DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH~!

MY GOODBYE

MICHAEL WAS "THE GREATEST" ENTERTAINER/ ARTIST OF ALL TIME!!. HE WAS THE MOHAMMED ALI OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. HE WAS A GREAT HUMANITARIAN. AND AS HE SEARCED HIS SOUL SOMETIMES MAKING MISTAKES AS WE ALL HAVE DONE, HE STILL MANAGED TO TOUCH SO MANY LIVES AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER OF ALL RELIGIONS, COLORS AND CREEDS! WE WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER "ALI" AND WE SHALL NEVER SEE ANOTHER MICHAEL JACKSON PASS THIS WAY AGAIN. I PRAY FOR HIS TRANSITION TO GOD IN JESUS NAME, AMEN...

IRIS UP IN HARLEM...

THE GREATEST!

I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

THEY HAD A VARIETY SHOW - GET IT BLACK BOYS~!

THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE ICON. THE LEGEND.

There really are no words to express what the world felt yesterday or what I felt. Michael Jackson is gone. No more fly dances. No more sick video world premieres. No more MUSIC~! Many times imitated, but never ever duplicated. I remember as a little girl I was actually petrified of Michael Jackson - can we say THRILLER? I HATED the video. My sisters used to make me watch it and they would laugh at me as I cried when he transformed into a wolf and the zombies came out lol oh the memories.

Then one day, Rock With You came on TV I must have been about 5 or 6 and there he was. Shining from head to toe singing to me "I wanna rock with youuuu yea alll night/dance you in to the sunlightttt/i wanna rock with you yeaaa alll night/wanna dance the night awayyyy" and I fell HARD. Not only was he jamming in the video alone with the sickest moves, he gleamed! All the shit I LOVE.

Michael Jackson was a true visionary whose visions actually came to fruition - how many of us strive to do that today? how many artists can say they have accomplished that great feat? Not many. I mean the man was the absolute most FAMOUS person in the WORLD~! There will NEVER EVER BE another Mike J. We have lost a great man with a pure heart. Before everyone wanted to get political and talk about saving the earth etc Michael had done it - Man in the Mirror, Earth Song, Heal The World, Scream, They Don't Care About Us etc. etc.

Who's going to be around to debut the SICKEST videos on the planet? His videos were mini-epic episodes of greatest - Remember the Time?!?! Before Bussa Buss had African themed videos reminding us all of our favorite movie Coming to America - MJ Did it first! Magic Johnson, Eddie Murphy, Iman in his video!!!!! Who's going to show the youngins how to really "shake down to the ground"? What other music artist do you know that had a video game for SEGA?!@ I played that damn near every day. He was a trendsetter!

I could go on and on about Michael and his accomplishments, achievements and contributions to the world and music. All I can say is - "keep on with the force don't stop/don't stop til you get enough" Michael Jackson definitely NAILED IT~!

R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON - WE LOVE YOU

THE BEGINNING


MOVES


GLOVE



EARLY STAGES OF GLOVE

THE PRODIGY

THE ICON

THE MUSIC

THE MAN

THE LEGEND

REMEMBER THE TIME

DEFYING GRAFITY

MAN IN THE MIRROR

GREATEST PERFORMER EVER

SUPER DUPER FLY

THAT YOU DEFINITELY WERE! BAD!

Where was the MANICURIST?

This past weekend loads of celebs were out and about doing shows and having a blast, but where the hell was the MANICURIST?!? Two of my FAV It girls definitely did not receive the stamp of approval this weekend and normally they NAIL IT!

Mistake 1 :/

Miss Keri Baby what happened?!@ Fierce outfit. Check. Hair. Check. Microphone Check 1, 2, 1, 2, but where was the pop of color on those bare hands? This look should have been topped off with a color that is dynomite. Even an electric blue to match the electric blue patch in her leggings would have done the trick.

Next time Miss Keri let's kick the hands up a notch - otherwise she looked tres fab ;).

Here is an option for the next show:
Zoya Tallulah

Mistake 2 :/

So So, this time you didn't know so. Lately, you have been the queen of funk, risk taking make-up, MINKED out nails, you name it, she's done it. This time I'm just not sure what you were going for. It looks less edgy and more like your fingers got slammed in a door. No bueno mamita. I heart you anyway.

Next time So let's try to add a base color before using the black line and the look will have more appeal. See below for half-moon nail seen at NY Fashion Week in February created by CND.

Matte This On For Size...

The thrill of shimmer is out of the window and the more muted/matte look is totally in for fall! The beauty of this look is that matte polish provides the perfect palette to make a fashion statement with your nails. Mix it up with a gloss lacquer and watch magic before your eyes.

Brands like OPI (slated to launch their matter collection in July) have a small disclaimer on their bottles - matte should be used when trying to make a "statement" and does not last as long as regular OPI Nail Lacquers. Well dolls matte it up and don't be afraid to Nail It!

Zoya and Orly will also launch matte collections for the fall season. Zoya's collection is called Zoya Matte Velvet - read more at zoyanailpolish.blogspot.com.


And for those of you who'd like to try this look out first before purchasing your fav colors in matte, try Essie's Matte About You matter finisher.

Pinky Perfect

Is the summer here? Is it still winter? Is it fall? I mean what the heck! Since we can't have picture perfect weather, the next best thing is to have picture perfect nails and create your own illusion of summer. There is no better color to make you feel in the 'spirit of fun in the sun' than PINK! Cliche? Maybe, but who doesn't smile when presented with the beautiful palette.

And speaking of which, since I am sitting at home with PINK EYE (UGH) it definitely gave me the inspiration to post the best pinks of the summer or fall or winter - whatever we are having right now in NEW YORK CITY!

Take a look at some of my favs and run to the nearest beauty supply store or nail salon for purchase. We need a weather intervention and I believe Pink is the cure!

Punchy Pink - Essie Neon 2009 Collection

(wear out on a hot night to the club and your nails will literally glow in the dark)

Flirty Fushia - Essie Neon 2009 Collection

Lovie Dovie - Essie Summer 2009 Collection

Shorts Story - OPI Summer 2009 Collection

(looks great on bronzed skin tones)

Strawberry Margarita - OPI Mexico Collection

Ali - Zoya Summer 2009 La-di-da Collection

(very HOT pink)

Make It Your Own!

Back in April (better late than never) Essie launched an all blue collection - Essie North Folk Collection. At first glance, I was not that excited about it, but once I arrived at Nails & More last week Sunday for my weekly mani & pedi session, I decided to jazz up the colors a bit.

On nails - Essie Greenport with black nail polish as color block

Since the colors are a bit on the boring side alone, make it your own and have your nail technician create a color block on your fingers and toes. It'll add some flavor to your color palette and definitely give you a reason to look at your toes/nails and smile!

On toes - Essie Shelter Island with Essie Punchy Pink as color block

Greenport, Sag Harbour (perfect shimmery silver for summer), & Shelter Island

Have fun with it!