Monday, January 28, 2013

Insta-White Teeth

White teeth are great. Whitening stripes are bloody expensive. Here are a couple at home solutions that will amaze you...I kid you not, try them and be amazed at the results.





#1: Baking Soda

This is the quick-fix instant whitener. Keep a box in your bathroom cabinet, it's magical. If you are about to go out and looking to go a shade whiter, this is the solution. Just wet your toothbrush, dip it baking soda, and give your teeth a decent scrub for a couple minutes. Rinse and smile. It's unbelievable. You can also use it more regularly by doing this daily.










#2: Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen Peroxide is a fantastic little bubbly wonder. It has a plethora of uses around the home, most notably cleaning wounds, getting blood stains out of clothing (girls, take note- PMS shall not ruin your clothes.), and whitening teeth. Swish it about like mouthwash for a bit, spit it out, but then don't rinse your mouth for water for a couple minutes. If you have sensitive gums, it can be a little tingly. This is more of a progressive type of whitening, so it may take a couple weeks of doing it daily to see the results....but it works. Also, if you have any mouth sores or white bumps on your tongue, do this a couple times a day for a few days and it all gets fixed!



YAY! WHITE TEETH ARE AWESOME
  

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Warm Fuzzies

It has been a surprisingly chilly few weeks in the typically sunny city of L.A. Better take advantage of these precious few days of cold to rock your favorite fuzzy clothing! Our favorite pick of the season has got to be La Mecca's MINKPINK Backstage Jacket. Pair this jacket with a glass of champagne in one hand and a poodle under your arm. After you get home from shopping treat yourself to a mug or two of Hot Toddy Cider! Recipe below-


BACKSTAGE JACKET 
Price: $132












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HOT TODDY CIDER:
ingredients:

frech squeezed juice of 1 lemon
4 cups unfiltered 100% apple cider juice
5 whole cloves
5 cinnamon sticks
2 bags of black tea
6 oz Jamison whiskey

directions:

Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a low simmer on medium heat. Turn off heat and let steep for 5 minutes. Prepare 4 mugs with one 1.5 oz shot of Jamison. Ladle the cider as well as one cinnamon stick for garnish into the 4 mugs.









Monday, December 17, 2012

La Mecca X M.A.C.C. Market

We had a great time teaming up with the boys of Suede and Hooch House for our first ever event! It was great to be a part of such a unique festival with talents and crafts-people all over the map. From glass blowers to musicians everyone brought a very unique vibe that contributed to this great event. You also have to check out our favorite band from the evening, ELIQUATE. Their music (and stage presence) is highly energetic and "packs an arsenal of rhymes that range from satyrical social commentary and inner soul searching, to all out shake-your-ass-till-the-floor-is-wet jams." We dig it.

-Check out these badass boys from Santa Cruz were kinda in love...









from https://www.facebook.com/eliquate

Thursday, December 6, 2012

LA BRANDS of LA MECCA

The only way to truly get a feel for our very unique selection of clothing we carry is to hop inside the big blue truck and see for yourself! Follow us on twitter and instagram @SHOPLAMECCA to cyber stalk us, we dont mind!

We are very committed to carrying everything from newer up and coming labels to some of our most popular favorites from around the world. We will help you get dolled up for any occasion, weather you' fancy a great new printed vintage inspired cardi to wear to work or you're in need of a sleek and sexy dress for that upcoming holiday party. We've got your back! Take a look below for a sampler plate of our delicious brands-

MINKPINK






EVIL TWIN










RELIGION










NEUW





FLYNN SKYE










VENROY SYDNEY








BLU PEPPER



Wednesday, December 5, 2012

DIY: Make flowers last forever

DIY: Make flowers last forever
Have you ever wanted to keep a flower you found in a garden or have a vase of flowers that you wish you could keep a few of the flowers from? Using clear spray paint you can preserve the flower...petals, stem & leaves, shape, and color of...everything except smell.

              





What you need:
1. Clear Spray Paint - Krylon UV-Resistant Cleaver w/ Acrylic Coating is a good choice because it's made to preserve artwork, etc.
2. Old plastic bottle or glass bottle. A glass bottle like Perrier is best because it is heavier so it won't knock over, but any bottle will do.
3. Flowers!! Dried or Fresh. It's best if it has a stem, otherwise it gets a lot trickier.

Plastic or glass bottle
Clear Spray Paint - this one is ideal




















What to do:

1. Put the flower stem into the bottle and if necessary use newspaper or something similar to prop the flower up so it's sticking out. Whatever is above the top of the bottle will be part of the final product but any stem inside the bottle will be trimmed off at the end so position the flower accordingly. The stem doesn't have to reach to the bottom of the bottle, you only need it to go in a couple inches so you can get it propped up and out. Make sure it's pretty sturdily in there and won't fall out from the pressure of the spraying.

2. Follow the directions on the spray paint to prep it (usually shake for 2-3 minutes) and spray it all around the flower from all angles - think of trying to get into every crack and crevice, you really want to coat the whole thing. That said, don't get up in the flower...spray at least 5 inches away from the flower. If your flower is sturdily propped in the bottle you also may be able to pick up the bottle and rotate it around to make it easier to cover.

3. Let 1st coat dry. I like to give at least 45 minutes between layers. Before spraying another layer, touch it and make sure it's dry. Repeat this process many many times, at least 5 times. So, as you may have gathered, this can take a while so it can dry between layers... So I would recommend doing it as a kind of side project over a day or two, coming back to it to spray it every so often. When you can touch it and it seems pliable or semi-hard it is DONE!

Once it's done you can put it in a vase or prop it in a window ledge. You can hang them by putting a safety pin through the stems and use fishing line or thread to hang:



For flowers with longer petals, sometimes it works better to hang the flower upside-down during the spray paint process because it keeps the petals from drooping over. ex: