The Perfect Lipstick Color Can Change the World -

The Perfect Lipstick Color Can Change the World - One application at a time!

I truly believe this!  When you put on the perfect lipstick color, it changes your face which in turn changes your mood, which in turn sparks having a fabulous attitude!  Also, what other item for less than ten dollars in many cases, can take a mood from blah to ta' dah!

My Funny Women Vanity Cases cards live for the perfect lipstick color and all things vanity that make us feel good about ourselves!  When you look good, you feel good and when you feel good, you do good...R'eye'eeeeeet?!  

Oh and if you purchase even a single card from my Etsy Vanity Gallery, and tell me you've seen this post or my Youtube channel, I'll include a bonus card of your choice - on me!

Love, Peace & Chicken Grease and thanks for stopping by -

 

Do not have a GREAT day..

 I hope you can give me 30 seconds to share why you should NOT have a great day.  Ga' head' and have a good day but keep the expectations real - make it good because sometimes good is simply good enough!

I hope you'll come on over and see my funny women cards in my VanityGallery and if you purchase even a single card and tell me you saw this post or my youtube channel I'll include a bonus card - no charge, your choice - in your order!

Love, Peace & Chicken Grease!

Co!!ene

Confessions from an Accessory Addict!

 I do not think of accessories as the period at the end of the sentence!  No, no, no!  I think of them as the content of the body of work.  So for me, in my lil' ol' opinion accessories are as important as the outfit itself!  And naturally, the Vanity Cases characters on my pithy Vanity Cases women greeting cards are alllllways accessorized and lipsticked' to the max!  

A black dress is a black canvas and I feel this way about any outfit I put together.  I few classic pieces, often balanced with a thrift find, MUST have decoration to complete the picture or the ensemble as it were!  And I hold this true whether it's a day where I don't leave the house or have a schedule full of activities!  

So I confess, a day without accessories - to me - is, uhm, well, eh'hem....Unimaginable!

How bout you - do you feel that way?  

Of course I created a Dolly Parton inspired card!

   

I had no idea how much I adored, respected, luuuved & was inspired by Dolly Parton!

I have taken a somewhat deep-dive into watching Dolly Parton videos and have come up with the term, Partonize!  It's a way to describe specialness in everything from one's appearance to acts of kindness.  (Here is a link to the card shown above.)

In watching what feels like a zillion videos, I'm in endless awe of how self assured Dolly Parton was from her youngest self & through to when se ascended at 80.  She had a through line of talent of course, but equally important ambition, self confidence and gratefulness.

For all the videos I've watched I didn't detect even one tiny misstep and that's from her earliest days and on and from questions that at times seemed patronizing or silly.  She handled every interviewer with respect and an innate humor.  What stood out was her always "giving back."  She had no doubt she would be a star and was clearly always grateful what sounded like God and/or her faith.

One of the things that was amazing was that for the thousands of interviews Dolly gave, she never mentioned her political persuasion.  It was her actions that spoke louder than words with how she supported communities that are often in the shadows of a current administration that spoke on her behalf.  And how can ya' not love someone who was devoted to getting books into the hands of young readers.  I often heard her saying in interviews this was somethings she was most proud of:  Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

So from the hair to the smarts to the spangles to an unbridled confidence, I'm sure we had an Angel on Earth with Dolly Parton.  A way to celebrate her is to Partonize!  Go out as your most fabulous self even if it's only to the mailbox and show kindness in every interaction -

Love, Peace & Chicken Grease

Oh, and I would luuuuuuuuve it if you came on by and subscribed to my YOUTUBE CHANNEL... I'll be your best friennnnndddddd if you do!

I truly believe Super Heros wear capes!

 I hope you'll enjoy my latest shorty video that shares my philosophy that Super Heros wear Feather Boas.

An ASK! I would soooooooo love it if you would subscribe to my YOUTUBE channel which is a balance of how I come up with card ideas and my passion for Old Hollywood observations!

And another place where you can see my pithy, women greeting cards would be, My Vanity Gallery on Etsy!  If you purchase so much as a single card and share that you subscribed to my channel, I'll send you a bonus card of your choice - on me!  This offer is good for the year of 2026!

If you subscribe, I'll be your best friiiieeeeeennnnnnnd!  

In 22 seconds, a reason why to smile even if your feet are killin' you!

 This is a drawing a did about a billion years ago, which I think I should create as a pithy funny women card and post in my VanityGallery on Etsy!

I've sold a titch over 12,000 cards from my site but for certain, I think it's key to have new art!  The Vanity Reflection in this one is to smile, try one's best to be toxically positive, no matter what one has to do!

I'm almost always just that, toxically positive!  Being positive can be like being an athlete!  It's a mindset and needs to be practiced!  Practice, practice, practice!

Once I create this image as a card and decide what I'll make the inside text, I'll post here - so I hope you'll come back!

Love, Peace & Chicken Grease and thanks for stopping by!

Co!!ene

Cher'ing Cher's Pivot Wisdom!

I confess I worship at the altar of Cher! She's just so honest, present and real!  And if you take a moment to watch this video you'll see why "Bumper Cars" play a major role in her ability to pivot!

It's from my Youtube channel - which I would so appreciate if you click on over and subscribe!  My content is split behind sharing my art, how I come up with ideas for cards, how I create and sell my Funny Women cards on Etsy as well as stories that have to do with my passion for Old Hollywood glamour and almost always a lil' Barbra Streisand tid bit here n' there!

If you subscribe, I'll be your best friennnnnnnnnnd!

 

For Barbra Streisand'aholics! An Easter Egg of a song!

 Oh my gosh!  

After picking up a cd in a thrift shop for 50 cents, which I owned, but couldn't locate, I found a gem of a song!  How, oh how did I ever miss this song!  I'm not saying you have to be a Streisand'ite but this was such a treat to discover a song from her Broadway album, that I've since learned why I missed it ...why it wasn't n the original release!

Enjoy!

Barbra, Taylor, the Bridal connection from a Bridal PR Pro -

 I was the PR Director and National Spokesperson for David's Bridal when it was still fairly new and through weaving in my entertainment background, helped put them on the map.

Whether it was about sending out a press release how David's Bridal voted Barbra Streisand Bride of the Year, (years ago), because she illustrated there were no longer rules for what is age appropriate for a bride to wear or sharing affordable variations of let's say Jennifer Aniston's wedding gown (when she married Brad Pitt), it was all about building the brand.

In this video I share a prediction of what I thought Taylor's Christian Dior  gown looked like as well as how I would play the PR for what will be a huge bridal fashion influence.  

What do you think Taylor Swift's gown looked like and do you think she'll release photos?

One of my lil' ol stories from my relationship with Bette Davis

 I had a relationship of sorts with Miss Davis, Bette Davis, in her last 10 years.  There are many aspects of why I considered this a relationship, not least of all she agreed to pose for me for a project when I was at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology).  We had to come up with a magazine concept and mine was way ahead of it's time geared to women "over 39."  

Miss Davis agreed to pose for a photography student!  I died when I got the message from her in my dorm and then called her back for what would be the first of many conversations before we actually met in her Los Angeles home.  I'm attaching a video link where I share the Bette Davis experience here:  https://youtu.be/mdJkKQQ52OM

A lil' peek where my pithy card ideas come from -

Vanity is Sanity is my mantra!

I'm blatantly asking you to come on by my YOUTUBE Channel, entitled, Collene Kennedy.  I've had it for about a year and I plan on doing more Vanity Observations and most certainly on Celebs'!  

For instance, I'm thinking of sharing my Vanity Observastions as they relate to my pithy women humor Vanity Cases cards and the following:

Cher - too fabulous!

Kris Jenner - a face lift all over social media - why?

Anne Hathaway - Why does girlfriend get much social media hate?

Joan Crawford - What we can learn about keeping our necks fab!

Golden Hollywood - Ohhh, so many observations of Fab'Vanity!

Sharon Stone -  How being "seasoned" is part of her fabulousness

Accessory Addict Confessions - You're not dressed unless you're wearing at least 3 - 5 accessories!

So these are just some potential ideas that I'll be including in my videos!  Would love it you subscribed or if you have any suggestions!  Tap me at my email here: C - Kennedy

 

Are your friends stranger than you?

 I hope your friends are either stranger than you and/ or as strange!

Who wants normal friends!  Normal people scare me!  I was going through some of my old art and found this and sooooo believe what it says!

I may have to turn her into a funny woman greeting card and post her in my VANITYGALLERY on Etsy!  

And...if you go to my Etsy VanityGallery and purchase even a single card from today through the month of June (2026)  Just message me from the site or directly here:  COLLENE and let me know you saw my art her on my fab'log!

Love, Peace and Chicken Grease!

Keep reachin'!

 I think reaching for one's goals is evergreen!  
Once you hit one, go for another!

Reaching for one's goals is like having an "in box!"  At best it should never be empty because there's always something else you can do, reach for and achieve -  even if thatd means finding the perfect shade of red lipstick!

I've been going through some of my older drawings and thinking, Dang!  That's Gewd'! I discovered this one and thought I may have to make this Vanity Observation into a funny woman greeting card, that I'll post in my Etsy Vanity Gallery!  I like the Vanity message cuz' I'm always, but always reaching for goals and there's always new and evolving ones!

By the by, if you click on my link and purchase even a single card from my VanityGallery, if you message me from Etsy you saw this Fab'log, I'll send you a bonus card of choice on me!  

In the meantime, keep reaching!!!