BYU Weekly: Cake Decorating Class

I'm so late in posting this but here is last week's episode of BYU Weekly.  My story starts at 5:58.  I checked out the cake decorating classes offered at BYU Campus Craft and Floral and enjoyed a great evening with some very fun girls.  If you're interested in taking the classes you can click here to sign-up.

The Oscars

I was kind of disappointed with the Oscars last night.  There weren't any really stand-out gowns, no super memorable acceptance speeches (except for maybe Melissa Leo who accidentally dropped the f-bomb on national television...thank goodness for time delay), and the hosts kind of sucked (really? what were they thinking?!  Anne Hathaway and James Franco? You've got to be kidding me!).  I usually LOVE the Oscars and was super excited to watch this year, despite the fact that I had only seen two of the best picture nominees (Toy Story 3 and True Grit...but I'm now dying to go see The King's Speech).  And despite the sort of disappointing show I did have a really fun evening.  Two of my good friends, Kaitlin and Skylar, had an Oscar party complete with ballots to guess who we thought would win in each category.  I won our game of "guess who's going home with the little naked, golden man" (that's the official game name) in a landslide by correctly guessing 17 of the 24 winners.  I know...I'm pretty baller.  I was super excited that Colin Firth won best actor...he is so dreamy.  And I was also rooting for Natalie Portman...she is so gorgeous.  But can we talk about Christian Bale's beard? Gross.  And am I the only one who didn't know he's British?  I really wanted Hailee Steinfeld to win for best supporting actress...she kicked butt in True Grit.  All in all the winners were pretty predictable...and the acceptance speeches were too long.  BUT, I would like to share some of the things I did enjoy, especially because this post is starting to sound very Debbie Downer.  

I always love the opening video...and this year didn't disappoint.  "Dance of the Brown Duck"....baaaahahahaha.
Love it.

And it was pretty adorable in the opening monologue when Anne Hathaway introduced her mom and James Franco Introduced his grandmother ("I just saw Marky Mark!"...quote of the night).

But I think this music video might have been my favorite part of the whole night:

"She's so glad he doesn't have a shirt!"...hahaha.

And did anyone see Eli Wallach receive an Honorary Oscar?  I absolutely adore him.  I just watched The Holiday for the millionth time on Saturday.  Arthur Abbott might just be my favorite movie character ever.  He is so cute!!  

And here are a few of my favorite looks from the night:

Sandra Bullock

Natalie Portman

Mila Kunis

Hailee Steinfeld...can you believe she's only 14?!

Mandy Moore...I am obsessed with that blue dress!

Reese Witherspoon...did she remind anyone else of this vintage Barbie?

So what did everyone else think of the whole shabang? 

Has anyone else noticed...

...that Justin Bieber's new haircut makes him look disturbingly like Emma Watson?

I won't take credit for spotting the comparison...that was Erik all the way.  But as soon as I saw the photo evidence I whole-heartedly agreed.  No offense to Emma intended...I happen to love her pixie cut.  She totally rocks it.  But Justin on the other hand...what were you thinking?

My Favorite Salon

For anyone in the Provo/Orem area looking for a great place to get a haircut I just want to put in plug for the Aveda/Remedez Salon at University Mall.  I used to be super-anit mall hair salons but when I moved to Utah and I couldn't go to my regular hairstylist I stumbled upon Remedez.  I've had a lot of different stylists at Remedez and I've never been disappointed but I've finally found my absolute favorite - Aly.  She is the cutest girl and she has short hair like me so she knows exactly what I want.  I'm super picky about my haircut so if I say she's good -- believe me -- she's good.  Remedez is a gorgeous salon that's always bustling with stylish people.  And a haircut there is only $29!  What a steal!  Plus, at Remedez they give you a short head and shoulder massage before they cut your hair...and it feels amazing.  And they use all-natural Aveda products on you which are my favorite.  They smell so fresh and clean.  I love the Phomollient Styling Foam and the Smooth Infusion Glossing Straightener.  

Aveda products are a little pricey (at least for this Wal-Mart devotee), but totally worth it.  I've had bottles of both these products for almost 8 weeks now and they aren't even half gone.  But don't take my word for it...go try them for yourself!  

Oscar Fashion

If I were fabulous movie star who would be walking the red carpet alongside Colin, Natalie, and Christian on Sunday...this is what I would be wearing:

Dress: Carmen Marc Valvo
Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Earrings: Tiffany & Co.
Clutch: Judith Leiber
(Does anyone remember that episode of Sex and the City where Big buys that hideous bird
shaped Judith Leiber clutch for Carrie? Hysterical.  This one is much better I think.)

Consider this a heads up Carmen Marc Valvo...when I'm famous you will be dressing me for all of my red carpet events.

p.s. I just barely discovered ShopStyle because I noticed a ton of bloggers were using it and I think I might  be addicted.  It's totally like playing Barbies for grownups!  

Fashion Blogs

I am a total and complete blog addict.  I haven't counted how many blogs are on my blog reader and if I did I would probably be embarrassed to tell you how many there are.  Or maybe I wouldn't...I'm not really sure what is a reasonable amount of blogs to follow.  But anywho...a couple of posts ago I mentioned something about fashion blogs and for anyone out there interested in reading them I wanted to post some of my favorites.  I discovered Elaine at "I'm clothed much" a few weeks ago and she has a list on her blog of Mormon Fashion Bloggers.  There are a ton of great modest fashion blogs on that list but here are a few of my favorites:

The Sisters Four Say More is More: They've got tons of great DIY fashion tutorials
The Daybook: Can I just tell you how freakin cute Sydney is?  And she lives in Idaho?!  Who knew anything so stylish could come out of Idaho (no offense intended to all those Idhoans out there.  I'm the product of an Idaho potato farmer so I feel justified in making derogatory Idaho comments.  They are my people after all).
Totally Tessa: Totally adorable high school girl from Oregon with the best style.  Also check out her mom's blog: Your Homebased Mom -- tons of great recipes!!
Kristin. Or Polly.: She rocks some of the sweetest, unexpected outfit combinations.

These are some of my favorites not on that list:
busy bee lauren: One of my new favorites.  She's an LDS girl in Arizona who takes great pictures and really knows how to rock red lipstick.
The Sartorialist: I've talked about this blog before but it definitely deserves another mention.  It's an incredibly popular fashion blog and it got a sweet mention on Glee the other night.
The Man Repeller: Seriously hysterical blog!  It's all about fashions that women love and men hate.
Kendi Everyday: Great photos and great fashion.
Ruby Woo Loves You: Named after blog author Tierney's favorite color of MAC lipstick.  I love this one because Tierney loves anything and everything nautical and so do I!

Have fun checking out all these fun blogs and let me know if you have any favorite fashion blogs!  I always love reading new things!

Oh and p.s. I know I'm way late getting on this train (seeing as this blog has 7000+ followers) but I'm super into the Rockstar Diaries right now too.  Can we just talk about what a fab life Taza and her husband have!  Don't even get me started about how much I love Kingsley and their new baby is so precious! 

BYU Weekly: The Pendulum Court Cafe

Check out this weeks episode of BYU Weekly!  My story about the Pendulum Court Cafe starts at 20:42 (But don't hesitate to watch the whole show!  We've always got interesting stories!).  I had a great time with all the dietetics students at the Pen Court a couple of weeks ago.  They are all so nice and the food is delicious.  Be sure to head over to the Eyring Science Center on BYU Campus and try it out!  But don't forget to make a reservation first!