It’s the last day of 2009 – how did that happen exactly?!!

Not only is today New Years Eve, it’s also a full moon and if you remember, last month I started the Sassy Minx mood board club, right now I think I’m the only member, but basically, each full moon you create a mood board filled with all the things you’d like to evoke in your world o’ fabulousity for the month ahead, and because tonight’s full moon is a blue moon, it means whatever you create today will be mondo beyondo powerful – I’m putting on a playlist of tunes that includes both Doris Day and Lady Gaga and I’m going to be a cut and paste queen…

But before we all go reach for the scissors – how was 2009 for you? I think it was a tough one for lots of people and I know I spent most of it learning lessons – not always nice ones, taking responsibility for my actions and trying to remember how to be positive – I had to re-read my own book Think Pink at least 4 times to remind myself how to actually do it…Jeez.

Anyway, I have it on good authority that 2010 is going to be kick-ass x 10000 – wohhooo!
Except, it can only happen if you release all your toxic, icky, negative thoughts and feelings and tonight’s New Year’s Eve blue moon is a perfect time to tell the cosmoverse what you want to let go of and what you intend to let in this year.

The things I’m gonna banish to a town called yesterday, never to be seen again in 2010 are…

* Turning down invitations – I get invited to a lot of places, I know, aren’t I lucky? Except a lot of the time I don’t accept, and while it’s totes cool to say ‘no’, I sometimes say it because I’m a li’l bit lazy and think not going will be a whole lot easier than actually going…Now, I’m not going to turn into Jim Carey in the Yes Man but I do plan on banishing my lazy, sofa-loving self and being open to lots of fun, adventures and opportunities – exciting stuff!

* Bad thoughts about myself – this year I’ve been a li’l bit poorly, and that’s made me put on a lot of weight, and while I’d think I was fabulous whether I was a size 14 or a size 24, there’s lots of things I can do to be much nicer to myself on a daily basis – starting with re-reading Beauty*licious!

* Bad thoughts about others – now I don’t know how you feel about astrology, but I’m a total Scorpio, which means that I can be very jealous and can have a real sting in my tail if you cross me. They’re not things I’m proud of, so this year I plan on letting go of all the stupid grudges and anger I’ve felt about people and situations over my lifetime, it’s going to be easier said than done, but life is way to short to be a big ol’ ball of knotty anger stuff, and if you let it all go, you make a whole lot of room that you can fill with pink, love-shaped good stuff – wohhoo!

Things I want to welcome into my star-shaped life o’ fabulousity in 2010 are…

* Love – not necessarily in the shape of a man-type, but in ALL the shapes and forms that love stuff can happen – a smile in the street, new friends, old friends, sharing a tub o’ ice cream with your bestie at the movies, listening to your Grandpa’s stories about when he was young, hearing an amazing song on your ipod just when you need to, a sunset, a hug, a kiss…

* Adventures – whether they’re in the city I live or involve getting on a plane, I want adventures. LOTS of adventures.

* Work – I love that I’m paid to do work that I love, so I’d like many, many more new projects that involve writing books, features and programmes for schools, coaching, creating, meeting fabulous people like your sweet selves, and helping people to live life totally unlimited…

* Learning – I’m a geek girl. This is fact. So I love to learn, right now I’m taking an astrology class which is ever-so-hard but I really do love to learn so whether it’s life lessons, how to play Miley Cyrus’ The Climb on my gee-tar, or the entire lyrix to New York by JayZ word-for-word I am all about the learning…

You get the idea, right? PLEASE share your mood boards and 2010 banish/let in lists with everyone – once mine is made, I’ll put it live, just as soon as I can find the blimmin’ camera cable – why can’t I just have put it back where I found it?!!

Happy last day of 2009, gorgeous ones!

My life has been significantly sweeter since meeting Miss Marine, creator-girl of the sparkly-gorgeous Miss Sugar Cane last new year’s eve in Paris.

Since then, Miss Marine has been our go-to-girl for pretty, pretty things, I mean look at this Diva bracelet – j’adore – and she’s our official tour guide for the city of ooh-la-la – read her 2009 List o’ Love…

Book: The Complete Biography of Serge Gainsbourg by Gillles Verlan ( more than 700 pages about the genius dandy of french songs.)
City you visited: Istanbul… just beautiful!
Event you attended: the special Motown party with DJ Spinna at the Bellevilloise in Paris! The hottest, funkiest, happiest party ever!
Movie: The Secret Lives of Peppa Lee (I don’t know the real title in english… this is the movie with Robin Wright Peen) Sometimes housewives are not so desperate, be careful when they wake up!
Album: Mayer Hawthorne : strange arrangement. Not so strange, simply irresistible!
Website: www.misssugarcane.com…of course!
Make-up brand: My Gipsy Scarlett lipstick from Chanel…. Watch out! I’m coming!
Online shop: the cherry blossom girl…

Ohhh, now I’m excited. Today my gal-pal, Miss Maria Luisa, member of girl-group The Piperita Patties is sharing her 2009 List o’ Love – this woman will ROCK YOUR WORLD. How do I know? Because she rocks mine on a daily basis.

Book: Lil’ Miss Bliss by Lisa Clark!
City: Wien. I especially loved the “freezing outside”/warm & cozy old style tearoom/slice of mitteleuropean cake (sacher torte) COMBO!!
Highlight of the year: Being featured with my band, The Piperita Patties, in my fave book of the year – Li’l Miss Bliss! I mean, how cool is that???!!!
Movie: The Boat that Rocked – Hilarious, brilliant and with an amazing soundtrack!
Album: Rock the faces by The Hong Kong. They’re from Brooklyn, their singer is a total blonde, their album has been produced by the 80s legend turned icon Rik Ocasek…they’re freakin’ cool.
Event: My cousin’s 18th birthday…The Piperita Patties played live and it was, like…A PROM! We’ve always dreamt of playing at a prom!
Quote: “Dear Diary, Pucci at Pink’s! I just love to dress up for hot dogs; it’s so cool. If I drip, the mustard doesn’t show” (From “Barbie loves LA”, by Greg La Voi)
Website: Lately…polyvore
Make up brand: YSL. That peach blush works miracles!
Etsy shop: From Japan With Love

The 2009 Lists o’ Love continues today with creatrix, award-winning entrepreneur, online socialite, media starlet and publisher, Sarah Prout.

I LOVE THIS WOMAN. Fact.

Read our Sassy interview with her here, go visit her website, then purchase her new book SPROUT WEALTH which presents 16 amazing businesswomen that share advice about how the Law of Attraction sculpted their entrepreneurial adventures and paved the way for success. Oh, and read her 2009 List o’ Love too, obv.

Book: The Vortex by Esther and Jerry Hicks
City you visited: Noosa on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. It’s sub-tropical and beautiful.
Event you attended: Many Twitter networking events throughout the year.
Highlight of the year: Just one highlight? There are so many!  Going on a 3 month holiday. Turning 30. Consistent media attention for SPROUT online and in the press.  I loved it when a glossy magazine sent a photographer, hair/make-up and stylist team to my holiday home for a photoshoot.
Handbag contents: iPhone, iPod, LipStick Queen ’sinner’ lipgloss, waterproof mascara, baby wipes, candy wrappers (sometimes)
Website: http://www.problogger.net
Make-up brand: www.bloomcosmetics.com – I love the cream blush – it smells like lavender. Also I love www.lipstickqueen.com – the product packaging is divine.

So g-friends, how was your yule?

Miss Aimz rocked it with her fam and I headed to Salzburg, Austria where I indulged in a whole lot o’ Sound o’ Music fabulousness, mistletoe kisses with leather-pant wearing Austrian boys, dee-lish hot chocolate drinking, apres-ski,  apple strudels – it was dee-vine! Will share the Austria love with you via pix as soon as I’ve uploaded them, but now I’m back, I’m prepping for a new decade – wowzers – when did that happen?

But before we roll out all of the 2010 goodness, we need to celebrate the end o’ 2009 so we’ve asked some of our favourite ladies to share their 2009 Lists o’ Love… Today we’re kicking off with the too-cool-for-school zine queens Miss Kandy Diamond and Miss Seleena Laverne Daye, creator-girls of the fabulous Sugarpaperzine (issue 4 available NOW! Go buy it!)

Miss Seleena 2009 List o’ Love – she’s the one with the red hair and cute cardi btw!

Book: I’ve been enjoying older stuff this year like Jonathan Coe and B S Johnson, rediscovering old favourites, but I did get all consumed with The Twilight Saga! I loved Twilight and New Moon, but was sorely disappointed with Breaking Dawn, all in all, they were still my books of ‘09!
City you visited: Portland. Dream come true, I could totally live there.
Event you attended: Midnight screening of New Moon, got over excited made top trumps and vegan gingerbread. Going to the cinema at that time is a little too exciting!
Highlight of the year: Going on a trip of a lifetime, my one month American west coast road trip, visiting the places all my favourite bands come from, amazing!
Movie: I enjoyed seeing Robocop at a cinema in Portland for $3, but I haven’t been to see much else. New Moon – I see a pattern here!
Album: I have been rubbish this year and bought like 3 albums, the one I have listened to most has to be  Brand New Eyes by Paramore.
Quote: probably something form the Twilight DVD commentary (I’m not obsessed, honest.)
Website: shameless plug: http://sugarpapergang.blogspot.com/
Make-up brand: Collection 2000, purely for their glitter eyeliners, a must for all Kenickie fans!
Etsy shop: Bunny Bissoux  – http://www.etsy.com/shop/bunnybissoux
Sad event of the year: the end of Mika Miko, boooooooo!

Miss Kandy’s 2009 List o’ Love…

Book: Twilight…totally hooked!!!
City you visited: Amsterdam (beautiful, plus, got tattooed by the amazing Angelique Houtkamp and stayed in the best B&B ever, above a cake shop with flamingo tapestries!)
Event you attended: Errrrr, Mika Miko gig/s.
Highlight of the year: My Birthday was ace, twilight cakes, friends, ice cream, 50s diner, woooop!
Movie: Harry potter and the half blood Prince.
Album: Shirley Ellis
Quote: “you’re my own personal brand of heroin” – Twilight
website: www.knitanddestroy.co.uk
make-up brand: snazaroo

Come back tomorrow for more fabulous-o girls sharing their 2009 Lists o’ Love – we’d love to know yours too – care to share?

Be prepared for serious life envy as I intro you to the awesomeness that is Laura Rudoe, the founder and driving force behind beauty range, evolve.

Laura, who has always had an interest in ethical and environmentally friendly business practices, is also passionate about food and wellbeing, and has worked extensively using alternative medicine and nutrition to improve her own health.

Inspired by natural superfoods, Laura’s deep appreciation for nature is at the centre of the evolve range; “nature is much smarter than we think. there are so many amazingly effective ingredients we have found derived from natural superfoods used for generations such as moringa, acai and argan as well as natural peptides. there is really no need for synthetics.”

See? Told you didn’t I?

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Ohh minxes, this is a good. Really, really good.

Lessons of a Lipstick Queen follows inspir-o girl Poppy King’s extraordinary journey through the world of the make-up business and teaches you how to be more entrepreneurial in your own life….

If an eighteen-year-old girl’s search for the ideal matte lipstick can turn into a multimillion-dollar company, anything is possible. Fact.When Poppy King finished high school, all she had to show for herself were some lackluster grades and a hundred and one ways to get out of PE. Within three years, however, she became the president of her highly successful lipstick brand, Poppy Industries.

In Lessons of a Lipstick Queen, Poppy reveals how she managed to launch a multimillion-dollar business, taking valuable lessons from the experience as she goes along. Through King’s fabulous example, you can learn how to become a real entrepreneur – from recognising a good idea and finding financing. to marketing yourself and your brand, to approaching the media, and avoiding common pitfalls. In a world where everyone is looking to get ahead it’s essential to think like an entrepreneur.

Much more than just a guide to success. Lessons of a Lipstick Queen is a candid adventure story designed to take you on a journey of self-discovery.

Lessons of a Lipstick Queen, £10.99 www.amazon.co.uk

Choose the perfect shade of Lipstick with Poppy here – she’s more than a li’l bit fabulous, I have a girl crush.

Buy Lipstick Queen goodness here – I want. it. all.

Quick…print this out and pin it under the nose of any potential pressie-buyer – isn’t it blimmin’ gorgeous?!

If like me however, you can’t wait, buy it for yourself now, it’s £16.50 at: www.temporary-secretary.com

What better way to show your BFF, sister, mumma or even your sweet, sweet self that you care by giving the gift o’ sassy-fication this festive season?

Sassy-fication is the gift that keeps giving, because not only will the recipient get SASSY SESSIONS with kick-ass life coach and self-esteem queen Lisa Clark – that’s me, btw – but with the new year approaching, you’ll be able to work your inner-fabulousness to make sure 2010 is your Sassiest year by far!

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I don’t know about you, but I think the colour pink rocks.

I’m obviously going to say that, I have a site called Pink-world, I live in a Pink Palace, I run pink-themed self-esteem workshops and I write books titled Think Pink, but I honestly think that pink is the prettiest, happiest, most fun and love-induced colour in the rainbow, so what I want to know, is why some people are trying to ban it?
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