It’s a NEW YEAR, time for a NEW GIVEAWAY don’t ya think?  Well, we do, so lets get to it.  We were busy little bees the end of 2011, with the debut of MsBeautyBuzz and the re-launching of Anneticipation.  So to celebrate and pay it forward for all the loyalty from our girls, we’re giving away a Beauty Box!  A little stash of some favorite beauty must have’s.

Here’s what you need to do to enter:

1. You MUST be a subscriber of MsBeautyBuzz to win- that’s MANDATORY!
2. THEN in the comments section of this post tell us WHY you think YOU should win?  That’s easy right?  No need to sugarcoat it girls- if you’re the best there is stand tall and proud and shout it from the rooftops (or at least type it out here- we’ll listen)
3. Then shoot us an email at anne.anneticipation@gmail.com and claim your post [give us your username so we can link your post to your email] This way we’ll know where to find you when YOU win  Put 2012Giveaway in the subject of your email.

That’s it!  Then sit back and wait for a winner to be chosen at random on Friday, January 13th.  We’re going to make it a LUCKY Friday the 13th for one of you.  There is no purchase necessary, and the sweepstakes is only open to US and Canadian residents.

Feel Free to share this with your friends.   After all, us girls look out for each other!  Share the GIVEAWAY URL on your Facebook and Twitter accounts for extra chances to win.  Make sure to mention us on Twitter @MsBeautyBuzz so we can track your Tweets!  Good luck ladies….and here’s to a fabulous 2012!

xoxo

Anne aka MsBeautyBuzz

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Is 2012 finally the year that you’re going to get your body back into shape?  Have you put it off so long now that you can’t even see the path back to a better you?  Well, don’t throw in the towel yet!  You can still get yourself to the pre-pregnancy, pre-marriage, pre-holiday weight in no time.  All it takes is the right attitude, a very strong will power, determination and a great support system.

Get yourself a jogging partner

If you enjoy the quietness of the morning, grab a friend or spouse and get moving.  You can jog, run, or speed walk.  All great for the heart, mind and body.  Try not to eat before your work out since it can slow you down.  Believe it or not, eating a healthy breakfast after a work out will speed up your metabolism.  Do drink plenty of water and carry a bottle with you.  Remember, as you sweat, your body loses fluids and you’ll need to replace them quickly.  Dehydration can cause dizziness and nausea.

Yoga is one of the best ways to get your body back into shape from head to toe!

I am a HUGE fan of yoga!  Another great way to get yourself back into shape!  People are always asking me how I stay so slim…YOGA!!!!  I really don’t do anything else except cardio on my yoga off days and sit ups, of course.  (Gotta keep those abs toned for bikini weather.)  There are many types of yoga ranging from slow breathing & stretching to fast tempo type aerobics.  There is also hot yoga where you sweat for an hour and a half while doing all of your favorite yoga poses and stretches.  All while getting out your toxins and impurities and opening up your vital organs like your kidneys and liver!  Fabulous:)  Try them all if you’re up for it and see which one is best for you…

Regarding your diet, try waking up every morning to a glass of water with lemon.  It will cleanse your body and give you a little boost of energy before your work out.  Keep a diary throughout each day of your food & beverage intake and the amount.  At the end of each week look at your progress and see if you’re keeping to your new health routine.  Eventually, it will become part of your regular every day life and the pounds will start shedding slowly.

DO NOT EXPECT an immediate weight loss.  Gradual is better…this way it WILL STAY OFF!  I know you’ll have days where you want to quit.  BUT DON’T!  Give it at least 1 month and I promise you will look and feel so much better about yourself!

A New You For 2012

Please keep us posted on your progress!  Send before & after photos!

xoxo

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DID RUSSELL BRAND ignore his instincts when it came to marrying Katy Perry?  According to a source close to the “Firework” singer, Brand “threatened to call off the wedding more than once” in the months leading to his October 2010 union with Perry.  Why you ask…?  The recovering alcoholic, former sex and heroin addict, couldn’t deal with Perry’s hard-partying ways.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand

The couple was also known for fighting often over Perry’s jealousy of “other women.”  They would “argue and make up constantly.”  CRAZY!  In December, as we reported, Brand filed for divorce, so look out for more fights ahead but about $$$, especially if reports are true that there was no prenup.  Brand’s rep did not respond by deadline, and Perry’s could not be reached.

Another “Celebrity Couple” bites the dust…:(

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After a rough 2011, Demi Lovato is ready to kick off 2012 with a new outlook on life, and a new definition of “sexy.”

“I think sober is sexy. It’s cool,” the Disney songstress tells the February issue of Seventeen. “I think it’s way cooler to be above the influence than under the influence.”

In the issue, Lovato, 19, speaks candidly about last year’s downward spiral, which ended with her checking into rehab.

“I’m not gonna lie. I was self-medicating. I was doing things like drinking and using [drugs], like a lot of teens do to numb their pain,” she says of her troubles.

But throughout her healing process, Lovato says she found two huge pillars of support in her fellow tween queens Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.

“No matter how many times we fight, we will always be in each other’s lives,” she says. “[Miley Cyrus and I] are very strong-headed, so when we fight, it’s brutal and we’re like, ‘We’re never going to be friends again!’ Then two days later, we’re like, ‘I love you and I miss you!’

“Selena and I, we never fight. She’s not a confrontational person at all. Both of them will never leave my life no matter what happens, because we’ve been through so much together.”

Lovato entered rehab last fall after getting into a physical fight with one of the dancers on her tour.

She says she knew it was a bad situation that had hit rock bottom after the incident.

“I basically had a nervous breakdown,” she told Seventeen in a previous issue. “I was really bad off. My parents and manager pulled me aside and said, ‘You need to get some help.’ It was an intervention.”

Now, however, the “Skyscraper” singer is looking forward to cleaning up her lifestyle.

“I don’t drink, I don’t do drugs, I don’t throw up after my meals, I don’t starve myself. There’s nothing that I do that I feel ashamed of.”

Short, androgynous cuts have always held a powerful desire.  In the 1920’s, women began a defiant trend and cut their hair, and their dresses, mind-blowingly short. Pretty rebellious for women who only thirty years prior were virtuous Victorians who wore corsets and covered their ankles.  When Feminine fashion rounded another curve in the the 60’s, Mia Farrow’s signature crop was simultaneously blithely boyish, strong, and ultra feminine.

Cropped and brilliantly tinted hairstyles last peaked in the late 1980’s-90’s. Since then, “punk” has become “pretty”.  Tattoos have not only worked their way into extremely successful professional careers, but made it onto the bodies of super models showcasing satin evening gowns.  Some will say this is a sad mainstreaming of a great look.  I say we are breaking through the next ceiling in redefining sexy, again.

So now what?? Clearly fashion is gender bent and hell bound to take it to the next level. I, for one, cannot wait.  The most prevalent example being the hot, edgy brunette who is the face of one of the most talked about stories of this year.  The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is going to become everyday/everywhere sexy.

Already these ladies have been rocking the crop with strikingly beautiful results. But to see what’s next, we need to check out what’s happening now.

Not on the runways, but in the streets.  …Or Irish Pubs, if you will.  A few weeks ago, I met a lovely barkeep named Krystal, who’s hair fascinated me to an extent that I kept ordering drinks in order to  get a better look at it.  When I asked, she told me she did it herself.  Pretty impressive!  She also said, somewhat apologetically, this was the tamest her hir has been in some time. My favorite part was the side she grooved out in horizontal rows on one side that let her drop down those long sections you see pinned back here and camo the bare skin for some of her modeling gigs.  Thanks for letting me insoect your head Krystal. And for not thinking I was TOO weird.

So what comes next?  Well, I think that we’re gonna see more dragon tattoos in 2012, most certainly, but I sure hope to see them in evening gowns, and tailored suits, and everywhere beautiful, powerful women are.

XO

~A

PS:  Here is my FAVORITE look for the coming year:  A disconnected fringe on a pixie/crop. Thank you Megan Morris, who here wears one of the all-time-sexiest-hairstyles ever.