This week my crush comes in the form of Olivia Wilde at the Emmy’s. The grace that she holds herself with, the strong femininity  that she exudes, and a killer career and star status that has yet to be tainted by rumors and scandals isn’t something that many people can claim ownership to, especially in this day and age.

After watching her grace the red carpet and instantly feeling my admiration for her, I got to thinking about the perceptions that females often have for one another. I only mention it in this way because I am clearly not above it, considering that I am speaking first hand where a girl’s mind can go when they see an attractive girl in their midst.  After years of watching it happen and falling victim to it from time to time myself, I have finally learnt to draw inspiration from the admiration for girls that I feel, not jealousy! I no longer want to pick out the single flaw I can find in a girl, or hear myself say to a picture of Megan Fox “ya, she’s okay… but I hear she has hammer thumbs” (okay, maybe I’ll hold onto that one for sanity’s sake). From this day forward, I am vowing to no longer see beautiful, interesting and intelligent girls as adversaries! I will work on self improvement and satisfaction, and strive to be what I want to be… I’ll keep you posted on my progression.

With the summer sun and a hint of a tan comes a clearer complexion, a slimming effect, natural highlights in your locks, and an increase in fresh air, food and Vitamin D.  All the effects of what tan-in-a-can and salon highlights can’t beat. As much as I know that I shouldn’t relish in these short term ‘benefits”, I admittedly do. Even worse, when my bad habit begins to retire for the winter I become stressed and sullen (inside and out!).

The changing of the seasons between fall and summer is the worst point of the year in terms of beauty for me. My tan fades and my skin gets outta whack. Even my in between make-up doesn’t match my complexion, “combination skin” is an understatement, and the blotchiness is humbling. That aside, my lips become incomprehensibly dry, my hair uncontrollable, my need to laze about rather than face the cooler temperatures becomes debilitating and my appetite for less than healthy fare… violent.

What is it about this time of year that does this to a woman? The natural side-effects of the skin trying to readjust to a different climate I can understand. But the side effects of the appetite and laziness that apparently comes hand-in-hand is a mystery to me.

After promising myself year after year that “this fall I will not let it happen to me again”, only to be utterly disappointed when it eventually does, I have finally come upon the solution. Relish in it! Unwind after a summer of family visits, full social calendars and body image stresses! Relax, get some sleep and let your skin recover. Stay cozy and comfortable with some girlfriends and snacks and have a night where you lay low and just enjoy each other’s company. And if your body wants to pack on a few pounds to keep you warmer during the summer months… Let it! The sun will come again in spring, and so too will the healthy fresh foods and bearable  temperatures for more outdoor activities to lose the pounds and get into shape once more.

Of course I don’t encourage an unhealthy lifestyle on either side of the spectrum, but more a relinquishing of the inner turmoil we create for ourselves which eventually will drive us mad!

More and more coats and jackets are popping in up this season that have found the perfect balance between classically chic and fashionably edgy.  No longer are we pulled between investing in a simple coat that will stand the test of time while sacrificing that perfectly delectable number that you oh so want to indulge in, but your bank account just won’t let you. Designers are hitting the mark by adding tweaks to the classics, like new cuts and interesting fabrics.

Check out our picks below…

Nanette Leopore Heartbeat Coat

Nanette Lepore Heartbeat Coat

This coat does make my heart skip a beat. With the asymmetrical hem this coat will never be accidentally mistaken for another’s at coat check. Whether someone will try and take it on purpose is a whole other matter entirely.

See By Chloe Bow Snap Lady Coat

See By Chloe’s Bow Snap Lady’s Coat is the perfect mix of prim and wild.  With jeans or your favourite LBD it will stand the test of time with the wild print being toned down with the more neutral colours of black and grey.

Clements Ribeiro Frogged Wool and Cashmere Coat

Clements Ribeiro Frogged Wool and Cashmere Coat

With the cream colour and the frogging, we can’t get enough of this coat. It’s loose cut, light colour and modern neckline make this statement piece one that can be worn with just about anything.

I didn’t believe it either. I never even strived for it I thought it was so far fetched, it wasn’t even something that I searched for. Like so many girls who spent their childhood splashing in water whenever they could and loving every second of it, I allowed my adolescent insecurities and young adult vanity get in the way of my fun. Curly, frizzy beach hair aside, I would get hung up on whether letting loose and going under water was worth having to spend the day concealer free with my blemishes exposed to all!

It may have had something to do with the poolside mojitos that I had enjoyed this one fateful morning at a ritzy LA hotel, but I had decided to let loose and enjoy myself in the beautiful pool that had been tempting me all week. After splashing around and swimming underwater for a good half hour I emerged from the pool to be greeted by my friend’s astonishment when they told me that my make-up was still perfect. It was true. And to stress matters further… It was make-up from the night before (a big beauty no-no, I know, but if it looks good enough sometimes you just have to keep rocking it).

Have I held you in suspense enough?! It’s almost cruel to hold out on telling you what this magic product is! The product of my dreams is Cargo’s liquid foundation! I never would have known about it had I not decided to go into Sephora and get a full consult on make-up from lip gloss to mascara. It goes on totally smooth, virtually eliminating blemishes, pores and lines while not beng so heavy that you need to pile on a whole bunch more make-up to still look “natural”. It has the best consistency and reflecting power I have seen in a foundation, and if I haven’t stressed it enough… LASTING POWER!

The beauty of it is how attainable Cargo products are. The foundation retails for about $30, lasts for about 3-4 months (and that’s me using it consistently everyday), and is carried at Sephora’s so scouting it out is never a problem either.

Now if I could only find something to make my hair silky and straight when emerging from chlorinated/salt water!

…I’ll keep you posted.

How to be a Cherry Bombshell                       

 Women with shiny luminous hair have always made me envious so when I was visiting my estician and confidante, Jill, I commented on how beautiful and shiny her hair looked  She revealed that Cherry Bomb™ was her secret. 

 Hmmm…intriguing…a friend told Jill, and Jill told me and now I have to tell everyone!

 I sought out Cherry Bomb and found it at Chatters for only $ 15.95.  I applied this clear serum on my wet hair after shampoo and cream rinse and then dried my hair with the blow dryer and put the flat-iron to it for the smoothest, sleekest look. So sleek you would think I had been to the salon.   Me? Creating salon quality results, can this be true?

Being a blonde with fine hair with just enough wave to be dangerous Cherry Bomb has become a must-have in my bevy of beauty products. Amazed with the results on my own hair I decided to seek out the master minds behind this great product. 

Marinos Thoma and Jack Szatkowski are the genius behind Cherry Bomb. Hair stylists and co-owners of Planet Hair Studio, Marinos explained to me that Cherry Bomb is a heat-activated serum to protect hair from flat-iron damage.  It is not greasy and does not dry your hair out because the two main ingredients are of the highest quality to make sure that doesn’t happen.  Other companies go for cheaper ingredients that are so greasy and thick that they must add alcohol to the product. 

Ten years ago with the advent of ceramic flat-irons, Marinos and Jack found that there was no product on the market that prevented the flat-iron from burning the hair.  Off to the labs to produce their own product to work specifically with high heat, “driving the chemists batty” 16 formulas later, Cherry Bomb was born. Oh, baby!

Marinos explained, “It totally works for all hair types.  At the end of the day it is a hair hydrator, it gives thirsty hair a drink. If you stop using it, you can’t get the same results. It’s so addictive we call it “hair crack”.

I asked Marinos for a hair beauty secret to share with all  Crazyfunbabes and he told me, “The best advice is that the #1 mistake 99% of all women make is whether they use a $20 or $ 1 hair conditioner, they rinse out the conditioner in the same temperature as they wash their body: hot water.  When you apply heat to the hair cuticle it opens up, so all of the conditioner does not stick to the hair it goes down the drain. If you rinse your hair in hot water for 1 or 2 minutes you are not only rinsing all the condition but also any of the moisture you had before you had a shower.  When you walk out of the shower your hair is actually drier and coarser than when you went into the shower.”  I thought to myself, guilty as charged.  Marinos went on to explain, “That is why Cherry Bomb works so well, it makes up for the dehydration”.

After all this hot talk, I felt it was time for me to go and take a cold shower but the thought gave me goose bumps.  Marinos and Jack are here to save the day, “we are coming out with an anti-aging product for the hair, shampoo and conditioner that perform in hot water.  Imagine a really good conditioner mixed with Cherry Bomb in it, so when the cuticle expands in the shower, instead of the condition going down the drain, Cherry Bomb sticks in your hair.

Cherry Bomb straight up or mixed with conditioner I am convinced you won’t find a better product on the market to make your hair Hollywood glamorous.

Find out more about Yummy Labs Cherry Bomb and how you can order it at http://www.yummyhairproducts.com

Cherry Bomb

Elessa from Pursebuzz.com

Crazyfunbabe, cfbme.mobi on your phone, recently sat down with one of YouTube’s most successful channel phenomenon’s Elessa, the brains and beauty behind Pursebuzz to get the lowdown from an expert. We asked Elessa about her favorite beauty sites (aside from her own), her favorite products and must-haves, and got the inside info of what’s next after already having a super successful YouTube channel, which in this day and age is a force to be reckoned with.

Hear what Elessa told us:

Hear the Buzz

Read her interview on the Crazyfunbabe Mobile lifestyle channel on your phone at www.cfbme.mobi

Visit Elessa at www.pursebuzz.com and www.youtube.com/pursebuzz

Crazyfunbabes found themselves rocking out next to Founder of Isis Dei, Taylor Shupe at a party in Vegas. So impressed we decided to find out if  Taylor did anything besides party. Based out of California, Isis Dei covers protect your precious laptop, mobile phone and other techno gizmos. We found we can strut our tech stuff with style with the ultra cool designs at isisdei.com oh yeah, the great music on this video? DJ Serafin www.myspace.com/djserafin

Take a Look at Isis Dei

See what all the talk is about.

Baby a

Crazyfunbabes do love sparkle and the “Baby a”  Bluetooth  headset is fully-loaded with Swarvski crystals.  It’s not voices in your head.  It’s the world’s first Bluetooth to report a caller’s name from the user’s phone book.  The iVOICE technology automatically adjusts the volume level dependent on the environment making it perfect for inimate phone conversations while you rock out on the dance floor.    

Oh baby take a look here.