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The Royal Registry

Congratulation William & Kate & Welcome Baby Cambridge!

When you'll one day rule the Royal Land of Pubs, Bobbies, Crisps & the Tube you can't receive just any 'ole baby gifts.   We went to PoshTots where we found some of the most outrageous Baby-Bling that is definitely Fit for a King. 

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The Royal "Ride". 

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Daddy & Me matching fatigues

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A Little Something for "Grandma's House". 

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For a Stylish Stroll down Sloane Street.

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And of course.... Your very own Unicorn. 

3 EASY Ways to Beat - Ok, TOLERATE The Heat (& Look Skinny)

It's HOT.  No doubt.  Fight the urge to melt or slump and do these 3 EASY things instead.

1. Sit up straight in your chair.  Shoulders back.

2. Make a glass or pitcher of ICED Oolong tea or GREEN TEA for yourself (or your office).  You have to hydrate anyway so you might as well be BURNING SOME FAT.  (pop 200 mcg's of GTF Chromium while you're at it to help amp that metabolic rate.)

3. Tighten your abs (suck in your gut!)  Especially your lower abs and throw in a few of THESE & THESE...why not!

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Making This Week's A-List...

Hey A-Listers!  

 

BABY Congratulations William & Kate and Welcome Baby Cambridge!  In honor of your 8lb 6oz arrival at 4:24pm today we're going shopping!  Check out our fave outrageous baby gifts - fit for a KING! 

 

 

 

WEAR  We can't stop checking Pinterest-Star, Selena M's "Street Style" page.  She's got quite 'The Eye' for that trendy yet wearable look.  We chose a few faves here and you can see all of her edits here.  Enjoy! 

 

 

 

DISCUSS OOOoooo! We love us some Emerald Street!  (London...sigh.)   So what would YOU think of Guests Instagramming & Tweeting at YOUR Wedding? (to hell with that... what do you think of those sleeves?)  OMG! There's more here on this fashion-celeb's wedding.

 

 

DO!  Is your Pup the next Benhati Prinsloo?  Elle UK is having a contest to feature your pup the love of your life as a Canine Cover Dog!  The deets' are here so chin up, chest out & GOOD LUCK!  

 

 

GYM These photos of gorgeous Supermodel's selfies will torture you inspire you to crank up the cardio tonight.

 

 

 

 

GUESTS  You know we love A LIST so this one from one of our fave sites, One Kings Lane where they interviewed "some of the savviest hosts they know" on how to make guests feel comfortable & welcome is definitely one to keep! 

 

DO  You're Hot. We R 2. You'll look WAY better doing THIS than slumping. 

1. Sit up straight.  Shoulders back.

2. Drink some Iced Green Tea & try these. (might as well burn some fat)

3. Suck in your abs. (that model over there is doing it)  It REALLY helps! 

 

SHOP They're timeless and Supermodels 'loaf' them...

 

 

 

 

GIVE  Project Limelight - A Vancouver based charity offering theater and arts programs to at-risk youth was a favorite organization of Glee's Cory Monteith.  You can honor his memory...as well as his craft - with your support for this wonderful organization here.

 

SEE The Glamourai is an A-List fave(!) and we loved this story that creative director, Kelly Framel did on legendary fashion stylist, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. Take a peek into her Euro-Glam, eclectic home and see the "Juicy" video interview!

 

 

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Pop of Poppy

Ah the simple statement of jeans and a tee paired with bangin' accessories. 

This outfit on Poppy Delevingne is actually an A-List look for every body type.  

Start with a streamlined palette and add bold accessories to draw attention away from 'somewhere' or towards 'something' that you want to highlight or camouflage.   Even though there are several trends here, the common color tones mean the look doesn't get cluttered. 

                                photo: Harpers Bazaar via Le Fashion

Must Have Summer Nail Color - Pearlfect

As an alternative to a 'hand'-ful of kookie creative nail-art...  

 

 

We say - Try a slick or two of an Ice-y, Diamante', Shimmery, Glistening, Brilliant shade of Pearl

A-List Tip: Makes adorable frosty toes!

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The shade not only lengthens your fingers and softens your 'look' - but it will flatter virtually any of this season's key Summer Colors (coral, lemon, lime, blush, bubble gum or cyan) and when worn with a stack of arm-candy or a sprinkle of rings acts as an extension of your accessory-sprinkled digits.

Pair it with it's perfect summer lip-gloss partner.

Some of our faves: 

Essie - "Pure Pearlfection"

Deborah Lipman - "Bring on the Bling" 

butter LONDON - "Frilly Knickers"

Nihrida - nail blog

Enjoy!

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Making This Week's A-List...

 

 DISCUSS  We uncovered Top Tips To Suceed From Six Who Succeeded.  ("Aqua Net"?)

 

 

 

KIDS You're crazy-busy (that's why you read this)... so how great is this "Kiwi Crate" for kids!? (and these DIY ideas) Receiving the kits in the mail is a treat for both the kids & you (saves time, no traffic or waiting in lines), makes for a fun project-day together (or with Gram & Gramps) & what a cool gift idea!

 

 

GAZE  We're in love with the photos of Supermodel, Cara Delevingne and her 101 year old Grandma (a former model herself) who clearly passed on her gorgeous genes and brow perfection.  

 

 

TRY We've 'nailed' the sexiest, summer shimmer you should be wearing right now!

 

 

 

60  Yes...THIS is what 60 looks like!  Check out the Ultimate Super-Model, Christie Brinkley rockin' a swimsuit with legs-4-days in this stunning shoot. (and meet her mini-me, Sailor!)

 

 

 

SHOP We got the beauty tip-sheet on the latest & greatest for luxe hair, skin & lips.  Shop the Scoop! 

 

 

 

SEE It's like some fashion-themed, sci-fi flick "Return of the Uber-Models" this week.  First Christie Brinkley puts most 20-something models to shame by prancing out in her swimsuit at nearly 60 years old and now Helena Christensen, 44, has JAWS DROPPING in these photos for FutureClaw Magazine.

 

 

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Top Tips To Succeed From Six Who Succeeded

One of the hottest topics right now is Women & Success... and in particular - What we need to do to "Succeed".

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 image credit: Tina Berning, Penelope Trunk, Forbes, Kovie Biakolo, Gabrielle Reece

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It seems there is no end to the advice, examples, tips & tricks that a shmorgishborg of "experts" from COO's to Volleyball pro's are serving up.  

• There's...Facebook COO, Sheryl Sanberg telling us to Lean In.  
• "Multi-passionate entrepreneur" Marie Forleo helping us to "Create a Life We Love" & expounding the virtues of marketing.
• Volleyball pro Gabrielle Reece's offering of her controversial decision to be 'submissive' in her marriage.
• Career Coach, Penelope Trunk  ruffling feathers with her painfully honest blueprint to success. (note P.T.'s bio-pic in front of a wall-o-wine. genius.). 
• Writer, Allison Glock spilling the secrets of the modern Southern Belle.
• And Kovie Biakolo making a strong point to stop "Being Yourself" and rather - Create the person you want to be. 

We made - A List - of some of the best of their bullets below...

Laugh. Cringe. Yell. Discuss. 

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Penelope Trunk 

• "...do stuff guys do, and get grades that are as bad as theirs–after all, you should not be the hardest worker, ever."
• "Get plastic surgery: You will earn more money.... you will have a wider choice of men, which, of course, is another way to earn more money."
• "Start early looking for a husband seriously" and "aim to be done having your kids by age 35"... "when your eggs start going bad". 
• "Practice austerity." "...no big house, no expensive car, no huge vacations."
• "Guard your marriage obsessively."
• "Spend money on household help and Botox to keep more doors open longer."  full article here

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Allison Glock

• "When a Southern woman fusses over her appearance, it does not reflect insecurity, narcissism, or some arrested form of antifeminism that holds back the sisterhood."  "Southern women are postfeminism." 
•  "Southern women make the effort. Which is why even the girls in the trailer parks paint their nails."  "And why you will never see Reese Witherspoon wearing sweatpants. Or Oprah take a nap."
•  "Southern women are smart enough to recognize what works—Spanx, Aqua Net—and wise to the allocation of effort."
• "...wet hair is low-rent. It shows you don’t care, and not caring is not something Southern women do, at least when it comes to our hair."    full article here

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Marie Forleo

• "I believe you must bring your whole self to the business table..."  "That includes your personality, your spirituality and most importantly your sense of humor."
• "...marketing is THE greatest money-making and world-changing skill on the planet. And everyone — from entrepreneurs to artists, corporate creatives to non-profit professionals — needs to learn it." full article here 

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Kovie Biakolo

• "And it is not always because who we are is not good enough. But because by being who we are, we can be selling ourselves short and keeping ourselves from being more, being different, being greater.
• "Being who we are can keep us from being who we can become."
• "Selves are the consequences of our biology that has been passed on to us from our natural parents. Selves are the result of our environment because we grew up in a certain place at a certain time with a certain of group of people - but ...self is also a matter of the individual choices that we make."
• "I think rendering people to just being themselves is the equivalent of telling them to be nothing other than the sum-total of all the social constructs and popular devices that determine their identity; their self."  full article here

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On singer/songwriter, Katy Perry whose family survived on meals from the food bank:

"I don't think I've ever met anyone -- of any age or field in the entertainment business -- who has as focused and unflinching a vision of who they are and what they do as Katy Perry.   (Dan Cutforth, codirector of "Part of Me")  Elle

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Model Munchies

Reprinted from our sister-blog: Everything I Need to Know I Learned From A Lingerie Model 

Lingerie Models (and us stylists, hair & makeup pros, photographers, assistants, directors, set decorators...the list goes on and on) often have to be on set WAY before the 'rest of the world' is up...very often before dawn.

(model at London Fashion Week having "lunch"). 

The problem is... you're hungry for that many MORE HOURS in the day.  To make matters worse - the catering and craft-services that feed us have to satisfy not only health-conscious models & crew - but uber-hungry 20-something photo assistants who lift heavy equipment and lights all day.  Cheesy crossiants, crumbly donuts, mounds of bacon & other so delicious super fattening, cellulite bound options are always on the menu. 

With all this temptation - the best models always have some 'rip cord' stash of snacks in their Louis V's, Pradas & Stella's that they can pull to help them navigate the stormy, junk-food skies.  

Here's a few faves:  Note: We're not saying these are necessarily "healthy" snacks - just a lower calorie option when the cravings strike. 

* Half a "3 Musketeers" candy bar.  Save the other half for the next day or share it with your 'Model Munchies' buddy.

* Asparagus is not only a scrumptious snack when cooked, cooled and dipped in this delish 40 cal, cucumber & dill dip - it's a natural diuretic 

* Celebs including, Super-Trainer, Jillian Michaels, Jennifer Hudson & Katy Perry LOVE  PopChips

* 9 Hershey Kisses = 200 calories so you can eat 4-5 Hershey kisses for around 100 cal... the Perfect Chocolate-Fix.

* One of my favorite lingerie models that I love to work with - Jessica P. swears by Green Tea to stave off cravings and burn fat and Victoria Beckham guzzles Peppermint Tea daily. 

* Jennifer Hudson is a VitaTops Muffins fan and word has it that she even has them on tour with her.

* BlenderBottles for healthy shakes like these are always in the model's bags.  The unique, blending ball is great for re-stirring a shake or juice after you get back from your last shot. 

* Hungry Girl has a great list of 100 calorie snacks here.

watch this spot!  more 'Model Munchies' are on their way...

(photo) Doing a segment for NBC in Los Angeles on 'Model Munchies'.

Those Summer Nights

It's this white, fringe tunic that got us first... How perfect for a cool, summer evening out. 

-- Cut-the-boho a bit with these fitted leggings that are length-customizable.

-- A contemporary-meets-Zulu shoe (we heart L.A.M.B.)

-- And this statement ring that will take you all the way through Fall with it's oh-so-current Malachite stone from A-List designer, Kelly Wearstler.

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