One of my favorite models since the first time I laid eyes on her is Crystal Renn. This month she celebrated the official release of her biography Hungry which highlights some of the emotional and physical hurdles she has overcome to attain her goals. Here is a quick video courtesy of Ford Models (who represent her):
After just over three years I’m retiring from the Literary Fiction site at BellaOnline. I will continue to maintain my contacts and review books through my official website, SquidLit, and Amazon. It has been an interesting experience and I have learned many things from it. I do not regret my time working on this site.
This month: Book-in-a-week was listed for a third year in Writer’s Digest!
If you go to any self acceptance or body image blog chances are that somewhere along the pages there will be a rant (or two, or three) about the photo retouching that occurs in magazines. Today I watched a video from TED with retoucher Becci Manson talking about her experience of retouching for good and…
News of Igigi’s Intro to Fall collection was released this week. You already know I am a big fan in general but I do not like everything. Just like I do not like everything that other designers put out. That’s why I feature “my favorite things”. There is something about this collection that is different…
SwakDesigns released a very cute sexy video to warm people up for their new denim collection in mid-September. It features plus size model Mariesther Venegas and her sexy bits (her back, her soft pouche, her painted toes, her smile, and her eyes). I love the closely shot black and white teaser and acapella singing. The…
The latest issue of photographer/model/actress Velvet d’Amour’s Volup2 magazine is up and ready for viewing. Here is the awesome cover of the latest issues featuring Clementine Dessaux: And here is a sneak peak of the magazine: *** Topic Links * Read the latest issue of Volup 2 Magazine * Who is Velvet d’Amour