Sunday, June 20, 2010

Obsession of the Day: Toms Shoes Summer 2010 Collection


Toms are already super comfy and stylin, so obvs the Summer collection is gonna be over the top. For 2010 they are rollin out the Siebe Toms, which are made of a breathable nylon and come in neon colors. Hotness. Click the pic above to get linked.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

1 month until World Cup 2010!

World Cup launches June 11th 2010. So I thought I'd share with you some of my favorite items to get in the International Soccer spirit.

5. Nike USA Gear

So, Nike is in charge of USA's gear officially. If you are looking for some USA pieces to rep your hood check out Nike.com. They are also in charge of a few other countries like Portugal, England, and Australia.

4. Adidas World Cup Gear

For everything else World Cup check out Adidas.com, my personal favorite piece is the South Africa Track Jacket. SO hot. Adidas officially makes all the gear for most countries like Germany, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa.
Check out Puma.com for Italy gear as well as a few other countries.

3. Panini Adrenalyn XL World Cup 2010 trading cards

Panini is this awesome card company from Italy that only recently showed up on the US card scene with their Adrenalyn XL NBA cards. The soccer ones are a bit harder to track down, as are the World Cup ones, but when you do you'll find a fun collectible featuring all your favorite footballers. Don't expect to find these listed on the Panini America website either, I found them through the International site. Neither site sells them directly so check out ebay or online card stores.

2. Adidas World Cup 2010 South Africa Soccer Ball The "Jabulani"

The Jabulani is the official ball of the FIFA World Cup this year and will be used in all the matches of the tournament. The word Jabulani means "to celebrate" in Zulu, the most widely spoken home language in South Africa. The ball has 11 colors on it to represent the 11 official languages of South Africa and the 11 players on a team. You can score your own right now on Adidas.com. For the final match on July 11th look for a special Gold ball that will be used called the "Jo'bulani" in honor of the final match being held in Johannesburg.

1. Panini World Cup 2010 Sticker Album

Although they've only recently made their debut here in the States, the Panini World Cup Sticker Album is the quintessential World Cup souvenir all over the world. Since 1970 Panini has produced sticker books that features team players, mascots, emblems, and more. This year the album contains an unprecedented 637 stickers, not to mention the super secret special ones you won't even realize you were supposed to get. These are a bit easier to find right now than the Adrenalyn XL cards, but I still think your best bet in finding these will be ebay or local card collectors/ online stores. I found some at the Card Pavillion in Santa Ana, CA (super nice people over there) or Check out PaniniGroup.com for more info.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Obsession of the Day: OPI Shrek Forever After Collection

A few months ago OPI launched their first movie inspired nail polish collection based on Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland". It was 4 colors and 2 of them were plain reds. This collection is much stronger and based on the upcoming "Shrek Forever After", the 4th and final Shrek film.
It basically breaks down to 3 colors; Green/Yellow, Purple, and Blue, each offered up in a bright option and a pastel option. The standout is the green called "Who the Shrek are you?" which is perfect match to Shrek's ogre green skin. Then there's the pastel yellow called "Fiercely Fiona", the bright purple "Funky Dunkey, the pastel purple "Rumple's Wiggin'", the bright Blue "Ogre the top Blue", and finally the pastel blue "What's with the Cattidude?" Overall I think this set is awesome. I picked up all the brights, and I think I'm gonna go back and snag the light blue. They all wear great and are perfect for Spring. If the pastels are more your style, but you aren't quite sure which one, you can also pick up a mini pack that has the 3 pastels and the Shrek green in 1/8 oz. mini bottles.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Obsession of the Month: Disney's California Food and Wine Festival 2010


Disney's California Food and Wine Festival just started YAY!! I can't wait to get my "Omnomnom" and my "Yummm" going on! F&W fest takes place at Disney's California Adventure Theme Park and offers up Cooking classes, Wine tasting, Vodka tasting, Beer tasting, Flights, Specialty cuisine for the festival at select dining locations, and the highlight for most; Celebrity Chef demonstrations. Click the image above to visit the site, it's got the whole schedule up there. The Celebrity demos kick off with Guy Fieri from Food Network's Diners, Drive-in's, and Dives, and continue throughout the festival. My personal favorite experience is the specialty items at restaurants. Last year I attempted to taste them all and failed. But let's just say they involved a hummus trio, lobster nachos, chicken panzarotti, a lobster roll, clam chowder, and something called "Magicale". Sooo good. Can't wait to see what the unique offerings are this year. Wish me and my tummy good luck!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Obsession of the Day: H&M Garden Collection


Excellent Spring Collection! Good job H&M. Loads of glamorous eco friendly fashion, including pieces that are organic and recycled. Click the image above to see all the collection, and rush to your local H&M. Most of the stuff at mine is already sold out, EEEK.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Song of the Day: Livvi Franc - Automatik

Obsession of the Day: American Apparel Nail Lacquer


How frakin hot are these colors? I love American Apparel and I love nail polish. Win-win!
This is the first series of nail lacquers by AA and it is a tremendous collection. There are 18 colors total (that's a lot ;)) and they have some great names like Dynasty, Pinto, and Passport Blue. Just beware of old bottles, there was a recall right after these came out because the glass broke super easily. So if you are gonna buy some I suggest going into an actual store where they are selling them in the new, SAFE, bottles. Or if you click the image above it takes you to AA's site for a more in depth look at each color and you can order them there. As for wear, they have a kind of weird consistency. If you use high end brands like OPI, you'll find the formulas kinda runny and in need of 3 coats (it depends on the color since they are all a bit different). But these aren't drug store 99 cent stuff either.
The colors alone make this collection a must have for polish addicts.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Obsession of the Day: Discovery Channel's presentation of "Life"


I absolutely loved Discovery's presentation of BBC's "Planet Earth" last year, so of course I'm very pumped to see their presentation of BBC's "LIFE". Its another beautiful HD Nature docu-series focused more towards evolution and the existence of life. It was produced by Michael Gunton for BBC and premiered in the UK back in Oct 2009. Capitalizing on the success of "Planet Earth", Discovery is now bringing BBC's latest documentary series installment stateside and I couldn't be happier. Well, that's not completely true... I really am more excited for the "real" sequel to "Planet Earth" (which was produced by Alastair Fothergill) that will debut in 2011 called "The Frozen Planet" (also by Fothergill). But it is nice to see that BBC documentary series can be successful on this side of the pond, let's hope they keep 'em coming. "LIFE" premieres tonight at 8 on Discovery, Animal Planet, Planet Green, and TLC.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Song of the Day: Space Cowboy ft. Cinema Bizarre - I Came To Party

Obsession of the Day: Modern Amusement


Found this brand at some rando store today. A lot of really cool pieces, but overpriced for what they were. $200 sunglasses, $100 tops, American Apparel quality. Click the logo above for some of there most recent lookbook, I don't love the clothes shown, but what I saw shopping today (most likely an older collection) was really cute. The website is poor and there aren't a lot of online vendors. If you find some on sale or clearance check em out, and if you find some in SoCal, let me know, I'm always lookin for a bargain.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Song of the Day: Rihanna - Rude Boy

I think I heard this song like 20 times today, it had to be today's Song of the Day.