·Holiday Party Time!

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The Holiday’s are coming, and of course we’re starting to think of what we are going to wear to that certain Holiday party this December!

Key items for a glamorous holiday look this year include: anything with sequins, the tux dress, embellished items, the little black dress, metallics, dressy coats, peep toe booties, feathered headbands, oversized earrings, and black tights. Hot colors to wear this winter include purple, red, silver, gold, and of course, black.

Velvet and lace are apparently also in style this winter, but honestly I have never been a fan of either! Why regret looking at a photo of yourself months from now, and finding yourself asking ‘Why did I wear that?’.  Also, I’m predicting that as soon as December is over, that you retire your sequined items right away until they come back in style again. After the glittery Holiday’s are over, sequins will be over as well!

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Listening to: Leona Lewis – Happy

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·Good Music: The Plastiscines!

Yes Yes Yes! In addition to the girl-band’s that I can’t get enough of, I am adding the Plastiscines to that list! The Plastiscines are a fashionable female indie-pop/rock band from Saint Cry-l’École, France. They named the band from the phrase, “with plasticine porters with looking glass ties” in the Beatles’ song, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”. Creative, I think that’s one reason that makes me like them even more! The members of the band include Katty Besnard (singer/guitar), Marine Neuilly (guitar), Louise Basilien (bass), and Anoushka Vandevyvere (drums). The Plastiscines are one of several Parisienne teenage bands, and can be referred to collectively as les bébés rockers. Their music has a fun feel-good rock sound, and they have elegance about them for writing good hooks. The band’s first album, LP1, was released in February of 2007, and their sophomore album, About Love, was released June 21 of this year. I am totally in love with About Love!

Listening to: Plastiscines – I Am Down

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·MAC Cosmetics: VIVA La GaGa!

Lady GaGa, along with Cyndi Lauper, have both teamed up with MAC Cosmetics and have named the newest faces for the MAC AIDS Fund! I am so thrilled to hear this! The new campaign is called From Our Lips, and we are looking at the launch date being February 25^th, 2010! The two new products include VIVA GLAM GaGa Lipstick and VIVA GLAM Cyndi Lipstick, and will hit MAC’s shelves on March 18^th! A different approach than numbering each shade of VIVA GLAM Lipstick with a number. This is so exciting!

Viva Glam History: 100% of the selling price of a MAC VIVA GLAM Lipstick & Lipglass is donated to the MAC AIDS Fund. Established in 1994, the fund is set up to contribute to services and programs provided by organizations, and care for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

Previous spokes models include: RuPaul, Liza Minelli, KD Lang, Lil’ Kim, Mary J Blige, Shirley Manson, Pamela Anderson, Missy Elliot, Dita Von Teese, Boy George, Christina Aguilera, Diana Ross, Elton John, Eve, Debby Harry, Lisa Marie Presley, & Fergie.

Listening to: White Town – Your Woman

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·Nicole Richie For Bebe!

The lovely Nicole Richie is one busy busy busy mother and celebrity designer! She has partnered up with Bebe on a new line of jewelery sold exclusively under her House Of Harlow 1960 brand. She has also designed a keepsake bracelet that will be sold through the month of December with 25% of the sales donated to the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation. The jewelery line is available today, November 6^th, online, and will be in stores starting November 10^th!

Listening to: The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

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·Lady GaGa On Gossip Girl!

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I’m super excited! In about a week and a half Lady GaGa is set to appear on an episode of Gossip Girl! The singer is going to perform a special redition of her new single Bad Romance on the episode, fittingly titled The Last Days Of Disco Stick. GaGa filmed her cameo in mid-October at New York Angel Orensanz, a downtown synagogue-turned-performance space. She was willing to stay on set and perform silently in the background of all the shots so that she could stay a part of the scene and incorporated into the action. GaGa’s performance of Bad Romance incorporated a few Gossip Girl-specific lyrics, but there are no plans to release the revised version, so you’re just gonna have to tune in on Monday, November 16^th to catch it!

Listening to: Christina Aguilera – The Voice Within

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·The King Of Pop: This Is It!

So this past Sunday I went and saw Michael Jackson’s: This Is It! And I must say, it was simply outstanding! It is just so crazy how much work went into this concert during the prep time from March to June of this year; the direction from Kenny Ortega, the dancers, the makeup artists, the band, the special effects. Amazing! As a master of his craft, Jackson knew exactly what he wanted. His process and work ethic are very hands on as he corrected minor parts of the sound, the dance, or the cue. You can tell how fragile and so thin he is, but then Michael sings, and he sounds like the Michael we know, love, and miss dearly! In the film Ortega shows us huge chunks of filmed set pieces intended for the epic concert of greatest hits that was set to open in London for fifty performances. MJ truly wanted this concert to be a gift to all his fans, and you can tell! Through the film, Jackson came through as much more than an entertainer, and more like a preacher. He used music and dance, as he always has, to continue to spread messages about love, peace, and caring for the earth. I grew up dancing to Michael Jackson in dance class, and I felt that this film was inspiring. Michael Jackson is a true entertainer, and he will remain and will always be the King of Pop. Rest in peace!

Listening to: Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror

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·Blake Lively On The Cover Of Nylon!

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Nylon is my FAVORITE magazine! Hands down! Blake Lively is the cover girl for this November’s issue, her second cover for the mag. Shot by Matthew Frost, the spread is really beautiful! And for Blake, life definitely imitates fashion! “I Dress Like Serena!” the Gossip Girl star reveals of her character, Upper East Side socialite Serena van der Woodson, on the hit CW show, “I own half of her wardrobe, so it’s far too similar to the way I dress.” she adds. She is still currently dating actor Penn Badgley (who plays her former boyfriend, Dan Humphrey on the show), though she admits that aside from their similar fashion sense and taste in men (yes, in men?), they have very little in common. I wouldn’t expect otherwise, they seem quite different from one another. She looks stunning as usual on the Nylon’s cover. I would like to add though; does anyone else notice how her dresses keep getting shorter and shorter every episode this season? And her cleavage bigger and bigger? It’s quite different from Serena’s style last season!

Listening to: Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day

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·Glow In The Dark Panties!

Glow in the dark lingerie? Well, why not!? Australian lingerie company LuminoGlow has revealed their Boudoir collection featuring seven different lingerie opeions to achieve that flow in the dark illumination once the lights go out. Every garment in the range of lingerie is made with fantastic European stretch lace that glows in the dark. The front and back of each garment glows when the room is pitch black. There are a few added  fabrics that don’t glow in the dark, such as stretch silk satin that looks very glamorous and adds that extra sex appeal! The only catch that is that obviously you have to keep the garment near a light source for about two to three minutes before wearing, and lets be honest, when it’s time to hit the sheets, we don’t really have that kind of time! I’m just sayin’! Cute idea none the less!

Listening to: Keith Urban – Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me

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