This post is a departure from outfits and shoe picks and faux celeb shenanigans, but it’s important to speak up for yourself, speak out against wrongdoing, and challenge the status quo. So here we go. Celeb Shailene Woodley doesn’t consider herself a feminist (click here for the TIME article). When asked “Do you consider yourself…
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What She Wore
In this post I asked for help accessorizing the dress I was renting from Rent the Runway for a big party at the magazine. I expected to like pumps or funkier shoes, but when I tried them on before the party, I ended up liking a strappy shoe—but in bright red, naturally. I added big…
Hey! Celebs on Happiness
Over on DailyHap.com: 11 Inspiring Celebrity Quotes on Happiness. The Hap? Write your own quote on happiness. Since I am a faux celeb, here goes: Happiness Is. Like the Year of Is, happiness is. Happiness is so many things: a snuggle from a pup, a kiss from a loved one, a smile from a stranger, a…
The Alphabet of Celebrity
If you are my celebrity, and I am a faux celeb … here’s our alphabet: A A-List. Duh. B Besties. Everyone has to have one celeb bestie. Preferably a slightly-less-hot-than-you stylist. C Celebrity. Urban dictionary def: the reason why we have poor people. All they do is act\sing\get naked\some other thing that we don’t need and they…
Frost Yourself
In the immortal words of Matthew McConaughey in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days*: ladies, frost yourself. Saks Fifth Avenue South Coast Plaza recently played host to a Graff Diamonds showcase. It’s the first time some of the pieces have been shown at all, and definitely the first time in Orange County. These…
More Celeb Drinks in LA: Shorebar
As a follow-up to September’s Celeb Drinks in LA/Beer in Encino, we have MORE celeb drinks in LA. After all, Nicole Richie & Kirsten Dunst were sighted at SHOREbar a few weeks ago … should I be a celeb for Halloween—is there a way to do faux-celeb without doing reality star/teen mom/duck dynasty (not that I’m knocking…
Bling Bling
How gorgeous is this ring? It won first place and best of show at a recent Texas Jewelry Association (TJA) annual jewelry design competition. Made of 14k white gold set with a fantasy-cut aquamarine and diamonds, the ring, designed by Austin’s Benold’s fine jewelry designer Michael Von Krenner, will now move on to the largest jewelry design show…
Celeb Drinks in LA
“LA’s newest celebrity scene nightclub” (direct quote), recently sent me a list of their signature cocktails in advance of the opening of the newest club from the H.wood Group (think Bootsy Bellows & Shorebar), Hooray Henry’s. I was mostly excited that I’ve made my way on to some sort of LA press list as a celebrity blogger ……
Numerology Like a Celeb (yeah, that’s a thing)
If celebs do it, I wanna try it (remember the psychic girl experience?). So when Yogi Akal, a numerologist, invited me for a sesh, of course I said yes, with very little idea of what I was getting into. What the numerologist does—and he’s been featured in countless mags and TV shows including CNN—is use your birthday (September…
[Official Video Week] Travel
I hate videos. I hate when someone sends you something funny and you’re curious, so you have to pause Spotify or Pandora or iheartradio listening to Ryan Seacrest in the morning (don’t judge, I only started doing that when I moved to Orange County, it’s like a prerequisite for living here), and turn your sound…