Emmy’s 2013

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ready for our best/worst dressed picks from the emmy’s?  truthfully, i shouldn’t be the one judging these celebrities – after all, i’m typing this on the couch in my polka-dot robe, just-got-out-of-the-shower drenched hair & glasses.  but they can handle it – they’re celebrities after all.

biggest let down: kerry washington
kerry has aced every red carpet this year! so naturally, i had high expectations for her, but this flowery ensemble just didn’t do it for me.

what was she thinking?: paula abdul
straight up, paula, we love you but izzzoucchhhh

most improved: mindy kaling
a few years can make quite a dramatic difference:
exhibit A: emmy’s 2010

exhibit B: emmy’s 2013
bravo, mindy, bravo!

most runway chic: sandrine holt
seriously looks like she walked right off the runway…unhappy face and all.

most unexpected glam: kelly osbourne
minus the purple hair, the glam dress looks good on her!

best use of accessories: maria menounos
a very classic (safe) gown with lots of bling = LOVE

and finally BEST DRESSED: rose byrne
hair, dress, color, jewels – ALL PERFECTTTTT. best dressed hands down ❤

and with that, it’s time to get ready for work.  it’s munday and i’m so excited to get back to the office 😦

images via yahoo!

Bachelor Rants – THE FINALE!

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only 3 hours left of Bachelor Sean. SOMEONE STOP TIME!

we start the marathon of an episode by meeeting sean’s family. talk about a cookie-cutter-perfect family. sheesh! sean’s dad is the cutest/sweetest thing ever and made us tear up…TWICE. as per usual, the fam doesn’t help him make a decision and loved both girls equally. let me tell ya, if it were MY family, they’d have a million things to say and complain about. is he a doctor? what was his GPA? does he have a roth IRA? what do his parents do? blah blah blah…
Meeting the parents oufits:
Catherine’s Striped Dress: Similer, Similar and Similar.
Lindsay’s Navy Blue Dress: Similar and Similar

…then the FINAL TWO DATES:
Lindsay’s up first: they go floating on a raft and talk about how gorgeous the scenery is.
no offense to the mekong river, but you’re a little discolored. but i guess when you’re in love, everything looks like rainbows & butterflies. Lindsay’s voice-over talks about how goofy they are (ie. they point in opposite directions and make fake binoculars) and about how serious they can also be (ie. they make out). Is it just me…or… NO, that doesn’t really show how perfect she is for him.
Lindsay’s date night red dress: similar here and here

Catherine’s date started off all fun and dandy, but what the hell was she wearing?! a blue sheered polka dot shirt a white tank under? girl, you couldn’t mix it up with a cute bralette or bathing suit? then, things got serious real fast. she (finally) tells Sean that she loves him. and he responds with a ‘thank you for today’. OH SNAP. i KNOW he can’t say ‘i love you’ back, but danngggg that was just cold. sean, when you don’t know what to say, just start kissing! haven’t you learned ANYTHING?!
Catherine’s date night black lace dress: similar here or splurge a little here

We see Sean getting ready, and THERE it is. The sneak peak of his abs. ABC couldn’t end the show without shirtless Sean could they? Phew. Well done, ABC, well done.

now comes the good part. Catherine vs. Lindsay. who’s it going to be? more importantly, who wore it best? my vote goes to neither. they could have done A LOT better with the outfits. not only were the dresses unflattering, they could have easily been mistaken for escort attire. talk about major disappointment. And what was up with Catherine’s lashes? Spider lashes are NOT IN.

we all know that the first girl that comes out of the limo is the one to get axed. so who’s it going to be? zoom into the purple glittered pumps…it’s Lindsay. she has no idea what’s coming to her for the first 30 seconds during his speech (also attributed to the fact that Sean’s breathing was so loud it was hard to concentrate one what he was saying – anyone else hear that?). and then comes the “…but.” AWKWARD. though, i won’t lie, i gave a little hallelujah when she took off her heels. can’t make a statement by walking out stumbling in 6 inch stilettos, you know?

SPOILER ALERT: Sean proposes to Catherine. (insert Neil Lane plug). Then she says “omgosh” & “you’re so handsome” about a hundred times, and says “YES!” – not in that particular order. At least he finally said “i love you so much” to make up for his huge snub from the night before…and then they ride off into the sunset on an elephant – obviously.

Onto the last hour of this dang show…where nothing eventful or blog worthy occurred. As they review the engagement footage, I think Catherine realizes how terrible her mascara job was, so at least it was a learning lesson. Also, they confirmed they’re going to get married on tv – if they make it that far (THANK YOU ABC – just make sure he’s shirtless at least once, okay?). and they announced the next bachelorette: Desiree. UGH.

**Disclaimer**: Borderlinefab will not be covering Desiree’s season. we refuse. UGH….(you know, unless the men are outrageously attractive. I’m sure we could work something out in that case)…

but to end on a high note, here are the dresses from the finale:
Lindsay’s white lace dress here, but similar/more affordable here
Catherine’s navy lace dress here, but similar/more affordable here

that’s all folks! hope you guys enjoyed our rants & nonsense 🙂 What show should we going to cover next!? I’d say Chicago Fire, but it’d just be photos of hot TV firemen. But, would you guys really complain?

Bachelor Rants – Women Tell All

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ooohhh snap – let the cat fights begin!

The first 15 minutes of the show started with Chris Harrison and Sean visiting viewing parties of ABC’s target audience (females between the ages of 12-89). Well, since they didn’t visit us – we don’t give a crap. Then the re-cap of the season was only good for showing 3-4 shots of shirtless Sean. Boring.

So, let’s start with our fave outfits and get those out of the way because let’s be honest – that’s what you were searching for when you found our page (or maybe it was Tierra’s eyebrows, don’t worry – we’ll get there!)

• Sarah’s coral dress by Donna Mizani (similar, hi-low strapless & studded)
  
• Des’s white corset dress by Alexander Wang (studded, neon or white leopard overlay)
• AshLee’s blue bodycon dress by Herve Leger (similar, similar, and with sleeves)
• Other popular dresses: Amanda’s bodycon, Lesley’s bodycon, and Leslie blue maxi (similar), and Girl I don’t know your name’s White Wrap Dress.
• Top colour of the show: Coral; Top Style: Bandage Body Con

Hot Seat Interviews:

Tierra is the first in the hot seat. She gives a long blank stare when Chris Harrison asks “is there anything you would have changed or apologized for?” Crickets chirp. Obviously “no” because she was innocent and all the other girls bullied her. To emphasize how nice she is, whispers out the letters “B-I-T-C-H” as if she didn’t previously say it 35x per episode. Let’s keep it real now. Then we get a peek at Tierra’s Sparkle! Or is it Tierra’s Eyebrow? (I’ll let you decide…):

Oh – Tierra’s Eyebrow definitely made a comeback. Boy did it ever.

Oh yea, and her engagement? To who?She intensely denies that it is a hoax as vehemently as she denied being a bitch. Oh Tierra. You are so convincing…not.

Before we get to another hot-seat, I just want to take a second to point out how Kacie B hasn’t learned her lesson. Why does she still look so drugged up? Tragic.

Next in the hot seat, Sarah. (definitely America’s sweetheart). She is the first to cry but still looks amazing. As sad as her montage recap was, it reminded me how many great outfits she had. need to go back and research! All in all – I hope she gets chosen over Des for the Bachelorette.

Well, Chris mentions how Des is voted as a ‘fan favorite’ – not us! Sure, she was sweet. but something about her feels disingenuous. Like we said already, pleaseeee don’t bring her back as the bachelorette! we will refuse to watch!

Last in the hot-seat is AshLee, who becomes a kookoo crazy nut and says that Sean had confessed that he had no feelings for the remaining 2 girls. Commence awkward silence lasting 45 seconds which on national television feels like 45 minutes. Oh, AshLee, don’t be a sore loser. now you just made yourself look like a bitter lying lunatic. congratulations, you crazy beezy.

Then, in the rolling credits, they pay tribute to the producer’s dog, Magic, which made my heart cry. i made it through the entire 2 hours without shedding ONE tear – and then they get me in the last 10 seconds…with a dog. you’re good, ABC. real good 😛

Next week is the season finale!!! And a 3-hour finale at that – because 4 hours would obviously just be over the top.

And, in the spirit of mixing things up (not that it’s possible to be over-loaded with shirtless photos of Sean), we leave you with….pant-less Sean (via swoonworthy.net)

you’re welcome.

Bachelor Rants – Wk 8

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***SPOILER ALERT***

Off to the land of unlimited pad thai, spring rolls, and thai tea. Ummm…sign me up!

Starting off: The exotic land of Thailand means one main thing: SHIRTLESS SEAN (x2). High-five ABC, it was expected and delivered.

• Lindsay’s 1:1 is up first.  they stroll through the local market, eat some bugs, check out the color chicks (literally) and make their way onto the beach. Overall, YAWN. Honestly.
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• And did anyone else have an hard time watching Lindsay try to say “I Love You”? I wanted to shoot myself. It took a Thai version of the “It’s a Small World” ride, 3.25 commercial breaks, Thai dancing, 30 minutes, and 553 awkward silences between Sean and Lindsay before she uttered it. Honey, next time take 3 shots of tequila and I guarantee you’ll be saying I Love You all over the place. (Oh, you guys don’t do that? …)
• Lindsay’s outfits: mint green dress (similar, pleated), wedges (similar), & white bustier dress (similar only $20!, floral, studded, obsessed, splurge)

• AshLee’s 1:1 starts off with an activity to make AshLee ‘lose control’ and trust Sean. Again. Zzz. Apparently the cave is supposed to symbolize the uncertainty of a relationship and the trust needed to make it work.  yeah – i almost made myself vomit.
• Ashlee’s outfits: crochet top (simpler, but loving this), espadrilles (similar, save, splurge), snakeskin bathing suit (save, splurge), and date night dress and bracelet.

• Catherine’s 1:1 was mostly of them making out. then making out in the water. then making out in the rain. hawt.
• Catherine’s outfits: off shoulder dress (solid, similar, splurge). Was really not digging Catherine’s green/blue tie-dye dress, so we didn’t find a link for you – because you shouldn’t be wearing it. You’ll thank us later.

This brings us to the end. Man, i don’t know.  it’s down to the final 3, but i’m not feeling any of these girls.  where’s emily at? bring back emily!

After a heart to heart with chris harrison, sean reveals that he’s in love!  it then becomes obvious that he’s sending AshLee home – but after he watches her cry her eyes out in her video message to him, maybe he’ll change his mind.

it was a good strategy, but he did what was expected and cut AshLee.  Given her track record, you’d expect her to sob uncontrollably, but instead, she went with the death stare….and when i say death stare, i mean “i’m casting an evil spell on you and your first born.”

DAMN.

Overall for them being in exotic Thailand, their outfits were super boring and it was a lame-o episode. That really only means one thing: next time i need more wine. On the other hand, the boredom means more outfit searches:
Rose Ceremony: Catherine’s (similar, similar, similar, similar), Ashlee’s (similar, similar), Lindsey’s (similar, in black)

NEXT WEEK: the women tell all (always a fan favorite)

IN TWO WEEKS: the 3 hour finale. 3 HOURS?! come on, ABC – some of us have real day jobs that we gotta rest up for.  i have more important things to do! but fine – i’ll watch 😛

Bachelor Rants – Wk 6

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****SPOILER ALERT****

And then there were 6. Off to St. Croix!

• number of times Sean takes off his shirt: 2 (but it was a good 35 minutes of shirtlessness, so all is forgiven)
• before we get to the dates, let’s just thank ABC for sending them (finally) to a tropical island. Cue: full dates with shirtless sean (see below) and making out on the beach in the sunset (since these scenes so clearly mimic real life).


• Now to Ashlee’s first one-on-one. let me just say…DAYYAMMMM GIRL! i wish i had your body – and at 32?! puts my 27 year old body to shame 😦 makes me regret eating cheez-its and samoas for dinner.
• as prescribed, during their intimate dinner, she feels the urge to drop a bomb. no, not that kind, you sicko. turns out she got married at 17 and divorced at 18. still better than Kim K (if u ask me). don’t worry – the dinner date ends with her proclaiming her love for him. so all is good in paradise.
• second one-on-one date goes to….drumroll please…Tierra the Terrible! (and she was not without plenty of complaining) ugh. they go exploring the town and she beams with excitement when he buys her jewelry from a vendor. don’t panic – it didn’t involve any diamonds. just a shell on a necklace string. let me repeat that. a shell on a string.
• next up: group date around St. Croix full with treehouse. why Tarzan Sean no take his shirt off there? luckily he fulfills my wishes at beach #2 (whew!)
• Catherine reveals another sad story, this time about her dad. Oh Catherine (sobs!)…so glad Sean recognizes the strength in her from that story. can we say #teamcatherine yet? (btw this clearly solidifies our 1% guess of being right that she is Asian!)
• on to one-on-one with Lesley. was anyone as jealous as me about HOW BIG THE AVOCADOS WERE???? Damn. Photos are not to scale so objects may appear SMALLER than they really are.
  
  


• oh, and the date? *crickets chirp* yeaaa that was nice too…whomp whomp…

And now to the Tierra show:

• Ashlee and Tierra get into a cat fight and it ends with Tierra screaming ‘I CAN’T CONTROL MY EYEBROWS’. that’s all you need to know.
• Sean can’t handle the drama (and fake crying? i mean, come on!)…so he kicks Tierra out. can i get a woot woot!!! no more of this face:
• The rose ceremony’s victim this week: Lesley

Next week: HOMETOWN DATES! and it looks juicyyy