We love Vix and Shoshanna as much as the next girl but there are only so many $200 bathing suits you can own. And we like wearing a new bathing suit every day of the vacay so what’s a girl to do? I’ll tell you what! Check out Forever 21 Bathing suits! Tops and bottoms are just $12.80 each!!

Lucky for you girls I’m gonna KISS and tell. I have no secrets from my readers (which may end up being a curse since now my friends know the true cheapskate I have become–lucky for me it’s the recession so all cheapness is considered responsible spending. Phew)

So as my loyal readers know, I have been trying to do home manicures whenever possible and I’ve become pretty talented too, rarely making any mistakes these days! The only downside to home manis is that I’m not quite at the point yet where I can give myself French manicure, just not there yet. But don’t fret, recessionistas, I found an even better solution to this quandary, KISS Press On Nails.

How many of you just fainted and vowed not to listen to a word I ever type again? Well you wouldn’t be alone. When I was asked to try this product out I had my doubts–big ones. I was like OMG Lee Press on nails are making a comeback? Seriously? I instantaneously pictured me trying them on and having one pop off during a work meeting or something uber embarrassing, which would leave me to be remembered as the ghetto, fake-nail wearing cheeseball.

Well, you know what I tried them on and they are the most amazing gift from heaven! They are nothing like Lee press on nails. Here’s why:

First of all, each package comes with 24 nails to ensure you get the perfect fit. You just go through and pick the 10 that match your nails and set them out and get your little glue applicator ready. You then put a dab of glue on the back of the press-on-nail and cover each of your nails in a thin layer of the (provided) glue. Each nail has a little tab on the end (patented technology) for easy application so you don’t have a hard time holding on. You let the glue dry for about 60 seconds and then you break off each tab and voila, you have a perfect smile-line French-manicure (I mean perfect!) And you can file the nails down just as if they were your own. They are available in different lengths too very short, short and medium.

The best part is that the white tip is fused into the “nail” when it’s created so it won’t peel off or chip! I wore mine for 10 days and they didn’t even sustain so much as a scratch. They recommend taking the nails off after about 7 but in true Recessionista style I left the remover (acetone) at my apt when I was camped out at my BF’s and was too cheap to spend $6 to buy the remover (available at any drugstore) so I didn’t take them off until the 10th day. Mine didn’t chip the slightest bit or even move a milimeter. I got a billion compliments on them too! They looked so feminine and natural. No one guessed for even one second that they were press on nails–which is really the best part. They just all thought I had gorgeous, long, manicured nails.

They are only $6. Here’s the hitch though, you have to buy the remover and that’s the pain. I’m a pretty impatient person and you have to soak your nails to take the nails off for about 10 minutes. It sounds simple enough but you have to rub them off on the brush inside. It’s not the quickest process but I think it was absolutely worth having a perfect chip-free French manicure (even better than any nail salon) for 10 days.

And just FYI–I was so rough on these nails I cooked dinner and cleaned the dishes (by hand) 4 nights during my test-run and they didn’t so much as fade in color or break.

I absolutely loved these! I’m definitely doing these for my spring break trip. Then I won’t have to worry about my manicure chipping and me not having nail polish to fill in the chips. It’ll be worry free bliss!

These nails are available online at www.walgreens.com.and will be available in all major drug stores nationwide starting in May 2009 including Target!

So ladies, earlier this month I wrote about my new love of Dashing Diva polishes and we got a question asking us about the Manhattan collection and Dashing Diva’s other polishes.

We just wanted to clarify some things–the new Manhattan collection is formulated without hte controversial ingredients: DBP, Formaldehyde and Toulene–ingredients which have been linked to negative health related conditions.  This new collection is the first of DD’s polishes to have this breakthrough feature along iwth long-lasting, chip-resistant polishes (that means though earlier collections aren’t free from these ingredients).

Don’t worry though–the Manhattan collection has over 100 nail polish shades for you to choose from. Named after adorable NY-moments (Central park after dark, Cosmopolitan, East Village, Red Carpet).

We’re obsessed with this health-friendly collection. Think about how many times you put your fingers in your mouth–I do NOT want formaldehyde in mine!

Dashing Diva polishes are available at all Dashing Diva locations as well as DashingDiva.com

They have such fun, interesting and trendy colors. Many designers featured the polishes in their Fashion Week runway shows (and hired the salon to prepare the models) Here are some of our faves we’ve tried out:

Cosmopolitan (sheer pink looks exactly like the cocktail)

Mulberry Street

NYPD Blue

West Village

We are going away on Spring Break in about 2 weeks and we cannot wait to read the book (law school and the bar put a huge delay on this). Check this out! We can’t wait!

Use coupon code MJHB35 for 35% off all Marc Jacobs handbags at Blue Bee through 3/1.

Use coupon code SHEFEB09 for 50% off at She Boutique through 3/1 – sale items are included.

Use code PRIVATE55 for 55% off sale items at Chick Downtown

After coining the skinny girl margarita we didn’t think we could love Bettheny Frankel anymore but this season on the Real Housewives of New York her digs at The Countess have made us change our minds! She is like the hilarious girl everyone wants around. She seems fun! Perhaps we’ll ask her for drinks! Her most recent dig had us rolling on the floor when she called “The Countess” Discount-ess after she had scolded others to pipe down and then continued to chat with her friends. Bettheny Bottoms up! Here’s to your skinny girl margarita and all your hilarious comments! Holy Catfight!

Sheer Clothing

See-through clothes are back and bigger than ever. What that means is sheer clothing isn’t just for slutty girls who like it tight–celebs have been loving this trend

A casual take by Lindsay Lo

Cut-Out-Bathing Suits

This trend just screams sex–even more than a not-so-elusive string bikini. You have to have a perfect bod to wear these though in my opinion. Anytime you have a strap of material squeezing part of you it leaves a big opportunity to, well, squeeze your fat. Similarly we’re not sure about the rest of you but the exposed sides in the mono-kini trend doesn’t leave us loving our love handles.

Fringe Fringe Fringe!!

Like this dress, worn by Lily Allen. We’re not the biggest fan of the flapper look so don’t kill the messenger this is just what are being reported as trends for 2009. Generally we don’t love fringe but this dress is kind of cool (it’s Alberta Ferretti fyi)

One Shouldered Anything!

We’ve loved this trend for years and years and are so happy to welcome it back with open ARM. We’d love that bathing suit if it wouldn’t give us the weirdest tan line. Ever.

Grecian Goddess Look

You know our despise of ol’ drag queen Barton but we love the Greek look. It’s also comfy and effortless in the summer. And the best part is that most stores have caught onto this trend like Forever 21 so you can get a wonderfully cheap Greek dish! Just be sure to buy long dresses big enough. It’s my personal opinion that when they don’t quite hit the ground they’re far less flattering on the figure.

Thanks to our friends at Fashionising.com for the photos