Sin City

More adventures in Las Vegas with my new camera. I snapped my life away capturing random images and moments of my diva sisters. We had to whip out the Cannon point and shoot at night because it was more portable. It doesn't look like much sinning was going on but there was booze and gambling involved! Wearing some of my favorite things- kimono table cloth fringe cape, black flat forms, high waisted vintage Levis, beaded tribal top, vintage velvet rose dress with high neckline and low back.

Easter on the road in the Mojave Desert

Some photos from a family trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. Taken with my new camera an OLYMPUS that Ron Alan suggested. I absolutely love it cannot wait to go crazy with it. Running through a pit stop and striking poses with my sisters in the desert make for lovely photos. My Easter outfit which sorta resembles an 80's workout girl making a lovechild with a hippie- yeah I'm trying to justify this outfit. I kinda just threw on the remaining clean items of clothing I packed. I couldn't resist wearing my new ALPACA handwoven multicolor headband that I just purchased.

Wanna get under jO's skin? Tell her that her feathers are frayed.

(Thrift Store thermal, Mother's old maxi dress, Buffalo Exchange Combat Boots, Flea Market feather earring)

End of the week outfit worn to school. To think that I almost tossed out my mother's old floral maxi...What the hell was I thinking?!!? I love how it ties together in the front, super odd but I super like! I have a habit of throwing sweaters of all sorts over dresses like this crop top thermal, over it goes...OoOlala and my new feather hair extensions that I got at a salon in NY. Jaydee suggested feathas would be the perfect remedy for losing her iphone-and it was!!! Ashills tracked down the salon and appointments were made just in time before our flight back home. Wish we had a bigger selection of feathers to choose from but it's supposedly all the rage and we were left with bright neon colors...No worries because Jaydee found where we can get more feathhas and I probably will be looking like a bird's nesting in my hair within the next week..That's alright with me!

Coachella Blues

(Vintage fringe top and checkered denim shorts, Bag from Thailand, Vintage Jewelry)
ROCR PHOTOGRAPHY

I have been a fan of Kate Bosworth and stylist Cher Coulter's Jewelry line JewlMint ever since I discovered them in Nylon Magazine March 2011 issue. I was drawn to their tribal vintage inspired pieces. The jewelry is dainty and perfect for layering. I recently stumbled across their Facebook page and noticed that they were having a contest to win two pieces from their line by posting a potential outfit for Coachella. Fringe, denim shorts, piles of vintage jewelry, feathass in my hair, braids, and a colorful embroidered/beaded satchel- my Coachella outfit mash up! Unfortunately I am not attending, but this is my outfit that I would boogie on down to the tunes of the Black Keys and swaying to the melodies of Angus and Julia Stone. MAN OH MAN! Why does the line up have to be soooo freaking awesome??!?!

My favorite pieces from JewlMint




( Mumbai Bracelet, Zoe Bangle, Jagger Earrings, Marrakesh Earrings)

FBJ meets Emily Gummig

Vintage clothing and accessories, Jeffrey Campbell Clip wooden wedges

I had the lovely pleasure to shoot with the creative, spunky, spontaneous, funky Emily Gummig! We met at the Coffee Bean while I was trying to figure out what I wanted to order, she recommended an iced americano and was not shy at all to let me know how much she liked my outfit(denim cut offs, red printed poncho, lace kimono, and urban outfitters suede brown boots, piled on jewelry with my two day unwashed hair)-THANKS! We sparked up a convo. about our addiction to coffee, art, self expression, fashion and photography... Met up at a later day to collaborate on ideas-the end result a short shoot in the woods to add to her spring collection! The joy of networking and meeting new people! Stay Tuned for future projects with the outrageous and talented Emily Gummig! In the meantime step into her trippy visual world of photography. CHECK IT OUT HERE.

The perks of having my BFF as my personal makeup artist! Jaydee's tips for achieving this look:

I am a strong believer in anything Too Faced, especially their eye and lip pallets! They are definitely worth every penny. For eye makeup I decided to go for a softer smokey eye, using the 'nice' side of my naughty & nice Too Faced pallet. The colors used are soft and darker shades of brown. I used Joana's own black liner to accentuate this look, with a little liner in the inner eye that gradually became thicker towards her outer eye, which adds depth to the look. I used my favorite Nars lipstick called 'Roman Holiday'. It's the perfect pink shade for this Spring! To make the look an even softer pink I used a lilac color gloss by Revlon called 'Lilac Pastelle'. I used some Sun Bunny Bronzer by Too Faced to finish off the look and voila! You have a simple, yet chic look for Spring that takes only minutes to achieve.

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