with reference to the skin lightening stuff in India, while I agree that a lot of that ties into the Indian caste system, but a huge part of is tied in strongly with the concept of 'brown englishmen' etc #brangelinajewelry
@rd2uk: I don't know, I saw skin lightening lotions all over Asia. I think it's just used to be a marker of wealth/beauty, like how it used to be cool to be overweight and pale in the US if you were wealthy and you weren't working all the time.
A side note, my friend was absolutely shocked when we first came across lightening cream, because she was so used to pale being undesirable. #brangelinajewelry
@Heidi Lengdorfer: totally agree with both of you, just saying that in the case of india colonization plays a huuuuge role in people wanting to be lighter skinned/speaking english/wearig western clothes etc. obv theres loads of other factors that play into all of this, such as those that ya'll have mentioned. #brangelinajewelry
@graciousplum: I once bought Jimmy Choo heels at a second hand store. They were in great condition and only $30, so I couldn't believe my luck. When I got them home, I realized they are the most UNCOMFORTABLE shoes ever. It's not that they're painful; I've never worn them long enough to feel pain because they are literally impossible to walk in. Something about the balance is off. I cannot walk more than a couple of steps in them. And I am someone who taught myself to walk normally in 6" (no platform) fetish heels. I don't get it. #brangelinajewelry
@Oleander: I firmly believe that this, rather than all the talk on Sex and the City, is why Manolo Blahnik is more popular than Jimmy Choo. MBs are *really, really comfortable*. #brangelinajewelry
@girlgonemild: After all of the excitement when H&M finally opened a store in LA, I thought I would find all sorts of awesome things there. So far most of what I've seen has looked like it just stepped out of a time machine from 1986. #brangelinajewelry
I'm sorry but those are some butt-ugly necklaces Angelina. They look like that weird Lord of the Rings themed jewelry section in SkyMall magazines. #brangelinajewelry
Not much else to say other than how sad this is. The fact that he had conquered his addiction for 11 years and now he's gone. I hope the show does end up helping others, like he wanted it to.
@thecameralovesyou: I had no idea he'd been sober for so long. Does anyone know how/why he went back to it? I think it's brilliant (smart, wonderful, generous) to show the episode, because it will really show that being sober isn't something you can take for granted, even after a decade.
@thecameralovesyou: I think his family did the right thing, and I really feel for them. One of the most terrifying things about loving someone with an addiction is that you live in fear that this will happen--just when they think they've conquered the addiction...fatal relapse.
@largirl: My brother relapsed (drugs and alcohol) after 10 years of sobriety, and for no particular reason. It's been about 4 years now, and he's still not sober I don't think.
Ooh, I might be tempted to stray from my L'Artisan Parfumeur perfume with tuberose in it, to try the Daphne perfume. I wonder where you could get a sample...
I love that Roger Federer turns usually stoic Anna Wintour into a gushing teenager. She definitely keeps his photo in her locker and kisses it before bed every night.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't gossip sites and the like elevate him to a kind of celebrity only when he started dating Nicole Richie? I think his personal troubles and details about his death are none of anyone's business. Let him have the privacy he enjoyed almost all of his 36 years on this earth, you know?
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A side note, my friend was absolutely shocked when we first came across lightening cream, because she was so used to pale being undesirable. #brangelinajewelry
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I don't know anyone who buys $600 shoes! #brangelinajewelry
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Or maybe I'm just bitter that they don't carry shoes in my size. #brangelinajewelry
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Also, Gunn, I just applied for a job at Kate Spade, please hire me!!!
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In other news: go away Erin Wasson. Please.
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Anna + Roger
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