Rock Mama NYC is a New York City based lifestyle blog that aims to encourage, inspire, and lift people up through fashion, beauty, hair and lifestyle.
I moved to the United States when I was in my mid twenties from Japan. I didn't grow up with an American education. My husband was born in Japan. He moved here to the United States when he was 3 years old and he had an American and International School education. My son was born in NYC and he started going to public pre-k in September last year...
Read MoreIf you know me, then you already know that I love love vintage clothing. When I wear vintage clothing, many people ask me on the street and at my work, where they can get clothing like I'm wearing. So, I decided to open a hand picked vintage clothing store on this web site...
Read MoreI love tea, especially green tea. Many of you may know that green tea is good for you. Green tea extract is approximately twice more antioxidant-active than vitamin c (I got this info from Wikipedia Green tea extract) If you like green tea, have you heard of matcha? ...
Read MoreI fell in love with this puff skirt at the store. It is romantic but the smoky color makes this skirt not too sweet. I like feminine items but at the same time I don't want to be too sweet and feminine. I used gold boots and a vintage gold belt to make this style a bit spicy...
Read MoreHello! New York has so many famous restaurants. One popular place that is casual is The Shake Shack. Now, there are many Shake Shacks across America, but they started as a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in 2001...
Read MoreEveryone wants good health and beauty. I think the most important thing is what one eats. Many people don't have time to cook breakfast but this is the most important meal of the day. Are you having just coffee for breakfast? Do you have five minutes to make breakfast? if you do, how about a smoothie? ....
Read MoreI was looking for a pair of denim shorts for a while, but many of the shorts were too short for me or trying too hard to make the new denim look worn. I almost gave up my search for shorts but one day I saw my husband organizing his closet and found a nice pair of jeans...
Read MoreI like New York City during the summer time. There are less people than usual and many fun summer events are every where in the city. One of my favorite parks is Madison Square Park. It is right by the famous Flat Iron Building. A nice compact size City park with lots of green and a kid's play ground...
Read MoreHi everyone! What kind of alcohol do you like to drink? Me? I like sake, shochu and beer. You can find sake at many wine shops in NYC, but If you like sake, don't you want to try a more premium sake? Don't know where to go or what to get? Today, I would like to introduce my favorite sake shop called SAKAYA...
Read MoreToday, I would like to share with you a really SIMPLE, EASY AND QUICK way to protect your hair from the dry and tangled beach hair nightmare...
Read MoreHi! Do you remember my last blog topic about a special vintage store in the East village? If you haven't read my last blog post, you can read it here. When I visited the special vintage store, The Glasgow vintage NYC, I fell in love with this beautiful Scottish military jacket and this big Jimi Hendrix style flop hat...
Read MoreI love vintage clothing, and I respect those who like vintage clothing. One of the many reasons why I love the East village is that there are many cute little vintage stores. Today, I would like to share a vintage clothing shop called The Glasgow Vintage...
Read MoreFinally, summer is here in NYC! I just want to wear T shirts and shorts or a loose dress everyday. When I go to work, I want to be more stylish and professional. I wear a loose black dress and vest a lot when I work at the salon. A vest helps make a loose dress look stylish and too casual. A vest is great to have in your closet.
Read MoreDo you know Kamishibai? Kamishibai is literally "paper drama" in Japanese. Kamishibai is a from of storytelling that originated in Japanese Buddhist temples in the 12th century, where monks used picture scrolls (emakimono 絵巻物) to convey stories with moral lessons to a mostly illiterate audience...
Read MoreWhen you buy a fashion item, what is important to you? I like simple, original, and unique designs. When I buy something simple I often remake it to be a little more interesting looking. For example. I got this jacket at Forever 21. I added the skull on the back. This skull used to be part of my son's onesie...
Read MoreToday, I'd like to introduce this vintage glasses shop called Fabulous Fanny's. This store is located in our lovely East Village community. When you enter this store, you will feel like you entered a vintage glasses museum...
Read MoreToday, I will show you the appearance of some of the areas in the East Village including Tompkins square park. In the next blog post, I will take you to a store I like in the East Village. Stay tuned! ...
Read MoreManhattan is a small island and one of the great things about NYC is that you can walk everywhere. When you walk around in NYC you will see different vibes in each area. Each New Yorker has their own favorite area in NYC and my favorite area is East Village...
Read MoreI started to go to beauty school in 2000 and since then, I always love what I do. Doing hair is my true calling! Currently, I work at Self Salon, located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Self Salon was founded by Maria Barca in 2004...
Read MoreRock Mama NYC is a lifestyle blog about a working mom in the beauty industry in New York City. She aims to encourage and inspire others by sharing ideas about fashion, beauty, hair, and lifestyle.
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