The Friday 5: This Week’s Pop Culture Highlights & Disasters

Happy March! I was just in a Flywheel class with Jake Gyllenhaal, so I know it’s going to be a good month. And yes, he was gorgeous, sweaty and all. But lady boners aside, here’s what went down this week in pop culture. 1. Miss Teen Delaware is a whore. Okay, that was a little harsh, … Read more

The Friday 10: Why We Love (and Hate) NYC

I grew up going to New York City on the reg, visit once or twice a year now, and was just there last weekend for a wedding. You’re probably thinking, “Ohmygod, don’t you totally LOVE NYC? Isn’t is the best city in the world?!” I meeeean… Ummm…. Don’t get me wrong. Sometimes I REALLY do … Read more

Cheap & Easy: The Best Makeup Removers for All Skin Types

When I was in college and my early twenties, I went out (read: got drunk) like, a lot. And out of the 2304982011239 wild nights on the town, you want to know how many times I came home and took my makeup off? Three. Okay, two. In my LATE twenties (blah), I got a lot … Read more

Low-Cal Vodka Cocktail ALERT: Put the Lime in the Coconut

Well friends and fellow alcohol enthusiasts, I have discovered my beverage of the summer and it even has its own theme song. Click here if you don’t have Spotify (and then get Spotify). The only thing more important than vodka and coconut everything in the summer is looking decent in a swimsuit, and at just … Read more

An Analysis of Miss Utah’s Pageant Performance

I was one of the lucky ones who, by some miracle of the TV Gods, saw the Miss Teen South Carolina 2007 fiasco LIVE. I haven’t watched a pageant since I was about 10, but was flipping through the channels, stopped for a moment and saw that Miss Teen SC was up and thought I’d check … Read more

Three Ridiculous (Yet Multi-Functional!) Bras

Ladies, if you’re out there purchasing undergarments at Victoria’s Secret, Intimacy, Target (don’t knock the neon, $8 selections), or the Maidenform outlet, know this: you’re selling your girls short. Your brassiere could be pulling double duty as a flask, handbag, or even a nightlight! Without further adieu… The Wine Rack  Holds up to 750 mL/25 oz. of booze … Read more

A Father’s Day Tribute to My Badass Dad

My dad is a certified badass. He has had his pilot’s license and a plane since he was in his twenties; used to race cars (and win); is an avid skier and travels the world to hit the slopes; kayaks (sometimes to the bar); has a motorcycle as well as an old (read: classic) Porsche, Jaguar, and … Read more

Let’s Go Shopping in a Winter Wonderland!

Remember this summer when we shopped ahhh-mazing designer clothes on super-sale, drank Dreamsicles, and listened to “Call Me Maybe” 67 times in a row? Well, if you DON’T remember because you missed the Les Nouvelles Summer Yard Sale, we’re doing it again, only winter-style this time, which means hot toddies while you shop, a makeup … Read more

The Golden Globes Senior Superlatives

I think we can all agree that the Golden Globes is about 2304823048 times more fun/less stuffy than any other grownup awards (that excludes you, VMAs) and last night’s showing was all about the ladies. Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler killed it as the hosts (duh, and this should have happened sooner), Jodie Foster took up … Read more