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Beauty Buzz: You’re a Sweet Treat

By Kirsten|February 26th, 2010|Beauty Buzz|

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We all know that cupcakes are utterly impossible to pass up (just ask my thighs). Want to be as irresistible as our favorite baked sweet treat? Here are a few fun products that will have you looking and smelling as pretty as a cupcake!

P221311_hero Dylan’s Candy Bar Chocolate Cupcake Ice Cream Sugar Scrub, $20

13-pccupcakelipglossbucket 13 piece Cupcake Lipgloss bucket, $5.95

buttercreamcupcake_bodybutter Buttercream Cupcake Body Butter, $16

pBBW1-6798912dt Jaqua Pink Buttercream Frosting Shimmer Lotion, $10

4546 Cupcake Panties, $29

il_430xN.123408780 Cupcake Perfume Oil Roll-on, $8

So lather up, slather on, and wait to be devoured ( you won’t be waiting long).

xx,

WhyDid

Why Did You Wear That: You Are What You Eat

By Kirsten|February 25th, 2010|Why Did You Wear That?|

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So, you get it. We love cupcakes. They’re delicious. They’re pretty. They’re basically irresistible to most humans… I know they say, “you are what you eat” but there is no real reason to actually LOOK like a cupcake. It IS possible to have too much of a good thing. That being said, why is it that some of these celebs look like they’ve taken their cupcake obsession to the red carpet?

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I have actually NO CLUE who this girl is, but I do know that she looks like a baked confection. (WhyInGayHell, can you help a sista out? Who is this?)

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Oh, Carrie. Usually the picture of perfection… Now you just like a moldy cupcake.

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Lil Mama, I’ve been salivating over your picture and not cause you look like a cupcake. I mean, what IS this that you’re wearing? It’s a lot. And what the hell does it say across your chest? I’m getting old and my eyesight is going.

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Funfetti anyone?

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Um, Sarah, you’re cupcake’s missing the icing. You’re a naked cupcake. (FYI- icing is the best part).

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A lot of people tried to guess WTF Rihanna was channeling with this little get up. Well, we’ve cracked the case, folks. She’s a cupcake.

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Natalie is just one big blob of icing. She and Sarah should get together and even out their cake to icing ratio.

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I mean, you knew Paris wasn’t going to let us down on this one. She’s a cross between a black and white cookie and a cupcake. Although… that might be a pretty delicious crossbreed. More delicious than her channeling Charlotte York. You’re not fooling anyone, P.

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And the sprinkles on top of our cupcake… This is the epitome of asscake.

So, I leave you with this, my friends. It’s fine to love cupcakes, but please, please, please don’t take your obsession to the extremes (i.e., your wardrobe). And on that note, WhyDon’tYouEatMe and I are heading to the gym, seeing as we’ve eaten our body weight in cupcakes this week.

xx,

WhyDid

Why Don’t You Eat Me: Will You Be My Cupcake?

By Kirsten|February 21st, 2010|Guest Blogger, Why Don't You Eat Me?|

I’ve officially moved on from my pizza obsession from two weeks ago and moved right on into a cupcake obsession. I do have to be obsessed with something “food” at all times, right? It’s only natural and healthy. Maybe I should be telling a therapist this?

Oh, cupcakes. They’re small, they’re round, they’re cakes that you don’t feel guilty about finishing. They’re high on the list of foods that will aid in world peace. We should start telling kids to stop throwing rocks and start throwing cupcakes! Forget engagement rings and propose with cupcakes! Now I’ve gone too far…

Below I’ll break down a few of my favorite places for cupcakes in Manhattan:

1. Sweet Revenge: There is no revenge like sweet revenge and that’s just what these baked delights are. These bad boys are determined to make my stomach more like a 6 pack of cupcakes and less like the toned tummy that I work hard for! But you know what? They’re so worth it! The Very Strawberry cupcake is probably the best cupcake I’ve ever had. The frosting literally tastes like you are eating fresh strawberries. Not only did I go two times last week, but I’m about to head there on my lunch break. Also, be sure to check out their happy hour where you can pair a glass of wine and cupcake for $10! Can’t beat that!

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2. Buttercup Bake Shop: Peanut butter and jelly cupcakes? Check. Sour Cream Spice? Of course. Red Velvet? Obvi! . The only problem with Buttercup is making a decision. I don’t want just one. I want them all!

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3. Billy’s Bakery: Billy’s is a great “staple” cupcake place. I know for a fact that WhyDidYouWearThat and WhyInGayHell had a little Billy’s cupcake party recently and were RAVING about these cupcakes. So, I’m not alone in my thinking here. Don’t believe us? Try them for yourselves!

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Now for the two places that have brought cupcakes where no one has dared bring cupcakes before…drumroll please…

1. Red Velvet Lounge: Music + Alcohol + Dancing + Cupcakes = the recipe for success in my book. Who doesn’t want to munch on an alcohol infused cupcake (brought to you by Baked by Melissa) while shaking their booty on the banquette to a little Jay-Z? I can’t count the the number of times I have been out at a club dancing and drinking when all of a sudden I think to myself, “Dang, I want cupcake!” This place has cracked the code thanks to Jason Lawrence and Cole Bernard’s brilliant idea of combining two of our favorite things: cocktails and cupcakes. So, please excuse me while I go and sip on my Ketel soda and munch on my vodka-infused cupcake.

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2. Butch Bakery: Look! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No! Wait! It’s a beer-infused cupcake! Dare I say it’s yet another way to separate the men from the boys? Now men don’t have to feel guilty going and buying cupcakes. They simply have to go to Butch Bakery and buy a camo cupcake and never think twice about their masculinity. These aren’t just for the boys though! Don’t you dare try and exclude me from anything that has BACON on it. Oh yes, they most certainly do have a cupcake with pieces of bacon sprinkled on top!

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As mentioned above, I can’t leave Baked by Melissa off the list. Melissa, darling, I don’t know you, but please call me. I think we could be the best of friends. We could have a very mutually beneficial relationship in that you feed me your quarter sized creations and I keep eating them. That’s mutually beneficial, right? With flavors like Mint Chocolate Chip, Cookies and Cream, Cookie Dough, and S’mores there’s no need to ever go back to ice-cream.

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Aaaand for NYC’s most OVERRATED cupcake place:

CRUMBS Let me tell you this: Just putting fun toppings on top of cake, doesn’t make it a killer cupcake! No, no, no, my friends! There is an art to it and Crumbs has tried to trick you all into believing good toppings make for a good cupcake! False.

I am now coming to the end of my cupcake rant and left feeling highly unsatisfied because I have zero cupcakes in my mouth or hand at this time. Please, if you love me or even if you just want to shut me up then send over some cupcakes from one of the places that I have mentioned above.

See you next Munchin’ Monday!

xx,

WhyDon’tYouEatMe

P.S. – Since my pizza blog two week ago, I have tried Motorino on 12^th Street. It blows the 5 places that I listed out of the water. This is the first pizza joint to get a Michelin star and with good reason. It simply kicks some serious ass!

Hey, Sweet Thang!

By Kirsten|February 21st, 2010|Uncategorized|

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We’ve officially dubbed this week “Cupcake Week.” We’ve been stuffing ourselves with cupcakes lately (we’re total cupcake whores) and decided to share our wealth of knowledge in all things cupcake. And honestly, who the hell doesn’t love a good cupcake?

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Stay tuned to hear about the best places to gorge yourself with frosted goodness, how a cupcake could potentially ruin your life, and how to look as pretty as a cupcake. You’re welcome!

xx,

WhyDid

Why Did You Wear That: A Thorn Without a Rose

By Kirsten|February 19th, 2010|Why Did You Wear That?|

Dear Amber Rose,

First and foremost, I’d like to say, who the hell are you? You keep popping up everywhere so clearly I went ahead and Wikipedia’ed your ass. (Ass being operative word seeing as this is what Wiki had to say):

Amber Rose (born October 21, 1982) is an American model, socialite and former exotic dancer, best known for her relationship with musicianKanye West.^{[citation needed]} Her mother is from Cape Verde and her father is of Italian and African American and Irish descent.^{[citation needed]}She is the youngest child of Shauna and Juan Palmer. Her parents divorced when she was three years old, and she was raised by her maternal aunt, Mary Lakes. Rose originally wanted to own a restaurant because she enjoyed food but instead turned to modeling as a career.

Okay, couple things… seems as though “socialite” is being thrown around pretty carelessly these days. How do you think Tinsley Mortimer feels about being lumped in the same category with an ex stripper turned nude model?

On a total side note, why do they call it “exotic” dancing? I mean, there’s nothing “exotic” about it. Am I right? It’s like calling the garbage man a “waste technician.” Let’s call a spade a spade.

This is the picture that got me to venting: