CHANEL N°5

just a coupla shotsss

2011-07-27T20:56:00.000-07:00


That one we took at the flea market, in which my lovely pink samsonite 60s purse was (temporarily) laid to rest, and replaced with a sexy red plastic 60s bag that looks like a toolbox.
there's something magical about north beach at night..
These photos aren't in any particular order. And for a fashion blog I am doing a terrrrible job because I've mainly been wearing the same thing in every photo I've posted of myself. I like to blame this fact on my being in between houses during these photos.....
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goodnight world !

Beauty Blog, care of Lola Louise

2011-07-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

so... whilst getting my hurr did by my very wonderful friend Kym at Glama-Rama! her haircut that she took before doing my hair, (I was late because I was distracted by shoes

which are amazing and from Aldo, and they're on saleeee ! Suzy has them in both black and white) suggested I start a "beauty blog" because I had lots of opinions on makeup and clothes and bra bra braaa

well ! as it turns out, SHE had opinions on EVERYTHING, I discussed how we could have been like "I like to go ice fishing in Peru on Thursdays" and she would have responded with something like "oh, I've been in a club for YEARS that does that"

anyway, I DO love beauty. and blogs. and here i

s our beautiful blog, so why not dedicate a day to talking beauty !

so, this post is about my two new favorite products!

Benefit's "They're Real" mascara

and "It's Potent" eye cream.

Both are by Benefit and both are amazing. Why, you ask? Well, I'll tell you.

For most of my life I have been a crazy mascara consumer due to the fact that my lashes stick straight out. Yes, I curl them. Yes, I should buy a fancier curler, but that isn't the point. I've tried most everything; from M.A.C. to Dior to assorted drug store brands to everything under the sun. My top contenders always being Badgal by benefit, Define-a-lash by Maybelline, and Lancome's Hypnose Drama WP(the lancome one didn't look AMAZING on me, but it looks AWESOME on Suzy, she looks like she has crazy doll lashes or false lashes [which people in the 50s called "brooms," according to random lady who came into my store today])

ANYWAY, I was pretty set on the Badgal-wagon, UNTIL.... They're Real came out. which happened only a couple weeks ago. The best thing about this mascara is that it CURLS the lashes. How, you ask? Well. I'm not one hundred percent sure. I'm thinking it is the brush, which looks a bit like a caterpillar, that catches each lash. EACH. but for reals. it curls. AYE-mazing.

Another issue I have with my face is I have these dark under-eye circles. which is a bummersauce. I had previously been using something by Origins that I can't remember now.. but whatevs. It's Potent rocked my wo

rld. The moment I put it on, I noticed it became brighter. Ingredients include: apple extract which helps to boost collagen, cocoa extract which gets the circulation going to fade dark circles, and a root called burnet, which soothes and depuffs.

and that's all for meow.

In Other News....

2011-07-22T23:15:00.001-07:00

So, now that I actually figured out HOW to steal josh's photos I should be posting a lot more regularly. And.. yeah.

Also, Suzy is going by two names and Lola (moi) got a new job (that I really like !) and as such, we are your new (slightly self proclaimed) lingerie and make up specialists. and always vintage, because that's what we breathe.

so tell your friends, tell your family, tell your door man.

THE ~~BOYS~~ TWINS ARE BACK IN TOWN.

ps, i'll probably do another makeup favorites, as my tastes have changed a bit. (read: places reformulated their products making their lightest colors too dark for my complexion =[ )

you missed us !

2011-07-22T22:49:00.000-07:00

alright my most darling readers, after months of hibernation, we are back and ready to rock. and as promised, there are a million photos. all thanks to the lovely, most joshy of all josh's www.flickr.com/papereatsrock !

so, suzy and lola (and josh) took many tiny trips around the bay area, outside of lil' ol SF, for several Wednesdays inna row... places included: petaluma, the ink wells, and others that I can't remember because it really has been awhile...

that one is specifically from petaluma. I, Lola, look scary. and I am wearing a pretty ridiculous argyle sweater that is in my give-away pile sitting in my hallway to be given away.

there it can be seen again. Suzy and I proceeded to follow a cat into the squishy grasslands of that front yard.

In Petaluma I picked up some pretty sweet 50s cat eyes... and we went somewhere else(to be honest i can't remember,) and wore them...


and sorry it was at that last moment in the copy-pasting that I realized I could change the size of the picture ;]
I think that one is my favorite...
the photo above is in front of my (now not so) new apartment. the scaffolding was decorated with an American flag. furreals.
thanks for checking back for us !

we have about one million new pictures

2011-04-20T18:31:00.001-07:00

and somehow never get around to posting them... will do my b(R)e(A)st to remedy this.

roses in her eyes

2011-02-09T22:08:00.000-08:00

as an art fanatic, vintage fanatic, and lover of kitsch, it is only natural that i ended up here - in san francisco: adopted home of john waters, carol doda, and the proudest weirdos in the west. through my job as a shop-girl in a lingerie boutique (Agent Provocateur, for the curious), i am exposed to the seedy, glittering underbelly of the city - and it never ceases to amaze me. so it delighted me, but didn't surprise me, to find lola here amongst the lost & found- a girl with the same glint in her eyes, the same books on her shelf, the same heels in her closet.

we spent a recent afternoon with glasses of wine, making plans of vaudeville acts, sequins and top hats. Watched the semi-biographical movie The Dolly Sisters (see above photo, the one with the k-i-l-l-e-r maribou dressing gowns), with a DREAM WARDROBE that reminded me of - but i don't believe actually was - Edith Head's designs. We made an attempt at finger waves - a fail, by the way, with us learning to dilute the setting lotion much more next time. Rest assured a tutorial will be posted as soon as we have conquered the elusive finger wave! (ps, if you have any secrets, please pass them on!)

i've been thinking a lot about a new wardrobe, with spring poking it's nose out to tease san francisco this past week. this season will require: gloves, floaty gauzy tulle, neon pastels, punk band t-shirts, manic panic hair dye and - duh- lots of lipstick. inspirations include: debbie harry, the Fabulous Stains, vintage playboy, 1950's Las Vegas, burlesque. also, maybe growing out the hair?

my color palette for spring is derived straight from Tom Wolfe's description of the unique colorscape of mid-century Las Vegas, the strip at it's most plastic and most truly amazing:

" tangerine, broiling magenta, livid pink, incarnadine, fuchsia demure, congo ruby, methyl green, viridine, aquamarine, phenosafranine, incandescent orange, scarlet-fever purple, cyanic blue, tessellated bronze, hospital-fruit-basket orange."

(from The kandy-kolored tangering flake streamline baby)

can't you just see it! taste it!

literature is fashion is art is us, my friends.

- Suzy Creamcheese

cacoethes

2011-01-29T10:59:00.000-08:00

Definition:

"An irresistible urge, mania."

Delicious, no?

So I applied for this job that I will probably never get because I have no actual experience in the world of writing/copywriting, but(by the suggestion of Suzy) I thought I would post what I wrote about my top five makeup products.

I honestly did not think it fair to only choose five products, so I chose five brands that are among my every day staples, and threw in a few more products, just for fun !

1. MAC cosmetics
~side note: not many people are aware that MAC is considered to be stage makeup, that iswhy it is so highly pigmented and thick…

--MAC is a brand that almost everyone and their

mom has now become a fan of. (the mother’s solely because this is where their daughter’s demanded they get their Homecoming and Prom makeup done from.) This alone, almost speaks for itself, but there are some drawbacks to the ever-popular brand, which I will conclude my MAC section with..

- I use MAC mainly for my eyes, fluidline in blacktrack:

lips,Russian Red (or Ruby Woo or really anything)

and brows. Eye Brows in Stud

Their lip colors are exquisite and beautifully pigmented.

They recently came out with a new product called Prolongwear Lipcreme, that is lipstick that will last you all night. Now, I am a bit iffy on the whole “your makeup will last forever and ever and ever andwatch as I take a sip of water, my lipstick didn’t even leave a mark!” (let me just throw in here that there is a touch of class, having lip prints on the glass) Those two-step long last lipsticks never work for me, as I always want to apply more color after the one step-two step process, but the lipstick just crumbles away. Leaving the lips to droop in an inverted u-shape(read:frown) However, there is only one step to the Prolongwear, and it goes on creamy, not sticky, and it really does last you all night.

- Although their vibrant colors for eyes and lips are amazing, you must remember that this is still considered stage makeup. As such, their face products are EXTREMELY HEAVY, which may cause your skin to break out.

2. :Origins
This is one of my all time favorite shops. Although not as edgy as MAC, Origins really holds its own. Their skin care line does what you wish that MAC could do. They really focus on the way a person’s face is made up, allowing them to create wonderful things that a face may need.

- I use Origins for

my nightly moisturizer "Look Alive"(which has been discontinued, of course,)

mconcealer(which I use as foundation,)

amazing ,powder

and any other skin problems I have at the time.

- Many a friend of mine has been turned on to Origins solely based on my testimonial and great fondness for them.

- In addition to having wonderful moisturizers, masks, toners, eye creams (you name it!) they too have makeup. Although not quite as bold as MAC, Origins has a variety of different shades of eye shadows, blushes, and lipsticks. If you are not accustomed to the audaciousness that MAC provides you, Origins is a great source for the day-to-day cosmetic. This isn’t to say that Origins products are for the prim office worker, they are simply a softer approach to the makeup world, perhaps even a nice place for someone to begin their quest into the world of cosmetics.

3. Makeup:Kryolan Professional
This is another brand that mostly specializes in makeup for Stage and Film, but their colors are a force to be reckoned with. This particular company I have a soft spot in my heart for, because I would speak to the company directly to place orders for the makeup that was needed at Idol Vintage, the vintage store I worked at for two years. They also have a store in San Francisco, which is convenient if you want to go in and test things out for yourself.

- I am a huge fan of Kryolan’s fake eyelashes, lash adhesive, and eye shadows. Their eyeshadows are a cream, so if you blend with a wet brush, a new look is created instantly. They even carry neon shades, which is very popular during the months prior to burning man.

4. Benefit Cosmetics:

Perhaps it is because their vibe totally jives with mine, given the slight 50s air that Benefit gives off, but I truly love the products they have to offer. Also their attention to eyebrows was what really drew me in, one of the things on myself to which I consider flaws fall under the category of EYEBROWS, something that Benefit really takes pride in. (note: I switch off between MAC’s eyebrow pencil and Benefit’s eyebrow pencil+setting gel)

- Some of my favorite new products of the year are Benefit’s Firmology

which is a toning and smoothing serum that I put on before I put on everything else, and their highbrow, which gives the perfect vintage touch to my brows. I also love posie tint (a cheek stain)used in union with high beam. That last one I can’t take full credit for, the woman, Liz, working the benefit counter turned my on to the luminous effect of these two powers combined.

5. Et Cetera:

So my runners up, include, but are not limited to:

- Bumble and Bumble PREP

is a product I can spray onto my hair in the morning, blow dry it, and viola! It has given my hair the perfect look that I had the night before.

- Juliette Hewett’s Cheekie cheek and lip shine in “Bette”

This product is really wonderful.

- Lola, by Marc Jacobs. My daily scent. Whatever she wants, she gets.

. Maitrisse -Perfume by Agent Provocateur Whenever Lola is feeling saucy.

- And last, but very certainly not least CETAPHIL face wash.

I used to be in love with Checks and Balances but was turned on to Cetaphil by my friend’s grandmother. Of course, her skin was perfect, and her secret was to always moisturize, and to use Cetaphil. Naturally, she was right. I whole hartedly believe that Cetaphil is the perfect facewash for all skin types.

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It's a big ole world out there

2011-01-19T19:57:00.000-08:00

In case one or two or some of you out there (or even someone you know)are suffering from manic-depressive illness, or perhaps some other form of mental health issue, you should definitely read

An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison

it is truly an eye opener, rather then those crappy self help books that tell you that people with mental health problems are constantly the weak ones.

just so ya'll know. knowwhatimean?

and also, in case some of you are interested in extremely interestingly approached(read:awesome) erotica, read

The Letters of Mina Harker by Dodie Bellamy,

the teacher who inspired Lola's world of erotic writing...

and look how cute we are:

and if anyone wants to loan suzy and/or lola about three thousand dollars, we are accepting cash, checks, and diamonds.

because they're a girl's best friend.

catfight

2011-01-09T22:07:00.001-08:00

alternate titles include:

"the night we were supposed to go to casanova lounge"

or:

"we are really good at not-doing what we planned to be doing"

instead we ended up at the lone palm

(a perfect deco bar with, truly, one lone palm tree)

drinking elderberry-lime cocktails

then, a stop at the market

to pick out adorable snacks

(the only acceptable kinds of snacks)

we end up with this cake,

which involves ganache and buttercream

and pretty pink sparkles (sold!)

...but did not taste as magical as promised.

(sigh)

last but not least, we watch our cats

(one black, one white)

in action:

the most epic of all epic cat-battles

there is no clear winner -

the jury is still out.

She's Full of Woe and Cheerios

2011-01-05T21:49:00.000-08:00

I think I titled a paper with that once.

With each blog I create, I hope to not write so much about the ghost of love, but it always comes out. It seeps through the cracks in the street down belowbelowbelow, somewhere I'm not sure of, but it sticks. It is always there.

but, honestly, what am I talking about? Oh yes....

This is the only poem I have ever written that I like,

"eating an orange
with you.
my dress
on
the
floor,
how did everything get so sticky?"

I could never compare to "I'm a better poet than you," but HEY I ain't no poet, I'm a writer.

Or right now I'm just a gal looking for her place in a tiny town filled with bigger worlds.

thank you, thank you. And happy new year all you lovely people. Hopefully picture will ensue !

black and gold

2010-12-23T09:12:00.000-08:00

our day "began" around dusk. lola picked me up - i came down the stairs only to realize we were, once again, wearing the same thing. no surprise there - it's our telepathic connection, or something like that. both of us in black heels, black mesh scandal dresses, topped with leopard coats and red lips. our first task: an impromptu photo shoot in golden gate park. somewhere along the line one of us was naked, or nearly naked - how can i explain how these things happen? - wrapped in only a scrap of lace and a leopard coat, shed pumps and black dress littering the park's grassy carpet. it was 50 degrees in golden gate that night, us snapping photos of bare skin, drastic shadows from the lone lamp-light nearby.

and then!

we've got the shot, and it's goosebumps, throwing clothes on, rushing to a heated car

and then -

it's off, for what turns out to be largely discounted drinks and free bread, which becomes our dinner. We dine in sequinned masks, one black and one gold, incognito, identities blurred, vision blurred -

and then!

the bar gives us a free shot of tequila before we wander into the lite-brite night of downtown san francisco....

the night ends with us at denny's, late-nite, always classy, dripping in paste diamonds and costume jewelry that we somehow picked up along the way. we feast on diner food, turtle ice-cream pie. the wonder twins, the masked avengers - we are unstoppable,
the revolution continues.

HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY(after)

2010-12-22T15:41:00.000-08:00

T0 Suzy Creamcheese, light of my life, fire of my loins....

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2010-12-17T19:35:00.001-08:00

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twincest

2010-12-14T17:21:00.000-08:00

“Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve got.”
Sophia Loren

“Most girls don’t know what to do with what they’ve got.”
Jayne Mansfield

identical black pumps on two pairs of stockinged feet, two chanel bags thrown over two white shoulders (are they real? we'll never tell). a scramble to find: a pocket mirror, the right shade of lipstick. i borrow hers or vice versa, lips stained red and hot pink, to match our dress, respectively (what would barbie do?). On each white thigh, a matching tattoo - interlocking c's, at the stocking line. But there is also this: reading Henry Miller, watching twin peaks, drinking whiskey in the park at midnight. Using a mutual gift with words to construct the perfect erotic email. Free drinks, free entrance, because there's not much two blondes can't do.

We figure, these skills must be marketable. A vaudeville act, a siamese-twin dress with sequins, a burlesque number, a dominatrix den. With our days we peddle clothing, slips of silk and chiffon, shopgirls dreaming of silk boudoirs and the Playboy Club. Sleeping in pincurls and waking up with smeared mascara.

for a few days, we stayed in the executive suite of a local hotel, microwave food and ice cream and instant coffee, feeling like royalty or a wes anderson movie.

seduce me with your body, with your words

2010-11-29T22:08:00.000-08:00

This is not an introductory of pictures, or mini biographies.

This is simply an introduction with words:

we are
sweet strawberries, no need for whipped cream because you want your lips stained red.
twins of an extraordinary happenstance.
lovers of love. lovers of sex. lovers of those who are able to separate the two.
not two to separate.
not the fresh taste of spring flowers, we are the winter chill that runs down your spine.
one black cat, one white cat.
the skin of snakes, the iridescence of fish scales, the teeth that chatter in the cold.
the twenties the thirties, the(occasional) forties, the fifties. NEVER the seventies or late sixties.
collectors of hippies; we shave their heads, and bathe them. not in any particular order.
smokers, fighters, lovers, drunks, thieves, pirates, blondes.
too too many lipsticks.
never enough lipsticks.
always blondes.

we get what we want, and
we always win.

Love always,

LL of LLandSC

introduction

2010-11-06T22:35:00.000-07:00

Lola Louise & Suzy Creamcheese

which is which?