AMA-zing

first things first. i will not post pictures of "gaga". i hereby state that i fully understand that the purpose of art, along with self expression, is to evoke an emotional response from the viewer. as an artist, i know that on every level of myself. ok. so you're an artist. that's nice. however, i also know that each response is personal, and i simply do not give a rat's anus about art for the sake of "shock". i could not possibly care less. i don't care about Damian Hirst, and i don't care about lady gaga. i don't give a crap.

that said, let's talk about some other people at the AMA's last night, shall we? overall i was a bit underwhelmed at the style. everything just sort of blurred into one big puddle of same-ness. Mary Kate Olsen once said that she didn't care if she looked crazy in what she wore, she just didn't want to look like everyone else. and last night everyone looked like everyone else. STEP IT UP PEOPLE. express yourself for goodness sake. even the stage outfits - BOOOOORING.
Adam Lambert - we know by now. you're so flamboyant. goodie for you. pardon me while i pass out with boredom. all of you ladies with short short dresses? oooh - shocking. i've not seen that 45,000 other times. for god's sake people - are you so tired you can't even try?????

exception? gorgeous miss RiRi here. ok,ok, we all know i'm a bit obsessed with her. but honestly - at least the girl gives half a crap about being an individual. clearly this is not a street outfit. but i kind of can't stop looking at it. i might have skipped the studded shoulder pads, but other than that, it's hot. she looks friggin HOT.

mizz Kate Hudson. i recently caught part of "almost famous" on tv. one of my favorite movies of all time - acting that literally tears my heart up - costuming to die for - and KATE HUDSON. i fell so completely and utterly in love with this girl watching her - she is luminous. and she is, in life, my kind of girl style wise. she's a luxe hippie rock and roll chick. SHE can rock this look that makes everyone else look like they're wearing mommy's dress. she lights it up from the inside out. be the clothes, don't just wear the clothes. that is the only way you make style work for you.

mister JayZ. tuxedo tuxedo tuxedo. blah blah blah. but wait! here comes a man who is rockin it right. there is nothing earth shattering about this suit - but this man owns the friggin room when he walks into it wearing this. kudos sir. kudos to you.

and lastly - this one's really just for you ladies to look at. Alex Rodriguez. you know what he's wearing? confidence. and it is HOT.

as Forrest Gump would say "i guess that's about all i have to say about that"

hands down style award

because of how amazing this girl's style is - she earns a permanent home here on the blog.

there's been a lot of hulla-baloo about the interview Rihanna did about getting beat up by her D-BAG ex Chris Brown. and as painful as it was for her to talk about it - i have to give her a big cyber-five for having the chutzpa to speak out publicly. even if it helps one girl stuck in an abusive relationship, it was worth it. well done Rihanna - a hard lesson to learn for such a young girl - but friggin good on ya for stepping up and being so strong. beauty, talent, strength and style. if there were an e-stylist award - this girl gets it. no matter what style you layer on the outside, a strong woman on the inside is hands down the hottest, sexiest, most attractive thing there is.

how do I love thee?

you may recall me yammering on about how I am a teeny bit obsessed with Rihanna. hasn't gone away folks. often it's for her voice - LOVE or her face BEAUTIFUL. other times - it's how utterly frickin cool the girl is. she dresses a little oddly sometimes - which is brilliant. she puts on what she loves and she WEARS it. that my dears is style in a nutshell. this little number here - not odd - just perfect. the Stella McCartney boots can look a bit whorish on a lot of people - but she does them just right. and the dress? I can't get enough of it. the grey sweater dress is my dream come true for fall and winter days. Christopher Kane at Topshop and Alexander Wang rocked the grey sweatshirt/sweater theme to my joy and delight - and now this dress?!? it's like Willy freakin Wonka. I love it and I love it hard. I'm scouring and hunting to find out who makes this thing. and I will succeed. no fails here girls. cold weather - you don't scare me now. thank you Rihanna for taking the edge off the impending chill.

cheap thrills - truth in advertising

often advertisers are, for lack of a nicer way of saying it, blowing it out their asses. i get it, they're trying to sell something. but a lot of the time it's just a bunch of bunk. every once in a while, however, a product comes along that is every bit as good as "they" say. it's always kind of gratifying, and even more so when it falls into the cheap thrill category.

one such product which has rocked my little world cheapie style is Cover Girl Exact Eyelights, with its selling point of being an "eye brightening" mascara. i should admit that part of the reason i bought it originally is because Rihanna just looked so damn pretty in the ad. (yeah, i'm a sucker sometimes. but i mean she is really REALLY pretty, and i kind of really adore her, so it's not entirely my fault)

so i hopped on the elevator and skipped into the drugstore. bibbadity bobbadity boo i have my eyelights. i got the "black sapphire" - to bring out the blue in my eyes (i just may go hog wild and try the "black ruby" and jimmy up the green i have hiding in there) i got home, sat down at the vanity and went to work. and i swear on all things holy that my eyes looked brighter, a bit more sparkly, and just a bit more blue. all this happiness, just from a trip to the local drugstore. i mean really, what more can a girl ask for?