so sad to see her go...

in regards to my most recent reality tv girl crush post (below): those idiots on shear genius suck!! they cut my fave girl gail last night!!! she was like one of the most talented one's on there, darn it, and by far the most adorable!! hehe!! so sad to see her go... but in other reality tv girl crush news: kenley did a fab little design of the green cocktail dress challenge last night- it was oh so very retro-inspired and she should've won instead of the ever-annoying, blue-faux-hawk-sporting, wannabe-fab cheeseball that calls himself suede- that's not a name- it's a type of leather for crissakes- geez- i am over him already and there's only been 2 episodes!! the cast this season all seems a bit too fake to me to be honest, but hopefully one of my fave cutie-pie's will take the cake!!

ta-ta for now, i'm off to kickboxing in my pink glovessssss to kick some butttt!!!! XOXO

photo cred: http://www.dennisyang.com/archives/you_suck_sad.jpg

current reality tv girl crushes!!

yep, that's right, i am majorly crushing on these chicks right now cause all of their style ROCKS!!

i have caught a couple of episodes of the new season of shear genius and gail has stolen my heart!! she's got the best little hairstyle ever and she dresses fabulously!!

as for lisa on the current season of the next food network star, well, she's just oozing with a mature and grounded sense of personal style which to me, is the ultimate in hotness!! and that hair of hers is always perfectly done and occasionally she'll even throw a wide scarf headband in there and look so retro & mod!!

and well, you really can't go wrong with anyone on project runway where they are so very "pc" when choosing contestants and this season is no exception!! there's the infamous token flamer, the more sophisticated stylish gay guy, a girly-girl, an afro-centric chick, and a couple of other randoms thrown in there to mix it up!! they have done a great job with my 3 crushes from this show- it's obviously the top choice for cool peeps on tv!! i am totally digging kenley's retro vintage pin-up inspired style (and what a great name, too!), loving the highly tattooed deliciousness of kelli- plus she rocked the very first challenge and came out on top, and last but oh so very much not at all least, we have the eclectic emily that wore a killer leopard dress with fringe and the raddest headband on the first episode!!!

luv, luv, luv these chicks, their power, extroidinary talent and most of all, their exceptional personal style- rock on girls and good luck to all to win each show!!

who are you digging on tv right now?! any yummy crushes to gush about?!

XOXO

photo creds: www.projectrunway.com and www.bravotv.com

new devildollbaby listings... all on ebay right now!!

hey dolls! just wanted to give you all a head's up on some great listings i have up for auction on ebay right now! lots of accessories this week including rockabilly cherry wrist cuffs, boho-chic bangles, bollywood stick-on bindis, funky tattoo belt buckles, glam roses, beautiful beaded necklaces & bracelets, retro headbands, 80's vintage earrings, pin-up polka dot hoop earrings & much more all under my seller name: devildollbaby! go check out all my new listings and bid, bid, bid! oh, and to make these must-have accessories even that much more irresistable, i offer FREE SHIPPING on ALL of my listings now- what a deal!!

thanks for looking! XOXO

super-duper personal style...

i am a huge fan and #1 advocate of rockin' ur personal style, whatever it may be, whole-heartedly and with 100% conviction! wear it loud & wear it proud, let ur fashion & style voice be heard, my dears, and don't be afraid!!

i have to say, i am givin' 2 snaps up in a z formation to the chicks i chose for my image today cuz they are rockin' the heck outta their personal style and i cannot deny them the credit they deserve!! i snapped their individual pix up from numerous online blogs and sites that i regularly frequent for a dose of street style inspiration and have thrown them together here as an ode, if you will, to wearin' what feels good to your own mind & body- u go girls!!

i am always on the lookout for inspiration, but have a very clear sense of self when it comes to my personal style and it pretty much comes down to whatever the heck i'm in the mood for at any given moment!! i run the style gammut wearing everything from rockabilly, retro & pin-up inspired halter dresses with ballet flats and a printed clutch, for example, to a boho-chic maxi dress with an armfull of gold bangles and a huge hobo bag slung over my shoulder- and pretty much everything in between, depending on my mood, or the occasion, of course!! for me, style is what makes my heart race, gets my blood flowin' and fuels my desire to honor my "ideal shan" in an outwardly expression of all things fashion-fabulous!!

i believe that i tend to side with an overall eclectic mix of tattooed rocker-chic to boho-indie-chic and love regularly pushing the fashion envelope to mix all of the styles i am most passionate about. i very much admire when i can feel out this sense of individualistic expression in another woman as well, because i feel like it gives us an immediate and mostly unspoken style bond, which for me is continuously pretty darn cool!!

bottom line... fashion & style is my personal fave topic ever in the whole world and it gives me great pleasure to honor & please myself with my choice of outfits and as long as i am happy & feel good, then i have super-duper personal style!!

do it, ladies, honor YOURselves and wear whatever YOU want!! just remember to smile and strut your stuff in your fab ensembles!! ; )

XOXO

some of my fave sites & blogs serve as today's photo creds:

http://hipstermusings.blogspot.com/
http://punkystyle.com/
http://www.thevintagesociety.com/
http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/
http://www.stylesightings.com/
http://becauseimaddicted.net/
http://www.karlascloset.com/

i'll be checking this out everyday! ----> http://www.fashion-ation.net/

The Cool Hunter Launches Fashionation

Launched on July 2: "Welcome to Fashionation, an alternative fashion universe where fashionistas, photographers and creatives can get their weekly fix of the best fashion editorial from around world. Never before has the world's best fashion editorials/photography converged in one great central hub. Each day we scan the globe's top fashion magazines - from every international edition of influential glossy bibles Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, right through to obscure and cutting edge fashion and pop culture tomes such as Pop, Marmalade, ID and Dutch to unearth the most creative and inspiring work happening in the world right now. From Moscow to the Netherlands, Bejing to Melbourne, New York to London and Milan, Fashionation is searching the globe to deliver inspiration direct to your desktop.

In addition to bringing you the hottest fashion editorial, Fashionation will also cover the coolest offerings from fashion week events around the world. We've also brought the best of the web's street style blogs together into one place, providing a truly global view of street style, city by city."

okay, so you must go check this fantastic site out now because i just finished perusing it and i am soooo loving all of the fashion & style delicious-ness it has to offer! such an inspirational site with wonderfully trendy & up-to-the-minute updates! i will surely be checking it out daily for my dose of fashion & style yummy-ness!! soooo excited!

Check it out:

http://www.fashion-ation.net/

Source- info & pics:

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/fashion/The-Cool-Hunter--Launches-Fashionation/

luv to all, dolls! keep it fashionable ; ) ... XOXO

fabulous friday full of possibilities...

i cannot begin to tell you, accurately enough anyway, the way that the book "Notes from the Universe" changed my life. I don't just mean oh yeah, it was a good book with a lot of useful info type of changed my life, but really, really, really truly changed my life! it was the first time that i had read something that made so much sense to me, that stirred up something special in me that it hit me like a ton of bricks, smacked me in the face and kicked my butt into gear! i was reminded, if you will, that i have always had everything i have ever needed to get where i want to go. it wasn't until i soaked up all of the valuable info this book had to offer that i realized how i could use what i have always had in just the right way to piece together the life i have always dreamed of. may sound corny, cheesy or silly to you, but to me it's very real and the absolute truth. i actually finished the book quite some time ago, but almost daily refer back to it almost as a how-to life guide. the unique and very special thing about it is that you can just open it to one page and read that "note" and carry it with you for the rest of the day and it's as though it goes perfectly with what's on your plate for that time. coincidence, i think not, my friend, for that's the universe at work!!

for today's image, i found it rather fitting to choose one of my fave pages from the book with an awesome "note" stating the following: "Whether it's praise, love, critisism, money, time, space, power, punishment, sorrow, laughter, care, pain, or pleasure... the more you give, the more you will receive." and i super-imposed it onto one of my fave pics of my babe & i in virginia at great falls park- both of which remind me of the vast beauty in that the possibilities are endless in this life and it's truly all up to me!

love to all on this fabulous friday full of possibilities... ; )

XOXO

heavy-hearted...

today is my dads' birthday... he would've been 62 and i so wish he was here to celebrate it with us... and of course, sunday i will be wishing him a very happy father's day, longing to share it with him and missing him terribly [as i do everyday] ... guess i should be getting used to this after not having him around for almost 3 years now... doesn't seem to get much easier for me to deal with though...

your baby girl loves you dad and misses you so very much... xoxo