Painted Lady

Oh hai there. No time no see. I just came here to post this little nugget of gem. My two great loves are probably fashion history and Youtube makeup tutorials, the latter being an endless late night guilty indulgence and Lisa Aldridge just combines the best of it all in such an appealing and informative way. Also, isn't her dress darling?
Also, also, while we're on this topic --there's this makeup exhibition coming around to Hong Kong for French May, so if you're around these parts you should check it out. It's free and at Pacific Place.

So, tell me who are some of your favourite Youtube gurus?

 

Ai Wei Wei.

BBC: Ai Wei Wei - Without Fear or Favour.
File under 'inspiring'.
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travelogues

Inspiring! Lucy Knisley on graphic travelogues. She does a great little tutorial on homemade sketchbooks special for travelogues too in the video.
I'm really getting into graphic novels lately, I asked for Alison Bechdel's Fun Home for X'mas, it's coming in the mail, I can't wait to read it!

Speaking of drawing, I'm still on that 30 Day Drawing Challenge, I just took a break for the holidays. I love breaks!

Sarah Kay

I would really like to have children with her.
An(other) inspiring TED Talk, this time on: art making, finding your voice and also, passion.

poet.

We forgot about connectivity.

beauty

A cute 80's clip on gap toothed women (insert flower child script font here).
Speaking of which, I do have a rather fleshy 'mound of venus'.
Via.

MISSrepresentation

I love seeing positive representation of women in the media.
Feminism doesn't seem to be doing so well here in Hong Kong; I've been hanging out with a new friend, the other day she complimented me, telling me that I was really funny, adding 'and I thought humour was only a male gene'.
A red light went off in my head, there's something up if there is a lesbian walking around your city thinking women can't be funny. Something terrible is obviously up.
How can little girls aspire to become their funniest selves when they don't know women can be funny?
We need more positive female role models on our screens, so girls know they can grow up to be cool, funny, powerful, strong, smart, opinionated, creative, or just generally awesome.
Via Jezebel.

portlandia

You guys have got to see this, it's so hilarious.
Portland: Where young people go to retire.

ride

I have very recently discovered my mother likes videos of people falling, she loved this.

In fact, I may never have heard her laugh so hard than at this video.

Barbra

I know this is like, old or wotever now, but I'm still liking it. Barbra Streisand.