Note : Really good tips especially this cruel summer ..
Pop Culture: Become A Baking Jedi – Star Wars Cookie Cutters http://ow.ly/18jM9u via @SuuperG @aileen2u2 @MASisMore
Note : Do you even know how bad ... I want these !! I am geeking out over the thought of bringing starwars cookies to friends houses over the holidays.
Note: This blog is a hidden gem in the food blogesphere especially if your gluten free. Tammy shares her knowledge with you in a clear way. Using ingredients that are accessible. Also giving you menu options. Take a look at this blog. We have co-blogged before you'll love it.
Quote: Imagine all of us living in peace, it's too beautiful to just be a dream. -John Lennon via http://twitter.com/ihatequotes
Here are some links of interest from the Pop Trash Beauty twitter page. Monday is a big blog posting day on twitter so we have some blog post fav included in the roundup.
Note :John Ryan Gallagher is a twitter heart throb in allot of ways. His blog is brilliant, humorous and a little naughty. So give it a look you'll love it .
Fashion: We love this brand and we love this collection! Trendology: So Popular S/S 2011 Collection http://bit.ly/cV0Ik5 (via @fusionofeffects )
Note: I love the eye popping color and clean lines. Good trend spotting !
Food : Dancing it off with my girl Gi in "What's Up Doc?" Summer's Salad Bounty. http://ow.ly/i/2R2B http://ow.ly/2gVsQ (via @therovingstove )
Note: Jewles from the roving stove is helping you . Get out of that salad rut. Julie Anne Rhodes writes this blog it is fascinating. She takes you from being a Rock Star wife of Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran . To her life minus a rock star making her own way becoming a personal chef.
Quote : “They keep saying the right person will come along, I think mine got hit by a truck.” -unknown -
Note : I posted this quote ! Yes I got allot of people who wrote back. Encouraging me not to believe this fact. To think he may be in a traffic jam.
Quotes: By God when you see your beauty you will be the idol of yourself---Rumi ( via @DeepakChopra )
Note: If you like Deepak's Rumi quotes. In 1998 Deepak produced a cd based on translated love poems of Jaleludin Rumi featuring Madonna, Demi Moore to name a few. Here is one of my favorite Tracks
Beauty: join the REAL Beauty movement! see how: https://twitter.com/TheBeautyBean Makeup Free Mondays is about much more than not wearing cosmetics. It’s about expanding the definition of beauty; it’s about showing the world that beauty comes in all sizes, shapes, colors, features and “flaws;” and it’s about giving the gift of confidence to ourselves as well as to others.Makeup Free Monday
"The Associated Press (AP) photographer David Guttenfelder shot the photograph when the US Army troop he was embedded with came under attack and Specialist Boyd leapt out of his bunk, not yet fully dressed, to man his post. " (by Christy Lange / Frieze Magazine)
Note : What is your stance on war time photo journalism ?
Pop Culture: The Periodic Table of Mad Men: For added fun, chase it with a midday martini! http://bit.ly/akYdho #MadMen (via @Mad_Men )
First Id like to say , this brand in my eyes has been. An Icon from its first inception in 1960. When a man with an invention for soles that walked like air answered the advertisement for a established English shoe business. Together they took the risk. Born was the Dr.Martens Air Wair , Knick named Doc martens or just Doc's . They also don't define themselves as a brand at all.
"The problem with 'brands' is that they dictate. They might offer the must-have item of the season, but they design it, shape it, form it and sell it. You have no say, other than handing over your money. Look at the word: 'brand'. That's what they do to cattle" ((Dr. Martens History by Martin Roach )
Another testimony to why Doc's are a staple in the wardrobe. It would almost be blasphemy to call them a trend. a good quality product with a loyal cult following. This is indeed in my book a classic. I have taken an exerpt from there website. It makes you feel inspired frankly want to kick some arse in a strange way.
"Skinheads were the first subculture to adopt the boot in the early 1960s, spilling out of the East End of London, then across Britain and the world; initially non-racist and obsessive about their fashion, by the time the skinhead movement was corrupted with elements of right-wing extremism, Dr. Martens had already morphed into a torchbearer for a brave new world.
The late 1960s and 1970s saw the boot adopted by - not thrust upon - nearly all the 'tribes': Mods, glam, punks, ska, psychobillies, grebos, Goths, industrialists, nu-metal, hardcore, straight-edge, grunge, Britpop...
Then pop started to eat itself.
The internet spread like an epidemic, reaching fifty million users in eighteen months - a feat that took radio forty years. The first mobile phone text was sent in 1992; within three years, email was like oxygen. Everything had changed.
There were no tribes anymore. At least, "not like they used to make 'em."
You don't see one tribe fighting another anymore, a haircut does not define a person to four albums by three bands.
Untangling the Lace Myth
For those of you that remember there were allot of color lace myths and meanings. When I was a kid they used to say that Purple = Black you had committed some unspeakable evil , if you should see a character wearing that combo. Never look them in the eye and run like hell. When I was doing this post depending on. The lace symbolism came down to these factors location, music, age. I asked my friends in many different locations and honestly they were all different. Most of them were urban legend or are they ? It just ended up being one tangled mess. Let us know your color lace symbolism.
Doc Martens Air Wair turns 50 this year . This spring they are coming out with some new looks for 2010 , I've posted the link to a gallery on http://www.missomnimedia.com/2009/09/m-i-s-s-project-doc-martens/ From the Project Trade Show in Las Vegas, that shows Dr.Martins is only getting better with age. The metalics , florals ,hot color metalics , Are sure to shake away those winter blues. Im going to dance now in my Doc Martens to a young ones tune. Somthing about a man in his doc's makes my heart flutter .
NOTE : You requested a repost you got it , one of my favorites enjoy !
Once again Coco Perez has inspired a blog post. Andy Warhols turtleneck. The Halston Casmere turtleneck has a price tag close to the 15,000 dollar range.( of course its Halston ) Seems to raise the question where would one wear Andy Warhols turtleneck ? I know it wont be worn just being funny. So if your in the market for such a piece of pop art history go to Paul Fraser Collectibles
via Paul Fraser Collectibles
At a vintage store a black cashmere Halston turtleneck not worn by an art icon would go for 50.00-200.00 depending on condition. My friend who is a collector of oodles of vintage did a guesstimating for me.
This whole post got me thinking. We have a culture of restaurant chains and some museum's are built on celebrity artifacts. If they show it we will come. Every time a person of note posts a twit pic. Seriously who hasn't hastily clicked on a twit pic of some celeb's half eaten food. *raises hand* love to say. I'm above it but not so lucky. I clicked on a Picture of Donnie Wahlberg pumping gas the other day.Just to kinda hit home the fact we love pop culture. Our fascination with the artists who generate it . Is something that has been around forever. With tech being fused into our lives it only intensifies this fascination. So will Andy Warhols turtleneck sell?Absolutely it will and quickly. I would love to see Warhols turtleneck make one last red carpet appearance. On a person who is vibrant and full of life. Someone Andy would have entertianed at the factory. Then it can be put in acid free paper or perhaps on exhibit at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburg. So I leave you with a kind of funny comparison. Thanks to the 30 people who thought my coffee was facinating . The Katy Perry pic does look a little pop art like actually.
Growing up in the 80's Saturday morning cartoons were an event. I'd wake up about 7am rock out a bowl of frosted flakes. Saturday was " sugar cereal " day. Never allowed to have it during the week. Then a bunch of kids would go outside play reenacting the cartoons. I can't tell you how many times my mom called me in from the Hall of Justice for Lunch. Many people in this generation will say it was the best era of Saturdays morning cartoons. Here are my top 5 pics for retro cartoons with a bonus #6 . So what was your favorite ? If your from another generation give us your favorite too.
I read this post on CoCo Perez( Perez Hilton's fashion page). Which from aside of street style , I also have a boarder line obsession with. He reported on Christine Hendricks who plays Joan a curvy sassy secretary on the mega hit Mad Men. How she had trouble finding designers who would work with her. Due in part to her curvy figure .Now since the shows many awards almost cult like following. Hendricks is finding that designers are now changing there tune. Here is an excerpt of her recent LA Times Magazine Interview. The interviewer asks about her red carpet looks. I really like what she has too say .Click the pink link at the end of the quote to read the full article.
"But there is such a business these days based on being critical. It’s always been there, but now there are entire magazines devoted to shredding people—who wore the worst dress, who had the worst cellulite. It just, you know, hurts your soul. At the end of the day, you’re just going to a big party. You have to remind yourself to wear the things you love. Sometimes your friends or a stylist will go, “Yeah...no.” Sometimes you can’t see yourself with objectivity, but you have to go with what you think is pretty. You’re borrowing these dresses to wear to events, and sometimes they don’t feel like you—like something I would ever wear." ( LA TIMES Magazine )
So who are your favorite curvy women. I picked five of mine . Though the list indeed could have been longer by far . I promise you when comprising this list . We totally were grading on a curve.So tell us who is your favorite curvy lady ?
"Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided ".
Mae West
"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up. "
Marilyn Monroe
"People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves. "
Salma Hayek
"It was a very vulnerable time going from being insecure about my body and who I am to becoming comfortable with me. I had to tune out what the hell everybody else had to say about who I was. When I was able to do that, I felt free."
Queen Latifah
"I am so beautiful, sometimes people weep when they see me. And it has nothing to do with what I look like really, it is just that I gave myself the power to say that I am beautiful, and if I could do that, maybe there is hope for them too. And the great divide between the beautiful and the ugly will cease to be. Because we are all what we choose."
In honor of Bastille Day we are going to look at things that make Pop Trash Beauty say viva la France. We will take a look at what is popular in french culture this week. As always this wouldn't be proper tribute to some french classics.
Music : Top 5 Singles in Paris week of July 10,2010
1. "Jessy Matador" Allez Ola Ole
2. "Inna" Amazing
3. "Lady Gaga" Alejandro
4."David Guetta & Chris Willis" Gettin' Over You
5. "Lucenzo & Big Ali" Vem Dancar Kuduro
( for the Bieber lovers , rest assured he is invading france too )
6."Justin Bieber Ft. Ludacris" Baby
Current French ( IT Girl Actress ) Marion Cotillard
When I was reading Le Parisenne for tidbits for this post Marion Cotillard Seemed to be mentioned in every other entertainment article. She is considered a national treasure in France.Why wouldn't she be after he Oscar award winning performance in Le Vie En Rose ( Edith Piaf Story) Her most recent project will be starring in the projected box office blockbuster" Inception "with big names such as Leonardo Dicaprio, Ellen Page to name a few. The film will open July 16th across the USA. She will also be featured in Augusts issue of French Vogue. Her American Vogue cover is on newstands right now.
Fashion Staple : Scarf
They say if a french women isn't wearing a scarf , you may want to look in her purse. Tied around there necks in a European loop or over there shoulders like a shall. It is the one item a french women will not leave the house without.
Eyes : Mascara /Kohl eyeliner
Never eye shadow and liner at the same time. I'm not saying its never done. In a classic french look you have to choose.
French Street Style
If your a regular reader here at Pop Trash Beauty . You know of my boarderline obsession with street style. I found great examples of french street style from Street Style Aesthetic. The photos are beautiful on this site. Wayne Tippets has the eye of an artist.
Makeup Artist Spotlight : Jemma Kidd Celebrity MUA
Jemma Kidd is one of my favorite makeup artists. I love her teaching style products and vision here is a little bit about Jemma. She's worked for many top models on and off the catwalk, such as Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Jemima Khan,Yasmin Lebon, Jodie Kidd. Gemma's work has been featured in magazines such as Elle, FHM, Glamour, GQ, Red, Self, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.The makeup school she founded with Ginni Bogado is another accomplishment aspiring makeup artists from around the world come to train at her school. She has a makeup line that is available at Target. She recently added author to her resume with Jemma Kidd Make-up Masterclass Beauty Bible of Professional Techniques and Wearable Looks . This book is so easy too follow. You'll be amazed at what you can do with her tips. Did you get allot of gift cards this Christmas. This book is definetly a gift that will keep on giving . Be sassy in the new year. Ive posted below one of my favorite Jemma makeup tutorials. Take some of these tips for your next social function , blind date , etc . Ive made available the links for the book and Target makeup line of course makeup school. Check out her Punk Couture makeup look on her school site . Its bringing Sexy back !
Repost from December : Love it thought it deserved another Posting
I hadn't wanted to add to the whole saturation of this story. Then yet I had my very own nail appointment Friday. I can think of many times, I would have liked and expletive on my nail .
Using beauty products or fashion to send a message isn't a new idea. Suffragette's protested wearing blazing red lipstick for the right to vote. Some celebrity Obama supporters wore his likeness on there nails during the most recent presidential election. Never did an airbrush message capture so much attention. I duly note that her message wasn't in politic protest .Nor do I support the any disrespect of the United States court system. I asked a my nail tech/artist what she thought about Nailgate.
Q: Have you been doing allot nail art since the Lindsay Lohan nail gate happened ? A:Not since Katy Perry started wearing nail art have we had so many requests.
Q: What are clients asking you to write ? A:Most popular is "fxxk you" Though if they are under 18 a parent has to okay it . " I'm with him" "single" "spoiled girl" " bitch" "Team Edward" "geek lover"
Q: What do you think of Nail Gate ? A:Its been a hot topic here . Everyone said someone in her circle should have urged her not to do that. I know as a mom with a daughter around her age.I hope, that she takes this experience gets on the right track. Finds some peace in her life. ( well said and I agree)
Q: Do you love reading Pop Trash Beauty. A:Yes we do ! We especially like the post about how you set a pedicure schedule by geographic location. ( March Comes In Like A Lion , Out With Some Glam) One thing I don't think people get is how truly funny you are . (it's funny what a tip & Dunkin Donuts iced coffee can make people say)
I'd like to thank my nail artist Kel for taking her time to talk to Pop Trash Beauty. Id also like a twitter friend for suggesting this topic. I didn't get an expletive on my nail just a nice opi teal color . I have a couple things coming up where nail art isn't exactly appropriate . The teal is actually pushing it . So what secret message would you put , on your nail ?
This is an exciting colaboration and you can have it July 8th. I'll be totally rocking these rich and funky colors in my makeup kit. If they make it to kit ..
I Was reading WWD.com this morning was excited to come across this little tidbit. Please read the excerpt from the interview below at WWD.com. I love these two , EP is out today.
Mariqueen Maandig, the 29-year-old singer of How to Destroy Angels, prefers to maintain a little anonymity. It’s hardly surprising considering she’s married to rock’s extraordinarily private Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. “I like to stay in a shroud of mystery,” Maandig says. “I tell people [Trent and I] met at a Mensa meeting, because we met under such unusual circumstances,” she continues, declining to elaborate. Maandig even tried to keep her pregnancy under wraps. “There have been requests for photo shoots with these recent interviews, and I needed a good reason to decline,” she says.
But now there’s a good reason for the public to know her business. She — along with Reznor, 45, and his longtime collaborator Atticus Ross, 42 — are set to release How to Destroy Angels’ self-titled debut EP today.( via WWD.com )
A few months ago we all did the doppelganger game on Facebook Where you post a pic of a celebrity you resemble. Everyone from Kim Kardashian to Dame Edna showed up on my friends status updates. Who did I pick Andie MacDowell . Everyone from my mother too strangers on a plane would say are you related to Andie MacDowell ? Seriously this would make me blush. There is always two sides to every story. I had another doppelgager in the wings.
Yes that's Right Tracy Turnblad danced her way off the Corny Collins Show. Right into my life I never saw it coming. When the original Hairspray film came out in 1988 I never got compared to this character. It wasn't until its second release in 2007 . When Niki Blondsky portrayed her that the comparisons came rolling in. My friends would see the movie , then tell me how much we were alike. This didn't bode well for me. I was ashamed at how I recoiled at the mere mention of the movie. To me everyone seemed obsessed with watching it. When all I wanted to do was make it go away. I decided it was time to come to terms with this. When the movie came out on DVD. I watched it by myself. What I realized was Tracy Turnblad was beautiful, brave, activist, smart, good dancer. She brought people together and gave them hope. I not wanting to face the truth about myself. Had possibly shirked off one of the sweetest compliments my friends ever gave me. I should have been so lucky to be compared to her. I have since lost allot of weight and my goal isn't to far off. Coming to terms and embracing my doppelganger helped me in the long road ahead. Even If I didn't lose a single pound. I learned to love who I was, as I was.
So I asked some of my wonderful Pop Trash Beauty Twitter Followers .
Have you ever been told you look like a celebrity. Did you like or hate ?
" I have been told that I look like Rachel Hunter a lot. Which I love. "
Like or hate? Depends on the celeb I'm compared to. Once told I look like Jaqueline bisset - good. Also Laura flynn boyle- bad to me... ( Piper Pearl Page )
I've been told I look like Kimora Lee Simmons & Tamera Mowry. People just say "you look like those twins"!
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