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So, how’s it been for you? Have you been giving yourself sweet, sweet lovin’ EVERY single day? It’s definitely a habit I don’t ever want to break, because, well…it’s a li’l bit fabulous, isn’t it? Now, just because the 10 day challenge is up, it doesn’t mean the lovin’ has to stop. No way. In fact, this is just the beginning, you’ve got to keep flexing that I Heart Me muscle as often as you possibly can, because when you indulge in the self love stuff, you shouldn’t be surprised when the universe decides to shower you in an abundance of love and kisses too because, well, that’s just how it works and who wants to argue with that? Not me, that’s for sure!
Do you love the Sark poster above? The gorgeous girls at Girlie Girl Army posted it today suggesting we should print it out, put it on our mirror and remind ourselves how dee-liciously lovable we are - how fabu?!!
As if having a fimo AND a knitted doll made of me wasn’t awesome enough, the gorgeous Miss S at Temporary:Secretary has gone and dedicated a necklace to me - head on over, click on pic number 2 and see if you can find me - would it be wrong if I bought one? It’s just totes adorbz! I also want the Marilu one too, 1. because Marilu is one of my besties and 2. because she’s got pink hair - AMAZING.
Lisa necklace, £18.00 temporary secretary
As February is officially the month o’ love here at Pink-world - I’ve been thinking, what can we do to make sure we embrace all the love stuff we possibly can? Well, we can fall head-over-Vivienne Westwood heels in love with our sweet-as-sugar selves, that’s how…
So, we know that we need to nurture and love the earth in order for it to survive, right? Well, the same applies to Pink Ladies - our gorgeous goddess bodies, our filled-to-the-brim with amazingness minds and our big and beautiful souls - all need to be loved, nurtured and looked after if we’re going to be the kick-ass girls o’ awesomeness we’re destined to be!
Y’see, girls CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. It’s factuality. Thing is, we won’t be able to change anything unless we take care of ourselves, love the reflection looking back at us in the mirror and support other Pink Ladies to do exactly the same…
So, from tomoz, I’d love, love, love for all you fabulous Pink Ladies to commit to a 10-day I HEART ME love-in. Every morning, for the next 10 days, I want you to take a look in the mirror and ask yourself:
“What do I need to do to love my sweet, sweet self today?”
Why? Because with all the homework, chores, work, dates, nights out with friends and hobbies we all do, we sometimes forget to take the time out to work out what we REALLY want…So ask the question, then sit back and listen - what is it need to do today to show yourself some love? An hour in a bubble-filled bath reading a good book? A long walk to kick-start the endorphins? A nap? Chats with friends? Time to meditate? A cupcake?
We’re starting tomoz, because not only is it V-day - the day o’ love, but it’s the new moon AND it Chinese New Year - it’s going to be an all kinds of fabulous day to start amazingly powerful NEW beginnings…
Work out what part of your life could use a li’l hearting, then make a commitment to bring more of that love stuff into your life!
I’m going to be posting here every day, letting you know what my answer is when I look in the mirror - I’d LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to read yours too, so if you’re ready to embrace the love stuff, please commit yourself in a comment below saying: “I, Pink Lady…(insert your name here)… am taking part in the I HEART ME love-in!” then, come back each day and share your I HEART ME commitments with me!
There is NOTHING more feisty, fun, fearless and fabulous than a Pink Lady who loves herself - inside and out. Fact.
Yep, I’ve said it. And I’m waving my hands in a jazz hand motion above my head as I’m saying it.
I didn’t think it was possible to love a teev programme more than I loved Ugly Betty, but it turns out that’s only because I’d not seen Glee. It’s impossible to choose a stand-out moment, although ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ is never out of my head, but j’adore this not-seen-in-the-UK-yet clip because there is nothing I love more than a diva-off - Kurt, I heart you combined with Defying Gravity - my absolute go-girl power song. Before an important meeting, presentation or workshop, I’ll play this on my ipod, and it’ll fill me with complete Think Pink fabulousness so I’m prepped and ready for any situation.
There is seriously nothing not to love about Glee. It celebrates difference, it’s quirky, it’s filled with killer tunes, I’m crushin’ on the guy with a mohawk and best of all, it makes me smile. A lot.
Yep, I’m a Gleek.
So much so, that I’m even diggin’ fan mash ups on youtube - check out this dude, he’s freakin’ awesome…
Needless to say I have the soundtrack on pre-order - it’s out next Monday, people - my ipod will never be the same again and I’m also thinking of declaring my love via tee with this li’l number…
£6.95 www.zavvi.com
Are you lovin’ Glee? Who’s your favourite character? What’s your stand out moment s’far? Fellow Gleeks, unite.
You know that I’m a HUGE fan of Miss Sarah at Temporary Secretary, and you really don’t need to ask why when she keeps creating cute, cute prodz like this ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ necklace, do you?
I’ve just ordered the pink one, natch, as a li’l reminder to myself to chill when my head gets messy and stressy! They’re £22.50 from www.temporary-secretary.com
‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ was a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939 during the beginning of World War II, because, let me tell you, the grandparentals have got game. Seriously, where do you go to when you want really good advice? Tap into your grandma. Is she a fortune teller? Probably not, but Gran has lived a lot longer than you, and you can learn from her experiences. Pals are great, of course, but sometimes peer pressure can have bad results. Grandma knows all about respect and dignity. In fact, I bet you’ll be surprised by how much she knows!
It’s the last day of 2009 - how did that happen exactly?!!
Not only is today New Years Eve, it’s also a full moon and if you remember, last month I started the Pink-World full moon mood board club, right now I think I’m the only member, but basically, each full moon you create a mood board filled with all the things you’d like to evoke in your world o’ fabulousity for the month ahead, and because tonight’s full moon is a blue moon, it means whatever you create today will be mondo beyondo powerful - I’m putting on a playlist of tunes that includes both Doris Day and Lady Gaga and I’m going to be a cut and paste queen…
But before we all go reach for the scissors - how was 2009 for you? I think it was a tough one for lots of people and I know I spent most of it learning lessons - not always nice ones, taking responsibility for my actions and trying to remember how to Think Pink - I had to re-read Think Pink at least 4 times to remind myself how to actually do it…Jeez.
Anyway, I have it on good authority that 2010 is going to be kick-ass x 10000 - wohhooo!
Except, it can only happen if you release all your toxic, icky, negative thoughts and feelings and tonight’s New Year’s Eve blue moon is a perfect time to tell the cosmoverse what you want to let go of and what you intend to let in this year. Now, you know how Lola and I love to write lists why don’t you do the same?
The things I’m gonna banish to a town called yesterday, never to be seen again in 2010 are…
* Turning down invitations - I get invited to a lot of places, I know, aren’t I lucky? Except a lot of the time I don’t accept, and while it’s totes cool to say ‘no’, I sometimes say it because I’m a li’l bit lazy and think not going will be a whole lot easier than going…Now, I’m not going to turn into Jim Carey in the Yes Man but I do plan on banishing my lazy, sofa-loving self and being open to lots of fun, adventures and opportunities - exciting stuff!
* Bad thoughts about myself - this year I’ve been a li’l bit poorly, and that’s made me put on a li’l bit of weight, and while I’d think I was fabulous whether I was a size 14 or a size 24, there’s lots of things I can do to be much nicer to myself on a daily basis - starting with re-reading Beauty*licious!
* Bad thoughts about others - now I don’t know how you feel about astrology, but I’m a total Scorpio, which means that I can be very jealous and can have a real sting in my tail if you cross me. They’re not things I’m proud of, so this year I plan on letting go of all the stupid grudges and anger I’ve felt about people and situations over my lifetime, it’s going to be easier said than done, but life is way to short to be a big ol’ ball of knotty anger stuff, and if you let it all go, you make a whole lot of room that you can fill with pink, love-shaped good stuff - wohhoo!
Things I want to welcome into my star-shaped life o’ fabulousity in 2010 are…
* Love - not necessarily in the shape of a boy-type, but in ALL the shapes and forms that love stuff can happen - a smile in the street, new friends, old friends, sharing a tub o’ ice cream with your bestie at the movies, listening to your Grandpa’s stories about when he was young, hearing an amazing song on your ipod just when you need to, a sunset, a hug, a kiss…
* Adventures - whether they’re in the city I live or involve getting on a plane, I want adventures. LOTS of adventures.
* Work - I love that I’m paid to do work that I love, so I’d like many, many more new projects that involve writing books, features and programmes for schools, coaching, creating, meeting fabulous people like your sweet selves, and helping people to live life totally unlimited…
* Learning - I’m a geek girl. This is fact. So I love to learn, right now I’m taking an astrology class which is ever-so-hard but I really do love to learn so whether it’s life lessons, how to play Miley Cyrus’ The Climb on my gee-tar, or the entire lyrix to New York by JayZ word-for-word I am all about the learning…
You get the idea, right? PLEASE share your mood boards and 2010 banish/let in lists with everyone - once mine is made, I’ll put it live, just as soon as I can find the blimmin’ camera cable - why can’t I just have put it back where I found it?!!
Happy last day of 2009, gorgeous girls!
Glee. Officially my new favourite programme. Fact.
It’s like a too-cool-for-school cross between Ugly Betty and Fame. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.
The fabulous Miss Carla’s response to the idea that Pink Stinks….
So, li’l miss pinkies, I’m back from New Yooik - look out for my guide to NY later in the week - and I’ve arrived home to the sound of carols playing in the local co-op and the Coca Cola ‘holidays are coming, holidays are coming‘ ad on the TV - which can mean only one thing…it’s only blimmin’ Christmas!
Now, I know Christmas isn’t ALL about presents, but it is a teeny-weeny li’l bit, so if you’re wondering what will make me smile this festive season, here’s my lust-after 12 gifts o’ Christmas…
On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…an Ugly Betty 3rd season DVD
It’s a year of change for Betty and her friends at MODE. With the future of the magazine up in the air, a new roommate and the ever-changing carousel of office relationships spinning faster than ever, Betty’s life is full of surprises. On top of it all, Betty’s move to the Big City has her wondering whether she truly belongs in her new fast-paced world.
I HEART BETTY.
£26.99 www.play.com
On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love sent to me…a gorgeous gold Darling Dynasty Beauty Kit
I love pretty, shiny things and this beyond gorgeous tin o’ beauty treasure is not only very pretty and very shiny, it also has the kitsch-est, cutest illo too - LOVE.
£14.99 www.totally-funky.co.uk
On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…The Elemis Spa Candle
This dee-lish smelling candle is a treat to my senses - it’s a mix of rich, spicy Cinnamon, Orange and Vanilla fragrances and is perfect for warming those cold winter evenings.
On the 4th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…a Pugs Not Drugs tote bag
I love pug dogs. A lot. So, I’m jumping with joy at this fabu tote bag designed by the super-talent that is Gemma Correll. “Pugs Not Drugs” - a valuable and important message, I think you’ll agree.
$16.00 www.gemmacorrell.com
On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…an Astrocal Astrology Diary
I’m a life-long pupil at star school and LOVE learning about all thing astrological, which is why I want.need.must-have the brand-new Astrocal Astrology Diary which is filled with all the astrological information you could possibly need for the year ahead. Whether you’re a newbie to astrology or a complete professional, this pocket sized diary is absolutely packed with:
- Astrological definitions and educational information An overview of the year
- Descriptions of the nature of each Sun sign
- An annual forecast for each sign
- A planetary forecast for each month
- Monthly grid
- A look at the pagan fire festivals and the changing seasons
- What can be seen in the night sky
This is a complete must-have item for an astro-obsesso like myself. I especially love how each day shows the phase of the moon, the moon ingress time and sign, sun and moon rise and set times, planet aspects and ingresses as well as providing space to write your daily tasks and appointments – LOVE it!
£9.99 www.astrocal.co.uk
On the 6th day of Christmas my true love sent to me…an Impulse True Love beauty box
I recently re-discovered my love for Impulse, which is why I’m coverting the True Love beauty box, it contains everything I need to look and feel fabulous this festive season. Luxurious Real Love shower gel will leave my skin soft and pampered, while Impulse Paris and Impulse True Love body sprays will leave me smelling irresistible. The pack contains a handy compact mirror and a cute charm too…
£9.99 www.superdrug.com
On the 7th day of Christmas my true love sent to me…To the Land of Oz necklace
I am a BIG fan of all things Temporary Secretary, I also HEART the Wizard of Oz more than life itself so this exclusive Land of Oz necklace HAD to be on my Christmas list - it has a Dorothy picture charm, an enamel (somewhere over the) rainbow charm and a pair of extremely sparkly, dazzling ruby slippers - we’re not in Kansas now, Tonto!
£21.00 www.temporary-secretary.com
On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…a hot pink Lomo Diana camera
Everyone’s favourite Diana flash camera gets a makeover in hot pink! The LOMO Mr. Pink Camera kit features one plastic lens, two shutter settings, manual focus, & three aperture settings. Also includes a retro-styled electronic flash that can use either white or coloured lights! Every box comes with a camera strap, a lens cover, and a “Diana Vignettes” 200-pg history mini booklet - how cool is it? VERY.
On the 9th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…Gok’s Bathing beauty gift set
I make no secret of my love for Gok Wan, have I mentioned that I’ve met him? And that he grabbed my bangers? I have? oh. Anyway, this exclusive to Boots Gok range has sassy, seductive products designed to make ALL women feel gorgeous. From a quick treat to a night of full-on pampering, there’s something for everyone. I want Gok’s Bathing Beauty gift set mostest.
£18.00 www.boots.com
On the 10th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…anything by Vivienne Westwood
Ohmystars. There is nothing I wouldn’t do to find a li’l Vivienne in my stocking…she’s my total inspir-o girl. I’d like to start my collection with this star and heart pink brooch, isn’t it adorable?!
£70.00 www.hervia.com
On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…Elemis Spa Body secrets
Ohhh, I plan on relaxing, de-stressing and unwinding with this indulgent collection of luxurious spa‑at ‑home Elemis bodycare prods - LOVE.
£58.00 www.timetospa.co.uk
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love sent to me…ikaraoke
I love singing. Fact. There is nothing I love more than a Singstar party with my besties, but this latest iPod accessory means we can set up a sing-song literally anywhere - what’s not to love about that? Just plug it in and start singing! Features a 12-foot audio cable for stereo access, and has a feature which allows you to dim vocals or get rid of them completely. Also includes a program called Tuneprompter, which can create karaoke videos right from music on your computer - this makes me very, very happy.
What’s on your Christmas list this year? Care to share?
I got lots of pretty treats for my birthday, amongst my favourites were a cupcake making kit with a proper tube to pipe icing with, how fab is that? Now, I don’t want to be greedy, but I want this too.
In total homage to my two favourite teev programmes, Ugly Betty and Gossip Girl, the AMAZING talent that is Temporary Secretary has created this necklace o’ prettyliciousness - print this off, draw a big red ring around it, put it in a place where your parental/partner/BFF will see it and comment on a regular basis ‘I would really LOVE this for Christmas!’
£16.95, www.temporary-secretary.com
Today is National Poetry day and to celebrate I’d love to share my favourite poem of all time with you, it’s called Phenomenal Woman and it’s by poet, author, activist, producer, actor, director and inspir-o girl, Maya Angelou. I have this poem hanging in the boudoir of the Pink Palace - buy yours here - so that it’s the first thing I read every morning and the last thing I read at night - I love it, hope you do too…
Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Care to share your favourite poems, Pink Ladies?
Hey, hey sweet things - happy Sunday!
So, I was doing some Sunday morning blog reading and saw that pink-haired blog queen, Miss Gala had posted ‘Forty-five thoughts for my daughter and my virtual daughters’ by my most favourite author-girl, Francesca Lia Block - I’m re-posting it because I wanted to remind myself how awesome it is, and more importantly, I wanted to share FLB’s love, wisdom and amazing insight with my sweet, sweet Pink Ladies - hope you love it, gorgeous girls!
Check this out - Miss Sasha from The Sweet Bonjour and Miss Sara from Dragonflybookreviews have started their own book inspired YouTube channel - Chicklitchicks2 - LOVE IT!
I totally dig that these two girls o’ awesomeness have teamed up and created a kick-ass space to talk about books - their go-for-it girl ‘tude is Pink Thinking in action, I love it, girls - you rock and rule!
The girls will be shouting about, reviewing and discussing British books, so if you’re a YA blogger who would like to join the fabulous Sasha and Sara, e-mail them at: dragonflybookreviews(at)gmail.com or Sasha at sashafc(at)hotmail.co.uk.
OHMY-FREAKIN’-STARS!
I am SO beyond excited, chicas! My favourite girl-band in the whole, wide world - The Piperitta Patties - have written a song about…wait for it….Lola Love! Can you believe it?!! I blimmin’ can’t! They’ve actually written a real and proper song about Lola, and do you know the best bit? They’re going to release it, in July, on PINK vinyl.
I am literally doing star jumps right now - woop, woop! Will tell you all about it, and where you can get it from and how freakin’ awesome it is, when I’ve got more information from the girls themselves - if that isn’t a reason to head over to Italia in July, then I don’t know what is!
PP’s - Lola and I heart you!
I am LOVIN’ The Veronicas.
Have you heard of them? This is their new single Untouched, it’s out now and it makes me want to dance around my bedroom in fluro-pink legwarmers - loves it!
I make no secret that I’m a HUGE fan of Barry M prods. They’re reccessionista-friendly prices, the colours are bright, bold and in-your-face and they officially have the best pink prods I’ve ever found. Barry M - I heart you.
My Barry M pink hero prods are:
Shocking Pink Mascara 8 - £4.95. These coloured mascara’s are fragrance free, long lasting and have a lengthening and thickening formula. With five shades to choose from, this mascara will make eyelashes stand out with a pop of colour - in the words of Kylie - wow, wow, wow, wow.
Barry M’s Nail Paint in Neon Pink - £2.95. Each Nail Paint has a long lasting, high shine formula plus they’re quick-drying - insta-colour awesomeness. Always apply basecoat first to protect nails.
If you’re a pink lady, a hot pink pout is essential - try Barry M’s Lip Paint in Shocking Pink 52 - £4.25. There are over 30 shades of Lip Paint to suit every mood and taste, plus each paint has a super soft texture that’s packed full of natural moistures to protect delicate lips, and ensure that the colour stays put for longer!
Barry M Cosmetics can be found at Boots, Superdrug and online at www.barrym.com.
As you know, The Days are a firm favourite here in Pink-world, cute boys rocking out, what’s not to love, exactly?
Well, good news, their new single Never Give Up is out next Monday, 11th May, and not only is it a cheery, catchy sunshine-filled tune of fabulousness, it has a kick-ass, inspiring message too!
Check out this behind-the-scenes clip of the boys making the video for Never Give Up.
Nice-to-look-at + kick-ass skillz + awesome boys = The Days. Fact.
There is nothing that watching Breakfast At Tiffany’s can’t make better.
I am a li’l bit in love with Ad Hoc.
Scrap that. I am A LOT in love with Ad Hoc.
It’s a super-cute boutique on the swanksville Kings Road, Londinium, but for all us Pink Ladies who don’t live in the big city, good news, they’ve just launched by far the prettiest online shop you’ve EVER seen!
www.adhoclondon.co.uk is awesomeness personified…it’s eclectic fashion at totally affordable prices, I am all about that, and I know you will be too. Items I heart specifically are…
Pink leggings - £5.00 - ca-ute.
Pink frilly net tutu - £16.00 - want. NEED.
Pink leopard print cardi - £34.00 - I love this!
Meet Celia & Chlöe – best friends on a journey to their night of fame. Watch every episode to see how Celia & Chlöe get closer to the ultimate red-hot European Premiere of the new Hannah Montana© movie.
Celia & Chlöe have tickets for the new Hannah Montana© Movie Premiere of the year – you could join them at the premiere and be filmed for the show!
Click here to enter & watch more of the episodes: http://www.bebo.com/Celiaandchloe
Hey hey! So, I can finally unveil my secret new project - my gorgeous gal-pal Miss Aimee and I have launched a new website: www.thesassyminx.com
Since I wrote Think Pink and launched Pink-world, I’ve got at least 10 emails/letters a week from grown-up girls who say “I wish there was something like this for me - can you do it Lisa, pleeaasse?” so I have, ‘coz I’m nice like that!
So, y’know how much I dig the stationery, right?
Well, combine my love of stationery with my absolute FAVOURITE illo-girl, Juicy Lucy, and you get quite possibly the prettiest mash-up you ever did see.
Look…
Yep, it’s official - I’m back in the world o’ pink - woop, woop!
It’s Monday, and that can mean only one thing… it’s time to get Bodaciously Beauty*licious!
I’m happy.
Why?
If you’ve read Think Pink, you’ll know that both Lola and I are compliment-collecting crazy - we keep them safe for days when we feel glum, then we get them back out and splash around in their general loviness.
Now, I’ve been compliment-collecting crazy this weekend. A cute boy from Liverpool told me my hair-clip - pink, natch - was ‘boss’, a girl called Claire came up to me in the train station to tell me I was funky - thanks Claire! and another girl told me how pretty my lip gloss was when I was re-applying it in the loo…compliment collecting is simply dee-lish. Fact.
Now, I’m not one to follow a trend, but I am ALL about Barry M’s first ever matt Dazzle Dust in Block Blue 93.
The prod blurb: This little pot of bright turquoise fine dust is perfect for recreating the hottest catwalk looks as strong blocks of colour dominated the Spring/Summer 09 shows.
Barry M’s Celebrity Make-up Artist Daniella Novak says: “I absolutely love this new matt shade and it’s perfect for eyes as this season it’s all about rainbow shades and bright blocks of colour. Simpy sweep the eyeshadow across the entire eyelid for a look that’s bang on trend.”
Barry M’s new matt Dazzle Dust in Block Blue is (£4.50 / €6.95) and available to buy online now at www.barrym.com
Are you ready for a Friday afternoon cuteness fix?
Then check out this crazy-cute new doe-eyed deer necklace over at Pink-world fave: Temporary Secretary. You can choose between four candy colours, I’ve bought the pink one, natch, and each li’l deer o’ cuteness comes on an 18inch silver chain, with a shiny hot pink bow!
J’ - freakin’ - adore!
It’s a credit-crunch bustin’ £7 and available at: Temporary Secretary - so cute!
New favourite website alert!
Cut-out is the creation of awesome super-talent, Miss Kay. She designs kick-ass T-shirts and tote bags, button badges and handmade jewellery for your pleasure and delight, because…well, she’s really rather nice like that!
I especially heart the too-cool writer tee on the left, isn’t it adorbz? I’ve just ordered one, y’know, just in case people don’t know that I’m actually a writer-girl!
Come meet Kay, the lady behind the label, then go visit the site - you’ll love it!
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I have completely out-bow-ed myself with my latest purch from Pink-world fave: Loulou Loves You and FYI, she does love me because she’s made quite possibly the cutest over-sized huge pink bow EV-AH, and after parting with 16 english pounds, I now own it - hurrah!
The Loulou bow is made from double layered 100% silk satin and can be worn as a dreamy hair barette or as a totally bowtastic brooch - I intend to do both with mine - I’m officially in bow heaven!
You can get your own from: www.louloulovesyou.co.uk
Whilst in the awesome city of Cardiff recently, I did the following…
I stayed at an AMAZING hotel called The Big Sleep - the curtains were fluffy - cute!
I met with my friend, DK (girls, he’s basically a welsh Jake Gyllenhal - ca-ute!)
I saw the movie Nick and Norah’s Ultimate Playlist - go see it, it’s freakin’ incredz - also read the book, that’s amazing too!
AND I dropped in to meet the gorgeous Miss Bex, who is the lady behind the label at: www.lunacyboutique.co.uk
Just to remind you that there is a Pink-world zine-making competition going on right now - I totally can’t wait to read your entries - but thought, while you were getting you creative on, you might need a li’l inspir-o…
Gorgeous Pink Lady, Miss Rai, is working on zine 1 of cupcake face, spagetti brain and if the content is as awesome as the cover, I think it’s going to be my new favourite read, fo sho’! Follow Miss Rai’s zine making progress and bag yourself a finished copy over at: cupcake face, spagetti brain
I was a total obsess-o girl about ElleGirl magazine way into my twenties. The UK version was awesome x 100, but the original, the US version, rocked. Hard. I used to get it shipped over I loved it so much, and the main reason I loved it, was pretty much down to two girls - Melissa and Anna.
M & A used to be ed-girls at ElleGirl and created the sparkly, witty, kick-ass content that made it so unique. Sadly, the mag is no more - boo. But Melissa and Anna, in all their awesomeness, have created I heart daily a brand-spankin’-new online destination of complete zine-style deliciousness - hurrah!
Like this isn’t the best combo o’ fabulousness, EVER?!!! I am crushing x 100000000000 on Hugh Jackman. I LOVE him in the X Men movies, I LOVE him even more in Australia and now I just love him. Period.
If you’ve read Livin’ La Vida Lola, you’ll know that thanks to Bella, Lola discovers the awesomeness that is zine making. Like Lola, I HEART zines, and while I’m STILL making mine, Girls Rock and Rule, my absolute favourite is Sugar Paper Zine created by the AH-MAZING Seleena and Kandy (read their inspirOgirl interview here).
I stopped the gorgeous Miss Seleena, mid cut and paste on issue 3, to ask her to create a too-cool-for-school Pink Ladies guide to zine making, and because she’s a huge helping of awesome sauce, she only blimmin’ did!
Come and join me, author-girl Lisa Clark, at BookArmy.com, a brand new website dedicated to every book-loving Pink Lady of fabulousity!
What is it?
BookArmy.com is a website dedicated solely to books! You can let people know what you’ve read recently, what you loved and what you hated, plus you can get in contact with your favourite author-types! How awesome is that?!
Sometimes chicas, bad stuff happens.
We argue with our parentals, the boy we’ve been crushing on for like, forever, doesn’t heart us back, we get bad marks for something we studied super-hard for, we fall out with our bff - whatever the ‘bad stuff’ is, an instant response is to take props from Grumpy Bear and develop a permanent raincloud of grump above our head. We want to crawl under our duvet indefinitely, only coming out to get another tub of ice cream from the fridge, right?
February is officially the month of love…Lola Love!
Exciting news! Today, February 3rd, sees the launch of the fabulous new Lola Love fiction series - hurrah!
Yep, three prettilicious books o’ fabulousness, written by me, Lisa Clark, hit the shelves today and I’m doing a happy dance in the snow about it!
Hola ladies!
Lola Love, the hipster heroine of the feel-good, go-for-it guides for girls by Lisa Clark (that’s me!) has a facebook page - woop, woop!
Please become a fan - you won’t get a badge or anything, but you will get regular pink lovliness in your inbox at least once a week - what’s not to love about that???
So, if any of you are on that time-sucking facility called Facebook, you can now become a fan-girl of Lola by clicking here
AND
join the Lola love group by clicking here - cool, huh?!!
One of my fave author-girls, Emma Forrest, once said that it’s really easy to give a bad review but a good review takes real effort, and she’s totes right. I deal with words, words are my thing, but I cannot find any word combinations good enough to tell you how much you MUST see this movie.
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If you love The Pipettes, then you are gonna fall crazy in crush with Lucky Soul - this is my favourite, Lips are Unhappy - enjoy!
I am so excited to intro you to the tres chic and uber fabulous…Miss Marine!
Marine is a young, boho Parisian and the super-talented creator-girl of Miss Sugar Cane.
First, take a look inside the world o’ Miss Sugar Cane, I think you’re going to fall in crazy-glitter-filled love with it, then, come back and meet the lady behind the label!
Not only does she create totally crushable-on items of adorability that wink at the person watching them, and light up those who wear them, she’s worked for the super swank Chanel and other fabu designers, she loves Marilyn Monroe and she’s got the insider info on my city du jour - who WOULDN’T heart Marine?!
The awesome Audrey Hepburn may have appeared in Paris When It Sizzles, but if life was a movie starring me, right now, my movie would be called Paris When it Snows.
I would be the leading lady, natch, and wear quirky one-of-a-kind ensembles designed especially for me by Jean Paul Gautier. My leading man would be a tall, dark brooding french boy with eyes that would look deep into my soul. He’d wear black and want to show me all things arty. There would be flirts and heart pinches and lots of misunderstandings and this would be it’s soundtrack…
So, I was putting together a Paris When It Snows soundtrack, yep, still Par-ee obsessed - I’ll post it later, when this came on my ipod.
I am officially head-over-pink ballet pumps in love with all things Paris, so it seems only right that I intro you to my very favourite Par-ee discovery, Miss Sugar Cane!
On a shopping trip to the totes swanksville Galleries Lafayette - a bit like Harvey Nichols, but WAY more swanks and full of chic, sophisticated Parisiens, obv. - I found accessory heaven. A bee-you-tiful pink concession stand dedicated to the most deliciously spectacular creations I’ve ever seen - Miss Sugar Cane - j’adore!
I’d totally forgive you if you were to think that I were just a girl who wrote blog entries about pretty, fabulous people and things, but in case you’ve forgotten I’m a writer-girl too and in February ‘09, three - yep, count ‘em, baby - T-H-R-E-E Lola Love fiction books will be hitting a bookshelf near you!
I am beyond excited.
OHMYSTARS - if you’re still crimbo shopping, I know I am, I NEED to send you to Lush, pronto!
Bee-you-tiful vegan approved prods that smell dee-lish, look incredz and if you choose one of their adorbz gift sets, they come ready-wrapped in gorgeous packaging - I am ALL about the ready-wrap!
There are so many treats to choose from but as I’m a HUGE fan of both the book and the movie Stardust, I am recommending the Stardust gift box…
Pink Lady, Lana reminded me that I hadn’t posted about the gorgeous goddess girl Bettie Page leaving us for the sparkly pin-up girl calendar in the sky.
Sadly, Bettie Page, died last Thursday in California aged 85.
Bettie’s legendary look will rock on forever for those of us, like me, who find mucho inspir-o from her raven hair, beautiful curves and pin up photos.
If you want to find out more about Bettie and her AMAZING life, the NY Times had a great obituary.
Bettie, you rocked.
“…Hi, Miss Lisa! I was wandering, do you know where they sell any glitter-covered Converse or metallic ones? Help!
Hannah x…”
Well Miss Hannah, just call me your fairy godmother because I’ve waved a magic wand across the land of interpipe and found these AH-MAZING items of awesomeness from Dollydagger - you too can now own a pair of pink-glitter Converse, just like Lola!
They’re limited edition Chuck Taylors covered in magenta sequins, with a chuck logo on inside ankle, and rubber branded outsole. Wowzers!
Diana Vickers may have been knocked off the X-Factor last Saturday - FYI: I am ALL about JLS, boys, I heart you! - but you can’t deny her striking onstage make-up was a total hit, right?
Smokey eyes, thick eyeliner and flawless skin deffo made sure that Diana had the LOOK factor, f’sure, and if you want to work the Diana look this festive season, then Pink-world favourites, the fabu Barry M have EVERYTHING you need to rock it! Read the rest of this article »
I love a li’l neck adornment and I LOVE the pin-up tattoo-chic that’s really big right now, so I am going to purchase THIS!
Available from the website of purr-ityness: www.talullahtu.co.uk this unique leather heart necklace is perfect for those who are looking for something a li’l bit individual and special. It’s £20 and would make a super-cool present for a hipster BFF or a fab sister, but c’mon, we all know it’d make an even better pressie for a feisty, fun, fearless and fabulous you!
Ohmystars - is it completely wrong to be head over glitter-pink Converse in heart with a necklace?
Well, if loving this AH-MAZING necklace from the too-cool-for-school website: www.punkypins.co.uk is wrong, then I never, ever want to be right!
J’adore Sassi Sam. It’s factuality.
Why?
Well, for a start, she’s Australian and I HEART all things Australian, can I just say Hugh Jackman? She’s totally adorbellz, her website is a pink-tinted dreamland of girly goodness, and just like Lola and I, she makes up words of fabulousity like Glamboyant and Sazzling which I intend to drop into ALL conversations I have today - you should try it too!
Come meet her, she’s an exiting new addition to my world o’ pink!
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How funky-da-crazing fabulous is this retro-tastic Slush Puppy hoodie from Famous Forever?
So fabulous that even the power-house that is Alexandra from the X Factor has been seen wearing it too!
It features an oversized, distressed print of the King of frozen drinks clutching his favourite beverage, and is £34.99 from www.truffleshuffle.co.uk
I’m totally crushing on this…Geddit? Crushin’? Slush Puppy? Crushed ice drink? Oh, forget it!
OHMY-FREAKIN’-STARS! Look. At. This.
Seriously, imagine you have too many handbags, or if like me, just take a look in your wardrobe. Then, imagine you want to buy more, but literally have no more space…what’s a girl to do?
She’s to buy a Sassisam handbag hanger, that’s what!
This item of sense-making gorgeousness keeps your handbags off the floor, away from dust and debris, and hangs them on you wall like a piece of freakin’ fabulous art - which, let’s face it, they are.
Oh, and they’re practical. I know, practical and pretty, a rare, rare treat.
There are a million, trillion things that make me smile, right now it’s Ne-Yo and Rimmel’s 60 second nail polish in Portobello Pink, but like Lola, we all need to fill our Think Pink vanity case with things that will flick our mood switch to happy, happy, joy, joy in nano-seconds…
Here’s just a few of my happy-inducers:
Writing. I love to write words - I love bloggin’, journalling, feature writing and best of all, book writing. I love that I’m able to hang with kick-ass characters all day - Lola and the Pink Ladies are the best hang-buds ever - and I love that I make a living doing what I love, that makes me the happiest girl in the whole, wide world. See? Look how happy I am!
I know it’s the season to share, and while I love sharing, I am an only child so do find it very difficult to part with things I love.
Y’see, I know that this bee-you-tiful Adoring Carmine: 3 Rose Lips MAC gift set would be a perfect-o gift for ANY of my gal-pals, but look at it, I mean, seriously LOOK AT IT, it’s lipstick-licious, isn’t it?
With a small red-orange drawstring purse, two full-sized MAC lipsticks - To Swoon For and Romancin’; and a mini MAC lipglass in Delicate Crush I suggest you purchase it pronto, it’s £28.00, wrap it up and label it: To Me, because you deserve it, love me!
Love Mcfly? I do, I do!
Their new single, Do ya, is not only the catchiest tune from catchy-tune city, it’s the Official Children in Need song too.
It’s available right now, so go buy it and enjoy striking your best air guitar pose safe in the knowledge that your poundage has gone to charity - hurrah!
Gorgeous girls, I HAVE to tell you about the fabulousity that is Eyeko.
If you haven’t heard of this way-too-cool range of Japanese-esque prods, then let me share the love…If you’re here in the UK, it’s available from Superdrug, has the most prettiest packaging you ever did see and is totally pink-purse friendly - what’s not to love?
PW recommends…the scent-sational smell of Christmas!
No, not leftover turkey and mince pies, I’m talkin’ about sweet, sweet smelling treats of dee-liciousness to gift your friends and fam!
I heart Bnevertoobusytobebeautiful. This is fact. Not only because they make the most beautiful prods and put them in the prettiest packaging to make my life better, but because they make pretty smellin’ perfume too.
It’s true, I REALLY do heart www.lolapop.co.uk
Now, I know I say it like, all the time, but what can I say? I have a big heart with a whole lotta love for cuteness, and this site not only has an awesome name, it is offish my new home of cuteness!
AHH-MAZING merch, super-cute 50’s style design and adorbz model - I just go there for a dose of prettiness sometimes…The lady behind this total fabulousness is Kelly Armer, and I am trying to work out a way to make her my BFF, you will too once you’ve read all about her…she’s freakin’ fabulous!
I love reading blogginz and my fave kind are where I learn something, or I’m intro’d to fab new things, which is why I am LOVIN’ my latest discovery, teen blogger: Li’l Miss La-la.
Only today she’s given me the heads up that Pink-world fave Temporary Secretary are selling these super-cute necklaces - WANT. NEED. MUST HAVE!
So, allow me to intro you to a lay-dee of awesomeness: Pink Lady, Li’l Miss La-La!
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I have a total girl crush on Kelly Brook.
What’s not to crush on, right? Not only is she an uber glam teev personality with killer stylin’, she’s now added yet another string to her bow with the launch of her new fragrance: Kelly Brook Vivacious.
Don’t be fooled, Vivacious is not your average celeb-girl perfume - oh no. Nope, this is a sweet-smellin’ treat of deliciousness with notes of raspberry, rose and vanilla. Leave the house with a spritz of this and you’ll be asking; “mmm, what’s that’s amazing smell? Oh, its me!”
If you love muso-girls like Lauryn Hill and Jill Scott, you’ll love the powerful, honey-tinged vocals of 20-year-old singer/songwriter/producer, Laura Izibor.
Born to a working class family in Dublin, Ireland, Laura admits she didn’t grow up in a musical household. “My mother raised five kids on her own, so there wasn’t much time to buy records – it wasn’t that kind of home. I found myself fancying music at about 13.”
Once the love for musicians like Stevie Wonder, Candi Stanton, and Roberta Flack took hold, she was smitten for good. “One door opened to the next – first I discovered Marvin Gaye, and then Otis Redding, and I just fell in love with soul music.”
This is my new favourite place in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
The BNevertoobusytobebeautiful B Bar, 332 Oxford Street, London - j’-freakin’-adore.
I’m sorry, but I’ve had to put buying gifts for others on hold, because I. NEED. THESE.
They’re from a v.cool website called www.theearringboutique.com, FYI, the clue is in the title - yep, it’s an online boutique selling very pretty, pretty earrings and I’m in total heart with these Baby Angel Wing cuties - aren’t they adorbz?
They’re punk, they’re glam, they’ve got pink sparkles and while they’re a teeny bit pricey at £35, quite frankly, I’m worth it!
On my quest to bring you some fabu gift ideas for the gift-giving season, and that includes buying a gift for yourself btw, I have discovered www.Elsiebelle.com, a website of total accessorisation (yes, it is a word…mine!) treasure!
The site of beauty is fit-to-bursting with so many pretty, pretty things like this ‘I love tea’ necklace - tres adorbz and only £6.95, that I not only had to give props to the prods, I simply had to find out more about the site and intro you to the lovely Liz Fennings, the lady behind the label!
I collect quotes.
Inspiring quotes, uplifting quotes, profound quotes, funny quotes…I have journals full of them, I have them written on pretty pink postcards on my pin-board and I even have a few on post-it notes that I’ve stuck to my mirror to remind me how to be fabulous, y’know, just in case I forget.
These are a few of my favourites…
“…I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes. I’m out of control sometimes and hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best…”
- Marilyn Monroe
OMG! On December 8th, I’m off to India to become a Bollywood dancer for a solo-girl adventure!
I am such a shocker when it comes to storing my jewellery. I have cute li’l trinket boxes scattered all over my room filled with necklaces, beads, bracelets, hair clips, earrings, which is good, except, they get all caught up and tangled and make li’l miss impatient - that’s me, btw - mucho grumpo when I can’t instantly access the item I need for accessorisation, which, FYI is my most important part of the day…
Sooooo, I am beyond excited to have discovered this…. a jewellery hanger.
So simple, yet totally life changing for an accessory queen like my sweet self. Available from Rubys Closet and at a totally credit-crunch friendly £14.40, I’m going to write to Santa right now and request a set of 3!
I never need an excuse to post a Take That video, I heart Take That, but this is quite possibly the BEST feel-good, shake-off the-rainy-Monday-glums tune EVER! May I suggest you turn it up and sing it loud - go on, dare you!
NEW BLOG TO LOVE!
A li’l while back, the fabu Miss Hannah, knowing my love for all things book, pointed me in the direction of an awesome new review site that she’d discovered, www.dragonflybookreviews.blogspot.com created by the way-to-fabulous-for-words 13-years-old, Sara Ann Leslie.
I have been a total fan-girl ever since, and I have absolutely no doubt that if you love tween/teen books and think that reading rocks, you will be wanting a ‘I heart Sara’ badge pretty soon too!
I am a total smitten kitten for the beyond fabulous Canadian-based Smitten Kitten!
The Smitten Kitten line of prods is created by the awesome Miss Amy and is a mixture of vintage curiousity and retro-style fabulousness all in a package of ca-ute. Personally, I’m in heart with the penpal writing sets - I want all of them!
Awesome Amy has come to hang in our world o’ pink, I’m so excited! Come meet her and find out all about SK and the cutest range of prods you ever did see - by the end of this feature you’ll be a smitten kitten, for sure!
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I NEED to share my new product crush.
As if the Lee Stafford range of prods weren’t fabulous enough - they smell dee-lish and come in super-cute pink packaging - they’ve now gone and added a touch of sparkle for the party season, which FYI, should be EVERY season…
It’s appropriately called Bling and is a party range for hair. It’s got all the prods you’ll need to get ready to go out like glimmer serums and sparkle sprays, as well as everything to treat partied-out hair the following day like, detox shampoo and wake-up call spray - how fabu is that?
My personal fave is the essential ingredient for any Pink Lady’s big night out - Sparkle Spray!
It’s £5.99 for 200ml and is a quick and easy, instant sparkle spray that will add maximo glitz and glamour to your ensemble, will make your hair shimmer and shine and it smells just as sweet as the rest of the Lee Stafford range - hurrah!
To get your hands on the Lee Stafford Bling range, head to your nearest Boots store, pronto!
“…Lisa, when I came to see you at an event recently, I saw that you had an amazing tattoo on your foot - do you have any others? I’m 16 and really want a tattoo, but my mum says I’m not allowed one as it looks cheap and it’ll stop me from getting a job - what do you think?…”
Cherry, Leics
Okay Cherry, here’s the deal. I have a HUGE passion for tattoos. I just love the idea of using your body as a beautiful canvas on which to collect one-of-a-kind art work. I do not, however, love the idea of getting the name of your current boy du jour scrawled on your arm only to find out a week later that he’s not your lifetime-long partner in soul after all…
So, with this in mind, I shall now discuss tattoo-age.
I intro’d you to the gorgeous goddess-girl, Leonie and her fabulous-o art and blogginz a li’l while back, well, this week it’s time to meet the sweet-as-sugar Australian lady o’ fabulousness herself.
Leonie is a radular arty goddess girl - she’s also a whole lot of lovely, beautiful and magical too - her blogginz and gorgeous art make me smile happy smiles right from my heart - J’adore.
Describe Leonie in five words…
Vibrant, Happy, Love-filled, Soulful and Deep. Oh, and just a little sherbet flavoured touch of Awesomely Wacky!
I managed to strike a huge ‘to-do’ off my Life List last night…I went to see Cyndi Lauper!
Fact: there are too many fun Q&As online at the moment that it would be rude and wrong not to join in the fun! Besides, I think it’s a totes fun way for us to get to know each other, feel like celeb-types being interviewed and to procrastinate - because, c’mon, let’s face it, we should all be doing something else, right?
The subject? Fashion and Beauty - hurrah!
Our fave sparkly-gorgeous website, Temporary:Secretary, have created an awesome new kitsch, cute, colourful and super-fun range that’s guaranteed to cheer up even the glummest Pink Lady during the dullsville winter months!
There are lots of fabu pressie ideas for those of you who are thinking about the big ‘C’ already, but personally, my favourite thing to do when visiting TS is to fill my basket with treats to self - go on, give it a go, you deserve it, gorgeous girl!
Go check out all things new and sparkly at www.temporary-secretary.com
My latest crush o’ girl is on The Piperita Patties. If you love your music in a kitsch, girl-shaped, day-glo fabulous Italian-o package, then you will most deffo crush on them too.
Forget those pesky Pussycat Dolls - The Piperita Patties are a girl band you can really dig. Their music is bubblecore pop’n’roll with a powerful twist - what could be cooler than that?
Answer? Nothing.
NEW FAVOURITE WEBSITE ALERT!
Not only am I beyond giddy at my new online discovery, Ivyology, I’ve also fallen head over pink glitter pumps in girl crush with it’s creator-girl, Ivy Vine.
She’s a pinch of rockabilly, handfuls of fabulous and a whole lot of awesome and is proof that Ivyology is a kick-ass way to rock out in life!
Ivyology - the science of being amazing is a too-cool-for-school blogzine that highlights super-cool artist types, bee-you-tiful stylin’ and tips and features to make your life a gazillion times better - it’s offish, I’m an Ivyologist - are you?
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LouLou Loves You is not only a super cute sentiment, it’s also a really rather fabulous website selling prods of adorability!
The site will have you wishin’ you had as much hair as Amy Winehouse so that you could adorn yourself with several of LouLou’s incredible and infamous over-sized bows all at the same time, and the site is really rather cute to look at too!
Meet the lady behind the label, Lou Lou!
Pic from the amazing blog: http://artjunk.typepad.com
In the immortal words of Nessa from Gavin and Stacey, I’m not gonna lie, I’m having a crisis.
I’m going to be a BIG birthday number in November, and while I know age ain’t nothing but a number, I am officially freakin’ out x 1000.
Ohmystars - I am beside myself with crazy kinds of rockin’ and rollin’ excitement.
Why?
Because I’m about to hook you up with quite possibly the most kick-ass rock chick you’ll ever meet - the fur-reakin’ awesome Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna.
Carrie is the author of my new favourite book: Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, a Hotter Girlfriend, and to Living Life Like a Rock Star - she might be married to a rock star-type, but personally, I think she’s the real rockstar - Carrie, you rule. Fact.
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I recently discovered the AH-MAZING goddess-girl, Leonie. She’s a total Pink Lady who is able to fill me up with inspir-o and creative thoughts when I feel like I’m running on empty…She rules.
I’ll be posting a Pink-world interview with her sweet self really soon, but ’til then, I wanted to share her recent post about frustration and fears - love it, love it, love it.
How caa-ute is this? WANT. NEED. MUST HAVE.
You can order it from Jenny’s Bake Shop - I’ll race you there!
Is it wrong to have a crush on an ENTIRE prod range?
Bnevertoobusytobebeauiful - I HEART you.
Seriously, I defy you to find a single product that you won’t fall in total heart-thumpin love-stuff with.
Not only am I am a total fan-girl of Naughty Secretary Club, the lady behind the kitsch-y shop of wonder, Jennifer Perkins, is most deffo one of my InspirOgirls, fo’ sho’!
Not only is she a craft-girl, business owner and teev presenter, she’s an author-girl too and has just released her brand-spankin’ new how-to book of awesomeness - Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girl’s Guide to Handmade Jewelry. The book is packed with more than 50 kitschy-secretary-themed jewelry projects, turning your standard office fare, like binder folders and shredded junk mail, into craftalicious jewelry - coolio-a-go-go!
Come meet Jennifer, she’s the one in the Super-Talented-Girl outfit!
Three of my most favourite things are; blogginz, books and NYC.
So you’ll totally understand when I tell you that I have fallen head over my pink Converse in heart with the AMAZING NYC-based, book blogger, Maria Selavy.
Her blog, Leaving Shangri-LA, is my absolute go-to site for all things YA and book-related - it’s incredz.
Not only does Maria read books and share her latest reads of fabulousness with us all, she’s also working on her very own writer-girl projects AND she’s the super-talent that has created that unbelievably beee-yooout-iful illustration of Lola - isn’t it just swoonsville?
If you love books, you’ll be wanting to make Rie you’re BFF, like, now. Err…excuse me, there’s a queue, and it starts behind me, ‘k?!!
I am a HUGE fan of the fabulous SARK.
Fact.
I was introduced to her books of crazy, colourful dee-lite about 7 years ago, and they’re total fill-you-up-with-fabulousness books that I just love to read on a rainy day, snuggled under the duvet. I love her work for lots of reasons, but my most favourite of all, is that she says; ‘naps are absolutely essential to the creative process’ - hurrah, I love me a li’l nap time!
I’ve not been so excited about a film since…oh, I dunno, the last film I got excited about!
The ah-mazing Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, a killer book by Rachel Cohn and David Lethian, which you should deffo go read if you haven’t already is coming out in film form this October - I’m doing a happy dance just thinking about how good it’s going to be.
Until October, I’ll just keep watching this trailer on loop!
Meet Nickie. She’s the creator-girl of www.redplasticfactory.co.uk
For those of you who dig on the accoutrement, RPF is a totes must-visit…It has everything a girl like me needs to feed my love of all things rockabilly, 50s and pin-up, as well as super-cute gift ideas too! Check out this paint palette necklace - the perfect-o pressie for any aspiring art-girl, with real-life actual paints and everything!
NOT the festival.
While I totally dig the music, I don’t dig the idea of getting muddy, having to share a loo with a million trillion others and having nowhere to plug my hair straightners.
No, I’m hearting the actual magical and mystical town of Glastonbury.
I haven’t shouted about how much I love and adore the wonder that is www.heidiseeker.com in a LOOONG while. This is normally because, when I visit aforementioned site of glitter-sprinkled rainbow fabulousness, I get an attack of the Selfish Sallies - I am an only child after all - and want all the lovely goodness for myself!
However, I AM learning to share. Although, if I’m honest, I’m not sure I’m ready to let you loose on my felt-tip pen collection yet - one step at a time, right?!!
So f’now, please let out a collective swoon at the three new purchases I’ve just made - j’adore.
A tattoo cardi - a total tat fix ’til I get my new one in November!
This bag has real life speakers to pop your ipod in - how freakin’ cool is that?!
I am totally feeling all things rockabilly right now, so that, combined with my love of Jane Mansfield, makes this personalised animal-print cardi a totes must-have to wear with my 50s style flowery frocks - adorbz!
I’m now sitting by my postbox in anticipation of their arrival - please, please hurry, Mr Postie!
Meet Kimberley Wilson. She can make your world significantly pinker. Fact.
Reasons why I heart Kimberley:
She hearts pink - hurrah, she has a black pug dog - I am envy-green!, she digs shopping, she loves dropping random french phrases - j’adore, and she has a fabulously swank book, website and podcast dedicated to becoming a Hip Tranquil Chick which is quite possibly the most dee-liciously sweet-as-sugar way to Love Yourself Up.
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You know I advocate a life filled with positive pink thoughts, but sometimes, just sometimes, life gets real lifey.
When this happens, I turn to films.
Like Lola, Audrey Hepburn is my homegirl too. There is really nothing an Audrey film can’t make better. Kickin’ back and watching a movie is quite possibly the nicest thing I can do for myself, I simply switch off and lose myself in on-screen fabulousness.
The film and scene that totally changed my life from mono to technicolour is Funny Face. Sigh. Apparently, I’m not allowed to embed it - boo, but if you haven’t seen it, you can check out the ah-mazing Think Pink scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmaffpKAYcw s’wonderful, s’marvellous.
Do you remember flumps? Those yummy marshmallow sweet treats that you used to have as a kid?
Well, the fabulous Anita, creator of www.atomicflump.co.uk has made them into super-cute adornments so we can get a sweet fix without the sugar high - cool, huh?
She also has a whole lot of other items o’ adorability that I’ve kinda fallen a little bit in love with too.
Call me old-school, but I am a big fan of real-life zines and magazines, j’adore.
So imagine my surprise when I developed a serious NEET habit. No, not for keeping things clean, because lets face it, that would be just crazy, but for the funk-da-crazing, awesome online magazine NEET.
It’s filled with cutester treats, super-cool fashion spreads and kick-ass people - go check it out, but not before you meet, Stephanie J, the editor girl behind your soon-to-be new favourite magazine!
So, I love chocolate and I love blogs, which is why I especially love Cocoa, the super-cute home to Miss Penelope Bat and her sweet-as-sugar musings of adorability. She also shares my passion for pugs, which makes her fabulous x 100.
I’m on a constant quest for pretty, cute, fun and affordable sweet-as-sugar treats to bust-up an outfit, and luckily for me, and now for you ladies of fabulousity, I present my latest accessory find: Temporary Secretary.
Think sailor-girl earrings, cup cake rings and good-enough-to-eat hair slides - oh, and snail mail-inspired love letter jewellery - oh my heart!
Meet Sarah, the total talent behind fab new label, Temporary Secretary!
I love meeting kick-ass ladies o’ fabulousness, this is fact, which is why I was super-excited to hook up with the sweet-as-sugar, Miss Corrine.
She’s a writer-girl, with a love of all things style, beauty, inspiration, and FUN!
Our kinda girl, right?
Filled with positive, how-to advice and tips and tricks to live life to the fullest, Miss Corrine has a super-fun space of internet cuteness that encourages you to make the most of every day - come meet her, she’s adorbz.
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We heart soapsicles!
Never heard of a Soapsicle before? Available from Soapylove, they’re bars of soap that are the same size as a real lickable popsicle - adorbz, right?
Not only are they totes cute to look at but the wood stick is really helpful when you have slippery hands - I want to eat them all up they’re so cute, ‘cept you really shouldn’t, because they’re soap, ‘k?
The amazing lady behind these sweet treats is Debbie Chialtis - come meet her, she’s cuteness on a lolly stick too!
It’s not often I discover cool music.
Don’t get me wrong, I dig a lot of cool, cool music, but it seems that when you work in the realms of teen-girl with a bombardment of McFly, Jonas Bros and The Days - which I totes love too btw, you do lose the ability to discover the new stuff. Case in point, I heard Panic At The Disco the other day and thought they were incredz, turns out they’ve been around for ages - who knew?
Not me.
Anyway, I have discovered Katy Perry.
Her album One of The Boys isn’t out here in the UK yet, but after hearing Katy’s tune-age online and realising she’s freakin’ awesome, I splashed the cash for an import. I dig her retro-girl stylin’ a LOT, her sassy ‘tude rocks and most of all, I love her tunes. They’re quite possibly the perfect soundtrack to being a girl - feisty and fabulous - LOVE.
I get as excited about stationery as I do chocolate and cupcakes, so imagine my happiness when I found that they did the cult moleskine notebooks that I totally heart in pink? I obviously had to buy myself a complete set, because cute notebooks are an absolute necessity when writing cute books.
Right?
Someone agree with me, please!
The awesome girl duo, Kandy and Seelena, have created yet another Sugar Paper zine o’ fabulousness for our make-and-do pleasure - Hurrah!
I am hoping and wishing for an entire weekend of nothingness so I can see how many of the 20 things to make-and-do I can actually fit in, top of my list include: Forming a band - wanna join? Makin’ a mix-tape - I love nothing more than to kick it up retro style, sip home-made lemonade and add fancy tails with paper bows to my new kite. Once again, these zine queens have created quite possibly the most fun zine…Ever!
To get your crafty hands on the latest copy, head over to: www.sugarpaper.bigcartel.com or to read more about the girls behind the zine check out our Inspir-o-girl interview!
So, you know how I love to hook you up with inspir-o girls who are making their own girl-shaped footprints in the world, right? Well, today I have a total treat for you…She’s a blue-haired, NYC-lovin’, blogging queen from New Zealand, she’s called Gala Darling and we’ve got a girl crush.
Now, I LOVE NYC and if ever I needed a reason to save harder for my dream loft apartment in the West Village, it would be that I’d no longer have to pay the CRAZY-HUGE international delivery charges for adorable NYC-only treats like this…
Want. Need. Must-have.
Okay, so I’ve offish moved in here at pink-world and am making myself at home - check out the new logo above, see, it’s all about me - hurrah!
So, I’ve had LOTS of emailage about how it’ll all be working now, and it’s really rather simple: I, Lisa Clark, author-girl and agony aunt, am gonna be hanging here at Pink-world, sharing with y’all what it’s like to be an author girl, stuff I love, interviewing people I dig…
While all the Lola Love action will be happening over at www.lolasland.com - believe me, it rocks.
Fact.
It has an awesome online magazine that I’m ed-girl of with ah-mazing competitions, kick-ass interviews with everyone from Simple Plan and One Night Only to craft girls Kandy Diamond and Plastic Bat, there’s music, film and book reviews, Lola’s diary, super-fun games to play (my personal fave is Clunky Monkey!), a chance to social network and make your own Lola-inspired avatar and a whole virtual world that you can customise - if I do say so myself, it’s beyond fabulous, so if you haven’t been to visit, please go over there now, become a member, read some features - go-for-it girl has some real feel-good favbulousness to boost your bravado - play some games and most importantly, let us know what you think ‘k!?
Hope that all helps, chicas - if you’ve got any more questions, just ask!
Hola!
I’m writer-girl today and have offish started book 3 of the Lola Love fiction series - it’s so much fun, I’m beyond excited that I get to hang out with Lola on a daily basis now - like I’ve not got the best life ever?!!
So, as you know, when I’m writing, I LOVE me a visit to the procrastination station, which is basically anywhere, or anything, that is NOT what I’m actually supposed to be doing, so when I received this emailage from a gal-pal entitled Fun Things About Me, I thought answering it would be fun time frankies…
Adoreably fabulous Pink Lady, Miss Carla, has had an idea…
“…We’re always bombarded with companies, magazines and advertisements telling us that their product is the best thing since peanut butter and chocolate met.
But who’s really right?
I was thinking, it would be fab to find out what other Pink Ladies think…”
All you need to do is copy and paste the mini-survey below into either a comment or an email before the 31st January - There’s a Lola goodie bag up for grabs for one lucky entrant too!
We’ll then host the Think Pink awards here in February - where we’ll reveal the winners and shout about why we love them so much!
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Skye is a rather fabulous, pink-haired treat of sweet, sweet dee-lish-ness…
We first discovered her poetry-like diary entries on Myspace, then we saw her photo journals and then we fell head-over-pink Converses in love with her mini-movies. Basically, she’s a totes creative girl who we’re diggin’.
A lot.
Ohmystars!
If you are in London this weekend you have GOT to get down to Oxford Street because on Saturday 1st December, Disney Store is celebrating the release of High School Musical 2 on DVD with a fantastic themed pep rally outside the Oxford Street store as part of London’s Very Important Pedestrian (VIP) day.
The High School Musical tour bus will roll into town where The East High Cheerleaders will be performing dance routines to favourite tracks from both High School Musical and High School Musical 2 and the Wildcats Basketball Players will be showing off their tricks and skills.
How freakin’ ADOREABLE is this?
Super-talent Seelena, one half of Sugar Paper zine and the uber-cool star-girl behind Dottie’s Fake DIY has made this felt pin badge of me!
Like I say, how freakin ADOREABLE is it exactly?!
Who knew I’d make such a great badge? But I do, it’s increds - thanks Miss Seleena - you rock our pink knee-high socks!
I’m obsess-o-girl about the stars in the sky, so imagine how totes excited I am to find this night sky website.
A site dedicated to teaching you how to spot the constellations in a fun and completely do-able way - hurrah!
I’ve been waiting all day for it to get dark just so I could test my new star-girl abilities, but now that it is, it’s all dull and cloudy. Boo.
Go check it out for yourself - night sky - you’re just fifteen minutes away from being a star-girl!
Crushin’ on boy-types is a more than fabulous way to spend a day, but if you crush on the Jonas Brothers, not only are they really rather nice to look at, they also make GREAT music too.
Hands up who hearts The X factor?
If I wasn’t typing, I’d have two hands firmly in the air, I LOVE talent shows! My faves at the moment are: Leon - cute, Rhydian - talented and a li’l bit kooky-my fave combination! Oh, and Same Difference - so, so adoreable.
‘Cept I don’t heart the X Factor’s idea of Girl Power. Not one li’l bit.
I know it’s only October… but, if you wanna save yourself muchos stressos come Christmas time, I have the perfect-o solution: Princess SparklePants!
Team SparklePants are a firm favourite here in Pink-world as they make the most fabulous-o, sparkly-gorgeous accessories a girl could ask for. Fact.
But now, they’ve put on their Santa’s Li’l Helper hats and plan on making your Christmas gift-buying all kinds of easy breezy - these girls really are fabulousity!
I LOVE Baz Luhrmann.
Here at Pink World we LOVE the movie Bring It On, we LOVE the idea of being a sweet-as-sugar cheerleader with pink legwarmers and matching pom-poms, which is why we had to introduce you to the ah-mazingly fabulous Pink Lady - Miss Nina!
Not only is she an uber cool Pink Lady - check her out working her me-inspired look - love the pink shades, Nina! Not only does she heart HSM and Hairspray as much as us, she’s a super-cool cheerleader in her native New Zealand - this is our cheerleader chant to Nina -
“…Nina, Nina you’re so cool
You’re so cool, you rock n’ rule!…”
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Love by name, love by nature, that’s me.
And right now, I am totes LOVIN’ this ah-mazing, cute-as-a-button necklace available over at www.princess-sparklepants.com
As you know, we’re HUGE fans of Princess Sparklepants here in Pink-World and now you can blimmin’ see why, can’t you?!
There are pages upon pages of ah-doreable icon girl necklaces, so if Marilyn doesn’t make you sizzle in the summer, go check out the others bee-youuuu-tiful creations, of which there are many, pronto!
Can back-to-school ever be cool?
YES!
Especially if you follow our ultimate back-to-cool guide put together by the very, very fabulous Pink Lady, Katie Henley-Smith…
Let’s face it, we all loved our summer hols and the idea of going back to another year of school sounds like boredom on a stick.
Not if you think of a new school year as chance to unveil a new you. Make an extra special effort in all of your classes, get good grades and end the year in being proud of what you’ve achieved! After all, it will all pay off in the end!
Pink Ladies, listen up!
Author-girl, Lisa Clark, is Walking New York on 9th November!
She’s walkin’ 13 miles - that’s a blimmin’ half marathon y’know - to raise money for The Children’s Society and would love it if you would sponsor her!
The good news is, that she doesn’t expect you to give her your money for nothing - oh no - Lisa has tapped some of her fabulous-o contacts and has the most ah-mazing swag bag of treats including:
Pink Ladies, I have a question…
Have you ever noticed what happens when you really, really focus on something?
Y’know, like a type of car, a person, a band?
If you’re anything like me, you’ll notice that you suddenly begin to spot that very car, person, band all the time, whether it’s on TV, in real life or on the pages of a magazine… Weird, huh?
Well, Hollywood actress, Virginia Madsen, star of Sideways and The Number 23 used this to her totes advantage, she rules the school - check this out!
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Fab news, Pinksters…The brand spankin’ new editor of Bliss magazine, Leslie Sinoway, is going to be hanging out in Pink-world and YOU can interview her!
Yep, if you’re a budding journo-girl, if Bliss is your favourite magazine, or if you’re just a nosey moo like me - I wanna hear from you!
We need some killah questions for ed-girl Leslie, and we need them now, so…if you want to know who’s the worst person she’s ever interviewed, why teen mags only ever use size 8 models or what being an ed-girl of a magazine is really like, email your questions to: Lola@pink-world.co.uk or leave it in the comment box below, pronto!
Liane Bonin is inspiro-a-go-go.
She’s a showbiz reporter in La La land (I’m totes green with envy) and author girl of the fabulous new book, Celebrity Skin.
I LOVE this book.
So much so that I had to write it in capitals. It really is the coolest insight into the world of young Hollywood you’ll ever read. If you love Heat magazine, it’s like that, only a trillion times better.
What’s not to love?
To find out more ’bout the book, Liane has come to hang in the world o’ pink.
I am mucho happy.
Meet Pink Lady, Staciee.
She’s a soon-to-be journo-girl, she writes super cool blog entries ’bout Staciee world, style and music over at her myspace.
She’s written this too-cool-for-school feature ’bout Girly Rap Revolution.
Staciee you rule. Fact.
Check these out - totes adorability on a Lola-esque stick!
You know how much I dig pink-tinted shades, they are an essential part of the whole Think Pink process, so imagine how excited I was to see these heart shaped cuties - go on, imagine…
Yuh-huh, the red ones are sweet-lookin’ that’s for sure, but the pink ones, in all their heart-shaped pink-tinted sparkly-gorgeousness are now my favourite accessory…evah.
To get the ‘Lola’ look, you can purch the merch for £8 at: www.heidiseeker.com
I know I don’t talk about the teev nearly enough, which is simply ridiculous-o when there is such teev as Ugly Betty.
I have just watched the latest ep and am in every kind of love stuff with it.
If Ugly Betty was chocolate, it would deffo be a triple pack of Cadbury’s Creme Eggs, yep, that’s how good it is!
I love how her boss, Daniel is gettin’ a taste of his own bad-boy medicine, I loved it best when she told her boyf how she was working at Mode because it had always been her dream - totes watery-eye moment-o, I love how Whilimena had a heart - for one ep at least and I love how Salma Hayek’s character is a butt-kickin’ go-for-it girl - she’s gonna be so good for Betty!
Did I mention that I heart this teev programme?
I love a competition with cool prizes, which is why, even if I say so myself, I host the coolest competitions in coolsville!
So…are you a winner?
OHMYSTARS!
Life has just gone and got sweet like chocolate.
Why?
Because www.heidiseeker.com has got itself a killer makeover!
Swoon.
We dig Lala, we dig Lala even more when she’s making yumsville V-day treats! Mmm.
Check out her totes inspired vintage recipes for Valentines Day at The Kitschen - we are crushin’ hard on the kitschness of it all!
Forget making the ‘Have a heart’ cake to woo your boy-type, make it for yourself and eat a hooooge slab of it along with a glass of pink lemonade and a DVD-a-thon that includes High School Musical and Grease 1 and 2 - happy, happy days.
In this month of all things heart, I wanna share my hearting for Gwen Stefani.
She stepped right out of coolsville and into my pink-tinted world back in her No Doubt days and quite frankly, I don’t think she’ll ever leave - she’s simply girl-shaped fabulousity.
Things I heart ’bout Gwen: Sweet Escape - an album so bubblegum-sweet-deelish I want to eat it right up, her completely over-the-top glitzy-glam videos, her poker-straight blonde ‘do, the fact that she experiments with her looks and doesn’t care if she makes mistakes, her 30 second cameo in the Leonardo Di Caprio film The Aviator, her L.A.M.B fashion line, her go-for-it girl ‘tude - in fact, my list is endless as to how I love Gwen, but that’ll do for starters!
If ever there was a time to treat yourself, LYU month is it.
Fact.
Now, while we shouldn’t get too obsesso over material goods, when they’re this fabulous, it’s really rude not to.
After all, it is Love Yourself Up month, and if you can’t indulge yourself with cutesville new purchases in LYU, when can you?
We’ll have all of these to go, please.
We heart Valentine’s Day here in Pink-World.
Not just ‘coz we like crushin’ on cuties, nah, we can do that any day of the year, here in Pink World, V day is all about the love.
The love of all things fabulous - friends, cute-as-a-button accessories, books, the sibs, - and to prove it, we’re making February ‘Love Yourself Up’ month!
We intend to bombard you with everything you need to make V day YOUR day, because let’s face it sweet thing, you’re worth it!
Pink Lady, and all round fabulous-o chica, Katie Hendon-Smith has this advice for li’l miss independents…
Look what I’ve found! Unfortunately, it’s only available for readers in the US - boosville - but if you live in the Americano and have the skills to design a fabulous couture dress and the creativity to blow past obstacles, here’s your chance to prove it! Create a dress that will appear in an episode of ABC’s Golden Globe-winning series Ugly Betty!
Project Catwalk + Kelly Osbourne = Fabsville Teev viewing!
So, I’m totally heartin’ Ugly Betty.
Betty is officially my new inspiro-a-gogo girl.
She follows the beat of her own marchin’ band, makes her own Betty-shaped footprints and I don’t know ’bout you, but I’m thinkin’ her nerdsville fabulousity seriously rocks.
Which is why I’m all over her website: www.bettysuarez.com
It has everything a fan-girl needs to find out more about Betty and her world. Much love.
Betty, will you be our BFF?
Ugly Betty hits our screens here in the UK tonight, 9.30pm, Channel 4.
Oh, happy days.
There is nothing not to love ’bout this - I’ve had a sneaky peek on YouTube, and am crazy in crush with it already!
Basically, Ugly Betty follows the daily life of our new favourite lady Betty Suarez, she’s from a struggling Latino family and works as an assistant at super swanky MODE fashion magazine. Ala Devil Wears Prada, most of her colleagues think they’re more attractive than she is, they often humiliate and insult her because of her appearance, but the best bit? Betty don’t care.
She’s not even interested in fashion.
Her boss, the womanizing, but right outta cutesville, Daniel Meade has a serious lack of fashion experience too, but both are intent on performing well at their jobs, even though there are sneaky-types out to try and stop them…
Seriously, Ugly Betty is the stuff of dreams. Tune in tonight and we’ll do Betty chat!
Lisa Clark is a multi-taskin’ kinda girl.
She’s creator of www.pink-world.co.uk, agony aunt for the super-cool magazine, Mizz and author of a brand new series of feel-good, go-for-it guides for teen girls, Think Pink.
Join Lisa as she welcomes you to Pink World, a world where you can be gorgeous, be happy, be yourself and love who you are!
