LUSH has launched a campaign to win marriage equality for all couples! In support of this, they will be launching a NEW limited edition bubble bar, Freedom Foamer.

For two weeks starting on June 13^th, LUSH is turning its shops across North America into ‘freedom to marry campaign centers’ where customers can learn about the 1,138 rights denied to same-sex couples and sign a postcard petition urging the federal government to take action and overturn the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Freedom Foamer has uplifting and refreshing scents of lemon, lime and grapefruit oils. It will sell for $5.95 and 100% of Proceeds will support Freedom to Marry.

Drop into your local LUSH store to support the cause or purchase a Freedom Foamer bubble bar online HERE

Clean, Fresh, Invigorating, Sexy

These four words perfectly describe the new DIRTY unisex grooming range from LUSH. Dirty is targeted to people who care about their appearance but can’t be bothered with too much paraphernalia in the mornings. They are pretty active in their lives and want something to keep them smelling good throughout the day.

Dirty takes the common idea of ‘layering‘ with beauty products a little bit further. Dirty as a complete fragrance was broken down to its individual components, each of which is a beautiful fragrance in its entirety. Each of these fragrances was then used in a different product in the Dirty range.
When you use the individual products, you will be ‘layering‘ the fragrance notes up to the combined scent of Dirty. Top it off with the body spray and you will be smelling fresh all day long.

• Dirty Spring Wash Shower Gel – Don’t be a dirty rotten scoundrel. Recreate your very own mountain spring and wash with this tingly, softening, minty shower gel for the body and hair.
• Dirty Shaving Cream – Shave it all of using our ultra-softening oats and benzoin shaving cream. There’s also lavender and honey in there to soothe any irritations.

• Dirty Body Spray – If you don’t have the time for a full-on Dirty routine in the morning, take a quickie instead and spritz yourself liberally with this body spray before you head out the door.

The shower gel smells like straight up spearmint gum. It is very invigorating. The shaving cream has a lavender scent and my legs felt soft and smooth afterward. I think it may leave a bit of a residue though. This line may be targeted at men, but ladies who are fans of scents that lean on the masculine side will love the body spray. (Angelina Jolie is known to wear mens cologne) If you aren’t a fan of unisex scents on yourself, then you’re going to love this on your man. It’s incredibly sexy. I still can’t decide if I like the scent more on myself or my hubby! The spray bottle gives off an incredible burst of mist. Once is enough to get the whole body. I heard it feels ultra-refreshing on bare feet on hot days!

Look for these DIRTY products in LUSH stores at the end of this month.  A hair styling product and toothy tabs will also be available in the range.

The Fiends’ very own Lady La hosted the 2011 Phoenix Red Bull Thre3style Competition last night. Missed it? Shame on you! But here’s our recap, including a few video clips…

Red Bull FIEND?

Miss.Summer, Oscar and Shew

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The Scottsdale Quarter will introduce Dry Bar in March. With locations in West Hollywood, Studio City, Brentwood, and Pacific Palisades, the salon offers ONLY blow drys starting at $35. There’s 5 signature looks to choose from (shampoo included), with scalp massage and conditioning treatments for additional charges. For the guys there’s minibar.ber.shop, that offers $20 hair cuts and $2 beers. Very cool additions to the sweeping trend of the on-the go, carefully designed “boutique” franchise (let’s not forget Makeup And Go and Bubble Blow Dry). It’ll be interesting to see if nail shops will catch on- I would love to just pop in somewhere and get JUST a polish change in a beautiful atmosphere WITHOUT all the questionable banter going on.

A limited edition “snuggle pouch” for your guy’s frank and beans. What strikes me funny is this statement: The hang-free pouch has extra room in front, just where you need it, so when you pull them on, your package falls naturally into the super soft snuggle pocket to create a truly enjoyable unique wearing experience. What if the wearer doesn’t require extra room? Then you have all this excess fabric just hanging around down there, waiting to be judged. How emasculating! Anyway, would YOU? If so, find it HERE.

Sega has raised the bathroom bar with this curious little pissing game for urinals in Japan. Crazy.

ManGlaze “The Death Tar” – Black matte polish for men

I’ve talked about ManGlaze here before, but have never posted photos myself, until now. My inspiration for doing so is my husband’s boss, an interesting guy who happens to wear dark polish on one hand. Some may be confused by men wearing polish, but I think it’s intriguing. Different is good.

Recently Gwen Stefani was in the news for letting her son Kingston get mani/pedis…

polished mani/pedis. There was a lot of criticism in the comments and I just wondered what the big deal is. My little cousin went through a phase where he wanted to wear nail polish, and while initially shocking, I respected his parents for letting him express himself. I’ve always been one to encourage expression. Obviously grown ass men make their own decisions. Is it because of Kingston’s young age that makes people criticize Gwen?

What’s YOUR opinion on polish for men?

To:       Jay Electronica, Kanye West, Chris Rock and Others
From:    Your Female Audience
Date:    12/10/2010
RE:       A Requested Apology

Gentlemen,

As female fans of your work, we would first like to thank you for creating.  We respect your right to artistic freedom in whatever form you choose to express it. However, we believe that the power you have to reach the masses has been irresponsibly used in an effort to objectify, exploit and abuse us through the vehicle of your commanding voices.

The creation of this open letter spawned from the following recent incidents in hip-hop:

• 1)  A Youtube video from a show in Seattle whereby MC Jay Electronica discussed on stage a $20,000 bet he currently has in place with fellow MC Nas and his tour DJ.

The wager was based on whether or not women “like being choked during sexual intercourse”.  After acknowledging the fact that there were minors in the crowd, Jay Electronica continued his agenda and stated that he asks the question “do women enjoy being choked during sexual intercourse” at many of his shows.  He then solicited a crowd response from both male and female audience members.  The male response of approval for choking women during intercourse was blatantly louder than the response from female audience members.  Mr. Electronica then joked “there’s a lot of women in Seattle being choked against their will”. When a female in the audience replied with “that’s not funny”, Mr. Electronica quickly dismissed her sentiment and then encouraged the crowd to chant “we know it’s not funny—relax—enjoy the music”.

The Youtube video of this incident can be viewed via this link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUSZmp0XkFQ

• 2)      The content of the Kanye West song “Blame Game” featuring John Legend and an ill-advised diatribe at the end via comedian Chris Rock.

The song itself contains talk of choking a female during the act of sex, hitting a female, calling her a bitch and berating her for their failed relationship.  Chris Rock closes the track with a bevy of remarks about a woman’s female anatomy and sexual prowess, all credit due to Kanye West for “reupholstering” her vagina during their relationship.

You can read the lyrics to this song here:
http://www.directlyrics.com/kanye-west-blame-game-lyrics.html

As women who truly want to enjoy your collective works, the examples noted above make it impossible for us to do so.  As female fans, it is a conflict of interest to bump your music in our rides and sing along when every other word is a figurative slap in the face (or, dare we say, hand around our neck).

The blatant disregard for the female mind and body is not new to hip-hop, nor to society as a whole.  We realize the sentiment of us as sex objects and powerless beings at the hands of the male sexual agenda wasn’t created in a lab by Kanye West, Chris Rock and Jay Electronica.  The historical dismissal of women is long-standing, as is the refusal to acknowledge us as conscious individuals with intellectual autonomy. However, that does not mean that you—under the label of “artist”—are exempt from accountability for your words and actions. For example, if a woman doesn’t answer the question “do you like being choked during sex” correctly according to the male questioner, she is balked at and publicly chastised, as evidenced in the Jay Electronica incident.  This behaviour makes one thing very clear: our voices and perspectives are not respected, nor sought after.

Ultimately, we are tired of your interpretation of who we are. We will no longer tolerate you staking claim on our bodies as property. We will no longer tolerate you making decisions for us without asking. We will no longer tolerate you taking credit for what we do or don’t do in the bedroom and beyond.  We will no longer tolerate you asking us what we like and then taking it upon yourselves to perpetrate your own agendas anyway.

Your female fans want to make one thing clear:  You are not entitled to us.

We stand in solidarity with the understanding that your diatribes, rants and raves about specific women cannot be taken lightly. We aren’t interested in passing the buck of responsibility to the next woman since “they aren’t talking about us,” because essentially you are talking about ALL of us collectively.  We find it incredibly dangerous that you use your power as a tool in which to perpetuate disrespect and violence against women, and furthermore, acceptance of that behaviour. Please be aware that this affects both women and men alike.

We ask you the following questions, gentlemen:

• 1) Are you prepared to be implicated in the rape and continued abuse of women as a result of your words?

• 2) As sons, brothers of sisters and fathers of daughters do you not see the inherent flaw in vocalizing your predatory mindset about women?

• 3) What has led you to believe that we are not capable or worthy of making decisions about what is best for us?

• 4) What about reducing us down to a “wet hole” validates you?

In light of the seriousness of your statements, we believe an immediate public apology is in order. Please issue one today, so that the negative repercussions of your actions might be reduced and those who wish to support you can begin and/or continue doing so.

Sincerely,

Your Female Audience

Reblogged from http://karliehustle.tumblr.com/

Please comment. I would love to know your opinions, whatever they may be…

With October being the month we raise awareness for our boobies, November is the time to celebrate MOVEMBER: The Mo, slang for moustache, and November come together each year for Movember. Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of Movember commit to growing a moustache for 30 days. FF has a little something in the works to show you how WE celebrated this men’s awareness month To find out how YOU can help with the cause, visit Movember’s website HERE.

This Holiday, don’t forget the man in your life! Books, accessories, and housewares are always a good choice when you’re out of ideas. Put some thought into it and don’t be afraid to splurge a bit, he’s worth it right?

Aveda Men Pure-Formance Composition (good for scalp and other body part massage)- $25

Mr. x Dearly Departed x High Point Down Vest-$90

Oliver Peoples Daddy B Sunglass in Olive Tortoise w/Brown- $325

Figment Bust Kidrobot Exclusive- $200

J.Press Emblematic Skull and Crossbones Bow Tie- $59.50

Surface To Air Hoof/Head Keychain- $230

The Story Of Eames Furniture Hardcover- $130

Jonathan Adler “Georgia” Cookie Jar (he can cop a feel when you’re not available!)- $225

Exit Through The Gift Shop DVD (set includes 3D glasses and Banksy memorabilia)- around $35

Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Energizing Moisturizing Treatment For Men-$21 for 2.5 oz and $30 for 4.2 oz

Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme Eau De Toilette (a little sweet, a little spicy, a LOT sexy)- $57 for 2.0 oz and $75 for 3.3 oz

Mishka Amerikana Scarf in Brick- $42