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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Made my morning...

Wanna hear something fantastic?  AFG called me this morning and MADE MY MORNING  with this news.

First off...I have a thing for 50cent...he's amazing.


 Secondly....I have a thing for the Dirty Jerz aka Jersey Shore....



NOW GET THIS!!!  Pauly D and 50 Cent are collaborating on an album together...my day = made.




Linzo says: Now if only they were going to be in Vegas together this weekend...

Friday, August 5, 2011

A few more of my favorite things...

Right now....yes RIGHT NOW...I am on the Dr. Dukan diet, which is what Kate Middleton, her mother, and Pippa were all on before the Big Day.

I'm not getting married, but a MOH (Maid of Honor) and the MOH still's gotta look good...just ask Pippa. Ummmm didn't she almost steal the show?

On that note...here's a fat free, super low cal dessert that is pretty healthy for you...

Pretty healthy for you minus the Splenda that is.  Nonfat Greek yogurt sprinkled (heavily) with cinnamon (NOT cinnamon sugar) and half a packet of Splenda.  It's delish and I am currently obsessed.  Did you know that cinnamon is also good for your heart?  Just a little FYI.

Since we are on a Dukan track (http://www.dukandiet.com/) here's something else FABULOUS that is perfect for it...or perfect for life in general as it's delicious.

La Croix Sparkling water with COCONUT flavor!  I love me some coconut and I love la croix (grapefruit in particular) so this combo is FAB!  My mind is racing with all the alcoholic beverages I can make with this...one of my all time faves is a vodka soda with a lime using La Croix Grapefruit. 




And for something completley at the other end of the spectrum and the Dukan Diet....


Leinenkugel Summer Shandy!  OMG this tastes like lemonade...and beer!  It is delicious and I suggest you go to the nearest Bev Mo (http://www.bevmo.com/) and stock up...or if you live in the Mid-west then you have most likely seen this before and it's not really that cool.  I can only wish that right now I was sipping it while sitting on a dock at the lake in the North Woods of Wisconsin or somewhere else gloriously mid-western....sighhhhhhhhhh.


Lastly, I know I rep Planet Beauty boutiques (http://www.planetbeauty.com/) pretty hard but check out this polish from Ulta.





                   
                   yes I really did just put my feet on the internet...





 I am obsessed with this polish...it looks like foil.  I was soooo excited to find something that wasn't glittery but more metallic, my roomie even said it looks like those Sally Hansen sheets you stick on your nails.  After oogling a woman's feet at the pool (does that sound weird? yes, it does.) I was determind to find something like her gold foil polish and I did!  So fab!


Linzo says: DAMN YOU DR. DUKAN!  But at least my nails looks good...

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Crisp White

Gasp!!!!!!!!  Is there a boxed wine that is surpassing our beloved Zin?!

Enter...Crisp White!  A light, airy, sweet white that is even CHEAPER than Zin, only $7.99 for 5 liters!

It is also male approved.  It's not pink, tastes like fruit juice and gets ya drunk!!!!!!!!



good for the environment too...thank you Franzia!




Just what the Dr. ordered...

Linzo says: I'll take 3 boxes please...Better safe than sorry!  I do have room mates.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

What every girl needs...

Pink mace!  What could be better than whipping out your pink pepper spray if you were to ever get attacked?!  How bad ass is that?  The other night my room mate told me that it's weird how much pepper spray she has so she gave me some of her bulk stash. 



If you wanna get real dialed in...get yourself a rape whistle as well!






Linzo says: you could be highly rape-able and not even know it! 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

CARDINAL RULES

There is the saying that you can never be too rich or too thin...which I wholeheartedly agree with (unless you are Leann Rimes or Rachel Zoe) but these are

MY CARDINAL RULES:

1) Your hair can never be too big
2) Your boobs can never be too high
3) You can never have too much bronzer
4) Your diamonds can never be too big


Now I do realize I do sound like one of my favorite faux-celebs...but look at what a little nugget she is here!













Snooks!  You KNOW she follows this shit!

 So you want to live by the Cardinal Rules?  Here's what you need...


Maybe it is my Texas upbringing during the 80s and 90s that makes me a sucker for that heightened highlighted hair.  I don't know but voluminous hair with lots of height really gets me going!

You want height? GET THIS....no teasing required!















I wish I could send you to http://www.planetbeauty.com/ but it doesn't look like they sell it online.

This one works too:













This is a Planet Beauty find too.



Bronzer....I have a few faves....all Planet Beauty yet again...

Faux-Tan (Bare-Escentuals)...a fab self tanner. Available through Amazon right here.  Or you local PB/Sephora.
















Too-Faced Chocolate Soleil powder...available at Planet Beauty.















This is available here - through amazon.  And also at PB.
















When it comes to diamonds, real is ALWAYS better obvi...but if you can't foot the bill for the real deal...I suggest H&M for their fake studs over Forever 21.  These are $3.95 at H&M just go buy them.















Linzo says: live by the rules, die by the rules.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

"good" sun

Do you know that there is such a thing as good sun?  When laying out or tanning that is.  I told AFG last Sunday that it didn't matter how much we lagged at this point (it was nearly 2pm) because the "good" sun was gone.  He laughed at what my definition of good sun is.  He said I talk about sun like I talk about fashion.

Good sun is sun between 11am and 1pm.  Those 2 hours are going to give you the most color.  You're still good until 2pm but after 3pm it's a lost cause in my book.  The sun peaks at noon.  Get out there at 11 and get aggressive if you want some real color.

I come from a family of sun worshipers.  All summer they can be found laying in the pool, in tubes and rafts, listening to any given country radio station that comes in at my parents house.  They use Hawaiian Tropic SPF 4 Tanning Oil like it's going outta style.  My dad could be a spokesperson for them.  That is if they were into ray-ban wearing 60 year old's in short shorts and not girls in bikini's.  He was absolutely flabbergasted when he found a bottle of Coppertone SPF 50 outside, just dumbfounded as to why OUR FAMILY has something higher than SPF 15.  It's for my face dad, I'm trying to keep the wrinkles at bay.

Copportone..Hawiian Tropic...we're available.  Somebody give us a job, we were born for this!

Since I am such a pool connoisseur, please buy these now...it feels like you are getting a spa pedicure...except you have a marg in your cup holder...if you're me that is....
Bought these for Dad for Father's day



 And I leave you with this...


That's Hawaiian Tropic Dark Tanning SPF 6.  It's her fave.  Also, please see aformentioned float in the background.


Linzo says: get aggressive and get out there before 2!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Happy Wednesday!

Happy Hump-day! Cheers to being this much closer to 4th of July weekend!




Linzo says: Andre is on sale at CVS...go stock up!