Hey Ya’ll (attempting my best Gomer Pile impersonation).  I feel like it has been forever since I posted a blog.  I know I know….  I promised an update for everyone two months ago, shortly after I moved to Atlanta and well… I didn’t follow through.  I could say that I was super crazy busy, or that I have some important reason why it slipped my mind like ADHD, ADD or LMNOP, (don’t think too much about that last one) but the truth is that I had just left a Salon that was very dear to my heart and couldn’t bring myself to write.  The truth is that I sort of walled myself up.

Well, I am not walled up anymore.   I feel like the time I spent back in small town USA after the fast paced life I led in Miami and Orlando was time well spent (all but the last month, nudge nudge wink wink).  We will call that last month, uhum “split ends of the worst kind!!!” Glad that is over.  I did make some amazing friends that I will continue to treasure in Atlanta.

Alas I was able to regroup and grow my company to the place that it is right now.  I have a terrific new publicist, and she is leading the company through a growing period that it has never gone through before.  I am so excited to be back on top of my creative game.  I have a huge new area of the company that will be announced soon.  (That same publicist says I can’t say anything yet, or she will kick me with her classic black leather 4 inch Manolo Blahnik if I didn’t listen…  hey, who owns this company anyway?)

I guess one of the best developments recently has been the social life…  And I have been social.  Most of you that have followed me for a while, know how full I keep my social calendar.  With that being said, Atlanta is by far the most social city I have ever lived in.  This city thinks a great deal of a stiff drink with well-dressed, beautiful people.  One of my new favorite hang-outs is Steel Restaurant and Lounge located at the bottom of the Plaza Midtown Towers.  The drinks are great, and the sushi is to die for!  It has become my standing Wednesday evening appointment.  The staff is funny and kind and the ultra trendy people there are more that eager to chat.  LOVE IT LIVE IT LOVE IT.  Not only does my publicist like how social I am; she encourages it.  She is already penciling in invites for me to charity events and art exhibits.  Atlanta truly does have so much to offer in the way of culture and adventure. It’s not even September, and I am already thinking Christmas parties and where I will be for New Years.  crazy huh…  CRAZY AND FABULOUS!!!

Oh how could I forget…  Miss Coco Chanel (my beautiful black standard poodle) is adapting very well to being a pompous metropolitan pure breed.  As a matter of fact I have stumbled across the most amazing groomer.  The Pet Set on Piedmont Road in Midtown Atlanta is terrific.  They are a Doggie Day Spa and Hotel.  She loves it.  After taking her to get her hair did, we usually head over to Piedmont Park where she gets all of the attention she wants…  judging from the way she prances, I think she knows how beautiful she looks.  No kidding, to date 5 people have stopped us for pictures of her…  I feel like Mister Cellophane…  Should have been my name….

Oh that brings me to Cats!  Some of you may recall a couple of weeks ago that the Broadway tour of Cats came to Atlanta to the beautiful Fox Theatre.  I happen to be friends with a member of the cast who plays Mister Mistoffelees.  Getting to hang out with him and hear all about how fun the tour has been was so nice, but then his visit was topped off when he gave my mother and myself incredible tickets.  I mean I was all but laying on the stage while the Jellicle Cats danced and twirled around me.  Thank you so much, Nick, for being so kind.  You and the cast members that I got to meet, though briefly, were so kind, and I am so humbled by all of your collective talents!!!  Can’t wait for you to come back and visit.

…This just in…

So, I just got an email from my marketing team telling me to write a new BIO.  I hate writing about myself.  It’s weird….       …Anyway, what was I saying…

…hey, maybe I do have ADHD?!?! (look of bewilderment on face)

…Oh yea.  I wanted to explain the M Famous developments and what’s going on with that.  M Famous Couture, my high-end clothing line, is simply not finished.  I am not releasing anything that isn’t exactly what I want.  I am not at a point where I can tell you when you can expect to see the first creations, but I promise it will not be far away.

As for the name of the company…  Christopher Macken Concepts has expanded to become “The House of M Famous.”  Of course, Christopher Macken Cosmetics remains alive and well.  We simply have so many things all going on at one time that we started referring to our brain storming sessions as “The House of M Famous” and, to be honest, I liked it.  I am so blessed to have such talented creative people around me that seem to understand me (SHOCKER).

With all of that being said, I hope everyone can draw a lesson from the past 6 months of my life…    … whenever people try to stand in your way…   …push them aside!  Go for what you believe in!  Reach for the stars and enjoy every minute of the journey, and never give in to selfish people.  I am so happy and wish I had made the move sooner.  To all of you:

LIVE YOUR DREAMS!

Have an M Famous Life,

CM