26

Mar

ICYMI: Alexis visits Good Day Alabama for National Nutrition Month

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Who knew eating healthy could be so chic?

I had a blast on Fox 6’s Good Day Alabama this morning with Mike Dubberly, sharing healthy meal options for National Nutrition Month from T-Fal, Carrington Farms, Cenergy Nutrition and BistroMD! (NO, I am not a nutritionist!)

Check out the video by clicking HERE! (When the page opens, you may have to click ‘Videos’ at the top, then ‘Good Day Videos,’ then ‘Cooking Healthy for Your Family’.)

P.S. Stay tuned for a suakoko betty update and the announcement of the giveaway winner!

 

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06

Mar

Must-see TV: Alexis Barton to talk CureDiva on ABC 33/40

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Darlings, if you’re in the Birmingham area, please tune into ABC 33/40’s Talk of Alabama this Friday (March 7)during the 9:00 AM CST hour! I’ll be appearing live with hosts Ebony Hall and Nicole Allshouse to share some very special products from CureDiva with viewers! You don’t want to miss it!

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CureDiva.com

“CureDiva is here to revolutionize the lifestyle of women coping with breast cancer and its after effects. It is a stylish feminine environment, uniting a one-stop-shop and community, and offering a holistic answer to all the non-medical needs of 1 out of 8 women in the world.

Shop with CureDiva: find all the stylish answers – especially designed and selected – to enable you with stylish living through your breast cancer journey.” – CureDiva.com

I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been affected in some form by cancer, either through personal diagnosis or supporting a loved one through their own. My family has lost several loved ones to cancer, and I was saddened to have a god-aunt pass away early last month.  It is an honor to share CureDiva’s mission and products with you, and I hope you’ll tune in to Talk of Alabama tomorrow morning.

Images via ABC 33/40 and SheKnows.com

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25

Feb

To Do: Beauty Night Out at Saks Fifth Avenue

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Do you need to brush up on the latest in makeup? Join Saks Fifth Avenue for a Beauty Night Out tomorrow from 5:30 to 8:00 PM!

The Beauty Night Out will include a reception and teach the basics of makeup:
-skincare
-brush techniques
-highlight/contour
-day to night eye makeup

Tasha Deyampert and Tamarous Reynolds will facilitate the class and the reception will be hosted from 5:30 to 6:00 PM. The makeup class will begin at 6:15 PM.

To connect via social media, follow @Bhambeautys5a on Twitter, Birmingham Beauty at Saks Fifth Avenue on Facebook and @Birminghambeautyats5a and @tashasmakeupbeautique on Instagram.

Saks Fifth Avenue is located at 129 Summit Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35243.

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27

Jan

Stop the presses!

Hello Darlings!

I received some unexpected good news that I wanted to share. Last Friday’s post on the Unclaimed Baggage Center was printed in the Sunday edition of The Birmingham News, The Mobile Press and The Huntsville Times!

After the initial shock of the news wore off and I went to pick up my copies today, I cried and did Beyonce’s Drunk in Love dance (NOT the one she performed last night on the Grammy Awards) and cried a little more…right on 20th Street North. It’s been a long road for me. I grew up taking the comic section from my Paw Paw’s Sunday Press-Register and have wanted to have a byline since I was in elementary school, so this is really a dream come true.

My senior quote was Thoreau’s “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” My castle is materializing, and I feel kind of like this:

And today is post number 550. It doesn’t get much better, especially when I didn’t know if I’d make it to number 50! THANK YOU, thank you, thank you for supporting the blog.

Xo,
Alexis

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15

Jan

Recommended reading: Secrets of the Southern Belle

SOTSB_coverAre you a Scarlett? A Blanche (DuBois or Devereaux)? Or a Whitley (Gilbert)?

Discover, refine or embrace your inner southern belle with Atlanta Real Housewife/attorney/fitness dvd star/aspiring mortician (whew!) Phaedra Parks’ new book, which will teach you “How to Be Nice, Work Hard, Look Pretty, Have Fun and Never Have an Off Moment.”  Now, this is not about scheming under moonlight and magnolias, simpering on verandas or being fake; it’s really about how to present your best self every day.  As Ms. Parks notes, “Who wouldn’t want to be a lady in this day and age? Don’t we all want to be rare and unusual and cherished?” (p. 64).

Light-hearted, witty and informative, it includes recipes, bulleted tips and handy scripts regarding matters of style, etiquette and tricky situations without giving absolutely ALL of our secrets away.  This guide will help you improve poise in navigating just about any social setting or occasion (including births, deaths, dating, tailgating and dressing).  Brushing up on manners is always a good idea (whether you consider yourself a Southern belle or not), and there are tips from every life stage from baby to Grande Dame. It includes tips for bringing up the little belle or beau in your life as well.

My favorite tip (which happens to be something my aunt used to say):  “A lady never puts in the shop window what isn’t for sale.” HA!

Image via Amazon.com

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13

Dec

Bow down

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And yet SHE dropped an entire visual album while most of us were asleep last night.

Download it on iTunes while I exit to get my life together…

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13

Aug

News you can use: back-to-school giveaways!

If you’re in the market for back to school items, or maybe just something special for yourself, be sureto check out these two contests going on NOW at Colonial Brookwood Village and the Riverchase Galleria:

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*Colonial Brookwood Village is offering a $1000 gift card giveaway via its Facebook page. Be sure to Like their page and register to win via the “Register to Win” tab.  Giveaway ends August 20, 2013.

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*The Riverchase Galleria is offering a Back to School Fashion Rules Sweepstakes via its website. Enter to win a $5000 scholarship, a Lenovo Ideapad, or one of hundreds of gift cards.  Increase your chances of winning by entering daily.  Giveaway ends August 18, 2013.

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10

Jul

Join me for Soiree at SoHo on July 11!

Soiree Poster 2013Join the Girl Scouts Young Philanthropists Society for its 4th Annual Soiree at SoHo tomorrow evening!  Soiree at SoHo, sponsored by Regions Bank, is no ordinary event and is truly a fun event for all involved.  This event features food, music, drinks and a silent auction as well as a “Role Model Runway” show.  I am SO honored and excited to rock the runway this year – along with Reed Avant, Catherine Briscoe, Leslie Cooper, Setara C. Foster, Brandon Gibson, Rhett McCreight, D.G. Pantazis, Jr., LeNa’ Powe, Madeline Reeves, Becky Rogers, Lochrane Smith and Will Thuston – while touting the season’s hottest fashions provided by Belk. Funds raised at this event help support the programs of Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama that serves more than 15,000 girls annually.

Soiree at SoHo will be held at Rosewood Hall from 6 PM-9 PM tomorrow. Tickets are $25 and can  be purchased by clicking HERE.

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10

Jun

‘Dark Girls’ to air on OWN this summer

DarkGirlsposterDid you miss the Dark Girls premiere in Birmingham? Well, you still have a chance to see this amazing documentary: it will  reportedly air on OWN (The Oprah Winfrey Network) thon June 23! 

Will you tune in?

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02

May

JC Penney Apologizes

Watch:

This bold, straightforward approach is admirable.  Although rebranding itself as “jcp“, giving its CEO the boot, offering collaborations with design guru Jonathan Adler,  Martha Stewart and luxury womenswear designer Georgina Chapman (of Marchesa!) –  and introducing fresh lines like the recent Duro Olowu collection –  are smart ways to build interest and bring new shoppers into the store, ultimately a different level of effort is required to keep them. Shoppers still require great customer service, quality products and fair pricing.  Customers still want bright stores, fun events and to feel that the brand reflects what is current and relevant.  Designer collaborations are awesome but you have to really advertise them, and you also have to maintain a vibrant and responsive social media presence.  Listening is great, but implementing real change that brings actual value to shoppers is even better.

jcp is making strides to attract, engage, and retain customers through outreach efforts; its Facebook page is FULL of customer feedback. This feedback won’t help if  jcp doesn’t act on it thoughtfully and quickly.

What do you think about jcp’s efforts?   The Georgina Chapman collection is enough to get me to roll through!

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