Chick Lit for the Young Beauty Junkies

I love H&M.  I love living in a city where there is an H&M.  My friend Jennifer calls it "Hhmm," when she's speaking of H&M and I love that.  I picked this up from Hhmm. Have you been to Hhmm lately?  I spent my lunch with Madonna.  Figuratively, that is.  I had to have those sunglasses that she has been sporting in the ads for her collection.  I'm a sunglass person, but refuse to buy high end ones.  The most I normally pay is less than $20.  They really aren't my thing.  I use them to protect my eyes, but I always manage to find great ones at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Target.  But this time, I was glad to drop down my $35 for hers.  Plus, I just placed a new order at Amazon.com.  Why? 

I had to order copies of Tia Williams' The It Chicks.  The It Chicks is the latest in chick lit targeted to teen girls.  If you have ever talked to a teenager and feel you don't know what is coming out of there mouth, this is the book for you.  Tia, my niece Jermany, and Jordan (Tanya's sweetness) are the only reason I fill my Tivo with episodes of the The Hills.  Jermany and I will stay on the phone talking music, videos, teen shows, books and products.  She is constantly asking me to "move home Aunt Ju-Ju!  Please."  She really helps me maintain my hand in the teen culture.  My brother Jay is dating this really nice woman, who has a daughter I want to kidnap.  Just kidding D.  I love this child, maybe because she reminds me of me at six.  Obsessed with lip gloss and books.  I have to stop myself from spoiling her, which my brother admits I'm doing a bad job.  Every little girl needs an Aunt Ju-Ju.  She can't read this book now, but I will make sure she borrows my copy when she's a teen.  I know being a teenager in this generation is much harder, than growing in the 80s when MTV only showed videos.  Everything now is faster, bolder, louder, and greater.  I don't think my mother could have survived if there was a Libby Lu when I grew up.

So, I'm asking all my readers to support my beauty fairy godmother's new book.  She recently posted on the characters of the book, so here's the link.  I love me some Tia.  She is sweet, funny, nice, and oh so pretty.  At least this will tide me over until Part 2 of The Accidental Diva comes out.  So, since I'm bumping Like This, to Kelly Rowland's new single, here's to the teenager in all us. 

Here are the photos of the makeup bags I recently purchased from Target.

This is the one by Sonia Kashuk.  It's a large train case with compartments on the inside.  I'm trying to find the other prints, but so far I haven't had much luck. 

I don't know who these are by, Allegro I think.

The Madonna photo was courtesy of people.com and the others are moi.

Comments

[Julia]

Jamie, I really don't think my mom could have survived with a Libby Lu and me in the same decade. :) That place is so much fun.

[Jamie]

Isn't Libby Lu crazy? I love it!!

[TheMakeupGirl]

This is cool - I didn't know she was writing a new book! I will have to grab a copy for M...

[Julia]

Jacquie, Ju-Ju always NEEDS something. If you come across a nude lip gloss from Colose, could you please pick me up one. Thanks.

[Jacquie]

Yes, H&M or as I used to say living in Berlin - Ha und Em, is just the best for picking up essentials. And with Lagerfeld, Stell and Madonna joing with their pieces, it's much more then essentials. Whil I'm in Geneva next week, I'm hoping to find some items not available in the US.

Need anything, Ju-Ju?

[ElleB]

I put mine on Pre-Order on Sunday! I'm really excited, Tia is one who I admire ;)