Yellow Brick Blog

4.14.2009

'Till The Break of Dawn...

I finished Breaking Dawn last night and have to say that I wasn’t much of a fan. The hardback was 754 pages and divided into three different sections. I liked the first section, and then from page 143 to about 600 I was bored out of my mind. I had to force myself to continue reading, and even when I did I could only muster up the attention span of about 30 pages at a time. Breaking Dawn again regained my attention from pages 600-754, but there was all this hype and excitement which lead to a boring ending. The book was quite a letdown honestly.

The series started off with such a bang, and in my opinion went down hill from Twilight. I have heard many people say that Breaking Dawn was their favorite but I will stand behind Twilight. I felt like Breaking Dawn just drug on and on….

Now comes the hard part, selecting a book to read after all the vampire love. My girl Avery Bleu recommended The Unthinkable Thoughts Of Jacob Green, which I have read a little of so far and am quite enjoying.

Any new book recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

4.13.2009

Song Of The Week: This Is Your Life

I cannot stop listening to The Killers, This Is Your Life lately. It's kind of a depressing song, but the beat is REALLY good and kind of awesomely 80's. The beat is so good in fact, that I dare you NOT to bop around to it.

4.12.2009

Happy Easter/Passover !!

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Happy Easter to all of you! Hope you awake to lots of goodies and surprises!

4.10.2009

Forever Frugal Friday

I noticed today, that my work wardrobe is quickly becoming repetitive and in need of a jump start. I think this Striped Bow Front Cardigan is exactly what my closet is begging for. Bold and bright, but still conservative and exactly the look I am going for.

4.09.2009

Sunburn Necessities

(Mrs. F, Moi, Mrs. R in Mexico)

Being fair skinned is no fun in the sun (literally). Between constantly applying SPF 70 and worrying about getting sunburned, it can get quite exhausting, and often it doesn't necessarily work.

While most of my friends turn a nice shade of brown in sunny weather, I personally turn a nice bright red (see pic above in middle). To combat the woes of a sunburn I always have my trusty sidekicks below, that take out the pain and usually prevent peeling.

First things first, the dreaded shower after your sunburn. To help relieve the burn, substitute Noxzema Deep Cleansing Cream Original for your everyday body wash. It provides instant relief and helps to take the heat away. TRUST me....I know it sounds weird but I swear it works!

After you are all showered, moisturizing is the next vital step to avoid flaking and continued redness. Hawaiian Tropic Coolada After Sun Moisturizer is amazing. It's thick, smells good and if applied twice daily, really helps calm the red and turn it into a tan. It contains aloe vera, shea, cocoa and mango butter and vitamins A, C, & E to help your skin recover.

So...if you are fair skinned like me, or heading on a fabulous tropical vacation, think about adding these products above in addition to your sunblocks, oils and potions.

Thursday Morning Laugh

Oh my goodness, this video had my co-workers and me in hysterics this morning. Actual tears running down my cheeks from laughing so hard!

4.08.2009

Easter Best - Alice + Olivia Style

Today was one of those days I wished I had an AMEX black card, and could buy pretty much everything Alice + Olivia is selling. Their current collection of dresses are perfect for Easter brunch with friends and family (maybe not so appropriate for church).

The bright pink belt on this Crinkle Silk Floral Dress, had me sold at first glance. Perfectly feminine, with an edge of trendy. Love it!

Obviously this Dylan Draped Bodice Long Dress would have to make an appearance as it is the perfect shade of Easter yellow.

The Strapless Ombre Silk Dress will have you perfectly matching all those beautifully dipped eggs you worked so hard on!

Now if only the Easter bunny could leave me the funds to get all these goodies in my basket....

4.07.2009

Song Of The Week: You Are The Best Thing

Whilst browsing my Itunes collection to help Jaime create the playlist for her wedding this past weekend, we listened to Ray LaMontagne's You Are The Best Thing, and came to the conclusion that it would make a great first dance wedding song (not for her, but any wedding in general).

The rawness of his voice makes the words he is singing that much more believable and touching. And watching him on Letterman and SNL recently, I like him EVEN more now, because he's not about tricks and fancy clothes, instead he just sings it like it is.

Good Stuff!