Crazy Cat Lady Gets it Right

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-Thursday May 1st, 2014 

Clear objectives

A lot of amazing things are in the works for Air Creative Consulting (my agency), just landed an exciting new client, so today this felt very relevant! Check yours here! 

"This is a good day for carrying out plans that you have been making, for making decisions and for communicating with others about important matters. However, there is one danger with this influence. Although you will hear other people's ideas, you may not heed them adequately. It is not enough to play around in your mind with new ideas; you must also allow them to affect your own thinking. Do not be so caught up in your own cleverness that you cannot see it in others. But if you keep the dangers in mind, you can do extremely good work under this influence and make it come out well. As long as your frame of reference is objective and you see the needs of others as clearly as your own, your thinking will be very effective."

In Other News!!!....This makes my life via. ManRepeller.com! 

What is a Man Repeller? 

By Leandra Medine

man·re·pell·er1  [mahn-ree-peller]

–noun

she who outfits herself in a sartorially offensive mode that may result in repelling members of the opposite sex. Such garments include but are not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls, shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.

–verb (used without object),-pell·ing, -pell·ed.

to commit the act of repelling men:

Girl 1: What are you wearing tonight?

Girl 2: My sweet lime green drop crotch utility pants, of course.

Girl 1: Oh, so we’re man repelling tonight?

*DISCLAIMER: the above conversation took place in this room 5 minutes ago.

Origin: 
2009-10; < repellius (ptp. of repellia to eliminate male attention), equiv. to L repel- (s. ofrepellix) unattractive, celibate, paris fashion week, M.C. Hammer + -repel -ler1

—Related forms

man·re·pell·ant, noun

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Gossip

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-Thursday May 1st, 2014 

Hands Down Most Amazing Piece of Gossip EVER 

Word on the street is, SJP is next in line after Anna Wintour to be editor and chief of VOGUE. Is anyone else dying like I am ? 

SJP for Net-a-Porter.com The Edit 

May I See the Sun ?

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-Thursday May 1st, 2014 

Cafe' Select 

It's May 1st and today couldn't be more perfect. The sun finally decided to come out in NYC, as I started my day at the TopShop beauty press preview. The new collection is stunning, (will be posting a beauty video with the new collection soon) it's inspired by the festival girl, so tons of glitter, and metallic eyes, paired with colorful matt nails #lyfe. After "work,"went to meet the bestie at Cafe' Select in soho, where we people watched and chatted about how stupid boys are.

I wore:

Dries dress, Icons leather, H&M booties + and afro ;)  

Side Note via. WhoWhatWear.com 

You Might Be A Stereotypical Fashion Girl If…

  1. You don’t know when your best friend’s birthday is, but you do know the exact date New York Fashion Week kicks off.
  2. A stylish boyfriend is a non-negotiable. Sorry you’re not sorry.
  3. You’ve googled “Cara Delevingne’s eyebrows” more times than you care to admit.

(ALLLL TRUUUEEEEEE) 


Kerrin of CatId 

INSPO via. Studded-Hearts 



Saving Face

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-Tuesday April 29th, 2014 

Dragons Blood Saved My Face

So as a beauty editor I guess it's my job to give you the inside scoop on beauty stuff, (how poetically articulate), but my scoop this week includes Peter Thomas Roth and his dragon blood serum. I used this kit once, and my skin has completely transformed. I suggest using any new products at night, that way you have a full 8 hrs for you're skin to experience the product. I'm sure at this point you're like bullshit, I get it, I'm the same way, but my face feels like an Asian babes bum. If you want smooth, moisturized, glowing, skin for summer, you take it from there... 

xxx

Beauty in 2014 May Mean Looking to the Past for Inspiration

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Beauty In 2014 May Mean Looking to the Past for Inspiration

Transgender Supermodel
Transgender Supermodel

Beauty by definition.

1:The quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit: loveliness

2:A beautiful person or thing; especially: a beautiful woman

3: A particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality

4: A brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance

-Merrian-Webster

The concept of beauty is something that is truly fascinating and a relevant and recurring topic in my life. My chosen path is one where on a daily basis others decided if I had whatever beautiful traits they desire  for their specific purpose. After years of this you begin, (or you should), to question who decides, and what makes these traits admirable? Not to mention , why should I listen to them. These are questions I plan on spending a lot longer thinking about as I see my opinions evolve. However, in the process of learning, I recommend a very relevant book by Ashley Mears, a model turned sociologist. In Pricing Beauty, Mears asks  pertinent questions and  dissects the business of literally “pricing beauty. In the spirit of exploring those ideas I wanted to look back and remember just a few moments in fashion that pushed the status quo and made me double take and love it just a little more! Xxx

Andrej Pejic

Andrej Pejic
Andrej Pejic

How can one forget Andrej Pejic, the Bosnian transgender model that has been crushing boundaries since his entry into the fashion world. In 2014, I want to revisit this epic face for more than just his beauty. Andrej is a statement, a beacon of hope for many, and overall fierce as f*@k, walking runways in both men’s and women’s collections over the seasons, and even starring in the Dutch chain store Hema’s lingerie campaign. It’s almost impossible for the blond stunner not to have made it to overnight stardom and for that I love this industry. It sometimes truly creates worthy stars that bring to light more relevant questions, man or woman, who even cares anymore? 

The Black Allure Italian Vogue
The Black Allure Italian Vogue

The BlackAllure 

Next I remember “The Black Allure,” the Italian Vogue spread from July of 2008, which featured the “models of color” of the moment. Stars such as Joan Smalls, Jordan Dunn, Chanel Iman, Arlenis Sosa, and Ajak Deng, to name a few, stunned us in a beautiful vintage inspired spread that was reminiscent of the 20’s, with an almost infused Caribbean feel. For models of color, this was a huge statement. On the one hand it was amazing to see such diversity in one place, at one time, but it was also sad to think that it was such a shocker to the public for the same reason. This will always remain one of my favorite Vogue editorials, and also an eternal reminder that race is still such a prominent issue politically and in fashion, but lets look to a grander time when models of color will be booked just as frequently. 

Belle Vere Italian Vogue plus size editorial
Belle Vere Italian Vogue plus size editorial

Belle Vere

I remember seeing the plus size Italian Vogue editorial Belle Vere, and my boyfriend saying, “anytime you want to cause a ruckus just put someone not emaciated on a cover.” I thought about that for a second, and realized I hadn’t seen in my lifetime, on the cover of a major fashion magazine such as Vogue, so many plus size models featured. Upon further thought, I couldn’t remember seeing any plus size models at all! These woman were so sexy, so chic, and almost two of the models we would normally see featured! As the average weight of the American woman has significantly grown over the past decade, I wonder why we don’t see more full-figured models on the scene? Maybe the whole heroin-chic emaciated look that fashion loves so much, plays to the exclusivity of luxury, the unattainable perfection that models in this day and age portray making it almost to common to be a bit bigger? Is it just not exclusive enough?  However, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing what Vogue considers plus size girls pose over plates of spaghetti scantily clad. I’m not the biggest Kate Upton fan, but I would love to see more full figured woman come make their marks on the pages of my fave monthly reads. Bound to steal envious glares from the hungry models, and sneaking sexy peeks from men everywhere.

Read of the moment Pricing Beauty by Ashley Mears
Read of the moment Pricing Beauty by Ashley Mears

A transgender stunner, The BlackAllure, and plus size beauties stomping through barriers. Restrictions and societal norms only exist because we comply. Let us rethink beauty in 2014, looking first to our past, and now to a future that can expunge mental blocks stopping us from being a little more open minded. XXX

#MyCalvins

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-Monday April 28th,2014 


For anyone that knows me well, you would know I ‘m more of a boyfriend jeans crop tee kinda gal. Naturally, when the #MyCalvins add campaign came out recently; a brilliant scheme of releasing CK One reminiscent underwear to only celebs and bloggers to post on their social media outlets of selfies in their underwear, I was hooked. My news feed was flooded with image after image of baggy boyfriend denim, with peeping Calvin boxers, it was a tomboy’s wet dream. The Sports bra accentuated every fashion girl’s AA man chest in THE BEST way; I had to buy these, NOW. Ready for the catch? Calvin Kline made it virtually impossible to get your hands on a set, until NOW. Check out my fav pics from the #MyCalvins campaign and grab your pair here! Stay tuned for MY #MyCalvins Pic ;)