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Grammys Celebrity Gift Suite

Oh my gosh you guys… the celebrities that attended this year’s Grammy Awards were so spoiled! Stars came away with more than $50,000 worth of goodies ranging from vacation vouchers to Gibson guitars. Brooke and I took a tour of the gifting suite on Saturday afternoon.
Our tour guide told us that people like Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown and the Band Perry all came through the suite to grab some goodies.

Everyone got the newest Just Dance game.. you could even practice your moves inside the tent.

This man was such a funny character. Emanuel Andren is the official truffle maker of the Swedish royal family, and you know we love anything royal! We both tried strawberry/white chocolate truffles that were divine. The cute little chocolates go for $98/box and there are 4 chocolates in one box!

You can get your very own custom made tent from Field Candy with a picture of a sheep on the front! They also had pictures of watermelon, sandwiches, and grass.
A new stylin’ tent will cost you $700-$998.

Yes, there was even a new hillbilly clothing company that was giving t-shirts away.

Utah jewelry company Jewel Kade was included in this year’s Grammy gift bag. The company specializes in gorgeous charms and beautiful necklaces. Brooke and I both wore Jewel Kade bracelets on the 4pm show. Now we don’t want to take them off!
You can watch our segment with Cristina and Heidi on the 4pm below.

Live from the Grammys

Here is our live shot from the Grammys! It was so fun to talk with Brian and share our experience.

Check it out!

Here is a behind the scenes shot.. we had to stand on a box and our feet hurt so bad by the end of the day we went barefoot. So glamorous, we know.

Grammy Awards Red Carpet

We were equally nervous and excited to hit the red carpet. Being the rookies that we are, we arrived before the cameras were even set up! Better early than late though, right? We worked with producers and photographers that have been covering the Grammys for more than 20 years. Needless to say, they were seasoned pros. Our first big interview came when I saw Thompson Square coming down the red carpet. They are an up and coming country duo, that is also a real-life married couple. They were very sweet. Next, we interviewed Steve Martin. Why was he at the Grammys? He has his own folk band, of course. We were SO tempted to ask him a question about Father of the Bride, but held back.

Next, it was time to chat up Paris Hilton and Cyndi Lauper (more on a funny bathroom run-in with Paris in our next post). Cyndi looks freaky in real life. She had at least an inch of white powder on her face.

Next, we talked to some more country superstars. Jason Aldean came prepared with a cowboy hat, but we were most excited to interview the Band Perry, who were absolutely fabulous. The brothers with the mullet haircuts winked at us probably ten times. Woohoo haha. They were thrilled to hear I saw them in concert last week when they came to SLC with Brad Paisley.

Whiz Khalifa and Amber Rose… surprisingly they were probably the nicest people we talked to on the red carpet. Amber has flawless skin up close.

Next… we didn’t get our own pic of Taylor Swift because we were too busy screaming at her.

She breezed by all of the reporters, but when she walked past us, she paused for a second, waved and told us she loved our dresses. Then we died. We don’t blame her for not stopping to chat, most of the performers weren’t allowed to do interviews to “conserve their voices”. She honestly has the body of a supermodel, very tall and slender. We were just kind of bummed she didn’t ask us if we wanted to hang out after the show 🙂

Other people we interviewed: Rebecca Black, Jaysean (loved him!), LLCool J, Weird Al (who brought his own mini me), last year’s Best New Artist winner Esperanza Spalding, Jane Seymour, Gayle King (so sad she didn’t bring her bestie O along), Sophia Grace and Rosie from Ellen, dozens of producers and musicians, plus Chris Harrison (host of the Bachelor/Bachelorette, Tenley and Kiptyn walked the unofficial red carpet, along with some other contestants.

We did not get pictures of the big stars i.e. Katy Perry, Rihanna, etc. because we were too busy trying to grab them for an interview. Surprisingly, Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga skipped the red carpet entirely.

Glamming for the Grammys

We had such a fun time preparing for the Grammys. We started our day at Blushington where we had our makeup done. It is maybe the cutest place ever, right next to the Dry Bar. The girls there are serious pros and our makeup has never looked better! They have a makeup menu; Britt got a smoky cat eye while I had a bronzed glow. It held up really well all day long under the red carpet lights. We are so glad that they were able to fit us in. (They were booked solid the entire day but thanks to an insider we were fortunate enough to get a last minute appointment!)

If you are in the LA area we highly recommend going here if you have an event coming up.

They are the best!

Next came getting dressed. We wanted more of a glam look than what we had in our own closets so we chose to use Rent the Runway. They have thousands of designer dresses that can be rented for special occasions. We chose dresses with some sparkle that ended up working out perfectly! They make the rental process really easy and we will definitely be using them again soon.

left: how we looked right: how we felt

Such a magical night!

Grahams at the Grammys

The day before the Grammys…

Here is a look at where we spent today… at the Staples Center.

It was so much fun to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the big night is put together.

So excited for the show, not sure we will be able to sleep tonight!

Steal or Splurge

Glitz and Glam:

At this point in the holiday season you’ve most likely emptied your resources and are not thinking of buying another thing… but what about New Year’s Eve? Everyone loves to get glammed up for the big countdown. So Britt and I took on a new challenge – find fun, glamorous outfits from SECONDHAND STORES. Yes that’s right, we hit up the likes of Deseret Industries, Savers, and vintage shops. In the end we were blown away with the treasures that are hidden in these places. Take a peek and see if you can spot the Steal from the Splurge.

Steal – Decades $25

Splurge – Nordstrom’s $300

Splurge – Ann Taylor $80

Steal – Deseret Industries $6

Splurge – Nordstrom’s $50

Steal – Target $10 + brooches from our Grandma’s closet

As always a big thank you to Matt for all the photos!

Ambush Makeover: Erin Alberty

Erin Alberty became known as the “girl with the cat with cowboy hat t-shirt” after she showed up for a television interview wearing the shirt. We decided it was a great opportunity to do an ambush makeover. Since Erin is a jeans and t-shirt type of girl, we decided to give her a glam look for the holidays.

Erin’s dress, belt and necklace provided by Downeast.

Hair and makeup by Shannon & Emily from I’m Beautiful Salon in Draper.

Disclaimer: Erin explained that the shirt was actually a gag gift from her husband and he dared her to wear it to work. She had no idea she was going to be on TV the day she wore it 🙂
Have a great weekend!
B&B

Ambush Makeover: Men’s Edition

Meet Corey.

We heard about this fashion offender after his wife told us about his many fashion crimes.

She said one of his worst is his collection of oversized sweaters from the 80s.

(He likes to wear the one pictured every Christmas season.)

He proudly wears the same outfits he sported in 1987, so we decided it was time for a change!

Our mission was to bring Corey’s wardrobe into the 21st century.

A big thank you to Urban Blues for providing Corey’s new wardrobe.

You can find Urban Blues at:

2919 East 3300 South

Salt Lake City, UT

AND

278 East 12300 South

Draper, UT

They have a wide selection of designer and high quality clothing.

Brooke and I chose the store because we shop there all the time.

Look what a hot dad Corey is!

Steal or Splurge: Geek Chic

STEAL: Suspenders + pants $40 Cotton Blossom Boutique

Gold watch: thrifted $10

Shoes: Urban Outfitters: $10 (not even kidding! they were on sale)

SPLURGE: Pants + suspenders Department Store $75

Watch: Michael Kors gold $250

Shoes: Urban Outfitters $60

SPLURGE: shirt: Banana Republic $100

skirt: Banana Republic $150

STEAL: shirt Koo de Ker $44

skirt: Koo de Ker $35

Our final outfit we both wore gray blazers:

STEAL: Forever 21 $25

SPLURGE: Banana Republic $150

My dirty secret came out on the show… I love wearing glasses, but have perfect vision so I buy them with clear lenses. Instead of paying a lot for glasses I don’t need, I go to Claire’s (the store you loved when you were 12). They have a wide selection of glasses all for under $10.

Here is today’s segment:

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