Amy Adams Welcomes Baby Girl
Amy Adams welcomed her first child, a girl, on Saturday, Usmagazine confirms. The actress named her Aviana Olea Legallo. This is the first child for Adams her fiancé Darren Legallo.
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Drew Lachey Welcomes Son
Drew Lachey and wife Lea have welcomed a baby boy, Usmagazine reports. The baby was born on Saturday, and was named Hudson Nicholas Lachey. This is the second child for the 98 Degrees singer; along with daughter Isabella, 4.
Claudia Schiffer Welcomes Girl
Claudia Schiffer, 39, and her husband Matthew Vaughn welcomed their third child, a girl, on Friday. Usmagazine reports the name of the baby girl will be revealed later in the week. The baby will join siblings Caspar, 7, and Clementine, 5.
Beauty Review: L’Oreal Double Extend Lash Boosting Serum
I think I have moaned and complained more than enough times on this blog that I have less than stellar eyelashes. I thought about going the Latisse route, but I heard too many horror stories about the side effects from using that product. Then I saw that L’Oreal came out with a similar concept, the Double Extend Lash Boosting Serum. It promised results in four weeks, and those results were longer lashes, more lashes, and less damage to lashes. Since I want all of that, and L’Oreal is a trusted company of mine, I decided to fork over the $12 and give it a shot. My tube is just about empty now, and probably 3 ½ weeks have past since I began use. And my results- well they aren’t great and they aren’t terrible. I have noticed that I lose less lashes when I take off my eye makeup at night. I used to rip out about four lashes on average a night, and now I lose either one or none at all. But I haven’t noticed a real change in their appearance. The directions state to put on the serum in the morning and at night, making sure you have clean dry eyes. There is a bristle-less wand that you swipe on the upper lashes and again on the lash line, like you were putting on eyeliner. When I put it on, I think I see my lashes grow just a tad, but a few hours later, I can’t tell a difference. I was hoping for a more long-term effect, not just a few minutes of longer lashes, but I am grateful that I’m losing less eyelashes. I guess that has to count for something. I haven’t decided yet if I will buy another tube, maybe my lashes are so hopeless they need double the strength to get them to grow!
Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert Engaged
Country crooners Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are engaged. Shelton, 33, proposed on May 9th with a diamond-and-platinum ring that he picked himself, according to People.com. Of her engagement, Lambert, 26, says, “He called my dad and got his blessing first. That was so Southern and old-school and perfect.” The couple has been together for 5 years.
Tyra Banks to Write Novels
For those of you who can’t get enough of Tyra Banks on either her day-time talk show or reality show, the supermodel is giving you more. Banks, 36, scored a three book deal with Random House, and her first novel will be titled Modelland. Banks herself posted a note on her website, Tyra.com.
“I said I was going to do it, and here it is! It’s for all the girls and guys who want a lot more FANTASY in their lives … and some fierceness and magic, romance and mystery, crazy and wild adventures, and yeah, some danger too.
“It’s my novel called Modelland (pronounced “Model Land”) that takes you to a fantastical place you’ve never seen, or heard about, or read about before … Where dreams come true and life can change in the blink of a smoky eye.”
No publishing date was announced.
Double Check The Labels!
As I was reading the April edition of Fitness Magazine, I came across an article simply titled ‘Wrong Number.’ The article talked about how research has found that a product’s calorie count could be ‘up to 8% higher’ than the number stated on the label. What does that mean for the health conscious label checkers? Unfortunately, looks like the answer is more work. Fitness reports that with the sheer volume of products hitting the shelves, it just is not possible for the FDA to regulate each and every item, making it harder to know what is the real deal. They have listed the top three ways to avoid common mistakes.
The carbs should be ‘equal or greater than the combined total grams of sugar and fiber.’ The example Fitness gave was that if a cookie has three grams of fiber and eight grams of sugar but the label reads just eight grams of carbs, that is an error.
If you see a cooked food or pasteurized juice that says it has 100% of the vitamin, that could be wrong. Heat reduces vitamin C, so those foods are highly unlikely to contain high amounts. Double check the label, and if the ingredients include ascorbic acid it is ok- this means the vitamin was added after the processing.
The amount of sodium needs to be listed. If salt is included in the ingredients, sodium needs to be printed on the nutrition facts. If sodium is missing but salt is listed, the amount of calories is likely to be incorrect.
Lawrence Taylor Charged with Rape
NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been charged with third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute in the third degree. Taylor, 51, reportedly had sex with a 16-year-old girl and paid her $300, according to People.com. The Dancing With the Stars former contestant was arrested Thursday morning at a New York hotel on suspicion of raping a teen. Taylor has since been released after posting a $75,000 bond.
How to Ease your Allergies – Without Medicine
Seasonal allergies are something I have suffered from throughout my childhood and into my adult life. Each year I am hoping that went spring rolls around the sneezing will have stopped, but no such luck yet. While taking over the counter medicines and even getting a shot can help calm my allergies, Fitness magazine added a few more tips to help get people get through the allergy season. Those ideas include:
Eating Spicy Foods. The spices can increase blood flow, which will help bring oxygen to the nasal passages, causing the mucus to thin and be eliminated.
Drink Water. Drinking plenty of H20 will help clear the airways by hydrating mucous membranes, also helping to thin and drain mucus.
Eating Foods with Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Foods such as fish, almonds and flax seeds are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which can help reduce inflammation and ease respiratory symptoms.
To read the full article, including body and mind tips, head over to Fitness.com .
