Follow my blog with bloglovin´"Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong." ~H. L. Mencken
I write this post filled with shame. Dirty dirty shame...but my eyelashes are a mile long. Let me explain my conundrum...
A few months back I wrote a post about L'oreal. They had been ordered to pay out millions in a racism lawsuit, this is after they had a financial judgement against them for "ageism". I was disgusted with them. Still am truthfully. I had vowed not to use ANY L'oreal product and urged everyone to follow my lead. I threw away every L'oreal product I had in my kit and in my home. Every once in awhile I would see an appealing L'oreal product and be tempted but I stayed strong.
Until...the other day...
I was in Harmon Drugs (Favorite drugstore EVER) and passed by the display for L'oreal's Telescopic Explosion Mascara. It was callin my name...it really was!! I was mesmerized by the globe-like brush... (It doesn't take much) I kept walking away but it kept calling me back... I knew that Givenchy made a similar mascara and I should have just purchased the Givenchy, at most likely 3x the price of the L'oreal, but I didn't. Instead I sold my soul to buy L'oreal for my lashes...shame, shame, shame...
Wish I could say I regret the purchase but...I DON'T. Nope. Not even a little... This mascara is a gift from the makeup Gods. My lashes are a mile long and separated just right. The 1st time I used it, I had to wash and re-apply as the brush took my inner perfectionist a minute to master but in no time I was wielding that brush like it was made especially for me. And my lashes were fluttering in that minx-ish way I'm known for... utterly divine...except for that nasty lil guilty feeling I couldn't shake. I pondered it over the next few days and came up with an idea that will allow me to keep my long flirty lashes and ease my guilt. I have decided to to take the purchase price of the mascara (around $9.49) and double it (basically $20) and donate that amount to a worthy charity. Perfect. My inner "Audrey Hepburn" is pleased with my decision and so am I.
So I can now give you my review with a clear conscious....5 STARS!! I love it... Now like I said, the brush may take some getting used to but once your comfortable with it, you'll wonder why they didn't come up with it sooner. The lengthening is remarkable and the separation is fantastic. And although I still comb thru the lashes with a brush after application, it's usually not necessary with this product, I'm just a bit of a perfectionist. As I've said, the average price is $9.49 and can be purchased at most drugstores.
Now, as for my charitable "justification"... If you are so moved to do the same I suggest one of these two fantastic charities:
"Lost Ones Foundation": Founded by Tameka Raymond, The Lost Ones Foundation, Inc. is an independent non-profit organization established in 2009 which serves an alienated, marginalized community of young women who are often ignored, set aside, disregarded or ultimately dismissed as "The Lost Ones".
It is the intent of The Lost Ones Foundation, Inc. to equip these young women with the tools that will encourage them to thrive, which ultimately sets them in motion to elevate the next generation. Through the building of self-esteem, there are so many obstacles that can be overcome. We want the participants to know that we are here with open arms and that "You are not alone." <~A very worthy charity.
I love what they are doing for these young ladies. The Epilepsy Foundation: As you all know from a previous post this is "Epilepsy Awareness Month" and it's also a cause near and dear to my heart. The Epilepsy Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure so "Not Another Moment Is Lost To Seizures". The foundation offers many services from educating people about the condition to helping people affected by the disease and raising funds for research. An excellent charity doing amazing things for people living with epilepsy.
Charity and Compassion are always GLAMOROUS...xoxo
Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore...xoxo
Follow my blog with bloglovin´“Basically, I wanted people who reflected my taste, friends and people I admired for their look and talent,” said Nars. “I love the way Marc looks, but also what he is and does. I tried to pick people not just for looks, but for talent." -Francois Nars on how/why he chose the 15 friends for the 15x15 Project
Francois Nars is celebrating the company that bears his name (of which he is founder and Creative Director) turning 15 by releasing an AMAZING book titled "15x15". Francois did the makeup for the book but he also played the role of photographer, photographing the 15 people he chose to be featured in the book.
The difference between earlier published books by Nars and this one is having the subject pick 2 inspirations. The first one a classic Nars product and the other a iconic person, image,place or emotion. Also, every cent of the $80 cost of this book is going to charity, a few charities actually as I believe each model/subject picked their own cause to donate to. Just 1500 hand numbered copies will be printed, whatever isn't sold on http://www.15x15project.com/ will be sold via http://www.narscosmetics.com/
I mentioned above that Nars played the role of photographer for this book, but he did something that I think made the book as interesting as it is. He shot the pictures of his subjects and then turned a Leica camera over to them and had them shoot their inspiration shots. The result was pure genius. The subjects/amateur photogs are :Marc Jacobs, Isabella Rossellini, Amber Valletta, Dayle Haddon, Naomi Campbell, Amanda Lepore, Daphne Guinness, François Vincentelli, Natasha Poly, Lisa Marie Smith, Olivier Theyskens, Carla Gugino, Shalom Harlow, Tyson Ballou and Jennifer Jason Leigh. And I have to say, Marc Jacobs just may wear red lipstick BETTER than any woman...he looks FABULOUS!!
I managed to get my hands on a few of the shots featured in the book thanks to WWD
Marc Jacobs:
Jennifer Jason Leigh:
Natasha Poly:
Olivier Theyskens:
Daphne Guinness:
Amanda Lepore:
Amber Valletta:
Dayle Haddon:
Naomi Campbell:
Shalom Harlow:
"15x15" will be released in mid-November and will only be available at http://www.15x15project.com/
Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore...xoxo
Follow my blog with bloglovin´~ Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. ~ -Ralph Waldo Emerson
When I started this blog I did so with the purpose of honing and improving my writing skills in hopes a beauty editor job in the future. Well 6 months later this blog has become like a child to me. It's my baby!! And it's time for my baby to grow up a little bit. And by grow I mean get bigger and better.
A few things I'm planning are official "Glamour Whore" lipglosses, nail polishes, and some sexy & glam tank/wifebeaters. As I was thinking up ideas and running them past friends/family/co-workers the question I received was "Are you going to do a press kit?" Hmmmm...never thought about that.
A staple in a press kit is a PR photo. The thought of that excited me, ideas started swirling around in my head. So, I started talking to some of the photogs I have worked with forever and I really liked their vision.
But then...I had a genius idea. My friend James Johnson is a up and coming photographer with crazy skills. His intense passion and zest for what he does is infectious. I love discussing "the industry" with him, he has a fresh, unjaded outlook and vision. It suddenly seemed crystal clear to me that he should shoot the pix. The photogs I work with already have their fair share of work and have been doing it forever. James (JJ to me;) is new to the business, but fantastic at what he does and I felt that even though he's still new, he is the most qualified for what I'm looking for. So, I took a leap of faith and told him I wanted to give him the job...
It's the best decision I've made in a long time. I realized this when I woke up this morning to find text messages from him with his ideas and visions and they were exactly what I was thinking!! THEN... I received a text saying he was creating a logo for me and a Twitter/Myspace layout/background. Huh?! As much as I love the photogs I work with, that is just not something they offer to do. James goes the extra 100 miles. Within a few hours my blog had a FABULOUS new logo and I have a phenomenal layout/background for my other networking sites.
I have written about him before in a post called "Shooting Stars" and have already preached to you about his talent. Well, I'm saying it again...this kid is uber-talented. AND he's a triple threat. His photoshop and graphic design skills are as extraordinary as his photography skills. AND he has a huge heart and gives back to his community . He is hard at work organizing a great toy drive in his area of South Jersey as I type this.
So basically what I'm trying to tell you is...
If you need:
1) A great photographer for a shoot
2) A logo or layout made for your website
3) Some editing/photoshop work done.
James Johnson is who your looking for.
Contact info:
http://www.myspace.com/JamesJohnsonPhotography
http://www.modelmayhem.com/JamesJohnson
http://www.twitter.com/IAMJAMESJOHNSON
My New Layout and Logo:
Toy Drive Info:(He also created this)
Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore...xoxo
Follow my blog with bloglovin´"L'unione fa la forza." ("In union there is strength.")
Maybe you didn't know but "Glamour Whore" aka "LaBella Puppetta" (born "Ignazia") is a very proud product of Italy, well actually Sicily, and I write this post with great pride and joy... I love to see my fellow Italians giving back.
It's Fashion Week in Milan, Italy and yesterday instead of models with hour-glass figures, the models were shaped like Coke bottles. That's because they WERE Coke bottles...
Coca-Cola Italy, in collaboration with The Abruzzo Charity Project enlisted 8 female designers to design sleeves for a limited amount of "Coca-Cola Light" bottles (Italy's version of Diet Coke)to be available starting September 25th. Donatella Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari from Blumarine, Veronica Etro, Silvia Venturini Fendi, Marni’s Consuelo Castiglioni, Angela Missoni and Rossella Jardini at Moschino were the designers asked to participate, they said yes and the result is fabulous. The proceeds will be used by The Abruzzo Charity Project to help people/families affect by the devastating earthquake last year.
They kicked off the project at Fashion Week on Friday by showing the designs on the runway in the form of Coke bottles walking the runway...great idea.
"Moschino"
"Missoni"
"Marni"
"Fendi"
"Etro"
"Alberta Ferretti"
"Blumarine" (My favorite of the designs)
"Donatella Versace"
Last year at the exact same time, Coca-Cola asked Roberto Cavalli to design bottles featuring his staple animal spots and stripes and it was very successful. This was the amazing result:
Oh how I wish these bottles were available here in the US. I may have to plan a trip back to my family's homeland, see some relatives and enjoy a designer bottle of soda...
Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore...xoxo
