July Giveaway: Enter Now!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July holiday weekend. I took a nice break from Twitter so I could return today relaxed and recharged. I did post a few photos on Instagram if you missed them.

I want to thank you all for such tremendous support over the last year with all of dance scoops and red carpet reports. I decided to do a summer giveaway. There's a ton of really fun things…a little something for everyone.

Here are the rules:
1. Enter the form listed below before Sunday, July 13 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

2. You must be 18 years old to enter.

3. You must be a U.S. resident.

And the winner is…Evangeline Polan! Congratulations! I will send an email to you today to get your mailing address. 

Here are the list of prizes you will receive if you are the winner:

-3 ECO by Tupperware water bottles

-Halston cologne

-2 iPhone 5 cases by Tech Candy

-Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine beer cozy

-Ted Baker iPhone 5 case

-Vilebrequin inflatable ball

-Vilebrequin waterproof wallet

-Oz Great and Powerful iPhone 4 case

-4 Acai bracelets

-4 perfume samples from Karl Lagerfeld, Prada and Juicy Couture

-Argo Declassified DVD

-Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack

-Metric "Synthetica" CD

-Monsters University needlepoint

-CNDC Shellac remover wraps

-Rough Justice sunglasses with case

-Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine

-Salem souvenir blanket and baseball cap

-5 tote bags from Suite 100, Lulu Lemon, London, TEd Baker and Marilyn Monroe

Are you excited? Then enter below!

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SYTYCD Season 11: Fik-Shun

Fik-Shun was a surprise, last-minute guest this week and he didn't disappoint. We confirmed him at 4 p.m. PT, that's how last minute it was. I knew he was in town this week, but he had other commitments and he adjusted his schedule to come on the air with us.

The past two seasons, we haven't had guests during the audition rounds and now I realize that we should have. The insight that Tiffany Maher and Fik-Shun provide us over the last two episodes gave us an inside look on what a challenge this show truly is.

If you missed the episode, watch it below and don't forget to come back next week when our guest is Lauren Froderman!

Top 20 Genre Pairings: SYTYCD Season 11

Okay, remember that the partners will switch, but for the first "Free" week where no one is voted out, the dancers are partnered with others in their genre. Let's take a look at the seven pairings I have so far.

SPOILER ALERT:




1.Ricky/Jessica

2. Tanisha/Nick

3. Malene/Marcquet

4. Brooklyn/Serge

5. Carly/Rudy

6. Emily/Casey

7. Emilio/Teddy

8. Zach/Valerie

9. Jourdan/Jacque

10. Bridget/Stanley

Daytime Emmys Nominees Reception: Audio Interviews

After a busy red carpet last Sunday at the Daytime Emmy Awards, I thought it might be fun to post a couple of the audio interviews I did at the Nominees Reception on Thursday. It is raw footage and unedited, so you are getting everything from the background noise to the chit-chat before and after the interview.

Let's start with Jen Lilley from Days of Our Lives. She was so cute and the yellow dress she wore on the red carpet was a winner. Jen talked candidly with me about her beauty-prep routine for the Emmys.

Is This a Partial List of Season 11's SYTYCD Top 20?

This week's show with Season 9's Tiffany Maher.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead! UPDATED AS OF JUNE 24!!

I was handed this list today from a source who has come through for me in the past multiple times. I have not been able to cross-verify the list yet, but I thought it might be fun to ponder if these dancers will be a part of the live shows in two weeks for Season 11 of SYTYCD.

All of the dancers listed had strong auditions, so I think we will definitely see many (if not all?) of these names make it past the Green Mile. >



Here we go:

1. Serge Onik

2. Tanisha Belnap

3. Rick Ubeda

4. Jessica Richens

5. Malene Ostergaard

6. Marcquet Hill (One source says yes, one source says no.) UPDATE: Hearing he's in.

7. Brooklyn Fullmer

8. Emily James

9. Nick Garcia

10. Rudy Abreu

11. Emilio Dosal (Remember, Aaron Turner replaced him when he was injured last season!!!!!)

12. Carly Blaney

13. Casey Askew

14. Bridget Whitman

15. Valerie Rockey

16. Teddy Coffey

17. Jourdan Epstein

18. Stanley Glover

19. Zachary Everheart

20. Jacque LeWarne (LAST NAME finally!!!!)

I am also hearing two fan favorites, Justine Lutz and Cristina Moya-Palacios did not make it to Top 20. I was told Justine made it to Green Mile before being cut and Cristina was cut in Round 2.

If you missed our episode today with the adorable Tiffany Maher from Season 9, watch it below:

A DWTS Kind of Day

The swag bag from the #FootPetals event. Notice Karina has her own signature line now. That's pretty awesome!

I'm going to try my best to post here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while we are on the summer hiatus from DWTS.

I had a DWTS kind of day, so this is the perfect place to begin. I stopped by Sasha Farber's house to pick up my Tim Tams courtesy of one of my favorite Aussies, Jane Milne. She brought them to our DWTS taping in April and it was heaven in a cookie. Thanks for thinking of me!

Then it was off to Karina Smirnoff's event for Foot Petals. Besides a divine reflexology massage, I also chatted with Karina about Sean Avery a bit and where we were both working out this summer. She admitted that Sean was a tough partner and she was looking forward to a new season of the show. (See our photo here.)

I also got this scoop yesterday….(and please note: IT DID NOT COME FROM KARINA OR SASHA.) It came from a great source, but it didn't come from either of the pros I saw yesterday.




I may have some fun and do more of these this summer. What do you think? A little dance scoop each week in 15 seconds or less?

Let me know in the comments below!

Beautisol's Exscrub Me? Citrus Face Exfoliant Review

It's time for another beauty review with iFabbo and this month it's Beautisol's Exscrub Me? Citrus Face Exfoliant. After last month's Dermalogica Skin Hydrating Booster, I really wanted a product that would help with my dry skin and exfoliate all of the cells off my parched face.

Here's what I thought of the product:

Description of Product via Beautisol:
Exscrub Me? is a gentle, yet effective citrus face exfoliant that is the perfect solution for removing dead skin cells and impurities prior to a face self-tan application.

Benefits:
Formulated for all skin types
Provides a smooth and even surface for a perfect self-tan application
Contains fine Jojoba beads to physically remove the dead skin cells
Infused with certified organic orange peel, lemon, and grapefruit extracts, leaving the skin cleansed and rejuvenated
Paraben-free, propylene glycol-free, sodium laurel/laureth sulfate-free, and cruelty-free (PETA

Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Polyethylene (Beads), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Jojoba Esters (Beads), Behenyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glyceryl Stearate, Sucrose Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Squalane, Citrus Tangerina (Tangerine) Peel Oil, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil*, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Potassium Sorbate, Carbomer, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Tocotrienols, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Phytic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Alcohol, Tocopherol (D-alpha), Passiflora Incarnata (Passionflower) Flower Extract *Certified Organic

Does It Work?:
I was really happy with this product. It is not for daily use, of course, but it is the perfect product for a two or three-time per week application. It smooths out the skin nicely and it's paraben, sodium laurel/laureth sulphate-free. That earns an "A" in my book. It also is priced moderately for a beauty product. I was really pleased with this Beautisol scrub.

Cost: $17

Where Is It Sold?: You can find it on the Beautisol website here. Make sure to enter the coupon code BOGO2014 now through June 30, 2014 so you can get the "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" offer at checkout.

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Disclosure:  I was given a complimentary sample by Beautisol and iFabbo in exchange for a review. I was not paid for this post. All opinions are my own.