Stay HOT in this heat!

Style & Beauty Tip of the Day: Wish you didn’t have a totally boring, totally cliche closet? Accessorize THOROUGHLY! Girls don’t often realize the importance of accessorizing. A white Hanes tee can, believe it or not, look absolutely CHIC if styled correctly! Say what?! It’s true – you do not need to shell out the big bucks to make your closet pop. Find the nearest non-print tee, and throw it on. This tee is preferably a big loose on you, not snug. Fasten a big studded belt (hello! Studs are not for biker chicks anymore, ladies!) right where the shirt ends on your body. Poof up the end of the shirt under your belt, so it looks billow-y and loose. Bootleg jeans or jean shorts compliment the top half of this outfit very nicely. Comfy, flattering (on most body types!) AND stylish! Not into the belt look? Layer a couple long necklaces. The length of the necklaces draws attention to your jewelry as opposed to your shirt. Pick up some cheap jewels at Forever 21 or H&M!

Stay Fit Tip of the Day: Focus on filling your day with SNACKS! Yes, snacks! You should be consuming between 6-8 tiny meals per day. How this works? Your body will get just a taste of this food, and it’s enough to trick itself into thinking that it’s gotten its fill. Snacks like celery/apples and peanut butter, cheerios, oatmeal, a few slices of chicken and mustard, fat-free yogurt and veggies will do the trick. Your body gets hungry more than three times a day, which is the average number of meals we normally eat. When you’re not feeding your body, it shuts down and slows down your metabolism. The goal is to always keep your belly full with SMALL PORTIONS!

Accessory Tip: An extra pair of shoes! Whether you start the day off in sneakers or heels, bring the opposite pair with you! Many shoes are compact enough to fit into a daytime bag. The reason? You never know what’s coming to you after work!

Hot Prod Tip: Buy the Nano Titanium by BabyLiss Pro flatiron! It’s slim, baby blue, and reaches up to 450 degrees. HOT HOT HOT! Gets the job done in MINUTES. This product can be found at any wholesale beauty supply store, like Sally’s Beauty Supply!

for the cooking impaired: delicious AND nutritious!

For all the on-the-go’ers out there who love setting their alarms to snooze and then have to make a run for it, this breakfast takes about 5 minutes to make, and not much longer to eat!

SCRAMBLED EGGS AND TURKEY!

All you need is access to a stove, a wide shallow pan, 2 eggs, and some delicatessen turkey! (I recommend Boar’s Head!)

Set your stove to HIGH and spray the pan with some PAM or I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter. Wait a minute til the stove is HOT, and crack your eggs! Scramble, scramble! Rip a few pieces of turkey and stir.

Make sure that your final product is FULLY COOKED! The turkey shouldn’t be too eggy – you’ll get sick!

Delicious AND nutritious because you’re getting your AM dose of protein… actually, this breakfast is JAM PACKED with protein, which is exactly the right way to start off your morning!

You’re welcome! xoxo

YOUR DAILY DOSE!

Props to Joanna for suggesting the DAILY DOSE, your one-stop daily dose of JulieSays!

The best of the best in one post! So here goes!

Style & Beauty Tip of the Day: If you’re a beauty freak like me, aka you MUST look good 24/7 – you primp and you prod even after your 9pm shower, then this tip is for YOU! Relax – the truth of the matter is, unless you have a hot date, the damage you are doing to your hair and skin when you blow dry, flat iron, and powder is irreparable, and for what?! Your confidence, in the confines of your own home? Take it easy. Post-shower, moisturize your face. It will, actually, look pretty, soft and fresh! A different “beauty regiment” definitely, but a HEALTHIER one! Your pores will keep unclogged, and you will give em a vacay til you REALLY need to glam up! And I probably don’t have to remind you how AWFUL any type of artificial heat is for your hair, like the heat that comes out of these new & improved blow dryers and hair irons – you know, the contraptions that can get as hot as 500 degrees! Let your hair dry the au naturale way, even if it’s colored and looks like a big froozball when dry. There are substitute hairstyles you can always throw together to salvage your look. Promise!

Stay Fit Tip of the Day: USE THE STAIRS. Ever heard of the Stairmaster? Newsflash: That thing is based on those annoying things called STEPS! It’s now a work out machine because THEY BUILD YOUR LEG MUSCLES! Work on the 6th floor? Hike it up, girls! Then enjoy your Starbucks frap just a little bit more than the next intern.

Accessory Tip: Deodorant. It’s so vital. Those city blocks can be a killer on a humid day, and so is your after odor at the office. Deodorant is small enough to be kept handy, so do your coworkers a favor and keep it on you.

Hot Prod Tip: Heather uses Tresemme No Frizz Ultra Light Shine Spray as a heat protector before she flat irons her hair. Use a small dollop so as not to affect the texture of your post-shower ‘do. The silicon in this product is the key ingredient to keeping your hair super smooth and super protected! Find it at your local drugstore.

ATTN: NYC!

Clear your schedules and MARK THOSE CALENDARS!

And while you’re in the city doing a little back-to-school shopping, don’t miss the greatest sale of the summer!

When and Where? August 15th at a TBD loft in SoHo.

But more importantly, what are they selling???

Find the latest pieces from Anthropologie, Jbrand, Seven For All ManKind, True Religion, Citizen of Humanity, Miss Sixty, C&C California tanks, Rock & Republic, Antique Denim, Chip and Pepper, James Jeans, Diesel, Rock & Republic, Hudson Jeans, Central Park West, Future Paradise, People for Peace, True Religion and Kier +J…

Less of a label girl and have more of a DIY-style?

There’s clothing for EVERYONE. And the best part is that this stuff is CHEAPER than you’ll find in your favorite stores! Great deals, steals and bargains!!!

Plus a portion of the proceeds are going to a good cause! How sweet!

Bring your summer paychecks and best girlfriend, and I’ll see you there on August 15th! xoxo

HOT!

seriously can’t get enough of…!

www.gothamcitytrend.com

What is it??

Your guide to everything COOL while surviving the heat this summer!

A day-to-day wardrobe recommendation with the cutest outfit picks… check it out NOW! be outfit ready for the beach, a casual day out with the girls or an evening out on the town. Feel like a celebrity without the pressures and expenses of finding a noted stylist!

Whatever your summer schedule, there’s an outfit picked out just for you.

Fashion forecasts, sample sales. . . this blog covers ALL.

You’re welcome!

GET WITH THE TREND!

Celebs all over are sporting these ultra-cute throwback bracelets with a twist! Jules Smith presents rubberized bands (jellies!) in every color imaginable that boast adorable little dangling charms!

Kristen, Stewart, Audrina Patridge, Annalynn McCord, Lauren Conrad, Drew Barrymore, Eva Longoria… you name em, they’re wearing them!

for more information, check out

www.julessmithdesigns.com

or FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER!

www.twitter.com/julessmithjewel

YUMMY YUMMY!

plus MANY MANY more styles!

get your hands on them TODAY!

we love love love!

MUST HAVE IT!!!

Jamie’s obsessed with

Make Up Forever HD Foundation & Diorshow Iconic Mascara!

Pick these new faves up at a department store near you. Sephora, anyone?

As Perez would say, FABOOSH!

DO IT TO IT BB’S

What do you get when you combine the new healthy-it craze with the so-two-years-ago japanese straightening?

THE BRAZILIAN BLOW OUT.

Here’s the scoop on the new AFFORDABLE craze right from the website:

“America’s #1 smoothing treatment – Brazilian Blowout, is the only smoothing treatment in the market that actually improves hair’s condition. This amazing, in-salon treatment takes approximately 90 minutes and the result lasts for 10 to 12 weeks. Unlike other brazilian keratin treatments, our product is washed off of clients’ hair at the end of the treatment, eliminating the 48 to 72 hours wait time. Clients leave the salon with beautiful, frizz-free hair with amazing shine. Brazilian Blowout is a cumulative process; the more treatment you have, the longer lasting the result. To further prolong the result of this treatment, the use of our exclusive aftercare product line is strongly recommended. This product line consists of Shampoo, Conditioner, Leave-in Conditioner and Deep Conditioning Masque. All of these are available at our certified salons as well as our website. This revolutionary treatment is beneficial and suitable for all hair types, especially for damaged and chemically processed hair because it enhances the absorption of the brazilian blowout solution.”

Most local salons are now proficient in the process of the BB, and will run you approximately between $150 and $350, depending on your hair and the quality salon.

The benefits? Ionly lasts 3-5 months, so if you’re completely sick of having gorgeous frizz-less hair, you’re in luck! Unlike the Japanese straightening system, the Brazilian Blowout leaves your hair smooth no matter how you want to wear your hair! Highlighted, straight, curls, up-do, down-do, WHATEVER!

Inquire TODAY!

If celebrities are your incentives for getting off your azz and doin the damn thing, fans of this process include Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie and Ashlee Simpson.

Cupcake Couture

For all of you east coasters (sans Boston because ya’ll have heard of him!) get a load of this cream!

(That was so NOT intended to be dirty or anything…!)

Johnny Cupcakes may just be the coolest t-shirts around, not just for their funky spin on pop culture icons (Johnny Cupcakes claim to fame = a signature icon featuring a cupcake somewhere in the mix!) but for their originality and one-of-a-kindness!

Each t-shirt design is either special edition or limited edition, so no matter what, if you own a Johnny Cupcakes t-shirt, you are the proud owner of one of a few in the whole wide freakin world! Get it?!?!? Or am I talking in circles?

Check it out yourself on www.johnnycupcakes.com

And be sure to read up on how he got started! This lucrative bizman is a real dummy! I’m not kidding. If Johnny can, you can, readers!

RIP Gidget! :(

That poor lil Taco Bell baby!

15-year old Gidget (THE TACO BELL SPOKESHUAHUA) died of  a stroke!

Our condolences go out to his family.

Teheehe. Okay, that’s terrible. Poor doggy! But really, another celebrity to shit the bed!?!

Okay, okay, I’m done poking fun.

Yo quiero Gidget! Te amo poochie!