Carol asks…
What do you think of Kat Von D?
LA Times was able to score an interview with Kat Von D., this past week at High Voltage Tattoo Shop (Kat Von D's Tattoo Shop). The LA Times freelance writer had to get the scoop on Kat's new line of lipstick for Sephora and her ideas on fashion. Here is what she had to say! Is it fair to say your style is steeped in rock music? Yeah, for sure. Music has influenced everything from my tattooing to how I talk to how I walk, I guess. I was classically trained in piano since I was 6. Then in my teens, my older sister introduced me to Metallica. It was all over. I had a mohawk soon after that. I like everything in the extreme. I'm 5′8, but I wear platforms because I like to be an Amazon. [She's clad in 4-inch Miu Miu platforms and a T-shirt that reads "Argentina," where her parents are from.] Do you think tattoos, at this point, are socially accepted by most people? I think the stigma will never go away. Outside of L.A., I've been followed around stores because they think I'm going to steal something. I feel like Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman." People are scared — they figure, "Oh, you're tattooed and you're a girl, you're either a hooker or a drug addict." I think our show killed a lot of that. I've tattooed 82-year-olds, pastors and soccer moms. It's pretty awesome. You always have on great makeup — and you launched your own line of cosmetics, Kat Von D for Sephora, this past summer. What's your philosophy on makeup? I never let people see me without makeup. And it's not an insecurity thing. The perk of being a girl is being able to wear makeup and dress up. It's another artistic outlet. And the 45 minutes it takes me to get ready . . . is very therapeutic for me. It's hard to start my day without that. You can tell my mood by my makeup. When I'm depressed, it's really dark. Then I'll do super-dumb happy makeup. Like, I'll do one eye electric blue and one smoky brown, and you won't even figure it out until you're talking to me — then you're like, "Whoa!" Red lipstick is a trademark for you — what's your favorite red to wear? Mine! I did four lipsticks for Sephora. And I was like, "I'm going to make the four best lipsticks ever." I have every red ever made — from Cover Girl and Mary Kay to Chanel and MAC and Makeup Forever. I went through all my favorites and said, "If this was mine I'd add more purple, use a different finish." Where do you like to shop for clothes in L.A.? I shop everywhere from Maxfield to antique stores. I love Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood, and I love vintage. Golyester has the best selection of mint things and dead stock. I collect 1940s to 1970s platform shoes, and that's where I got a few of my best ones. Lately, I've been in search of the best bell-bottoms. The '70s ones are really high-waisted, but I don't have a [butt], so they just look weird. Who made that leather zip-up black leather motorcycle vest you always wear? Agatha Blois from New York. She makes everybody's leather — from J.Lo to Steven Tyler. And what about those tight pants printed with the American flag? I got a lot of [grief] for those. I have American flag leggings from Maniac from Japan — they're one of my favorite brands, and they only make a certain amount of pieces that sell at Maxfield. Then I have a bunch of ones that Agatha Blois made me. I love anything having to do with countries. I wear things that represent Argentina, Finland, Mexico [where she was born] or America — those are my favorite places on the planet. What's your favorite handbag? My favorite one is this American flag bag that Agatha made — it has red, white and blue fringe that goes all the way down to the floor. It's so tacky but awesome. It's like a patriotic biker clown party — it's so funny. I heard you're writing a book. Yeah, it's an outline of my career as an artist since I was 6 years old called "High Voltage" [out next year from HarperCollins]. It's not an autobiography — I'm too young for that. There's an autobiographical part, but then there's a part about tattoo etiquette, and I did a tattoo directory of all my own tattoos. I got into a bikini — not because I'm hot, but so you can see every tattoo. I label them and tell about where I was when I got it, what it is. Who do you think has great style? I think my boyfriend [Nikki Sixx from Mötley Crüe] has rad style. We dress really similarly [she laughs]. You know who also dresses really cool? Drea de Matteo. She's vampy but still pretty cutting-edge. You and Nikki do dress alike. Do people say you belong together? At first people talked a lot about the age issue. He's turning 50 soon. But if you know me, I think the hottest guys on the planet are guys like Gary Oldman and Sean Connery. I love gray hair. I love David Letterman.
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I think she's great, she's so creative and good at what she does, and she's hot! She makes me want to get a bunch of tattoos... I liked her better on Miami Ink than LA Ink though, but I think it's because I like the other guys on Miami too. =)
Laura asks…
Coping with poor self esteem?
Recently, I've been having some self-image issues. Actually, that's a lie. This has been a recurring and long lasting problem for as long as I can remember. I can't stand it. I look at my face, and it's as if I'm seeing someone else. Someone who's ugly. I have friends- and good ones at that- a roof to live under, clothes to wear, a computer of my own, sports to play, ect. And that is what makes it worse for me. I feel as though I have no right to feel the way I feel. I have never had any 'things' with guys, but that's not important to me. Everywhere I go, I see faces- beautiful faces, cute faces, handsome faces, you name it. I have come to the conclusion that being ugly as I am is unnatural. People will always come up to me and say, "Your older sister, God! She is so gorgeous! I love her style, and she is and amazing artist. Can you tell her I said that?" Never one thought about how I feel being treated like a messenger pigeon. They'll always say the same thing about my younger sister too. How beautiful and cute she is for her age. "I wish I had sisters like that!" Sometimes they'll make it sound like I don't appreciate them too. As if I was supposedly "ungrateful" for being "blessed" with beautiful siblings. I have never been once told that I looked beautiful. I've gotten compliments on some of the shoes I wear, or some of the shirts I have, but that is pretty much the extent of it all. I hate to sound like a whiny you-know-what. I usually don't say much at home, so I guess this annoying rant is everything that has been locked up inside of me finally surfacing. I've grown tired of listening to the same old stuff day in and day out. My parents don't help much either. I love them to death, but they will do the same thing sometimes too! My sisters know they are gorgeous, and use it against me when it works for them the best. It these little comments she makes, pretending as if she's all innocent and concerned. Example: I will be straightening my hair in the morning, because it gets silly and poofy when it dries after I take a shower. It takes me a little while to get it all done, but better than what it looked like before- trust me. Anyhow, I'll walk back towards my room, only to pass my sister, who will then say, "Wow... your hair looks a little dry... did you even wash it..?" I pretend like I don't hear her, go to my room, put up my hair, only to have her barge in, look at me, and again say, "Why would you waste all that time to straighten your s***** hair just to put it up again?" Don't get me wrong, she truly isn't that hostile all the time. It's just... Oh I really don't know. I'm still in high school and figured maybe it was just stupid hormones kicking in. But ever since I was little, it's always been this way. So, in short, I just need to figure out and outlet that can keep my mind off of looks. If that's even possible at my rate.
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I could never render an answer that would be anything near a resolution to this problem for I have struggled with this very same mentality myself. In fact, the way we think is so eerily similar that it's almost a bit odd actually. My brother is a more handsome guy than myself I could deny that, but that would be far from a reality based approach. His IQ is further right along the Bell Curve than my own and God blessed him with a mind where he finds it quite easy to master whatever strikes his interest. As someone who has always respected intelligence and beauty, I was always envious of my brother and the gifts God bestowed upon him. I just turned 30 years old and still find myself unable to let go of the mentality you are in possession of. If solace is to be found in what I'm about to tell you, I'm not quite sure, but the only thing I can really tell you is that we have to accept what it is we are in life. To say life is equal; that we were given all the same abilities and the same amount of beauty would be a blatant lie. Your only real option then is to utilize the gifts that God has given YOU. There will always be someone more beautiful and more intelligent than yourself, but I believe when you find a circle of friends who think the world of YOU and a guy that adores YOU, may just get to the point where you say "I may not be the most beautiful woman in existence, but _______ loves me and so does _______ and _______ and she/he thinks the world of me as well, so why does it even matter if I'm not the most beautiful woman in the first place?" All that matters really is that we find those who love and appreciate us for what we are. This mentality is a mentality that, again, I'm still struggling to attain myself. It's so much easier said than done, but I truly believe that worrying about things we cannot change will only serve to haunt us in such a palpable and all consuming way that it can almost cripple us in the psychological sense. I want you to get a group of friends separate from your sister; who don't even know your sister exists. I want you to socialize with good-hearted people who view the world in the way in which you do, and make you aware of what YOU contribute to the world. I would also pray to God that He make it apparent as to how He wants you to utilize your life. Perhaps one day you'll find yourself functioning as a mental health practitioner helping patients who feel as you do right now. It's great that your sisters possess beauty and are loved, but there are people that will think the world of you as well. I can assure you that it is only a matter of time until you find them.
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