A Fun night out with $10 or less....

1) Crocodile Lounge (325 East 14th Street) Buy a $4 Beer/Drink of your choice and for each drink you buy you get a FREE personal pizza pie! $1 extra for each additional topping.

2) Rudy's Bar & Grill (627 9th Avenue) $2-$3 draft beers and a free hot dog with each drink order!

3) MacDougal Street Ale House (122 MacDougal St) $3 Draft Beers and $3 Mixed Drinks,  great dive bar in one of NYC's finest neighborhoods.

What's in right now.........

The streets of NYC are the real inside tip to what's hot. Today I went out and bought myself a pair of Chuck Taylors. These are the one thing that never go out of style, and if your someone who wears a lot of black add some color with some red, green, blue, pink or whatever suits your fancy high tops!

Latest trend are these little mini hats.
Available at Strawberry, Forever 21, H&M ($15 to $25)

Finally.....natural wavy hair is back! Put your hair straighter away and embrace what you were given. 

(Tip: Apply Chi Silk Infusion to wet hair to help eliminate frizz or a leave in conditioner.)

Maybelline Volume Express One by One

 

A few weeks ago I insisted on Cover Girl Lash Blast and Dior to be the best mascaras on the planet, well both can move over because there is a new queen in town and her name is Maybelline One By One. I can thank my friend and photographer Olivia Taubner (www.rockinrollphoto.com) for this great discovery! I thought she had on fake lashes and said it was the mascara. In two shakes of a lambs tail I went out and purchased the mascara and I now have my own "fake" lashes!

Available at Duane Reade $5

Groupon.com

Many of my friends are hooked on this website and the deals are real! The Groupons range anywhere from $10 off on boat roads, to discounts at restaurants, to deals at Spa's. Today's highlight is $16 for Manicure and Pedicure at QQ Nail Spa ($32 Value). I think this website will become my new morning ritual!

***Tip- If you refer a friend, you get $10 for each friend referred and they send you a unique link. Post that on facebook and you could be making bank!

Click Here to Visit

100° in NYC  oh my......How to beat the heat!

 

Now this one is so obvious. Staying hydrated during the sweltering heat is essential!

***Tip...take a shower before you go to bed. That combined with a fan or air conditioner will wash your summertime blues away!

Wear shoes that breathe! Shoes that breathe can keep your whole body cooler! See above photo of  Louboutin pumps!

I'm not a big Starbucks drinker, but in NYC there is one on every corner and they all stay super cold even in the hottest parts of the summer! Starbucks is a good place to take your lunch break on a day when the weather is 100°F!

 

What you eat can also affect your body temperature. Stay away from alcohol and caffine and of course any foods that are heavy such as burgers and red meats.  Go for a Sushi/Sashimi cuisine.

 

 

Some summertime music.
This one never gets old....

Lipstick that looks good with jeans.....

How does a lipstick make your Jeans look better.... Try Jean Queen by Lipstick Queen. It comes in both a lipstick and a gloss and gives your lips a silky feel. Jean Queen comes in one color and it has an iridescent blue undertone that not only makes your teeth look whiter and brighter but also looks fab with your jeans!
 Available on LipstickQueen.com & Barneys.com  $18
 

A dog that sings Gwen Stefani !!!!!!!!!!

4th of July!!!

Light up the room like fireworks in the sky!

1-Vintage Swimsuits are all the rage this summer! Embrace your inner 1940's starlet and pair one of these with a flower in your hair!

Available on: www.unique-vintage.com $75

2- This fab hat serves two purposes; it prevents your beautiful face from getting wrinkles caused by UV rays of the sun and it looks very glamorous!

Available at Target $12.99

3- Diet Tips - With all the bbq's and clambakes going on this 4th of July weekend, how is anyone ever expected to diet? When your offered a burger/hotdog, skip the bread. And stay away from beer. Try a wine spritzer instead (1/2 Soda & 1/2 Wine).

4 - Everyone is going to bring something to the party, be unique and bring a Strawberry Shortcake! If you buy the pound cake from the store it will take all but a few minutes to prepare and you will look like a hero!

Click Here For Recipe

"Wash" your hair and go!

Calista- Freshen UP Dry Volumizing Cleanser

After working the QVC Beauty Bash I had the opportunity to walk around and see all the booths set up. I always wanted to try a dry conditioner, the thought of allowing my blow-out to go an extra day or two is quite appealing. The ladies at Calista were as sweet as can be and gave me a bottle! I LOVE it! Not only does it make your hair look good but it feels clean, like I just got out of the shower!

Also I want to make note that their texturizing spray is great too!

Available on: Calistatools.com  and QVC.com  $21.50

The Best Things in Life Aren't Always Free...  

Clinique - All About Eyes Rich

For around 8 years or so I have been using "Clinique All About The Eyes". Last year to much disappointment they changed their formula and it no longer includes SPF. The product is meant to minimize bags and dark circles and up until they changed the formula I really loved it! I then used their current formula which I was not happy with but was so used to their products I stuck with it. Last Saturday I went to Century 21 where I went to the counter and noticed they had a new product called "All About The Eyes Rich". This formula is very similar to their old formula. The rich one is the way to go as it's thicker and has a creamier consistency and seems to do the job a heck of a lot better then the other. It does not have sunscreen in it's formula.

Then they tell me I get a free Simple Pleasures Shower Gel Kit.
The kit includes 7 4oz bottles all with different scents. I thought "I just made out like a bandit!". The shower gel smells amazing but I don't think it can be called a gel. The consistency is so watery that they may as well call it "scented water." The best things in life sure ain't free especially when it comes to the shower gel but I sure am glad that Clinque listened to their customers and created their new "rich" formula. Now if they added SPF in there I would give it an A+.
Tip: When purchasing Clinque many department stores such as Macy's, Bloomingdales, offer sweet gifts like makeup bags, mascara, etc....just for purchasing one of their products.

Available on www.Clinique.com $29

Lash Blast - Cover Girl

For the past 3 years I've been using $25.00 Dior Mascara, which I still love dearly! One day while shopping at Henri Bendels a young sales rep had the most incredible eyelashes and I asked her if they were real, she giggled and said "It's this new product I bought called Lash Blast." She had heard about it by stopping another woman on the street and asking her the same question. To my surprise it's under $10 at Duane Reade and works just as well as my Dior Mascara! Congrats to Cover Girl for making such a high quality mascara! 

Available at Walgreens $8.99

LIPSTICK QUEEN - MEDIEVAL LIPSTICK

Medieval Lipstick has been flying off the shelves at Barneys, 

Bloomingdales and on their website LipstickQueen.com and

one can see why when they try it! It goes on sheer, and it's shea

butter ingredient makes the lips feel good and leaves them in 

great condition. I call this lipstick the one size fits all of lipsticks. 

It looks good on anyone who tries it. 

Available on Lipstickqueen.com $20

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