Curly Hair: Advice from Life Experience 

   Curly hair brings up memories of babies, the idea of Cupid…and for those with curls, frizz, humidity, & nappyness.  Before the dawning of the age of the flatiron, curlers predated the blow dryer as the go-to, and then there was the hair steamer.  Kids these days won’t understand how much I would’ve appreciated knowledge…

Pastel Goth

   Ouija Planchette Necklace by The Bee’s Knees Bracelettes BCBG Generation RingPop Ring by Glitter Glitz N Glam  Collar: Repurposed & hand sewn by me.

Pastel Goth For Summer

Given Spring Summer fashion trends have us shifting to dark colors, dark florals, black leather, platforms, and pastel jeans, and Resort shows featured pastel as well, I thought, why not jumble it all together and revert to pastel goth? With the models of resort keeping the colored hair thing going, and my being bored of…

DIY Bold Hair Colors: Blue Hair (Or any color)

    I bleached her hair using 30vol developer and L’Oréal Super Oreal Blanc Powder Bleach, then dyed using Color Jamz in Not So Shy Violet (I find it deposits color more boldly than Manic Panic). We broke up the color by  creating an ombré effect, applying bleach higher up midway through the bleaching process. The…

The Making of Monsters: Stiletto Nails DIY

 Although I’ve used tips when doing my nails professionally or myself, I decided to do my first sculpting attempt.  The issue is I made it more stiletto than the other nails, but am overall satisfied, given this was my first time.

Pastel Lilac Ombré Hair

Pastel Lilac Ombré I did using Clairol Jazzing Icicle to both make it white & then to color it.

Street Style

Californian fashion muses express their style uniquely at the bar scene: on the left we see the sleeveless blazer look, on-trend for fall, to the right we see the continued evolution of menswear most evident in Asia. As with the unique Blazers we’re seeing come from unknown Asian designers, this shirt is original with its…

Devilishly Handsome

“It’s not right to be hellish” I picked a mishmash of items at the costume store: clip in horns, a bat fillagreé mask, cat tail, forever 21 moto PU leather leggings, a hot topic button up, aldo Schettini shoes with gold chain detail, and a Cellblock 13 harness. h