Posts Tagged ‘ Beauty ’

NYFW Envy!

I wishwishwish I could be there right now, but because of some pre-determined travel dates (or the monetary backing necessary for a flight to NY), and one stuffy economics class, I’m stuck on the opposite coast watching shows at my desk. I wanted to bring you my favorite looks from the shows I’ve seen so far Related posts:

  1. NYFW is so Fall/Winter right now.
  2. Outfit: January 6, 2010
  3. Modern Vintage
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Invest In: A Good Detox

So there was a little downtime this week while I was on vacation! I went to Vegas (a yearly ordeal) and on coming back I feel the need to invest in a little detoxification. In Vegas, we eat crappy food (McDonalds chicken nuggets, fried foods, no veggies), and some very rich meals (dinner at Mon Related posts:

  1. Invest in: A Little Pampering
  2. Invest In: A Financial Fitness Plan
  3. Community
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Color Alchemy

I’ve recently been experimenting with colors and metallics.  I don’t normally wear coral, gold, pink, or any muted, metallic dusty warm color – these colors all seem to clash with my skin tone, and hair color.  Just recently though, I stepped outside the box and went through a bit of color alchemy.  Instantly, everything became Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. Winter Inspirations
  3. Links à La Mode: Style, An Introspective Approach
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Links à La Mode: Style, An Introspective Approach

Hi Lovers!  It’s time for Links à La Mode, sponsored by the Independent Fashion Bloggers.  I’ve also added a few cool things I’ve found this week at the end of the post, because I said so. Edited by Fashion Pulse Daily This week, some of us looked back at icons of the past, such as // Related posts:

  1. Style Vs. Fashion: Links à la Mode
  2. Links à la Mode : The Heavyweights
  3. Links à la Mode: Playing Dress-Up
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Best. Scale. Ever.

Marilyn Wann is an amazing woman.  Not only has she been one of the most recognizable figureheads of the fat-acceptance/love movement, but she spearheads a website, wrote a book, and now, she’s making scales. The good kind!  Whenever you step on the Yay! Scale, not only are you treated to the squish of funfur, but you’ll Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. Easy Hair
  3. Winter Inspirations
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Winter Inspirations

Today is all about visual inspiration… I was flipping through Tumblr feeds this morning and found a host of gorgeous photos.  Sometimes we don’t need all the words and the thought – it shines through in well-presented images.  Lately my inner brain is covered in images, no words.  It looks something like this: Natalie Portman for Related posts:

  1. Wednesday Inspirations!
  2. NYFW is so Fall/Winter right now.
  3. Color Alchemy
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Christmas Loot

Every so often I meet amazing people who create gorgeous goodies, and Genevieve Church is no exception! I met Genevieve at the Totally Blown Glassworks holiday sale, where she had a bunch of glittery glass-art pieces for sale (some of which I snapped up for some fantastic Christmas gifts).  I’ve been so enamored of these Related posts:

  1. If you weren’t there…
  2. All I Want for the Holidays: Modcloth
  3. Egyptology
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Outfit: Menswear

I loooooove menswear. I think it started when I was a window dresser for a certain large retailer and we had to think creatively about ties. Menswear may seem boring, but when used in a way that seems out-of-the-box, it packs quite the punch. (Fantastic Photocollage found on The Other You) Diane Keaton’s outfit here Related posts:

  1. Outfit: January Blues
  2. Outfit: Got Moxie?
  3. Outfit: Burlesque Birthday Bash
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If you weren’t there…

You missed out.  The Totally Blown Glassworks holiday sale was a success,  with discounted prices on a lot of gorgeous art glass. I, personally, came home with a cute little drink cup and one of the Murini Vases: I also got a few more shots of Dehanna’s glass.  It’s all gorgeous and luminescent: Totally Blown Glass will be Related posts:

  1. Join Deco Modiste, this Sunday, at the BC Warehouse Sale!
  2. Totally Blown Glassworks Annual Holiday Sale!
  3. Christmas Loot
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Totally Blown Glassworks Annual Holiday Sale!

Join Totally Blown Glassworks for the annual Studio Holiday Sale, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm. The studio sale offers hundreds of blown glass ornaments for $15.00ea and glass gifts for under a $100.00.  Get there early for the best selection! Totally Blown Glassworks is located on the corner of Airport Way So and Corson Ave So Related posts:

  1. If you weren’t there…
  2. Christmas Loot
  3. More Beautiful Than Fiction
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Eyelashes… At Dramatis Personae

So the other day, Ashe and I were talking about this and that, and the topic turned to eyelashes. I have so many friends who’ve asked for an eyelash tutorial, so when Ashe mentioned it, I decided someone needed to write a tutorial on how to appy the faux eyelashes – and it was Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. A Better Barbie
  3. Smart Words
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More Beautiful Than Fiction

OMG!  *GASP!*  It’s published! (Photo and info on Blurb, or at MarkLaubenheimer.com) It started a couple months back, when I got an email from  Mark Laubenheimer.  Mark, a local (Seattle) photographer, takes gorgeous photos of normal people – untouched, unadulterated, using natural light and simple settings.  Mark needed a foreword for his newest project, and after stumbling Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. Beautiful Diva
  3. Embrace Yourself
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A Better Barbie

You may have read our Black Barbie feature last week, and specifically the comment from the CNN article we found, that said:  “‘Black women come in all shades, shapes and varieties that there is just no way to capture everyone with three dolls.” As it turns out, there IS someone who is making those varieties of Related posts:

  1. The New Black Barbie is “So In Style”
  2. Wholestyle Manifesto
  3. First Ever Islamic Fashion Show Inspires
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The New Black Barbie is “So In Style”

Remember when you were a little kid and having a black Barbie was a huge goddamn deal?  There was only one girl on my block that had one, and that was me.  We played with her in hushed tones for fear of some overprotective parent saying it was weird that a bunch of white girls Related posts:

  1. A Better Barbie
  2. Fox’s Big Snafu…
  3. Wholestyle Manifesto
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Still Relevant?

(1913 cartoon on the dictates of fashion from the old “Life” magazine.) I was playing around on the internet this morning and found this 1913 rendering of Gibson-style girls.  The thought crossed my mind – this sort of devil-in-fashion still holds true today.  Doesn’t the fashion world CONTINUE to tell us what shapes are acceptable – Related posts:

  1. Beautiful Diva
  2. Fox’s Big Snafu…
  3. Outfit: Menswear
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Bag Giveaway: Wishpot + Avelle!

With the back-to-school season at hand, what better way could one dream up to tote around school books than this cherry red tote by Kate Spade?! Wishpot has teamed up with Avelle (formerly Bag, Borrow & Steal) to give away a tote to one lucky reader! You’ll find complete details on how to win this bag Related posts:

  1. Fall Transitions
  2. The Rebirth of: The Hat
  3. Wholestyle Manifesto
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New Adventures: Bellydance at VDP

Bellydance… the word seems exotic and conjures images of beautiful girls in wispy, gauzy fabrics, jingling as they shimmy to eastern drum beats.  It almost seems like an impossible feat – the ambidextrous isolation of only your hips, only your torso, while making a strong statement in body movement.  When I tell friends I’ve enrolled Related posts:

  1. Thursday’s Love List
  2. Wholestyle Manifesto
  3. Things to do Before Summer Ends
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Wholeness

I am whole. Every part of me is a part of the package deal that you get when you sign up. I am “fairy hair” and tattoos. I am a love for books and a strong hate for raisins. I am a little burlesque, a little rocker, a little My Little Pony with Related posts:

  1. More Beautiful Than Fiction
  2. Thursday’s Love List
  3. La bonne vie commence!
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Community

You know what Wholestyle is about?  Did you read the manifesto!? It’s about making “it” happen (whatever that may be) – while working together and feeling good about ourselves.  While many may not realize they’re part of a wholestyle movement, the ideals they operate by speak volumes about the character of their WHOLE style – Related posts:

  1. Wholestyle Manifesto
  2. New Year, New Focus
  3. Resolution
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Wholestyle Manifesto

Your personal style is made up of so many more factors than what you wear, how you dress, or what color your hair is that day.  While talking about this, Jaka – from Jaka’s Tea Party – and I drafted up an idea of wholestyle.  Jaka wrote it out and it ended up like this: ========= The Related posts:

  1. More Beautiful Than Fiction
  2. Smart Words
  3. Community
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