Monthly Archives: October 2009

Tried and True

Now, you can kiss those irritating pout plumpers good-bye. L’Oréal recently added a new gloss to their Infallible Never Fail Lip Gloss line, which promises to enhance your pout and give you rich color. The Infallible Never Fail Plumping Lip Gloss comes in eight shades and claims to last up to six hours.  That’ll take you through dinner, drinks and dancing with that special someone.

I was skeptical about trying it at first since in the past I’ve tried similar products that worked, but felt a slightly painful tingle and somewhat of a numbing sensation that was… uncomfortable to say the least.   However, to my surprise when I swiped this new gloss on, I felt a very slight tingle for a couple of seconds without any further irritations.  The color stained my lips, so I was committed to it for the night, but I did have to reapply it before six hours to keep up the glossy shine.

I really like the petal shape applicator. It allows for easier application when on the go because it follows my lips. Blush is my color of choice since it’s a subtle shade with the specs of gold that capture the light. 

You can find it here for $9.99.   

Girls Night Out at DEX New York

If you’re a New Yorker then you already know how to start off your Thursday nights… it all begins with happy hour.  Yes, it may be a little premature being that you still have one day of work ahead of you until the weekend, but we’re all guilty of it.  Ladies, I found a new destination where happy hour becomes your happiest hours (seriously it goes until 11!) and you can get primped at the same time so your ready for late night festivities. Don’t worry, you can thank me later.

DEX New York has extended their hours until 11 pm on Thursday nights for Ladies Night.  Unwind with a glass of chardonnay, munch on horderves, enjoy the music and get a blowout.  Makeup applications are complimentary with a hair service or with the purchase of any DEX New York cosmetic.

They just started doing “Psychic Blowouts,” in which you get a scalp massage, tarot card reading and blow out. Seriously, the stylist who does them, Scott is so dead on it’s freaky.  Make sure you call ahead to make an appointment for services, but bring your girlfriends along.

 

Man of the Week

Ladies, meet Joe, a former Cosmopolitan Bachelor.  Leave it to the editors of Cosmo to find such a sexy stud from Brookings, South Dakota.  Who would have thought? This single, 28 year old model is also graphic design and sculpture student.  

What’s in your medicine cabinet?

Old Spice deodorant in many different sniffs, SensoGuard Canker Sore Relief, Peroxide, Rubbing Alcohol, Floss, Tweezers, Fingernail Clippers, hand mirror, Hair Clipper Set, QTips, Gillette M3Power, Edge Shave Gel, Listerine Whitening, Smelly Stuff like Curve, Givenchy’s Very Irresistible, MK High Intensity, MK Domain, Old Spice Fresh and lets not forget Gold Bond Tripple Action Powder for my homies downstairs.

What product can’t you live without and why?

Not so much a product but my Hair Clipper Set. I have only paid for 1 hair cut in my life, Prom 99, biggest mistake of my life… $30 and I ended up doing it over myself later that day. Been cutting my own hair for 12 years and no longer even need a mirror. I am lucky enough to look good bald so if I mess it up, its time for the short look.

How would you describe your grooming habits?

I often do wild things that most people wouldn’t consider by the time they have reached my age, but I do it for a reason. I do strange things like grow my hair shaggy and sport a Fu-Manchu mustache, not because I think it looks good…but because I know it looks bad. In the times after a break up, I tend to let my appearance flounder because I want “the next girl” to fall for me because of my sparkling personality and razor sharp wit, not because it will make their X jealous. I occasionally will have people say, “Joe your such a handsome guy, and you clean up so nice…what are you doing?” Well, basically I don’t want to date someone that is just interested in dating a hot guy. Looks will always fade, but its nice to surprise someone by looking better than when you started dating them.

Have you ever gotten a manicure or pedicure? Why or why not?

Nope, oddly enough for all the construction labor I have done and manual labor I do in the summer, my hands stay kinda girly. Feet are a different story, I put in somewhere between 10-15 hours a week playing basketball so I tend to get callused up, but the good ole heal trimmer works like a charm.

If you could have one night with any celebrity who would it be and why? More importantly, what would you do?

Here is where you will question “How dumb could this guy be?” While I would LOVE to say that I would spend a night with Megan Fox and the only reason to leave the bedroom would be to explore other rooms, that would have to be my #2 choice…Do I get two choices? Rather, I would spend the night with Colin Farrell because he just happens to have the same sort of who cares, this is me, take it or leave it and fu<# off (in my sexy Irish accent) attitude.

We would probably hit some early bars and talk about how he got into the business and if he had any tips. Hit another few bars and migrate from beers to mixers. Discuss the women we’ve loved and lost, the women we’ve pretended to love and then tossed (just kidding), the ones that got away and the ones that blew us off, and how sweet it is/would be to see their face when you make it to the big time and they were too uptight to give you a chance. Of course then we’d hit the late night bars (are you sensing a theme here) and switch to shots before getting into a fight with Tom Cruise and Ryan Sheckler lol, and to top it all of ending the night by just happening to hit up the same club that Megan Fox was at and having had just enough to get the balls to ask for her number.

What’s the first thing you notice about a woman?

I usually notice her physique. After years of being a college high jumper I am a huge fan of an athletically toned body. Anyone can be skinny, just knock off the cheese burgers…but it takes work ethic to be fit. Once I scoop my jaw off the floor and put my tongue back in my mouth I just about melt over a combination of light eyes and dark curly hair but it is definitely not a requirement. I have dated 6’2″ curly blonds, and 5’1″ strait haired brunettes…it’s all in how you work what you were given.

Do you prefer a woman au naturel or all made up?

I much more prefer au naturel. Any day of the week. Sweats and a t-shirt with no make up shows confidence. I like it that way for the same reason I get shaggy hair and grow a mustache. If I find her naturally beautiful, its jaw dropping to see her done up on special occasions.

How about down there?

Well now we are getting a little more personal. Down there…in all honesty…shave it, wax it, short landing strip or just burn it off…anything to keep it out of my mouth. I fancy myself a cunning linguist, it’s one of my favorite things to do and do often, but if you want to receive the treat, you gotta make sure and clean the table.

When it comes to a woman’s beauty what’s your sweet spot?

Beauty is only skin deep. Every year it will fade, age gracefully. I want a woman that is proud of how great she looks now but has a work ethic to stay youthful, rather than a pocketbook big enough to look forever young. I like a woman with a strong sense of self, that isn’t begging for compliments or approval. Someone that can take constructive criticism when they ask for honesty. Someone that isn’t going to try and change parts of my personality or lifestyle, however obscure it might seem. Someone that can take a joke and dish it back. Oh yeah, and did I mention light eyes, dark curly hair and an athletic physique?


DIY Halloween Costume

Whether you plan on being a sexy vampire, seductive kitty, innocent girl scout or fairy princess this weekend, make sure you don’t leave home without looking fierce. There’s still time to pull some items from your own closet and put together a killer costume.  These beauty products can help bring your look from a 6 to a 10.  

Now dish, what are you being for Halloween?

A Ten Handed Massage

Imagine having five people massage you at once?  Seems like a dream full of guilty pleasures, but it can be your reality if you visit the Qua Baths and Spa at Caesars in Atlantic City, NJ.  I first heard about this fifty-fingered massage on Urban Daddy, but thought it was too good to be true so I had to investigate for myself.  

The treatment, called the Deici Mani, is much more than what Urban Daddy makes it out to be.  (Those dirty boys!)  For three and a half hours four massage therapists and one esthetician are on hand to perform a series of spa treatments including a massage, vichy shower and facial.

The massage does occupy most of the time… so I had to ask… can you request five men?  The answer: Almost.  You can have four male massage therapists, but most of their esthetician are woman so there would have to be a women involved.  I guess we can’t be too greedy!

As part of the package, you also receive a $1,000 credit towards any of the stores in the Caesar’s Pier Shops including Burberry, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, personalized robe and slippers and basket of fine products.

The treatment costs a whopping $5,000, but that three and a half hours of pleasure and pampering may be well worth it.  If you hit it big on the craps table, maybe you’ll consider treating yourself.  Appointments need to be made 24 hours in advance, but if you’re requesting four guys, give them a little more time to rally up the troops!