Entries in Christina Aguilera (18)

Friday
Jul302010

Music: The Black Keys "Tighten Up" + Christina Aguilera

Saturday
Jun122010

Christina Aguilera "Bionic" Album Review + Tracklisting + Videos

Christina Aguilera released her fourth studio album, Bionic, on June 8th. I've listened to the full album and I'm happy to say that  Not Myself Tonight and Woohoo are NOT the best songs on the album! And that, is great news.

 In my opinion the best songs on there are her power ballads (the stuff that sets her apart from her other competitors). Stripped, her second album, is still one of my all-time-favorites & you'll catch small glimpses of it in Bionic. She also reached out to our beloved Sia for some new song writing collabs! Four stand-out songs are All I Need  (a ballad about Aguilera's son Max), Lift Me Up,  I Am and You Lost Me

Overall, Aguilera seems to find herself somewhere between incredible vocals and over synthesized beats. Songs the album could live without: Vanity, I Hate Boys (a new-age version of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun), Bobblehead and the excessive usage of the word "b*tch." And if you still want to harp on the albums 'all-over-ness' in song type, that's exactly the point of naming it 'Bionic.' The album was intended to focus on the duality found naturally in women and the aspects that essentially make us layered/ 'Bionic.'

Bionic (2010) - Click the links to listen. 

Bionic

Not Myself Tonight

WooHoo

Elastic Love

Desdunate

Love & Glamour (Intro)

Glam

Prima Donna

Morning Dessert (Intro)

Sex for Breakfast

Lift Me Up

My Heart (intro)

All I Need

I Am

You Lost Me

I Hate Boys

My Girls

Vanity

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

Monday Morning

Bobblehead

Birds of Prey

Stronger than Ever

I Am (Stripped)

Little Dreamer (iTunes exclusive)

Check these videos to hear what Christina Aguilera had to say about the album inspiration/musical collaborators and her creative process:

Saturday
Jun052010

Christina Aguilera = 40s Era Inspired Hair Style

Feminine and romantic, we're always fans of this style! I actually researched what the difference between 1940's/1950's/1960's hair- because each era seems to blend together for me in terms of beauty. I ended up finding some really interesting tid-bits. Want to know the differences?

In the 1920s short-boyish cuts were all the rage & then the 30s was all about finger waves and pinned curls. But, back in the 1940s, the predominant style was feminine and romantic. With soft curls falling onto the shoulders. Just imagine long, wavy natural hair gently blowing in the breeze, the invocation of the eternal feminine form. Most women wore their hair down for evening parties. The 1940s was a period when the world was going through a major economic crisis, thus forcing women to wear many up-do's during the day that were  practical to work in. Up-Do's consisted of neatly rolled hair around the nape and over the ears, often covered with a knotted headscarf.

This all changed in the 1950s when the look became more glamorous. The essential aspiration was to look like a domestic goddess, one who effortlessly did household work despite looking like a diva. In the early part of the fifties, the ponytail was the most popular hairstyle. The casual yet chic look offered by the ponytail had many takers among women. Evening looks consisted of a French pleat or chignon. However, in the later part of the fifties we see the origin of more elaborate and complicated hairstyles.

1960s hair whether "long, straight, curly, fuzzy" paid a great deal of attention to flexibility in length and cut. 
On one end curls were all the rage-  Big deep ones, small tight ones and even spit curls. On the other end, Jackie O. popularized hair touching her shoulders and flipping it up with a pill box hat. Hippies, of course, prided themsleves on the defiance of style. 

In the 60s The "bubble" aka bouffant also came into fashion. The hair was clipped shorter on the bottom and became longer as you worked your way up. The longest section was in the crown and top area for height. Everyone wanted height, thinking; that the more height they would have on the top of their head, the slimmer their body would look and there was only one way to accomplish this; teasing the hair in a nest-like shape. 

And there is your beauty lesson, enjoy! 

Thursday
May272010

Christina Aguilera American Idol Performance Video

The producers of American Idol went all-out last night to wish Simon Cowell goodbye & end the season.

On hand to provide a stellar performance was Christina Aguilera. Christina performed a two-song set during American Idol on Wednesday (May 26) in Los Angeles. The songstress belted out her classic hit “Fighter” and “You Lost Me,” a new ballad from her forthcoming Bionic album. I'm always amazed by how powerful her voice is. 

Check out Christina’s Idol performance below!

Friday
May142010

Christina Aguilera Goes Nude for the Cover of GQ Germany! 

And she still manages to give us some Christian Louboutin boots all at the same time! 

Monday
May102010

New Music: Christina Aguilera featuring Nicki Minaj "Woohoo"

Christina Aguilera featuring Nicki Minaj "Woohoo"

Remember this one?