…………For a BOYFRIEND?

       It’s that dreadful time of year again, isn’t it Dolls? You know what I’m talking about! Yup, its the holidays. Apart from dusting off your Bing Crosby vinyls, pulling out your favorite holiday dress, and the smell pumpkin EVERYTHING polishing the aroma in your kitchen-it is absolutely dreadful as well isn’t it? It seems as if every time you hit the REFRESH button on Facebook, Someone and Whats-her-face are “IN A RELATIONSHIP”. You get your invites to the holiday parties you’ve been looking forward to all year; some are even having Christmas caroling, who doesn’t love Christmas caroling?!  But then comes the inevitable question: “So, who are YOU bringing?”

          Naturally, we’re relational creatures. We crave it, but to what point is “craving” a relationship truly healthy for us? Before I really begin, please don’t mistake my points here for a bitter, tainted heart. I believe in beautiful, sacred, monogamous L O V E! But as I speak with friends, watch Facebook statuses changed, and scan my T.V. channels and come across “A Boyfriend for Christmas” titles; I cannot help but wonder if our cravings for intimacy during the holidays are merely disillusioned insecurities rising up because of one too many bad Lifetime movies. Ladies, PLEASE, reconsider what you are REALLY looking for. Are you really looking for Mr. Right Now? Will having that New Years kiss at midnight truly be the answer to your holiday blues?

           Being in a heavily committed relationship for 8 (Yes, 8!!) years of my life, then a few flings here and there. After the dust settled I quickly began to realize I was still missing a huge hole in my heart. I deserved to be loved right? I was attractive…..right? It’s them, not me…Or is it me and not them?Who cares! Lets have a ladies night and do some shots! (Deep down, we’re really sending some crazy messages here, Do we truly want love? Or are we being blinded by the “Power of Now?” ) Then you get a new dream, right? You get some hobbies and develop your skills & start “finding yourself”? While I believe everything under the open skies, including our own dreams and desires are and can be wonderful, beautiful blessings from God; I think they aim to deceive us more than actually enrich our lives like they were intended to…..including relationships. So before you start getting down on ridin solo to that party, stop to ask yourself, why you’re really unsatisfied. Through the grace of God, He’s opened my eyes to see what I had wanted so badly ; I was actually chasing the wind, never to actually catch all the things I thought would satisfy me. (especially that kiss under the mistletoe)  I let Christ into my heart when I realized I was chasing the wind my entire life, and I deeply needed to find some solid ground to stand on. Jesus said, “If a man wants to find his life(or the meaning of it), he must drop everything and follow ME. ” To find the meaning of life, suffering, wandering and LOVE. We have to lose ourselves, to find the Truth & the Truth (Jesus) will set us free.

Merry CHRISTmas Dolls, You are adored and deeply deeply Loved this season by the one who died to know you! (Romans 5:8)

Blessed to Confess(Christ died for ME!) -Valerie Rose.

Jay Ant is a Bay Area Artist; he was in a group called THE DILIGENTZ here in the Bay Area during the punk rock movement. He just recently came out with a mixtape called ‘I Am Most Ratchet’, and POSE is one of the songs on the mixtape which I love. Here is the official video for POSE!

Download #iammostratchet HERE

New Song! This is Tyga’s ‘Dancin 4 Dollas’ from his new mixtape, #bitchimtheshit. As for the overall mixtape, I didn’t like it much..But I really like this song! I love his rapping voice, and his singing voice in this song is just as great. I love it! Enjoy <3

Tyga – Dancin 4 Dollas [Download]

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The Queens is coming out with their Winter Collection for the holidays and I am so excited. I love their line so much and I am so happy that I’ve found them. In the QUEENS Holiday collection they have the ‘Queens Varsity‘ Jacket, the ‘Q Logo Sweatshirts‘ in two colors LEOPARD ECO-BLACK and ECO-GREY, ‘Queens Beanie‘ in black, red, and mustard, ‘Roll$ Earrings‘, and ‘QUEENS PLATE NECKLACE‘ in gold and black colors. I love this whole line so badly I’m definitely putting this on my holiday want list.

QUEENS HAVE A ONLINE SHOP NOW! CHECK IT OUT HERE

Fearless Records has just released the new album of covers Punk Goes Pop 4! As you can guess, there are three earlier collections in the series. Past favorite tracks include “Bad Romance“, “When I Grow Up“, “In My Head“, and “Airplanes“. Each song is a pop hit covered by a punk band, and trust me, they each twist the track with their own sound! This track listing includes:

You can check out the official website here or purchase the whole CD on iTunes now! Trust me, it’s been on repeat. Totally amazin!

Stay upbeat,

Sarah Doll

MAC has a charity program called “Viva Glam” that donates tons of money to AIDS and HIV research and technology. They have been doing awesome things for  over a decade! Each year, MAC releases a limited edition lipstick and lipglass. Every cent of the profits from the two products go towards the MAC Aids Fund. (You can read about that more here.) There is a new celebrity “face” for each year and each new release by Viva Glam. Past divas include Missy Elliott, Lady Gaga, Fergie, and Dita Von Teese.

For 2012, Mac has announced that the celebrity face of Viva Glam is actually two faces… Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin! The sneak peek photo that was released looks amazing, and I am totally psyched to see what the new color of lipstick looks like.

Stay beautiful,

Sarah Doll