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Performance Artist Azealia Banks has collaborated with MAC cosmetics to release a unique and fashion forward lip colour on trend for Autumn/Winter 2012. The Lipstick is called Yung Rapunxel and it’s shade (pictured below) is a dark plum grape/ eggplant purple. Available exclusively at MAC makeup counters and stores worldwide Autumn/Winter 2012.
Tomorrow night is the launch party for a new exhibition called the Maker’s of Carnival. Photographed by Pennie Smith it documents some of the key people involved with making our beloved Notting Hill Carnival happen.
The exhibition will be held on the corner Portobello road and Lancaster road during the carnival, and will also be available to view online here.
For the pre-launch event Red Stripe have teamed up with Boiler Room to throw a pre-carnival party of epic proportions… stay tuned for a recap.
We’ve just about recovered from the final day of Puma Yard, which featured Norman Jay’s Good Times carnival sound system as well as the legendary David Rodigan. This was definitely one of the highlights of a staggering two weeks of events.
When we arrived David Rodigan was in full swing hyping up the crowd and then Norman Jay appeared in his customary hat. Somehow in the space of a day they’d managed to install a replica of a caravan on the stage which housed the DJ booth where Norman Jay and David Rodigan pumped out their carnival sounds. One wonders: Will Puma be hosting a carnival party?
Check the video below to see what you missed.
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Less than 24 hours to go before an epic rush to obtain tickets for the legendary Red Bull Carnival party headlined by Major Lazor! The registration form goes online at 10am tomorrow morning here.
Last year tickets went in 45 seconds, so make sure you’re in front of your computer at least five minutes before 10 am clicking that refresh button like a madman.
Oprah travels to Barbados to meet up with International Superstar Rihnanna, in what will be both a intimate and revealing interview. The full documentary will air August 19th as part of Oprah’s Next Chapter Television Special which will air exclusively on Oprah’s television channel The Oprah Winfrey Network.
Last night the penultimate night at Puma Yard kicked off wiith the 4 x 100 m relay being shown on the giant screen. With Usain Bolt breaking the world record spirits were high and we delved into an evening of live performances from Professor Green and Clement Marfo and the Front line.
As a special surprise DJ Usain Bolt arrived later on in the night to show everyone that he can do other things apart from running really really really fast.
Stay tuned for news of tonights final Puma Yard party with Norman Jay and David Rodigan!
Last night we went down to Puma Yard again to watch the epic documentary on the life of Bob Marley. We say epic as 144 minutes does take a certain amount of concentration. Never the less it’s an entertaining and insightful two and a bit hours, so if you’re at all interested in Mr. Marley try and get a look at it.
Meanwhile outside in the ‘Yard’ the track and field were being played up on the giant screen to an excited crowd. From the sea of Jamaican flags you could tell what everyone was waiting for… Puma even had a confetti cannon on standby for moment when Usain Bolt glided across the finish line in the Men’s 200 metre final. Good times!
Puma Yard has been in operation for just over a week now and it’s served up some damn good parties. We went down last night for what we expected to be the party of the year as they celebrated Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independance. Turns out we weren’t wrong.
The atmosphere was electric with carnival vibes… The pungent smell of burning meat filled the yard whilst inside the venue the track and field races were screened to the background of caribbean sounds. Later on we were treated to reggae legend Gyptian as well as a surprise performance from Shaggy
Other celebrities seen wandering included Cedlla Marley, Misha B, Alexandra Burke and Shingai Shoniwa…. to name a few.
Despite all the rum we drank it’ll definitely be a party to remember!
We went down to Adidas Underground on Tuesday night to witness a preview show of ‘Personal Best’ by up and coming documentary film maker Sam Blair. The film is a portrait of British sprinters as they train for the Olympics and was filmed over four years.
Check out the trailer below:
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No movie premiere would be complete without popcorn, but Adidas made it that little bit more fun by making you compete in a game of paper,rock,scissors in order to get yourself a bag. Surely it should have been an Olympic sport!
Check the gallery we made of the evening:
Converse’s Represent sessions kicked off earlier this week and i-likeitalot.com were in the building for the launch night at the invitation only event which allows fan’s to win free tickets to see the likes of Plan B, Yuna, Swiss Lips, SBTRKT, Kano and Nas performing throughout the months of July/August at the 100 club, Oxford Street London. Check out the full line up of artists and dates below.