1.12.2007

Tokidoki X Smashbox...another makeup collabo...


Yet another limited edition makeup collabo...

Smashbox cosmetics has a long history of working with artists. In fact, the entire collection is designed for the needs of the makeup artists and photographers who work on the sets of legendary Smashbox Photo Studios. This season, Smashbox is partnering with a different type of artist - the renowned illustrative artist Simone Legno, creator of Tokidoki - for a magical, Japanimation-inspired collection that is both colorful to wear and fun to tote.Tokidoki: Japanese for "sometimes" is meant to represent the hope and hidden energy we all have inside us that grants us the strength to face each new day in a positive way.

I absolutely love tokidoki...The characters are fly, ill and edgy...and it doesn't hurt that the black one slightly resembles someone I know...it started out as Simone's personal website and soon evolved into a whole tokidoki world... This collabo is already available on the smashbox website


Barbie X M.A.C. Cosmetics...yet another collabo...


First they had the limited edition lipglosses with Disney characters on it and now M.A.C. has teamed up with Mattel/Barbie to create a line of cosmetics...

The collection hits stands 2/13/07 just in time for Valentines' Day ...There will be a limited edition Barbie doll as well as "cosmetics: lipstick, lipglass, eyeliners & shadews, liquid liners, shimmers, powders, nail polish, brushes, and a black makeup bag with pink stitching."

Do me a favor and make sure yo kids don't get into this tho...ain't nothing worse than watching a child roam the streets in hooker makeup...this is strictly for adults...don't get no ideas Naomie!


Nixie Watch


I have a love/hate relationship with watches...I would really rather not wear one ever but seeing as I live in a society that is dictated by time I usually end up having to put one on...Women's watches are typically too small... they're delicate, cutesy and very honestly most of them just suck...

My first men's watch was given to me by my daddy about 12 yrs ago.... it was a swiss army watch and I loved it dearly... the face was so big it hung over my wrist BUT I could always see the face and always tell time (unlike with that stupid Dior watch I have that is clearly just for show)...I stumbled across this Nixie Watch and I thought it was adorable...

The Cathode Corner Nixie Watch displays the time on nixie tubes, which are quaint neon display tubes once used in calculators in the dawn of recorded history (1969). It is a two-digit wristwatch designed for everyday use, being water-resistant and rugged.
The watch requires no button pushing to operate - it shows the hours, minutes and seconds in sequence at the flick of the wrist.

Valentine's day is coming up...This will be a gift they'll never expect...get it for your guy or your girl... whoever said a girl can't wear a man's watch?


XM to join SIRIUS?!!!


Just a couple days ago a bunch of us in the office were thinking about subscribing to Sirius...One of my co-workers got a Sirius Radio for Xmas and that prompted the conversation...I already get limited Sirius channels through The Dish Network and I absolutely LOVE the hip hop stations...I think the only one I don't get through Dish is the mixtape station and I think I'm probably missing out on some great music...

This whole discussion prompted me to go to the Sirius site and Wikipedia to learn a lil more about Sirius...

On the Sirius site I quickly discovered that for $500 you can have a lifetime (of the radio) subscription...it's approx. $13 a month so $500 is about 3 yrs of month to month payments so the investment is worth it...

The Wikipedia site revealed the following facts...
Sirius currently has fewer subscribers compared to competitor XM Satellite Radio, with 6.024 million (as of January 2, 2007), less than XM's current audience of roughly 7.6 million (as of January 5, 2007). However, Sirius is gaining new subscribers at a faster rate than XM. In 2006, Sirius added a record 2.7 million net subscribers to XM's less than 1.7 million

So after I shared this info with the rest of the peeps in the office we decided that maybe it was time to buy stock in Sirius... a quick google showed that as of a couple days ago Sirius stock was at $3.71 a share...not too bad...might be a good investment...

Then someone sent me this link from Business Week...
Shares of satellite radio operators XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. rose Friday, on speculation that the companies might merge or combine in another way.

I can almost guarantee there goes my option to buy stock...wish Xmas fell in November...maybe we woulda made these discoveries then before all Hell broke loose...If you can afford to buy stock now you might wanna do it...


New Adidas Sleek Series....not WTF



OK so I'll be the first to admit when I might be wrong...

Now I still don't really like this Adidas sleek series BUT the collabo with Fafi is off chain... anything Fafi is good with me...having a major love for art I always enjoy when collabos are between fashion and art...to me it's the ultimate way to showcase my love for art and my love for fashion...I already have the adicolor pink series p2 (which was done by Fafi...in case you've been under a rock the past couple years) and I think they're the illest things in the world...so I take it back... the sleek series is alright...well kinda...

In other Fafi news... I saw on her myspace page that she's done a collabo with Le Sportsac due Feb 2007...I can't wait!


Sneaker Sale at Kendo!!


Once again it's time for the sneaker sale at Kendo (the best womens' tennis shoe store in LA!) ...all I have to say is don't sleep...

Sneak Peek: Dirty Milk T's




I just got the inside scoop on the new Dirty Milk T's for the spring line...Can I say they are so fly?! I don't know when they're going to be released but as soon as I get updated info I'll let ya'll know!!!

oh yeah... shout out to Naomie the fly lil Puerto Rican mamita on the girls shirt...only 7 yrs old and already knows she's fly...that's the bizness...