Sunday, April 8, 2007

Staples, boo. Staples.

I must brag about a couple of items I acquired recently....

The perfect flats: Dying for a flat black shoe for quite some time now, I finally came face to face with the look I was going for. When visiting Saks for a couple of spring wardrobe updates, I was met with the flat shoe I had pictured in my mind. It turned out to be the Tory Burch Reva Ballerina flat, which apparently, everybody and their momma knew about but me, because now I see them everywhere. However, on this rainy but fulfilling Saturday, I had found my shoe. I absolutely love it for its bright gold accent and effortless ability to accent any simple ensemble. Oh, and I especially love the way the black and gold shoe compliments my Damier print LV Speedy bag. These details are minute compared to the fact that the Tory Burch Reva flats are the most comfortable shoes I own...and I own a lot of shoes.

My mascara: Just as celebrity make-up artist Tim Quinn recommended, no matter the brand, mascara is built to last 6 weeks and then be thrown out. For the last almost 2 months I have been testing mascara and, because I always feel the desire to splurge when in Target, I decided to test cheap Covergirl mascara: The Queen Collection, Queen Latifah's line of beauty products for women of color. For the first six weeks I used only Covergirl Lash Exact mascara followed by six weeks of the Volume Exact. I can’t speak for all mascaras by brand, but I have tried many others: Lancome, YSL, the pink and green Maybelline that everybody has (y’all know what I’m talking about), and I can say without hesitation, Covergirl Volume Exact is perfection. I constantly get compliments and it has maintained the same consistency, curl, lash length, and, of course, perfect volume over the six weeks. I highly recommend Volume Exact mascara and at worst, you're out 8 bucks.



Irrelevant, but necessary sidebar...

The Last Kiss

Not long ago, I spent some down time with my friend of (OMG I'm old) 10 years, Chervonti. We rented some movies equipped with Red Bull, roasted chicken and Chinese food, and Starbursts and just relaxed. Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette was a disappointment, but the usually consistent Zach Braff provided us with some "edge of your seat" entertainment in The Last Kiss. This wasn't 007 Casino Royal-type excitement by any means. The Last Kiss followed several interconnected relationships through different realizations and frustrations. It was an interesting and memorable film about relationship drama from a male perspective. There was a level of suspense involved worrying about the fate of each couple, one in particular.

I think most films hold, at the very least, an dialogue or monologue where the writer(s) obviously wants to send a message to viewers, some more powerful than others. In this film a man begging for the affection of the woman he mistreated is met with the following lines which moved me:

"I love her. I realize now that I love her more than I will ever love anybody else."
"Stop talking about love. Every asshole in the world says he loves somebody. It means nothing. It still doesn’t mean anything. What you feel only matters to you. It’s what you do to the people you say you love, that’s what matters. That’s the only thing that counts."

Amidst rooting for this guy to get his gal back (after a betrayal) and the uncertainty of how and if it would happen, We, the audience, and of course, the character, were hit with those strong words. "That's deep," I thought. It wasn't complex or revolutionary, but a reminder that at times when we know just the right thing to say, as well as times when we have no idea, we must exhibit the behavior that displays our commitment. And it wasn't just an "actions speak louder than words" speech, but a statement that said, "be there." You gotta see the film.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

We are totally shoe twins. I bought the Reva in black patent and gold (LOVE). Julia is trying to hunt down a pair in the zebra print.

I also LOVED The Last Kiss. I made Terrence watch it twice :).

C. Elaine said...

It's funny - i just realized recently that I can post comments on MY OWN BLOG responding to you all :) you've got the metallic?! I guess I should have mentioned all the colors it comes in.
Glad you liked the movie - I haven't made Robbie watch it, but I think it's a good movie for guys. If you think about it, it was all about the men, even Blythe Danner's husband with his speech at the end.

Julia said...

I need to rent that movie. I loved Zach Braff in the Garden State and that soundtrack was great. I love the Reva Flats. I have the black patent, super comfortable, even after yoga. I also just purchased the gold pair, and yes Ms. Johnica, I am on a waiting list from Bergdorf on the zebra print. I really need those shoes in all colors.

Vicarious-leigh said...

I love the mascara. You were totally right on that one. No more $30-$70 on mascara for me...

N said...

Ok...so I am a little behind the game, but I love my red TB Reva's!!! I have wanted them for some time and am so glad that I have them now. Mine are red and amazing. You are such a fashion genious, just keep up the great work.

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