i heart miso

in lisa's miso soup, nyc, 6.27.08

i love lisa.

work

i saw these at work, i really like the how the thread fell randomly into such a nice design.

thread on the floor,nyc, 06.12.09

i happened to take the stairs one day, nyc, 06.12.09

sun red, sky blue

this has been on repeat on my ipod for a while. totally pop, and i can't get enough. i wish he had an official video for this.


Kenna




This song of his also makes me want to shake my ass.

say goodbye to love

pop ups

these are random hearts i've seen lately. i had been upset about a couple of things recently, and its always a surprise to see these suddenly when i'm deep in thought worrying or stressing out. it jars me out of my stream of consciousness, which is a good thing, it helps me see the bigger picture.

east village, nyc, 05.21.09

greenwich village, nyc '09

pottinger's ranch, nogales az, 05.09

bar nine, hell's kitchen nyc, 04.09

hells kitchen nyc, 04.09

ninth ave. saloon, a good date, 05.04.09

yes please. chanel.

Chanel mary janes with metal cage heel.
yes please!
i'm a size 7.
thanks.

NO SOUL FOR SALE A Festival of Independents

Something worthy of your time. If you have a chance, go and check out this exhibit. Ryan Compton, a very intriguing young artist has collaberated with a group of fellow artists for this group show. Should be very interesting.

X

Opening Reception: June 23, 6-9 pm with a performance by Martin Soto Climent

Opening time: June 24 - 28, 2009, 1-9 pm FREE ENTRANCE

548 West 22nd Street, New York

ida maria

june 12th i went to see ida maria at hiro ballroom.






these were my two favorite songs.

scents

scents always take me back to points in time, or places, and bring back happy memories. i am a bit of a scent junkie. i have a whole dresser top full of them, and i rarely wear the same scent two days in a row.

my most recent scent purchase was jo malone's grapefruit cologne and lime basil & mandarin cologne which i wear paired together. the result is a fresh clean soapy modern scent, i love it. it's perfect for the up coming steamy muggy new york summer.

well, today i was at barney's, when i found myself in their basement which houses all the make up and perfume. DANGER.
i found my next scent, le labo's jasmin 17.

image via lelabofragrances.com

it reminds me of growing up in my parents house back in california. they have jasmine vines on the fence right by my bedroom window, and orange trees in the backyard. childhood memories aside, i love this scent because its so feminine and soft. its not very strong, so i can't help but sniff my wrists over and over again. the longer i wear it the warmer and softer it gets, at the moment its this pretty floral sweet vanilla scent.

jasmin 17 notes:

-jasmine !!!!!

-litsea cubeba
-neroli
-orange flower !!!!!
-palma rosa
-bigarade
-amber
-musk
-sandal wood !!!!
-vanilla !!!!!!

i'm waiting with bated breath for september to come. september is when tom ford is launching his line of white musks. there will be four in total, one of which will be a jasmine musk. i cannot wait, i love tom fords fragrances. they are always very sensuous, fleshy, rich, and opulent. it will be interesting to see what he considers "simple, fresh, light and a little less heavy."
read more here.





ps. my brithday is in early august, i wouldn't object if you insisted on getting me perfume as a gift! just an fyi.

rainy day, rainy heart

heading out to lunch, floor outide my office, nyc 06.18.09

they've been remodeling the bathrooms at work for a while, so they've put down some kind of particle board. its also been very rainy, so there are water droplets all over the floors. this happens to be a water spot that got absorbed into the board. i noticed it while i was heading out to grab a quick lunch.

marilyn minter

this is a bit tardy to blog about since i saw this exhibit more than a month ago, and its since closed. but i still wanted to share some work that i thought was really interesting. i had read about marilyn minter before i happened to stumble across the gallery where she was showing. i was set to have brunch at freemans and got there a bit early and decided to look around when i recognized her work through the window of Salon 94.
i was ecstatic! i had been meaning to come by and see her work. i think its beautiful, sexy, and dirty. i was mesmerized by this clip, it sums up her work perfectly.
hope you enjoy.

good morning heartache

lipstick shade heartbreak, nyc 05.09

this is a random shade of lipstick i bought on impulse at the drugstore in one of my latest boughts of retail therapy. i didn't realize what the shade was called until a couple of days later. it sums up what i was feeling at the time quite perfectly though.
this song was on my mind the weekend i bought the lipstick. it's fitting for the rainy weather we've been having lately and my melancholy moods.

lazy sunday

coffee, nyc, 06.14.09

after a lovely evening out last night, this morning i woke up to a painful hangover. so i got myself a large iced coffee and a bagel to try to feel better. i've been doing some work on the computer today when i turned to get my coffee and saw this heart on it.

perfect day in nyc

june 7th, i went to meet my friend ana for the paella parade at south street sea port. it was a beautiful day in manhattan. it started out a little rocky, the paella parade was chaos under a tent. but all in all it was a fantastic day. one of the type of days that make me so happy i live in new york city. oh! and i finally found the shade of saffron yellow bed sheets that i've been hunting a year for!
after the pealla parade, we decided to walk the brooklyn bridge to meet carmen in dumbo and get a ice cream cone at jacques torres. i saw hearts everywhere.
i came home and relaxed in my peaceful apartment and even had the moment to call my best friend jen to wish her a happy birthday. happy birthday jen! i love you.

i see two hearts in the paella sample, south street sea port nyc, 06.07.09

hearts in the chain, south street sea port, nyc 06.07.09

heart in chain detail

bruise, brooklyn bridge, nyc 06.07.09

brooklyn bridge, DUMBO brooklyn, 06.07.09

flower petal hearts @ jacque torres, DUMBO brooklyn, 06.07.09

waiting in line at jacque torres, DUMBO brooklyn, 06.07.09

tattoo, jacque torres DUMBO brooklyn, 06.07.09

one of my first loves

one of my first loves in the fashion world was galliano, and although i can't say that i love his work with the same 'school girl's fantasy gusto' as i did when i was younger, he will always remain one of my favorites in his ability to reinvent and create such frothy yet dark images. his work just oozes sinful twisted coy sex.



ps. this makes me miss working on fashion shoots SO DAMN MUCH.

lips to die for...oh and a heart.

une vieille maitresse, or in english, The Last Mistress was playing at the ifc center late year and i decided to check it out because the plot seemed interesting and i had been reading about it's controversial director catherine breillat. it's story of a spanish lady and her young french lover and their tumultuous love affair set in 19th century france. the story line is hot (talk about f'ed up passion and addiction), but what stole the show for me were the visuals, specifically Fu'ad Ait Aattou the male lead. see below.

asia argento as vellini, heart hair

Fu'ad Ait Aattou and his luscious lips as Ryno de Marigny

Fu'ad Ait Aattou for cavalli

how beautiful is he? especially in the cavalli ad?

gorgeous men + fantastic suits = me + drool + swoon

if you think that his pictures are enough to make you swoon, think about seeing his lovely face on a 20 foot movie screen. if you aren't lucky enough to find a showing in your local theater, i'll give you the next best thing. the trailer, see him in action below in all his beautiful french glory.

ps. ignore the really horrible fake breasts

arnhem mode biennale, netherlands

photo credit: Georgette Koning

i wish i had the type of life that would allow me to go flitting off to the netherlands at the drop of a hat to go see the arnhem mode biennale if i so desired. alas, i do not, so i have to be satisfied with reading and seeing the exhibit through other people eyes. i was going through some online articles on the biennale and i found this picture. i think its amazing. such a perfect way to showcase the detail work of the blouse. plus, i can see hearts in it.

puppy love

puppy butt, carol gardens brooklyn, 05.28.09

my dear friend carmen pelaez sent this one to me. its a puppy butt. so cute. i just don't know which of her two dogs this butt belongs to. orfeo or fanny.

carmen also constantly sees hearts. check out her hearts here:

Carmen Pelaez

the way to the heart is through the stomach

my lovely friend ana sofia has been collecting some hearts from around brooklyn for me. i think these are fantastic! she has such a good eye for them, better than mine in my opinion. if you look at the heart album picture, you can see ana's reflection in the glass.

ana is a foodie so its only fitting that she sees hearts in her food. check out her food blog here:

Hungry Sofia

she writes about her food experiences all around nyc and miami, and as an added bonus she provides recipes! she inspires me to cook and explore (and run, but thats another story). i love her.

Papa A La Huancaina

red hook poster

park slope stoop sale

park slope stoop sale

my head in the clouds

for about the last two months my head has been in the clouds in a whirlwind romance. i think i 've come back down to earth now. here are a few heart sightings that i managed to have the conscious to record. xo

@ ali & jerry's wedding rehearsal, La Luz Ranch AZ 05.07.09

i recently flew to nogales arizona for my best friend ali and jerry's wedding. i was a bridesmaid. i had such a blast, but the trip kicked my ass. flights got delayed then canceled, i was sick, woke up with pink eye, broke out in hives, had a series of bloody noses, and was having an argument with someone in ny. i was physically and mentally exhausted. as i was walking around during the rehearsal at the ranch (which was SO beautiful) and i looked down to see this one. it calmed me a bit.

i developed a bloody nose after the wedding, La Luz Ranch AZ, 05.09.09

roaming soho with amanda, soho nyc, 05.16.09

as i was leaving carmen's birthday picnic, central park nyc, 05.16.09

man's back, central park nyc, 05.16.09

the woolworth building detail, nyc, 05.17.09

monika's chip, fort greene brooklyn nyc, 05.17.09

my friend monika had a bbq to ring in the summer. as the party was winding down, she was relaxing and eating a chip, when i looked up at her and stopped her from eating this heart.

water spill, fort greene brooklyn nyc, 05.17.09

someone spilled water on the leather ottoman at monika's bbq.