Happy Hour: Piña Colada


Updated 07/13/10 1:07 PM · Posted by partysugar · 4 comments

Pina Colada Recipe

Get excited: tomorrow is National Piña Colada day! Since the piña colada is the only blended drink I enjoy, I wanted to share my favorite recipe. I first made these coladas back in 2005 when I lived in Spain. After a long day at the pool, I craved the tropical combination of pineapple, coconut, and rum. Since I couldn't order it in a bar, I found a recipe that calls for fresh pineapple. It's a Read more

The New Eau de Vie Pina Colada


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The New Eau de Vie Pina Colada

If you like Pina Coladas, then you will love this new Eau de Vie Pina Colada Eau de Toilette Spray ($18). Are you singing yet? If not, you will be after smelling this delectable blend of coconut, lime, kiwi and bamboo. The scent is nothing short of fresh, summery and fruity! If you're someone who really enjoys the essence of the beach, this is the fragrance for you! The packaging of this Read more

At Home Spa Treatment: Piña Colada Body Exfoliant


Updated 09/07/07 1:00 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 5 comments

At Home Spa Treatment: Piña Colada Body Exfoliant

Sometimes you need a vacation and taking one is simply impossible. This is when you have to pamper yourself. If you can't sip a piña colada on the beach, why not have a piña colada exfoliating bath? Yep, you can make a great all body exfoliant with the same ingredients you use to make the very same tropical cocktail you would like to be sipping on some beach. According to Lindisima this Read more

Cocktail Breakdown


Updated 06/16/10 10:38 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Cocktail Breakdown

Holidays are a time to let loose and relax with friends. And with New Year's Eve coming up, most people are bound to be celebrating with a drink in their hand. You may not know it, but many drinks can be a fattening fright. Calories from cocktails don't fill you up like calories from food. And after 1 or 2 drinks, you may be more likely to say yes to that chocolate fudge brownie sundae. Here's Read more

Dior's Tropical-Flavored Sunnies


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Christian Dior's "Les Marquises" Sunglasses

If you haven't made it on that glamorous South Pacific vacation, take solace in the fact that you can at least look the part. Dior's "Les Marquises" sunglasses collection has all the bold colors of a tropical island as inspired by the Spring show, and is in stores now. We love the mix of colors and sporty style mixed with the more retro cat-eye shape. The sunglasses will retail for $295. We'll Read more

It's Mojito Time!


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Best Mojito Recipes

We've just passed the halfway mark for Summer, but that means at least several more weeks of scorching sun and humidity that's thicker than fog. The perfect remedy? None other than that classic Cuban favorite, the mojito. There's something impossibly refreshing about the combination of rum with soda, mint, and lime — although we've been known to shake things up with seasonally focused flavors. Read more