Month: December 2012

Pro Beauty Tips: False Eyelashes

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

Need a beauty boost? Why not start the New Year wearing glamorous, flirty lashes? Whether you’re a regular false eyelash wearer or someone who’s been wanting to try them but doesn’t know where to start, I have some tips for you!

I met celebrity makeup artist Elle Leary at an Ulta Beauty demonstration for Eylure Lashes and not only did she make me up with fun Katy Perry lashes, she had some awesome tips for applying lashes (and was a super nice person to boot!) So I just had to interview her to find out all of her pro tips and we dished on an exciting new lash line Katy Perry has in store for you in January!

Read my article on Lashes 101 in my report for Yahoo! HERE

Lash out in 2013!
Kastle

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Tags: beauty blog, beauty pro tips, Cosmetics, Elle Leary, Eylure, false eyelash application, False Eyelashes, How to put on false eyelashes, Kastle Waserman, Kastle Wasserman, Katy Perry, Katy Perry Lashes, Stiletto City

Month: December 2012

Spin Out: Get Your Sunday Night Groove On!

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Whenever I can get my groove on to get dressed up and hang with my pals, it’s a good night. Throw in some ‘60s soul and mod and it’s a great night. That’s why I like hanging at Spin Out. Taking place at Footsie’s once a month, it’s a low key bar, with a little dance floor, a pool table, a patio, some round booths and great DJs. Plus it’s an early evening, starting at 5 p.m. for us workin’ gals to still be able get their party on. And did I mention great music? The DJs spin goodl ol’ vinyl with awesome sounds from psychedelic to garage to soul and mod. It’s my kind of place! Check out the party pix:

Spin it!
Kastle

Tags: 1960s, bar, Footsie's, MOD, nightlife, soul, Spin Out

Month: December 2012

Ke$ha: A Party Girl Who Works It!

Posted on December 18, 2012August 18, 2015 by stilettocity

I’m always one to respect a party girl who knows how to work a room like she’s running a business. To me that’s what singer Ke$ha represents. She’s made female bravado, DIY club fashions and big dance floor beats a profession that can earn you serious cash and take you around the world – now that’s living!

Ke$sha caught my attention with her hit, “TiK ToK’ and I liked her glitter and whisky-soaked, up-all-night swagger and unique party-chatter lyrics. With her newest album, she throws in a bit more rock ‘n’ roll attitude and even some punk, pulling in Godfather of rebel riffs, Iggy Pop (who I love!)

If that’s not enough, she also released a book, “My Crazy Beautiful Life,”* which gives an inside look at her humble childhood as the kid of a single-parent, songwriting mother, roaming the streets of Hollywood as a teenager and later touring the world and settling in to record a second album.

Click here to read my review of Ke$ha’s new book and her second album, “Warrior,” which I’ve been cranking almost non-stop for the past couple of weeks!

Get it girl!

Kastle

Photo courtesy of RCA Publicity
*Book provided by RCA Publicity

Tags: album review, book review, Iggy Pop, Kastle Waserman, Kastle Wasserman, Ke$ha, Kesha, music review, rock music, Stiletto City, Tik Tok

Month: December 2012

PARTY PIX: Vintage Vortex 5 Opening Party

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

I love a good opening party, especially when it involves vintage clothing, memorabilia and some of LA’s coolest retro-lovin’ scenesters. This past weekend I found myself at the opening of Vintage Vortex 5, a new space on Sunset in Los Feliz that features a collection of vintage vendors selling their best stuff. I spotted amazing handbags and shoes, a collection of vintage lunch boxes, a Barbie ballerina bag, a mod checkered shoe bag, ‘60s and ‘70s evening gowns, sweet ‘50s pleated dresses, and Cher-worthy fringed numbers.

But best of all I spotted some great people! Check out the party pix:

The Ladies of Vintage Vortex 5

With Lauren of Domestic Dame Clothing

Vintage Vortex 5

Members of The Germs/Celebrity Skin and DJ Kari French

With Dave and Sabino of Clever Vintage Clothing

Pucci-scarved poochie, Terrence

Be sure to stop by Vintage Vortex 5, just down the street from La Luz De Jesus/ WACKO at 4517 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90027

Party on,
Kastle

Tags: Clothing, Shopping, Vintage clothing

Month: December 2012

Beauty-ful Holiday Gifts Sets

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

Every year, my mom asks me to send her a list of what I want for Christmas and the tradition began that the list is always beauty products –

for one, because she loves shopping for them as much as I do and for two, there are so many ultra cute beauty box sets that come out for the holidays.

This year I put together a list for YOU of some of the great sets I found to put on your wish list or gift to someone else.

Click here to check my list of products from Benefit, Kat Von D, MAC, Too Faced and Sephora in my report for Yahoo!

Here’s to a beautiful holiday!
Kastle

*Photos provide by Sephora PR

Tags: Beauty, beauty blog, Benefit Cosmetics, Cosmetics, Kastle Waserman, Kastle Wasserman, Kat Von D Makeup Set, MAC holiday set, Sephora, Stiletto City, Too Faced

Month: December 2012

Giveaway: Tweet and Win!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Hey Stiletto lovers – it’s the holidays and I feel like giving someone a present! So I’m having a Twitter giveaway!

Are you following Stiletto City on Twitter? If not, get on that – I post all kinds of beauty tips, outfit ideas, retweets from some of your favorite fashionistas and of course, notices of new SC blog posts! And I want to raise a toast to YOU with a glass accessorized with a stiletto charm!

You could win the set of Stiletto Wine Charms pictured below by doing the following*:

1.) Follow @StilettoCity on Twitter

2.) Post this tweet: “I just entered to win some super cute Stiletto Wine Charms! Follow@StilettoCity and retweet this special link: http://bit.ly/UeD0ql”

You have until Friday, December 14^th so get on it! I’ll announce the winner on Monday, December 17^th and get your gift out to you in time for Christmas! You’ll want to celebrate the New Year with these babies – and Stiletto City of course!

I look forward to seeing you on Twitter!
Kastle

*Twitter Giveaway Contest Terms and Conditions

The Stiletto Wine Charm giveaway is for followers of the Stiletto City on Twitter only. The winner will be selected at random from followers of the Stiletto City Twitter Page who have tweeted the required tweet as of December 14^th, 2012. Winner will be contacted via Twitter Direct Message to obtain a mailing address to send the prize. If the winner does not respond, the prize will go back in the prize stash for a future contest. Contest prize was purchased by Stiletto City for promotional purposes.

Tags: Contest, Giveaway, Stiletto Wine Charms

Month: December 2012

Beauty Party at Mimi Mae Boutique

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

Los Angeles is a town of beautiful people and one thing I love about it is there is no shortage of experts who help boost that beauty.

This week I attended a party at the newly opened Mimi Mae Beauty Boutique in Studio City – a posh little place, freshly painted in sky blue with black trim, punctuated with a rock ‘n’ roll edge. They’re ready to give you all kinds of primping and fussing from makeup makeovers to manicures to waxing and the feature a host of products and talented people to help you look your best.

You may recall my recent report on how Maxine from Vanity Girl Hollywood* has made beauty bars the new entertainment – this was definitely what she spoke of! With one of Maxine’s sleek, bright Broadway vanity mirrors taking center stage in the boutique, we were offered lip color makeovers with OCC Lip Tar (my fave!), samplers of DermOrganic and natural oil aromatherapists Terra Body and henna tattoos from Opal Moon Henna, which I just had to try. The place was filled with beauty lovers – my kind of gals – and I met all kinds of people representing new fun products and services I can’t wait to try! Check out the party pix below.

And shop for the Vanity Girl Makeup mirrors as seen in Minnie Mae Boutique here!* Don’t miss their 200% off sale Feb. 1-3!

Beauty Party!