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@NYIGF this Weekend!
It is the New York International Gift Fair Aug 13-18th. I am so excited! Make sure you go to booth #7823 to see Blissliving Home.
Our back to school giveaway includes
To win, tweet @heydoyou [do you remember your 3rd grade teacher’s name?]
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Come out for the Summer
Fashion, Beauty & Style come together this Thursday evening for the Summer Pop Up Shop, presented by Banoo by MeSa, KATIYA, Gafas’ Eyewear Boutique and proud sponsor, Vitamin Water. Trendy Queen West (Toronto) will be lit with excitement as fashion gurus and muses alike come out to see what the designers have in store. Approaching the first ever pop shop for headpiece design team Banoo by MeSa, excitement is almost overwhelming as they anticipate public preview of a collection that promises a diverse range of beautifully bold and noticeably elegant statement pieces for the lady who’s ‘got it. After immense travel in a world of design, Toronto designer Katiya Babakhani, presents her lastest & limited installment to the KATIYA jewellery collection. And what better house to showcase Canadian fashion accessories but the raging vintage eyeglass & sunglass boutique, Gafas’? Where pieces have been influenced, handmade & selected by artisans for your accessibility to the most stunningly unique and original vintage eyewear in the nation.
Putting aside that I have made numerous appearances while suited in my own selects from these incredible designers I will, without bias, say that this is a NOT-TO-MISS fashion event of the summer… shop, shoot and share at the Summer Pop Up Shop. Check info below, see you there 😉 xo.
Summer Pop Up Shop
Aug. 11. 11 : 6pm – 11pm
561 Queen Street West
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Watch out for this artist: Lil Playy
Last week I attended a listening event for Lil Playy at Interscope Records. This 22-year-old Houston native might not be a household name yet, but the operative word here is YET. What you may not know is that Lil Playy has been working hard underground and behind the scenes for quite a while, already achieving a good deal of success without even having released his first album.
You know the Grammy Award-nominated “My Chick Bad” by Ludacris, featuring Nicki Minaj? That hook was Lil Playy’s. He also wrote “I Do” for Twista and is featured on “Work it Man” by Kelly Rowland. He hasn’t even released his first mixtape, “TourBuzMuzik,” but based on the records I heard and the heavyweights he has behind him (super producer Rodney Jerkins and manager Suzanne de Passe), it’s safe to say that there will be much more to come from this talented, up-and-coming artist.
Here is the lead single from Lil Playy’s upcoming EP, set to be released later this year: “Birthday Dress” featuring Matthew Koma.
Also, look out for the gritty “Good Goody” featuring Kelly Rowland, which was my favorite. But the truth is, it was hard to pick a favorite–I was really impressed and entertained by everything I heard and I’m definitely looking forward to the album.
A lil’ bit more about Lil Playy:
- Inspirations: Lil Flip, Lil Wayne, Kanye (College Dropout)
- First rapper to be signed by Suzanne de Passe, former Motown executive who discovered the Jackson 5
- Lil Playy got his name because he’s a big prankster
- Describes his music as feel-good, fun, backyard BBQ music
For more information on Lil Playy, check out his official website: www.lilplayy.com
kisses, Olisa
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Hilarious @SagzJeans
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