Girly Girl Pick of the Week 01/23

I'm a lotion-aholic, it's true. There's something about slathering my body in stuff that makes me smile. And I love to hear when men tell me I have amazingly soft skin. Yeah, I'm a sucker, I know.

I've tried Jessica Simpson's Dessert brand products before and they're okay. I love the smell of the Creamy Body Butter, but it's a little greasy. The matching Creamy body spray tastes good, but leaves your skin kind of sticky. I was in search for the perfect sugar scrub becuase this winter air makes my skin feel really dry.

This is a super girly product, but it's totally indulgent and I've never run across anything that makes my skin so smooth. Enter Dessert brand Creamy Sugar Scrub. I tried this on my elbows and knees and I moved on to my arms and legs becuase I couldn't get enough of it. Plus, right now from Drugstore.com it's on sale for half of what it's been. I don't know if it's because it's sort of an "older" product or if Jess needs some popularity, who cares? It's $19.99 and worth the splurge.

There are also other "flavors" like Juicy (it's fruity and pink) and Dreamy (it's chocolatey) which I have smelled but not tried because I like the Creamy (it's vanilla-ish) the best. You'll want to eat your own arm, or hump your own leg!

Hawaii is Awfully Damp!

Paris Hilton's reps are allegedly trying to silence a cab driver in Hawaii who claims Paris Hilton peed in the back of his cab. Apparently, Hilton was so plowed she was taking a cab to her hotel and just sort of let loose in the taxi. The cabbie then used towels to mop up the... ahem... accident to use as DNA evidence against her. And from pictures like this one, I can't imagine Paris peeing in a cab! Sure she's falling over, but she's not that drunk, right?

Right?

We Heart our Legislators!

Thanks to the folks at Wasatch Brewery for their donations of beer bottles for the legislature this morning. I thought it was cute, and so I'm posting it here as well.

Girly Girl Pick of the Week 01/16

It's time for another girly girl pick, and since we're on the downside of Winter (yep, I've got Spring fever already!!!), it's time to start thinking about skirt, short and bikini weather! Okay, even if the thoughts are just pipe dreams right now, summer is going to happen soon enough and I can hardly wait.

Though I love glitter more than anything, I feel like a high school senior when I wear lotions with big chunks of glitter in them. While sometimes this is fun, generally this "stripper dust" is just way too much. What's a girl to do who wants a little shimmer but doesn't want to look like she needs to be swinging around a pole?



Nivea Body Silky Shimmer Lotion is the answer. It looks gorgeous even if your legs are white as the snow like mine. It has light reflecting particles that make muscle tone look great and just a hint of color to really look grrrrooowwwwl! It smooths out imperfections and basically makes you look all glowy and pretty.

And no poles in sight!

Chad Lowe and Hilary Swank Split!

So, another Hollywood couple has made the big split. After eight years of marriage, Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe are calling it quits. Well, just a separation, but does that ever really get better? What the hell?

Why is it that whenever a Hollywood woman is more successful than her husband, they eventually end up making a break. I mean, honestly, who is Chad Lowe? He was in like, Life Goes On, and we all know Corky was the only one who got success out of that show. Hilary Swank has won two Oscars (one of those was not for her brilliant performance in Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Chad Lowe has done nothing, and now they're getting divorced? Why does this always happen? I think it sucks that women can't have their success and their men too.

Just one mutation of the classic "glass ceiling" syndrome and it's frustrating to see. Now maybe there's more to their relationship we don't know. Maybe there's something wrong with him... like he's goddamn insecure! Suck it up Chad, you'll never do better than Hilary. You screwed up. Turn it around, you're just separated. Get over it, work it out, and realize that a woman can make room for your sad little ego in her successful life.

Now, if the guy wins multiple Oscars (i.e. Tom Hanks), he keeps his woman.

Girly Girl Pick of the Week 01/09

Let's talk mascara... the one product I love and adore and buy in bulk and would take with me if I were on a deserted island. I'm not kidding. I would take mascara... and my iPod... and maybe a cabana boy.



I love L'Oreal 3-D Lash Architect. It's glorious, and for some reason I have a difficult time finding it in stores here so I buy it in bulk from Drugstore.com and then keep it in the makeup closet until I run out. It's that perfect blend of length and volume without being too spidery. It also holds up really well throughout the day and doesn't flake if you apply ten more coats before you go out at night.

In a moment of panic, and I couldn't find Lash Architect. I had to try Revlon's Fabulash and it's almost as good, but I just don't have mad love for it like the L'Oreal. Still, in a pinch, give it a whirl. Avoid just the regular black, and go for "blackest black." It just looks better.

How Old is Too Old?

Okay, I don't have kids, but I'm increasingly disturbed about how Maddox Jolie gets treated. The kid is four. Not only does Angelina carry him around like an accessory, but now Brad has started doing the same thing.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't four a little old to be carried around by mommy and "daddy?" I mean, the kid starts kindergarten in a year, can't he stand on his own two feet? Am I up in the night, sick still with bird flu?

From People Online:
"The actor – dressed low-key in a gray hooded sweatshirt and aviator shades – and the Mohawk-topped 4-year-old were spotted at the sporting goods store (sans Angelina) looking 'comfortable with each other' as they shopped for more than hour, says a store staffer." Yes, Maddox looked comfortable because when he's not clinging to Angelina's massive rack, he doesn't have to worry about walking his little legs around the damn store with Brad Freakin' Pitt. WHAT is this kid going to grow up like?

Well Surprise, Surprise

After being admitted, and released, from the a Miami hospital over New Year's weekend, Lindsay Lohan has now come out and admitted her eating disorders and "experimentation" with drugs. Like we should all be shocked Lohan is battling these problems. How else can the poor girl drop weight like she did in such a short amount of time?

Kudos to Miss Lohan for speaking out honestly rather than letting us continue to speculate she was anorexic. No way man, anorexia is a cop-out. Homegirl was eating and then sucking it up long enough to barf. That's rough man, and being a ballet dancer for my whole life, I know about eating disorders. Sure, anorexia is an eating disorder which screams type-A control, but you've really got to be a head-case to go for the bulimia-gusto! If not for Lorne Michaels and Tiny Fey pulling aside La Lohan and telling her she has problems, she might not have gotten help. Just one more reason to love Tina Fey, right?

Anyway, I actually like Lindsay Lohan more for her frankness with her fans, and I wish her well in her quest for wholeness because I think it would be extremely difficult to be in the limelight at her age. I'm only making light of the situation because now we finally have a reason for her skin-and-bones look.

Also, because I think I'm the only person who reads this blog anymore.

Did They, or Not?

With all the TomKat drama in the past year, we forget that Nicole Kidman has been having her own "secret" relationship with country-music star Keith "Hotter Than Hot" Urban. The two were spotted together in Las Vegas this last weekend, along with Kidman's sister. While Nicole sported a large diamond ring on her left finger, nobody will confirm if the pair actually got hitched.

You know, as much as I don't like Nicole Kidman and think her pinchy, Botoxed face looks just mean, I wish her luck with Keith Urban. First off, Keith Urban is totally hot. That aside, think about poor Nicole Kidman married to the allegedly gay Tom Cruise for nearly a decade. Put yourself in her shoes and imagine not getting laid for nearly a decade-- or if they did have sex, imagine her thinking him not liking it was her fault-- for nearly ten years!

I'm hoping Urban is knocking the bottom out of Kidman, and because he's so hot, she's loving every minute of it.

Frightening, Isn't it?

Is Britney really afraid of getting her picture taken or is she eating Sean Preston's head? Rumor has it, Ms. Spears is trying to get pregnant with her second child in hopes of patching up her damaged relationship with Kevin Federline. That's a GREAT idea! Why not take an already disfunctional relationship, wrought with financial losses and public discourse, and have ANOTHER baby!

And for those keeping score, this would make baby number FOUR for Federline, with two separate mamas. No word on who actually pays the child support.

Girly Girl Pick of the Week for 01/02/06

There are a million online sites leading to deals on our favorite designers. But how to find them all, much less know how to find all of the great sales before everybody else?

I surf the typical few, Bluefly.com, and even find a few deals at Neiman Marcus, but it's not enough.

This week's pick isn't a product, but a FABULOUS service for shopping gals like us!! Right now, go to Shop it to Me and find the online sales first! You can set up your profile for it to search only your favorite brands and stores, and then it will send you a daily or weekly email of clothes and accessories on sale. And, in your profile, you set up size ranges so it will only send you sales specific to you.

AND IT'S FREE! Happy shopping and happy new year. By the way, the Victoria's Secret half-yearly sale started this morning at 9.

Ashley Olsen is a Dropout

According to an article in In Touch, Ashley Olsen doesn't feel as much pressure to attend classes at NYU now that Mary-Kate isn't there either. She also wants to get back to her acting career...

Didn't she want to be a chef?

Can anyone say New York Minute, Part Deux? Please no, no God, no. If she were smart, she'd get her degree and concentrate on her clothing line for Wal-Mart because Wal-Mart ain't going anywhere. Of course, the little girl DOES have more money than God, so maybe there's something to be said here for not needing your education!

And think of all the money she'll be saving not having to get all of those really large-sized Starbuck's lattes on the way to class!

Good for Chris Klein

I watched on E! True Hollywood Story the other night (yes, my life IS this empty, thank you very much) the "Kids of Dawson's Creek" and was reminded of the engagement between Katie Holmes and Chris Klein, pre-TomKat. The couple was so cute-- they were both young, he was taller than she, and I'm sure Klein wouldn've let Katie have drugs when giving birth.

Anyway, for whatever reason the two broke up and enter Tom Cruise. Now, Klein seems a little reluctant to offer congratulations. According to an AP article,

Actor Chris Klein Says He Won't Be Sending Former Fiancee Katie Holmes a Baby Gift

The Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Chris Klein says he won't be sending ex-fiancee Katie Holmes a gift or a congratulatory card after her baby is born.

"No, I don't think so," the 26-year-old actor told AP Radio in a recent interview.

"Her and my relationship is a time in the past. And it's a time that I'll always look back with in fondness, but her and I have moved on, and she has a separate life and I have a separate life. And it's better that we keep it that way."

Holmes, who starred in the TV series "Dawson's Creek," and Klein became engaged in December 2003 after five years of dating. They called off their engagement in March.

Tom Cruise, 43, and Holmes, 27, went public with their relationship in April and became engaged in June. Holmes' pregnancy was reported in October.

Klein, who starred in "Election" and two "American Pie" films, has said Cruise had nothing to do with their breakup.

I don't blame him Klein one bit!!!

Mariah Carey's Big Flapjack Nipples

Just when I start to sort of tolerate Mariah Carey, I'm reminded that she annoys me. She has a few songs lately that I actually like, and then I'm bludgeoned over the head with her "All I Want for Christmas is You" song. Well, now the holidays are over, and I'm thinking "What the hell is she wearing?" What and the hell IS she wearing as her massive cans spill out of her top? Hello? Plunging top for flat-chested girls. If you're well-endowed like Mariah, fine, some of us aren't so lucky-- we don't have any to look at, and we certainly don't want to see yours.

I won't even talk about Donnatella Versace... Sunscreen, girl!

Getting to Know You

Game of four

Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Music instrument repair person, pepper spray sales person, movie store manager, art director/graphic designer

Four movies you could watch over and over: The Cutting Edge, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Rear Window, Gross Point Blank

Four places you’ve lived: Sandy, UT, St. George, UT, SLC, UT (next is to be determined!!!)

Four TV shows you love to watch: Project Runway, Simpsons, South Park, Gray's Anatomy

Four places you’ve been on vacation: San Diego, New York, Boston, Los Angeles

Four websites you visit daily: Fark, Tom Barberi Show, Boing Boing, Digg

Four of your favorite foods: Pesto pasta, grilled chicken, potato cheddar soup, crepes

Four places you’d rather be: Shopping, the beach, shopping on the beach, shopping

Four albums you can’t live without: U2- "Joshua Tree," Peter Gabriel- "So," Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic," Miles Davis- "Kind of Blue"

Please feel free to copy and repost in comments with your answers!!!

Girly Girl Pick of the Week 12/26

My hair... sigh. It's been really short (think Demi Moore in Ghost) and long (really long) and now it's getting long again. I don't know what to do with it, so I've been into the messy bun-thing, trying to decide if I want to chop it or what. But! The messy bun-thing is very in right now, and a great look for all the holiday parties. Enter, the whispies and sort of spikeys you can create with the ends sticking out of the bun. But you need something that's going to make your hair piecey without turning it all gluey.

When I had really really short hair, I would spike it with Bumble and Bumble's Sumo Wax. It was great for creating that edgy look. They've toned down the wax with Sumotech, and it's fantastic for making the piecey whisps that come out of a messy bun.



Have fun with this product!! You only need a little, but it's better for creating updos than hairspray because it doesn't weigh down your hair. It's also great (used sparingly) for creating that wavy, messy, beach sort of hair when you have it down. It looks FANTASTIC if you blowdry your hair, and then twist some of the Sumotech into it to create sort of messy-looking dreadlocks here and there around your head for AMAZING texture.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas! Mine was really mellow, and I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of life and not worrying about all the things that have gotten me down lately.

Happy hair. p.s. You can get Sumotech at Drugstore.com

There Goes my Shot at Gavin

This morning, I was listening to Bush's "Sixteen Stone" thinking to myself, "I'm not hotter, but I'm at least taller than Gwen Stefani. One day Gavin will be mine." But nope. According to the latest rumor Gwen is taking some time off from a potential new album because she's pregnant! I actually like L.A.M.B., I'm hoping they don't come up with a maternity line. Oh whatever, congratulations to the Harijuku Girl!

Bonus Girly Girl Pick of the Week 12/19

Got some new jeans yesterday, love 'em. Get 'em. They're the perfect length, the perfect rise, the perfect little bit of stretch. Also, the black denim is THE thing for the winter and look great when paired with a funky T and heels! I got several compliments on them today. If I could more easily photograph my own ass, I'd put it on here, until then, here's a picture from Revolve Clothing. They're the Naomi fit from Citizens of Humanity, got them at Lollabella Boutique in the Gateway for under $200.

Girly Girl Pick of the Week 12/19

I admit I'm stuck a little bit in my past when I say that sometimes I still use Wet 'n' Wild eyeliners. Come on! What girl who attended middle school in the late 80s DIDN'T wear that brand of bright blue eyeliner? Besides, it was cheap. But the older I get, the less I want an eyeliner to tug on my delicate eye tissue and potentially cause wrinkles. Sephora's slim pencil is, literally, the best eyeliner I've ever tried. It's ot so hard it's going to tug, but it isn't so soft it's all smeary and smudgy (if you don't want it all smeary and smudgy. If that's your look, it smudges nicely too!)



It's totally inexpensive, $4 a pop, so I order 4 or 5 at a time and then just hang onto them in my special stash of makeup stuff. They're a little small, but they last for a very long time. From the Web site: "Line and define your way to gorgeous eyes with these long wearing pencils in a wide array of must-have shades. Our exclusive formula is creamy enough to create the perfect smoky eye, but only when you want to. Each shade can be worn over or under eyeshadow or layered, for endless combinations of eye-popping color."

Hey, that's what I said! I'm serious, you'll never use another eyeliner. Order a bunch, try different colors, Sephora is great about shipping too so if you order tonight you won't have to wait all that long. My color is temporarily out of stock, but there are still others to pick!

Hello, Hello!!

Picture from last night's U2 concert. What a show! The band played for over two hours... two hours of Bono, Bono, Bono.