Monday, April 18, 2011

My Lips Obsession: Bobbi Brown Rich Lip Color SPF 12


(c) Bobbi Brown, Rich Lip Color SPF 12
Yes, winter is pretty much past us but so what?! I am in love with this red lip stick by Bobbi Brown in Old Hollywood (a bright cherry red lipstick).

I've tried various bright red lipstick but this one is the best.  It is actually the best lipstick I have used in a long time.  It is moisturizing and lasts most of the day (with a couple touch-ups).  It doesn't dry up your lips like others do and it does what it say it does... glides on smoothly. 

There are 12 different shades and since Summer is not too far off you should head on over to your nearest Nordstrom and try them.  Cosmic Raspberry seems to be a very good candidate for this SS/2011.

Zaha Hadid: London Aquatic Centre, 2012 Olympics

Exterior View, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects

Exterior View, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects

Exterior View, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects

Who is Zaha Hadid? Aside from being an internationally renowned architect, she has been chosen to design and build the 2012 Aquatic Center for the Summer Olympics in LondonHadid has won many competitions with her influential and groundbreaking designs, most of which have never been built.  In 2004, she became the first female architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize (architecture's equivalent of the Nobel Prize). 

In 2008, Forbes ranked her 69th in "The Worlds' 100 Influential Women."  Time Magazine named her as an influential thinker in its 2010 100th issue. 

Why should we take note? Her works are often revolutionary, leading to cutting edge new technologies that transform the face of design.  The result after years of experimentation and research help create stunning, dynamic, and unusual forms. 


Construction Photography © Courtesy of ODA


Construction Photography © Courtesy of ODA


Construction Photography © Courtesy of ODA

Construction Photography © Courtesy of ODA

Construction Photography © Courtesy of ODA

The Aquatic Center in London exemplifies Hadid's interest in combining architecture with landscape and geology.  The design has the fluidity of water in motion allowing the surrounding environment of a river landscape to blend in with the structure.  Often her designs are abstract, allowing her observers to see what their brain wants to see. 

I have asked various people what do they see when looking at the Aquatic Center's design.  Almost all say something different.  Some say a leaf floating, a tongue, a whale's back, or even a wave.  Nonetheless, Hadid's fluid design has created a timeless piece of architecture that allows ones imagination to flow and see beauty not only in the building but the environment in which it sits.  An eternal style.



H&M Fashion Against AIDS

Keri Hilson in hooded jumpsuit $49.95
This month, H&M will be lauching its Fashion Against AIDS unisex line.  25% of the sales from this collection will go towards HIV/AIDS prevention programs.  H&M has successfully partnered with Designers Against AIDS (DAA) since 2008 in combining fashion and the message of HIV/AIDS prevention to young people all over the world.  Using celebrities from music, fashion, sports, and arts DAA wants to help raise more awareness of HIV/AIDS in the media, a forgotten disease (especially in the Western world).

This April 26th, head off to an H&M near you and check out some of these cool street wear.  I'm liking some of the hooded jumpsuits, what about you?

Leather vest $99, Hoodie $34.95

T-shirt: $19.95, $17.95, $12.95 (from left to right)

T-shirt $9.95