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. 
Eva rocks the face off W’s July cover.
Love the sultry richness of the shots. Also really wanting an almost nude/peachy palette for my lips/nails. Read more/See more here.
I’ve thought Kojii Helwein was swell for a while now. Same goes for Mercedes Helwein. Mercedes’ artwork is just speaks to my generation and those a few years ahead and following. Her eye blows life into illustration. Now that I’m taking a course in Color Theory, I can’t get over how beautifully she blends her shades and works with tones.
So I just put two and two together than Kojii is sister-in-law to Merecedes. And lately they’ve collaborated on some video for Merecedes’ new short films:
http://www.mercedeshelnwein.com/video/
Kojii’s husband Ali Helwein is Merecedes’ string playing music producing bro who provides titillating music for her videos.
The entire family is creative and inspiring. From her site:
FAMILY
Gottfried Helnwein — My dad. People love to refer to him as an “art provocateur”.
Ali Helnwein — My brother, who is a composer and contributes music to my videos.
Cyril Helnwein — My brother who is a photographer.
String Box Productions — Ali’s string-arrangement company.
Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra — Ali’s orchestra.
Kojii Helnwein — My sister-in-law’s blog.
I have a third brother, Amadeus Helnwein, but he’s not present on the web yet, other than in my videos (the prominently featured blonde kid, often wearing glasses. He has 20/20 vision for the record and is far less of a nerd than I make him out to be ). He is a writer, finishing off college in Ireland. More on him to come.
Talk about one bad ass fam.
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I’m super obsessed right now with the brightest and oddest pinks/fuchsias for lips/nails.
Charlotte Gainsbourg. In a comedy.
I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single
If you’ve ever imagined what it might be like seeing Charlotte Gainsbourg on a daily basis – oh her outfits, her mannerism, her perfectly un-coiffed hair – then you have to rent this flick. Amusing at the very least, Charlotte has the best outfits…and I seriously think this could be a close role to what she’s like all the time. Honestly, her hair alone…the way it’s messy and unkept, is worth a look.
We get to see her take on the romantic comedy – French style.
Need I say more?
Thanks to this moving post on Every Little Counts, I just purchased this gem from Amazon:
The first ever authorized DVD release of films by Andy Warhol. Features thirteen of his classic silent, black and white film portraits. Subjects include Nico, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick, Dennis Hopper, and more. Shot between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol’s Factory in NYC, these screen tests are presented with newly commissioned soundtracks performed by Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips (formerly of Luna and currently recording as Dean & Britta). Includes behind the scenes making of the new soundtrack, a video interview with Dean & Britta, and a 40-page booklet with liner notes and biographies of the screen test subjects.
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Hmpf. I never knew I NEEDED a YSL pendant on a thick black collar…until now.
images via fashiongonerogue.
