I Love Your Nails!

I have been completely hooked on nail strips for the past year.  I buy the strips made by Sally Hansen, which can be purchased at any drugstore.  As you can see I did gold today, but Teal With It is my favorite so far...

I feel better when my nails are painted and looking pretty, but I am the most impatient person and can't wait for my nails to dry.  The strips literally just stick on your nail, it's so easy and they last much longer than polish.  No drying time.  I've noticed that kiosks have been selling them in malls, although I haven't purchased them there yet.  
   
They come in several colors but I can't wait for them to add more!  I hope these take over the bottles of polish that dry out, break, or sit on our counters for years unopened because the lid is painted shut!

Hair Tool History

Beauty Source

iCollect

I have always loved hearing stories from my mom and grandma about the things they did to their hair.  My mom used to iron her hair on an ironing board with a clothes iron to make it straight. They used to use orange juice cans as rollers to smooth out the hair and give a full curl.
 
Today you wouldn't use a flat iron that is not temperature regulated!  As for smooth hair with large curls, the runway models get set with velcro rollers...

I can't wait to see what tools we will use in the future that we just can't live without!

InStyle

beauty zone

Disney

Disney biography

I read a quote by Walter Elias Disney this morning, printed because yesterday was his birthday...

"Laughter is America's most important import." Disney.  The following quotes are proof of his success.  With hard work, determination and an understanding of what is really important, good things develop.  Walt Disney was eccentric and controversial at times but I can respect the commitment he had to his dream...

"The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique." Disney.

"A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there.  With enough effort, he may achieve it.  Or he may find something that is even more rewarding.  But in the end no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive." Disney.

"I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained." Disney.

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all the troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me...You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." Disney.

VALENTINO

Valentino

Whether you are a lover of fashion or not, the Valentino Garavani Virtual Archives is an absolute must see/must experience.  You are going to an online museum.  It is so beautifully done and it just went live today. You can go whenever you want!

I continue to be in awe of the things technology brings us every day, every minute no less.  I believe that utilizing technology for something positive takes us beyond our potential.  Valentino Garavani's long time business partner Giancarlo Giammetti put this virtual museum together of the Valentino archive. 

This may be the next revolution for museums.  Nothing will replace museums, but this is an opportunity for people to experience something they wouldn't ordinarily be able to see.  Moving through this virtual museum you feel as if you are seeing something real.  Something tangible.  It is amazing. 

When first going into the museum, you can change the settings.  I suggest adjusting the head rotation sensitivity.  This controls how quickly you move.  I was dizzy at first, so I adjusted mine to 6.2.  This is a 360 degree 3D experience.  It is breathtaking, intriguing, it is bright and happy.  From the skylight to the shiny white floors, I want to live there!  

In my lifetime I would never have thought I would be writing on this machine about how I just went through a virtual museum observing Valentino's archive of couture fashion!  What a wonderful world... 
http://www.valentino-garavani-archives.org/

Holiday Cards

I'm working on our Christmas/Holiday cards.  I'm getting a little punchy because it's Friday!  Here are some of my favorites, you should be scared.  Who knows what I might send out this year!

Funny or Die

Austin Pets Alive!

This is me bragging on my sister-in-law...
I just returned from a cocktail celebration for Ellen Jefferson.  She was one of 10 people chosen as the ten people to watch in Austin by Tribeza magazine... 


Ellen started this non-profit organization which is  dedicated to stopping the killing of Austin's adoptable dogs and cats.  She is focused on making Austin a no-kill city.  Austin Pets Alive! focuses solely on the healthy and treatable pets who have no other options and will be killed the next day at the local animal center.  Austin Pets Alive! is now working toward making Central Texas no-kill and is being used as a model for other cities around the country as well.  

Ellen is a rock star in Austin.  She is committed to her work, her work makes her happy and tremendous things have happened as a result!

Tribeza

ART BASEL MIAMI 2011

Pepperstein, Pavel: Do You Love My Hair?

Art Basel Miami starts tomorrow and runs until the 4th.  I have been whining silently to myself, wishing I was going, wishing I was there...
 
I crave art.  I love art.  I love the energy it attracts, I love the conversations surrounding art.  Art Basel Miami fulfills all of these things and more!  I am reminded of my favorite Miami restaurants, the smell of salty sea air, and sweet friends...

Here are some fun pieces I would have loved seeing!

Tanaka, Koki: A Haircut by 9 Hairdressers At Once (Second attempt)

Warhol, Andy: Female Head with Purple Hair