foodie

As part of the grunge movement, for some reason, food has been a hot item. Food on clothes. Usually junk food: hamburgers, ice cream, pizza and anything else these size 0 girls aren't eating. Maybe as a cheeky reminder that these girls don't go near calorie bomb foods. Needless to say, retailers are really catching on. Above is the latest lookbook from online retailer Asos, along with a tumblr picture that's been circulating. One of many that has to do with junk food. It's not just Asos though, everyone from Dolce & Gabana to Black Milk have caught on to the food phenom. Anyways, whether or not you're into it, you gotta admit, these pics make you really fuckin' hungry.

dark paradise

Clinique "Black Honey"; Kate Moss for Rimmel; Maybelline "Deepest Cherry"; Vincent Longo "Gioelle Berry"; YSL "Rouge Pur No. 32"

I've been wearing dark lipstick for quite some time now, ever since Kate Moss first released her lipstick collection. Anyways, I didn't think it would be a trend that would go beyond 90s grunge kids, but NYFW, and more specifically, Philip Lim, have proven me wrong. Above are all brands that I own or have tried. Cliniques "Black Honey" is hands down the easiest to wear in the sense that the color fits any and all skin tones. Ask any Clinique girl, and they'll tell you Black Honey is the most popular color for that reason, however it's not as dark as you may expect. Kate Moss' lipstick is cheap and good quality. It goes on smooth, but fades quickly. Maybelline is also cheap in price, but dries out your lips. This, however, can easily be fixed by applying ample amounts of chapstick before-hand. The color is also really great and dark. Vincent Longo's color "Gioelle Berry"is a lot more plum and won't fit all skin tones, mainly darker. My favorite, though, is YSL's "Rouge Pur No. 32." I wear it whenever I want a flawless grunge look, and what's awesome about it is even as it fades, it seems to change color and have a different effect. It's not as moisturizing, but awesome because it can last you all day.

Oh! And don't put on a lot of make-up. Little to no eyeshadow, barely there blush and lots of mascara finish off the dark lipstick look.

crushed

Widow; Free People; Olsenboye; Funktional; Jeffrey Campbell; UNIF

Crushed velvet is a trend that is up and coming. Be warned, however, this is a type of extension of the grunge trend going around, so don't expect to see Kate fucking Middleton or Kim Kardashian wearing crushed velvet. What makes crushed velvet crushed, and not considered regular velvet, is the wrinkled kind of look. It looks a little bit cheap, but that's just the design. Crushed velvet is a definitely love it or hate it kind of thing, and I love it. The Widow leggings and Jeffrey Campbell flatforms are already in my closet.

le rebelle douce,

Sheebanna

episodes and parallels

So if you follow the le rebelle doux tumblr account, you've already seen these photos. To sum up the tumblr account, it's info and links on new blog posts (although the facebook account gets more up to date info) and mainly inspiration shots. A mixture of grunge, black and whites, street style, models off duty, and of course, galaxy photos. REAL galaxy photos. The last photo is from NASA and is the "Horsehead" nebula. Yeah. You're mind=blown. Mine too. I don't mean to pimp out the tumblr account (104 followers already), but it's just a reminder that the blog does extend to other sites. It's all me. All my decisions on what to post and talk about. It's just me reaching over to other places.

Song of the Day: "Oscar Wilde" by Company of Thieves 

distill the life that's inside of me

So today's street style photos have very grunge vibe. Now it is partially due to the fact that these photos have a vintage vibe due to the filter used, and who knows, they might have been taken last week, but I couldn't get enough of the velvet dresses and round sunglasses.










Song of the Day: "Pennyroyal Tea" by Nirvana