Supernatural Botanicals

“Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve got.”  Sophia Loren on sex appeal.

Esquire magazine names Kate Beckinsale the Sexiest Woman Alive for 2009. 

   “I have one pair of skinny jeans that I keep trying to wear, but they last all of seven minutes on me.  I feel like a pork sausage.”  Michelle Pfeiffer on skinny jeans. 

There’s a reason that Maybelline’s Great Lash mascara is the best selling mascara in America.  Great Lash is used by many, many makeup artists in Hollywood, and models have been singing the praises of Great Lash for years.  It’s inexpensive, and it works great!  It also makes your eyelashes look a mile long.  What’s not to love?  (editorial note)….try the curved brush in brownish-black.  Looks great on blondes. 

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Sure, we all want our babies to look as beautiful as the movie stars, and now, California Cryobank makes that possible.  A sperm bank in California is now offering designer baby batter. You can select sperm donors from various celebrities look-a-likes. 

Scott Brown of Cryobank told KTLA, “The number one client question we get is: `Who does this donor look like?’ We decided this would be a great way to give thorough and consistent answers. Clients love it. Look-a-Likes has only been available for a week and our Web site traffic is up 50 percent.”

Think designer baby batter is for you? 

Besides being America’s sweetheart, Christie Brinkley is a style icon.  Christie works the Hamptons look with such amazing ease.  Her style is always tailored, always classic, always appropriate, and of course, always gorgeous!

To steal Christie’s look, lean toward the preppy side, no bright colors, choose classic timeless pieces, like a great pencil skirt or a beautiful Fedora-style hat, stick with monotones, and keep jewelry to a minimum.  Love that Hampton’s look!

Book Review:  Rinnavation, Getting Your Best Life Ever.

Author:  Lisa Rinna. 

Talk about a pleasant surprise….Lisa Rinna’s book has me surprised!  In Lisa’s new book, Rinnavation, she shares with us advice she’s learned over the years from celebrity stylists and celebrity hair and makeup artists.  She also shares secrets on diet, exercise, beauty, even sex! 

She shares a lot of her life with us in her book, to include her delicious husband, Harry Hamlin, and her two beautiful daughters.  And for the record, she shares lots, and I mean lots, of sexual tricks in the bedroom she and Harry have.   I love that spice about Lisa. 

Another discovery is that Lisa is deep…spiritually, emotionally, sexually, etc.  Beyond the blatant beauty she exudes (and such good hair), girlfriend is a self-help junkie and for that reason alone, one could love her!  When a person reveals their card-carrying membership of the “Self-Help-Club”, you feel they are part of a society that few understand. 

Self-help lovers are continually seeking excellence.  They continually seek making the world a better place to live in for themselves and others.  They continually strive to be more….to create more, to produce abundance.  And they practice being happy beings.  It’s an amazing secret-society, of sorts, that makes you feel more connected to one another.  It’s an unwritten understanding between people who “get” the self-help genre, and those who don’t.

Lisa delves into her personal life and her beauty and fitness routines.  She gives us the skinny on how she looks so darn good all the time.  She even explains the lips…silicone!  She explains the ambition….The Secret and the Power of Positive Thinking.   She explains the happiness….Great sex life with Harry.  She explains the body….fitness-fiend.  She explains the boobs…plastic surgery. 

In summary, Lisa tells you how to get your best life ever.  The basic premise of it is, and always has been, exercise, eating well, big thinking, loving your life, and continual learning.   

Five stars! 

Check out this rare behind the scenes peek of Jamie Oliver at home. 

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I’m always eager to learn about other people’s workout routines.  I try to gain bits and pieces from different workouts to fit into my own plan.  In this case, the entire plan is laid out for you.  Marie Claire magazine has the low down on Miss Jessica Alba’s routine.  Broken down step by step, you can do the exact workout that Jess pays $200.00 a session for. 

Go ahead and slash that gym membership from your monthly expenses. Celebrity trainer Ramona Braganza shares the simple, 40-minute at-home workout that got Alba and Halle Berry into fab post-baby shape. Follow her fat-burning program four times a week:

10-MINUTE CARDIO: Jog for two minutes; run hard for six; jog again for two.

STRENGTH TRAINING 1: Three rounds of 20 reps using 3-pound dumbbells.

• Forward lunge with biceps curl: Curl weights up as you step forward; release arms down and back as you return to starting position. Alternate legs.
• Reverse flys: Step forward with one leg, bend forward at the waist, and let arms hang. Raise arms, slightly rounded, to sides until they are in line with shoulders. Switch legs every 10 reps.
• Lateral raise: Stand with arms by your sides; lift arms out to the side until they’re in line with shoulders.

5-MINUTE CARDIO: Alternate between 30 seconds of jogging and 30 seconds of sprinting.

STRENGTH TRAINING 2: Three rounds of 20 reps using 3-pound dumbbells.

• Squat with shoulder press: As you come out of the squat position, press arms up over your head (palms forward).
• Chest press: Lie back on a bench (or stacked pillows), arms extended above your chest, palms forward with dumbbells touching. Lower arms until weights are in line with chest, then press back up.
• Triceps dips: Slide off the seat of a chair, keeping your arms on the edge behind you, and lower yourself down until your arms are at a 90-degree angle.

5-MINUTE CARDIO: Jog for 30 seconds; run hard for four minutes; jog again for 30 seconds.

CORE WORKOUT: One round of 20 reps.

• Reverse crunches: Lie on your back with knees pulled to chest and hands under butt; straighten legs toward ceiling, contract abs, and lift hips.
• Bicycle crunches: Lie on back with arms behind head and legs raised and bent to 90 degrees. Bring right elbow to left knee, left elbow to right knee.
• Plank: Hold for 20 to 30 seconds.

BOTTOM LINE: $15 (for two 3-pound dumbbells).