Love Magazines? Hate Payin For Em'?

One of the best sites on the web has just emerged. It's called Mygazines and it allows you to browse through all of your favorite magazines--without paying a dime! I hate standing at the checkout line at the grocery store and feeling pressured to rush through a mag issue, as I scramble through the pages all hurriedly just trying to get to one particular story. 

Now, I can view the content I want, whenever I want, for free and at my own leisure! Mygazines allows you to browse through past and present issues of magazines, while skipping through the lame ads and being able to zoom into the page's photos so that you can view the quality just as you would in a hardcopy magazine. And all of this is done from the convenience of your own home or bed or wherever it is you keep your computer.

And not only all this, but you can also create your own virtual mag on the site.

It's awesome!

Eyes Lips Face Cosmetics : Bang For Your Buck Is An Understatement

Remember the make-up line Wet ‘N’ Wild? Well if you lived through the ‘80s, ‘90s or both, then of course you do. W’n’W was the so-called “line” (haha) of “cosmetics” you could buy at your local Sav-On for a whopping $.99. The line consisted of everything. You know, glosses, lipsticks, mascara, even face powder. I think the lipsticks were the most common. Anyone who lived through at least one of those decades knows that if they dug up an old handbag, they’d find a bright-colored melted Wet ‘N’ Wild stick smothered all over the faux-leather interior of their no-longer-used shoulder adornment.

Well how about a Wet ‘N’ Wild for the new gen? Okay, not to disappoint, but there will never be another W’n’W. The next time you’re craving a stick of hot purple or magenta lip spread, you’ll probably have to wait until Halloween. BUT… on the bright side, if you’re simply just looking for a way to spend (a LOT) less on makeup, Eyes Lips Face (e.l.f.) is the destination. Sold exclusively online, this more-than-affordable line of cosmetics features mascara, lip-liner, eyeliner, tweezers, bronzer, eye-shadow, lipstick, lip gloss, nail polish, lotion, brushes and so forth. And what’s amazing? Nothing costs more than a $.1 (no lie). And what’s even more amazing? The line is actually of quality!

I heard about the line a couple times from word-of-mouth (and if you go to the website, you’ll see the line is featured in past issues of Seventeen and Glamour), and though I am not one to do the whole online shopping thing, I decided to take a leap out of my norm and test this stuff out. I ended up purchasing about 16 items or so (the brushes never arrived, so they must be out-of-stock), and the price of the items, combined with shipping, was seriously less than the cost of an average dinner in my world.

I didn’t have many expectations from the inexpensively priced (and packaged) makeup goods, so I went into the trial process blindfolded in a sense. The result? Far more pleasing than could be expected. The eye-shadows and lipglosses are fantastic! The glosses are beautiful colors and the texture is nice—not to mention, the gloss stays on for quite some time. The eyeshadows are very pretty colors which can not only be worn wet, but mesh well, when applied under or over colors from different lines. The bronzer is not particularly bold-appearing or of deep color, so if you are really looking for a strong bronzer, I’d go with a MAC or NARS bronzer. But as for the e.l.f. bronzer, it does provide a pretty shimmer, if that’s the essence you are seeking. The lip liners and so forth are all decent. The only thing I used that I would not recommend (even for a dollar) is the tweezer. Being a tweezer fuh-reak (I own at least 10—literally), I have to say the e.l.f. tweezer is definitely the worst of my collection.

But overall, I definitely think everyone should check out the Eyes Lips Face website, and make some purchases. Plus, they usually have some free gifts included with practically any purchase. Hope you likey! Let me know!

Good Morning!

GREETINGS, everyone!!! While I spent my weekend agonizing over the feud between Spencer Pratt and Mary-Kate Olsen, I hope all of you were enjoying your air-conditioned-induced work-free days.

As for me, I just wanted to give a lil shout to the VH1 Blog. Why? Well, they're the first major blog to link to one of *my* stories. Remember that Mizz Na'Tasha item I posted in regards to her gracing the cover of Smooth magazine? Well, I never realized it'd be such a success! So much so that it grabbed the attention of the VH1 Blog. So three cheers for a first step in getting The Platinum Pen noticed by the "big wigs." haha

Okay, moving on.... how much do I freakin hate (sorry, my mom always tells me I should only reserve the word hate for Hitler and a couple losers I used to know--but I really hate songs. I really, really do) L.A. radio? One would expect L.A. to have wonderful radio stations, right? Ugh, couldn't be more wrong. Every channel I click, I am lead to the same freakin songs. And let me just say on the record, I don't care how damn popular it is, but I hate that song "Bleeding Love." Ugh, it's always on. And it's soooo annoying. I want to stab the radio everytime it comes on. Not to mention, L.A. radio (mainly KIIS-FM--gawd, and even Power 106) still feels the need to play "Sexy Can I" by Ray J. Can we say OVER it?! And lastly, "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne. Just strangle me, why don't you. Oh wait, and how can I forget the worst ??? "Bye Bye Bye," by Mariah Carey. OMG. Sorry yall. It's Monday, I'm tired, irritable, need my coffee.

BUT... on a much more relieving note, good news: To those who are over mainstream L.A. radio (minus good 80's r&b/dance stations like 93.9 and 102.3), I have turned to an alternative music source. When I am in my car, I'll still try to dig through radio stations, in between balancing the music on my CDs. But now when I am at home, I will opt to listen to iTUNES radio. I've actually been doing this for about 5 years, but I go through phases of time in which I listen frequently, and I go through phases of my station of choice. Station of the moment? Radio Danz . It's all dance music--mainly house-ish type stuff--and it's always fun and lively. You can make song requests from the station's playlist, and you are allowed up to 2 per hour; and provided that the song hasn't been played in the previous 3 hours, your requests will be played in no more than 15 minutes. You can also add songs to the station's playlist by emailing danz@radiodanz.com . Anyway, I strongly suggest giving this station a listen. I've been listening to it all the time, I've discovered so many new songs from the station, and I just wanted to spread the word. :-)

ENJOY YOUR DAY, EVERYONE. I promise to make more posts this week. Once again, I apologize for the shortage last week.