A Part Of Me Died Inside...

You may have heard me mention that even though I don't own any of their pieces New York Couture is one of my favorite design houses of all time... 

Well my love affair with New York Couture started totally by accident (which by coincidence is how I came to found Lipstick Royalty Magazine (to find out how that came about click HERE). Our first ever cover for Lipstick Royalty Magazine (then called Inside Out Magazine) looked like this:

The image, is world famous alternative model Audrey Kitching (a name I have used SO many times over the last 18 months) modeling for New York Couture. Our old Creative Director Joe introduced me to New York Couture and I thought it was just bright colours, I didn't even know what alternative fashion was, and, at the time of press I didn't know who Audrey Kitching was (I cringe as I write this!) or how famous she was. I didn't know it at the time (I didn't even know what alternative fashion was) the evening I lay on my bed in my room (stopping to grab supper and a bread roll as well in between) looking through New York Couture's pictures was the moment I ell in love with alternative fashion, and bright colours. I wonder where I would be now if I hadn't landed such a stellar first cover (or picked up the use of the word stellar from Joe!) Would I still be running LR now? Would I have been on TV? Interviewed a supermodel at Fashion Week?

Anyway, so onto why a part of me has died inside...


On that first day, the reason I fell in LOVE with alternative fashion was one of a kind dress, modeled by Audrey herself made out of part of a vintage wedding dress.... and today, while browsing the New York Couture I noticed it has been SOLD! Whoever has brought it, better look after the piece that has forged my career so far! Or put it on eBay when I actually have enough spare cash to buy it!

I've been thinking...

While I should have been studying I was doing two things. Writing questions for my interview with Xenia from Lime Crime, and reading my two favorite blogs: Gala Darling's iCiNG and Xenia's Doe Deere Blogazine. These two wonderful ladies got me thinking... and I have a list of things I want to do once my exams are over (which I should really have been studying for!)

1. I will STOP taking myself so seriously!
2. I will try to loosen up a bit...
3. I will TRY to have more fun...

*Ok... I'm getting worried now... if I can even admit this, what type of person am I?!?*

4. Wear some of the clothes and make up I keep writing about... If I love them so much why don't I wear them! I NEED to get out of black... 

5. Take a photo a day.

Anyway nothing else much is new, apart form I'm getting quite excited about Clothes Show London in a few days time... Lipstick Royalty's Fashion Editor Amy and I are going to have a blast! Also Amy (who is great at blog stalking) told me that internet model and celebrity Bee Pirate Hooker is going on the Friday to. When I interviewed her for Mookychick a couple of months ago Bee and I were talking about how we really wanted to shoot together but couldn't because of the distance! Hopefully if the rumors are true and she's going to be in London on that day we can hook up and shoot! 

Also, if you fancy a laugh, tune into Channel 4 at 11:00am for Battlefront Television 2009... I had to get accustomed to seeing clips of myself on national television again this morning and on Friday there will be clips of all the Battlefront campaigners, including yours truly!

Love and kisses,

Rachel

xoxo

So Bright Its Illegal...

Ok so I've been putting together the line up for September's issue of Lipstick Royalty (I know working ahead... but the August issue is coming together so nicely!) and this morning I confirmed a product review I'm really excited to do  - Lime Crime Make-Up! I'm going to be interviewing them about their company and how it came about, but what I'm really excited about is getting the samples for the product review. Not just because it means free samples (but thats an added plus!), but because according to their website all their make up is ok for use by people with sensitive skin. Most make up makes my skin go red and sometimes peel off (nice I know!) so I have really limited brands I can use! I have almost all Clinique stuff in my make up bag, some Benefit which I seem to be ok with and M.A.C eyeliner as I'm only allergic to their foundations, face powders and eyeshadows. This means that bright colours are pretty much out the window for me. They opened a mineral make up stand in Fenwick the other week but I tested some of their really bright gold eyeshadow pigment on my hand and it rubbed off in about five minutes! 

Lime Crime's products look REALLY bright (their tag line is "So Bright It's Illegal") and according to their website the pigments lat! Hopefully when it comes to write my article I would have finally found a ridiculously bright product I can actually use! 

Image Raquel Reed by Team Rockstar Images

Lots of love,

Rachel

xoxo

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Pink Hair Take Two...

I'm in the mood for another fix of the pink hair I so admire... I was looking at pics of Amor Hilton's locks when I was planing the Hocus Focus LA ad campaign for the August edition of Lipstick Royalty, and I was doing the Gala Darling iCiNG ad at the same time... So I went looking for a new prrretty picture of Audrey Kitching to post but then I found someone who's hair I LOVE even MORE! 

Ladies and gentlemen... I give you, JACQUELUN MARIE!

Photo by Jon at Hocus Focus LA

Good Girls Go Bad...

I don't know what Perez Hilton was going on about when he said Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester couldn't sing... she sounds a bit like Hilary Duff... but well... better. 

Check out her vocals on Cobra Starship's new song, Good Girls Gone Bad (ft. Leighton Meester) on the Cobra Starship Myspace!