ANDY, YOU WERE ALWAYS A LITTLE SKETCHY

The new exhibit for a show featuring Andy Warhol, at the Hearst Building in NYC is fantastic. It's Warhol's work done when he was an illustrator, for Harper's Bazaar, before he became the Pop icon he remains today. The sketches are so lively, so whimsical and so charming, and not surprisingly they still look totally cool today. It's all about beauty and shoes, many a girl's favorite concerns, so it's definitely worth a look see if you are in New York. Address is the Hearst Tower, inside gallery at 8th Avenue and 57th Street. The building is an all "green" office building, to boot.

WHAT ARE YOU NOT WEARING?

I found this new line called Stript at my local Ricky's, the cosmetic junkies home away from home. It is 100 % paraben free, fragrance free, talc free, plus it's vegan....jeez. But best of all, the colors are really, really nice. They have foundations, shadows, pencils, eyeliners and concealers, and brushes, too. Check out their site at www.striptmakeup.com.

Glee-ful

I saw the preview of Bye Bye Birdie, the hit musical from the 60's...Mad Men viewers who can't get enough of this period, will get a kick out of this one as well. Costumes were great, John Stamos and Gina Gershon looked good, but overall the show wasn't amazing. Needs work, as they say in real estate. Seems kids breaking into song at the drop of a hat is good TV as well. With the hit show Glee, my old friend and creator of the show, Ryan Murphy, is happy, because Glee is a total smash!

YOU'RE TOAST!

I have been reading about something delicious called a Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake at the Stand restaurant, here in NYC. So I popped in yesterday and ordered myself a little bit o' heaven.
Here's the recipe...absolutely delicious! http://tinyurl.com/cbtkkm

VERY GLASSY!

I just love this work in hand-blown glass by Anthony Gelpi. The ancient skill of glass blowing has been updated with fabulous colors, textures and unbelievable shapes. Check out his gallery of gorgeous glass at www.anthonygelpi.com.

TATTOO YOU

Yes, those old Rolling Stones had it right...tats are all over the place now, I even saw an old granny sporting one the other day. But, if you want to experiment just to see how fierce you'd look with one, what to do? There's no going back at a regular tattoo parlour. But now, with Jaqua from Earth Henna, all you DIY fans can get the look of a real tattoo, but with no pain, and it's safe, natural (from a fruit in the Amazon) and it washes off in two weeks. Genius!http://www.earthhenna.com/Jagua-Tattoo-Images-Gallery-8-c117.html

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW

Richard Avedon is one of the all time greats. His fashion photographs, meticulously recreated to seem spontaneous, are little jewels. The International Center of Photography has mounted a fantastic show with all the photo gems from the 50s and 60s...and all the superstars are there...Veruschka, Twiggy, Penelope Tree, frozen in black and white.

Until September 6th, there are over 200 works on display. http://tinyurl.com/yanxb3