Guys, it's December 31st. Tomorrow's gonna be January 1st. Let's celebrate with some vintage New Years photography!
Ooooh la la, Bonjur, Fromage...other French words. (Guys I know all painters aren't French.)
This is what I plan on wearing tonight and the exact amount of balloons I plan on carrying around with me.
I have literally never seen a more terrifying depiction of a New Years party.
Those ruffles, those bows...yes please!
So there you go, we know you'll be celebrating your New Year with the same style and class as these ladies(and terrifying drawings) of yesteryear. We want to thank you for business and hope to see you all soon in 2013! Happy New Year!
For the record I don't recommend going to a party where all your friends are glowing and vaguely orange. I don't recommend having radioactive friends at all actually.
2. The world didn't end!
Though if it did we could have rebuilt it and it probably would've looked like this...oooooh a monorail!
3. Christmas is crazy soon!
Christmas is synonymous with food for me.Look at that turkey glisten...I can't stop staring at this picture.
Shine Bright Like a Diamond
by Amber Organic Studio December 6th
Every woman wants to look her best during the holiday season.
Office parties, friendly holiday gatherings and finally New Year’s Eve
are some of the occasions where your fun personality and great looks
will be on show. Get yourself ready in time! Don’t wait until the very
last moment. A sparkling dress is not enough!
It is my pleasure to give you some tips on how and when to get your airbrush tan so your skin looks healthy and glowing.
First, plan your airbrush tanning session carefully
and in advance. Opt for places that offer organic and natural based
tanning formulas because your skin should be treated in a decent way
and shouldn’t be sprayed with chemicals (we are surrounded by way too
many chemicals in our daily life). I am sure that Google engine will
help you find a decent place near you (Amber Organic Tan Studio in
Greenpoint, Brooklyn). Then, as a best option, I suggest that you book
your UV Free tanning appointment two days before any scheduled party or
special event. Why? Simply put, the formula applied to your skin will
have enough time to calm down and give the best results possible. Second, start moisturizing twice daily two days
prior to your visit (especially in winter time). If you have a habit of
exfoliating your skin at least once a week then exfoliate on the same
day your airbrush tanning appointment is scheduled. If you don’t
exfoliate on regular basis then exfoliate, two nights before your
visit. By exfoliating your skin you remove dead skin cells, oil and
dirt and create a perfect surface for tanning formula to stick to your
outer layer of your skin. Third, always wear loose and dark clothes to your
sunless tanning session in order to avoid any abrasions. I always tell
my clients that they should imagine they are covered with a coat of a
fresh paint [a good-for-you coat!] and they need to be aware of that
fact until they take their first shower.
Finally, don’t be shy and talk to your technician and ask all the
possible questions. The more you know about airbrush tanning better the
results!
Thanks for the tips, Amber Organic Tan Studio! Check them out by clicking the link. Also enjoy this Rihanna video, because it's the weekend and because I've never heard the phrase "Shine bright like a diamond" said in a stranger way.
Read their blog for more tanning tips and updates on what they're getting into: BLOG!
So, being a lady isn't always pretty. For example just yesterday I ate what I can only assume was 2-3 times my weight in gummy bears. While reflecting on what will henceforth be considered the Great Gummy Bear Massacre of 2012, with half a pineapple bear hanging out of my mouth, I thought about this post.
Sometimes you gotta get things waxed, plucked, pulled...any number of unpleasant sounding adjectives. And sometimes you need a little something to...soothe your skin for lack of a better term. Here's where your knight in shining armor, also known as PFB Vanish, comes in. It's great for sensitive skin and will do a number on ingrown hairs. On top of that it'll have you feeling wonderful after you've paid a stranger to rip the hair off of your body.
North Brooklyn, we've been at the wars transportation-wise this week. But TGIF...the G's running, the L's running and it's the end of the work week! What better gift could I give you than that...and all this stuff: The Halloween Dog Parade(cancelled due to Sandy) is taking place this Sunday as a Dog Masquerade Ball, it's gonna be somewhere between 50 and 60 degrees this weekend and starting tomorrow morning the streets will be paved with gold, chocolate and Taco Bell Doritos shell tacos. I know you can't believe it because I can't either and this rollercoaster of emotions I'm on is a bit overwhelming.
All that to say, have a great weekend and have a drink or an entire can of cream cheese frosting...you deserve it.
All joking aside there are still a lot of people that need help. If you can, please contribute: Greenpointers Sandy Relief Fundraiser. Ends Sunday at 11:59pm.You could win a bikini wax! If you buy 3 raffle tickets you could win..THREE...BIKINI...WAXES!
Greenpointers is holding an online raffle featuring products and services from Greenpoint businesses to help support Sandy Relief efforts. Things are really rough for a lot of people so it's great that so many are getting involved. Though it only helps a little Freckle is donating three bikini waxes to the raffle. So if you wanna help some people out and possibly win a bikini wax check out the link below.
The raffle has begun and ends Sunday November 11 at 11:59pm. If you would like to buy a raffle ticket, donate here.
We here at Freckle wish everyone struggling with the aftermath of the storm well and know we'll be back on our feet soon.
I admit my title doesn't have the same ring to it as Ice Cube's final line in Boyz in the Hood, but having grown up in South Central Los Angeles as well I feel like we're kindred spirits and it's ok for me to paraphrase. I digress...
So... if you live in Greenpoint or anywhere off the G you know it's the only train left to have literally no service. You might say(if you live in North Brooklyn) why not take the L, well unless you wanna go between Rockaway Parkway and Broadway Junction you're outta luck. And probably pretty upset. So are your politicians. Check out this Observer article:
For a lot of neighborhoods off the G there's at least one other train within walking distance. But not here in Greenpoint. I could try to walk to the 7, but who am I kidding...I'd probably die from cold(it's 40 degrees outside!) or confusion(I don't remember the last time I had to cross a bridge on foot).
So while I'm on the B62 to Court Square, listening to The World's Most Dangerous Band'sStraight Outta Compton or maybe watching Are We There Yet?, I'll think about my local trains and try to appreciate them flaws and all. Because at least they're running sometimes. And because I no longer care if the G's making me switch trains at Bedford Nostrand for no discernible reason. As long as I can wait inside for my transportation, I'm good.
So... Halloween's not until next Wednesday but I know you guys are gonna be partying all weekend (and possibly next week). And by party I mean eat my weight in sour straws and malt balls...is that not how you party? You're really missing out. All that to say your nails should be looking tight and right for all that candy eating. What better way to insure you're ready than getting some crazy nail designs from one of our fabulous manicurists, Claire. Here's a sample of what she can do:
So what are you waiting for? Halloween's a comin' and you gotta be prepared. All that candy isn't gonna eat itself.
Everyone listen...we've got Fall and Winter Essie colors at Freckle
and it's possibly one of the most exciting things that's happened to me
all week, except remembering that the Mc Golrick Park Halloween Dog
Parade's this Sunday and learning that I could buy an individual red
Swedish Fish at my local bodega(there is no way I will ever eat a green
or yellow fish again!).
Now that I've finished that practically incoherent run on sentence, here are some of the colors we have available:
So I've got something to tell you. Don't freak out...but Pie Corps has opened a store in Greenpoint. It's on Driggs and Monitor, it's
beautiful and it's got me all messed up inside.You may recognize some of these pies from the Hester Street Fair and New Amsterdam Market, but I recognize them
from my dreams. Check this out...
Is this video from that dog's perspective...did that dog make this video?!
It's almost that time of year again, when people dress up their adorable dogs in costumes and parade them through McGolrick Park. It's the HALLOWEEN DOG PARADE! Presented by District Dog it is the one day a year where we can all stare at other people's dogs in public for very long periods of time...we might even get to pet them(OH JOY!). This parade makes me feel like a kid in a candy store except the candy's for my eyes and instead of actual candy it's adorable dogs. I'll see you there, October 28th!
What can I say about you that hasn't already been said? I really like that I can use you everyday without feeling like someone slapped me in the face slowly with sandpaper. I love that even though you cost $50 a bottle I've gotten more than my money's worth and have so much more of your sweet, powdery nectar to use.I appreciate your cylindrical shape and simple, sleek design. Lastly, I love that you're available at Freckle and that all I need to do to get you from your bottle to my face is come to work with at least $51.
It's Friday... go have a delicious spicy margarita at La Superior in Williamsburg. As you can see, I've already had one. Oh, and I guess they have delicious food too.
RBW(Raised by Wolves), great clothes, cool window, great name.
I love the classy housewares at Le Grenier,
so much that they make me kinda hungry. I don't know if that means I
actually want to eat them or the classiness is so great that it makes
me regress to the childhood behavior of wanting to put everything in my
mouth.
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