Girl, You So Well Spoken!

way back in february, i had the chance to shoot an editorial for tchad magazine featuring actor shawn ashmore (of "x-men" fame... scans coming soon).

the highlight of that experience? the dynamic hair & makeup duo of may lindstrom and juxta dunn [just JUXTA, if you're nasty]. equipped with organic, holisitic, 100% GREEN makeup, i felt like i was at the spa as opposed to sitting in a hair & makeup chair for a shoot. 

flash forward to 3 months later and i'm shooting with may & juxta again! this time, i left the experience with a small take-away: a powder-to-creme face mask made of bamboo charcoal, cocoa, sea salts, moroccan clay, amazonian clay, & vitamin c.

of course, i simply had to experiment with it-- and of course i had to document the experience! 

step one: application-

i mixed 1/3 of the powdery contents with water to create a chocolate mousse-like creme and applied it over my entire face. naturally, the only thing to do was smoke a cigarette whilst waiting for the mask to dry. 

step 2: let it settle

the maximum amount of time to wear the mask? approximately one hour. when first applied it feels all tingly. then, like most masks, it will give you that "i-feel-like-i-need-to-pour-an-entire-bottle-of-lotion-on-my-face" sensation. this would be a good time to give yourself a pedicure or engage in other activities that don't involve moving your mouth. 

step 3: rinse & go!

my macbook camera can't possibly do it justice, but my face feels smoother than a baby's bottom and my inner glow is shining through every pore (yes, i know it sounds corny, but i'm serious)!

that fresh and clean feeling without the harsh chemicals you'll find in your over-the-counter beauty products? yes, please and thank you!

sadly, may's amazing face mask won't make wearing those one-size-too-small pvc thigh high platforms and spiked agent provocateur corset at the wb gala i'm modeling in tonight any easier/more comfortable... but at least my face has the feel-goods!

[check may lindstrom out here and on facebook!]

todays outfit? orange beret: united colours of benetton, grey cotton jersey t-shirt: alternative apparel, high-waisted vintage denim cut-off shorts: the cobrashop, navy leggings: h&m, 10-eye doc martens :)

earring: fly by tina gold

a closer look at the accessories: earring- fly by tina gold, necklaces- b&co and falling whistles, chain ring- wasteland, turquoise rings- bought from gypsies. lol  [and no, i didn't iron my shirt. cos i'm a "wrinkly shirt-chipped nails-last night's eyeliner" kind of girl]

now i'm off to roam the streets of la la land :)

i'm in love with aloe blacc.

well, i'm in love with this song. the verdict's still out on "how to make it in america,"  the new hbo tv show for which this song serves as the theme, though... does anyone else think of 70s funk when they hear this?? 

am absolutely in love with this song, and i'm even further in love with this remix.

get into La Roux, a band so named for the singer, eleanor jackson's fire red hair. the brit's always do electro/synthpop well, no?

when i go to sleep at night and when i wake up, this is what i dream about [because dreaming doesn't stop when the sandman evacuates the premises and the sun rises, you know].

i want the editorials, the magazine covers, the runway shows, the fashion weeks, the brand campaigns, the dresses, the accessories, the [sky-high] shoes, the fabulous personal wardrobe, the street-style photographer hoping for a glimpse of me, the renowned photographers shooting me, the everlasting marriage [to a rocker?], love, success, wealth, vogue, elle, paris, milan, japan, karl lagerfeld, christopher bailey, alexander wang, valentino, alexander mcqueen, christophe decarnin, nicolas ghesquiere, kate&laura mulleavy, terry richardson, gilles bensimon, patrick demarchelier, steven meisel, mario testino, peter lindbergh, annie leibovitz, solve sundsbo, ... the list goes on.

when i go to sleep at night and when i wake up, this is what i dream about. because the real dream happens when your eyes are open, and if i get to choose what happens--since i get to choose what happens--this is what i choose: