Take a Stand..B. Brave B. Cool

Everyone please take a second to check out the this amazing cause my good friend Derek Warburton is apart of! He's creating such an inspiring movement taking a stand against bullying! The sites filled with touching videos and stories. I'm so proud of him for all he's doing and for sharing his personal story with the world! Check it guys and share the love! xo-Kebe

www.bcoolnow.org

Back to Work

Hope you all had a great memorial day wknd and got lot's of rest! I got to sneak in some BBQ's myself inbtwn having to shoot some stuff & a meeting. I was planning on going out to MA with my good friends Olivia & Arie to her families house but work snuck it's way in... Was nice though in the city since everyone leaves for the wknd. It was so weird seeing it so empty! lol Had a little meeting after my shoot on the rooftop by the pool of the Gansevoort Park hotel. It was crazy hot up there but such a nice spot to just chill and have meetings! After that I drove upstate to spend the rest of the weekend with my family. It also was my cousin Mike's birthday a few days ago so we celebrated that on Sunday with good food and even better company. Everyone brought their dogs over to! We brought up the new puppy Neiko who you can see was pooped on the ride home! lol

Now it's back to work! I'm back in the studio tomorrow working on this new song "Lonely" which I'm SO excited about! I've been wanted to get in sooner and finish it but I was getting over that vocal swelling after that nasty sinus infection almost 2 weeks ago. Can't stand being out of it for that long! I've been filming a lot of the things that go on behind the scenes so I'll be showing you some studio life from the session! ; ) The new material is really amazing I can't wait for you to hear it! Have a lot to finish to since I'll be heading back to my second home LA on the 10th! Can't wait to get back out there I spent a lot more time in NY the last month.. There's lot's of stuff in the works to like a webseries Olivia, Arie and myself are filming! Can't speak to much on it now but will give you guys little bits of news as we go along!

Let's Talk Beauty

Hey Guys!

So I was gonna post this yesterday before my day started and my Dad had actually just got in from one of his business trips and surprised me at my apartment for brunch before I headed out to a shoot. : ) We both travel a lot so it's nice having time like that with eachother when we can!

Well yesterday I was shooting with my good friend and celeb hairstylist Amalia Moscoso for her web beauty series. It's going to be pretty awesome she's super talented and she's gonna be bringing a lot of great tips! She had asked me to be apart of her first episode it and of course Amalia and I always laugh and have a great time so the shoot was a blast! Her first episode was on clip in hair extensions! I actually got my first custom set of clip in's from Amalia. They were the best clip in extensions I've ever had their amazing! She actually takes a sample of your hair and it's sent out so you color and highlights are matched exactly and their hand tied. I'm due for a new set since my last ones I got from her were when I was a redhead.. lol The series is going to be really helpful. I do a pretty good job of doing my own hair since I've learned from people I've worked with and getting my hair done on set but they way Amalia showed me how to clip in my extensions I've learned the proper way and they feel way better when I do them now! Molly's also been working on her own line of costum extensions & their going to be amazing! She has so great ideas they are seriously going to set her apart from all the other brands out there! I can't wait to get my hands on a pair!

Since where on the subject of beauty products I've been getting messages about skin care and what I use to take care of mine. I tweeted yesterday morning a picture of the brand I use and of course had to put it up here because they are simply the best!! I use Cle De Peau. I'm going to warn you some of their products are expensive BUT like I said they are seriously the best in skin care and their products speak for themselves and make a difference with your skin! Here is their site http://www.cledepeau-beaute.com and you can find them at any of the big department stores.

*****EDIT

Yesterday I went to a luncheon with my Mother that Cle De Peau was throwing & even though I've been using their products I learned a very cool thing about them that I needed to come back and do an update on this post! Just a little back story so you understand where I'm going with this....I had Troy Jensen a year ago for my birthday turn me on to lymphatic massage and I'm very thankful to him for that! I love it and it's something I try to do right after I fly especially. For those of you who don't know it's a special massage done with cups (no it's not the same as cupping). The cups are using suction but rubbed on the skin to help break up toxions in your body. It's basically a detoxing massage and relives inflammation. WELL I was excited to find out that Cle De Peau products work on the lymphatic system as well! It helps reduce inflammation, relieve toxions and conture. I use the Synactif line which is the newest line apart of Cle De Peau Beaute. ; )

Illyria Gala

A lot has been going on this past few weeks. I have to head back out to LA really soon but before I take off I have one last session I need to get done in NY and my performance on Sunday night for the Illyria gala.. If you haven't seen my tweets Illyria is an Albanian-American newspaper and they are celebrating their 20 year anniversary sunday night. I was really honored when they asked me to be apart of the evening and perform for them. From what I heard it's going to be a huge turn out. I went and did a walk through of the space and it's really beautiful! It's going to be a fun performance! I'm really excited that some of my family are going to be coming. A few weeks ago the newspaper did an amazing article on my family and me. I was so proud to see how far my father and his family have come since coming to this country in the 70's. Their story truly in inspiring! Their strength and drive has definitely shaped the woman I've become. When it comes to work I'm my daddy's girl for sure.. lol

Check out Illyrian's website here for all the information about the information about the night! I'll be posting pictures ; )
http://www.illyriapress.com/20th/index_en.html

Thank You!

Posted this everywhere already and of course had to post it here!! A fan from Ireland posted this drawing he did of me on twitter this morning... I seriously have the most amazing and super talented fans ever!! I'm so flattered by this it really made my day! : D Thank you, had to share your talent with everyone you rock!! Lot's of love-Kebe

Go Warpath!!

Just came across this countdown and look what's in it...WARPATH!! Thought it was cool wanted to share! Thanks for everyone who got it in there and for keeping it alive you guys rock for real!! I'm 2:55 into the clip right after Gaga ; )

Happy Tuesday!

It's been a great beginning of the week so far! Today especially was a busy running literally all over the city for different meetings in the rain but everyone was everyone we had sit down's with where so much fun it made the day fly by. I'm gearing up for some sessions & will be heading back to LA soon while I was getting ready this morning I was doing some vocal exercises and practicing running through some of these new tracks. I'm also nearing the end of getting over that swollen vocal box situation so gotta keep working out my voice every second I can! ; ) Especially with plane rides coming up to top it off I have to be extra careful to take care of myself. Hate that my body is so sensitive like that, grr.

First meeting of the day with a lunch meeting at one of my fav spots in NYC Cafeteria with the senior editor of In Touch Magazine. Side note I had been talking about going to Cafeteria for the last couple of weeks because I was having a major craving for their buttermilk biscuits. Sorry major foody moment.. lol Their so yummy so high five for the meeting being there, HA! Then my publicist David and I were off to meet with the senior editor of Shape Magazine. Their new offices are all the way downtown a little below chelsea piers. I love it down there but I don't really go that often. The only time these days are if I have some sort of meeting in that area. I should visit more.. Both women were so very sweet btw and a lot of fun to hang with! It's so awesome meeting people in this business that just have super energy. Everything just flows & your spend a majority of the time laughing. I read Shape a lot to. I'm a workout nut and love trying different things to challenge my body. Always learning no matter what it is ; ) Before I knew it the day really did just blow right by..

After the meetings were done I went back with David to see all the girls up at the NY PR office. Weird that I live in NY & I hardly get up to that office. Funny in LA if I have any down time you can probably find me at EFG office on Joyce's couch in her office. That's my mamabear :D Love my publicist!

Good thing about this day I finished earlier then I thought so now I get to relax a bit. Have an event tomorrow I'll update you guys on and I'm still prepping for the show I have for the Illyria Gala on sunday. Soundchecks and all with the rest of the weeks madness.. ; ) Seriously love what I do makes me so happy!

WARPATH

Haven't seen WARPATH yet? ; )

Of course my fav the Behind the scenes! I love showing you guys everything that happens that you wouldn't normally see. I miss the days of Making the Video on MTV.. Really want to do that as much as possibly on everything I do so you can really be apart of the journey with me.

Formspring

Love connecting with my fans and chatting with you all so I've recently been getting really into the formspring thing. I get a lot of questions on twitter but trying to fit responses into 140 characters isn't cutting it. Ha.. I've been getting a lot of amazing questions so please keep them coming ; ) and YES it's really me so don't be shy ask away.

http://www.formspring.me/follow/stream

Click on that link to get to my stream! There's also a link to my formspring on the right side of my blog! Lot's of love-Kebe

Yigal & Rent the Runway

Meant to post this the morning after but check out the Yigal Azrouel event I went to the other night with Rent the Runway. Yigal's store looked gorgeous as did all the pieces from his collection. The jacket I'm wearing I actually got that night it's super cute! I have to take a better picture of it so you guys can see the detail. : ) Cool thing about this piece is that you can wear it open and draped or it does this really neat thing where you can button it up across eachother where you get a cool cowl neck happening and finish it with a belt. Can't wait to wear it the right way! I had just popped it on for this pic and doesn't help that I have a sweater on underneath so it doesn't look right. lol

All in all it was a great relaxing evening out in the West Village with friends!

http://www1.renttherunway.com/shoppingcocktailsyigalazrouel

Sick but full steam ahead!

So every since I was little whenever I would feel extremely nervous or stressed out I would get silent reflux. Now that I'm older since I just found out apparently that when I get bad colds or sinus it triggers it.. Lucky me! I'm in the middle of all of these sessions, heavy music grind with new material etc & with the weather changing in NY I of course hit a little speed bump and get a sinus infection which in turned triggered my damn reflux & now the top of my vocal box is inflamed, again! lol You can just imagine this would make me freak out but I'm trying not to stress out about it. Luckily I have an amazing doctor who is on top of the situation with me to get me back in tip top shape! ; ) My biggest problem is trying to not strain myself & rest while I'm going over practicing and working on the new songs. On the bright side I've been able to really focus on some business things and meetings while I'm gearing up to throw myself back into studio mode!

Right now I'm getting ready to head downtown for an event with designer Yigal Azrouel & Rent the Runway. I've been a big fan of his designs and he now has a new contemporary line CUT25 that is to cute for words! For those of you who don't know I am a HUGEEE fashion junkie : P Really blessed that I'm at a part of my career that I'm available to be apart of these events. Lucky lucky girl for sure! The rest of the week into next I'll be doing a lot of sit down's with magazine which I'm really excited about! I'll try to be an extra good girl and blog more through it all ; )

Speaking of lucky I was sitting back earlier this morning and reflecting on everything that I have been through in the last couple of months and I'm really in an amazing place. I didn't share with you all at one point after the holidays I was going through a stressful time and I'm really proud of the woman that I've become that I'm able to see the light even in dark and not so comfortable situations. My life's lesson as many of yours might also be is patience. I've switched gears and learned a lot of how I want to live my life, do business and who I'll let really get that close to me. I'm in a really amazing place in my life right now and more then anything I'm protecting my soul. I have some really amazing people around me now both professionally and personally and I'm going to bed a night maybe a little over tired but excited for the next's days adventure with a HUGE smile in my heart. Sounds cheesy but I really wanted to share that with you guys. Especially since all of you have a lot to do with that happiness! You are making my dream a reality and making it grow every second! I can't wait for the future and to see where this journey will continue to take me! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! -xoKEBE