You're Going To Make It After All...

Summer Fridays can be tough. While all of the cool kids are off to their summer rentals, the rest of us plebes are stuck in front of our computers. Though we're not necessarily working through the day.

Our new old addiction is watching episodes of the Mary Tyler Moore show on Hulu.com. While everyone else is still enamored with Carrie and company, we're retro-crushing Mary and Rhoda (though more of Rhoda). It's hard to believe that nearly four decades before Bridget, MTM was living life as a single, successful thirty-something. Sure the dialogue is sometimes cliched or politically incorrect at times, but the friendships ring true, the work situations are sometimes excruciating and being unattached doesn't seem quite as tragic.

When watching these old episodes we couldn't help but wonder: When did strong, fun, funny, female characters disappear and become replaced by airbrushed, air-brained clones?

(Check out Phyllis's outfit in this episode- we would kill for it!)

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Summer Scents

Living in NYC during the summer months can be tough. Our friend Kyle from Cali describes the scent of our city summer as being akin to 'garbage soup.' Well, we may not have ocean breezes and the scent of celebrities in our midst, but we do have the perfect way to add a bit of spice to our skyscraper surrounded lives.

Nuvara Exotique creates hand poured, soy blend candles with natural and essential oils and an all cotton wick. Our favorite is the light as a Mediterranean breeze Italian Bergamot and Mimosa which brings to mind dangerously attractive men in slightly too tight fitting pants zipping around Capri on their Vespas. Did we mentioned just how evocative the scent is?

Italian Bergamot & Mimosa candle is available for $36.00 at Zensual.com

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Chocolate for Change

Some people get very, very, super, uber nasty when they're in full throes of PMS. No one that we work with of course-but we've heard rumors. Oh such rumors we've heard of name calling/ product throwing/chocolate munching hissy fits.

In the spirit of improving our local and global environment (while also pursuing outreach to those afflicted by insatiable monthly cravings for cocoa based products) we've stocked up on Climate Change Chocolate which comes wrapped with 15 tips for "lightening your environmental impact." Can any one snack product improve our external and immediate universe? Who knows, but we're happy putting in as much time as necessary researching the chocolaty goodness.

Climate Change Chocolate costs about $5.50

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Get Rid of the Itchy, Itchy Scrapes

We recently discovered that the endless boob affliction we've been sporting is actually a spot of eczema brought on by hives or an allergy. We were as shocked as you were to learn of this condition (and also relieved not to be sporting a third nipple).

Too much information aside, after weeks of antihistamines, oatmeal baths, home made concoctions and scent free everything we discovered Psorzema Creme. Granted the name isn't glamorous. The packaging isn't much to write home about either- but oh the results. In all of our hyper-sensitive porcelain skinned lives we have never, ever encountered a product that worked so well and so fast.

Psorzema contains masses of all natural ingredients like Neem and something called Bearberry and is part of Derma E Bodycare Products. Based on the results of this baby though, we're ready to buy the entire line.

Psorzema Natural Relief Creme is $19.95 and worth every penny and then some.

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No More Racoon Eyes!

We're pretty vigilant about taking off our makeup before bed (because we're scared of Rachel W.) but notice that even when we're religious about our de-maquillage, we usually wake up with that tell tale smudge of shadow and the ghost of mascara. We've recently discovered Clarins Instant Eye Makeup Remover which gets to even the peskiest liner and makes the smudgies disappear- without leaving eyes greasy or gooey. For even more gentle makeup removal try Almay oil-free eye makeup remover with Aloe, Cucumber and Green Tea.

Clarins is $25.00 on Sephora.com Almay is $5.99 at Walgreens.

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Natural First Aid Tips from Whole Foods

We're not too proud to admit being a bit clumsy, and now that it's summer and we're spending more and more time outdoors and suddenly everything is itchy and overheated and well, we're starting to panic. With trips to water parks and long summer drives, we're noticing nosebleeds and sunburns and bug bites- oh my! To the rescue is Whole Foods (go figure) with their suggestions for an all natural first aid kit to pack before even the shortest trip.

• Did you know that peppermint oil helps to reduce body heat and promotes a healthy inflammatory response to sunburn? Add a few drops to unscented lotion or a cool bath to combat sunburn.
• Taking B-complex vitamins and eating garlic and onions might make your skin less tasty to mosquitoes (and maybe your significant other- you'll have to make a choice here!)
  
• Essential oils like citronella, evergreen or eucalyptus can disguise your body scent and make you less appealing to mosquitoes. Biting flies aren't fans of lavender, basil or geranium.
  

You can find a complete tip sheet with really great advice and product recommendations on the Whole Foods website.

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Fizzy Daddy

Confession. We tried to be really creative this year and didn't want to get dear old dad just another tie for father's day. We got him a Soda Club Fountain Jet home soda maker, because he's trying to go green but can't seem to stay away from his seltzer.

Our intentions were pure. Buy it for dad, show him how to work it and be on our merry way.
Only it wasn't that easy.
For every bottle we made, we wanted to make another one. And then we got creative and started adding in fruit and flavors and faster than you could say 'Fizzy Bubbeleh' we were hooked.

The kit comes complete with two bottles, a container of carbonation, and a device to mix it all up in. Sure it can make an obscene sound when you add in the fizz, but then so does dear old dad.

$79.95 at SodaClub.com

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