Shopping at a Sephora with her daughter, Ruth Ann Thorn’s daughter causally quipped how there’s no Native American beauty or skincare items, much less a Native American section?
Ruth-Ann sought to remedy that by drawing on her family’s millennia skincare recipes, based on acorn oil. Yes, that humble little nut that squirrels squirrel away. Native Americans have been using it as food…and skincare.
That’s how N8iV Beauty came about.
Not only is N8iV Beauty is chock full of acorn oil but also boosting food-grade ingredients that happen to be native among various Native American tribes, like cactus prickly pear and aloe vera.
See, nothing weird. Ruth Ann took traditional Native American foods and seeds then whipped them into innovative skincare, such as CC cream sunscreen, using cactus and algae, that we all can use right now.
If you really want to support the 4th of July, go N8iV…
Since Paris Saint Germain Soccer team is playing at the Rose Bowl during Father’s Day weekend, the French soccer team did a friendly, hospitable thing by popping up an inactive, immersive open house that brings French soccer world in the heart of West Hollywood. What a treat for dads.
Waltzing in, your submersed into French soccer. A soccer fanatic playground, done in French chic and glamour.
What awaits you is a modern Parisian cafe carrying current
French pastries and the traditional herb Brie baguette sandwiches of ham or turkey. Psst, they turn soft and gooey yet firm when you microwave them.
Their Parisian cafe offer cool tonics of orange and vanilla with a drop of espresso and bubbly soda water.
Just because it’s chic and glamorous, it never means it’s snotty. They have a kid-friendly family drawing and doodling table.
For sports fanatic sneaker freaks, they have a customized sneaker workshop and a bejeweled luggage tag work table.
They have sport wear couture thanks to NBA Kevin Durant X
Paris Saint Germain in self-confident pink with brown piping, with collectible couture pricing. Who says sports nuts aren’t fashionistas.
You can even have your Stanley tumblers engraved for free.
In the dance floor-stage-club house area, they seat up chairs then drape their Paris Saint Germain sports flags over them, to wave while cheering the team on tv. Those flags are free souvenirs to take home.
If the open house sports club gets steamy, you can walk up to the rooftop lounge for sun and fresh air.
They have a mojito mocktail and açaí bowl cafe.
They have a mini soccer field, corn hole, and spacious lounge patio.
With the exception of closing early at 2:30pm on Monday, well because it’s Monday, PSG House, for short, have soccer player training fitness classes in the morning. Soccer matches to watch in the afternoon then comedy shows and fete parties to end the night.
If all these fun is exhausting, remember it’s about French soccer athletes, you can rest to recharge in the PSG Wellness Lounge.
This is the same light-mediation therapy that Paris Saint-Germain soccer players use to recoup from mental stress.
They use recorded hypnotic messages with rainbow light therapy to release them relax to reset a refreshed brain.
This stressed out scribe found watching the pulsating rainbow light therapy waves mesmerizing and beautiful.
Temporarily, it takes your worries away.
Refreshed, you’ll be ready to party with the French again.
Well, you better enjoy this mirage. It’ll disappear by Monday, June 23rd.
Paris Saint-Germain Soccer pop-up House, oui, oui!
Keep your eyes out for this Gen-Z eye candy, ex-competitive diver to pop singer, Benson Boone performing a mini concert for celebrity guests and fans, in the heart of Venice, to literally launch Armani Beauty’s unisex sweet vanilla and chestnut, deepened with leather fragrance, “Stronger with You.”
Yes, this gifted singer-pianist-songwriter did back flips for this scent.
Miley Cyrus definitely left teenaged Hannah Montana behind in the dust, in her “Something Beautiful” movie.
Not a concert movie but yes, an highly conceptualized music video influenced by: David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust, Helmet Newton, Roxy Music, and Surrealist film maker, Luis Bunuel and artist, Salvador Dali.
Won’t say where or when in the movie, but expect supermodel Naomi Campbell voguing with Miley and Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard making a cameo.
Despite being a rising star on CBS’ latest daytime soap opera, “Beyond The Gates,” Jaden Lucas Miller still attends college, studying psychology. He mentions being a psychology major, helps him navigate the waves and waters of Hollywood.
Dr. Jay Faber, who also has his Faber Ryan Youth Foundation, validates Jaden continuing studying psychology while pursuing his acting career.
Dr. Faber, through his foundation, teaches resilience and grit while busting the image of Hollywood. That most perceive as a cushy image, Dr. Faber isn’t afraid to inform and teach that an entertainment career requires grit, resilience, with the drive, the focus, and don’t forget talent. In his foundation, they’ll teach students how to avoid all that external noise of social media and the popularity contest, while focusing on the work and the talent.
This BET Awards pre-party is about rising stars on the cusps.
Keep your eyes out for Taylor Farrar Herbert, on Tyler Perry’s “Divorce Sistas,” on BET.
If you all want to know about what happened with director, the late, great John Singleton, watch his son, Seven John Singleton, on ABC’s “Abbot Elementary.” One of the reasons, this party is early. Seven has a bed time.
The red carpet ended with an impromptu hip hop showcase.
Faber Ryan Foundation’s BET Awards Pre-Party was a nice, fun, light celebration that LA needs.
Beyonce is from Houston, Texas. Texas is Texas. There, either you go big or go home. Everything is big in Texas. Texan is Texan. Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Tour is celebrating her Texan upbringing with Texan attitude. Las Vegas is also Western and also works hard to go big or go home. The Texan extravaganza may be too big and too glitzy for the more modest, humble down home country from Nashville. But, Beyonce does not disappoint. Her tour is about bringing Texan culture and attitude to the greater world. She makes sure everyone gets a bang for their money. Her sequined and diamond Western wear proves it got style and comfort, reinforced by her league of fans. Attainable style. Beyonce sharing her Texan heritage and culture is Southern Hospitality. She’s being friendly. Y’all enjoy. If y’all can’t make it all the way to Indio’s Stagecoach, hold your horses. Don’t fret and sit tight, Beyonce coming to you, bringing Cowboy Carter to y’all.
Thank god, the humble and modest mega country and Western music festival, Stagecoach, is receiving some love, respect, and awareness with equally friendly brand parties and activations that supported Coachella for years. The side parties that Coachella insist as de rigueur and takes for granted. The exact same swag parties that Stagecoach country and rural folks are so grateful for and in awe of.
Stetson’s and Ray’s Hometown BBQ Bar, with LaCroix, smoked the best glazed BBQ during Stagecoach Saturday, sweet and crunchy glazed while mouthwatering tender, fall apart inside.
Their BBQ did not disappoint.
Stetson stitch embroidered Western essentials, such stylish denim snap button Western shirts, denim jackets, and hot weather appropriate denim vests, were hotly appreciated.
Since Stagecoach started as an afterthought, they scheduled it when the Summer heat wave arrives. This is folks guzzling LaCroix mineral water to hydrate, to survive. Add tequila or agave, they call it Ranch Water.
Folk learn to hoof it, line dancing and two stepping. They also taught how to rope.
Here’s a cute make up gift. A very chic, helpful guide book to shopping and dining and hanging out in historical and contemporary Paris, “Paris Shopfronts” by Vivian Song and Joel Holland.
Unlike most travel guide, it’s cute enough to lay out as a coffee table book. At your convenience, this coffee table is your guide to City of Lights.
In the comfort of your living room, you can romantically dream your trip to Paris; or mom can reminisce about her last trip to Paris.
Regardless how it’s used, “Paris Shopfronts” is a good make up gift.
