Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Favorites of the Real Housewives


Today on TWIN CITIES LIVE (KSTP), I did a segment on the favorite fashion and beauty products of the Real Housewives! As many of you may know, The Real Housewives of Miami premieres tonight on Bravo, so it was fun taking a look back on some of our favorite housewives from the New York, Orange County, and Beverly Hills series. My favorite product came from one of my least favorite housewives: Jill Zarin. She loves Bootights, which are socks built right into tights! Check them out and other favorites of the Real Housewives in my TCL segment, seen here: http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/S1985808.shtml?cat=10744

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Urban Eatery Opening Party

Last night, AJ, a few friends and I headed to Urban Eatery in Uptown for their grand opening party. Urban Eatery is the site of the restaurant formerly known as "The View" in Calhoun Beach Club. AJ and I had our wedding rehearsal dinner at The View, so it was pretty fun to see how much the restaurant has changed in a matter of months.

The new restaurant has more of a rustic bar feel. The layout of the restaurant is the same, but they put up a lot of weathered wood, chalk boards, and they've completely gotten rid of the Miami bar/club feel. The food was pretty good too. The restaurant is run by the same people that run Crave, so what do you expect?! I will definitely be back for the mozzarella avocado pizza... it's to DIE for!

A big draw to Urban Eatery is their late night menu. From 9pm to close, they have $3, $4 and $5 appetizers and drinks! AJ bought drinks for he and his friends, and we only ended up spending $25! They also have FREE valet. I love the location of this restaurant/bar, and I really hope it becomes a Twin Cities hot spot. You can be sure you'll find us hanging out there this spring and summer!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Valentine's Day Lingerie


I recently did a segment on TWIN CITIES LIVE about lingerie for Valentine's Day. I found options from Twin Cities boutiques and Target! Even my husband, AJ Saigh, got a shout out:) Watch the segment here:

http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/S1954552.shtml?cat=10744

Thank you to Extrados and Unmentionables, Flirt Boutique and Meredith Models and Talent for helping me with this segment!

Monday, January 31, 2011

The Hair Masque That Changed My Life


If you have thick, coarse hair like I do, you've probably tried every hair masque under the sun. I've tried everything from an actual avocado, to hair treatments costing hundreds of dollars (although I will say the Brazilian Blowout is still pretty amazing), but I have yet to find anything that fits my budget and can actual tame my hair. That is, until now!

I recently got my hands on Kim Vo's Moisturizing Masque. It's a "Hydrolyzed Silk Intensive treatment that rejuvenates color-treated hair that is dry, damaged and aging." Whatever, all that matters is... IT WORKS!

I started by leaving the masque on while I soaked in the tub for 20 minutes, and that certainly did the trick. But in the last few weeks, I started leaving the masque on my hair over night and it has literally transformed my hair! I can not tell you how soft, fluffy and voluminous my hair has become, making me actually WANT to wear my hair down and not in a ponytail.

I also come up with another little trick. Since I've become too lazy to wake up early to take a shower in the morning, I've started taking a shower at night. Before I go to bed, I flip my hair over and brush it all into a wet ponytail on top of my head. And yes, I sleep with the ponytail on the top of my head... even though my husband hates it and says I look like a sumo wrestler:) By the time I wake up, my hair is partially dry and the ponytail has created cowlicks all over my hair near my scalp (which, in turn, creates VOLUME). I then, blowout my hair with a large round brush (it only takes me 10 minutes) and... VOILA... my hair is full and it actually looks like I went and got a professional blowout:) This has become my nightly routine.

I really think I'm onto something. Try it out and let me know what you think!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

We're Having a Baby!

AJ and I are so excited to finally get to tell everyone that we're expecting our first baby! We work quickly around here:) We're 3 months along, and Baby Saigh's due date is August 19th, 2011. I've started a new "Minnesota Baby" blog, where I will be keeping a journal of Baby Saigh's "happenings" (doctor appointments, ultrasounds, stories, etc.). Feel free to follow:

http://minnesotababy.blogspot.com/

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Wedding Photos


After much anticipation and patience, our wedding photos are finally done! We couldn't be happier with the results we received from our photographer Brandis Alves. If you're planning your wedding and are looking for a modern photographer at a decent price, please check her out: http://www.brandisalvesphotography.com/

To see all of our wedding photos, click here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=716990708350&set=a.716990658450.2281034.63901378#!/album.php?fbid=716990658450&id=63901378&aid=2281034

Monday, January 10, 2011

Wiggin' Out


Last week, I did a segment on TWIN CITIES LIVE about wearing wigs to change up your look! For years, women have been wearing wigs as a fashion piece, as wigs allow you to completely change your look without cutting or coloring your hair. All of the wigs in this piece are from Merle Norman. Kathleen from Merle Norman in the Har-Mar Mall (Roseville) actually let me keep the wig I wore in the segment. The best part is, these wigs can be purchased for as little as $59! Can you wig it???

Here is a link to the segment: http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/s1912302.shtml?cat=10744