Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~Oprah Winfrey
Photographers Leda & St. Jacque shot model Crystal Renn for Elle Canada and it's a gorgeous layout. The hair/makeup, accessories, and wardrobe are INSANE. This spread shows you how the best way to ring in the New Year ...in couture.
"Put simply, HIV testing saves lives... By increasing the number of people who know their HIV status, we can decrease the number of new HIV infections and help save thousands of lives.." -Kevin Fenton, Director of CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS
Today is December 1st. Today is also World AIDS Day 2009. I cannot stress enough the importance of: 1)Being tested 2)ALWAYS practicing safe sex 3)Educating yourself about the disease
Educating yourself is seriously, vitally important. Do you have any idea how many humpaholics I know that are completely ignorant about STDs?! That is just plain dangerous... That being said, I am a MUA, a beauty-blogger, a Glamour Whore and a fashion junkie, I am by no means, qualified to teach anyone about any disease. That would be seriously irresponsible of me. I can however provide you with websites that can enlighten and educate.
Listen up Glamettes, there is NOTHING glamorous about being UNPROTECTED. I would never assume or hope that the other person has protection. Nope. I carry my own. Now, there 2 fashionable ways to do this....
The first one is Just In Case Inc. You may remember an article I did about this fab company awhile back. If not I'll recap... Just In Case Inc produces the most glam condom cases. Yes. I said GLAM condom cases..."haute" humping accessories...I love it. They have pink cases, jeweled cases, red cases, metallic cases, plain cases, etc... No one will ever know what your carrying if you don't want them to. I blew my own cover when I excitedly told all my friends about it...lol. A few of their designs:
"Classic Bling" Just In Case II
Metallic Just In Case
And my favorite The Classic Conversation Gift Pack:
The 2nd way to always be prepared is to be already wearing the condom...
I present "Condom Couture":
Ummmm.....my second suggestion was somewhat of a joke... I don't really expect you to wear something from www.boner.com ...lol. My actual suggestion is to pick out a chic and sleek condom case from JustInCaseInc.com , fill it up and you're good to "go".
“A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months.” -Oscar Wilde
We are at a fashion "code red" Glamettes...prepare for battle.
The title of this post may seem a little dramatic to you... Actually, if you are a fellow Glamour Whore, nothing is ever too dramatic...what was I thinking?! Anyway...I'm disturbed. Seriously disturbed and distressed. I woke up today and went about my usual morning/afternoon (I like my sleep...don't judge me!), the routine being... Stretch, yawn...get up. Walk to fridge...ice cold pepsi (I said don't judge me!!) Bathroom. Apply moisturizer to my freshly washed face. Take ice cold pepsi to my desk, smoke my morning/afternoon marlboro light (ok, judge me) and start my morning surfing. I get the news first, because being current event ignorant isn't sexy... After I read all of the, usually depressing, news and weather reports I get down to business. Beauty and Fashion news. I start surfing sites from all over the world looking for pertinent information to bring my readers. One of my very favorite sites "The Frisky" which I usually love ran a story that put me in a tailspin which over the course of the day escalated into full-fledged FEAR. The god-awful news that damn near gave me a stroke? An article titled "Dig Out Your Scrunchies—They’re Back In Style!" I REFUSE to accept this and will not allow those hideous, unsightly fashion fails to resurface...REFUSE!!
Now like I said, I was disturbed by the imminent threat of a "scrunchie revival" but little did I know that it was just the tip of the bad fashion iceberg...
Later on in the afternoon I was watching video footage of the upcoming Bravo series "Kell On Earth", a reality series premiering in February about Fashion PR guru Kelly Cutrone and she made a statement that put the fear of God in me... She said (in reference to her show and what you can expect) "You'll be able to learn about the skort...for men. This is a whole big trend right now. It's a skirt/short for men. It's a huge trend in New York, in rockbands and gay men" Omg....this has the potential to be a DISASTER!!! The skort may be the WORST invention EVER. EVER. Seriously...EVER. And a male skort is a act of war dammit...
I did a little research and this trend leads back to Marc Jacobs... I feel so betrayed. Dammit Jacobs, I always supported you...how could you do this?!
And Kelly, you are just being irresponsible by encouraging this nonsense...smh
Scrunchies?! Male Skorts?! A recipe for disaster...What if Perez Hilton starts running around in a skort?! Then what?! Who's paying for the medication and the stay at a mental health facility I'm gonna need after the sight of that?!
We are at a fashion "Code Red"...Good taste is being attacked and I will not stand by and let it happen...I will fight the good fight. So consider yourselves warned scrunchies and skorts!!
You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea” -Earl Nightingale
Scene: Glamour Whore in front of the mirror in the bathroom. Her very long, thick hair divided into sections. Cutting shears in hand. Phone rings. GW contemplates letting it go to voicemail but reconsiders and answers the call from a good friend.
Glamour Whore: Hello... Friend: What's good? Watcha doin? Glamour Whore: I'm about to cut my hair. Friend: How short?! Glamour Whore: Fairly short. Bob-like. Friend: WHAT?!?! Hell No!! Don't do it... You'll regret it. Glamour Whore: Hmmmm...maybe your right. I just... Friend: Just what? Glamour Whore: I don't know... Need a change or something. I'm bored. Friend: Bored? With your hair? Glamour Whore: Good question... I don't know. Just bored. Friend: Well, if you cut off all that hair because you're bored... you're gonna be mad tomorrow. Glamour Whore: Hmmmm....you might be right. I'll call you back...kisses.
So I started thinking. I wasn't bored with my hair. I was just bored. I needed something... Makeup? nope. As a Pro MUA I have literally every cosmetic product available. Clothes/Shoes? Nope. My bedroom is jam packed. Couldn't fit another piece of clothing or another pair of shoes in it if I tried...
I know!!!! Accessories. Yup. One thing I learned early on in life from my fashionable female family members: When looking to change up your style, look no further than new accessories. A new collection of belts, jewelry, hats, scarves, etc can revamp your whole look/wardrobe.
I thought to myself... I don't need to chop off my hair, I just need some new "head/hair" accessories. Now if only I had enough self control to stop at my head. But...nope. That's not my style...
I ended up finding a few necklaces, rings, bracelets, hell...I even found a harness I must have. Yes. A Harness... Let me share my findings...
This is my FAVORITE.... It can be made with any number you choose.
The Harness:
Finger/Wrist Area (Yes, you guessed it... Shopbop)
And I will add these accessories to my signature outfit: a wifebeater, a great fitting pair of jeans, fierce boots, a luxe bag and my trademark pink lips:
