Simone Smith’s Trunk Show at Neiman Marcus In Atlanta

LL Cool J’s long suffering wife Simone Smith held a trunk show for her ‘SIS’ jewelry line at Neiman Marcus in Atlanta a few days ago. The exclusive one-of-a-kind pieces in Simone’s line range from $45-$8,000, and include diamond-encrusted lollipops which go for $8,000 a pop!

Local notables attending the trunk show included (pictured above from L-R) Sean Combs’s baby mamas Sarah Chapman and Misa Hylton-Brim (who happen to be besties); owner Simone Smith, and guest.

(Not pictured) VH1 producer Mona Scott (‘Love & Hip Hop’); WSB news anchor Jovita Moore, CNN’s Audrey Irvine, Bow Wow’s mom Theresa Caldwell, and more.

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Is President Obama profiting off Trayvon’s death by selling hoodies?

Much is being made of President Obama hawking “hoodies” on his campaign website. The hooded sweatshirts, along with other clothing emblazoned with the Obama name and logo, are being sold at BarackObama.com.

But conservative bloggers wonder if the sales of the hoodies are an attempt by Obama’s camp to capitalize off of the headlines surrounding the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, who was wearing a grey hoodie when he was gunned down.

Martin’s killer George Zimmerman, 28, claimed he shot the 17-year-old Miami high school student in self defense on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Florida.

Obama, who said “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon,” sent out a tweet on his Twitter.com account announcing the sale of the hoodies on Monday.

“Is the President trying to capitalize off the death of Martin?,” wrote conservative blogger Allah Pundit.

Our president couldn’t possibly be so odious as to try and cash in on the case, could he?, wrote another conservative blogger, who accused Obama of “pimping hoodies”.

He added: “How long until Obama’s showing up in public wearing one?”

Melanie Fiona’s ‘The MF Life’ only sold this much

According to celebrity blogger Rhymeswithsnitch, “Revealing her secret 3-year love affair with actor Adam Rodriguez and talking about Blue Ivy wasn’t enough to save Melanie Fiona from weak record sales…”

Apparently, neither was promoting her album on her Twitter.com account. I have said so many times in the past that promoting an album on Twitter.com is no substitute for a well-organized promotional campaign. Just because you have 100K followers on Twitter does not translate to record sales.

Melanie’s second album ‘The MF Life” is only expected move between 27 and 30k units in it’s first week.

But Melanie’s not alone.

Ruben Studdards’ ‘Letters from Birmingham’ is projected to sell only 4k copies and Diggy Simmons debut album Unexpected Arrival between 20 and 23K. Source

One day they’ll learn…

Celeb Style: Now You Can Own Kanye West’s Giuseppe Zanotti Sandals for Only $5,800

Rap producer Kanye West has conquered the world of music, but he’s having a little trouble convincing the world’s fashionistas to take him seriously as a designer.

Narcissists think very highly of themselves, but Kanye isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill narcissist.

Just to prove he’s the next Marc Jacobs, Kanye packed his things and moved to Europe — and he plans to stay there until the other fashion designers stop laughing at him behind his back.

Last week, Kanye debuted his DW collection during Paris fashion week. His designs, inspired by his late mother Donda West, barely evoked mention by the fashion critics. But the media did buzz about the shoes his models were wearing.

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Morning Wood: David Beckham

British soccer star turned underwear model David Beckham is known for his exploits on the field and for the way he fills out his briefs.

Retail giant H&M erected a giant bronze statue in honor of his bod yesterday at their Regent Street store in London. Now ladies can get their eyeful of his Morning Wood when they are on their way to work every morning.

Photos: INFphoto.com and FameFlynet Pictures

T.I. – F*ck Da City Up Mixtape Trailer

Yesterday, T.I. released this trailer for his much-anticipated mixtape titlted F*ck Da City Up. The mixtape drops at midnight on T.I.’s official website, Trapmuzik.com, and on Twitter.com.

I’ve never heard of a trailer for a mixtape, but we’re talking about the innovator, T.I., who sets the standard for these other lessors to try and catch up.

Since it’s so close to Christmas — and I did promise one more giveaway this year — I’ve decided to give away 1 $500 Saks Fifth Avenue gift card to each of the first 2 readers who correctly answers the following 2 questions (you can answer one or both questions).

You must be a registered member of Sandrarose.com blog to enter. The gift cards cannot be redeemed for cash or additonal gift cards. Saks gift cards are good for purchases made at Saks Fifth Avenue stores, OFF 5TH stores or online at Saks.com.

1. What timepiece is T.I. wearing in the pic below.

2. Why do ballers love wearing this particular watch?

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Celebs Out & About: Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, La La and Kiyan Anthony,

Reality TV personality and socialite La La Anthony celebrated the renewal of her reality show on VH1 recently. La La and her son Kiyan Anthony hung out together in Times Square yesterday. La La wore all black outfit with pleather pants and spiked boots.
Photo: Santi/Splash News

Socialite Kim Kardashian was spotted boarding a private jet with her family bound for Las Vegas, where she attended the grand opening of her Kardashian Khaos boutique at the Mirage Resort Hotel and Casino yesterday. Talk show maven Barbara Walters conducted an interview with Kim, her mother, Kris Jenner, and her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney back in September. Walters basically told them they had no talent and they won’t be around next year. It was a reality check that the family wasn’t expecting.
Photo: STARPICZ / Splash News

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