Oh The Places We'll Glow

I just started wearing blush...I was so against it for so many years and then something happened in the last 6 months that made me fall in love with it (what? I dunno)...Now I'm trying all brands all shades...So I saw this O-Glow months ago and I have to admit I was skeptical...VERY skeptical...It's a clear gel that is supposed to react with your personal skin chemistry to turn cheeks the exact color you blush, naturally in just seconds...Yeah right...Yeah they say it works on all skin tones but a lot of people say a lot of things...Sometimes these things don't work on us with a lil more melanin in our skin...So I had to try it and can I say? I'm in serious LOVE! LOL! It's the best blush ever...It does match your natural tone so there's no need to worry about the color but you do have to watch how much you actually rub on cuz too much and you will mos def resemble Raggedy Anne's cousin other than that it's good ish...

Spinning Monkeys And Gangsters...Oh My!

I've always been into phone charms...Best believe when I shelled out $600 back in '03 for the Baby Phat i95 I had to decorate it and make sure everyone knew mine was different...Most people just ended up thinking it belonged to a teenage Asian girl due to the plethora of Hello Kitty charms dangling from it and the fact that back in '03 the phone charm craze hadn't completely caught on in the States even tho it was all the rage in Japan...

Since '03 phone charms have evolved into a whole new product...My 'kick is now decorated with felt Murakami charms, metal and ceramic Hello Kitty charms, a huge plastic Corpse Bride and a multitude of other Hello Kitty charms my good friend whateyesaygoes picked up for me while he was in Japan...Let's just say I really don't need anything else dangling from my phone...Then I saw these Mopods... They spin and flash when your cell receives a call or text...Now that's something none of my other phone charms do no matter how cute they are...They come in about 8 different characters (I'll mos def be buying the monkey) but if you really do some Googling you'll find some real interesting, hard-to-find ones...Like the gangster pictured below...

Thrillist vs Daily Candy

VS

My mom says I'm a wealth of useless information...I like to think I know a lot of things about a lot of random things...Sounds better that way...One way I get my useless information is from Daily Candy ...I've been a fan for years...I subscribe to multiple editions...the travel, the LA, the Miami (my home away from home), the everywhere and the kids (even though I have none)...They always have good tips and info and it really is one of the better e-letters to subscribe to...

A couple months ago I received an evite to join Thrillist...From what I gathered it was a Daily Candy for guys...Now we all know I like to embrace my inner tomboy and have a penchant for mens mags...I mean the only magazine I subscribe to is Complex...So I figured what the hell? lemme add my name to the distribution list...All I can really say is I was pleasantly surprised...It IS like a Daily Candy for guys but it's a lil more...it's a lil more fun, a lil more ill and seems like its a lil more relevant for younger ages...So props to the guys at Thrillist... I think they filled a niche that was lightweight barren and very honestly they made Daily Candy seem a lil less sweet...

Braggin' Rights...

I've been a fan of Lucien Pellat-Finet since about '97...His use of skulls and marijuana leaves in high fashion was something that I always found endearing...When I spotted a collabo he was doing with Vans in the Complex back in early '06, I worked myself up into a shopping frenzy...See I LOVE Van collabos...They're just always so ill... I have a suede pair from a collabo they did with Rebecca Taylor a few years back that are so ill guys always jock even though they're women's shoes...So I hunted for these LPF Vans...I called Maxfield in LA and the LPF store in NY AND FRANCE every other day trying to get these shoes and I had no luck...A year later my friend eBay came to help...I was originally looking for the green LPF chukkas that were featured in the Complex but after a year of looking trust I'll take whatever pair is still available...I can't wait for them to get here! And just in time for summer...

How to Save Black Tees...

I dunno if you're like me but I don't wash my black tees...From my $250 Dior Addict tee to my $20 Marc Jacobs loves Lil Kim tee...Doesn't matter how much they cost cuz they'll all fade if you stick them in the washer...Then I discovered Fewa Black Magic...Once only available in Europe, it is now available in the States...Unlike most detergents formulated to keep black clothes from fading, Fewa actually INTENSIFIES the brilliance of your black clothes so 10-15 years from now I can pass my vintage Dior Addict tee on to some lil Dior Addicts of my own and that's good ish...

Paris Hilton Ordered Back to Jail

I usually don't post about the antics of the mainstream pop crowd BUT THIS is COMEDY!! By the way...She needed to go back to jail...

And yes...I know it's been a while since you've heard from me...Those who know me well know I like to drop outta touch every now and then...and NO I was not in jail...Well...Not this time...

Murakami X Adidas Collabo

Look what I found over at Fashionista...This should be interesting and I can't wait! WOO HOO!!!!

Will.I.Am X Antik Denim Collabo

Will I Am will be designing a line of jeans call i.am.Antik for Antik Denim...Now I'm gonna try to be nice cuz I actually like Will.I.Am besides being a native Los Angeleno like myself...the guy is actually a nice guy...BUT I'm having a couple problems with this whole thing...First Antik Denim sucks...Simple as that...Second...WHO in the HELL would ever wanna take fashion inspiration from Will.I.Am? I'm all into expressing yourself through yo garb and I'm all for PERSONAL expression but that's where his style needs to stay...Between him and himself...

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Anna Wintour slept with Bob Marley? Is he serious?

Murakami will be designing the new Kanye Cover...That's pretty ill altho you know Kanye just knows who dude is cuz of LV...

Lil Cease has lost his black mind...Them niggas sittin' there laughin' are pretty suspect tho...Like my homegirl said I dunno a nigga that would just sit there and laugh...

Homemade Bling...Now we can all floss like Puff...I think I'll stick to having peeps buy me mine...

The next time you see a weave think to yourself...'Did someone steal this off the head of an Asian woman?'... So I guess we're just taking it back to the old days and scalping people now...

In unrelated Asian women news...Kimora is looking hot in the new issue of The Source...

*Update

- Nike Members Only just released the Amare Metro Collection...

- Karmaloop just got the Free TK shirt...

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My girl Dukes sent this over and I just thought it was pretty funny...Thought I'd share...Have a good weekend!

It's Pilot Week Over at Adult Swim..

Crook'd Sipp is the new cartoon from David Banner..It premieres this sunday night on Adult Swim (The Cartoon Network)..Catch this and a couple other hilarious cartoons (I like The Drinky Crow Show)...You can catch them all on TV starting May 13th or online right now...

CONGRATS TO ERIC CUBICHE!!!

Congratulations go out to long time LA DJ Eric Cubiche... He and fiance Jaime Pressley had a boy, named Dezi today...Let's wish them all the best!!!

*On a side note...anyone think the baby had the initials "DJ" on purpose?

Hermes Leather Bathtub...

I wish...Wonder how you clean it? Hmmmm....

BeBop to Hip Hop

presents

BeBop to Hip-HopA national initiative connecting the dots of popular music and American culture from the bebop era to today.

Join acclaimed hip-hop artists YoYo and Tre (formerly of The Pharcyde) with Special guest members of theThelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Performance Ensemble and the talented jazz and hip-hop students from LA'sWashington Preparatory High School

Monday, May 14, 2007, 7:30 PM

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center

4718 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Admission is FREE

For More Information Contact:Douglas E. Nelson (310) 751-2080 or (323) 253-3303
The Madrid Theatre is a facility of the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles

Anything that teaches peeps about the history of music is all good with me...

Devi Kroell x Target Collabo

I'm used to all the normal Target collabo's but very honestly I had NO CLUE they did accessory collabo's...and I like to think I'm some sort of fashionista...Apparently they did one with Rafe a while back...The upcoming one is with Devi Kroell and I think it's adorable...The purses ARE plastic which normally would make me throw up but for $30 the little gold clutch is the perfect accessory for the summer nights...The silver pochette is kinda hot too AND it's only a dub...You can wear it twice and toss it...The Devi Kroell accessory collabo comes out the same day as the Libertine collabo...I like that...Kill two birds with one stone...

One more thing...I really need to give serious serious props to Target for their collabos...They really team up with the fresh new upcoming ill designers and it's much appreciated...For the next accessory collabo they'll be teaming up next with Dominique Cohen...It's set to drop in August...Real good ish...

Hoodiez Toy Release

If you're looking for something chill to do this weekend there's a toy release going down for Hoodiez Toyz at Meltdown Comics...They were designed by Carl Jones who is/was (I'm not sure which) the producer and illustrator of The Boondocks (aww I miss The Boondocks)... Signing 2-6PM...Mixer until 10PM...Should be good ish...

Support Barack Obama...with a Hip Hop Twist...

A few days ago I wrote about Halle's Obama shirt and now these hit my inbox...These are a lil more ill and have a much needed hip hop spin to them...If Barack really wants to win this campaign he will mos def need to make sure the hip hop community actually goes out and votes AND that they vote for him...The shirts are from Hoodman and they're available at Digital Gravel...

*On another note...Russell Simmons WILL NOT be supporting Barack Obama...

Toy Watch

I love Toy Watches...I fell in love with the acrylic one's last year and was lucky enough to have someone buy me a pink one (thank you Kevy!) This watch is a favorite of Oprah and a lot of other celebs and at around $150 a pop they're not expensive at all...Well they weren't til the Spring Line came out...The New Spring line has been released and I can see the Toy Watch makers are trying everything in their power so you don't think they're playing...Unlike last year models which were all acrylic and nylon, the Spring line consists of materials like rose gold and ceramic...The ceramic one's actually remind me of the Chanel one's that were all the rage last year but at around $1,200 a watch instead of Chanel's $3,600-$26,000 this one is definitely a little more of a Toy...

Verizon Drops Akon...

I knew something bad was gonna come outta this...Verizon has ended their partnership with Akon...I know this is the first of a series of sponsorships he's going to lose...He gets HEAVY rotation on Radio Disney (surprisingly)...I know they're gonna stop playin' his songs now...What's really f'ed up is that Verizon stopped sponsoring Gwen Stefani's tour since he was part of it...I know Gwen is like WTF?!! I think everyone should take note...You see how your actions can affect other people? If I was Gwen I'd mollywop the fool...

Cam'ron Outta Dipset?

So it looks like my favorite member of Dipset might not be a 'member of Dipset any more...Hmmm...Nah Right has all the available info (which isn't much)...We'll have to see how this develops...