Jet Lagged Blog Post !

We are going to be doing a couple of posts on my recent trip to the pacific northwest. There will be coffee, salmon, street style. Arty photos I think are cool posted all this week. Yet your beloved self proclaimed pop culture blogger. Wasn't much of a beauty this week. I didn't really do any makeup or dress as someone who has a blog called Pop Trash beauty should. I was on vacation dang it .  I'm sitting here Jet Lagged thinking how on earth I will ever get up in time for work ? I'm scared just thinking about it.

Random Thoughts
 First off why on earth is there a hot topic in Seattle ?  Once again I'm just saying what got you mocked an shunned in the 90's is now all mainstream in a store. Manic Panic should be a little hard to buy don't you think ?  You should earn the right to have blue hair ?  I think I'm just still kinda buzzing from the whole love of those who are arty type vibe that infected me this week. It will be knocked out of me soon enough as the conformity of my daily routine grabs hold of me.With my standard issue lunch bag an travel mug. When the highlight of my day is getting the last cherry pop tart out of the vending machine at work. I'm a little sad that I wont be putting on my chuck T 's on to start the day. Lazily sipping the best coffee ever watching KING 5 news with my auntie. Watching the movie The Perfect Storm with people who aren't from Boston. People thinking my accent is a wicked Pissah . Feeling this ironic geeky giggle rise up in me as I bought a Twilight Saga book not too far from where it is filmed. So this ends my jet lagged blog post. I will post a blog in the form you know an love. This is my way of touching base with you . So stay tuned PTB friends for some entertianing blog posts this next week .

What's In My Purse

When will that magic wand wave accross my head an say " Tracey you are a adult " Witty action figures are not fine home design.  My friends who suggested this blog post. After an incident were I spilled my purse in the middle of our local coffee shop. They said it was like a game of I spy. I will admit it is a bit much. So I am embarking on the most random blog post in the entire history of PTB.

 So what in my purse ?

This is my purse its a Vera Wang from Kohls ( umm if I had the money for a Vera Wang , I wouldn't be writing posts about DIY fashion week. I do rotate my purses but this is the most used.)




It doesn't photograph well . I wanted you to see how it changes color



This my purse spilled out . Your going to think I'm a modern day Mary Poppins when you see this mess.

 Granny Jewelry necklaces - Because you just don't know if you'll feel the same about the morning
necklace later in the day. ( I'm sick)

Breath Mints- Yeah just a staple

Perfume-Miracle Lancome

Smelly Lotion- Okay I have a chronic lotion issue. I must be yummy all the time. ( even sicker)
 lip balms - I might be in the mood for candy corn, barbie , Burt's bees , Victoria's secret

Wallet -Normal

Avon brochures form the lady at my office- Research ( lol )

Book I forget to read- yep its been in my purse for a year.

Pink T-Rex Pen- Don't you have one ?

Stamps- Though I'm postally challenged ask Kitty Amsbry how long she has been waiting for her prize from our contest in June. I do everything online . #Fail

Mascara - Waterproof Stilla

Lipstick - I have too many  ( the sickest of it all )

Sunglasses- Dollar Store pair cute huh.

Cellphone - normal

Paper - At least I don't litter

Change-normal

This is Chomps he lives in my purse

I have an illness called Compulsive Purse Hoarding( I just made that up) . I have to do weekly purse dumps to keep things in order. I have always been like this its insane . Its a bit girly even for me . I didn't really blossom into the whole girly beauty thing till my 30's . I don't know is there a cure for this ? So whats in your purse ?

A Mosiac of Fall Color

When I was studying to be a makeup artist. One thing I learned was color theory how it is key in a makeup application. This is also true in the art world if you are painting . Color theory looks at how the colors work with one another. Using a color wheel can give you an idea of how an idea will play out.  I thought this article was interesting it gives you an idea of how a seasons color is establish. You'll find it truly interesting at the thought process that goes into the color selection of some our favorite shoes an handbags.

Here is an excerpt from the WSA Today Article : The Must-Have Color Trends For Fall 2010

“The big picture theme is a Mosaic of Color and Style,” she says. “This reflects cultural, universal time frames and seemingly disconnected elements. Though new technologies continue to reinvent the future, we may notice some things have a vaguely nostalgic feeling.”




"The interest in making everything old new again stems from, yes, the current economy. “Since people are thinking about the economy, that’s telling us some of the styling of the past isn’t discarded, but instead brought back in a new way. What’s important today is to think in terms of practicality. People are going to ask themselves, gee, I already have six pairs of black shoes, so why do I need another pair? Retailers are going to want to give them something new, and this is where color plays an important role. For example, maybe a consumer is drawn to a purple car, but when they get to the show room they decide to go with the black version. But you need to have that purple car to get their attention.”   ( Taken from : The Must-Have Color Trends For Fall 2010 by Leatrice Eiseman)

I found her mosaic theory to be very interesting in how the economy is driving the current trends.  I posted below an example of one her pallets an how it is applied to trend.

“Deconstructing-Reconstructing also follows the theme of revisiting the past, but it focuses more on neutrals, grey, gunmetal and cream. Ochre, brown and black are accented with topiary greens and lipstick red. You could describe this as old school. There has been a movement toward looking to The Gap and Ralph Lauren, but this is still a reinvented look. It’s buffalo plaids and Americana, but not as it was in the 80s. It’s a bolder way of combining plaids and checks.


 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                    




 So there you have it inside look at Fall Colors . To Read the full article click here ---> The Must Have Color Trends For Fall

Random Life Post : Has Art Made You Cry ?

  They say Michael Angelo worked night an day on David. Not sleeping hardly eating with a constant spray of water above his head to keep out the dust. His hands must have been bloody an raw.  I think about the passion an drive it must have took to keep chipping away. Did he weep when he looked upon his creation ? Someone told me they saw a painting the other day that brought them to tears. They were moved by the sheer beauty of the piece. When I asked others some also admitted crying without warning from a work of art. I found this very interesting sobbing at the sheer beauty of art . Evoking such emotion with out warning your over come. ( I told you it was going to be a crazy blog post) I know this is not a new concept but I've been thinking about it allot. Has there ever been a work of art that has brought you to tears? Was it a painting , music , sculpture, cinema, theater ?  One artist that has evoked great emotion in me is Frida Kahlo . This is one of her paintings I could look at over an over just pulls me right in. Its called Memory or The Heart . I have read the explaination of the painting. To me it  embodies the raw emotion of Love betrayed . How it cuts right through you. Its funny my mom always encouraged the fine arts in our home . She'd happily put anything I made on the fridge with pride. When I got to High School my painting went in an entire different direction . Even now she painfully looks at it an says " Dont show people this , they will think I didnt love you "  She says it laughing. I tell her you have to see the dark to see the light. My painting latley has been very light an happy.

"I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration. "


Frida Kahlo



In our next blog post will be about the Fall color !!