Rantings of a Creole Princess

Champagne Coupe Vs. Flute

This is seriously how my brain works:

 

I was sitting here writing and thinking of those plastic champagne "glasses" you get at some wedding receptions to toast the bride and groom.

Then I was like...what are they called cuz they aren't flutes...???

So then...I went to look it up and learned this:

The champagne coupe or champagne saucer is a shallow, broad-bowled, stemmed glass,  commonly used at wedding receptions, often stacked in layers to build a champagne tower. Champagne is continuously poured into the top glass, trickling down to fill every glass below. Legend has it the shape of the glass was modeled on the breast of Marie Antoinette, Joséphine  de Beauharnais, Madame de Pompadour, or one of several other French aristocrats, although this is almost certainly false. The glass was designed especially for champagne in England in 1663, preceding those aristocrats by almost a century.^[1]

 

 

The coupe came into fashion in the 1930s. It was popularized in post-prohibition America at the Stork Club, where champagne flowed freely and celebrities had bottles of champagne sent to their tables, compliments of the house. The coupe was the champagne glass of choice through the 1960s.

The broad surface area allows champagne to lose its carbonation more quickly, making it less suitable for the current style of very dry champagnes, compared to the sweeter champagnes that were popular in the 1930s, and therefore fell out of fashion except for traditional occasions such as weddings.^{[citation needed]} The coupe is now more commonly used for certain cocktails such as daiquiris.^[2]

Interesting huh? 

And I'm nowhere near finished with this restaurant scene.  You know...the one where they had champagne.  *sigh*

Champagne Stemware

 

Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs: Things I learn from Actresses...

I was watching an actress recently and marveled at how gorgeous her legs were.  Even toned, no marks, simply gorgeous.

She was holding her hands out weird.

Me:  What's wrong with your hands?

Her:  I have leg makeup on my hands.

Me:  Seriously?

Her:  Yes.

And this is what she was using: Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, Deep Glow, 4.4 Ounce

Foot Maintenance

I'm good to my feet.  EXTREMELY good.  I get that from my mommy.  See...she never went anywhere for her personal maintenance really...she took care of it all at home and she was always right with it.

At least three times a week I use this on my feet while taking a bath: Mr. Pumice Two Sided Ultimate Pumice Bar 

I use the lavender side when I haven't rocked heels and the purple side when I have rocked heels.  I find it's extremely gentle and doesn't take much effort.  Whenever I get a pedicure I'm always told how lucky I am that I don't need to  use the shaver.  I'm like...doesn't have anything to do with luck.  That's all personal maintenance cuz I'm vain as hell and like my feet.  LOL!  I also have a little brush thingy I use to brush under and around my nail beds.  I keep them in one of these little things right on side of the tub within reach so it's never a chore: Sterilite 16078024 Slim Storage Tray 

Whenever I workout or take the dogs out for a good walk, I slather my feet with Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy, 14-Ounce Jars (Pack of 2) and put on socks and sneakers.  The walking, etc. works with the Aquaphor to make sure my feet stay soft and callous free.  In the winter I do this while I'm sleeping too.

One of the most unattractive things to me is seeing a woman with crusty heels.  That's not cute in the least.

When I wear polish on my toes I generally do it myself.  I know it's not as perfect as the nail salon does it but I've gotten pretty good at "correcting" mistakes.  LOL!  I use these: Tweezerman Manicure and Pedicures Sticks, total of 10  by taking the pointy part and rolling in into a cheap cotton ball so that there is a bit of cotton covering the end like a pointy Q-tip. Then I dip that in polish remover and remove the polish my uncoordinated behind has all over the sides and fronts of my nails. LOL! SIP: Whatever...I know we aren't the ONLY ones who can't seem to paint within the lines so don't EVEN.MUCH.TRY!

So yeah...the kid's feet are never, EVER crustycracked!

Do you have a regular maintenance routine for YOUR feet?  Any products you swear by we might want to know about?  In your area...where do you get the best pedicures?  How much are they?

Finishing School

So...if we were to do a finishing school on the blog...what topics do you think should be covered and who should "teach" what?

I've been thinking on this all day.