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The Oscar Awards Goodie Bag


by: Anne M. Raso

Ever wondered what's in the Oscar swag bag? Financefoodie.com has learned that Hollywood elite scheduled to walk the red carpet at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 7, 2010, will be getting their swag in Lauren Bush’s FEED Haiti tote bags. These goodie bags include "must have’"travel accessories, such as: Virgin Atlantic Gold Cards, providing access to world class lounges, priority check-in, upgrades, limo service and more miles; Morgans Hotel Group’s eclectic compilation CD No 4 played at MHG hotel properties around the globe; Vineyard Vines whimsical ties and preppy boxers; Frank O’Hara’s acclaimed book of poetry entitled, Meditations in an Emergency; and the whimsically named Bye Bye Bunches®, a product designed to free women from the tucking, pulling, rolling, and wrapping of their pants.


Recipients will include Kate Winslet, Peelope Cruz, Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon and George Clooney. Our colleagues on the red carpet will be giving a shout out to Mr. Clooney to see if his Bye Bye Bunches are fitting him just right!
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Skin MD Natural Lotion Review / Giveaway!


“You got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth …”

With the brutally cold and windy winter season in the Northeast, my skin has literally been battered liked fried chicken. I kid you not my readers – the constant environmental volatility (going from the skin biting winds outdoors to the moisture sucking heater filled indoors) have left me worried that my twenties are starting to fast track into my forties.

Luckily, the kind folks at Skin MD Natural felt my pain and sent me a bottle of their dermatologist recommended Shielding Lotion. Now, to be perfectly honest, I was a bit nervous about slathering on some random goop onto my skin (I have extra sensitive skin and can break out into a rash within mere seconds on contact of any foreign beauty products). However, I decided to take the plunge because, well, a lifetime of lizard like skin sounded far worse than potential hives.

WOO! Fast forward 3 weeks later and wow does my skin look awesome. My face felt soft and silky – and best of all – no acne, rash, or hives! This body universal lotion (which works on the face, hands, feet, etc) also felt really light and non-sticky when I applied it on my face – who knew that something so weightless could be so effective?!?


[Note: ill spare you the before pic…it’s not pretty!]


Now I could list all how medically advanced this product is and the scientific reasons behind why this product works, but I think the results speak a million billion times more than the fancy s’mancy medical jargon (but for all you med heads, you can read them here on the Skin MD website).

******Giveaway******

So Skin MD wants to give one lucky reader the chance to have skin as smooth as a baby’s bottom and is giving a full sized 4oz bottle of their Shielding Lotion away ($30 value).

There are FOUR ways to enter:
1. In my comments section, tell me what is you favorite winter sport (mine is figure skating!)
2. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter (leave separate comment telling me this)
3. Follow Skin MD Natural on Twitter (leave separate comment telling me this)
3. Reblog / Retweet this giveaway (leave separate comment telling me this)

Contest ends March 10, 2010 at 5pm EST. Winners will be chosen via random integer generator on random.org announced on the financefoodie.com site shortly afterwards that night!
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Convo w/ Chef Van Staden, Celebrity Cruises


By: Anne M. Raso


This spring, Celebrity Cruises welcomes the third Solstice class ship, Celebrity Eclipse, and Jacques Van Staden, VP of Culinary Operations, recently spoke to us about Qsine, the new fine dining venue on the ship which has a quite hip style and design!

Interestingly enough, at Qsine, there are no appetizers, entrees or course dividers. It is just food, intended to be shared and delivered as it is ready (AKA “family style”)!

The wine menu will be presented to diners on an Apple iTouch via an app called the Qsine Wine Waiter. This app brings up roughly 100 bottles available divided onscreen by each wine type with a thorough description! Van Staden states, “Nothing has ever been done before with Apple and this is something we are working on very diligently with Apple for the (April) opening.”

Van Staden gave financefoodie.com the back-story on Qsine: “The project has been in production for a year-and-a-half—and it is the culmination of a lot of epiphanies I had during that time…. we are enhancing the Celebrity culinary reputation. We keep it fresh and want to provide a different type of culinary experience. It is a global influenced cuisine—but none of the dishes are actually fusion!”

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Celluscience Party w/ Mia Tyler [New York]

by: Anne M. Raso

We were lucky enough to get invited to Rosica PR's party at Piano Due, to announce Mia Tyler's endorsement deal with Santica Research Labs' diet products. You might have seen their commercials for FULL FAST and CELLUSCIENCE with real-life people testimonials, and a little tattooed birdie told us that Mia might be starring in some future ads (bringing some no-holds-barred rocker chick attitude to their image).

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Who.What.Wear for Boston Life – Part 3


(...Continued from Part 1 and Part 2)


“Leather and jeans, your watch glamorous...”

My final day at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week was the most chill – no shows or events until the evening meant I had the afternoon and morning free to hangout with friends in the City (whom I’m highly thankful for – as they immediately took me to Chinatown for a big bowl of noodles upon hearing about my deprivation of solid foods for the past two days)...

Anyways, onto the final installment!



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Who.What.Wear for Boston Life – Part 2


(...Continued from Part 1)


"High heel dooby feel, plus got them Gucci nails..."

I approached Day 2 of my Foray into Fashion Week with a bit of apprehension, as it was my busiest day out of the three days I was in town. With shows booked back to back, including a few off-site shows sandwiched in between, I was afraid I'd collapse from exhaustion before the day was done!. However, with carefully planning (one of the few things I learned from my banking days!) and a bit of luck, I managed to see all my shows and even mustered enough energy go out on a Valentine's Day date. Afterall, I can always sleep when I am dead.


Anyways, on to the show recaps....

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Who.What.Wear for Boston Life – Part 1


“Walk walk fashion baby…”

After spending an exciting but exhausting weekend in New York for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week – man, am I glad to be back in Boston! I’m still recovering from the visually stimulating three point five days filled with everything from jeweled embroidered tights to shaggy fur dresses! Though Boston might be better known for its “Intellectual Prowess” versus its “Fashion Prowess”, I discovered a few looks from the runways that would fit nicely into any occasion for life in Boston. [Note: these looks wont be in stores till Fall 2010, but its never too early to start planning!]


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Interview with Gwen Stefani - #NYFW

by: Anne M. Raso

We were lucky enough to corner Gwen Stefani at the side of the runway during the L.A.M.B. Winter 2010 show and we think it was super-swell of her to let photogs and journos do their thing for ten minutes after the festivities ended. Most designers just run away after taking their bow at the end of the show! Gwen looked like her usual Marilyn Monroe-esque self except that she was sporting a military style jacket from the new collection. Son Zuma was in the back, being babysat by a junior publicist who did all she could to keep the mini-brother-creeper-boot wearing blond cutie away from photogs - including turning his back to the paps and putting her hands over his eyes (which he found rather amusing actually-he thought the PR flack was playing some sort of hide and seek game)!


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