Happy Town is China Town

Spontaneously this Saturday rather than running mundane errands we decided to go to China Town. It was a perfect choice, for our perfect day, it was perfectly sunny and we had a perfectly satisfying lunch at my new favorite restaurant Via Cafe. We sat and admired the tourists, saw cute little girls wearing traditional Chinese pajamas with parasols. We joined in with others and tossed coins into the wishing and even contemplated buying stink bombs. It was lovely, and I felt like a tourist myself. I had this familiar feeling that reminded me of the first time my parents drove me to Melrose. I'd never been to an area so cool; I was 13 years old barley starting Junior High in Anaheim. Melrose was exotic and was the complete opposite of what I was used to, I LOVED it! I remember thinking to myself, that as soon as I am old enough to move out of my parents house I am moving to LA. It’s pretty strange how you forget certain things, things that were so important at one time and now that i have some of those things I totally forget what it was like to fantasize about them. China Town reminded me that a small accomplishment such as moving 35 miles away is an accomplishment. I guess the point if there is one to this entry it’s to chill out and enjoy life...

Believe it or not I am camera shy, but I insisted that we capture our perfect day so here it is. I also picked up some absolute necessities such as ten small wooden clocks... I think they have been sitting in that store since the 80's doll house trend. I happily bought them and am strongly considering going back and buying the remaining 40....
xoxo
c

Solarized lucky cats!

Party is over...

seven days to go for the Pop Up Shop at AK1511... My friends (Charlie and Marcelle and Louise Rose) and I have our handmade gems and cool vintage pieces (Vintique LA and LA Vintage Exchange) at this shop for exactly one more week. If you live on the west side please check it out! We've had so much fun and are proud to be a part of this project! The turnout was amazing, here are some pictures from our party on Friday night....
xoxo
C

Red Hot Red is Ravishing

Now that I my hair resembles caramel swirl ice cream, I long for the days of RED..... I have had almost every shade of red. I am never satisfied and always wanting a different color, this is why I am forever at my favorite salon Unity picking Denise's brain of which color to go next. In desperate times I will purchase my at home cello to tie me over until I can set up my next appointment with the chemist Denise. With red filling my head I got to thinking of all of the fabulous ladies with red hair. All of my most favorite designers have red hair Sonia, Betsey, Vivienne and then I saw September Issue Grace wowed me she sealed the deal and confirmed that Red is better!
ps.
my two MOST favorite artist are red too, Kimi and Daiquiri!
xo
c

















Sonia...




















Betsey.....









Vivienne















above pretty natural red head Daiquiri!















Kimi Buzzelli












old me with RED hair!!!

Spring Time Fun!

Friday night was the store opening of AK1511 LXRY Pop Up Shop in Venice. I am selling some of my jewelry along with my friends and Etsy LA Street team! It was a great night full of friends, food trucks, amazing vintage and delectable hand made jewelry! Here are some pictures from the evening, check out my beautiful hang tags that my boyfriend designed for me and my new hair! xoxo

Four Eyed and Fabulous

I was inspired and in awe how effortlessly Marilyn transitioned the look of nerdy glasses to glamorous glasses in How to Marry a Millionaire. Not only did I fall in love with Marilyn again but I decided it was time to sport my own vintage inspired Marilyn specs. This image of Marilyn I found online shows her character in the movie so perfectly, if you haven't seen this gem of a movie yet I recommend that you do. Wear your most fab dress, put on some lipstick, fluff your hair, get your Jiffy Pop and plop on your comfy couch and be enamored with the beautiful Marilyn.

Here are some pictures of me with my Marilyn knock offs, I am not quite the babe a licious, glamorous, effortless chic as Marilyn but I'd say a vast improvement from my younger year eye patch phase... xo

Heartbreaker the love test....

i've gotta get my liquid courage on for tomorrow nights KAROKE NIGHT!!!! ... we've been invited to K-town with my fellow coworkers we're all going to this lovely festivity to celebrate a colleagues transfer to Boston. I normally wound not go out on a work night but i've decided to spice things up and in doing so i will even be participating, even though i promised my step-dad I would never sing again in public. I am hoping that all my practicing will pay off and when one of my most favorite songs by Dionne Warwick starts and i am able to belt it out! This is going to be the ultimate test in my relationship my boyfriend is going to see me totally geek out possibly changing the way he thinks of me, not to mention i asked him to video tape it, eek what was i thinking.... to be continued, outlook not so good.....

from sad to glad with a little Mood Lipstick

Whenever I am feeling down in the dumps or I glance at myself in a mirror and do not like what I see. I reach for my Mood Lipstick, I buy them by the dozen, and at $3.99 a dozen how can I resist...

Basically, the darker the shade of the Mood Lipstick the darker pink your lips will be, all that the Mood Lipsticks does is gives you pink lips that last, since they stain your lips too.

I recently read an article about tips to make you look younger and more vibrant, having pink lips was on the top of the list. If bright pink lips scare you try the lightest pink Mood Lipstick and sparingly apply it, you can even add a dab of my new favorite Black Lipstick from my guru Poppy King the Lipstick Queen! Check out this cool video I found with young tweens having so much fun with their Mood Lipstick, this video proves just how fun Mood Lipsticks can be! Enjoy!!! xo