BY MONIQUE QUINTANA

Funky Town Pomade- Sad Girl Cosmetics is a small operation run by Anthony Aguilar. They celebrate the LA aesthetic and the fun and dangerous aspects of the feminine and the masculine. They have a mighty following on social media, where they show a lot of California love to their fans, and they are a constant presence in the West Coast classic car show circuit.

@sammyxmenchaca took this bad ass picture last week at the Los Angeles cruise night, Iv had this jacket sitting in the closet for months now, finally have a reason to rock it lol @64rivi Rivi sitting clean in front of me with that beautiful la view!!!

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Via Funky Town Pomade-Sad Girl Cosmetics

These are vegan friendly products that are packaged with care and style. They feel good when you put them on and they smell like family and blessings. These products remind me of my childhood, the kaleidoscope of colors that I saw when I went to the county fair, the art that I saw painted on women’s faces, the boys that I wanted to cruise with, and Sunday nights listening to the Art Laboe Oldies Show in my mother’s kitchen on Sunday nights. They also make me think of the future, of possibilities, and cosmic things, and of the digital age that we live in.

The way you style yourself can be a radical act. The way you spend money can be a radical act. Now more than ever, we need to support independent businesses. Funky Town Pomade-Sad Girl Cosmetics is a small business with an old-school heart and a politicized spirit.

You can shop for Funky Town Pomade and Sad Girl Cosmetics here: http://funkytownpomade.bigcartel.com/

My son, Isaiah using Bay Rum Scented Funky Town Pomade in his hair.

Color swatches for the new Sad Girl Lipstick

@better.off.redd rocking her sad girl lipstick!! This is our bruja shade, stay tuned, the new vegan line lipsticks should be ready this week!!! Thanks for the support homegirl #Repost @better.off.redd with @repostapp ・・・ I love the darkness in youuuu 🎶🕷💋 #40s #WomanInBlack #Bruja #sadgirlcosmetics

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@greenorchid rocking her sad girl lip gloss!!!! Next year we have a few good things coming homegirls that we know you ladies with love #Repost @greenorchid with @repostapp ・・・ 💙🌧 Waiting for it, dressed to the nines and ready 😉🎩💙 Photo by @mikecruzphotography Dress by: @switchbladestilettoclothing Lip gloss by: @funkytownpomade 💙 #greenorchid #mikecruzphotography #switchbladestiletto #funktownpomade #sadgirlcosmetics #pinup #pinupmodel #socalmodel #socalphotographer #altmodel #pinupfashion #rockabilly #dressedtothenines #ready #tattooedmodel #waiting #greenhair #retro

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Ms @_ladyvampira rocking her sad girl lipstick!!! This color is called mousie, check out those chrome lipps!!!!!!! #sadgirlcosmetics #sadgirllipstick #lipstick #lipsticks

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Cut and style by @_theluckymaryjane_ she used our hard hold Tres Flores pomade, looking sharp!!!! #Repost @_theluckymaryjane_ with @repostapp ・・・ 😍 Cut and Styled with some @funkytownpomade Tres Flores scent. 😘 #funktownpomade #funktown #dontfakethefunk #mynewfavorite #tresflores #pompadour #luckymaryjane #hairbyluckymaryjane #menshair #menshaircut

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The homegirl @cruella_de_vil_ rocking her sad girl liquid lip stick!!! She's rocking our into the groove shade, find them at funkytownpomade.bigcartel.com #Repost @cruella_de_vil_ with @repostapp ・・・ 😻💄💋💀Loving my Sad Girl liquid lipstick from @funkytownpomade it's honestly one of my fave lippies now!! #sadgirlliquidlipstick#funkytownpomade#intothegroove #inlove #liquidlipstick #sadgirlcosmetics

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I'm wearing Sad Girl Liquid Lipstick in Spin It.

Monique Quintana is the Beauty & Fashion Editor Luna Luna and the Editor-in-Cheif of the blogazine Razorhouse. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing Fiction, and her work has appeared in Huizache, Bordersenses, and The Acentos Review. She is a Pocha/Chicana identified feminist bruja, is a member of the Central Valley Women Writers of Color collective, and she teaches English at Fresno City College.