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Spring is in the air, which makes me want to get outside and see new places. If you've got a spur of the moment inclination to go somewhere new, these apps can help you book your travel accommodations on the fly. Best part is, they're all free! Don't think, just do. Read more
Twitter has its own official apps for your iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry devices, but there are also a lot of third-party apps that bring their own flavor to your feed. Twitter recently made it harder for those, and popular desktop apps, to access your information, and now it's put the kibosh on UberTwitter and twidroyd completely. According to a Twitter blog post, the company has suspended Read more
Yes, older women can have long hair — Stylelist 18 beauty myths way too many people believe — Real Simple Models are unionizing. In other news, protests are about to get uber fashionable — Styleite Soon, we'll all be buying our makeup from the backseats of cabs — Beauty High Surprisingly great makeup combinations — Glo Spring's big fashionista thing? Cookie Monster hair — Read more
Here's a post from OnSugar blog House of Anaïs: Designer Kim Samson certainly loves the outdoors no matter what the weather is, and she brings the outdoors in to her white-based and so Scandinavian house. Sheep outside as well as sheep inside in the form of rugs is a major theme in this funky home. And all, of course, with the always fashionable, uber-chic and rustic Nordic touch . . . Keep Read more
It's time to break out the bubbly! Even if you don't have any extravagant plans for New Year's Eve, there's no better way to ring in 2012 than with a Champagne toast. So this NYE, take an uber-glam cue from the ladies who've graced Champagne ads over the years. See the evolution of women in Champagne ads, from the vintage to the modern, and cling some glasses to the New Year! Read more
This Dec. 31, party like it's 1979! While New Year's Eve is all about looking ahead to 2012, it's also fun to look back, way back, to the uber-glamorous NYE parties of the rich and famous. Stars from Meryl Streep to Robert Downey Jr. to Alec Baldwin partied it up for the glitzy holiday back in the day, and with the champagne toasts, dancing, canoodling, and sequined attire, not much has changed. Read more
Normally I only see my workout buddies during the week. We meet at the gym, and they're always in uber-fitness and healthy-diet mode. After months of only hanging on the treadmill, we got together a few times this weekend. Since I was so used to hearing them discuss diets and workout regimens, I was shocked to see these gals eating and drinking anything — and everything — they wanted. They Read more
After making a blood orange margarita, I had a couple of blood oranges lying around. Thus, I decided to juice them and use them in another cocktail — this time with gin as the base spirit. The resulting drink is packed with the refreshing flavor of oranges. Its gorgeous color makes it easy to sip and the addition of agave nectar provides a necessary, but not overpowering sweetness. If you're a Read more
You've stuck to your strength-training routine and have memorized every workout in your favorite exercise DVD. You've probably noticed changes in your body, including those uber-toned arms that you never thought you'd have. Now that you're getting stronger, here's a reminder that you may be ready to increase the weight of your dumbbells. The right dumbbell weight for you will fatigue your Read more
FitSugar reader YogaGirlAli loves doing yoga for stress relief — find out why! She shared this post in the Tone It Up community group. Be healthy. Feel beautiful. Have a steady mind. Wouldn't it be nice feel that way all the time? The reality is that we are often too tired or too busy to take the steps to get anywhere near there. Yoga and meditation can help you get there and lead a longer, Read more
