Hot hot pink all day long

Morning - Freshly bathed pink Fyxation tires.


Still morning - I went out for milk, cruised through the Claire's Boutique and got these ultra useful sexy cute gloves.


MAC Full Fuchsia lipstick & Spider Eyes. Felt good to was this face off.


End of the day.


Biking in these was tricky. I was scared I might knock the hearts off.


We made it home in one piece!

Good news on the beauty front

#BikeGirlProblem of the day - Hair sticking in my lip gloss. Mostly I wear MAC Lip Glass. The above is Nymphette.
When you try to be a safe and alert rider and turn your head, your hair cannot resist being blown by the wind directly into your sticky fresh lip gloss.

Great News: You can get Lip Glass on the Back to MAC program! That’s when you return 6 used-up MAC containers. You get to choose a free lipstick or lip glass.

I turned in 12 containers last night and got an oldie-goody C-Thru and at Liz’s impromptu suggestion I took Nymphette and I am in love with it. I’m crazy about lip glass because the container is very small, colors are sheer, it’s thicker than most lip prods and you don’t have to really pay attention when you put it on. No precision is really required. Not like that high maintenance lipstick stuff.

Other good news: Cutting my hair myself for the past 6 months or so was a great idea. I got my desired haircut- a wavy little bob. People hated on Chloe’s shaggy bob but I loved that mutha and decided baby bangs and shaggy sides was my aim and now I’m there. 

My middle part is a little wonky but I don’t like to work too much on my hair and I don’t believe in fighting my waves. Even though I spend way too much time thinking about and discussing my hair and my plans for my hair with friends and co-workers and the internet. (Most of the traffic my blog gets is hair-related so people who get up in this piece have to wade through bike stuff to get to the hair posts :) Hi!

Party Parrot make-over edition

This fancy vintage coat got a button make-over. I'm a big fan of taking a cheap coat and classing up the buttons. I don't have a good close-up of the old buttons, but they were dull silver plastic. I got these gold & silver anchor buttons and M&J trim shop.



I got the email for the Iris Afpel collection at MAC. I studied the items and I made a list, so I wouldn't get in there and go nuts buying all kinds of things. Focus! My list-idea worked and I only came out with almost what I intended to get. 

This is MAC Party Parrot lipstick over Embrace Me liner.

Friday I was happy to do a pretty bare face and wear the Party Parrot hot pink lipstick. It's sold out online currently. I also go the lip liner in "Embrace Me" and it is so good I may go back and get another. MAC hasn't always had a hot-hot pink liner like this.

I was very thematic.


Saturday afternoon I went over to Barney's to get the new Simon Doonan book signed for my play-brother and his boo. Simon was fancy and precious and was really interested in what my *brother was like. Then he asked about my lipstick. I told him it was from the Iris Afpel collection at MAC and he went on about how much he likes her and how she's in one of his prior books. He was very sweet. This is one of the best signatures I've seen.


The win of the day was that I got to take off my sweater and ride bare-armed! It's amazing the weather we've gotten this year. Beyonce's womb must be behind this. 

Bonnie always has to lay on whatever you're setting down or reading. Always.

Feeling Better!

I'm feeling better and got myself dressed and rode the bicycle to work.

My pictures were kind-of garbage, so I present you with this lovely graphic.



I listened to Malaika about wearing bright stuff in winter. I painted my nails a very summer color and I'm so glad I did.


I'm also VERY Happy with my Pink Lemonade Lipglass - It's enough color to save me from looking like a wet saltine and it's a safe-enough color that I think I can apply it without looking in a mirror.

I'm very happy to see Valentine also has new green jeans. I never translate her blog from French to English. I read it, love it, and enjoy the pictures.

LipStain is Perfect for Snaggle-Tooths

My very own snaggle tooth that lipstick always gets on.

I saw this Revlon lip stain - Just Bitten in Flame- on some silly blog or magazine and thought I might get some for a nice lite lip color for summer. I realized that stains don't get on Snaggle Teefs and this made me very happy. 

This was the hottest day New York City has experienced. People are pushing the limits with shorts at the office. I got on board. I love all forms of civil disobedience.
God, I know I am so white. 

This is my summer easy make-up for sweaty-faced summer days:

MAC Concealer (I wear NC20 because I'm the palest)
Studio Fix Lash Mascara
Revlon Lip Stain/Just Bitten in Flame
MAC Pentabulous Liquid Eye Liner
Peachy-shade blush (I broke it out of the compact so I don't know the shade name)
MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study - It's the bomb because I apply it with my finger and it's a base and sometimes I put gold on top or navy or gray or black or plum. Get some. 

I put some MAC Lip Glass on top of my stain for moisture and gloss before I left.


I think it's a good thing that I stop mid-commute and take a little break and take pics in the park. Sweat Break! Rest. 


And the A/C at work actually froze me to deaf. 

Ruffles and Flow!

Two watches. I don't trust my McDonald's Happy Meal watches so much lately. I suspect they're slowing down. I have a legit watch to be for-sure-for-sure what time it is.

This outfit was kick-ass for riding!

The shirt is vintage Victoria's Secret. The tag has a font that looks like the Vivienne Westwood font. The skirt is from H&M - recent purchase.

Today was a very pleasant day!


I had a peachy eye, coral lipgloss & blush. Orange skirt. A couple of my co-workers had on shades of orange and coral too. I was like "gosh, should we leap-frog this trend and get to the next?!"

Right now I'm using MAC Studio Fix Lash and I'm loving it. I put one good swipe on top of my top lashes then proceed as usual by coating them upward. Mmm...Mmm...Good Stuff!

My Boyfriend Jimmy

Forever 21 dress, H&M Belt that Katy Perry also has, Dollhouse Cowgirl boots.

I decided these boots are too grubby-looking to wear to work, but they were A-OK! to wear to see my boyfriend Jimmy Fallon this morning!

I went to a kind-of strange TV show filming or webcast for the CBS Early Show today where Jimmy Fallon was their guest. I got dressed in a cute dress in case he asked me to spend the afternoon with him because you never know. 

Here's my new haircut. My face is featuring I love you Jimmy Fallon MAC lipstick in Amplified!

Pixie bangs. Ahhh... I would have preferred to keep more length on the back, but I also wanted to cure the extreme flip at the ends, but it's growing out either way.  -By growing my hair out, you should know shoulder length is long is my book. 

I went to CBS Studios on the West Side. Biking over there was a breeze. Fast, pleasant temps, all that.
I paid $25 to go to this event BTW. They had a nice breakfast spread. They did a mini-studio/sound stage tour, then we were ushered into a sound stage where the CBS Early Show would be filmed. Jimmy came out and pretty much immediately took over from the host and hilariously and adorably talked, told stories, fixed bloody mary's and more.

I said "You've got to do more Yacht Rock stuff!" And I asked who he would play and he said Kenny Loggins. I didn't tell him he would have to pick someone else because that spot is taken.

Worst self-photo I've ever done! But I captured me and Jimmy Fallon touching our foreheads together and that's what matters. It was a really special little event and I'm very glad I attended!

We got copies of the new Thank You notes book and he signed mine as he rattled off his phone number. Kidding! 


I was so happy! And I had the whole afternoon ahead of me and I devoted it to domesticity for the first time in ages.


I forgot to mention that I put the Schwinn's old bell on the new Linus. Matt did it for me. I need LOUDNESS! That Linus bell was so crappy, you have no idea. It was like, worse than a Happy Meal toy.

Yes- that's my New York Public Library card (on my keys.)

Posing with my new friend, The Linus Dutchie Kate Middleton of the Upper East Side of New York City, on our one week anniversary.

We rolled around on these streets seven days in a row! No sign of stopping!

Here's my history with going to a taping of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
The guest line-up was so bad that night none of my friends would leave work early to go with me. Today's event was better anyway!

Here's an old post about me failing in the stand-by line for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

And here I am two or three birthdays ago with Hollywood Steve, the host of Yacht Rock in a sweet Yacht Rock themed dress I made.

Like Hell I Can't Ride in These Shoes...

Yes, I have these in brown too. They're from Forever 21 and I think they're last season because I can't find them online to put a link. 

My dress is really fucking short. -I just realized this. 

My outfit info:  Roxy dress. Gap leather jacket I've had forever, and pushed up the sleeves to look extra cool & tough with my heart-cut-out fingerless gloves and spotted tights. 

I was in such a hurry to get home to walk Bonnie that I asked a stranger to take my photo in Central Park. This little walking path in the park is in tons of shows & movies.

I got HECKLED outside of work when I was un-locking and getting ready to ride home: "YOU CAN'T RIDE IN THEM SHOES! YOU CAN'T RIDE IN THEM SHOES!" I didn't even look in the direction of this rude person to actually get a look at them. He was yelling this at pretty close range. Yuck!

OF COURSE I didn't respond verbally or in any way whatsoever. You do not respond to 99% of strange men on the street in New York City. I didn't even look up.

But really, what a rude dummy. How did he think I got there in the first place?! I rode to work in these shoes, homie! And mind your own bees-wax, sir.
A Fed Ex guy said something like "You go with your bad self." And I did.


The weather's only been better for a few days and I've already been stopped by waaaaay too many fellas on the street who initiate conversation on behalf of the bicycle and then it turns into some other junk.
Last night at a stoplight I said "When that light turns green, I'm out of here - make it quick." 





I saw buds on trees today, daffodils, buds that I don't know the names of - Four days into April and we're finally getting visual signs of spring!


I am happy! But remember, I'm not cycle chic, because I'm wearing a helmet. A bern watts helmet.
I feel pretty cute though. My little bow tie necklace is from Forever21. I have it in gold too. It was $2.80. Cheap chic!!! The lipgloss in this helmet photo is MAC Wonder Woman collection lipglass in Emancipation. That was a terrific purchase!

What's under that helmet? The best angle of my new haircut:

That is MAC Chatter Box lipstick. I think Speed Dial is prettier, personally, but this was fine too.

This was DAY FOUR of 30 Days of Biking, but I'm totally scared of all the rain in the forecast coming up.

Happy About my Vintage, Nerdy Look.

Cute Commuting. Central Park on the way to work.


Indoor look.


Lady Danger MAC Lipstick is so good on my pale complexion. And birth control glasses. Someone at work called me poindexter. -A mis-informed person, see Man Repeller.  I just shook my head.


That's another one of my Hello Kitty McDonald's Happy Meal watches - It's Hello Kitty herself!


It's dark because I did some shoppin' after work. I might have gotten some gold skippy-moccasins.

I'm so excited and I'm extra-excited to see Gloria Steinem in the flesh at the Planned Parenthood rally this weekend. I'm annoyed that we have to rally for this ultra-important cause, but I'll be there with some high-quality lady-friends! Woo hoo!

Colorful Stuff

I used my Hunter Green eyeshadow from the MAC - Mickey Contractor collection and the MAC Wonder Woman Eyeliner Pen. You can always get the liquid eyeliner pen, but you can't always get it in Wonder Woman packaging.


The ultra-colorful scarf is Zac Posen for Target from last summer. It has a major safety-pin theme in the print. It's a huge scarf. I don't feel like I'm excellent at styling scarves in my outfits. I needed to dress-up the leopard tee and I think it worked!