Monthly Archives: August 2009

If you’re anything like me you’ve probably put your hair through some torture this summer. Between the chlorine, highlighting and coloring, and ah yes, don’t forget about the sun your strands may need a little bit of damage control.  Well look no further than your fridge!  Check out this deep conditioning hair mask recipe that I personally tried and really like the results.  

What you need:

•  a mashed up medium sized avocado
• 1/2 cup of mayo (the fattening kind)
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil

Mix all of the above ingredients together and massage the mask onto damp, unwashed hair.  Cover your head with a shower cap to hold in the moisture and allow it to sit for 30 minutes.  Rinse with cool water and shampoo as normal.  

Note: This recipe is for someone with medium length hair, but feel free to be creative and adjust as necessary for your hair type and length.  Mine’s long and thin so I didn’t need all of the mix.

Heroe’s fans, this one’s for you.  The stunning, Dania Ramirez, (Maya Herrera on the show) will be the new face of Cover Girl beginning in January of 2010.  

“Being a Cover Girl is about recognizing internal and external beauty, regardless of age or background. As a role model, I hope to inspire women to be confident enough to achieve everything they want to achieve,” Ramirez commented in an interview.

She will be joining Ellen DeGeneres, Drew Barrymore and Rihanna.  Which of these stars do you think best represents the brand?

Breaking News! (Well, for anyone like me who’s obsessed with the E! reality show or loves to follow celeb styles)  Kim Kardashian showed up at the Teen Choice Awards tonight with blonde highlights.  

Kim’s tried to fool us before by sporting a blonde wig, but this time it’s confirmed.  She just posted pictures on her website with her new ‘do as well.  

She’s one of those girls who can do anything and look fab, but I’m a fan of her dark hair. What about you?  Do you like Kim better as a blonde or a brunette?

Origins is holding a sweepstakes that you definitely want to take a minute out of your day to enter.  That one minute can turn into a three night, pampering stay in paradise.

The grand prize (drum roll please) includes round trip airfare for two to Los Cabos, Mexico, a three nights stay at the Marquis Los Cabos Resort, two rejuvenating spa treatments and the entire collection of Origins Gloomaway products.  Talk about a sweet escape.

Also, if you have an extra minute, check out the Gloomaway collection. It smells like grapefruit and all of the products are very uplifting.  Being that I’m not a morning person, I love using citrus scented bath productsin the morning because they give me a nice pick-me-up before I start my day.

Enter to win the getaway here.  Good luck ladies!

Yesterday I had a sneak peek inside the hair and makeup trailer for the cast of Ugly Betty.  They were filming right outside of my office and were nice enough to invite me inside.  I met the heads of hair, Matthew and Joel and one of the makeup artists who works on the stars, Roxanne Rizzo. 

The trailer wasn’t as loaded with product as I expected.  Most of the hair tools were FHI and they also had Kerastase, TIGI Bed Head and Big Sexy Hair all over the counter. The most exciting part about chatting with the artists was finding out the big secret behind America Ferrera’s on screen glow.

Makeup artist, Roxanne Rizzo, developed a self tanner called Bronze Glow that delivers instant natural results.  She mists the cast before doing their makeup.  Lucky for me, the cast was on location shooting so as she began telling me about Bronze Glow, she began misting me! 

“The secret behind this formula is that you can layer it until you achieve the results you’re looking for,” Rizzo stated. She sprayed my face and arms and after a few times (with 30 second breaks in between for drying) I was bronze.  I woke up today and still have the not-so-Ugly Betty golden glow.  It lasts about three days. 

I never tried a self tanner that I was able to layer to get instant results before so I liked the concept.  It was like being in a Mystic Tan booth.  I also liked that after Rizzo sprayed it on, she didn’t have to rub it in. So there’s no need to worry about staining your hands.  My fave part is that it smells like cherry!  Sooo BeautySweetSpot!  Check out Rizzo’s website for more info on Bronze Glow.  The secrets out!