I Love Kittens

I can’t resist Hello Kitty. The cat with no mouth, and granted its perfect look of kitten-done-no-wrong-innocence never fails to charm my inner girl into a pile of squealing glee. I try to suppress this childish fanaticism, but cant’t resist staring a few seconds longer at the larger than life dripping sweet pink and black M.A.C. poster of a real-life kitty model!

Hello Kitty Wild

Efficient marketing ploy, hook line and sinker. In a split second I remember seeing the cosmetics line in the papers that it was being launched today, so I walk in to take a look at what’s new. As expected there are other curious and starry-eyed girls like me, and surprise surprise; already many of the pots and tubes are sold out! Hello Kitty has certainly come a long way from her primary color days. She’s glam and seductive, and so glossy and glittery that she’s delectable even. Check out the Hello Kitty Mild/Wild/Kouture lines here, or watch the 4 minute Alice in Wonderlandesque Video:

Even Anteprima, famed for it’s shimmery plastiq wire bag has adopted Miss. Kitty for upscale girlie chic.


My favourite is the black one ,with the puffy stuffable cheeks and tum-tum of black caviar. I would love to pair it with heels, denim and leather for a soft edge, even if it means risking attracting the attention of hordes of jealous schoolgirls, or people going "Whoa, it's an animal!".

It also comes in clutches and totes, arm candy guaranteed to lend a touch of youth and sparkle to any evening occasion.

I must admit I personally think that felines have a very alluring quality about them… Especially the black ones, perhaps because they seem supernatural? Graceful creatures... Imagine, in Egypt, they're revered as goddesses... and they've been around since the age of Cleopatra.

-Miss. C