Teeny Manolo

This was, as predicted, a close one and one of our funnier comment threads. I nearly gave it to Bellamama, just for vague patriotism reasons, but in the end I had to bow the the perfection of the following:

gemdiva Says:
May 24th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

And now, we take you to downtown Honolulu where the annual
Don Ho birthday celebration is in full swing.

Yes, gemdiva reclaims her crown. Now, what shall we award her for her fabulous hypothetical prize? These playful, yet protective, Guiseppe Zanotti sandals in multicoloured metal mesh. You have to dress appropriately to make the most of a bubble fight!

And it shall be proclaimed that “Yeah!” and “Hell yeah!” are the overwhelming cries when asked if a third grader is too young to dye their hair. A goodly thirty-one percent weighed in that temporary dye was fine, but not permanent dye. You have to laugh at the dilemmas of modern parenting, really. Or else find oneself curled up in a corner, sobbing uncontrollably.

Today I’m going to bring up the subject of gender in education. Some experts and schools are advocating the separation of boys and girls in the classroom. Usually for certain classes such as P.E. and English, but sometimes for the entire school day. There is no doubt that taken as a whole, boys have a different learning style than girls. Which is neither good or bad. But is it a good idea?

Think of Rachel Ray.

This is just too perfect; she wants you to spend fifteen of your hard-earned dollars to purchase a bowl into which you’ll throw your crap.

As for me, I call the place where I throw my scraps the “Garbage” but you know, her market is terribly refined.

I present to you the parental stylings of mothers who take their daughters to the spa because well, 9/11 pushed them to do it! OK, well, one of them, anyway.

You’ll have to sit through a brief cereal commercial, but it’s worth it.

And is it just me, or are those half-braids really, really, ugly?

Poor girl has been a little glum lately. Can you blame her for wanting a new, child-ready makeover? But somebody should definitely tell her about that whole ClownFear movement. From the Worth 1000 Evil Celebrity Clown contest:

Lord help us, neon is making a comeback.  Anyone growing up in the 80’s is familiar with the horror that the neon trend has forever imprinted on our retinas.

And for some reason, fashion has decided that it is time for the populace to experience neon again in all its day-glo glory.  Perhaps some of these people didn’t actually experience the 80’s, or else they might think long and hard about voluntarily attempting to reinstate its popularity.

Neon makeup is supposed to be big this summer.  There is no doubt that heavily pigmented neon makeup is a thing of the past. And deservedly so. As I stated before with the blue eye makeup, the pigmentation is lighter, although care always has to be taken in the application of such bright colors. I would make a clown joke here, but that would just be a little to easy, methinks.

The best rule to follow is to focus on one feature. Be it nails, lips, or eyes, neon should be used with restraint. I would think this would be obvious, but you never know.

The easiest way to do neon is of course with nail polish. Another good way is to use neon eyeshadow as a liner, not over the entire brow or lid. Just wet the brush a little and apply. Neon lipstick actually works well with minimal summer makeup. I can’t include it here, but next month MAC is coming out with an entire line of neon lipstick.

Here are a few products to try out the whole neon thing. If you dare.

Pop Beauty Lid Neon

Essie Neon Collection

Anna Sui Creamy Eyecolor #100

NARS Lipstick in Schiap*

*The color swatch is the actual Schiap color, not the one in the tube.

This contest totally blows!

From the Flickr stream of RandomDude,
a great shot of the bubble flashmob in Vancouver a couple of years back.

Denzel, we loved ye. We are sorry to see you go.

Viggo Mortensen, he of the chiseled cheekbones and blue eyes, hath been crowned this week’s champion.

Who dares to challenge the king?

Why Becks, of course!

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Hmmm, more people should take this kind of test in advance, if you ask me.

If you are already a parent (and why else would you be reading this blog) then take my advice: just keep re-taking this quiz and tweaking the answers until you get the result you want, then post it in your blog and if the kids give you any sass at some point in the future, you just point and say “random internet quizzes DO. NOT. LIE.”

Because Teeny Manolo is ostensibly a blog about children’s clothes as well as various and sundry other things, I would like to present Baby Eggi.

Fugheddabout that horrifically priced Ed Hardy stuff if you are into tattoo-inspired wear. Baby Eggi is cute, affordable, and the designs are not as over the top as some of the other tattoo wear out there. I also like that they donate a hefty twenty percent of their profits to their charitable partners.   

Baby Eggi was started by two sisters who thought they had what it took to begin their own clothing line. With one of the sisters formerly employed in the fashion industry, they actually did have what it takes. Then, they enlisted the talents of tattoo artist Mark Mahoney. Mark’s real ink can be seen on the likes of Angie, Brad, and Johnny Depp, among many others.

These adorable “Forgive Me for I Know Not What I Do” shirts are eighteen dollars. Not bad when you compare them to Ed Hardy tees at fifty bucks or so.

Days of the week onesies, only twenty eight for the set! Also available in French and Spanish.