This is two-fold. The first being those people that make beautiful objects & things; like writing a song or making a wonderful cologne. The second being people that use objects & things to make beauty; like decorating one’s home for guests. While I certainly agree that the best things in life aren’t things, my heart …
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From left: Wearing bald cap as prep for plaster. Drying out. Finished bust of head & neck. Photos courtesy: Crist Ballas Special effects artist Crist Ballas molds my head, neck, and hands. Using the mold, he makes a plaster bust. It’s all for an upcoming project in which I play an Alien, filming down in …
Such as: Eating nachos at midnight with a good friend while discussing politics. Hour long chats on the phone at 2am about random topics like perfume. Bike rides & laughter with a little brother. Opening a hand written letter from a friend & finding a small pressed flower inside. It’s little things like these that …
My eyes have been feasting on all the great gift guides around. Seriously, I need to remind myself that I don’t need ALL of it. I just want ALL of it. So, in classic mimic-style, I’m sharing too. I think it probably goes without saying, but I want to mention that I have no affiliations …
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Wandering the shelves of the library this morning I glimpse Luca Turin’s latest addition to his series of perfume review books. The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics. I’ve read some of Luca’s work before and always bust out laughing from his sometimes snarky words. Not that it’s all acid, there’s some very beautiful …
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Lock me in an airtight bottle with a spider plant, and I’ll be fine… Okay, maybe don’t screw the cap on all the way. But NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) does list the spider plant on their list of 27 plants usable to clean & oxygenate the air of space stations so maybe you …
First encountered hair/body oil in a review of Aveda Men’s Pure-formance online at The Chap Blog (See Chap Blog Review). I liked his description of the scent, skin moisturizing, and hair softening effect it had on his hair. So I ordered a 50ml jar of it for myself. The fragrance includes: Kunzea, citrus, Spearmint, Vetiver …
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At three fourths through the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, I stop reading for several days. I find myself actively avoiding it. Not because I don’t like the writing, it’s quite the opposite. By not reading it, I convince myself, that the characters are kept in a quasi-state of suspended animation. But each …
Grrr. It seems that life get’s beyond bearable for each of us. Not everyday (Thank God!) but sometimes the pressure is enough to make ya go batty. Like the times my tongue ties into a million knots because I don’t know what to say to someone who’s asking for help or insight. (And sometimes I …
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Horror fans, take a look at behind-the-scene footage of how “The Keeper” creature was made for the short pshycological thriller/horror film Dope Sick. (Along with footage of bloodied beauty Ladonna Craelius.) The film has Todd Parker (played by Paul Cram) in a Heroin addled haze, lost in the maze of a run down hotel where …
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