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Claws and Coco

May 3, 2011 by WendyB

Celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival gave me leopard-spotted claws. We name all our manicures and this design is “Pussy Galore.” I took this picture a week after the manicure. Colors by Gelish Base color: Princess Tiara Spots: Rendezvous and Black Shadow One of Tracylee’s celebrity clients is none other than my idol Coco. Maybe we’ll glimpse…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, coco, insanity, nail polish, obsessions, TV

A Tale From the Thievery Archives

March 10, 2011 by WendyB

Some recent celebrity news has reminded me of an experience I had in 2006. Once upon a time in that year, a troubled starlet who had attended a glamorous film-industry event reported that her tres chic handbag was missing. The bag was filled with jewelry, including jewelry that she had borrowed to wear to the…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, insanity

Things That Have Fascinated Me Recently

January 26, 2011 by WendyB

My Baby Is Average tumblr (via Princess Poochie). Nicki Minaj’s rap in Kanye West’s “Monster.” Josh Groban singing Kanye West’s Tweets: As far as I know, Kanye West has nothing to do with the Average Baby tumblr. Thank goodness. I wouldn’t want people to think I have a Kanye West obsession.

Filed Under: Celebrities, insanity

WendyB Called. She Wants Her Pose Back.

January 24, 2011 by WendyB

Once, when my father, GeorgeB, was struggling to take an acceptable outfit photo of me for this blog (“Move! Don’t stand there like a statue!”), I said sadly, “I have only one pose.” “Be thankful,” GeorgeB replied, “Some people don’t even have one.” It was the fashion-blogger version of “I cried because I had no…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, insanity, pictures of me, The WendyB Pose

Holiday Host Gift for Hieronymus Bosch

December 9, 2010 by WendyB

With holiday parties upon us and time travel a possibility (well, it is on Family Guy!), I’ve been worried about finding an appropriate host gift for 15th-16th century Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. I mean, just in case he invites me to zoom back to 1500 for a festive shindig. Luckily, the Los Angeles Times Magazine…

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Filed Under: art, Family Guy, holiday gift ideas, insanity

OMFG! A Swear Ring and Swearing Update

November 4, 2010 by WendyB

Great news! The new swear-ring styles that I pre-sold on Kickstarter have come in sooner than expected. I will be sending them out this weekend. I already got one OMG set out to gorgeous blogger Solo Lisa. The rings came in handy when Lisa wanted to express her love for particularly delicious ramen. Lisa already…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, gorgeous clients, insanity, swear rings, swearing

Share Your Best Search Terms

October 18, 2010 by WendyB

Just a few days after I took note of a plethora of “Wendy 4” searches, I looked at Feedjit and discovered that someone from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, found my blog by Poodling the following (punctuation and capitalization are direct from Feedjit): “I saved 10 pandas and a koala bear by putting this picture of my…

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Filed Under: Animals, insanity

Wendy 4’s Amazing Bosom

October 15, 2010 by WendyB

Thanks to Poodle Analytics and Feedjit, I know that I’ve gotten quite a bit of traffic from people searching for “Wendy 4 purple dress.” I imagined that “Wendy 4 Purple” was the name of an inexpensive, teen-oriented clothing line and, because I’ve seen plenty of that schlock, I didn’t investigate further. A few days ago,…

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Filed Under: insanity, pictures of me

I Am Amused

August 3, 2010 by WendyB

Here are a few things I’ve heard recently from friends and one brand-new acquaintance that made me laugh. “Don’t sign too many autographs, Paul. It cheapens them.” — said to MrB by our handsome friend Barney. “I’m going to retweet the hell out of this!” — comedian Baratunde Thurston. “I got this dress at a…

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Filed Under: gorgeous friends, insanity, truth-justice-and-the-american-way Tagged With: elizabeth wurtzel

Cake or Death? I’ll Have the Chicken

June 27, 2010 by WendyB

Last month, when I was celebrating the appearance of my Cleopatra earrings in Sex and the City 2, gorgeous blogger Stacy of taffetadarlings gave me this congratulatory cake from Two Little Red Hens. The cake was gone within 24 hours, but comedian Eddie Izzard’s “Cake or death?” routine has been stuck in my head ever…

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Filed Under: humor

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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