Tuesday, January 23, 2024

YOSHIKI Has His Own Star Now!


 By Laura Medina


With Grammy Awards fast approaching, it’s only appropriate that multi-talented heavy metal drummer, pianist, fashion designer, composer, and vintner, YOSHIKI finally got his recognition. His own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of the legendary Mann’s Chinese Theatre, in the heart of Hollywood.

In the celebratory luncheon, YOSHIKI revealed he’ll be auctioning off his one-of-kind crystal piano for Japan’s earthquake relief.

He used the luncheon as a fond farewell to his crystal piano, by playing it, the last time before he’s auctioning it off.

With him designing contemporary kimonos, producing his own wine, and composing, YOSHIKI ain’t going nowhere.




Ayesha Curry’s Sweet July Castaway Cream Gives Rosy Complexion During Winter’s Awards Season.

                                    By Laura Medina



How do you get that rosy glow for Awards Season, in the middle of winter?

With Ayesha Curry’s Sweet July Castaway Cream, you can a posh matte complexion, without primer or traditional powder, with plant-powered rosy cheeks, natural blush.

What happens if you’re a greasy-faced phobic?

With niacinamide controlling the oil and pores clogging, you can have the best of both worlds, soft, moisturized skin without the fear of heavy oils and fats bursting clogged pores into acne zit pits.

Using traditional caster oil, shea butter, and meadowfoam seed oil, your epidermis is nourished and protected from the harsh elements during dry winter and dry desert heat. 

Whether you’re skiing on the slopes or braving the popping glare on the red carpet, Ayesha Curry’s Sweet July Castaway Cream got you covered.









Monday, January 15, 2024

Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Comfort Lounge was a Chill Oasis for Celebraties while Treat for Fans & Public.

 By Laura Medina


Covering, reporting, reviewing, and being treated to the ultra-exclusive world of pampering and prepping suites that morph into gifting suites during Awards Season, only in Hollywood, I enjoyed them and have always cherish these rare, insider events.

Now, Selena Gomez is revealing the curtain and giving back to her fans and the general public, by treating them, the red carpet treatment by throwing a weekend only Comfort Club pop-up chill lounge retreat.

Yes, Selena is striking when the iron is hot. She’s promoting her just released Rare Beauty skincare and aromatherapy line.

Just in time for stressed out nominees, anxiously worrying and wishing they win, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and/or Oscar.  

Those anxious stars have been neglecting their complexions for years and months. Now, it’s close-up, spotlight, and limelight time.

Selena has absolutely been in those shoes.

For nominees and stars, Rare Beauty’s Comfort Club where folks do yoga and meditation studios to center themselves while calming their complexions and nerves, it is a godsend. The calm before the storm.

Selena did this during this past, recent Golden Globes then they’ll do it again, for the Grammys.

For mere mortals and Selena’s fans, it was a thrilling treat.

They got all excited over the same free yoga and meditation sessions.

They were tickled pink, sampling Rare Beauty’s latest skincare line.

Like the nominees, the lucky guests walked away with full-sized spray bottles of Rare Beauty Biotin Mist and little goody pouches of skincare samples, to try at home.

Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty gives back.

HBO’s “100 Ft Wave” Doc Party

 By Laura Medina 




Awards Season is in full swing now.

Thanks to the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the Emmys is now lumped with all the other major and minor award shows.

HBO threw a chic yet family-friendly cocktail to celebrate being nominated as Best Documentary for their surfing documentary, “100 Ft. Wave.”

The best oceanic photographers and their surfer subjects were there, chitchatting with guests and media, enjoying being noticed and honored.

Parties are still getting started.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Breaking Ice Breaks Thru Modern China’s Millennials.

“Breaking Ice” is modern China’s Millennial existential movie.

It shows you not all Chinese are monolithic stereotypes and different regions represents different Chinese, thru job opportunities and fashion.

It also proves not all Asians are monolithic.

The Chinese border on North Korea, is China’s Wyoming, Communist Industrial zone that’s still remote frontier for other Chinese, gawking at North Koreans in North Korean theme amusement park towns.

A Singapore, China’s Manhattan, stockbroker hides out from the urban grind and his disappointed mom, while the rustic, rural folks admire and wish to steal his classic, cashmere navy blue overcoat.

This is where a failed figure skater turned local tour guide and her high school drop-out, clad in plaid flannel, team up with this burnt out stockbroker.

Letting loose in China’s idea of a country frontier is what “Breaking Ice” is all about.





 

Heather Anne Lomax, an Quiet Americana Set.

 By Laura Medina 


If you want to chill during the holidays, this scribe did at Heather Lomax’s Americana Country Rock set.

It was all love and kindness among this select subcategory of 
Country-Western fans.

Rhinestone replaced tinsels.

Heart fest songs frown the holiday noise.

What a chill way to enjoy the holidays.


Griity in Pink Holiday Party at Peppermint Club




 By Laura Medina


It was a Girl Power Holiday party.

Thrown by Gritty In Pink, their holiday party shone the spotlight on background singers rising and outgrowing their spot.

A Mariah Carey background singer sang her boss’ “All I Want for Christmas.”

She received what she wished. She’s the star.