a toast to April JAM

I just learned today that April is national Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). So, give your usual playlist a rest & mix it up a little...treat your ears to a little audio pleasure. There's a lot more to jazz than elevator music and Kenny G!

Click HERE to learn more about JAM.

Inked Beauty

Inked Magazine features these fantastic editorials that, despite their minimalistic style, are, in fact, heavily laden with the beautiful myriad complexities of REAL women. Dripping with an infusion of raw sex appeal and tested strength, these inked beauties project a new standard for aesthetic perfection. No longer a blank canvas, these painted women have become both Muse & Museum, exhibiting not only spirited artwork, but a colorful spirit as well.

In honor of my new tattoo.

Photos: Inked Magazine

have a good one.

oh college.

shoe porn

This past week, I helped out Style Studio with not one, but two Macy's shoe events: San Francisco's big Shoe Diva event and San Jose's Foot Candy event. I'll tell you - working for hours in both shoe departments, completely surrounded by beautiful shoes fresh off their spring launch, without making a purchase, was a real test of my willpower. It was intoxicating, to say the least!

So, just because, in a sick and twisted way, I never, EVER get tired of looking at a fantastic pair of heels...here's, what I like to call, a little shoe porn: