I'M BACK!!!

OMG! Sorry to everyone. I have been an awful "blogger." I was out of town for my brothers wedding this weekend and it was impossible for me to get to a computer during my hectic schedule to "blog." I am sending my dearest and most sincere apologies.

Let me start off by saying my makeup skills and everything I have been preaching were put to test this weekend. I was in charge of doing five of the six people in the wedding parties makeup. (This includes the bride, the Maid of Honor, and three of the four Bridesmaids.) I had my makeup kit, my airbrush machine, false lashes....everything EXCEPT my entire brush collection. AGGGGG!!! Nightmare...right??? I started to panic when I realized this as I was laying in bed, 700 miles away from my brushes about four hours before I had to do makeup for the wedding. Luckily I had 5 (Yes only FIVE) brushes that I had packed for my personal use. (Numbers 150, 116, 224, 217, and 266.) And I did the entire wedding parties makeup with just these 5 brushes. (It is just hilarious to me that I had just "blogged" about this about a week before.) It turned out to be a total success. I finished every ones makeup and they all looked beautiful. (It was a major advantage that they were all gorgeous to begin with.) So there ya go. If I can do it, so can you! Have some faith! Boo ya!

Next matter of business....

Last Thursday, The LV Style Sirens had the opportunity to be part of one of the most amazing events here in Las Vegas. Superstar Karaoke at Aliante Station Hotel and Casino. Let me just tell you what a GENIUS idea this is. (I seriously can't believe I didn't think of it first!) First of all, it takes place in the Access Showroom there which is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! There is a gigantic stage, a dance floor so that you can get your groove on to other peoples sometimes horrific singing, and plenty of places to sit your little bum if you don't feel like participating (There are also plenty of bars around if you need a little liquid courage to get your butt up on stage.) and they have thousands (and I mean THOUSANDS) of songs to choose from. So what makes this so great? Aliante Station actually hires a professional hair and makeup team (The Las Vegas Style Sirens) AND has a costume and prop room so that you can get into full character before you perform! Are you joking me????? This has to be the most best activity I have ever heard of! Last Thursday was the opening night and it was a blast. Everyone had so much fun and they totally got into their characters which made it 1,000 times more fun and entertaining. We were watching on a TV back in the makeup room and Lauren and I literally had tears in our eyes because we were laughing so hard. It is every Thursday night and it starts at 7pm. Even if you do not want to get up and sing, I highly recommend you come strictly for the entertainment value. (It's always much more fun to watch other people make complete fools of themselves, and surprisingly, some people were actually REALLY good!) You won't even believe the things people do. It was hilarious. Come this week and bring some friends. You always feel like less of an idiot when you have a little entourage cheering you on.

So this weekend I finally read the book "Skinny Bitch" that I picked up months ago but have never found time to read. (Ok Ok Ok. So I lost it somewhere and forgot I even bought it until I found it yesterday...) I read the entire book in one sitting and it has completely changed my life. It is a little liberal, and has a few choice words in there but overall, the information these two ladies provide, is priceless. It is written by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (One was a model scout for Ford models, and the other actually was a model for many years) and these ladies are amazing and unbelievably hilarious. When I first saw it at Target on the bookshelf, obviously the first thing that attracted me was the title. Who wouldn't want to read a book called Skinny Bitch? (Especially since I myself, am trying to be a skinny bitch.) However, that isn't really what this book is about. It is about, well, lots of things. It is about animal cruelty, being a vegan, what being a vegan really means, what types of foods are acceptable for vegans etc. I can not even begin to explain all of the bullshit behind the meat that we eat everyday. I was appalled when I read this book. The things that go on are unthinkable! What I love about this book, is whenever these ladies would write about something, they would note the source they got it from. They also explained that people aren't vegans to be trendy (well not all of them at least) and that you can still enjoy food being a vegan. They give a list of acceptable foods, and even a months worth of vegan recipes that sound sooo yummy! I have never even considered not eating meat because I just love it so much, but once I read this book, I have decided I am going to give it a try. (No, I am not doing this to be skinny, although I'm sure not eating dead rotting beef carcass everyday will help) I am going to try it as a new lifestyle. I have tried every other "diet" you can thing of, why not this? I'm sure it will take a while to adjust, but it is totally worth a shot. Even if you never want to become a vegan, please read this book. It has so many great ideas and it is a huge eyeopener into what our meat and dairy industry is REALLY like. It's an easy book to read so get off your lazy butt and read it. You may borrow my copy when Lauren is finished. Starting next Monday, we're going kinda vegan. We will keep you up to date on how it is going through our "blog" and if you decide to give it a whirl, keep us posted on how you are feeling about the whole experience.


PS This does not mean that I will become a crazy PETA member who throws ink on people who wear real fur. I do not agree with everything these ladies say and I certainly do not agree with everything that PETA does, but I can respect and agree with many of the points that they bring up in this book. I mean, not everyone likes what I have to say, but that is just to bad because I say whatever I want. We all have the freedom of speech, don't we?

As much as I have missed "blogging" it is time for me to go before Lauren yells at me for writing an entire novel. HEY! That could be our new word for "blogging"...noveling maybe??? What do you think?

xoxox
Allyson Stagg
CEO of The Las Vegas Style Sirens
LVStyleSirens@yahoo.com