Today is the centennial of Billie Holiday’s birth. Holiday is one of my favorite vocal artists; I’ve been listening to her recordings for over twenty years, and I never tire of them…
Screen Time: “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985)
The film “Desperately Seeking Susan” turned 30 years old this week.
I almost had to get out a pen and paper to confirm that number—THIRTY? really? I didn’t see it when it was released in the theater, but I rented it a couple of years later (VHS tape!) and it’s still one of my favorite romantic comedies. Actually, it might even be one of my “top 25” movies, if I were making such a list…
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April Fool’s Day!
From Britannica:
There are variations between countries in the celebration of April Fools’ Day, but all have in common an excuse to make someone play the fool. In France, for example, the fooled person is called poisson d’avril (“April fish”), perhaps in reference to a young fish and hence to one that is easily caught…
Image: La Vie Parisienne, April 7, 1923.
Product Review: Marc Jacobs “New Nudes” Sheer Lip Gel in Eat Cake
I’ve been working such a strange schedule lately that I’m not even sure what day it is, and I’m running slightly short on sleep. All the same, I’m really enjoying my new part-time museum job (as well as my assorted freelance jobs, which continue!), and I always like to celebrate a new project with a new lipstick. My latest pick is Marc Jacobs Sheer Lip Gel in Eat Cake, from the “New Nudes” Collection.
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Perfume Reviews: Le Soft Perfume/Sabe Masson Parisian Rhapsody, Striptease Flowers, & Rock
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of three solid perfumes from Le Soft Perfume/Sabé Masson. You can read it here.
TINSEL CREATION 