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TMZ [among many others] is reporting this morning that Kim Kardashian will be filing for divorce from Kris Humphries after only 72 days of marriage. What the what??? 72 days is barely long enough to get all your stuff in the same house, have your first arguement or finish your thank you notes!
I smell a rat.
It was curious that they got married so quickly, but it seems to be the Kardashian way, so I didn't really question it. They seemed to be in love! And yeah, her family didn't totally adore him but it kind of seemed to me that they just didn't understand his sense of humor. On that note, Kris, I totally get your sense of humor, would totally let those adorable puppies sleep in my bed and would totally say yes to a $20million dollar ring. Jus sayin'.
Reports of a split have been swirling for a few weeks now, but Ryan Seacrest confirmed the news this morning when he tweeted:
Hope everyone had a great weekend! I was clearly lacking on the blog front last week, so I'm going to try to do better this week. Let's start off our week with the best Halloweeny tune that has ever existed.
Homegirl covered a Carrie Underwood song that is, in my opinion, the best song Carrie has ever put out. The original is phenomenal, but in Kelly's hands the song is absolutely SLAYED. This cover should've been on her new album and THIS is the kind of material that she needs to be singing.
There was a slew of new Christmas music released today. One such song was a Justin Beiber/ Usher cover of "The Christmas Song". You may have seen Justin's music video that he filmed in Franklin, TN last week. I didn't exactly love that song, mostly because he used the word "Shawty" so much. Ga-ross. I happen to really like this cover and it makes me think [*gasp*] that I should possibly give the Beibs Christmas album a chance.
Take a listen below and see if you can spot the time when Beibs enunciates incorrectly and sings "Cwrismas".
People in the blogosphere have been speculating for weeks as to whether or not Jessica Simpson is pregnant. My first thought was, "who cares?" I mean, I think Jessica Simpson is kind of adorable, but I am not living and breathing based on whether or not she is preggers. That being said, I am now blogging about it [you win celeb focused media!]. She accidentally forgot to cover up her belly the other day and, if I do say so myself, THAT is a baby bump. An adorable little baby bump. I predict there will be the shape of a 6 inch tall wedge sticking out of her belly in a few short months.
Get Excited guys- lots of new music this week. Today's releases include Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto" and Kelly Clarksons "Stronger". I am very cautious of the new Coldplay, but already downloaded Miss Clarkson's album. As of right now, I don't totally love it. I usually don't need multiple listens to love KC, but we'll see. Full album [out of order] is below. Give me your thoughts!
OMG. I love it when you guys give me tips on things to read/watch/see/hear/smell, etc, etc, etc. Thanks to a reader tip from Kissing Mules, my obsession of the day is Suri's Burbook, which is essentially a tumblr that is dedicated to Suri Cruise making fun of other celeb babies. It's delightful.
So I started my Spend or Save series a few weeks ago, fully intending to wrap it up in a couple of days, but then.....well, I got distracted. I do that sometimes. But now, just in time for the weekend, I bring you the Spend or Save: Beauty Edition! Sorry fellas, maybe you'll enjoy the next post better.
SPEND
- Lipstick! Listen to me ladies, if you want a good, bold red lip, then you should ESPECIALLY spend. No color looks good when it bleeds, but if you are going to do red, you simply must do it right. Skip the drugstore on this one and head straight to Sephora and do not, I repeat DO NOT buy lipsticks from any brand that is even mildly associated with old ladies. I have done the research and suffered on your behalf.
My personal favorite is NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil
SAVE
-Lipgloss. Let's be honest, they're really all the same. Unless you are wanting a plumper [in which case I'd recommend Lip Venom], then stick with the cheap stuff. I personally recommend Avon. Their GlazeWear glosses come in a variety of colors, aren't sticky and are only $6!
SPEND
-Anti-Aging Creams. Ladies, do you want to be a leathery, wrinkly mess when you are older? NO? Then do not skimp on your anti-aging products. Moisture is necessary throughout the day, but tends to be most effective at night when it can work on your skin uninterrupted [that is, if you can remember to put it on. Don't look to this girl for tips on that!]. Lancome makes great anti-aging products and I highly recommend them. Genefique is my current favorite and when I run out of it I am going to try the new Visionnaire. Yes, the price tag is kind of steep, but once again, I have done the research for you and can tell you that, when used properly, a 1 oz bottle of Genefique will last you up to a year.
SAVE
- Eye Shadow. Why in the world would we ever spend more than $10 on an eyeshadow [and even that is steep to me!]. Unless you're looking for something with gold dust in it, pick these puppies up at Wal-Mart or Target. Eye shadow is one of the most fun places to experiment with your make up and the less you spend the more colors you can buy. Try E.L.F at Target- 32 colors for $5!
SPEND
-CONCEALER. Ladies, the only make up you really need on a daily basis is a good layer of moisture, a good concealer, and a coat of lip gloss [some add mascara to this list, but I prefer it for nights out]. Do not skimp here and do NOT wear the wrong color. Concealer is one item worth asking advice on. The ladies at Sephora have been very helpful to my dark circles. My favorites are both Benefit Products- Erase Paste and Boiing.
SPEND OR SAVE
- Eyeliner. I've had many inexpensive eyeliners that look really great [Avon wins again here] and some inexpensive ones that are the worst. What makes or breaks an eyeliner for me is whether or not it flakes. I already have some pretty serious dark circles and I do NOT need flakey eye make up turning that situation into a disaster. On the other hand, I dont feel the need to give up my first born child in order to line my eyes. My favorite affordable eyeliner is:
Avon's Glimmersticks Eyeliner
And if you can spend a little extra, I'd recommend Lancome's Le Crayon Kohl Waterproof.
SPEND OR SAVE
- Same concept as above. There seem to be millions of different kinds of mascara. As long as it lengthens my lashes and doesn't flake, then I could care less what the brand is. My favorite affordable option is L'Oreal's Double Extend
and my pricier fave is Buxom Lash Mascara
So there you have it! If you guys have any questions about any other products that I use, feel free to ask me! Provided I dont get "distracted" again, I hope to have the final in or fun little trilogy, Spend or Save: Fashion Edition, up sometime next week. That one will be fun for boys too!
Guys, it's Friday, I've had two late nights in a row and mama is SLEEPY. I've also been a slacker this week, so sorry about that. I needed some tunes to wake me up. If you need the same, then the jams below should do the trick. I promise to post again today, so check back!
There's really not much better in the world than a Funny or Die video with lots of celebs in it, am I right? Also, Jack Black is the most annoying celebrity on the face of the planet- AM I RIGHT?
Last week I got pretty excited about BumpGate 2011, but I think the picture below pretty much proves that Beyonce has a real life human baby growing inside of her. Look at those swollen knees and ankles! You can't fake that shit. Or CAN you???
Ok, I know I've been complaining a lot lately about the music that Coldplay has been putting out, but I just HAD to share their new video. I laughed, I cried....ok mostly I laughed, out loud even, because Elephant suits! Why hasn't anyone done this before?? Also, I quite like this song, so there's that too.
A Las Vegas has a condition that has cause his scrotum to swell to a whopping one hundred pounds. WHATTTT????? I mean, I've heard of having big ole goobers but that's just ridiculous. To all the menz out there, next time you're considering asking for bigger "junk", remember to be careful what you wish for!!
I've written a few times about my thoughts on Coldplay's new music and how I haven't exactly been loving what I've heard. Well, newstime, they've now put out a third song from the upcoming album [availble Oct. 24th] and it happens to feature Rihanna. Oy.
Here's the thing, I actually quite like Rihanna but can we agree that sometimes certain collaborations just don't work? Just because Jay-Z and Linkin Park turned out to be brilliant doesn't mean that every R&B or Hip Hopper should be collabing with rock bands [and vice versa].
This song honestly makes me feel like I might not buy the new Coldplay album, and I'm being dead serious. Two thumbs down AND a BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Hope everyone is having a fabulous Tuesday. I'm starting to feel like Tuesday is the new Monday. Anyone feel me on that?
I'm having a hard time getting motivated in all areas of my life today, so let's just start the blog with something easy. It's a Gary Clark Jr. day, wouldn't you agree??
Last night was the Reunion [Part 1] of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. I unforunately missed it cause I was too busy drinking homebrew on the Eastside, but thanks to a lovely technology called iTunes, I was able to catch all the drama tonight [PS- dogsitting for someone without cable is the PITS].
I didn't blog a whole lot about RHONJ this season because, even though I enjoyed it [I always do], in many ways it was just the same ole shit. Essentially, there were two new cast members to replace the ones who did not return [as you may remember Dina Manzo left midway through last season and Danielle Staub did not return for Season 3]. Melissa Gorgoa, Teresa Giudice's sister-in-law, and Kathy Wakile, Teresa's cousin, both joined the cast. The drama of the season centered around Teresa's tumultuous relationship with both of them, and their efforts, along with Caroline and Jacqueline's encouragement, to mend the relationships. While there were moments of success, in my opinion, it was a waste overall. The season ended with the release of Teresa's second cookbook where she openly makes fun of Caroline's Italian heritage and Caroline's son Chris's business, and also implies that Kathy and Melissa are her own personal copycats.
The first thing I noticed about the reunion was how much Teresa has changed. Ok, that's a lie, the first thing I noticed was how unfortunate Andy's shirt and tie combo was [but I love you ntway booboo!]. It seems as though we all may have been wrong about Teresa all along. In years past she was one of my favorites, but I'm starting to think that Danielle's version of crazy was SO crazy that it covered up Teresa's crazy for the first two seasons. Now with Danielle gone, Teresa's crazy flag was free to fly, and boy did it ever. We've always known that Teresa had a temper, but now she's just plain delusional. I wanted to not like Melissa and Kathy at the beginning of the season, but now that I see what they're working with, I feel like they handled themselves very classily.
Some of my favorite moments of the reunion include:
Teresa: I am relaxed, I'm calm and cool as a whistle.
Andy: What's the real story with the auction? I saw all of your items on the internet. How did you make that go away?
Teresa: Well, someone did come to my house and take pictures of all of my furniture, because they said that we had Picasso paintings worth like Fifty thousand dollars, so they came to check.
Andy: By the way, a Picasso would be worth like Fifty MILLION dollars.
Teresa: Well alright, Fifty MILLION dollars, but see, my husband would NEVER go for a Picasso painting.
I hinted last week on my blog that there would be some exciting things happening this week. Well, the surprise is here! Last week, my good buddies over at Nashvillest asked me to put on my fanciest celebrity interviewer hat and ask Jenny "JWoww" Farley from Jersey Shore a few questions at the Smart Tan Conference that was in Nashville for the weekend. Since no one loves Trashy TV more than I do, I jumped at the chance! In about 15 minutes, I had a little over two pages worth of questions and I felt READY.
Late Friday night, I got an unexpected email that informed me that I would be interviewing Snooki as well! Now, I don't mean to discount JWoww and what she means to the show, but LEZBEHONEST, Snooki is kind of the star. Now I was more than excited- I was nervous.
Saturday morning came and I hauled my pasty self down to the Nashville Convention Center. Guys, let me just say, this trade show is LEGIT. Since I am not much of a tanner, I had absolutely no idea that this many different types of tanning aids, lotions, moisturizers, etc existed. There had to have been at least 100 different booths with all of them offering different tanning lotions. My mind = blown. I knew I was looking for the Australian Gold booth [I was interviewing JWoww first] but had no idea where I was headed. Luckily, these larger than life photos helped me find my way.
Oh and then THIS happened
And so did this
I can't speak as to whether or not JWoww and Snooki felt at home, but I certainly felt like I was in Jersey. There was teased hair, dark skin and velour track suits galore! This J.Crew veteran kind of stuck out like a sore thumb.
I had kind of been really conflicted about what to wear, and finally settled on a pretty normal outfit [jeans, tank and cute blazer] with these heels. Since I had to walk what felt like 20 blocks from my car to the convention center, I had started to regret my decision until JWoww appeared in the exact same shoes but different color. I knew instantly we'd be best friends.
It really is amazing how a pair of shoes can bond two girls. I made one joke about our sore feet and I was IN. Jenny was super, duper sweet, very personable and an incredibly easy interview.
It must be said that she looked absolutely GORGEOUS. I sometimes find myself going into mom mode while watching the show and thinking "homegurl might just need a cheeseburger", but she is completely flawless in person. I found her to be incredibly knowledgeable about her sunless tanning line that is being put out by Australian Gold and, honestly, she kind of made me want to try tanning. Her boyfriend from the show, Rodger, was there and he was incredibly nice as well. She answered all of my questions, from serious to silly, and did it all with a smile. She seemed
completely genuine when she said she loved Nashville and was incredibly excited about the huge line of fans that were waiting for me to finish up so they could meet her. She was an absolute delight and I hope that our paths cross again one day. If you tan, check out her products.
Her sunless tanner, JWoww Dark Intense Sunless Spray
And her tanning booth enhancer (technical terms are not my thing), the JWoww 50x Black Bronzer.
After my interview with JWoww, I scurried over to the Supre Tan booth to see if my interview with Snooki was still a go. Luckily, it was! She had already started her signing, but it was fine, I could wait! PS, that blue shirt in the photo below is Jionni so, SPOILER ALERT, they are still together.
Evidently, Snooki's day was already behind schedule so my time with her would have to be brief. I sadly did not have an instant shoe connection with the Main Meatbawl, but I figured things would be fine. Welllllllll........eh. I would never say that she was rude or snotty because she wasn't by any means, but she just didn't feel present [must be present to win, Schnooks!]. She may have just been tired from traveling, but she didn't seem to excited to meet her fans and certainly wasn't excited to meet me. She politely answered all of my questions, but didn't seem too enthused by any of them [her publicist on the other hand thought I was a hoot! I happen to agree...]. Snooki has 3 products available in her line [photos below]. I didn't get a lot of information from her but I gathered that one is a bronzer, one is a moisturizer and one is a "tingle" and that I should not use the "tingle" because I am too white and it will make me turn red. I do have to say that I love her packaging. While you may never see me in a shiny leopard print dress, I wouldn't be opposed to buying tanning lotion that is wearing that outfit.
So there you have it readers- my day with my Trashy TV favorites! Special thanks to Nashvillest for giving me this super fun opportunity. Check out my entire interview with the girls here.
As you may have picked up from this post, I am kind of, slightly, a little bit obsessed with Noah Gundersen. I have not been able to stop listening to his EP Family since I purchased it last week. As it turns out, he's got a few earlier EPs that are also totally stellar. Check them out below and then, seriously, support him on his Bandcamp site.
Oh Noah Gundersen, I wish I could quit you. I cannot, cannot, CANNOT stop listening to this guy. Please preview his EP "Family" below and then head on over to his Bandcamp site to support this youngster for only $6.99! Fellow music industry friends- hands off! Finders keepers. ;)
So the sacrilegious suckers over at Lifetime recently announced that they are doing a remake of Steel Magnolias [Whaaaaaaatttt????] but with an all black cast [WHAAAAAAAAAT????].
Now, here's my first question- when the heck did Hollywood get so lazy [does Lifetime count as Hollywood?] that they thought "lets just stop coming up with new movie ideas and just make shitty remakes of classics that could never, EVER, be improved"? I'm not one of those people who has a total hard on for Footloose, but I still maintain that it absolutely did not need to be re-done.
If they felt like they absolutely HAD to remake Steel Magnolias, wouldn't it seem like they'd want to make it as close to the original as possible? I mean, I'm pretty sure the all black version of Steel Magnolias has already been made and it was called Beauty Shop. I love my soul sisters and if they HAVE to do a re-make then I certainly see no problem with adding some color to the movie, but I am curious what the reasoning behind an all black cast was.
Whatever the colors, this movie should have gone in the DO NOT TOUCH vault. If Hollywood gets their hands on The Goonies or E.T. they're gonna have trouble from ME!
