Queen of the Quarter Life Crisis

h.wood.beauty

QLCJamie — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:08:27 -0700

So, I, Jamie Stone, live in Hollywood. Hollywood has its douchey rep, sure, but you know what's pretty awesome (besides my apartment and the Hollywood Roosevelt)? h.wood.beauty. Inspired by Hollywood's h.wood Tea Room, h.wood.beauty is their first intro into cosmetics. Genius, isn't it? Every cool night club should have their own lip product line cause, well, why not? The best part is that the products are inspired by the teas that they actually serve at Tea Room and use only the purest ingredients combined with healing essential oils. Lip products aside, h.wood Tea Room is LA's secret Wednesday night hideaway that serves "prohibition teas" to Hollywood's trendy people. Two thumbs up.

ThinkThruFashion Accessory Swap Soiree with Michael Stars

QLCJamie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:44:59 -0700

So this past Tuesday I attended a very special event: ThinkThruFashion's Accessory Swap Soiree with Michael Stars, which celebrated the first six months of the year-long ttF Fashion Staple Series. You've probably seen my posts that reference Sydne, my partner in crime but you probably didn't know that every time we go out, I'm also taking photos of her amazing outfits for her blog, ThinkThruFashion.com - smart styling for today.

100 of LA's top fashion and beauty bloggers, editors and tastemakers mingled and traded accessories poolside at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills. And I have to say, I helped out with check-in for a bit and the accessories that people brought were actually really good! Lots of Lia Sophia and other designer goodies, a lot even still had tags on them. I scored an awesome gold necklace with two charms- one the state of California and the other charm, an apple. Bi-coastal, baby.

Yes, the event was to celebrate 6 months of of the ttF Staple Series but there was also a charity raffle that benefited Mariska Hargitay's The Joyful Heart Foundation. $680 was raised and Sydne and Michael Stars each matched the amount, bringing the grand total raised to $2,000! Here are some more pics from the event:

The gift bags

Pics from ttF's Staple Series

Jen, me, Dahvi and guests

Lilith Fair and Degree's VIP tent

QLCJamie — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:34:52 -0700

So my love for Degree deodorant is really just endless and everlasting. Not only are their products really and truly amazing but they're also one of the few beauty companies that actually has a little fun and sponors some cool stuff. Enter my invite to Lilith Fair. I was super excited when Degree invited me to the concert on their behalf and granted me access to their VIP tent. Of course the amazing Nadine Jolie was also invited, which made the day even more fun for me. A girl's gotta have her partner in crime, right? Degree sent a car to take me to the show (hey, it was in the OC people) and as soon as I arrived I saw a bunch of women in long, flowered skirts putting flowers in each other's hair and was kinda scared. Yeah, I said it. As much as I admire Sarah McLachlan, indie girl rock isn't really my thang...however, I was pleasantly surprised at the intelligent, amazing women that the show featured.

We were allowed access to the press conference before the show started and we got to listen to Sarah and the other ladies talk about empowering women and why they love playing Lilith. Good stuff. As for the actual music, it was great, but the best part of the day was definitely hanging out in the Degree VIP tent, eating all the sushi and other snacks, drinking wine and generally just hanging out with my fellow bloggers (Amber from BeautyJunkiesUnite, the Bender sisters of BeautyStyleWatch, Cindy from HelloDollface and, of course, Nadine) and the rock star publicists who work on Degree.

Nadine and I in the Degree VIP tent

"The Hills" is dun-zo!

QLCJamie — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:52:09 -0700

So over the years, I've written many a blog post about Lauren Conrad and The Hills and it's with great sadness that I write this final post! (Tear). I know the show got kinda lame once LC left and Kristin took over but I was totally still addicted. Make sure you check out my Hills series finale hair care recap on TotalBeauty.com's news column (which I also write for, fyi).

The Neil George Salon

QLCJamie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:45:02 -0700

So I've blogged time and time again about how I am on the constant quest to achieve the perfect blonde highlights...well, I may have found them at the Neil George Salon. I was lucky enough to have the brilliant Amanda George take a whirl at making my hair as golden as possible, with out it falling out, obviously. I had a 10:30AM appointment on a Saturday and when I walked in, the place was packed. "Who goes to the salon at the crack of dawn on a Saturday," I thought. Well, I suppose 10:30 isn't the actual crack of dawn...and then when I saw how amazing the staff was, I totally understood. The Beverly Hills salon services many of Hollywood's celebs and was created by the British duo, Amanda George and Neil Weisberg. After Amanda gave me brilliant highlights, Neil cut my hair in that way that only a real professional does- he looked at my hair, ruffled it around a bit and just began cutting instinctually. I love watching genius in action and I especially love watching someone do what they love, which Amanda and Neil both obviously do.

It's been about a month since my appointment and the color and cut still look amazing. Very impressed over here, ladies.

Calvin Klein is re-making the little white dress from "Clueless"!

QLCJamie — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:12:01 -0700

So if you didn't already know, Clueless is one of my all-time favorite movies...so when I heard that Calvin Klein was remaking the little white dress from Cher's date with Christian (who later turned out to be gay), I let out a little yelp of excitement. Ilaria Urbinati, the co-owner of Confederacy, an LA boutique, met with Calvin Klein's creative director, Francisco Costa, about stocking Calvin's collection, he just so happened to make the very special, very specific request. "I sort of geeked out on him, (explaining) how my formative-years love of Calvin Klein was partly basedon the little white minidress Alicia Silverstone wears in Clueless," Urbanati told InStyle.com. "I need you to remake the dress!" Apparently, he didn't need much convincing...they got their hand on the original pattern and re-created it exclusively for Confederacy. The dress is available in the original white that Cher wore and in red. My god, I can seriously hear the entire scene in my head...

Mel: Cher, what's that?

Cher: It's a dress, Daddy.

Mel: Says who?

Cher: Calvin Klein.

Mel: It looks like underwear. Put something over it.

Oh, if I only had $915...

Jen's Garden Party

QLCJamie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:50:57 -0700

So my friends Jen and Andy had a "welcome summer" garden party on Saturday afternoon that really impressed me. I definitely don't consider myself domestic at all, in fact, I was known in college for always having a mini fridge that only had water, fruit and vodka inside of it. Jen, on the other hand, impressed the hell out of all of us with her cucumber and gin ice pops, flavored hummus and sangria, that proved to be the death of me, though delicious.

Sydne, Bunny and her "Pucci" rug

me and Sydne posing underneath the "ar-range" tree (oh ya, NY accent)

Sydne's perfect pastel representation of Angel

me holding Bunny

Nic's VODBOX (and the best faux fur leopard coats ever)

QLCJamie — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:44:17 -0700

So this past Friday night was definitely an LA adventure. Sydne, Dahvi and I met up with some friends at a spot that I've been absolutely dying to check out- Nic's Martini Bar in Beverly Hills. Sure, I like a good martini as much as the next girl...but the real reason I've had Nic's on my "list" is because they have a famous "VODBOX." Now you might be thinking "what the eff is a VODBOX," right? Well, if you like vodka (as I do) then you really need to get to LA and check this out. It's basically a walk-in freezer full of vodkas from around the world and take three shots for $30. The BEST part is that you get to wear a faux fur leopard coat (a la "Real Housewives of NJ") since the freezer is 28 degrees. Hell, I would've worn the coat even if it was 78 degrees in there. Sydne and I were especially elated when we realized that the leopard coat goes perfectly with her Fashion Staple Series this month- where she features animal print.

FREE Kerastase Treatments and blow drys for Locks of Love

QLCJamie — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:17:51 -0700

So there's nothing this girl loves more than a good blow out...add a nice charity component and I'm golden. This Wednesday, June 23rd, Kerastase is giving us West Coasters the chance to get a free Kerastase Treatment and Blow dry service. The suggested donation is $10 and all proceeds go towards Locks of Love so get to a salon near you on Wednesday.

Hudson Jeans VIP Party

QLCJamie — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:38:46 -0700

So my friend's Jessie and Dina invited me to a fabulous LA party on behalf of their client, Hudson Jeans, at the newly opened The Colony. I was super excited to attend this event for the following reasons- 1-) I haven't seen Jessie and Dina since I left NY 2-) Hudson Jeans are awesome and 3-) I'd been dying to check out The Colony, since it's "Hamptons-inspired." Sydne and I, as usual, were twinsies with our matching studded Matt & Nat bags, naturally. The party was really fun and I even got to bring my friend Kelley, who had been hibernating in her apartment for the last few months due to some very exciting news! As a side note, I need to have someone start reminding me that I really should slap on some self-tanner to my legs before going to these events...any takers?

Kinya, Sydne, me, Kelley