Must-Have Products

Posted on May 18th, 2008 by Jean

Dazzleglass
 
MAC Cosmetics
 
just came out with a new product called Dazzleglass.
 

 
But, I got to wondering, how would it look on me?
 

 
Hideous!
 
Oprah
 
Did you watch Oprah on Friday? It was Give-Away Day.
 

 
What made it funny was that for about 20 minutes, Oprah said she wasn’t giving anything away! Then, the first thing she *gave* was a turkey burger recipe she’d gotten from Donald Trump’s chef.
 

 
The audience, God bless ’em, they were still hooting & hollering, even over a free recipe.
 

 
She finally stepped up to the plate and gave everyone a new grill.
 

 
OPI
 
Allure Magazine says OPI’s Charged Up Cherry makes nails look like they’re ready for vacation.
 

 
1. Would you wear dazzleglass?
2. What is on your summer *must have* list?
3. Would you rather try Trump’s turkey burger, or OPI Charged Up Cherry polish?

Tags: Dazzleglass, MAC, opi, Oprah

Giant, Kid-Friendly Photoblog

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Jean

Build•A•Bear
 
Yesterday I took Natalie and Pearl to Build•A•Bear in Henderson, Nevada (about 9 miles south of Vegas). My parents had sent them money to be used on this shopping spree.
 
When you walk into the store, you are greeted by a wall of stuffed and unstuffed animals.
 

 
Once you choose your animal, you can select sounds for it. The sounds are slipped down into the paws, and then the stuffing is added.
 

Natalie adds stuffing to her St. Patty’s Day bear.
 

Pearl adds stuffing to her white/pink bear.
 
Before the bears are stitched closed, there’s a cute little heart ceremony.
 

Rub the heart on your forehead for brains, on your cheeks for smiles, or your nose for the heck of it (I don’t remember), spin around twice and blow.
 
The new bears received an air bath.
 

 
Dresses & accessories were selected.
 

 
The bears were named, ID’d, and presented with birth certificates.
 

Alison and India
 
Chuck•E•Cheese
 
Building bears makes you work up an appetite! We found a Chuck•E•Cheese down the street. It was deserted, so the kids and I had the run of it!
 

Chuck
 
While waiting for our delicious *ahem* pepperoni pizza to bake, the kids played…
 

Skeeball
 

Whack-a-mole
 

plus Drove
 

and Drove
 

and Danced around the empty joint.
 

 
Bass Pro Shop
 
What the heck is the Bass Pro Shop doing in this story? Well, I had to exchange a pair of waders for Tom. The exchange took a while, so I snapped some pictures. Here’s a wall with mounted fish.
 

 
On the opposite wall were mounted wildlife.
 

 
And then I spotted him! The uncle from Napoleon Dynamite! Check it out!
 

 
I swear it was him. I was looking at him saying, Why do I know this guy?
 
Update: Unless this guy was wearing a toupee, it’s not Uncle Rico. I did some research, and this is the real actor, Jon Gries (notice the crome dome).
 

 
Silverton Aquarium
 
Attached to the Bass Pro Shop is the Silverton Casino. Inside the casino is an incredible aquarium!
 

Rays
 

 
There’s also the Mermaid Bar. Above the bar, is a jellyfish tank.
 

 
After staring at all the sea creatures, and making our way around the impressive tank, we headed back home.

Tags: aquarium, bass pro shop, bear, build a bear, chuck e cheese, friendly, jellyfish, kids, pizza, rays, stingrays

Angry Shopping, Thrilling Shopping

Posted on February 27th, 2008 by Jean

40 miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada is the small town of Primm.
 

 
Primm, with a population of 1,132, has 3 casinos…
 

(Yes, that is a roller coaster surrounding Buffalo Bills. Steep too!)
 
…and one mall, The Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas.
 

 
This is where, on Monday, I had an angry shopping experience, and a thrilling shopping experience.
 
ANGRY SHOPPING
 
Imagine walking through the mall, minding your own business, when someone grabs your hand and dumps this into it.
 

 
WFT??!! Dead Sea Salt.
 

Meet Ackmed. (Not his real name/photo.)
 
Ackmed’s got me rubbing dead sea salt on my hand. In hind-sight, I should have dumped it and ran! I’m rubbing, he’s yakking away in some foreign tongue. I’m nodding in agreement, the polite thing to do. Ackmed throws some numbers out. You like nail kit? $40. Exfoliator? Is nice! $40.00. Sea Salt… is best in all the land. You float in sea salt. Good for your feet. $40.
 
No, Ackmed. I don’t want sea salt. That nail buffer kit is nice, but you are diverting me from real shopping.
 
Ackmed leans in and whispers, Nail Kit, $25. I liked the nail kit. He made one of my nails shine like glass. Ok, I sigh reluctantly.
 
So, Ackmed now has my credit card, and he begins grabbing products and putting them in my bag. The total on the register is up to $70.00! He didn’t even ask, just started putting stuff in the bag and ringing it up! I was furious! I said HEY! Is that my total? This is NOT COOL! You get all that stuff off my card NOW! All I wanted was the nail kit. That’s all I want. If you don’t get all that stuff off my card, I am buying NOTHING from you!
 
He made excuses. You need sea salt.
 
No!
 
Know what? He even tried the sad puppy dog look! F*cker!
 
Ok, so I did get the nail kit, but I shouldn’t have even given him that satisfaction.
 
THRILLING SHOPPING
 
I had to get the foul taste of the angry shopping experience out of my mouth. Know what cleansed my palet? Manolos, baby!
 
Manolos first came to my attention years ago while watching Sex and The City.
 

 
I believe Carrie’s Manolos were stolen twice. Once at a baby shower where all the guests had to remove their shoes, and the other time at gunpoint on the street. So, you can probably imagine my delight upon seeing a pair of Manolos at the Neiman Marcus Last Call store.
 

 
These jeweled, kitten-heel sandals retail for $745. No, I didn’t pay that. Stay with me.
 
Here’s some I found online at NeimanMarcus.com.
 

 
Mine were marked down to the low, low, low price of $186.00.
 
So I get home and tell Tom my shopping day experiences. Know what he does? He slips me $200, and takes pictures of me tonguing my shoe for his cell phone default pic!
 

 
There are some who will say no shoe is worth $200, but if it gets the smell of Ackmed out of your nose, it’s a bargain!

Tags: bradshaw, carrie, mall, manolos, outlet, Primm, sex and the city, shoes