'TELL YOUR SECRET TO THE WIND. BUT DON'T BLAME IT FOR TELLING THE TREES' - Khalil Gibran
We all like to get a load off and we all like to voice what's going on in our heads and sometimes our hearts because it's nice to hear someone say you're not crazy when you're pretty sure you might be. So sure, babble away, but 99.9% of the time that person will tell someone else and no doubt will embellish a little because they are now 'a source who is a close friend' and therefore have the exclusive on any information you have willingly given them. Sure it's annoying when they share your info and you may be left with a sour taste in your mouth but we live and we learn eh? In love and war, hold your cards close to your chest because at the end of the day, everyone is playing their own game.
HOW GOOD ARE SUNSETS?
Yeah sure they're pretty as fuck but they also draw a line under the day and promise a fresh start in but a few hours. As the guys from Fleetwood Mac would say, 'Don't stop thinking about tomorrow' but also, don't forget to stop and smell the roses. When you watch the sun go down, think about what the future holds, but take in the pretty colours that are happening right before your eyes. Then get drunk.
FORGIVE EVERYONE EVERYTHING.
But don't be a fucking idiot and throw yourself in the fire again.
DON'T BE THAT GUY.
Don't line up for shoes or clothing. They do not maketh the man/lady. It's lame and if someone see's you wearing it they know how you got it and they are laughing at you behind your back. Tickets for gigs are OK though, I'd probably camp for Prince. Live for moments not things because if it's all taken away, you'll be lost and going through yet another identity crisis. Eurgh, remember those?
GET UP EARLY.
Your boss and your anxiety problem will love you for it.
GIRLS. PLEASE STOP TALKING IN FUCKING BABY VOICES.
I think the Kardashians are to blame possibly. Or maybe it's an attempt to make the opposite sex think you are a vulnerable little play thing that needs rescuing (ew) or maybe it's because you're uncle touched you in your special place when you were a little girl? Look I don't know your reasons but cut that shit out.
19/02/2012
Jeremy Scott.
Of course I like his stuff, it's colourful, it makes a statement and it can sometimes be a breath of fresh air on the catwalks. I mean, I'd be lying if I said his shit wasn't head turning. Whether it has longevity or will be iconic in the future is another thing, but homeboy sure does know how to stay relevant. Whilst the likes of Stella McCartney channels the Scottish aisles and vegan dietary to inspire her collections and Viv Westwood and McQueen (bless his soul) looked to the history books for inspiration, I can't help but assume that the only archives Mr Scott is hitting up are those on tumblr.
For the last two years now AT LEAST the re blogging and rehashing site of tumblr has been awash of nineties images and gifs. And like little birds with their little mouths open in their little consuming nests, the masses have been lapping it up. Oh but I LOVED IT BEFORE IT WAS POPULAR should actually be made into a tshirt...in fact, I might just do that. FUCK YOU RIGHT NOW IF YOU STEAL THAT IDEA.
I know what some of you are thinking, 'Oh but Obnoxious Owl, we would have thought you would LOVE Jeremy Scott?!' And the truth is, I do like his stuff. I fucking HATE his trainers with the wings and the teddy's and all that gimmicky shit but yeah, I'm a non fanatical admirer. But he is hardly trend setting is he? No he is not. Like I was saying before, using nineties imagery and colourful hair et al is just tapping into the already underground, present trend and using his platform to blow it up and make it 'his'.
Case in point this...
Stylist and accessory designer Ms Fitz has been all over the internet with her face painting antics and colourful chaos. Most recently she delved into the word of face jewelry and whilst this obviously derives from India and is nothing new or ground breaking, it is something that everyone who has their sticky little eyes in the interweb associates with her. INCLUDING Jeremy...do you mind I call you that Jezza?
This is my one I copped off Ms Fitz back in November 2011
We are all inspired daily. It is virtually impossible to come up with something totally unique and unseen without it being influenced or associated with something or someone, this is just the times we live in. So because of this, when one is 'inspired' (read copying) it is just good manners to pay homage to the source. Perhaps he could have approached Fitzy to do a colab? Just a thought. Because while he is laughing in his Bart Simpson pyjamas to the bank, Ms Fitz is staying up late in her studio hand making her wares which she has been doing for over a year now and will have to cringe when people say, 'Oh that's SO Jeremy Scott!'
HYPE is so easy to create, take it from somebody who knows. We all have a 'thing' I mean, it's not like I own OWLS or have put a copyright on pineapple tattoo's but personal style is all about taking every day objects and adding your own unique twist to it. When young, up and coming writers want to take inspo from this humble blog then so be it! It's just important for me to keep things fresh and make it hard for people to keep up but if you are already an occupant of the world stage, perhaps you should be leading trends not stealing them?
And that's just my 5 cents.
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18/02/2012
ATTENTION PERTH SHOPPERS
COPY CAT'S ARE MORE TRANSPARENT THAN THEY SEEM.
We were all blessed with an imagination...an ability to conjure up something great, something wonderful, something unique and relevant to our own personalities. I know that it can sometimes require a lot of energy delivering these things on our own but just biting other people's idea's and and vibes is just plain wack. Yeah, ok if you're into street culture you probably all like sneakers, and if you're an indie kid you probably have a pair of black skinny jeans or two but FUCK think outside the box and find your own personality and aesthetic. It's in there somewhere...I promise.
WRITE.
At the end of every day, write down something good that happened that day. Whether you had a particularly good sandwich, or if you rubbed one out at lunch in the toilets or if you got a promotion. Write it down somewhere. Reflect. Life is good even though the thought of killing yourself sometimes crosses your mind.
IF HE IGNORES THE FIRST MESSAGE HE MAY HAVE JUST MISSED IT...
but if he ignores the second one it means he is rude and spineless. If you send a third message then you should go kill yourself. I mean you may as well, you'll feel that worthless anyway. PUT THE PHONE DOWN AND MOVE ON.
YOU MIGHT WANNA GRAB THE DUDE'S NAME BEFORE YOU START SENDING HIM PICTURES OF YOUR PUSSY.
Just a thought.
GRILLED FISH AND SALAD. STEAK AND SALAD. RIBS AND SALAD. BAKED CHICKEN AND SALAD.
Great for the taste buds and even better for the hips. Plus did you know that avocado helps abdominal weight loss? Yeah I know it's bullshit because we just end up finishing it off with cheesecake and a bottle of wine. When do you think we'll learn that putting certain things in our mouths make us unhappy? Including dick.
Clothing by BUTCHDIVA
Accessories CUBANNIE LINKS and CLAW MONEY
Shoes NIKE from HIGHS & LOWS
Lipstick by LIME CRIME
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12/02/2012
We’ll always love you x
11/02/2012
The King of Pop on Oprah
Here we have it folks, the new things I love to use and then convince myself that they were worth every penny via the medium of the interwebz.
BARRY M is no secret to our UK buddies who can cop this fantastic brand all over the place in their cold ass country. They srsly do errrthang and do it well. I would buy this stuff over MAC any day if I had the convenience of it just down the road or something. Anyway, I only own a couple of make up brushes and some nail varnish. It's weird for me to own nail varnish actually because I always get my acrylics done every 2 weeks on the dot and I'm not one of them people who take in their own polish...ya know? I bought some on my last trip to the UK because I wanted blue toe nails to match my blue mood. Then the other day the nail lady effed up my nails so big time and I couldn't be arsed to go back and get her to do it again so I painted my girls blue. See...
I love me some BARRY M. Give their lippy's a go as well, they have more colours than South Africa.
Meet my new boyfriend. *pause* OK so as I've gotten older my hair has gotten finer and my bathroom floor now has a luxurious mane, therefore I have been forced to leave my hair au natural which is curly. Curls = body and Lord knows I need it. So, I was inspired by Rihanna (yes really) and thought I'd curl my curls! CRAZY. Not really. Any hoooo I went to PRICE LINE to get me some tongs. BOY WHAT A VARIETY! I ended up choosing this guy because it's tapered at the end and it gives your curl bounce at the root and makes the end a bit tighter. I am so glad I did this because it just kinda adds a little more POW! (yes pow) to my hair and gives them more definition. HAHA I sound like a wanker. Well....so is your mum. I am all about BABYLISS I gots the hair dryer and the electric rollers. This thing was only $70 and goes right up to a heat setting of 25 degrees! Plus it's ceramic coated and when it's not hot you can...yep. Also, look how the little buttons make a face kinda haha! OK so after you've curled your hurrr...
Toss your hair forward and spray liberally with L'OREAL ELNETT HAIRSPRAY. This is cult hairspray and is used backstage at all the shows darling. It has been on the circuit for yonks and I kinda want to get the woman on the can tattooed hmmmm...dun steal my idea! The can is huge and will last forevs and is only 10 dolla and the best bit is, is that it is non sticky. HOO RAH.
Apologies to LIME CRIME because they asked me ages ago which lipstick I wanted so I could talk it up for all ya'll. Now I'm not one for blogging shit just because I got something for free but if I like it then I shall and I have been banging on about Lime Crime since 2009. So I asked the lovely PR lady for MY BEAUTIFUL ROCKET because I have wanted a really orange lipstick for a while now. OK I'm lying. I wanted it because M.I.A wore it in this video...
Here is a rather professional photograph of me sporting it...
I luuurve the colour. It's a nice summery change from red and it goes on easily...but to take off not so much. It left a bit of a orange stain but I worked it by putting some Vaseline over the top and it gave a nice subtle day time hue. Um hello magazines, aren't I just a natural at being a beauty editor? Gimme.
So if you look at the photo of me above and squint you will see no lines around my eyes. Stop squinting and WHOAH. OK slight exaggeration but times a ticking and shit is getting realz so I invested a whopping $18.95 and get a free NW magazine on this 'life changing' caffeine enriched roll on formula for the eyes by GARNIER. I GUESS it's working...I can't really tell. I'll let you know in 30 years.
Perfume time! MAYBE BABY by BENEFIT is my mother fucking jam. Well it was, because I lost it. Waaaahhhhhhh!!!!! God and it's my 'date scent' it's so playful and provocative. I'm not one to share my perfume secrets but this one is cool because it's a special occasion thing not my 'signature scent' HAHA imagine your signature scent was by J-LO ! HAAAAAAAHAHA! I'm not impressed I lost this because it was virtually brand new and now it's gwaaaan
Whomever has it, spray it behind your ears, knee caps, in the crease of your arm and a light dust in the hair and then get naked. And then give it back.
BARRY M is no secret to our UK buddies who can cop this fantastic brand all over the place in their cold ass country. They srsly do errrthang and do it well. I would buy this stuff over MAC any day if I had the convenience of it just down the road or something. Anyway, I only own a couple of make up brushes and some nail varnish. It's weird for me to own nail varnish actually because I always get my acrylics done every 2 weeks on the dot and I'm not one of them people who take in their own polish...ya know? I bought some on my last trip to the UK because I wanted blue toe nails to match my blue mood. Then the other day the nail lady effed up my nails so big time and I couldn't be arsed to go back and get her to do it again so I painted my girls blue. See...
I love me some BARRY M. Give their lippy's a go as well, they have more colours than South Africa.
Meet my new boyfriend. *pause* OK so as I've gotten older my hair has gotten finer and my bathroom floor now has a luxurious mane, therefore I have been forced to leave my hair au natural which is curly. Curls = body and Lord knows I need it. So, I was inspired by Rihanna (yes really) and thought I'd curl my curls! CRAZY. Not really. Any hoooo I went to PRICE LINE to get me some tongs. BOY WHAT A VARIETY! I ended up choosing this guy because it's tapered at the end and it gives your curl bounce at the root and makes the end a bit tighter. I am so glad I did this because it just kinda adds a little more POW! (yes pow) to my hair and gives them more definition. HAHA I sound like a wanker. Well....so is your mum. I am all about BABYLISS I gots the hair dryer and the electric rollers. This thing was only $70 and goes right up to a heat setting of 25 degrees! Plus it's ceramic coated and when it's not hot you can...yep. Also, look how the little buttons make a face kinda haha! OK so after you've curled your hurrr...
Toss your hair forward and spray liberally with L'OREAL ELNETT HAIRSPRAY. This is cult hairspray and is used backstage at all the shows darling. It has been on the circuit for yonks and I kinda want to get the woman on the can tattooed hmmmm...dun steal my idea! The can is huge and will last forevs and is only 10 dolla and the best bit is, is that it is non sticky. HOO RAH.
Apologies to LIME CRIME because they asked me ages ago which lipstick I wanted so I could talk it up for all ya'll. Now I'm not one for blogging shit just because I got something for free but if I like it then I shall and I have been banging on about Lime Crime since 2009. So I asked the lovely PR lady for MY BEAUTIFUL ROCKET because I have wanted a really orange lipstick for a while now. OK I'm lying. I wanted it because M.I.A wore it in this video...
Here is a rather professional photograph of me sporting it...
I luuurve the colour. It's a nice summery change from red and it goes on easily...but to take off not so much. It left a bit of a orange stain but I worked it by putting some Vaseline over the top and it gave a nice subtle day time hue. Um hello magazines, aren't I just a natural at being a beauty editor? Gimme.
So if you look at the photo of me above and squint you will see no lines around my eyes. Stop squinting and WHOAH. OK slight exaggeration but times a ticking and shit is getting realz so I invested a whopping $18.95 and get a free NW magazine on this 'life changing' caffeine enriched roll on formula for the eyes by GARNIER. I GUESS it's working...I can't really tell. I'll let you know in 30 years.
Perfume time! MAYBE BABY by BENEFIT is my mother fucking jam. Well it was, because I lost it. Waaaahhhhhhh!!!!! God and it's my 'date scent' it's so playful and provocative. I'm not one to share my perfume secrets but this one is cool because it's a special occasion thing not my 'signature scent' HAHA imagine your signature scent was by J-LO ! HAAAAAAAHAHA! I'm not impressed I lost this because it was virtually brand new and now it's gwaaaan
Whomever has it, spray it behind your ears, knee caps, in the crease of your arm and a light dust in the hair and then get naked. And then give it back.
