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- After a very bumpy flight, we arrived in Austin! I was starving, but we had to stay at the airport because the lid broke off of one of Brian's gear cases during the flight. (He had to duke it out for a while with TSA.) Good thing I had grabbed a handful o
- My best friend thinks white nails are trashy (she is not shy when it comes to sharing opinions), but I'm all about them at the moment—this is 'Spirit' by Revlon. I don't know what kind of sorcery is involved in Revlon Top Speed nail polish but it d
- At Christmas I had gotten all three of us ladies the same goody bag from Clinique, which we now all use as makeup bags. We're used to having three of the same thing for shows (we all wear identical shoes onstage, and sometimes identical outfits), s
- I have temperamental skin and swear by the Clinique 3-Step skin care line which conveniently comes in cute travel size.
- Dressed for the gorgeous hot day in a Nasty Gal skirt and a black crop tee
- And I never leave home without my Warby Parker sunglasses.
- We had an incredible day off, which included our first round of proper Texas barbecue at Ironworks.
- ...and some lazy lounging by a stream. Needless to say, we acclimated quickly.
- A few years ago I discovered the Organix line of hair care products, and I haven't gone back. It knows how to tame my hair, which usually has a mind of its own, and is shockingly inexpensive. I use the shampoo and conditioner, and Morgane swears b
- Our second full day in Austin was a little chillier, so I busted out some leather. Two items I can't imagine not having in my closet: American Apparel black leather mini skirt and a vintage leather jacket (found at Zachary's Smile in Greenwi
- This is Brian. I explained the Racked.com feature to him and he asked to be included. He'd like everyone to know that he put olive oil in his hair that day.
- We landed at Gus's Fried Chicken for dinner which included fried pickles so good I could cry before heading to see St. Vincent play a mind-blowing set at Stubbs BBQ.
- Thursday our work began. We set out early for Willie Nelson's ranch just outside of Austin.
- The ranch is actually an old western movie set, complete with Post Office, chapel, saloon, and the general store where we played our set. The artists' area where we spent much of our time was a bunch of chairs and couches under shady trees strewn with lan
- There was a moonshine bar and free jars of Wickles Pickles on every picnic table (I have a serious affinity for pickles). In short, the whole damn place was like heaven. After two days in the thick of crazy SXSW, it felt amazing to be in the relative pe
- I got ready to play by adding a little lipstick (Clinique chubby stick, from the same Christmas gift bag I mentioned earlier)
- And Bigelow mint gloss which is a permanent fixture in my purse.
- I mentioned before, we wear matching shoes at every show. This was our first time wearing new Jeffrey Campbell snakeskin and lucite peep toes—definitely the craziest pair we've gotten so far, and unfortunately the least comfortable. But we hadn't h
- I wore my red leather American Apparel skirt. I love these skirts, I can't say it enough. Sometimes American Apparel hits it out of the park. (And sometimes they don't, like that crotch-shot advertisement of the girl riding a bike? Not their best.)
- The day was long but successful. We played, we posed, and then we went home and collapsed for a few hours.
- Morgane, our resident Parisienne, lent me some intense French moisturizer to help along my hand-sunburn, and then the two of us set out for a "gifting" from the lovely women of Johnny Was clothing.
- I wore vintage cotton tiger print from Beacon's Closet in New York, and Morgane is in an American Apparel A-line skirt and a cute Johnny Was scarf. Our sunburnt noses really steal the show in this photo.
- Later in the afternoon we finally, finally made a pilgrimage to my favorite vintage store in Texas—maybe my favorite vintage store, ever—Flashback, on South 1st Street. Marsha, the owner, had already closed but was kind enough to let the thr
- We didn't have too much luck on this visit but I did manage to find a silver rattlesnake for my wrist, so it wasn't a total loss.
- A very late night led to a very, very early airport morning. Not my best hour, but at least it was cozy in my scarf from J. Crew.
- Nothing too exciting to report from the airport (except I passed BLONDIE walking to our gate! She looked fucking amazing!) So I decided to go through the contents of my trusty white purse to show you what I've been lugging around all week. I'm always impr
- In no particular order we have: Comme des Garçons zip wallet, Revlon chubby stick in Standout (a gift from the festival), my beloved Bigelow mint gloss, gum, a tiny tin of Grether's Pastilles (taste kinda gross but they're magic for a hoars