I live in Chocolate City, Work for NPR, am currently working on an MA in Interior Design, Love my roommate, friends and Kitteh, "Bits." Day to day I find more and more beauty lurking in the oddest spots. Rouge My Knees is an accumulation of notes on what I find whets my curiosity for all things toxic and pretty.
I love sharing my view of the world through the photos and links posted here. 
I’ve always LOVED NARS.
Esp my Roman Holiday - the only lip color I must have on hand at all times.
The packaging is clean and modern with a kind of throw back to vintage fonts – I think of the Avant Garde Mag logo or Studio 54.
Lately I’ve noticed their lip colors are influenced and named for some of cinema’s most memorable ( and I kind of want them all!)
Roman Holiday
DOLCE VITA
Funny Face
Barbarella
Shanghai Express
Belle de Jour
Niagara
Viva Las Vegas
Viridiana
Filed under: Uncategorized
I can’t say anything here about his infidelities, her acting or question are they or aren’t they? all I can do is say I heart her outfit and want all of my summer fun to happen in a palette of nude, white, cream, gray and tan….with some navy tossed in.
xo it.
photo from jezebel.com.
Filed under: Iconic
Summer reading. Here’s a few I’ve picked up. So far, loving the Roger Vadim book. I’m dazzled by his three great loves with three kick ass women. Brigitte. Catherine. Jane. Roger takes you on an incredible journey – paris in the early 60s…hanging out in cafes and meeting an unknown named Marlon Brando…sleeping with Brigitte and Ursula Andress in a tiny bed, just sleeping, mind you. awesomeness and a perfect light read for summer poolside.
The others have been waiting for me to read them for quite some time and hopefully I’ll get to it. I find it nice to read about Marie Antoinette before bedtime…and the Color book is a definite since it ties into school…
Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda – Roger Vadim
Marie Antoinette: The Journey – Antonia Fraser
Paris on the Potomac: The French Influence on the Architecture and Art of Washington, D.C. (Perspective On Art & Architect)
Color by Betty Edwards: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors
this video was filmed at Samantha’s Granny’s house in Philly. She said her Granny’s house is unreal…and honestly after watching the video….just how unreal is really apparent.
Happy last day of the generally agreed upon work week!
After I recovered from chatting and meeting one of my girl crushes, Samantha Pleet, I bumped up the priority of Valerie a týden divů on my netflix list and finally watched it. This film popped up onto my radar a little while ago and then sadly ended up at the end of my queue….fitting how it’s resurfaced.
I met Samantha when she joined other designers for a discussion at school [ CCA+D] on green design. Miss Pleet mentioned Valerie and the influence it has had on her work.
I highly recommend the flick if you like dark beautiful creepy lace-y rolled into one.
BTW, SP is super cute and sweet and I am happy to report I picked up a black silk romper that might have ended up on Victoria Legrand…as Samantha is getting Victoria pretty for tour.
Watching the flick has me torn, will my new apt will be painted all stark white with antique splash…or robin’s egg blue.
Both colors will go with a vintage iron bed, vintage screen and lace curtains, so at least it will all come together.
and now that I know there’s a book and it’s availabe in the US…I must have…….
Filed under: Masculin
I love etymology and words in my art. E. E. Cummings had a gift for mashing up words and playing up their arrangement. One of my faves of his is part 3 of the Cubist Breakup.
Fitting on this, the third day of summer!
3
the sky
was can dy
lu mi
nous ed
i
ble
spry pinks
shy lem
ons
greens
cool
choco lates
un der
a lo
co
mo tive s pout
ing
vi
o lets
…………………………………………summery scenes to draw inspiration…….
(I admit this one not very summery but her Hermes bag is too great!)
Filed under: cupcakes, flowers and unicorns
I loved this cartoon growing up – it was on steady play when I was home and in front of the tele.
I forgot about how creepy and cute it is. I also now realize how slightly innapropriate my crush on the evil baron may have been…boozing up young girls and taking them to dark scary castles.
Filed under: CINEMA
SOFIA CAPTURES GIRLS SOFT AND PRETTY.
HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. VULNERABLE AND CURIOUS.
WHAT DAPHNE LOVES
— Sudden illuminating ideas where you get that amazing feeling of what life is all about
— Classical architecture
— Beautiful jewellery
— Thunderstorms and clouds
— Moss
— Mushrooms
— Butterflies
— Rocks
— High mountain peaks where the air burns your throat
— Textiles and embroideries
— Armour and ancient weapons
— The human skeleton, and how to drape it (it’s quite wonderful naked as well)
— Love, but that should be first
I was riding in a car last night and this tune popped on – I forgot about OMD for a minute. Happy Frizzziday!
