Archive | July 2012
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Manicure Monday: Pink Glitter
Happy Manicure Monday! What I love most about style is how often you can change it up. A girly girl rocking a motorcycle jacket is unexpected and fun. Combinations of lace and leather, pearls and studs, or even flowers and skulls show versatility and creativity when it comes to style. I have days when I […]
Crayons, Markers, & Pencils: Not Your Back-to-School Supplies
I always hated that Back-to-School shopping already got started while I was still in school. Come on guys, sweaters in July? That sounds like the worst idea ever. Forget about your composition notebooks and have fun with these crayons, markers, and pencils: the kind you’ll probably actually look forward to shopping for.
So You Think You Can Dance: ‘Second Live Performance/Second Elimination’ Music Highlights
By the end of last night’s episode, SYTYCD found themselves with a top 14. They changed the show’s format for this season – 4 eliminations instead of 2 each week and 2 winners instead of 1 – so the eliminations have been swifter and harsher than usual. Now for another star of the show: the […]
Preview Diane Von Furstenberg’s Holiday 2012 Collection!
Our favorite designers are certainly making the most of Christmas in July. Or, you know- just torturing us with glimpses of collections to come! I got the (unbelievable!) chance to meet Diane Von Furstenberg at her new collections’ preview event, and I’m excited to share with Collaboreight fans. Check out this amazing gallery of some of […]
Our Olympic Hype Giveaway!
Tell us your story for a chance to win this Team USA-goes-London Olympics prize pack! Read on for complete giveaway details and to learn how to enter.
Library Launch (cont)…
“Hey Pierre, so I know I said that I was excited about this site, but I just got an email from an underage goth kid from California.” Clearly I don’t have a filter under pressure. “Is there some kind of setting where I can block these people?” Freaking out. I half expected a novel about […]
How the Room Came to Smell Like a Rose
I was walking down Liberty Ave. in Pittsburgh, PA scoping out local hotspots when I came across a bookstore called Awesome Books. Awesome, huh? Total “you-had-me-at-hello” moment. I went in and found an entire bookshelf stocked with novels, poetry, and anthologies by Pittsburgh authors. Score! As a collector of unique finds from my travels and […]
A Trip to the Movies After the Aurora, CO Massacre
For as long as I can remember I have loved going to the movies. The popcorn with way too much butter, the comfy seats, the darkness and the giant screen, I’ve always loved it…it’s always signaled an adventure and an escape. Growing up, going to the movie theater with my family was a special event—an […]
Confessions.
The following happened over a month ago, but I can still remember it like it was yesterday: I typed ‘one direction one thing’ into the YouTube search bar and began to listen to my favorite song by One Direction. I’m sorry, do I hear what? Oh, right, that’s my music credibility crashing and burning into […]
Manicure Monday: London Calling
With British mania sparked by the upcoming Olympic Games in London, I absolutely had to create a manicure inspired by the hype. I’ve had this Manicure Monday planned for months, ever since Editor-in-Chief Kristine sent me Rimmel London’s Instant Art Press On Color nail stickers with a British flag pattern. I knew I had to […]
The Collabor-eight 