Oh, nice, we’re getting our very own twitter-linked cupcake truck? Katie Carrara, of Buttercream bakery, will be bringing cupcakes to your location very soon, says Phillymag:
Starting the week of July 20th, she’ll be selling her cupcakes all over the city — follow ButtercreamPhl on Twitter — in a new truck that was custom made to look like … you guessed it: a cupcake!
At the moment, the Buttercream twitter feed is asking for suggested locations for the truck to hit:
Email me and suggest locations for Cupcake Truck at buttercreamphiladelphia@gmail.com
And jingle ideas:
Give me suggestions for the Cupcake Truck song. I was thinking “The Sweetest Thing” by U2. Will Bono give me the rights?
We’re guessing no, but we suggest any number of Michael Hearst’s Songs for Ice Cream Trucks, just so there’s something different going around town, or if we’re being honest, the following:
DIRIGIBLES was the word of the week at my house a few weeks ago (I was sort of confused about it, my boyfriend says it had something to do with this website DRGBLZ, which is of LOLblimps? Yeah, I’m still a little confused about it).
I’ve been looking for the perfect thing to go in the space over the TV for a good… 10 months, and I finally found the perfect-sized landscape painting in a thrift store the other day. However, it was prety hokey and clearly needed a little something extra.
But what to do? Dinosaurs? A giant person? A Neko Case-style tornado? A giant satellite dish? A katamari? Oh wait, someone already did that:
But I finally opted for dirigibles, as they are much easier to paint than everything but the katamari and the katamari was already taken. I’ve also always loved the back cover of the Talking Heads album Remain in Light:
…and kind of wanted to do a tribute to it. So red dirigibles it was!
I’m sure other people have doctored up old thrift-store landscapes, but it’s rough to google for it. What did/would you pop into the scene?
In case you’ve haven’t quite gotten your fill of celebrity death news in the past two weeks, the PW Style blog has one more tribute to golden gal Farrah Fawcett .
The iconic actress may have been known best for her appearance on the first season Charlie’s Angels, but what really cemented her place in every teenage boy in America’s heart was her undeniable California-girl sex appeal. Golden skin, genuinely sweet smile and, most importantly, that big, beautiful mass of beachy waves.
A halo of pure ring-spun gold, enveloping-nay enlightening-the rest of the pin up beauty. Who doesn’t, to this day still, ache for the kind of hair that defies all weather, remaining silky, shiny, and big on the most humid of days? Who doesn’t want hair that has every man within a 20-foot radius stopped in their tracks amidst such a heavenly glow? The ’80s teased-hair heyday may be over, but there are plenty of tactful ways of channeling Fawcett’s touchable tendrils without crossing over to dreaded Cher territory.
Big, a concoction brought to you by the always fragrant Walnut Street beauty boutique Lush , is essentially, Farrah in a bottle. I’ve long been a fan of the all natural shampoo, having had far too many shower sessions involving hard Philly water and too much scrubbing.
The salty shampoo manages to somehow clean and sheen even the thickest of hair. Although a bit off-putting at first glance-the large chunks of sea salt in a lemony broth don’t exactly inspire any Herbal Essence showergasms-after a quick rinse through my tresses I’ve suddenly got bubbles tumbling down my back. Follow up with frizz-fighting conditioner and you’ve got a match made in heaven. Post-shower locks aren’t just lustrous, they’re damn near boisterous.
And a little goes along way, which means that $20 bill I parted with will last me through an Indian summer and beyond. Bonus: lemon+summer sun=lots of natural golden highlights. Farrah who?
Aviators are huge. Some credit Tom Ford with the return of aviators as a fashion staple. Originally a part of the Air Force - or as my Marine Uncle Calls them - the Air Farce, aviators have made their way into main stream culture. The original creators, Ray Ban are still popular, while Tom Ford reigns supreme.
Also, since the sun is back out, be careful. Test your skin age on Self.com’s website. I love the rays, but I also know that I have to be careful, and you should too.
Lastly, Britney Spears did an ad for Candies. Perez Hilton says she looks like a painting, NBC10 says she looks pretty good. What do you think?
I love how, when a company wants to pick up more of the female market share, they make the same product… BUT IN PINK! BECAUSE THE LADIES GO NUTS FOR PINK!
I feel like this goes doubly for traditionally male-dominated fields like tech (pink laptops?), video games (the pink Halo body armor that nobody ever uses), razors (yeah, try to find one that isn’t pastel), etc.
The self-defense industry is one of those male-dominated fields, despite the fact that it’s generally women who should be carrying around a little something extra. It’s not reaaaally that surprising, seeing as how it’s the perfect Venn diagram overlap for two stereotypical dude things, “buying neat gadgets” and “being a Tough Guy.”
So of course, there’s a bunch of ridiculously pink, girly-looking stuff that will wreck an attacker. Here’s some of the top contenders:
The inspiration for this post: as if the pink version of the $350 Taser C2 (right), which seems to be one of the more effective models for available for non-police (although some cops do use them, and the price includes a background check), wasn’t girly enough. The Hello Kitty taser has been making the “OMG!” internet rounds. However, the company would like to make it clear that “TASER International does NOT produce nor sell a Hello Kitty TASER C2. It must be someone’s idea of cute, though that is open for debate.” So no, you can’t really buy a Hello Kitty taser, but you could get a pink one and stencil it on.
Ah, Japan and its effusive names for things! The Lovely Pink Seal Stun Gun Lovely Taser Weapon!, hereby abbreviated as LPSSGLTW!, is a keychain marketed to young women as a deterrent to handsy men on the subway (see ad above). Despite the lightning bolts and electrocuted skeleton, the LPSSGLTW! is best for “I told you to remove your hand from my ass three times already” situations rather than “He’s got a knife” situations; the manufacturer hedges that the LPSSGLTW! “is a funny toy, not a strong weapon. Try its effect before you use it as a self-difence tool. Use it as a funny toy just to make your friends surprised and laugh!” Tasers: the new mooning!
I used to have one of these little guys (although in silver, not in pink); a slightly overprotective boyfriend-at-the-time gave me it as a birthday present. I left mine on the 2 bus years ago (and probably for the best, as in an actual threatening situation I’d probably end up accidentally stabbing myself), but when seeing if I wanted to replace it, I noticed this pink one. It’s one of the weirder things being sold to support breast cancer out there.
Actually, I’m not making fun of these guys, they’re an excellent blend of form and function. They look like cute little kitty keychains, but stick your fingers through the eyes and you’ve got two superhard plastic Wolverine claws instead of just a fist.
It begs the question “Why do you have two unwrapped tampons floating around your purse?” That’s a testament to the fact it was invented by a dude, specifically a dude who thinks the tagline “Yet a new reason for men to fear tampons the other 3 weeks of the month” is the kind of humor that appeals to the laydeeez. This one may still be in development (if it’s not just a straight-up joke, which I think it probably is), but my desire to make this pun won out:
I know that fashion don’ts can happen any season, but they seem especially prominent in the summer months. Glamour has picked up on some of the fashion don’ts of the hotter part of the year. People tend to ‘forget’ their clothes as I call it, and also engage in PDA a lot. I guess the winter months are more conducive to bundling up than wearing too short shorts. I know it can happen in any season, but I feel like PDA is especially prominent in the summer months.
I’ve never really been for PDA. My mom says that I’d complain that i was too hot when she’d go in for a hug during the August heat. Poor moms, all she wanted was a little cuddle time. It’s really no wonder why my dad would refer to me as a ‘rotten kid.’ Now I love PDA’s - as in smartphones. Still not for public displays…
Worse than Public displays may be Lindsay Lohan’s alleged theft of a tanning spray formula, as well as those that E! News has called out via ‘fashion police.’ The worst offense though may Corey Feldman’s choice to show up dressed up like Michael Jackson to MJ’s memorial service. Hm. Even though he is wearing black, I still think it’s in poor taste.
Something I’m not so sure of is the White Dress trend for summer. It’s not only because I’m a hater, and I don’t think I could pull it off. I’m just also not sure if anyone else can pull it off. However, I do LOVE Michelle Obama’s jewelry choices. And, check out Couture Fashion week…it’s arrived in Paris. These links should help you last until lunch…or atleast until 10:05. Happy Hump Day!
First things first: Even though I make fun of myself when I wear them, I love glasses.
I’m sorry kids, but as a geek, I’ve known since the sunny age of 11 that corrective eye-wear was where it’s at! I’d just like to take a moment to show off a few of my fav celebs in their iconic specs. Enjoy!
Oh, man! I’ve had such excellent thrift-store luck over the past few weeks! In May, I did a This Week in Philly Etsy roundup which included a George Washington-shaped bitters bottle that was perhaps the coolest thing made of glass I’d ever seen, and then a couple of days ago I happened across a blue one in Second Mile at 45th and Walnut for $2. Hell yeah!
The lovely view of brick and gently flapping trashbag from my bathroom window has been greatly improved. Side note: anyone know why all the flowers would drop off an orchid except the three farthest from the window?
But based on the awesomeness of the George Washington bitters bottle and how my internet’s randomly flipping on and off while I try to write this post is driving me to drink, here’s a roundup of some other liquor bottles that I wouldn’t mind having empty, much less full:
Crystal Head vodka, $45. OK, this bottle is so sweet that I might even spend $45 on it if it wasn’t full of Dan Akroyd-approved vodka. Bonus: the marketing people behind this have either lost their minds or have a particularly on-point understanding of viral internet stuff. Not only did they get a not-getting-a-ton-of-roles-these-days-but-still-embedded-in-our-collective-nostalgia actor to rep it, but their website is 80% insane ramblings about the Mayans and the legend of the 13 crystal skulls that would sound more appropriate coming out of the mouth of some wild-eyed guy on the subway who smells like pee.
Corzo Tequila, $43. Simple but beautiful packaging design. Warning: if you click on the picture, it will go to the Corzo site, which hasn’t realized that unrequested background music is incredibly annoying on a website. This actually seems to be pretty widespread among liquor companies.
1000 Acres vodka, doesn’t look like you can buy it at the moment. But I just had to include it anyway.
Samurai vodka, also seems to be unavailable. But seriously, though, just looking at the picture I’m getting the urge to watch Takeshi Kitano’s Zatoichi for the 15th time.
So this past weekend, I had Friday off of work (which NEVER HAPPENS, by the way), so my boyfriend and I headed out to Morris Arboretum to see some trees and stuff.
To our surprise, there was a very nicely designed treehouse-type exhibit set to open the following day… I figured I’d take some pictures, because lord knows I hadn’t been aware of it and it looks super cool. I think anyone who played Myst back in the day (side note: did you know that they made an iPhone compatible version of Myst for six bucks? My mind is blown) will get some delightful deja vu.
All pictures by Emily G!
You can go in the giant nest AND you can climb on the rope nets, which is something I have been been dying to do since I aged out of the ones in King Arthur’s Court in Cedar Point 13 years ago.
And if you’re coming back via Broad Street, keep an eye out for the Beury Building at Broad and Erie, although it’s hard to miss. Inga Saffron once described it as “a lavishly sculpted 14-story tower that stands like an emaciated crack addict over the crossroads of Broad Street and Erie and Germantown Avenues.” Seriously, what’s the holdup on this lady’s Pulitzer, eh? The Beury Building is the canvas for one of the more impressive/juvenile pieces of graffiti in town:
Miley Cyrus did a very grown up cover for Elle magazine. It seems to be raising a few eyebrows. Is your forehead scrunced? What do you think of Miley’s cover?
I Heart Daily did an interview with author Sarah Dessen about things she ‘hearts.’ One of the items is Dior lipgloss. Dessen says that “this lip gloss has a perfect little brush, great shine, and lets even us regular girls have something Dior. Nice.” I had the same reaction when I saw Dior’s mascara in Sephora last week. At a price of $24, I felt that I too could own a piece of Dior - without sacrificing my first born. Sure, it’s more than Maybelline, but it’s Dior. I expected that. Sure, I stretched it too far when I told the clerk that showed it to me that it was cheap, but it wasn’t 900 bucks, as I imagine every piece of Dior to be.
Another great find in Sephora is Bare Minerals, which I’ve blogged about before. I think it’s a great product. provides coverage and is also good for your skin. The only thing that I don’t like is that it can be a mess on the go. It looks like Sephora answered my prayers because this holder is perfect for applying mineral makeup on the go. Whew. So now I won’t look like a psycho applying makeup on the bus. Scratch that, I’ll still look crazy, just less messy.
Oh, nice, we’re getting our very own twitter-linked cupcake truck? Katie Carrara, of Buttercream bakery, will be bringing cupcakes to your location very soon, says Phillymag:
I love how, when a company wants to pick up more of the female market share, they make the same product… BUT IN PINK! BECAUSE THE LADIES GO NUTS FOR PINK!
