The Dirty Martini ~ Week In Review

Celeb 411

Doesn't she look fab?

We love us some NeNe Leakes, yes we do and it looks like the rest of the world loves her just as much as we do because this women has been all over the airwaves lately.  Not only is she on the Bravo hit reality show Real Housewives of Atlanta, she also plays the fiery Rocky Rhoades in the NBC comedy series The New Normal  and has a recurring role as Coach Roz on Glee.  Now we can add to that TV talk show host.  Okay before you get all happy, she's not about to have her own talk show (although we think that would be great), she has actually been guest hosting with the ladies on The View.  Talk about great TV!  As if that wasn't enough, Ms. Leakes has also been making her way in the social scene with a recent sighting at famed event planner and designer extraordinaire Preston Bailey's wedding to his long time fiancé, Grammy nominated singer Theo Bleckmann.  Work it Ms. NeNe!

Hummm I wonder if she’ll hire Preston Bailey to design her upcoming wedding to her ex-husband/fiancé Gregg???  I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

*Bloop!* 

StyleDIVA Adventures

One of our goals for 2013 was to step out of our comfort zone and do/try things that we've always wanted to do but just never got around to doing them for whatever reason.  Well this weekend the StyleDIVA did just that by participating in her very first 5k.  Yes, our very own Robin {AKA StyleDIVA} laced up her running shoes, put her hair in a fabulous pony and joined hundreds of other participants in the Color Me Rad 5k in Bakersfield, CA.  

Here are a few pics from the race.  Way to go Robin!!!!

For more information on the run, visit the Color Me Rad website.

Cocktail Erika’s Cocktail of the Week

This week I have been craving something sweet.  So when I came across this yummy cocktail I knew it was what I needed to help me satisfy this massive sweet tooth.  This is the perfect cocktail to serve at your next birthday bash or at your next girl’s night in.  To take this yummy cocktail to the next level, rim your martini glass with your favorite sugary sprinkles and Voilà!

Upside Down Cake   

Photo by **Tiknerbell**

Ingredients

2 oz.  Smirnoff® Iced Cake Flavored Vodka

1 oz. orange juice

1 oz. pineapple juice

Club soda

Your favorite colored sprinkles

Directions

Rim your favorite glass (we love a pretty martini glass) with an orange slice and then dip it in the colored sprinkles.  Next fill your shaker with ice and add the vodka, orange juice and pineapple juice.  Shake well and strain into glass.  Top off with club soda.

Enjoy!

Did You Catch Our Show???? 

Today we had an opportunity to chat with the visionary behind the popular TV show Every Way Woman, Yolando Mitchell Brown.  She talked about how she came up with the concept of the show (which we think is amazing), how she went about casting for the perfect hosts and she also shared with us some BIG NEWS about the future of the show.  {Hello World!}  This woman is focused, motivated and inspiring and we know after you listen you are going to LOVE her just as much as we do.  This is good programming yall!   If you didn't get a chance to listen to the LIVE broadcast don't worry, you know we've got you covered.  Just click on the play button below and enjoy!

Listen to internet radio with Cocktails n Convo Divas on Blog Talk Radio

And don’t forget…

Follow our hash-tag #CnC2013NewU on Twitter for all our New Year New You show!  You can also keep up with our everyday crazy lives by following us on Instagram at @cocktail_erika and @cncstyledyva.

Until next week!

We like you and you like us so....

2012 has been an AMAZING year for us at Cocktails and Conversation and we want to end this year with a bang.  Right now we are just 339 "likes" shy of reaching 1,000 on our Facebook Page Cocktails and Conversations.  So we are asking you...our friends...to help us spread the word so we can get to 1,000 likes.  Now I'm sure you're asking yourself, "what can I do?" and we'll tell ya.

Here are just a few ways you can help us reach our goal:

1. If you haven't already "liked" our Facebook page, take a trip to our Facebook Page - Cocktails and Conversations and click on the "like" button.
2. After you've liked our page, ask all your friends to do the same and while you're at it, ask your friends to tell there friends and so on and so on.

It's really that simple.

So what are you waiting for????  Go out and "like" us today!

Every Way Woman TV Appearance

Many of you know I had an opportunity to appear on a local cable station program and YES I'm still smiling from the experience.  Well the debut has finally come and of course I just have to share it with the greatest fans EVER!  But before you view here are a few things I learned from this experience.

1.  The camera adds more pounds then I want to ever remember, so yep you guessed it - DIET TIME again.  Great

How I feel about #1

2.   Talking about Cocktails and Conversation without my PIC isn't as much fun - Erika you need to get on a jet plane out here!

3.  I can really really talk - I mean I had like no idea - REALLY!



And lastly the ladies of Every Way Woman are just the ABFAB!  We had an awesome time and you'll be able to tell from our interview.  So grab your favorite cocktail and click play and enjoy a few great laughs with the StyleDIVA and the ladies of Every Way Women TV.

The ladies of Every Way Woman

With Style,




Robin
StyleDIVA

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Stylist Fatima Tania joins the Cocktails and Conversation crew

We are so happy to announce that stylist Fatima Tania has joined the Cocktails and Conversation crew as she keeps us all up to date on fashion and style with her Fashion 411. Fatima Tania is a freelance Fashion Stylist  and Image Consultant known for her dedication and attention to detail.  with a love for fashion and an enthusiasm for art, fashion styling was her outlet for artistic expression. Fatima's ability to translate runway trends by mixing affordable yet quality designer pieces as well as vintage brands has afforded her an edge above the competition.  Fatima is also the owner of Perception & Co, an image consulting and personal styling company that was started in 2009. 

Fatima will be joining the Diva's every other week in our new segment Fashion 411 where she will keep us all up to date of what's hot in the world of fashion along with providing us tips and trick for achieving that runway look on a "real woman's" budget.

To find out more about Fatima, check out her website Perception & Co and you can also follow her on Twitter at @PerceptionAndCo.