TGIF

Excited

That is the only word that comes to mind right now. I just saw the final rough draft of our new website and I am so excited. It is amazing. There are just a few minor things that need to be updated and then it will be going LIVE! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA! Once again, a million thanks to Jessie and Heather at www.PoshWebDesign.com for making all of our dreams come true and for being patient with us. We are very, very picky, I know.

Moving on... I have to tell you a ridiculously funny story about a texting conversation I had with an anonymous person.

It started off by her and I talking about how her father forgot her birthday for the 2nd year in a row. (What a lame-o huh?) She proceeds to tell me about how he needs to get her an amazing gift to redeem himself from this situation, but unfortunately he is the worlds WORST gift-giver. (FYI diamonds and pearls are always an amazing place to start fellows...) Apparently he always gives gift cards to places like Home Depot and Best Buy for his daughter's birthdays. Kill me. I am laughing about the thought of how awkward this must be and telling her I am super sorry. (Wait! It gets better.) Then our conversation turned to this...

Friend: Well, that's not that bad. Lou (her husband) got me a clip on lamp and smooth away for my birthday. I wanted to hit him.

Ally: That is so funny. Is that what you asked for?

Friend: Ummm... Not hardly.

Ally: Wow. That's hilarious. Did you ask him what inspired him to purchase that for you?

Friend: I told him the other day that I wanted a PedEgg but he got it confused with Smooth Away. And the lamp is because I keep him awake when I am reading at night. Not ok at all. I also explained to him that just because I want a PedEgg does not mean I want it for my birthday.

Ally: I'm blogging about this later. This is to hilarious to pass up.

Friend: Well Lou says that birthdays are for practical gifts and Christmas is for big gifts. I disagree but if that is how he feels, I will give him a practical birthday gift this year like some paint for the outside of the house.

Ally: *thinks to herself* This is too good to be true. My blogging topic fell right into my lap through a simple texting conversation.

Friend: Oh, and I forgot to tell you that he also included a gallon of windshield cleaner to fill up my car.

The End

I'm seriously still laughing about that conversation. I hope it made your day as much as it did mine.

Anyway, we have had an amazing week. Superstar Karaoke, Girls Night Out event, body painting and preparations for all of our Halloween events... super busy, but amazing. I hope you have all had a wonderful week as well. TGIF! Enjoy your weekend my little beauties.

I will see you all tomorrow! (That means I will be blogging tomorrow.)

Oh and could you all start harassing Lauren so that she will start blogging again? (I would post her phone number, but I'm certain she would kill me. just email her instead at LVStyleSirens@yahoo.com This is a great way to harass her because the emails go strait to her cell phone :D) You should ask her to novel about her Brazilian bikini wax experience. ;) ahahaha

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

The View

Yes. The View. We will be featured in it. I am not talking about the ridiculous talk show flooded with old nagging women, I am speaking of the Las Vegas newspaper. Tomorrow Lauren and I will spend all morning with an adorable little journalist telling her more details about our average lives than she probably wants to know. I have no idea exactly what the article will be about, however, it should be amazing and I will post a link to the article once it is published.



Moving on, Thursday is our big Charity event for the Children's Heart Association and I can not wait! Its going to be a mini bridal show and all of the profits will be going to the charity. I will be there doing complimentary airbrush makeup for as many lovely ladies as I can squeeze in! Come see me, it is for an amazing cause. It will be this Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at The Plaza at Whitney Ranch and it begins at 7pm. I would like to give a few much deserved snaps to Wendhy Jeffers for putting together this amazing event, and for letting the LV Style Sirens be part of it.

So if you haven't heard yet, I am back in school super full time (I'm majoring in business Law... "Never underestimate a woman with a french manicure and a law degree." -Legally Blonde 2) so if my noveling is slacking a little, I apologize. I am doing my best to run a business, take care of my 1 year old son, go to school and complete all of my homework, prep for my roller derby debut, keep up on my MLIA's, an whatever else I find important for the moment.

I adore you all and appreciate the support and smart ass comments as well.

And as far as beauty advice, I don't have any today because I would much rather tell you that I bought a new MAC lip gloss called Young Thing that is Myth lipstick in a tube (It is limited so if you want one, you better go right now. By right now, I mean RIGHT NOW!) MAC Cream Cup cremesheen lipstick (Which is the most BEAUTIFUL lip color in the world with Oyster Girl lip gloss and Whirl lip liner...Thank you Mrs. Gardiner for that award winning combination) AND I am going out on a limb here and trying the new Studio Sculpt foundation by MAC. I need to find a new remedy for my disgusting skin since they discontinued Studio Mist, the most beautiful foundation ever invented. I tried to boy cot MAC , but who am I kidding? I would have to abandon my entire $10,000 makeup kit and start from scratch. That would never happen. I will keep you updated on how I like this new foundation, so until you hear back from me telling you that I am obsessed with it, don't go out and buy it. Got it?

Anyway, I am off to go skate around my block a few times in preparation for my derby tryouts in October. Oh and don't worry, I always wear my helmet. It actually looks pretty cute on me.

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

15 minutes of fame

Yes. You heard me correctly. We had our 15 minutes of fame yesterday.

OK OK OK. It was not really 15 minutes, more like 15 seconds of fame. We were on the 6am Channel 3 news promoting Superstar Karaoke at Aliante Station. It was so fun. We showed Las Vegas how the Las Vegas Style Sirens roll when it comes to karaoke. We went through the whole process... the makeup, hair, and costumes... and the adorable little anchor women, Colette was such a sport through it all. :)

I can not believe what slackers we have been on the whole noveling scene. It is seriously pathetic, I know. But we are hard working women... what can I say?

We have some amazing projects coming through. ESPECIALLY because Halloween is coming up really quickly! We have some great ideas in store and we can't wait to put them to work. We will be sure to post pictures soon!

I have received several requests to explain how to apply false lashes correctly. So here we go...

1) Pick an amazing brand of lashes. (I preferrer lashes that are human hair with a thin band on them.) Lashes that you buy at Walgreens and places like that are so hard to work with! The better lashes you buy, the easier they will be to apply. You might have to fork out a few extra bucks, but suck it up and do it. Don't be a cheap-o. If you buy a good pair of lashes, you can wear them several times (If you take proper care of them)

2) Measure them. Everyone has different eye shapes, so obviously if you buy a pair of lashes, they probably are not going to fit you properly right after the box. Place the lash on top of you lash starting where your lashes begin and pinch them onto your lashes until your own lashes end. Then gently pinch the end and take it off of your lashes, trimming the excess lash. (Always cut from the outer corner of the lash.)

3) Apply 1-2 coats of a good black mascara to your natural lashes (I am obsessed with Lash Stiletto by Maybeline.) Do not put mascara on the false lashes.

4) Using a latex based glue (I like DUO in black. You can find this at Walgreens) place a thin layer of glue on the clear lash band and let it dry for about 10 seconds.

5) Get close to that mirror ladies (or gentlemen if you prefer) tilt your head up so that you can get a good view of the top of your lashes. Gently pinch the false lashes onto the top of your own lashes (They should be glued to the root of your own lashes, not on the skin of your upper eye)

6) Give them about 5 minutes to dry. Gently pull apart any lashes that may have been glued together in the process. Top it off with a little black liner to hid the seam of the lashes and you are ready to go! (I love MACs fluidline in BlackTrack)

7) Although the lashes can be reused, do not get them wet or sleep in them. Gently tug them off at the end of the day, and store them in a safe place. When you want to reuse them, simply tug off the dried latex based glue, and do steps 3-6 again. The more times you wear a pair of lashes, the easier it will be to reapply them because they will learn to form the shape of your eye. :) I wear the same pair of lashes about 10 times each.

It is actually super easy, but it will take some practice. Don't be lazy and give up. Lashes make all the difference so now that I have given you instructions, I seriously don't want to heard any lame-ass excuses.

I'm back in school super full time, but I will try my hardest to blog at least every other day. (But if I don't get around to it, please don't flood my email with hate mail or I will hate you.)

And if you have any beauty questions that you would like me to blog about, please email them to me! I love hearing from you all!

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

PS I'm going to try to join the Roller Derby this year. Start praying for me now because I am certainly going to need all the help I can get.

PSS OH!!! Please go visit my new favorite website www.Mylifeisaverage.com This way, if I ever say "MLIA" you will understand what I am referring to. Plus, the website is pure comedy.

Busy Little Bees...

Sorry everyone. There is no excuse for our lack of noveling, however, we have been busy working on some amazing top secret projects! (No worries, you will hear about them as soon as all of the kinks are worked out and they are all official!)

Art and beauty are about to take over Vegas, Sirens style!!!

Love you all, and more makeup tips and tricks to come!

xoxox
Allyson Stagg
CEO of The Las Vegas Style Sirens

New Stuff

You're probably wondering where I have been and the truth is, I have been busy. My deepest apologies. I will never let this happen again.

Makeup mooch. I'm sure you are wondering what that is, right? A makeup mooch is a girl or woman who goes to makeup counters before she is going out that night pretending that she is interested in buying new makeup, has the makeup artists do her makeup for FREE, then does not buy any product. I can not even begin to tell you how annoying this is. I used to work for a cosmetic line and nothing would irritate me more than women who did this. Of course I loved doing makeup, but seriously, we still had sales goals to make and if you are tying someone up then they can not help customers who really do want to buy things. This is cheap and tacky so don't do it. Not to mention it puts little freelance artists like myself who have worked hard to build a name for themselves, out of work. If you need your makeup done when you are going out 1) Either buy makeup from the cute little girls at the makeup counter (and I don't mean just a freaking lip gloss. I mean at LEAST $50.00 in product) or 2) Hire a professional freelance artist to do it for you.

I just had to get that off of my chest even though I no longer work at a cosmetic counter. They were talking about it on 94.1 this morning and all the dumb asses that were calling in saying they did this, made my blood boil. I hate makeup mooches.

Moving on...

So many great things are in the works for the Las Vegas Style Sirens right now. I can not wait to see what the future holds!

Lets start out with Superstar Karaoke at Aliante Station. This amazing karaoke event is every Thursday night at Aliante Station in the Access showroom from 6:30 to 11. You get to chose costumes from their gigantic costume collection (I dressed up as Flavor Flav last week... NOTE: Shauna, that picture better NEVER surface...) have your hair and makeup done by the LV Style Sirens, and you can take home a DVD of it (You don't have to if this is an event that you do not want to remember. It is just an option.) If that isn't fun, I seriously don't know what is. There's plenty of alcohol there if you need a little liquid courage. Even if you don't want to sing, come watch everyone else act like idiots. That's always fun too.

Second, the LV Style Sirens will be doing the makeup for "Coffee With Ricky" which is a web show hosted by Ricky Gulati. If you don't know who Ricky Gulati is, he is the owner of Memory Lane Video LLC here in Las Vegas. When it comes to videography, he is the creme de la creme. His videos are absolutely amazing. His style is so unique and no one can even come close to it. (Check him out at www.MLVNV.com) Anyway, Coffee With Ricky is a web show where he interviews very prominent wedding professionals in Las Vegas to spread the word about the do's and don'ts of weddings. They offer advice about their profession, and give in site to weddings in Vegas. Needless to say, if they are featured on Ricky's show, they are legitimate. This will help you sort through all the fake and scummy professionals out here.

We will also be at Santa Fe Stations Bridal Show this Sunday, August 23rd 2009, from 1 to 4 at Santa Fe Station. There will be several wedding vendors here so you can come check out the property and meet different wedding professionals. They will have music, food, and most importantly, drinks. It should be easy going and fun, so come check it out!

On 9/9/09 the ETA lounge at Aliante will be hosting a kick ass party and the LV Style Sirens will be doing the hair and makeup for the dancers. We have all got together and we have some AMAZING designs in the works and I can not wait to put our visions on these beautiful ladies. It will be very nontraditional hair and makeup... think creepy zombie dolls!!! I live for things like this. I will keep you posted about this event since I don't have many details at this time.

And... Thursday September 17th, 2009, we will be participating in a charity event for the Children of Nevada's Heart Association. It will be a small event for brides to come out and meet with some wedding professionals in Las Vegas and all of the proceeds from the even will go to the charity. I don't know all of the details quite yet, but as soon as I do, I will let you all know!

So between all these amazing projects, weddings, photo shoots, and trials, we are busy little girls! I can not wait to see what else the future holds for us! Now that we are working with some amazing venues, and Memory Lane Video, I guess all that is left is working with AltF photography on a regular basis. (If you don't know who AltF is, please check them out. Incredible. www.AltF.com) John Michael or Dalisa, if you ever happen to read this, we're not going to leave you alone until you work with us on a regular basis. And please don't press charges, we really aren't stalkers,, we just love your photography.

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

OUR Etiquette

Lauren has done a wonderful job noveling about wedding etiquette. (She LIVES for these topics) And now I would love to talk a little bit about the things that we find appropriate.

1) Toothpicks. First of all, this is such a vulgar name. It explains exactly what you are doing and frankly, it is disgusting. You should pick your teeth in a powder room or in the privacy of your own home. Not one person in this whole world (including your significant other) needs to see you picking your teeth. (This includes flossing) It is DISGUSTING and only you should see this. If you do have something in your teeth, it is very important to get rid of it, however, it needs to be done in private, not in the middle of a dinner party or in the bathroom while your significant other brushes their teeth. (This may be the thing that is causing them to gag.) Enough said.

2) Ladies please. Please please please DO NOT chow down on a cheeseburger while driving in your car. (This is one of the 11 commandments. Yes there are 11 commandments, not 10.) I can't think of anything more repulsive than a beautiful woman whom is dressed perfectly chowing down a cheeseburger at a red light. If you are starving, please eat the almonds you keep in your purse as an emergency snack (or if you must have a cheeseburger, please wait until you get home to pig out) This is so unattractive. If you choose to chow down a cheeseburger in your car, God will curse you. He will MAKE you slop mayo and mustard all over your nice-ass suit. I promise. (Please remember that you are breaking one of his 11 commandments.)

3) Do not eat chips in public. They are disgusting. When you eat chips they crumble all over you, and make you look like a fat, greasy pig. So do not do it unless you are in the comfort of your own home. I wish they would make chips bite sized so you would not be forced to shove the entire fist sized chip into your mouth. It is gross, and I sincerely hope that you do not do it unless you are sitting on your couch watching reality TV.

4) Perfume is an art. DO NOT douse yourself in perfume. Applying perfume is a ritual. Please spray it only on the appropriate places of your body (Neck and wrists). Nothing is worse than walking into a room and having people have a flashback of the AVM awards. Sick. Perfume is not a cover up of the sins you committed last night. It is not a "tune up." It is a beautiful representation of everything a woman stands for.

5) Alcohol. Please ladies, contain yourself. Alcohol is a beautiful thing. Do not ruin it by doing shots by the dozen and making a total ass of yourself. Have a little class and sip feminine drinks SLOWLY. No one wants to monitor you in the restroom or clean up your puke in the back of their car. (If you see Lauren and I doing beer bongs in the back of a shady club with Kim and Rory, please do not judge us. We are not perfect.) Thanks.

6) OK. People. Star. We all read these shitty magazines. We are all fascinated by the celebrity gossip and we all certainly want to judge who wore it better for ourselves, but please, never let any one catch you reading these magazines. If you MUST read these at the gym, please glue it inside of a Vouge magazine so people think you have a stitch of class. These magazines are a joke and NO ONE needs to know you read them. It is just degrading and embarrassing.

That is all I have for tonight. I'm off to sleep.

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

Etiquette Anyone?

Good evening blogosphere. You are officially renamed "novelosphere". Emphasis on the "el". NovEL. NovELing. NovELosphere. Are you getting this? As I sit here finishing a delicious meal that I prepared (one of the last before we go kind of vegan) and drinking my "salty dog" I am considering one of my favorite topics...etiquette. Before I launch into my diatribe about etiquette let me educate those of you who are not proficient in cocktails. A salty dog is a drink made traditionally with grapefruit juice and gin. However I am a vodka girl (Belvedere please!) so I substitute gin for my spirit of choice. Some people add salt and some add powdered sugar to their drink, but I am a purist and prefer to have nothing. All of this is poured over ice in a highball glass and sipped. Do NOT chug because that is disgusting and rude. If you don't know what a highball is I can no longer help you and you should stop reading this entry immediately. On to etiquette.

This evening I would like to discuss wedding etiquette. We will talk about two specific topics. Those of you who know me know that I can go on for days about this kind of thing and have often sought my advice (well done). However it is late and I have drinks to drink so we will stick to two topics. You should all know that I take most of my etiquette training from a lovely woman named Emily Post. She is a published author so you may all go and educate yourselves should this strike a cord with you.

Topic 1 Showers and Parties

It has come to my attention that there are many brides to be who are confused about showers and parties for their big day. Let me be of assistance to you. A bridal shower is appropriate and even expected. However you should not have more than one shower where the same guests are invited. That puts a great burden on the guests because they feel obligated to buy you lots of presents. This is rude. The people who should throw you a shower should be close friends, friends of the family etc. Your immediate family should not throw a shower unless it is necessary because this can seem a little self-serving. Your total number of showers should be no more than 2. Don't be selfish. For further information I will refer you to my mentor Emily Post.

Topic 2 Gift Giving

When you send your invitation in the mail it carries an unspoken gift-in-return obligation. This means that if I receive an invite to your nuptials it would be bad form for me not to send a gift and if I don't want to sully my pristine reputation you will certainly receive a gift from me. No one likes to be the topic of gossip (unless you want to talk about how skinny I have recently become or what amazing jewelry I have!) When you are registering for your gifts consider your needs as a newly married couple. I am quite certain you do not NEED a flat screen TV or a flippin video game system. You might instead choose a lovely set of china or crystal to host my next birthday party with. Just a thought. Also when you register select gifts in a variety of different price ranges. Although some of us live in a world of champagne wishes and caviar dreams (Ally and I) others do not. Don't be obnoxious. And please do not assume that your guests are going to purchase off your registry. They may buy your gift where they choose. It is a gift and a privelege not a right. If you are giving a gift please send it addressed to the bride at her last known residence. Don't bring gifts to the wedding unless you want to carry it right back out with you. You may begin sending gifts as soon as you receive an invitation. Oh and brides?...I hope you have a system of keeping track of your gifts because sending out thank you cards is priority A1 when you return from your honeymoon!

In my next novEL session we will be discussing bridesmaids and other attendants. This is definitely one that you need to be on the look out for because this is a hot button issue for me and I'm sure to be on my soap box. An even taller one than what I'm on normally.

Post Scipt- I am very glad that Ally isn't going to become a crazy PETA lady because you better believe I sport fur in the winter and I would be pissed if she ruined it. We would have to disband the Style Sirens. So sad.

Make sure you come hang out with us on Thursdays 7pm at Aliante station! And don't forget to tune in to the third season of Mad Men Sunday at 10pm.

xo

Lauren Gardiner

COO

The Las Vegas Style Sirens