My dream job!

me..this is what I look like listening to my voicemail (ha ha ha)...in NYC (soho)...in September

I love NYC, the second I saw the night skyline...as I entered the city in the taxi!
Not to mention...I have grown up designing clothes....for hours, as a little girl I would draw whole season collections of clothes.

My mom was at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising when she was pregnant with me...and gave up her dreams of becoming a fashion designer, to be the most amazing mom I could ever be blessed with.

When me and my mom were in NYC, I made sure we went to Bryant Park...where NY Fashion Week has been held in the past...

(mama in front of Bryant Park)

my special prayer for my mom, is that someday her dreams of designing will come true...

Well.......fast forward from NYC to LAST WEEK!!!!

I get a message from the wonderful, Kelly Kirby...asking if I'd like to cover backstage interviews at FASHION WEEK in NYC!!!!

INSERT: huge amounts of heart palpitations and wanting to do back flips (if I knew how)

MIRABELLA Cosmetics (an awesome line of make-up created by a make-up artist, who's worked with huge companies like Estee Lauder- the queen of cosmetics, Saks, and Nordstroms)...

would be the official make-up for the Richie Rich (of Heatherette fame) show and the very last show of fashion week.....(right after GWEN STEFANI's LAMB show on friday the 17th)..the IVANA HELSINKI show!

I would get to interview the make-up artist, models, and show you what fashion week is like behind the scenes!

Not to mention I got invited to the a Fashion Week party at Patricia Field's store too! (how I would love to see what new treasures she has!)

(NOT that I could afford these....but please look at the awesome-ness of these wild shoes! I would just frame them! ha ha ha)

AND...

 I just had a baby 2 weeks ago! Why couldn't fashion week have been 2 months ago or 2 months from now?  ha ha ha ha...I wouldn't trade these moments with baby for a thousand fashion weeks though!

CLICK here to see just how much my baby means to me...and how easy it was to give up fashion week for her!~ www.kandeeland.com

This is would have been my dream job....NYC, fashion week, showing you guys make-up and hair, and what other people don't get to see...all done Kandee-style....

oh this would have been soooooooo, fun, I can't even...don't even...have words!

My heart was sooo sad as I typed Kelly the text, saying I couldn't go...!

well...at least there's a fashion week every year...I won't have a precious newborn to hold every year....but I'm pretty sure there will be another fashion week again!

huge love and fashion...your friend,

KANDEE!

Feathers and a dream come true!

You all have helped make a a dream come true!
once upon an awesome Sunday in Los Angeles...at the flea market on Melrose & Fairfax...
I met Cardi...(a super cool, creative, stylish, earring designer, and mama, from LA!)
She is an artisan of the most amazing feather earrings I've ever seen! These are not just FEATHER EARRINGS...these are handcrafted...design-fully color chosen, amazing works of art to hang from your ear.

And the most awesome part..is you guys have helped make her dream come true...! 

I hope Cardi doesn't mind, but I had to share the awesome message she left me on facebook yesterday! (I had goosebumps reading it! I'm so happy for her to get to be at home her precious lil boy and make the the art that she loves!...

from Cardi:

Kandee my dear...
congrats on your new little one!! I hope you get your present soon from my momma bear! You have no idea how much you have helped me my baby. My dream is slowly coming true. Your fans are amazing and through you, I have been able to be with my son full time, make jewelry, and be the mother that I need to be. I can ne...ver thank you enough for your love and support. You are AMAZING.
xoxoxoxoxo
-Cardi

YAY!!!!! Please check out her amazing earrings! They are all one of a kind, hand crafted, and simply works of Cardi's incredible gift...they are like art! I want to collect as many different creations...they are all so AWESOME!

Some of my "Cardi Collection"...

I am still so sad I lost this earring...

 (MAKE SURE TO PUT AN EARRING BACK ON THEM SO you don't lose your favorite one like I did!)

I have several pair of Cardi's Feather Earrings....and I love each one so much!

With everyone ordering her beautiful earrings...she is now able to stay at home full-time, make her awesome earrings, and be with her lil' guy! YAY! CARDI.....I am so excited for you!!!

FUNNY EARRING FACT: I have gotten compliments on my earrings from everyone from airport security guards to little old ladies saying how they love my earring!

WARNING: you MUST buy any of her earrings that you like as SOON AS YOU SEE THEM...they sell out FASTER THAN SHE CAN MAKE THEM! Then you have to wait for the next batch..! So hurry....as soon as I saw the orange and striped feather one...I was racing to buy it before someone else did! ha ha

CHECK OUT HER BLOG FOR NEW EARRINGS and HOW TO BUY THEM! You're going to love them, and probably start collecting all different ones like me! ha ha ha

www.cardi-love.blogspot.com

 and keep a eye out...I'm going to be doing a tutorial on how to do feather hair extension!

(not as changeable as the earrings...but still fun!)

feathers and yay for everyone that has helped support Cardi's business and love.....your friend Kandee

FASHION & STYLE SURPRISE: PATRICIA FIELD & NYC!!!

 so, since I am watching more tv than I have in the last year...and I'm up all night nursing baby, watching tv...yes, I have ended up watching Kourtney & Kim Take NYC (yes, I would rather watch the Kardashians, than another infomercial about a skin care product! ha ha ha)...
it made me want to be in NYC so bad it makes my heart a little sad...I can't even put into words what IT FEELS like to be in the big apple! UH-MAY-ZZZZZZZING!

there is something about New York City that so incredible...it truly is the most amazing city in the world!

How I forgot to post these photos...I don't know! (AND...AND!!! I have an even more awesome video to edit in Patricia Field's store ~yes, PATRICIA FIELD...the incredibly stylish, stylist behind SEX & THE CITY, UGLY BETTY & THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA!!!~
and talking to her!!! I know! so excited!) but here's the pics for now!

Patricia and me in her FABU-TASTIC STORE, with her super stylie store manager!

"please pinch me...am I really in New York City...talking to Patricia Field..in her store!?!"

"foxy" tails!

my "go-go-gadget" arm wasn't working....ha ha ha

2 of my FAV colors PINK & GREEN!!!

Look at the leopard print luggage, zebra print, and damask luggage!!!

(FYI: the feather on my arm is a fake tattoo I had just been playing around with the fake tattoos from Urban Decay) I LOVED these silver glove-lettes!!! I didn't get them, but Patricia gave me a pair on little knuckle glovies that I love too!

 I loved this square bangle I'd call it a  SQUANGLE! ha ha ha

look at the STYLISCIOUSNESS of this acrylic necklace!

I love this GOLD CADILLAC purse/clutch/bracelet!!!

lots of cool studded denim!

me shopping...hunting for treasures...

i loved these COWBOY BOOT RAINBOOTS!!! (I'm kickin' myself for not buying them now! they were on SALE for super cheap!)

maybe diamonds aren't just a girls best friend..but her boob best friend too! ha ha ha

bedazzled bras anyone?!?

I did BUY this poncho.....I love it!

AND I got this blingy horseshoe necklace too!

oh I loved this ring too!!!

(my silver cuff by the way is a Forever 21 treasure!)

and I love me some hats!

(oh, leather cuff I'm wearing: I made it my lil' ol' self...black bow ring: Forever 21 baby!)

even, mama Shannon, got a hat to try on! 

even her window displays were amazing and artsy!

talking to Patricia Field (yes the famed stylist behind Sex and the City!!!!), in front of her store

hugging good bye...then me and mom went across the street to a yummy place that Pat told us about for dinner!
This was  such an awesome day! What a memory!
If you want a piece of Patricia Field-ness...and you can't get to her store...visit her on the interwebski at:

www.patriciafield.com

what a fun day....hope you had fun "coming along with me"...you're like a beautiful butterfly on my shoulder!

hats..love....and huge accessories....your friend, KANDEE

 

What' s in my PREGNANT PURSE!! (hello kitty!)

Get ready to have your mind blown! ha ha ha
Since I haven't done a "what's in my purse" video in a long time...here's a special "purse treat!"....
there's bow rings, make-up..endless amounts of a certain item that I have REE-DONKEY-KONG-U-LOUS amounts of! ha ha ha

(oh yes, and saving everyone from typing an email asking where I got my purse, click here:

www.baghaus.com)


(and I'm editing some funny purse outtakes...that will only be shown on this blog or my other:
www.kandeeland.com bloggity)

this is my favorite STILL shot that youtube picked for my video...MAMA BOW RING and BABY BOW RING...it's like me and my lil' cupcake right now! hee hee

have fun....I made this for you!!! (and you can watch my sister's video below...she did a purse video then left this comment on YOUTUBE...it was on....I had to do one after this:

here's my sister's video to compare us! ha ha ha
(she is way sillier than I am, but has a much more conservative purse! ha ha ha And I love how we both have "sparkly" things in our purses!)


love and sanitizers....ha ha ha...your KANDEE

PS check my preggy blog ( www.kandeeland.com) for more updates (I've been having contractions while I edited this video and typed this! ha ha ha..se we're in labor together!)

4 days in an elevator

here is a 4 day documentation of my clothing.....I know this may seem weird, but really, people have asked me to post my daily outfit...some days are not post-worthy....I promise!!!

above is a tank from urban outfitters, old green striped skirt, urban outfitters canvas purse, black & silver chain necklace from H&M, and the tops of socks that i had cut off some socks earlier so they wouldn't show over my new black pony-hair vans hightops shoes

graphic leggins from forever21, white tank, orange shirt from urban outfitters, silver chain necklace from urban outfitters, purse from urban too, black belt I've had forever....and black biker boots from a vintage store I got for 30 bucks

here's my black shirt I cut up...army camo pants, wallet chain, handkerchief wrist tie, oh...my old leopard iphone case...before it broke!!!....and my orange earrings from forever21 again!
black leggins' from urban outfitter, blue t-shirt I cut into a halter-top...I did a video on it! ha ha ha pink earrings from I think charlotte russe......on my way to get lunch before my super fun photo shoot



here's the halter top video....so get your chopping devices out....
and we'll go re-visit the shirt-chop-shop.....

Style: T-shirt Cutting How To (halter top)

make-up brushes down everyone....ha ha ha
scissors and shirts up...well not that way...ha ha ha ha

get your fav old t-shirt, a pair of sharper-than-the-average-scissor-fabric cutters.....and we're ready to rock n' roll......

and here's a bonus picture of your truly.....I call it.."this is how I blog, this is how i blog".....and in the morning...and with no make-up, and crazy mornin' hair.....