Alert Alert! Demi has a new nail polish line! Even with everything she has on her plate right now between The X Factor and appearing on Glee, Demi found time to partner up with The New Black on five limited-edition nail art kits. You can design your own Demi-like manicure! Can you sense my excitement?
Demi is known for her edgy and punk look. She always has the most creative nail designs, thanks to her manicurist Stephanie Stone. Her nail art is always impressive and includes eye-catching designs. The nail polish line will include funky colors, studs, and sparkles. One of the kits called, “In Love,” is a five-piece violet kit with glitter polish and diamond studs. Another one, “Shattered,” is a three-piece kit with gold studs and brush-on foil. Each of the five kits are easy to do yourself and they become available at Ulta starting November 4th.
In an interview with Women’s Wear Daily, Demi stated about her nail line, “I love all the products that I have created because I think they embody all the qualities of a strong woman. It is fun to be able to create your own look down to your nails. I’m a perfectionist when it comes to my nails, although you can’t always tell. I want to put something cool on my nails that expresses who I am and what I’m feeling.” Check out Demi's Halloween nails!
Demi has no problem showing off her bold new looks. Take a look at her bright blue hair! Now I’m not cocky or anything, but I dyed part of my hair blue this past summer. I’m just assuming she loved the way it looked on me, so she decided to do it herself. If only the blue was still in my hair, we could be matching right now.
Ignore the weird selfie, it was the only picture I could find that showed my blue hair.
Ever since she Joe Jonas broke up with her in 2010, Demi has kept a low profile on her love life. Don’t you just hate it when celebrities do that! No I’m just kidding, but for someone who enjoys stalking Demi, it sucks not knowing what is going on in her love life.
Everyone remembers Fez from That ‘70s Show right? Well, for a while now, there has been rumors that Demi and Wilmer Valderrama have been on and off dating. There has been a number of interviews with Demi in which people have confronted her about Wilmer, but her answers are always the same. She tells reporters that she wants to focus on herself for now and that when the time is right she will look for that special someone. Despite what she tells reporters, everyone knows there is something up between Demi and Wilmer.
The speculation began in November 2011. Tiffany Thorton, Demi’s friend and fellow actress from the show Sonny with a Chance, got married. Demi was a bridesmaid and who was her plus-one? That’s right, Wilmer Valderrama! There were a number of pictures taken of them together looking like more than just friends. Check out the pics, they are cute!
As we know from my previous posts, Demi turned 21 this past August. Wilmer tweeted at Demi on her birthday while she was in Africa. He tweeted, “I’ve been so proud of the strength & commitment you’ve gained 4 life, keep inspiring us all! Happy birthday my @ddlovato! With & by u always.” Whether Demi and Wilmer are dating or not, they should be after that tweet, it is adorable.
Now, what is my reasoning for randomly bringing up Demi’s love life? On October 19, 2013, Demi and Wilmer were spotted together, HOLDING HANDS, at Knott’s Berry Farm’s Halloween Haunt in Buena Park, California. They two were surrounded by a group of friends, but they were holding hands the whole night. The group was spotted arriving at the haunted theme park at around 10pm and left at around 2am. Based on some of the pictures, it looks like these kids had a great time. This is the icing on the cake people.
According to Hollywoodlife.com, a source close to Demi told them some details on Demi and Wilmer: “They have been together for quite awhile. Demi is very good at keeping secrets. They are in love and nothing is going to change that. They are not going to broadcast anything but if they happen to be caught in a PDA moment in the future they will not change what they are doing as they are very fond of each other.” For the sake of the rest of the world, will they just admit they are dating already? They have my vote for cutest couple!
It is weird to think about how making one decision, on a random morning, can have such an impact on the entire day.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013: It was a pretty crappy day. I just moved out of my dorm at school on the 10th because I finished my finals. Happy to be done with school, I was ready for summer. The weather didn't feel the same because it was rainy and pretty chilly. I was bored and my sister was still in school, so I asked my mom to go to the mall with me. My mom loves to shop, so my initial decision to go to the mall was to shop for summer clothes and bathing suits. I had to wait for her to come home from work, but obviously she said yes.
I live in Nassau County, Long Island, so the mall of choice is always the Roosevelt Field Mall. The mall is pretty big, it is the second-largest shopping mall in New York. We were walking around the lower level of the mall when I heard loud noises that sounded like a large group of teenage girls. My mom and I were walking in the direction of the loud noises when we saw a huge line right outside Dick's Sporting Goods. There is a large open space where the mall holds different activities throughout the year. During Christmas time, there is always a picture-with-Santa station set up with Christmas decorations. On Monday the 13th, this wide open space was closed off with barriers, mall security, and cops. I was curious as to why there was all this commotion, so I asked a woman and her daughter who were standing on line.
Now this is where my stalking skills were not up to par. I was very disappointed in myself to not know that all these people were lined up to meet……..DEMI. You can imagine my thought process right now. I freaked out. My mom is a Demi fan too, (I mean how could she not be a fan after living with me). We asked the woman how to get on line and what time Demi was coming out. I was interested to know why she was coming to the mall on this random Tuesday night. I googled the event and I found out that she was coming to the mall to promote her new Demi album that was released on May 10th. The deal was: The first 300 fans to purchase Demi's new album at the F.Y.E. store in the mall would receive a wristband. In order to get on line, you needed to be wearing this wristband.
It was around 5:00 and Demi was supposed to come out at 6:00. I ran to F.Y.E. and asked if there were anymore wristbands. Unfortunately, I was too late. Wristbands went on sale a few days earlier. I'm putting full blame on finals week. If I was not studying so hard for my finals, I totally would have known about Demi going to the mall. Anyway, I decided that I didn't care that I wouldn't be able to meet her and that just standing outside the barriers would be good enough. Me and my mom ate at the food court in the mall and then found somewhere to stand.
6:00: Everyone in the mall must have thought the place was being attacked. These Demi fans are crazy! They were all screaming so loud when she walked by the crowd and sat at her table ready to sign autographs. Okay I'll admit I may have been one of those crazy fans. I asked my mom if it was acceptable to get kicked out of the mall. She looked at me funny because she didn't know what I meant. So I asked, "Can I jump over the barrier and hope none of the cops see me? Would you care if we get kicked out of the mall?" Now I was kidding around when I was saying this, but deep down I probably would have attempted it if my mom was not there.
I took some pictures with my phone, so they are of bad quality, but they are posted below. In case it is hard to tell, Demi is the little blonde sitting at the table. While my stalking skills may have failed me this time, I am now always aware of where Demi is. Next time she decides to come to the mall by me, I will be the first one on line.
As if I am not already obsessed with Demi, I find other ways to make connections between her life and mine. Demi turned 21 on August 20th and weird enough, that is my dad's birthday. Two of my favorite people sharing a birthday.
Unlike most people who go out, party, and get drunk on their 21st birthday, Demi spent hers in Africa with some of her closest friends. She passed up the opportunity to legally go out and drink, for a volunteer program. She spent the entire day working with Free the Children in the Maasai Mara Region of Kenya. Free the Children is a charity and educational system that works with young kids to help them get more involved in their community. Through the charity, Demi and her friends helped build a new school for the children in Kenya. Isn't she such a gem...
During an interview with Ellen Degeneres, Demi talked about her birthday experience. When Ellen asked why she decided to go to Africa she said, "I don't drink or anything like that so turning 21 could have either been a big drag, or I could make it into something special. So i chose to celebrate my life by helping others." She "sobbed like a baby," she said when she had to leave. She even slept in a tent one night and claims she heard animals throughout the night. Here is the link where Demi talks to Ellen about her experience in Africa.
Demi made friends with all the children she helped. She tweeted and instagramed many pictures of her experience. In return for her help, one of the Maasai communities gave Demi a special birthday present. They gave her a GOAT! Not your average 21st birthday present that's for sure. She named the goat Billy. The trip looked really inspiring and fun to participate in. Maybe on her next trip she will ask me to go too.
It's been way too long since Demi has been on tour in the United States. Ask me if I'm super excited because YES I'M SUPER EXCITED. Goodbye X Factor (for now), hello Neon Lights Tour. Beginning in Vancouver on February 9th, the tour will go to a number of cities in the United States, ending on March 30th in Indianapolis.
Tickets went on sale Saturday, October 5. Did I wake up early to buy tickets? Of course. Demi's tour is going to be at Nassau Coliseum (the same place I went for The X Factor) on March 11. This is 5 minutes from my house! What are the chances that her tour is stopping on Long Island. My sister is at college in New Haven and the day she saw that Demi was going on tour, she immediately called me. I knew about the tour because Demi had tweeted about it the night before it came out in the media, but we were both still excited.
I received 3 text messages the morning the tour was announced. The first came from my mom, who sent me a picture from Newsday, our newspaper, that was announcing Demi's tour. The second came from my best friend who is at school in Albany because she saw it on the E! News website. She's not even a big fan of Demi, but she continues to send me anything she finds about her. The final text came from my roommate, who was too lazy to move from her room in the apartment to mine, to tell me the news. Clearly once everyone sees anything about Demi, I am the first person they contact.
The tour is named Neon Lights because it is the name of her next single from her latest album, Demi. On Monday, September 30th, she was on the Ryan Seacrest radio show. She talked about the tour and her excitement for it. Demi decided to name the tour Neon Lights because "It fits; it's like a party tour. When I see that title, I think big party." I couldn't agree more. When I saw the promo for her tour, before I bought tickets, I was super pumped for the concert. Check out the video for the tour below.
This tour is a special one because of the other groups that will be joining Demi. She will be joined by opening acts Fifth Harmony (who competed on last season's X Factor with Demi judging), and Little Mix, a group from the U.K.'s X Factor. Cher Lloyd will also be joining the tour because she has a song together with Demi. While talking about the tour, Demi said, "It's girl empowerment. I helped put together Fifth Harmony, and a year later they're on the charts, so I'm really happy for them. It's surreal. Everyone is a power vocalist, they can all sing, so I love the idea of the show." This all-girl tour is definitely something worth checking out! Before leaving Ryan Seacrest she said, "There's nothing better than woman empowerment and having an all-girl tour. What's ironic is we are all from The X Factor, and that wasn't even planned, it just kind of happened that way."
To show her excitement for the tour, Demi dyed her hair blue! She tweeted a picture and captioned it "Like Neon Hair," playing on her lyrics from her Neon Lights song. I am not sure who is thrilled more for this tour, Demi or me. March 11th is a Tuesday and I will most likely have soccer because it will be our spring season. Do we think my coach will be okay with me missing practice for the concert? Probably not. But will I go anyway? YES.
