Giveaway Alert: Enter to Win a Trip to Alaska or Iceland


Love your pickles? Enter to win Claussen's “Conquer the Cold” Facebook contest and you'll have a shot at a trip to Alaska or Iceland! Simply take a photo of yourself posed in the refrigerated section of grocery stores with a jar of Clausen pickles.  Then, upload the photo to Claussen’s “Conquer the Cold” Facebook page and you'll be entered to win that trip and some cool cold-weather gea.

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Retouch Your Photos

Retouched photo

There may be a backlash over retouching photos in the print magazines and in advertisements, but we're not above tweaking our own photos a bit. After all, who knows when an ex-boyfriend is going to stumble on your Facebook page?

We recently discovered Fotoflexer.com that not only allows you to remove red eyes from photos, but you can also erase pimples, zap wrinkles and even make your under eye circles vanish (If only there were a foolproof beauty product that would do this all for us!).

You can also do traditional editing such as cropping and fix bad lighting. Try it out for yourself, before you post all those photos from your summer trips!

Unretouched photo

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Travel Tuesday Links


The New York Post reveals where the wealthy single guys are hiding out in the city (New York Post)

Compare prices between a home rental and a hotel room with TripAdvisor's new vacation rental calculator (LifeHacker)

Tempted to "accidentally" pack that hotel robe in your suitcase? There's a new reason not to do it (Gawaya.com)

It's not too late to take a summer vacation—and you may even score a deal. (MSNBC)

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Giveway Alert: Win a Trip to the Biggest Loser Ranch


At the end of the summer after bottomless margaritas, nights at outdoor concerts instead of the gym, and most recently hurricane carbs, we usually feel like we could use a week detoxing and exercising heavily. If you're in the same sitch as us, check out the Fast Track to Health Giveaway, sponsored by Spa Week and Joy Bauer. The prize includes:
  • A seven day, six night stay for two at The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge in Malibu, CA, where you'll experience the rigorous fitness and weight loss regime, made famous by The Biggest Loser. This includes  daily fitness and exercise activities, healthy low calorie meals, relaxing spa services, educational lectures and a private cooking class with the resort’s on-site executive chef. 
  • To help stay on track with his/her fitness goals, the winner will also receive a copy of Joy Bauer’s bestselling book, Food Cures, a personalized nutrition program designed by Joy herself, and $175 in SpaWeek Gift Cards to relax body and mind at his/her choice of over 4,000 spas nationwide. 
Enter on Facebook.

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    Labor Day Cocktails

    Toast the end of summer with one of these sophisticated cocktails.

    Black Cherry Mule
    50ml Belvedere Vodka
    6/7 fresh black cherries
    Dash simple syrup
    15ml lime juice
    Dash Peychaud bitters

    Muddle, shake and strain into a highball filled with cubed ice.
    Top with ginger beer and garnish with a whole cherry.

    Intense Liquorice Sour

    1.5 oz Belvedere Intense
    ½ oz lemon juice
    ½ liquorice syrup
    Dash liquorice bitters
    Dash egg white

    Dry shake all ingredients. Add ice and shake.
    Strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass and garnish with a lemon wheel.

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