To Elf or Not to Elf...

Although I know you can't believe everything you read on the internet, this is downright unusual and a little creepy if it's actually true...

Modern Plastic Surgery is flogging a ground-breaking procedure that promises to increase music enjoyment and create the illusion of a more attractive face.

How?

Elf ears.

Yep, you read right; elf ears are the bee's knees.

According to the site, all the cool kids are doing it (!) and "Faun-Clubs" are allegedly springing up everywhere.

Faun-Clubs are exclusive dance parties for the pointy-eared.

A Hungarian plastic surgeon, Dr Lajos Nagy, created the plastic surgery.

He has been practicing in New York but is set to return to his homeland to further the "trend" there.

"Make your hearing perfect! Accentuate your personality! Be amongst the first music fauns in Europe!"

If it's this popular and cool, where are all these new-age elves?

Not in Vogue.

Not in Russh.

Not on Gala Darling.

Not on SandyCandy.

My advice?

Don't get the elf ears: they look bloody ridiculous.

Cut & Paste

Per month, I accumulate between six and ten magazines.

Thus, every six months or so, I throw out up to sixty magazines.

That's a lot of paper, I know.

So this morning, I was quite excited to read Gala Darling's blog about what to do with all the magazines you buy.

The crux of her advice:

"Don’t be afraid to tear up your old magazines, or to keep the best pages & scrap the rest."


Here's the plan for my next day off, as per Gala's advice:

• Create a fashion 'lookbook' - a scrapbook of things you like... whether that be pictures of shoes, make up ideas or even design elements of the magazine.
• Frame your favourite covers/pages - I actually considered doing this with the October issue of Vogue... Gemma Ward in crazy bright Spring fashion! I think I will now...
• Make envelopes or do origami - fairly self explanatory! I think this would be an awesome idea to send out your Christmas cards in handmade envelopes...
• Donate them - Gala suggests giving your magazines to Doctor's surgeries or women's refuges. It's a lovely idea. I think some op-shops would probably take them too if they're in good condition.

Cheers to Gala for yet again blogging about something so obvious you couldn't have thought of it yourself!

I really love the idea of a lookbook.

I think i'll make one for fashion inspiration and one for design inspiration.

It's a shame you can't Ctrl-X and Ctrl-V in the real world!

I'm off to find some scissors and glue.

For more information about Gala Darling, visit this older blog.

Shop Til You Drop... Online!

Every stylish girl's favourite shopping magazine now has a super exciting online presence.

The Shop Til You Drop website is exactly what you'd expect from the ACP -owned magazine:

• Colourful
• Informative
• Dangerously Inspirational

The website is pretty much the same as the magazine but with that one dangerous difference...

In the magazine, if you see something you love, you have to go to the shop where it was advertised, then try it on, then hand over the dollars.

Online though, if you see something you love, just press go and it's yours!

As well as online shopping facilities, the site also has regular blogs from half the staff.

The eboutique is going to be my downfall...

Definitely worth checking out!

Cosmolog & Cleog

Did anyone else notice the "new-look" for the Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) heavy-hitters this month?


Both Cosmopolitan & Cleo magazines are now doing it bloggy-style.


The format of the magazines have been updated to include blog style columns and web-style page layouts.

Why?


I think it's all about the never-ending search for "cool".


Although readership of these magazines is strong, those searching for left-of-the-middle "cool" have been finding it online, instead of in the mainstream media.

'Cool' has been recruited by Cosmopolitan in the form of blogger Gala Darling.


(http://galadarling.com/ is where she normally lives.)


She's about as authentically cool as they come:

"I am keen on changing my hair colour, celebrating every day, really
colourful tattoos, flying first class, old typewriters, public firework
displays, dancing, New York & Tokyo."

I like the blog influence on the magazines - particularly Cosmopolitan. It's resulted in cleaner lines, less garish colours and newer article ideas. Anyone else sick of reading "how to improve your relationship by this weekend"... every month???

Bring it on i say, Gala's my new best friend.