Growing up in a traditionally Asian home, it’s almost second nature for me to kick off my shoes the moment I reach the carpet in my dorm room. In fact, living in eternally sunny California, I’ve resorted to tossing off my flip flops whenever I get the chance—in class, at work, at my friends’ dorms—and I always take the opportunity [Read More...]

Former Mochi cover girl Jamie Chung has come a long way from her Real World San Diego days. Since starring in two blockbuster films, Sucker Punch and The Hangover II, and the independent flick Eden, Chung is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s it girls, with paparazzi following her during shopping trips to Juicy Couture and her attendance at a Alice + Olivia dinner party at the Chateau Marmont. So it’s [Read More...]

This week, we’ve got Frieda Pinto’s adorable Cannes hairdo, tips for ensuring your toes are sandal-worthy all summer long, May’s best beauty launches, and a guide to eliminating pesky facial scars. What beauty tips are you excited to test? Tweet us at @mochimag #makeupmonday to share!
The best of May
In the beauty world, new collections and products pop up all the [Read More...]

Do you remember our triple-threat cover girl Katie Chang? The last time we spoke to Chang, she was gearing up to star in Oscar-winning director Sophia Coppola’s new film, The Bling Ring, a Hollywood interpretation of the pack of high school students who orchestrated mass robberies in celebrity homes, such as Paris Hilton and Rachel Bilson. The highly anticipated film premiered at [Read More...]

Lovers of indie flicks and Asian Am cinema, today’s the last day to watch “White Frog” on the big screen in L.A. Starring Booboo Stewart (of the “Twilight” series), the movie centers around Stewart’s Nick, a high school freshman with Asperger’s syndrome who must learn to cope with life after the tragic loss of a family member. Written by mother-and-daughter duo Fabienne and Ellie Wen, [Read More...]