Oh Mio Perbacco!*

I am overwhelmed with the fabulousness that has arrived in my email.
Speechless. and i feel bad for my wallet....that thing will be supermodel thin.

A fabulous collabo with MAC Cosmetics, Hello Kitty and Henri Bendel is coming. Mac will be launching their Hello Kitty Collection at Henri Bendel's Fifth Ave location. Lucky sons of.
[image courtesy of mac cosmetics/henri bendel]

Gucci has great gift ideas for valentines day. Can't go wrong with classic GG pattern and hearts to show her (ahem, me!) you care ;)

[image courtesy of gucci.com]

Look at you, all ready for v-day. we're glad to help. more suggestions to come ;)

*that's in ode to my gal pal. we're learning italian so we can slyly talk/email smack about others. translation via freetranslation.com: oh my gosh.

Wants & Needs.

i Need to go to japan.

because i Want this:

which Needs to be stored in this:

which Needs to be paired with this:

which Needs to be carried around while wearing this:

Without each other, they'd all be lost. so all in all, they're all essential.

[all screenshots courtesy of sanrio.jp. lucky sons of guns.]

Who's more fly?

...Your toy?

...or You?

...or both look fab because you can't-really-go-wrong-with-anything-wood-grain?

i say the latter.

[photos courtesy of urbn.com]

Hello Blind-o

[photo courtesy of urban outfitters]

I'm a sucker for blind boxes lately. I have yet to find this in a blind box. ;) Anyhoo, on a recent trip to SF, I picked up two Hello Kitty Blind boxes at Urban Outfitters. These 3" vinyl cuties come in 12 designs, including a mystery chase figure...by the looks of the doodle on the box...a possible Batz Maru figure???

Again, you can't really go wrong with this...it's Hello Kitty and all the prints are cute! I didn't get the ones I wanted, but I soooo love them anyway...fool proof I tell ya!

Here are my goods:

Ice Cream Hello Kitty

and the mystery/chase figure, Bling Batz Maru!

[dont 'cha love the "XO" bootie mark in the ultra hot Rosewood Standard typeface???]

Hello Kitty: For Big Girls

Girls all over the world have been rockin' Hello Kitty gear since the little feline with a [adorable] big head made her debut in 1976. But some of us have grown older and just don't want to say "Bye-Bye Kitty" . . . so what alternatives do we have? Some of the merchandise at Sanrio, like purses and several t-shirts, we just can't seem to get away with them like we did back in elementary school.

But here's a grown up solution: Jewelry!

A few years ago, jewelry designer Tarina Tarantino was invited by Sanrio to partake in a collaboration featuring Hello Kitty on her brightly colored necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets and hair-clips. The "Pink Head" collection, which she designed to have Hello Kitty with her signature fuchsia hair, was made and since then, she has come out with a few series including Pink Head Mod, Pink Head Bride, Pink Head Rose, and various others including my personal fave Russian Nouveau.







And coming soon, a collaboration with Tokidoki is on it's way! I first found out about it when I saw this picture on the Tokidoki blog in early March:

And on a recent trip I took to their website, Tokidoki posted this picture:

I love how Hello Kitty is wearing the heart and crossbones instead of her regular ribbon. And she's right smack-dab in the middle of the Nana and Adios star -- so cute! I'll definitely keep you guys posted about the Hello Kitty vs. Tokidoki collection just as soon as more info about it is released.

My Foolproof Blind Box

I really don't like the concept of Blind Boxes. If I know what toy I want, why can't I have the choice? I'm a consumer who wants what I want. Why must I leave it all to fate? I don't wanna get stuck with some bunk-looking toy. I want the super-duper cool one! (hee hee, boo-hoo, right?)

Well, if you are like me and hate surprises, you can't go wrong with this Hello Kitty hang tag Blind Box. Really, when does Hello Kitty look bad? Never! My BF got me one at Mitsuwa Marketplace in San Diego. There are five possible styles: Pula Loli Hello Kitty, Lolita, Punk, Gothic, and a Variant one (according to the box, this Hello Kitty would have a heart-shaped eye patch!)

The style I got was Hello Kitty Punk. I love the detail...her stitched top hat, lil punk rawk tie, striped lil knee highs, her black armband that screams rebel, and of course the trademark bow. She's made of plastic and all her limbs 'move' when in motion. She's my purse charm for now, but I think I might convert her to a necklace. OH, the possibilities...