I’M OVER SUMMER!

I was actually looking forward to the warm days of summer and pleasant sunny afternoons, but this summer we are having in NYC is just UNBEARABLE!
I attempted to cut my hair off last week in SHEAR (pun intended) frustration…You just can’t keep a good bob down….Literally…So I went into the bathroom and HACKED THe HECK out of my hair….on a scale of 1-10 I think I managed a 5…Maybe a 4….And couldn’t wait for my bestee to come home from holiday and hook me up with a cure. Yesterday I was cured. A short cut for this hot and humid summer..Thankfully I have a teeny flat-iron!

This year I think we are going to Montreal/Quebec City Canada..if any of you have been and have any recommendations for hotels,sights or anything nice to do on the way from NYC (We are going by car) Please feel free to comment.

I have to say I am very excited about Breaking bad tonight…And my good friend Jim Shearer (Host of VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown) interviewed me about an episode tow weeks ago. And here it is…:-)
http://yinzluv.podbean.com/2012/07/23/yinz-luv-breaking-bad-s502/
I think BB is the BEST show on TV…EVER!!!!

And if there’s a best there has to be a worst!!!!
Please Theresa Giudice DO NOT dress your 8-year-old daughter up like a S**T and have her look like another Jonbenet Ramsey and have her “dance” at a public event with male dancers that are twice her age..very uncomfortable to watch….AND the sister in law….Melissa with that rancid voice that sounds like a pound of old mozzarella! is now being SCHOOLED by JLO’S 4 minute husband Chris Judd!!!! YEP…ONE OF THE SAME!!!!!Could THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY be any FREAKING better!

Hope you all had a good weekend…And have good air conditioners.

You know you’re old when you refer to having a late night being 10pm!

Why do I insist on wearing high heels and fake eyelashes still?
Its 85 degree’s here in NYC and its humid as hell…Yet I am determined to strut my stuff like I am 30 years old and its a mild spring day! to go to Midtown and the east Village!!! It’s not even like I am going to some fabulous Tribeca hot spot or some “IN” event…SHEREE….it’s ok to look casual in the East Village….REALLY!
I guess you just can’t take the girl out of this woman.

So last night I went to see Simon Amstell in his one man show.
Who is Simon Amstell you ask? OK..This is him http://www.simonamstell.co.uk/

Now he is a really talented. clever comedian from the UK, and I like most New York residents do not know of him…But if you google/Youtube him..you will see his stuff….BUT the ironic thing here for me is …I recently joined my OLD school facebook group, and was re-connected with a classmate Tina who told me HER SON was in NY doing a stand up show and who was also on the view this week, And his name was Simon Amstell. What a small world! http://theview.abc.go.com/blog/want-more-british-comedian-simon-amstell?cid=fb_like&fb_action_ids=10151130399518760&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%2210151130399518760%22%3A10151106681420971%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151130399518760%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=[]

This is Simon and I last night……..\/ Humid and hot and LATE for me

Sorry I have not been blogging….have you missed me?
Today is Friday and I have an interview at 2.30 and I am half asleep typing to you, My eyes feel like they have been supporting skyscrapers instead of lightweight lashes!!!
When do us ladies say…..OK…I am not wearing makeup, I am not wearing heels, I am who i am..and DAS IT? I mean…I know that day is coming…I NEVER thought it would…But to be perfectly honest it takes so more than a village these days…it takes several countries.
So the moral in this blog is….Choose your eyelashes and heels wisely ladies…and gents!…see Simon you’re rubbing off on me already! if you saw NUMB you would know what I mean.

IS FACEBOOK and EBAY the new breeding ground for Internet crime???

Having once been scammed on Ebay..I speak with experience..There are A LOT OF SHADY PEOPLE out there…And I think they are using FACEBOOK and EBAY to do their work nowdays!
Just last week a friend (SO I THOUGHT) PM’D me on Facebook, A normal action, my friend asked me how I was…And when i asked her how she was…She said..I’VE BEEN MUGGED…Went on to tell me that she was in Spain with her family and COULD I send her money as she had none…blah blah blah…Well obviously I knew she was an imposter and this scum bag had taken over the identity of my friend…I copied and pasted the message and sent it to Facebook and my friend via E mail, who was shocked and not in Spain at all!
Now it was pretty obvious that this was a scam, I am not exactly on my Facebook’s friends speed dial….But let this be a warning to you… WE KNOW not everyone is who they say they are online…and now it’s happening on Facebook!

My scam!
I sold a gorgeous high item on Ebay. The buyer bought it. received it. Left me great feedback…case closed…..NOT!… Fast FWD a month, I get a e mail from Ebay/Paypal telling me I have a CHARGEBACK…WHAT???? Turns out MY BUYER who was very happy with my lovely item (send me a THANK YOU E MAIL…BLESS) bought it with a stolen credit card!!!!! %^&$^%^^^^&!!!!!
Seems that this is done a lot on Ebay nowdays…The good ol charge back!
The Credit card holder notified their Credit company that they did not authorize the charge! and BOOM YOU ARE SCREWED….OH YEAH…Then you have to get into the nitty gritty with paypal..Was the buyer ELIGIBE? or just PARTIALLY ELIGIBLE? is the address confirmed or verified? Why would PayPal allow anyone to be a member if they were not 100% Eligible or 100% confirmed? simple PAYPAL does not care!
I tried everything to get my money back…I was even considering flying to California and taking my artful dodger buyer JADY NGUYEN to small claims court..But would she even seriously show up! Was that even her real name?
Sometimes you just have to give it up and let go. :-(
If you’re reading this JN…I hope you fall down a manhole into the sewer where you belong and get S**T on by rats! And oh yeah…have a nice day!

THIS TAKES THE CAKE!
So if you are not familair with Ebay this is going to sound like Greek to you.
But anyway, I have been following an item on Ebay all weekend..I have sent 5 messages to the seller about the item, have not received 1 reply, Funnily enough in the sellers Ebay listing it says PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS AS THIS IS A FINAL SALE….They just dont tell you they wont give you the answers ….SO I decided to do some Columbo work, I sent a message to someone who bought a high end item from the seller recently, they  left good feedback, thought once I get a YAY  from them…I will feel more confident in bidding…TURNS OUT…That this buyer wanted to return the item that she had bought, left NEGATIVE FEEDBACK and was going to report the seller…and the seller responded with…I WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY…ONLY IF YOU REVERSE YOUR FEEDBACK TO POSITIVE…So the buyer did…and got her money back..I’m sure she was just happy to reclaim her loot!…HOWEVER!!!! do you see whats happening here? All of us read that feedback and assume that the sale was smooth, the transaction went thru, and all is good with the world…Turns out the feedback is false, the seller is a scum bag and so it goes on! conning one new buyer at a time until they dont ask for a refund as they may be uneducated in the product that they THINK they are buying! What a WEB they weave!

Well I hope this has made you all a little more aware of Facebook private messages….and if you are a Ebayer…Not all positive feedback may be true!!
Good luck out there!!!

 

On a lighter note I worked with the gorgeous Kathryn Eisman last week for Yahoo.
love these pics Le Metier de Beaute much?
http://shine.yahoo.com/blogs/secrets-to-your-success-20120120/

Retro hair do’s and dont’s

I’m not one for blowing my own trumpet  (Insert trumpeter’s fanfare Here)
But yesterday My new-found friend Kathryn Eisman (Host of Yahoo Shine…Secrets to your success) sent me this article Via E mail !!!! Good on YA Shezza!!
http://www.vssassoon.com.au/CelebColumn/no30.aspx
When I was younger, Many moons ago, In a Galaxy far away…I used to do Hair seminars all over the world…Even did a hair demonstration at London’s Royal Albert Hall! I have to look thru my dusty relics and scan some of these gems!!! I guarantee a good laugh!

Oh here’s a start!!! One day about …xx years ago I was doing a hairstyle photo shoot in London, England…….one of the models did not show up…So I was forced to slick my hair down..put on the photographers shirt on, so I looked nice and rough and manly, And was asked to take my make up off so I looked somewhat demented ….And then voila…I was made over…This is hysterical….READY???? The sad thing is I thought I looked really good…
This hairstyle was so big in London in the Eighties…That along with the Eurythmics  Banarama and Frankie goes to Hollywood…Yes I have to get some of those good ol pictures out!!!! And as promised I will throw one in of you… Laurence Hegarty!

Guilty as charged..I’m all about the TV series.

When did we stop talking about the films/Movies that we’ve seen or that were coming out and wanted to see, and start talking about TV shows and the Seasons premiere’s…..And counting down till the next season …Like they were the latest BATMAN…or a second coming of Gone With The Wind?
I had this conversation last week while contortioned  in the back of a mini van with no leg room…needed something to take my mind of the luxurious surroundings!
But it’s true…I know the old cliché of “You’ll be talking about it around the water cooler” is an old one, But when was the last time you told someone about a film you saw? I honestly can’t remember the last film I saw…Clearly forgetable! I’m thinking it was Christmas and it was Hugo in 3D
But ask me what happened in Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Mad Men or The Killing and I will recite you lines! Talking of which BREAKING BAD returns on July 15th.
The quality of TV shows nowadays is simply fantastic, The acting,production value, The writing..It’s just that good….PERIOD!
But then a “dose of S**T reality TV” slaps you in the face…I’m sorry but Teresa Giudice (NJ Housewife fame) You are one stupid woman… You think that Prince William’s wife is called KATE HUDSON! …Her name is Kate Middleton you moron! The Duchess of Cambridge..No She is not married to the Dukes of Hazzard!
I can only imagine what pearls of wisdom you are passing on to your children, Cannoli, Stromboli and Pepperoni

Last week I went out with my friend Julie. We had some laughs..here’s some pics…me at Barney’s Co-op is the funniest! Julie wanted to see how she liked my Celine Phantom, We switched bags, she took a photo of me with hers..and of course I liked it, and bought one…That wasn’t the plan Oh Well!
The Alexander Wang Rocco….A bit edgier than my usual bags..But I think it’s a nice change. I never got one with brass studs when the Olsen twins were wearing them…But I love the rhodium Hardware or the Rosegold Hardware…The brass is just dull….I think I’m changing from loving gold hardware to silver hardware!!!
SACRE BLEU!

On Saturday I did the makeup for the gorgeous bride Jackie , I love this picture. I have to tell you ladies..If you need an amazing NY photographer check out the talented Di Bezi… http://www.dibezi.com/
Pic courtesy of Di Bezi  Mazeltov Jackie and Danny.

And what might be the BIGGEST news for me so far this year is……… I AM NOW AN IPHONE 4GS owner….I said goodbye to my Blackberry (almost thru it at the wall as a farewell ceremony) And am now talking to Siri and dictating E mails and dictating Facebook posts…This phone is amazing…I have an Ipad 2…So I knew what to expect..But I am so happy I did it…I went from Blackberrying in a world of Game of Thrones to Iphoning in a world of the Jetsons in 24 hours.

The smells of your past!

I was just walking home from the gym, and  a well dressed older lady passed me by..and in her waft i was overjoyed (and overwhelmed) by Estee Lauder Youth Dew!!! Now my Mother used to wear this fragrance, and I remember the smell fondly and distintivley…All women of her age in London, anyway wore this like they were part of a cult. ..The cult smell of the 70′s!

Which got me thinking….Do you stay with a fragrance from smells gone by? or have your taste’s and choices evolved? Do you have a trail of smells from your past?
I feel the same way about hairstyles….Nothing worse than seeing a 50-year-old guy hanging on to a ponytail at his nape while his head is bald…Or a guy with a Saturday night fever cut in 2012….And thinking he’s the S**T!
Poor Maurice..you didn’t even have it going on back then

My youth can be summed up with certain fragrances….
I was addicted to Estee Lauder White Linen…and RITZ by Charles of the Ritz back in the day. (showing my age now) Well at least it wasn’t Kinda hip kinda now CHARLIE!
Then it was all about FIRST by Van Cleef and Arpels.
Then I discovered SHALIMAR by Gueralin…again a smell I identified with my Mother
I then tried all the Guerlain fragrances…and loved Chanel No 19 and 22..These really remind me of Japan for some reason…..I think I bought them on the way to Japan in duty-free..back in the day when that was the “IN” thing to do Showing my age again with duty-free shopping…who needs duty free now there is Ebay!

Now my fragrances are more “gourmet” as I like to call them…Boutique fragrances if you will.
My fave 3 are ( I have a tie for 3rd place)
http://www.lindestore.com/eng/designer/escentric_molecules
http://www.artisanparfumeur.com/?countryZoneCode=74DA5330-E151-11DF-852100245488CB2A&gclid=CP2PtJi2wbACFYFo4AodExy_YA
I love Premier De Figuier
Antonia’s Flowers
http://www.antoniasflowers.com/
And also in 3rd place..”YSL In Love Again”
All the fragrances I wear nowadays are either plant or floral, My favorite flower is freesia, and the Antonia’s flowers is the truest freesia I have ever whiffed!
Molecules is cedars/fir/pine-ish…Just smell it Molecules 01..so amazing…me thinks
And in love again is red currant and Figiuer is all about fig.

I have not stuck to a hairstyle or a makeup application….I see that WAY TO MUCh to do it myself…I know women who are stuck in the 80′s and 90′s and their hair and style reflect it….The days of Dynasty and Jon Bon Jovi are gone…..try telling their lipstick or hair brush that!

You can’t shop AND blog!

Sorry for my absence, But I needed to get some summer clothes and sandals as Summer came quickly this year…(Kinda went away again) But still.
I needed to get new leather sandals, I like to stick with nudes and blacks as I find these colors work best with my wardrobe. I don’t like to spend more than a $100 on sandals as I pretty much throw them away at the end of the season.
This year I bought 2 pairs of Bethany sandals in black and nude
One pair of Bedstu woven leather shoes
And 2 pairs of Haviana Flip Flops…wanna see?
http://www.zappos.com/steve-madden-bethanyy-natural-leather?zfcTest=fw:1http://www.zappos.com/bedstu-lauren-red-burnished-leather?zfcTest=fw:1

http://www.gilt.com/brand/havaianas/product/29957507-havaianas-slim-season-flip-flops-2-pack

So my summer flats are bought for Summer 2012.
Last month I bought a pair of Kork Ease Ava in black (already have natural)
I like these with short skirts and shorts
http://www.zappos.com/kork-ease-ava-black?zfcTest=fw:1

I bought a couple of new summer dresses from DKNY and H&M and am looking for the RIGHT long skirt, nothing Stevie Nicks-ish, Just a lightweight A line something that I can wear with flat sandals and Tee shirts. If you see one let me know!

I TOTALLY missed the MTV Movie Awrds..I never seem to catch any of their award shows anymore…I lost interest a LONG time ago.
This weeks Killing actually moved faster than a Tai chi move done by a 100-year-old man..FINALLY…I was so ready to throw one of my new sandals at the TV!
And MADMEN was good…BuhBye Mr Price….As they would say in Yiddish…He had NO MAZEL, My point being, he couldn’t even do himself in using the Jaguar (account he got for Sterling Draper and I guess no longer Price?)
I have a question to anyone who might be reading, Or might know….With all the products that Madmen supposedly design ad’s for, For example JAGUAR…Do they need clearance from them as a company to incorporate them into their story lines?
I would think so, right? I’m surprised that Lincoln didn’t want in there, as they sponsor the show (And let us know it ever 6.5 minutes with my favorite commercial
)

I have a few thoughts on where and what is going to happen on the next AND LAST   BREAKING BAD…Who watches??? MY ALL TIME FAVORITE TV SHOW..PERIOD.

And on a more humorous note…can we PLEASE ask STEVEN TYLER to rethink his Burger King commercial deal…He looks quite tragic as the role of a Burger King Employee! Kinda takes his mystique and rock godliness away, don’t you think?

AND DUDE…YOU DO LOOK LIKE A LADY AND THAT LADY IS JANICE DICKINSON
 And as for you David Beckham..The word is SMOOTHIE not SMOOVIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f8qz2Ssr6c
Just like Henry is not ENRY or Arthur is not ARFUR
But I guess this sweet talking  East Ender will generate SMOOVIE sales for this fast food giant…But as far as we’re concerned you had us at “Taking your clothes off and showing us your Giorgio Armani Undies)

He looks like a RIGHT SMOOVIE GEEZER HERE!

‘Tis The Season

Today I had 3 wedding E mails…Oh yes I love me a good wedding I do!
Doing hair and makeup for a bridal party is SUCH a great experience, The energy in the room is amazing (for the most part) everyone is happy and thrilled to be getting all glammed up for their special day. never had a Bridezilla…You attract your own.
Today I had my first GAY wedding E mail…2 guys wanted to know my rate for their Mothers and Sisters and a little grooming for them!!! 2012 is a memorable year.
here are some pics of some of my brides on my web site….sniff sniff!
http://www.shereelunn.com/WEDDINGS.php
And I simply LOVE working with the talented photographer Diana DiBezi http://www.dibezi.com/ super talented and lovely lady! Cheers Diana.

Takes me back to my wedding (cough cough) A lovely evening shared with family and friends. 11.11.06

SLOWLY LOSING IT..  

LOVE THESE PICTURES BEFORE THE CEREMONY, THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME THEME….
A TIPSY BRIDE! Look at Tonee and I evaluating the fizzy nectar Well he is..I’m just drinking it. Thanks to Michael Loccisano our fabulous photographer for capturing our essence and energy on our wondeful day!THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN BEFORE I EVEN LEFT MY APT….:-)
I remember I had bunion surgery 5 months earlier, And when I went into Stuart Weitzman to buy my bridal shoes I could only try one on..The sales person was very amused by my optimistic shoe buying…There was no other option I explained, This bride does not do bridal ballet flats! Anyway I did manage to get these Winkle pickers on
I still have them, I am tempted to have them dyed black, as the heels are all blinged out, I did however sell my Nicole Miller wedding dress on Ebay 2 years ago.
Why are they called HEELS and not HELLS..coz thats what they are!

Our Rabbi was the charming (And looking for a date) Rabbi Burt Siegel.
He actually was asking my besty Tonee’s Boy Friend at the time if he had any single friends…HEY BURT!!!!! My wedding was not a night out at SPLASH Rabbi Siegel! get your own partay! I actually loved that we had a gay Rabbi and he was looking for a date at our wedding!

BAG TALK!
I got to pet and try on a Black Togo leather palladium Hardware Hermes 30cm Birkin in Atlantic city last weekend, I made a bee line over to the woman and started to eye up her bag, Then simply said “Can I have a look at your bag” She was great a fellow NY’er with a love for bags…The leather on the Birkin was so thick it reminded me of slabs of hand cut bacon…I have since decided to call the bag a BACIN and not a BIRKIN…

Memorial Day Weekend…Deserted in NYC…And WE STILL can’t get a table for Brunch at Sarabeth’s!

I love a 3 day weekend, New York City becomes our own private back garden, But for some reason we STILL COULDN’T get Brunch at Sarabeth’s. I mean..it’s not THAT good, It’s just that Olde Worldy feel….Kinda B&B breakfast food.
http://www.sarabeth.com/

Friday I got up at 4.15am so I could be in Atlantic City at 7.30am, went there in a town car with our VH1 Top 20 host Jim Shearer. We arrived at the Revel hotel, and boy is it a 2.4 Billion dollar eye sore.
Check out all the amenities and restaurants…Truly amazing…http://www.revelresorts.com/
ALAS the only thing that ruins this hotel…IS THE PEOPLE..The Hotel Go-er’s!
I mean you can take the boy out the country
The same ol cargo short wearing, bad haircut sporting Atlantic City crowd walking thru these fashionable architectural designs…I’m sure when this hotel was designed and was in its scaled prototype model form in the architect’s office, I bet he didn’t put these people in ….This is a boutique Resort. Where LUXURY is the theme, Not Pirates or a Circus…(or better yet , badly dressed guest’s) I hope it does well, I love the NO SMOKING ANYWHERE rule, Nothing worse than a walk thru the casino and getting back to your room and SMELLING LIKE A BUTT..CIGARETTE BUTT That is.

YES my ring came!!!! And it’s a beauty!

Alexander McQueen skull ring with black and clear swarovski crystals. It’s a heavy ring…But it’s not the first time I have suffered IN THE NAME OF FASHION.

So Summer is upon us, and I’m already over the heat and the humidity, Counting down the days to Labor Day!
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVERYONE!

To TWEET or not to TWEET thats is my question!

Wasn’t it just yesterday when someone asked me if I “MY SPACED” I said No then, Now it seems like I’m having another personal technical revoloution…whether or not to Tweet! I mean…How many ways do we need to connect to the world? I honestly don’t think the world cares where I am or if I have gone to the loo today :-) But for some reason WE think people want to know!
So let’s see, There’s My Space, Texting, BBM’ing,Facebook,blogging Youtube,
Facetime,googlechat and Twitter….Hmmn I just scratched my head…let me get it out there!!!

IM IN THE LOO…MIGHT BE A WHILE…CARRY ON LIVING WITHOUT ME!

So like history repeating itself, all this month people have been asking “Are you on Twitter” OH OH…here we go again Deja myspace Vu :-) ….UM NO…Oh you should be they say…….WHY????? Why should I be on twitter? Seriously NO ONE CARES what I AM DOING, But as a TWEETER IT SEEMS I CARE ABOUT TELLING YOU

However, it’s come to my attention that as a ONE WOMAN BUSINESS  in a professional world that expects to know where you are and what you’re doing INSTANTLY, maybe I will have to cave in and board this blue bird and TWEET!

It’s like if you don’t return an E mail straight away!!!! People just assume that you’re at the other end and will respond instantly, Have you ever been asked “DID YOU GET MY EMAIL”  YOU MEAN….The one you sent 8.5 seconds ago? That one? I mean ..Guilty as charged, I often wonder why someone doesn’t write back within the hour…what could they be possibly doing that trumps answering my E mail

But in all seriousness, I think I have to start Tweeting, When I am with a celebrity client take a picture and tweet it, When i am using a particular makeup or hair product, tweet about it, these companies WANT TO KNOW and it’s time I did.
Not gonna get rich not Tweeting! (probably not gonna get rich Tweeting either)
So I guess I need a Tweet name…any ideas out there? Feel free to find me a handle (is that what they call them) Maybe that’s the Breaker 1 9 in me coming out
 ”we have ourself a convoy”
And before I start getting silly and obscene Twitter name suggestions, remember this is a professional Tweet name, I can’t say to Mr Max Factor Follow me my Tweet name is “ILIKETOWEARDIAPERS”

Now if I Tweet do I get to see the little blue t Icon thingy? Seeing this little t next to my name might make the world of difference!

 Oh I have a footnote…..
My brother and I actually invented a communication system in our parents flat in London many moons ago, It worked then, Might work now if you have a really long piece of string. This is what you do.
You get a really long piece of string, tie the ends together (each go into seperate room) you write on a post it your message ..for example..(HELLO ) then you fold it up half, then quarter and use one of your mothers silver finger curl pins to clip the message on to the string (you with me) then you give a sharp yank on the string, (this lets the other person know message is ready to send (Other person has done the same on the end, in another room) then together you feed the string thru your hands till your message gets to the other person…(like I said you may need a really long piece of string)
This kept us happy for ages…we were basically a room apart doing this, But to us it was technology at its finest.

 

Oh and I got my Alexander Mcqueen ring today!…Should be here next week!