In the middle of some complicated drying/knotting ceremony at the hands of Go Utsugi on location in Yurakucho in Tokyo. I used to come to this area with my parents as a kid to go to The Press Club, which I remember was always an exciting occasion. I now know it like the back of my hand after this past week..or at least where to find the best coffee and the closest clean restroom from any given point. Anyway, this is approximately step 3 of 20 but I love that it looks like I’m wearing my own hair as headphones, reminded me of the actuals on the Limi Feu SS09 runway. Falls into the slightly creepy but awesome category.

Really don’t mean to drop off the face of the planet when I go to Tokyo, but my schedule is always so packed here that taking blog photos is the last thing I have time for. It’s a straight week of 4 am call times and 13 hour work days but at least I’m surrounded by an amazing team. CONTINUE READING

Some of my favorite things this summer: Proenza Schouler PS11, Nivea Creme, the iPad 2, Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau so Fresh, Chloé scalloped bikini, Moroccan oil, Oribe Dry Texture Spray, Evian Brumisateur, and Doux Me Crème Caroline.

Finally got my hands on Urban Decay’s Naked Palette. I never really veer from neutrals in the first place so I’ve been eyeing this for months now as it remained sold out online. There’s something satisfying about having all the eyeshadows I need in one place, especially when it’s an artfully laid out range of velvety, highly pigmented shades applicable to everyday life. It’s a little bulky for travel but at the same time eliminates random singles and is easy to find in a pile of clothes and shoe bags so maybe not so bad. My current favorites are the extremely matte ‘Buck’ smudged carefully around the eye and ‘Virgin’ in the inner corners but the options are pretty much endless.