"American Idol": My Thorougly Uneducated Predictions


Updated 02/16/07 10:21 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 12 comments

"American Idol": My Thorougly Uneducated Predictions

I never bother tuning into "American Idol" until Hollywood Week — that way, I get to skip the freak show of the auditions while still catching some of the truly awful contestants on their way out. As soon as the top 24 are announced every year, I make a snap judgment about the winner. I totally picked Carrie Underwood, but I've failed miserably every other year. This year I'm putting my Read more

3 Easy Ways to Spare Your Hair While Swimming


Updated 05/25/12 9:17 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

How to Protect Hair While Swimming

Swimming season is upon us, and while it's a fun (even athletic) activity, the tangled, frizzed-out hair that can result is decidedly not. Chemicals in pool water can wreak havoc on your strands, while salt water from the ocean has drying effects. There are a few things you can do, though, to keep your summertime style from looking gnarly, dude. To find out more, just keep reading. Read more

Lil Links: Is Your Baby's Name One of the Top Names of 2011?


Updated 05/15/12 5:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Top 100 Baby Names of 2011

The top 100 baby names of 2011 has a big surprise at number two — Circle of Moms Jessica Alba says having babies helped her embrace her sexuality — Celebrity Baby Scoop This 6-year-old's response to his father's homecoming is a miracle — The Stir Check out Monroe and Moroccan Cannon's first birthday photo — Celebrity Baby Blog What your contractions really mean — FitPregnancy Sixteen Read more

Swimmer Dara Torres on the Quest For Her Sixth Olympic Games


Updated 05/11/12 9:33 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Dara Torres Interview on 2012 Olympics

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Luke Cyphers Dara Torres once wrote a book called Age Is Just a Number. Nowadays, though, the feel-good story of the 2008 Olympics admits to, well, feeling her age. Torres won two silver medals as a 41-year-old mother and swimmer in Beijing, but she harbors no illusions about repeating the feat four years later. "You Read more

7 Money Mistakes Women Often Make


Updated 05/04/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Financial Mistakes Women Make

We all make mistakes — we're all human after all. LearnVest shares some of the common money mistakes that women often make so readers will learn not to make them, too. Some of us handle our money flawlessly, perfectly, brilliantly, all of the time. But most of us don't. Most of us make mistakes here and there. We make some mistakes more than others, because of our personalities, or our Read more

The Secret to Getting the Fastest Smoky Eye Ever


Updated 05/03/12 3:15 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Easy Smoky Eye Makeup

For Lea Michele's makeup look at the recent Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' screening of Glee, celebrity makeup artist Melanie Inglessis was able to create a beautiful palette in minutes. "We had very little time to do this look, so I worked fast and with my favorite product to do a smoky eye: the fat kohl pencils," she explained. See the exact brand and shade used, along with tips for Read more

Earning $50,000 Will Make You Happy


Updated 05/03/12 4:31 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How Much Money Do You Need to Be Happy?

The magic number for happiness is apparently $50,000. LearnVest tells us more about it. Good news! Apparently, happiness is on sale for the new, low price of $50,000. Nope, we’re not talking about private trips to outer space, or even tuition for an Ivy League college. Apparently, all you need to be happy is $50,000 in yearly income. RELATED: Exercise Can Help Your Finances: The Read more

Pop-Up Tops: Kid-Friendly or Are You Kidding?


Updated 05/01/12 3:42 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Pop-Up Baby T-Shirts

Like most young toddlers, my daughter is fairly obsessed with pop-up and peekaboo books, which seem to surprise and delight her no matter how many times she's revealed that teddy bear under the bed or the snail behind the flower. While we've collected more than a dozen pop-up books, we don't have a single piece of pop-up clothing, a fact that Etsy seller Jane of Little Blue Frogs could rectify. Read more

Jennifer Lopez and the American Idol Judges Say Goodbye to Colton Dixon


Updated 04/20/12 12:12 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Colton Dixon Voted Off American Idol Pictures

American Idol rocked its West Hollywood studios last night with performances from LMFAO and former winner Kris Allen. The program closed by sending home Colton Dixon. Colton received the fewest amount of votes following his Wednesday night arrangements of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "September." Next week the six remaining hopefuls return to face the judges, inching Read more