::the brooklynista::

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Sally Hanson & Chip Shop.

The other night I went out to dinner at the Chip Shop (they have AMAZING baked veggie mac and cheese and get this... deep fried Snickers, Twinkies, for Pete's sake whatever the hell you want. I HIGHLY recommend it.) with my lover Mika. As we were gossiping and doing the normal girl thang I spotted her nails. They looked like an amazing artist spent 10 hours on each nail to create this lacey masterpiece. Well, something of that sort. Anyway, they were so cool of course I had to get the full 411. They are called Sally Hansons NEW Salon Effects nailpolish strips. You can go with a solid color or spice it up with leopard print, zebra print, lace, fishnet, there are so many different styles to choose from. At first I was all confused on how to actually apply the strip or how it even worked. When Mika was trying to explain it just sounded bizarre to me. Right after we finish stuffing our faces at the delicious Chip Shop we headed on down to CVS. We searched the make up aisle and nothing, then baby Mika (I like to call her that because she is so tiny) found them on the tallest rack there is (ironic). It was hard to see the colors and prints to choose from because they were so high up but it's all good because I had found what I had been dreaming of (for the past 20 minutes). Me being the saucy diva I am went with the zebra print. I got home and immediately opened the box and gave it ago. The kit includes 16 strips in varying sizes, a cuticle stick and mini file/buffer. You actually file the access of the strip off of your nail. One must purchase this in order to understand the awesomeness of this new product. I have had them one for almost 4 days now, I did the dishes, went in the hot tub, and was in the shower everyday. No chipping, no lifting, just a perfect manicure. I read that it last for up to 2 weeks. I will report back and let you know the status then. Until then, go out and get them! You can find them at any CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, Duane Reade and Target.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Speeding Bullets

Soulkhan feat. Akie -"Speeding Bullets" Official Video was just recently released. This is hilarious. What a great concept, admirable song, and amazing talent. I am pretty much in love with the both of them.

Spotted: JadeTribe

It was Tuesday morning and Jimmy was getting up early in order to catch a bus with the fellow brown bag crew. They had a show to do in Boston. I woke up to Jimmy kissing me on the forehead and shoving Suri under my arm like a baby. Then, Suri being Suri, started acting like a maniac and woke me up. I was all flustered and was like I'm gonna be late for work! Got up, started my daily routine and out the door I went. I was wondering what happened to my phone because my alarms didn't go off this morning. Until, as I was walking to the train, they went off. Further realizing I left an hour earlier for work. Idiot I said to myself. Got on the train anyway and figured I would just have a nice breakfast and people watch on the bench in front of the store. What made this even more worth while was, some super cute chick came up to me and asked me if she could take my picture. Of course me who loves to have all the attention in the world was like of coursseee dahlling! As she snapped my picture I asked what it was for and she told me she works for handbagdesigner101.com and I have been spotted! She handed me her card with her info and I could not help the enormous smile that was becoming my face. All giddy because first off I LOVE this site and read it daily and 2nd one of our designers was just named "The Best Green Bag" in their 5th annual independent handbag designer awards. Congrats to Belinda Pasqua of The Sway! I checked the website non stop for a couple of hours and then there it was, front and center on the main page. It was ME and my beautiful handbag designed by JadeTribe. I will say I am not deeply in love with the pic but what girl doesn't over analyze any picture. But I still feel privileged and honored to have my photo posted on their fabulous site! Thank you handbagdesigner101.com!