“No I have not seen your lipstick“

Why would you even ask me that?    I’m insulted!    Every time something goes missing around here, everybody looks at me!

For your information, I don’t even wear that shade.
It doesn’t flatter my complexion and it tastes terrible. oops.

Yes, I have to admit I am a reality TV junkie, I loved it.  This year the shows have taken on a greater meanness, craziness and absolute absurdity!

Let’s start off with  The Bachelorette

• Alis HAIR, it’s to the point of where it distracts from the show, get a brush, get a style
• What’s up with the Bachelors?  Still in relationships, really ABC, where’s your filter?
• Leaked ending …. Hard to watch a show when you know the outcome!
• No chemistry, that’s because the Bachelors are still in previous RELATIONSHIPS, duh

OK so you get my point, totally frustrated with this edition of The Bachelorette

Bethenny Getting Married?

• My favorite so far this season, Bethenny is the real thing, good or bad
• Loved the wedding, the honeymoon and can’t wait for the birth of Bryn
• Jason is amazing, he has to be, she’s tough : )
• Her one liners are hilarious, her self deprecation,  just love, love this show
• Reminds me of a modern day Mary Tyler Moore

The Real Housewives of New York

• Jill …  used to be my favorite, now, not so much, she has been reading to much of her own hype, fell in hook line and sinker.
• Bethenny … Perfect, so happy she found Jason, it’s now HER time.
• Ramona … now my favorite, used to be my least favorite, go figure!  Ramona figured it out this season.
• Kelly …  do I really have to mention her name?  Self promoting, egotistical and crazy.  I really wish Bravo would just make her go away!
• LuAnn … Sooo needs to get over herself.
• Alex …  this years biggest surprise, I loved her loyalty, her sense of style and genuineness.
• Sonia …  newcomer … what’s not to love about Sonia .. everybody’s friend.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

• Caroline … Great mother, holds the family together, love this woman
• Teresa … You have to love her, trouble maker, so much style.
• Dina … Wished she would have stayed, loved her character.
• Jaqcueline … Find her boring, maybe too much Botox!
• Danielle … Just LOCK her up, NOW!

The Hills

• Kristen  …  I love her fire, her self assuredness, and her style, this girl never looks bad!
• Brody …   I wish he would have fallen for Kristen, modern day Warren Beatty, but hey who can blame him, young, single, rich and ohhhh so handsome!
• Audrina …  needs to find a soul mate, so sad the way she let Justin Bobby treat her.
• Stephanie Pratt …   most improved and fun to watch, someone who actually had lip injections that worked!  Love the new look.
• Heidi …  Sad, just sad
• Spencer … holy balls, WTF, needs mental intervention!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The City

• Whitney.. Perfect hair, makeup and style.  Roxy is her biggest asset, don’t be stupid Whit!
• Roxy.. Needs to find her own way and make it happen, love her character.
• Erin …  Needs to slap Olivia and put her foot down with Joe.
• Olivia … Epitomizes the word Bitch, can not stand this woman, I can not understand why Elle Magazine would want an employee like this?

OK so there you have it, my six favorite reality shows.  Do you watch any of these, if so let me know your opinions?

Bella,   XoX

When I was introduced  to I instantly fell in love with their furniture.  We are a  PERFECT match for each other!

So to thank all of the  loyal  readers of my Blog, I was given the opportunity to present you with the most AMAZING GIVEAWAY ever!!! …

This is it … Can you believe you have the opportunity to actually win this?

A Glamorous Queen Size  HEADBOARD !!!  Giveaway Value is $ 1275.00

Plus, you have Five different choices of  Finishes and Fabrics.

Finish Choices

1. White Lacquer as seen on the bed above

2. Black Lacquer

3. Fuchsia

4. canary

5. Antique White

Fabric Choices

1.  Distressed Tan Faux Leather

2. Metallic Garnett Faux Crocodile

3.  Red Patent Leather

4. Metallic Olive

5.   White Patent Leather – my personal favorite

Ok so here we go with the rules!

1. You have to BE/BECOME A FOLLOWER of Ciao Bella  via Google Friend

2. Please LEAVE A COMMENT under this post and make sure your links are available and working in the comment form.

3. Send a Tweet to @LivChic and follow on Twitter

4.  Share this giveaway on  TWITTER  or   mention it in your next  BLOG POST and  you can enter this contest  TWICE , in this case please LEAVE 2 COMMENTS under this post and don’t forget to add your Twitter and or Blog Post link as well in one of them.

Contest Ends on June 30, 2010

To place an order or for order inquiries contact Karen Lerman: @livchicinfo@gmail.com or call @ 516) 599.0036

And please visit

and tell them Bella sent you!

And of course I have to order one of these  for myself, what do you think?  I’ll be blogging from this chair daily!  Which one do like better?



Due to a nasty, or should I say two nasty emails, I received today from a fellow Blogger, I have amended some of my posts.  Under my posts I always would put the name of my source.  But due to my own naive thinking, I did not properly link the posts.

Wow people can be rude, so in the future all of my posts will be properly linked to sources.  I always thought it was flattering to do a repost here as long as I stated the source,  guess not!  I was shocked at the viciousness of this Blogger, it’s not like we make money per posts or anything here, I mean lighten up, it’s just a Blog!  A simple request would have sufficed.

I also want to thank all of you whom have entered the contest, good luck and Happy Blogging my friends.

Bella

Kandee Johnson

I’ve talked about Anastasia products before.  She is well known for being the eyebrow guru in Hollywood.  I use her kits which with little experience gives you the perfect brow!

Now combined that with my favorite makeup artist Kandee Johnson, the oh so Glam and Sweetest woman.  Recently she posted a video on how to get the perfect brow.  And she should know, check hers out!  Sheer Perfection ….

via {kandeethemakeupartist@bogspot.com}

Wishing you a Glamorous Weekend!  xox

Bella

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Is their anything more beautiful than Spring?   New beginnings, cool breezes, and flowers.. . . after falling for the wispy fabrics and pleated chiffon in erin fetherston‘s recent autumn/winter collection, was reminded of the enormously beautiful bouquet of pink peonies on the sun-drenchedjuliet balcony of her paris apartment, and how bright blossoms never fail to make everything feel like spring . . .

{via: this is glamorous}

Perfect for any Easter table setting, and what a beautiful and yummy way to Glam up Easter!

Serves: 12 Edit
Yields: 12 servings
Total Time: 1 hr
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Oven Temp: 350

Ingredients

3 large egg whites
3/4 cup(s) confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
6 tablespoon(s) butter (no substitutions), melted
1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
1 quart(s) raspberry or mango sorbet
Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease large cookie sheet.
In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat egg whites, confectioners’ sugar, and flour until well blended. Whisk in melted butter, vanilla, and salt.

Make 2 cookies at a time: Drop 1 heaping measuring tablespoon batter onto one end of prepared cookie sheet. Repeat to make a second cookie, 4 inches apart. (Do not place more than 2 cookies on cookie sheet because, after baking, cookies must be shaped quickly before hardening.) With narrow metal spatula, spread batter to form 4-inch rounds. Bake cookies 5 to 7 minutes or until golden around edges.

Place 2 glasses, each with about a 2-inch-diameter base, upside down on work surface. With spatula, quickly lift 1 hot cookie and gently shape over bottom of glass to resemble an open tulip. Repeat with second cookie. When cookies are cool, about 15 minutes, transfer to wire rack. (If a cookie becomes too firm to shape, return it to cookie sheet and place in oven to soften slightly.)

Repeat steps 3 and 4 with remaining batter. (Batter will become slightly thicker upon standing but will still be OK to work with.) Store tulipes in single layer in tightly sealed container at room temperature up to 3 days.

To serve, place tulipes on dessert plates and fill with sorbet. Garnish each serving with a mint sprig!

I came up with this great idea today, tell me what you think?

First off let me preface this by explaining a few things.  How many of you go through magazines, or blogs and think “OMGosh, that is so cute, I love it”, but then say to yourself, “Oh but I could never wear that!”  Well don’t feel alone ladies, I , as well feel the same way.  Mind you, I am not ready to start shopping at Chico’s, I push the limit of my age group everyday! Ha..and will continue to do so.

If you follow my Blog regularly you’ve notice some outfits I have purchased, I do get asked all the time, “How do you wear that”?  Or, “I would never have thought those would look so cute together.”  So, here’s what I want to do……

From now on when I purchase an outfit, I am going to show you what it looks like in the magazine and what it looks like in real life!  Side by side…Brave of me don’t cha think?  :  )   It’s not only going to be me, I am also going to open this up to you guys.. I would love to see and share Fashion Ideas..

Do you drool over the latest pair of Louboutin’s .. me too… but do I wear them..NO!  For one reason I can’t afford them, and secondly they are the most uncomfortable shoes.

OK, so who’s in?  Please be a part of this with, don’t be shy!!!  Just send me an email or DM me on Twitter!

I want to say Thank You to my loyal readers.  So, I decided I wanted to have a Giveaway Contest!  Depending on how well this goes, I may do this every month.  How fun… Huh?

This month the prize will be a Twitter T-Shirt, with your Twitter name on it.  Just like the one you see below in my post preceding this one.

Now for the boring part….

The requirement for the contest is you must

1.  FOLLOW MY BLOG  as this giveaway is to say Thank You.

2.  Post about my giveaway on your blog, please leave a link in the comments showing where you have done this.

3. Re-tweet this once.

Winner will be picked at random on March 24, 2010,   in two weeks.

Good Luck ……….

These pictures inspired me this week!

Women standing in line to Vote!

Pure Refreshment!

So Cute!

Dress Envy!

How glamorous can you go? These stunning bows with feathers attached are so easy to make.

Just add a piece of Velcro to the back of the Bow and another to your Shoe, and Voila Stunning Addition to any outfit. To Glam it up even more, use a Clip on Earring with lots of Sparkle, Center the Earring in the center of the bow, and clip to the back of your heels!

I had a dream last night and this picture describes it exactly!

You see as a little girl I always felt like a Princess. I dreamt about Fairy Tails, maybe it was to escape my childhood, or just a sense of wanting more. But, today I still find myself believing, hoping and dreaming.

There I was in my beautiful dress, only this time I was a mess!  Standing behind a glass wall trying to communicate to those I have lost.  Frustrating to say the least, but more importantly it taught me the relevance of my emotions.  I’m in a Life Questioning stage right now, ” how did I get here ” !

To those I have lost, I miss you.  To those of you whom are still in my life that I feel like I’ve lost, I miss you as well!

Here he is.. My Crush for 27 years

Ok, I’m sure you’re all thinking I ran away with Jon, by now!  Ha… no… Just a very crazy last 48 hours.   The concert was amazing, when Jon took the stage I actually covered my face!  Too much for this girl too handle.

I’ve met so many celebrities in my life and NONE have this effect on me.  At 47, Jon looks even better with age, OK how is that possible?  But he does, trust me.

To make a very long story short,  my life came off it’s rails in the last two days.  I won’t bore you with the details, Family Drama, T-Shirts we made getting ruined, and I became ill!

Nothing was going to stop me though, I had planned way too long to attend this concert.  I was not disappointed, Jon and I in the same venue together   absolutely was exactly what I needed!… Nevermind the other 20K people who were there, I never noticed!

In my craze yesterday to get out of the house I not only forgot our tickets, but my Camera and Video Camera as well.   I told you it was nuts.  Lol

But here are some pictures posted by other lucky people who went to the same concert.   I have also posted a You Tube Video of my favorite song he sang last night!   Although it’s a taping from his show in Hawaii two weeks ago, we witnessed the exact same dance!  Just watch for yourself and you’ll see why I love this man so!  Enjoy…….

While online browsing this morning I came across this incredible fun and flirty dress!  The possibilities are endless, so of course I had to buy it!  And don’t forget the Bra, pictured at the bottom, perfect Spring Fling!

Purchased at Victoria’s Secret

Flirty Convertible Dress

One dress, so many ways to wear it. Allows you to shift from one super sexy look to the next with ease. Comes with how-to-wear instructions. Imported polyester/spandex matte jersey.

• Deep v-neck
• Asymmetric hem
• Drapey matte jersey has a smooth, polished texture
• 24″ from waist.
• Machine wash. Tumble dry.

Can be worn in a variety of styles, including:
• Knotted-front halter
• Halter
• One-shoulder
• Strapless
• Tie-waist
• Twist-front halter
• Skirt
• Twist-around
• Back-braided
• Cross-back

What To Wear Beneath

BioFit®BioFit® 7-way bra
Feels custom-made. 7 ways to wear it: strapless, one strap, halter, classic, v-front, crisscross or crossback. Revolutionary fabric comfortably adheres to stay in place. Also comes with clear straps.