Surfer Rosa

2nd March
2012
02

Ole! Flamenca Lips.

My quest for the perfect pink lip lacquer is temporarily being put on hold. I’m attending the flamenco festival tonight in NYC and I feel the perfect red lip accompanies the duende (spirit of the art of flamenco) as the most inspired accessory. Tonight I’ll be sporting a deep, saturated formula that is influenced by the colors of the corrida (bull fight) and roses for La Virgin. Since true red is a glamorous gal’s staple some of my favorite makeup brands have just the right shade and stay-put technology. And, perhaps more importantly, all of them are aptly called Flamenco.

Chanel Hydrabase Lipstick #58 Flamenco

Christian Dior Dior Addict High Shine Lipstick #754 Flamenco Red
Josie Maran Cosmetics Magic Marker Lip and Cheek Stain in Flamenco
NARS Flamenco

[photos from Temptailia, Martha Stewart and Polyvore]

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20th May
2011
20

Ole! Women in the Ring

One of my secret identities is flamenco dancer. Once in a while I pull out a lacy fan, don my long ruffled skirt and tap out some rhythms on my castanets. In order to learn the art of the South of Spain a little more authentically, my teacher suggested that we study bullfighting. Since I’ve been a vegetarian for more than half of my lifetime, I’m not heading to a corrida any day soon, but I am intrigued by the soon-to-be-banned in Barcelona activity. (And for those who want to get a little insight to bullfighting should check out Papa’s Death in the Afternoon, it’s a more realistic view than the Sun Also Rises, but I’m on the digression of the century here.) So, it seems that my aforementioned flamenco coach and I aren’t alone in our intrigue. New York based photog Gina Levay has shot a series of women matadors for a fantastic photo show that’s now being hosted at Hous Projects Gallery in Lower Manhattan. The artist met and followed glass-ceiling shattering women in this blood sport. And the results are fantastic. The show is up until the end of June.