What!?! Leggings aren't pants!

Someone wrote in some article: LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS!

And I could hear crying coming from my leggings, all folded up in their little legging drawer!

Who would write such a thing!?!

Yeah! Yeah! I know, if they are nylon, like "tights", I agree, way too much can be seen through those babies! Undies, maybe the absence of undies! But come on, some solid, OPAQUE, cotton, maybe cotton/blend leggings! They are pants!

HOLD UP! WAIT A  MINUTE!

LEGGING CROTCH, must be covered. No one needs to see that!

That why I DESIGNED my little "crotch-cover-skirt"!!! hellooooo?

I LOVE leggings, so much, that I am getting married to them. (ha ha ha)

I don't think I need say anything more, except show you these snapshots of my life-in-leggings.

(Top Left, me in Urban Outfitters with my $7 forever 21 leggings, top right my clearance $5 zebra leggings from Kohl's, who knew, I never even had shopped there before!)

 

(above, me and my friend Tessa, right before I bought my fav SUPREME necklace, in another pair of $7, Forever 21 leggings! BELOW, left leggings from Charlotte Russe, RIGHT, me posing as Snow White in another $7 pair from Forever 21, and bottom, my fav Zebra babies!)

leggings are as comfortable as being without clothes on, as you'll get...being clothed! I love to travel in them, walk in them, dance in them, work out in them, live in them....

I dare someone to try to step to me and tell me they aren't pants, I can move my legs so well in my leggings, I'll windmill kick the air right near their head....I'd like to see them try to do that in their tight skinny jeans! ha ha ha

LOVE AND LEGGINGS, kandee

I want a mustache!

actually I always wanted a goatee, so I could ponder my thoughts and pull on my goatee! ha ha ha
I actually can't stand beards on guys though! And I was so stinkin' excited on Valentine's Day when my boyfriend shaved his beard off! I don't like any facial hair really, except for maybe a goatee...it hurts to kiss a guy with a hairy face, it's like kissing a cactus!

But I have to say, the weirdest thing I've ever seen on my face, was this facial hair I did for the Jack Sparrow look (you know, JD, our beloved Johnny Depp from Pirate's of the Caribbean). I laughed everytime I walked by the mirror and saw myself!

HOW TO GLUE ON A FAKE BEARD, MUSTACHE OR GOATEE!

(this is so funny if you are a girl!)
things you need:
spirit gum (and spirit gum remover)



a fake beard or mustache kit (mine was the Jack Sparrow one)
a small pair of scissors

Have fun with your new stash'...it's a fun way to scare your friends! ha ha ha...my son thought it was hilarious...and I'm sure my neighbors that could see me making this video through my windows, thought I was a nut! ha ha ha
huge love and even bigger mustaches, kandee
(sidenote: my son helped me this video...he told me to put in all the sound effects! And then we had to watch em like 7 times! IT was so fun to edit a video with him!)
Enjoy our video!

How to keep make-up from melting off!

Oh no, it's summertime! It's hot. Maybe you live somewhere really humid, sticky, and sweat inducing!
What do you do when you took all the time to get all glammed up, then your make-up vanishes into thin, hot, air!!!
Or scenario #2, you are trying to look cute, and like you have no make-up on at the beach, but you really do have a little make-up on, and you want it to stay looking that way. Whether your splashin' in water or cooking on the sand.

or #3, you are getting married, and you don't want your make-up coming off all Kid Cudi, DAY and NIGHT. Or you don't want to sweat or cry it off either.

WHAT's a girl to do???

Dun-duh-duh-duh (read that in a here-comes-the-super-hero way)!

Your faithful-hollywood-celebrity-make-up-artist-homegirl, is here to help!

I love:

Model-In-A-Bottle,
so does Oprah and Tyra! You just spray this on after you've finished your make-up, and your face is now sweat proof and water-resistant. It won't clog your pores, but will keep you lookin' fab. I wore it on the hottest, humid days in NYC in August, and make-up didn't go anywhere! I use this on set and on brides, to make sure their make-up doesn't melt away!

Next, and pretty great for your skin is:

Urban Decay's All-Nighter Spray, the All-Nighter spray guarantee's your make-up to last for 16 hours! You can dance, sweat, soak in your jacuzzi overlooking the city at your mansion, and none of your make-up is going to melt or drip off! The BEST part about Urban Decay's All-Nighter is that, it is free of PARABENS, FRAGRANCE, OIL, it's VEGAN and cruelty FREE! (It's also been allergy tested.) I used this on a tv show appearance I had a couple months ago, and my make-up looked just as fresh when we finished a whole day of taping, as it did when I put it on in the morning!

Just spray on after your make-up is all finito, and you're gonna be gorgeous and freshly glam, all day and night. (enter singing kid cudi's, day and night...)

Another problem solved by your make-up super hero, Kandee!

huge love and long-lasting make-up, KANDEE "super-glam-hero" JOHNSON

The cure for sadness!

 one of the SECRETs TO HAPPINESS:
THE NICER YOU ARE TO OTHERS, THE HAPPIER YOU'LL BE!!!
I got the priviledge to put make-up on some very precious homeless women, that lived at a shelter in downtown LA. They were funny, sweet, and had some amazing stories! And they were soooo excited to get their make-up done. This was at a celebrity red-carpet event, but it meant more to me, to meet these incredible women, than any of the celebrities.
I got a chance to pour a little love and encouragement into their lives. The other make-up artist there, was just doing their make-up. But I wanted to fill up their hearts with beauty too, by pouring my love and care onto them.

It doesn't matter who you come across...a grumpy salesperson, a mean person at school, a stranger that you hold the door open for, a friend that drives you crazy, someone that you normally wouldn't "like", someone that makes you mad on the road...BE KIND!

It might feel weird, or everything inside you might be saying, "but I don't wanna!"...that's when you need to do it the most!

The next time you feel like saying something mean or sarcastic about someone...STOP! The more you mean things about others, the more you're planting little weeds of unhappiness in your own life.
TODAY: plant seeds of happiness in the garden of your heart, by planting kindness to others, you are making your own life happier and more kind!

Today's happiness dare:
#1 Say something nice to someone
~nice things to say like: "you look awesome today", "it was so good to see you", "you just made my day with your smile", "you have a great smile", "i like your shirt (shoes, hair, bag, you pick!)" "i hope you have a great day today"...even tell someone they're beautiful!


#2 Go out of your way to be kind
~do things that AREN'T convenient, hold a door open, let a car go in front of you in traffic, help someone carry something they're struggling with, offer to help a friend in need, EVEN A SMILE, or nice "HAVE A GREAT DAY!", can change someone's day, encourage someone, tell them they're doing a good job!

#3 Do something nice for someone
~leave a nice note for your mom or a friend, if you see someone eating alone at school offer them to sit with you, help a friend move, or offer a ride to a friend that needs one

More than anything.....the happiness and kindness you pour out on others will come back to you times 10! Let's practice raining out kindness that will grown flowers of happiness in our lives!

I love you all, and I hope that happiness blooms in your heart like crazy today!!!

IT's OK!

i've had so many times in my life, when i was feeling awful, i'd done something wrong, i was scared, or sad, and  all i needed was someone to tell me it will be OK!

Me and my mom were talking last night about my great gramma, who's still alive, she is 90. We were talking about how she never gets upset about anything, she just says, "oh, it'll be okay"! And she tries to make everything something wonderful. If it's cloudy she'll say, "oh goody, it's going to rain", like when she found out I was going to have my Jordan (when I married at 17 and had a baby at 18) she just said, "oh goody, we're gonna have a baby!"
I want you to know, that no matter what is going on in your life, what circumstance, is making you feel sad, or upset, or hurt, or frustrated.... that IT WILL BE OK!
Everything will be ok. You will be ok. No matter what is going on, how you feel it could be the worst thing, you will make it through.
I have my mama, and she has the most gentle ear to tell things to. I can tell her anything, and she will make me feel better about it. She too, also tells me, "oh honey, it will ok, we'll get through it, don't worry!"

And I want you to know, I'm hugging you through the computer, I'm sending my love, and the next time you have one of those things where you think, "OH NO!!!!".....hear my voice saying, "it will be ok, it's alright, we'll get through this!"

huge love from my heart to yours, your kandee

PS now I'm off to the urgent care, because my ear hurts so bad I couldn't sleep last night, and it feels like my throat is swelling shut! But, I will be ok! ha ha ha

How to have more fun and happiness:

1. don't care what people think. Yeah it would be nice if everyone liked us, but I promise, you WILL SURVIVE if they don't!

2. Let your inner silly come out and play. People love other fun and funny people. It doesn't help us at all by being afraid someone will laugh at us...be happy and laugh with them! If you're laughing, no one else can think they are making fun, becuase you are laughing first!

3. sing in the car, shower, your room, in front of your friends.

4. dance in your living room, bedroom, wherever you feel the dancin' bug biting at your heels!

5. be nice to other people and you will notice you feel happier too!

6. when you decide not to be mad at people, you will notice how a flood a happiness will fill up that space that you were using to be mad at other people.

7. tell yourself you are loved, wonderful, and and have a sparkle and shine to spread in the world!

8. I think you are awesome...I love ya' and I'm sending you the freedom to be you, not just today, but everyday!

And here's a funny video, where I was not afraid to be me, to dance, be silly...and I don't care if anyone left me any mean comments, the people that matter, will smile and love that they get to enjoy a part of my silliness!  That's what we need to do, let the happiness be more important than what others think!

huge love, happiness..and lots of silly fun today....let your happiness shine everywhere you go! hugs and smiles, kandee

Tales from the NY Subway

1. this was last August...it was so hot in the subway, sweat was running down our backs. The 90+ degree air felt cool when the doors of the subway would open up! TIP: for the love of others noses, please wear extra deodorant and few more spritzes of perfume!

2. Me and my friend ate at Balthazar in Soho and got yelled at for taking a picture inside! (Not nice
Balthazar, even though they did have really good frites or fries)

3. I got a manicure there with SUPER HOT PINK polish...which glowed! LOVED IT!!!!

4. May I remind you again, the power of smelling good! How I wish more people on the train smelled better, to stand next to! ha ha ha

5. I love the SUBWAY! My first try at a subway was in Hong Kong. I had no clue what the directions were, but somehow I always got where I needed to go! ha ha ha

6. DO NOT take pictures of "performers" in the SUBWAY! I just got my camera out to take a picture of this guy who was playing the drums on all these plastic buckets. (he was really good)...well, he didn't like it! HE started yelling, calling me names! We just hurried and got out of that little hallway! ha ha ha

7. only take goofy pictures in the subway when it's not crowded! ha ha ha otherwise you'll just annoy people! ha ha ha

have a fun day no matter what mode of transportation you are taking today! huge love and funny pictures, your kandee