scandy company called MONKI. I LOVE pretty much everything those Scandies do...but I esp love their fashion sense. Since then, I think Monki has opened shops in London and some other places, and they don't seem so out there in the boons anymore. I just saw a post about their new magazine issue and it looks lovely. It even comes with a two-sided poster! These are the kinds of things that make me wish I was 16 again. This is the way magazines should be made for young girls. Creatively and gorgeously. Not just show a bunch of elite fashion. THIS is a perfect example of an awesome branded publication! (I mean, compare this to the one Forever 21 did a while back. And, don't get me wrong...I LOVE F21.)You can check out more Monki here. PS...I think this is the brand new issue...but I'm just about to do a post on the last issue, THE SPOOKY ISSUE, which obviously had to do with Halloween. But the issue was gorgeous.)♡

love pictures of sweets!

love love this artist and the poster!

more tuesday tailor ♥ eley kishimoto winter

images from thepetfanclub.com

MAKEUP MONDAY ♥ VINTAGE CK BRUSHES

The other day, out of the blue, I was with my mom in her garage and she pulled out a box and said something like, "I think these are old brushes..." Old brushes? What? I looked at the box and saw not only were they vintage cosmetic/make up brushes, but they were also CALVIN KLEIN from the late 70s! I have a family member who worked for CK in the 70s and early 80s. I remember wallets and clothes and make up and stuff from my mother's dresser that I'd play with. But I had never seen this brush set and it's amazing because it's from the golden era of the brand when Brooke Shields was the mascot and rust was their color! The brush set is cool and was most likely some sort of gift type of thing. But I still love love love it...! I think one of the most interesting things about it is that it's made in the USA! Nothing is made in the US anymore, btw.♡

the paper box it came in.

the hard plastic brush case itself.

the brushes and mirror when you first open it up. can you believe it's that old and looks this new? so ck from back in the day with wood brushes and white brush hair.

the case's mirror stands up if needed.

looks like my mom used the lip brush :)

ck new york new york, made in the usa!

more makeup monday ♥ calvin klein and coty

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SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ SONIC YOUTH & RODNEY BINGENHEIMER DOUBLE FEATURE *o*

I kept hearing this song in my head today...because, well, let me explain. I grew up in LA (Los Angeles, CA). And if you grew up in LA, esp in the 80s and 90s and before that, you listened to a lot of radio and KROQ used to be king. Especially Rodney Bingenheimer's show on Sunday nights (I think) at midnight. When everyone was asleep and I was supposed to be in bed, I would sit with my ear pressed against the stereo speaker and listen in to the most amazing Punk, New Wave and Mod bands. "Rodney On The ROQ" was an educator to me, a very important one. Because these are the bands who influenced the way I saw things and life, shaped my style, taught me how to be myself. Plus they were really really good bands. There were a few songs Rodney played frequently or played samples of on the way to a commercial, and one of them was the chorus for this SONIC YOUTH song called "KOOL THING". If you know of Sonic Youth, then you know this song and how hot Kim Gordon is. If not, then you are missing out on something VERY important. Even if you hate the song, you can get so much from watching the video, if you're into fashion.

I guess this should be considered a double feature. Because I totally forget there was a film made about Rodney called THE MAYOR OF THE SUNSET STRIP. The trailer is below. You should definitely see it. It's pretty amazing. I've also included a taping of Rodney's show where he interviews Joan Jett in the late 70s when she was still part of THE RUNAWAYS (like one of my all-time favorite bands...don't ask me if I liked the movie that came out about them because I will say it SUCKED). But the interview is way cool because you get to hear the bands he was playing in between the interview. This is a very good insight into my youth and why I am who I am.  (If you just want to hear about what was going on in the cool LA night scene back then, just listen to the beginning of the last video–PART 2 of the interview...it's amazing. When I listen to it, I get chills. It was way before my time, but just as cool in the 80s and 90s. This is the part of LA that I thought was amazing...this underground scene I was too young to know in person with girl Punk bands and garage shows. But Rodney's show allowed me to listen and get to know it well even if I was a kid.) Enjoy. x PPS It's really good and crazy...he plays a song for Brooke Shield's birthday and someone calls in with a collect call saying they're Jim Morrison (um, Jim Morrison died like years before 1978.) It's pretty funny.♡

more sunday matinee ♥ lanvin x h&m movie

SAT SHOPPING ♥ CURRENT FAVORITES!

I decided to start doing a favorites post every now and again, in the case I have some current favorites that I am in love with and want to share. So, here we go...there will be makeup and some other goodies...as much as I can cram in here. :)

My current favorite foundation is a tie between REVLON PHOTO READY in 05 NATURAL BEIGE and NARS SHEER GLOW FOUNDATION in FIJI. Though I am aching to try NEUTROGENA HEALTHY SKIN as I've heard it does wonders for you if you have dry skin. And now that the weather has changed, so has my skin...in the drier way.

 

Favorite for covering up is PAULA DORF TOTAL CAMOUFLAGE in SAND/NUDE...which has a color corrector that's salmon-y and virtually erases the dark circles under my eyes as well as a neutral creamier formula that's great for covering pigmentation (which I do have because I grew up right by the beach and used to own 100 bikinis!). It can also be blended together to create the perfect shade for your skin.  I do also love the GARNIER SKIN RENEW ANTI-DARK-CIRCLE ROLLER as it has caffeine and is quick and easy and I know it will reduce any puffiness I have.

this isn't the actual color...it's just what the paula dorf pot looks like.

My favorite powder right now...well, I do have some expensive brands, but I've been using Wet n Wild's NATURAL BLEND PRESSED POWDER in the shade BARE as it doesn't bug me so much if I'm using it every day and staying inside to enter the novel edits. (Enter the novel edits! :s) I think it works just fine. It's very mattifying and it's cheap so you don't have to worry about using up your expensive stuff. I use it with the ELF blush brush from the Studio line.

Current fave blush...well, I love so many right now but I guess the one I've been really into lately is by PAULA DORF again and the color is called BABY FACE. I think it's comparable to Nars Sex Appeal in that it's very light and not shimmery. BUT it does cost about the same ($23). It really hardly shows up on my olive skin, but I sort of like that because it looks so natural when it's subtle that way. I use it with a huge ELF COMPLEXION BRUSH from their Studio line.

elf pigment eyeshadow in golden goddess (love!)

becca eye shadow in doeskin

 Fave eye stuff...too many to write. Elf has some great things if you want the glam but you want to save your truly expensive stuff for other days. Plus, when the makeup is cheaper it tends not to be as dramatic, so easier to wear every day. I like the BRIGHTENING EYE LINER in the color GILDED AND the SHIMMER EYELINER PENCIL in BOLDLY BRONZED to line my (hazel/green) eyes. I am LOVING the ELF CREAM SHADOWS in DAWN and PEWTER! (I also want to get the colors BRONZED, SMOKED AND NATURAL GLOW.)  I mean, I have some really fancy ones by Becca, but I don't want to keep replacing those, and the ones by ELF do the job and are cheap as hell. Plus the color looks more expensive. DAWN is very subtle mink color and PEWTER is awesome for a quick smokey eye. I also love the ELF PIGMENT EYESHADOW IN GOLDEN GODDESS...which is way more like a bronze than a gold and looks great as a wash all over the eyelid (esp if you have green or blue eyes). I also love two from Becca, but I'm trying not to use them every day as they cost like $25 each and they are TINY. The first is a demi-matte taupe (I think it's called Doeskin because the label has worn off) and the second is way more shimmery brown called SATIN.

elf pencil in gilded

elf pencil in boldly bronzed

elf cream eyeshadow in dawn

elf cream eyeshadow in pewter

becca eyeshadow in satin

The mascara I love is by Rimmel right now, but daily I use this TINY TINY little mascara I got from Sally's Beauty Supply. It's their SALLY GIRL MINI MASCARA in brownish black. And I love it. I am really loving the brown mascara thing. I have big eyes and long lashes and I think brown looks more chic and subtle than tons of black mascara sometimes. BTW, it costs 99 cents!

On my lips I have two that I love right now, though there are some that I am aching to get but don't have yet. The two I use daily (again because they are cheap and do the job and look expensive...and I can save the really good ones for special days)...is Wet n Wild's MEGALAST LIP COLOR in the colors BARE IT ALL (my favorite), JUST PEACHY and a darker one called CINNAMON SPICE. Just really really modern, chic look with totally matte lips. I also love love love an ELF MATTE LIP COLOR in NATURAL that looks amazing and rich and still moisturizes even though it's matte!

My current love love love nail varnish is a dupe. It's SINFUL COLORS in the color NIRVANA which is a lot like OPI's YOU DON'T KNOW JACQUE and OVER THE TAUPE. I love love love this color every time I look at my nails. And I can't believe it only cost me two dollars!!

this shows the color well, but this isn't my hand! :)

I have favorite new sweater that's rich looking and leopard print...only $22.80 from FOREVER 21. This sweater is a dream. I love it even more than my (or maybe close to) Marc Jacobs, Sonia Rykiel and Lacoste sweaters.

this photo is kind of the wrong fitting. mine is a petite, but it's loose, the way a good sweater like this should be. dunno why they shot it this way.

My favorite thing right now is black tight jeans and a spiky belt I bought in Echo Park (LA) for like $3. Reminds me so much of the cool things my young uncles used to send to me from London in the late 80s when I was too young to understand how cool they were really. My favorite ring is a bronze cobra ring I bought in Venice Beach for like $3. It's too big for me, even my pointer finger.   But I still wear it until I get the new perfect skulls. My favorite bag is my Marc Jacobs Hobo that I wrote about here. I love this bag and feel so chic when I have it over my arms.

My favorite "thing" in the world, though, has to be my little dog Lotte (LOTTIE) who looks like a little wolf. Yesterday she turned 7 months old. :) 

my little lotte at 6 mos old. ♡♡♡ (please ignore that scary doll in the back...this was taken at my mom's.) ;P

I have so many others, but I think this is a good start for now. Hope you enjoyed that and have a good weekend!♡

more saturday shopping ♥ the celine cabas