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Monday Mashup: Warm Nuts?

By |October 10th, 2011|Monday Mashup|

One of my very favorite new TV shows (and probably soon to be one of this year’s most popular Halloween costumes) is PanAm.  What’s not to like?  Beautiful girls, handsome pilots, international intrigue… I swear, I will lose my mind if it suffers the same fate as Playboy Club and gets canceled.  I can not bear to watch anymore poorly scripted reality TV.  Anyway, these lovely ladies in blue are sure to inspire many to dress up this October 31 and probably even inspire some to submit their resumes to become “waitresses of the sky.” And apparently, it has already inspired two of pop music’s most famous females.

Whether intentionally or not, both Lady Gaga and Britney Spears have both donned blue flight attendant-esque attire.  So, my question is this: Who would make a better flight attendant (is that the politically correct term? I can’t keep up).

 

xx,

WhyDid

 

 

 

Monday Mashup: Brangelina’s New Baby?

By |August 15th, 2011|Monday Mashup|

Wait a second…  You. just. wait. one. second.  Did Brad and Angelina adopt another child without us knowing it?  No?  So, you mean to tell me that Maddox is not responsible for smash hits like Grenade and The Lazy Song?  Hmmph.  Bruno Mars, you got the short end of the stick.

xx,

WhyDid

Monday Mashup: Pucker Up!

By |August 1st, 2011|Monday Mashup|

I honestly don’t know how I missed this one, but luckily I have the best friends a girl could ask for.  One of these great gals brought to my attention the striking resemblance between Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Taylor Armstrong and The Land Before Time‘s Ducky.  (Did I just date myself with that movie reference?)  No, I’m not saying that they are both “dinosaurs” (too obvious), I’m talking about their preposterously pouty puckers.  If you don’t really watch the Real Housewives (you’re a better person than I), all you need to know is that Taylor is the one with the GIANT mouth- literally.  It would appear that Ms. Armstrong and Ducky visit the same plastic surgeon…

When you look at Taylor, you can see that she’s a perfectly attractive woman who seems to have gone a bit syringe crazy.  Why do women opt to enlarge their lips?  Funny you should ask. Several years ago, an ex-boyfriend convinced me to go under the needle (real keeper, huh?).  My lips aren’t exactly shoestrings, but they sure as heck don’t rival Scarlett Johansson’s.  So, I made my way to a plastic surgeon in Chicago known for being one of the best, for some lip enlargement.  Let’s be clear, I’m not a wuss when it comes to pain- this was hand’s down the worst pain I ever felt in my life.  So awful, in fact, I considered just telling him to stop and walking out with lopsided lips.  However, I hung in there and finished out the procedure, leaving the office with noticeably larger lips.  Would I do it again?  Absolutely not.  But perhaps you’re ready for more luscious lips?

  1. Restylane– An injectable filler commonly used for wrinkles as well as pretty puckers.  Results last about six months and be certain to visit a certified professional for this procedure.
  2. LipFusion XL Lip Plumper, $50 – This product has been a beauty favorite for years.  Using collagen and hyaluronic acid (HA), this bedtime treatment gives you fuller lips without the needles.
  3. Toothbrush- Not just for your teeth.  Brushing your lip not only gets rid of those pesky flakes, but also increases blood circulation giving a (temporary) fuller appearance. I’ve actually used my Clarisonic to do this and it worked quite well.

While I’d be more likely to recommend options 2 and 3 (far less painful – not to mention much less expensive), the pursuit for a perfect pout may be never ending.

Kiss, kiss.

xx,

WhyDid

Monday Mash Up: Ex Factor

By |June 27th, 2011|Monday Mashup, Why Did You Date Him?|

It’s true, most people have a “type” which might consist of words like “tall”, “blonde”, or “athletic” but it’s very rare that someone has a type so terribly specific that it seems as though he’s dating twins.  Well, let’s give Reggie Bush a warm round of applause because he has take the term “type” to a whole new level.

Now, I swore I was done talking about Kim K on WhyDid, but this was too startling to ignore.  While Ms. Kardashian has clearly moved on from her breakup with New Jersey Nets player, Kris Humphries… (Have you seen her rock? Have you seen her registry?) It seems as though Reggie is stuck on repeat.  It raised eyebrows when he was rumored to be dating “model” Mayra Vernoica, but recently he stepped out with a lady so strikingly similar to his ex, Kim, that people started to wonder if this was merely a coincidence or totally creepy.

You may remember Melissa Molinaro from the Old Navy ad that had everyone talking about what a resemblance she had to the curvy Kardashian.  I remember her from the terrifically tacky but oh so addicting The Pussycat Dolls Present Girlicious.

So this begs me to ask: Is Reggie simply a man who knows what he likes or is he settling for a Kim K replacement?

xx,

WhyDid

Monday Mashup: Vintage or Just Used?

By |June 20th, 2011|Monday Mashup|

Some of my very favorite pieces in my wardrobe are things that belonged to my mother when she was (around) my age.  Not only does this lead me to believe that style may be a genetic trait (cause Georgia has great style), it also made wonder what the differences are between vintage, retro, and antique.

Lots of so called “fashionistas” like to throw around the term vintage, but is their bag circa 1992 really “vintage” or just something they picked up at a thrift store and probably should just be classified as “used”?  Since I really like to know what’s what, I did a little research to find out the official definitions of these time

Vintage:

Vintage clothing is a generic term for new or second hand garments originating from a previous era. The phrase is also used in connection with a retail outlet, e.g. “vintage clothing store.” It can also be used as an adjective: “This dress is vintage.”

The word vintage is copied from its use in wine terminology, as a more elegant-seeming euphemism for “old” clothes.

Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 1980s is considered vintage.

Retro:

Retro, short for retrospective, or “vintage style” usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era. Reproduction, or repro, clothing is a newly-made but faithful copy of an older garment.

Antique:

Most authorities consider the actual definition of the term ‘antique’ to mean an age of at least 100 years. If an item is not definitively datable to 100 or more years in age, it should not be directly referred to as an antique.

So there you have it, ladies.  Vintage is basically a trendy way of saying “used.”  While I have no problem wearing my mom’s “used” clothes… I do have a hard time slipping my tootsies into some other broad’s old shoes.  On the bright side, shopping at a luxury consignment store is a great way to save cash and just think… “it was somebody’s mom’s” clothes at one point or another.

xx,

WhyDid