love is blooming all over!

Photographer: Jeffrey Zhang
Stylists: Stephanie Wu and Alexander Liang
Hair: Bobbie Yanoupeth
Makeup: Giro Iriarte
Models: Kevin Paik, Graziella Barrette, Mwaji the dog

I was out last night in Boston celebrating Laos New Years with my sistas and was sooooo happy to see Miss JujuBee as well!!!!!!! She was so amazing. I now understand what Rupaul was referring to when she told Miss JujuBee that she was a special queen... You can just feel it in her presence. I am not gassing her up because she is Laotian (but that is a plus cause she is representing our folks real well and btw we normally say that we are Laos and the "S" is silent), but she is honestly the most humble, sweet, and gorgeous person I have ever met.

In the chaos of the club and use taking pics with her, she didn't forget her boyfriend. She even made sure to introduce him to us as well. And what inspired this posting, other than her, is the love that the two have. She loves her man, and he definitely adores her. Their body language, their stares, the way he smiled as he watched her be greeted by her fans, it was sooo cute and contagious even! We were left wanting that same love. LOL!

It is spring girls, and we are all clutching our pearls, hoping that Mr. Right is gonna be coming along...

Which brings me to Mochi Magazine. I had the honor to collaborate with this online based magazine for their spring issue. The story was about spring, romance and love, in life and in your wardrobe. If you are not up on it, you gottta be. This magazine was created to give Asian American teenage girls a positive resource for beauty and fashion. There is a lack of representation of Asians on the silver screen and in the glossy pages of major publications, so Mochi Magazine is trying to shed some light on our community by addressing beauty and cultural identity issue that affects us. Please click here for more MOCHI!!!

Hairstyle:

I pin curled her hair. That's it really. Just make sure to use a 1 1/2 in barrel and curl the hair away from her face. I sprayed her down and teased a bit. But to give it different looks throughout the day, I threw in a quick braid across, I clipped it with some pins in the center, and I even pulled it back into a messy bun, pinning it variously and leaving some pieces straggly.