Panties Required

By Randa Rose

We know that more men are reading this post than women.  It’s ok guys, now you can take the info you learn from this blog and surprise your lucky lady with some new sexy pieces…the same sexy pieces that Miss Megan Fox bought!  You are probably wondering how we know what the sexy starlet’s fave pieces are from PantiesRequired.  Well, guess what? We know because she recently purchased all of these items from us. Let’s start with the undies she chose.  By the way, she has GREAT taste because each item she purchased are MY personal faves as well!

1- COSABELLA LOW RISE EVER THONG – ONLY $18! Purchase this item today! This thong is great because it’s cotton, SO soft and still very sexy. Megan got this in both black and white. She also ordered the matching Cosabella Ever Soft Bra (bralet) as shown in the pic.

Cosabella Ever Low Rise Thong

2- COSABELLA SOIRE SHEER THONG- ONLY $18!

Cosabella Soire Low Rise Thong

3- EBERJEY DELIRIOUS LACE  LOW BOY THONG- Only $20 Megan got these undies in sorbet, black, and white!

Eberjey Delirious Boy Thong

4- EBERJEY DELIRIOUS TRIANGLE BRALET - $36 She purchased this adorable bralet in black and white.

Eberjey Delirious Triangle Bralet

5- COSABELLA EVER SOFT BRA (BRALET)- $42 This bralet by Cosabella is amazing! Megan purchased this in black and white!

Cosabella Ever Soft Bra

Well, that about sums up Megan’s favorite pieces from Panties Required!  Ladies, don’t forget to freshen up your lingerie drawer every so often…you deserve it.  Men- don’t forget us women LOVE surprises! Happy Shopping!

By Carrie Jean-

Happy Friday Readers! I don’t know if July started off on the wrong foot but my girl friends and I have been experiencing a lot of ungentlemanly acts by guys!

I was out a few nights ago with my friend at a nearby upscale bar and grill for dinner and lost my appetite from the behavior of the men present.  We went to this busy restaurant and wanted to sit at the bar.  There were no available barstools at the time so it was no biggie, we would wait until someone got up.  A nice guy that was alone saw us waiting and let us know he was leaving.  Two guys standing next to him decided to up and grab the seat before my girl friend could get on it.  The guy that sat down didn’t see my friend but the guy that was next to him clearly saw that the original guy sitting down gestured to us to take his seat.  Really? Could you not tell your friend to get up and let the lady have the seat?  How disgusting! But since we were both wearing short skirts, the self appointed director of seats “a frequent patron” approached us, offered to buy us drinks, give me his one seat and negotiated to the man next to him to get up for my girl friend to take his seat.  The man was with his wife and they were to be seated any moment as the ‘director’ made arrangements with the hostesses to seat the lovely couple immediately.  So the ‘director’ would finally take the wife’s seat when their table was ready.  The night was turning out not so bad as we had a personal concierge at our beckon call, what a gentleman  .  This is where it got ugly.

When the wife got up, a large man two heads taller than the director snatched his seat.  The director was polite and explained the situation to this massive man but the massive man shouted: I don’t give a F and threw down the bar stool.  The director (thinking the restaurant would back him as he is regular) didn’t back down and a shouting match ensued.  I was scared, grabbed my bag and in an instant was at the other end of the bar fearing getting punched in the face (on accident of course, like big guy swings for director and accidentally hits me, I have an overactive imagination).  My girl friend meanwhile is lagging behind me and even goes back to grab her drink that had one tiny sip left.  No free drink left behind.  Was all that anger necessary big massive guy? He was even there with a date.  What’s the big deal, its only a bar stool, why need to get violent?  We leave from the backdoor without dinner that night because it was just too much.

Ungentlemanly Act #2: I recently went on a first date with this great guy.  I was comfortable with him, we had nice conversation and then our dinner came.  He sucked down his dinner in less than 5 minutes and proceeded to pick his teeth with his nails.  Right in front of me.  I know that is superficial and its about the inside but c’mon, I had to look away like 5 times because I was so uncomfortable.  How do I politely tell him to go to the bathroom if he has to do that without hurting his feelings?  Hey, were you raised by wolves? Chew your food and go to the bathroom if you have to floss!

Ok, I was going to give you one more example but I’m worried HE may be reading this and for some reason I feel bad.  Ha, ha…I’ll mention his absolutely REPULSIVE behavior in another blog.   I can say this much though – If you take a woman out to an event/party and you get so trashed she has to call herself a cab and leave because there’s NO WAY you can drive you really have some growing up to do.

To wrap up, please be a gentleman.  Make your mother proud.  Someone is always watching.  Tell your buddy to get up from the bar stool and let the lady sit.  Don’t embarrass your date by creating an unnecessary scene at a nice establishment. And if you feel like you have something in your teeth, mostly likely you do, go to the bathroom, we don’t want to have to awkwardly look away.  Even if you don’t have manners, fake it please.

Have you seen the VH1 show Tough Love Couples with Steve Ward?  My girl friends and I are obsessed with it and in love with Steve.  If anyone knows him, feel free to have him contact me here at PR, I want him to take me Burger King so we can eat fast and get back to my house!  He is so cute and seems like a great guy.  Back to the show, basically Steve counsel’s couples to either break up for good or get engaged.  One couple has a nagging mother on the guy’s side who doesn’t want her son to “settle”.  She keeps telling him don’t settle, don’t settle.  She said the meaning of settling was gradually sinking to the bottom.  Scary, when she puts it that way.

Couple months ago, I went on a date with a 40 something man and basically he said, he hasn’t been married before because he didn’t want to settle.  To me, it sounded like he was looking for the perfect girl and does she exist (besides me of course)?  We all think we are great, self important, amazing–how do we examine ourselves without our own rose colored glasses?  Are we someone else’s settling?  How can we be the holy grail (as another matchmaker, my fave Patti Stanger says)?  Whatever it is, I just don’t want to be or with the sediment that sits at the bottom of the fish tank.  Something to think about for the week..

Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man
What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy and Commitment
by Steve Harvey, the comedian and radio show host.

So I breezed through the book in three days.  It was a very easy to read, almost elementary. I like when I don’t have to strain my pretty little head too much, especially after a full day of work so this book was perfect!  Let me start off with my fave part of this whole book which made me laugh out loud:

The term: “Gold Digger”

Quote from the book: “I am here to tell you, though, ladies, that the term “gold digger” is one of the traps we men set to keep you off our money trail; we created that term for you so that we can have all of our money and still get everything we want from you without you asking for or expecting this very basic, instinctual responsibility that men all over the world are obligated to assume and embrace.  It’s a ‘get-over’ term, ladies–one that has a very legitimate premise (there are, of course, women who date and marry men solely for the cold, hard cash), but one that has been wrongly and almost universally applied to any woman who has made clear that she expects her man to fulfill his duty as a man.  Know this: It is your right to expect that a man will pay for your dinner, your movie ticket, your club entry fee, or whatever else he has to pay for in exchange for your time.  You all have to stop this foolishness with the ‘I pay for my dinner so he knows I don’t need him approach‘…a man–a real one, anyways—wants to feel needed.  And the easiest way to help him get that high is to let him provide for you.”

Good stuff, right!  Hilarious! So here is the breakdown of what the rest of book is about ladies:

A. What Drives Men: Men see the world through 3 things: who he is (his title, CEO/trash collector); what he does (how he gets that title); and how much he makes (his bank account).

B.  The Way Men Love: They Profess, Provide & Protect
1.  Profess: That is my wife
2.  Provide: Being there financially for you or doing things for you to alleviate your day-to-day obstacles
3.  Protect: Keep you out of harms way

C.  Three things every man needs: support, loyalty and the cookie.  Pretty self explanatory.

The book also talks about the 90 day NO SEX RULE (who has been able to hold out that long??… please email me and I will send you a free PR panty), his theory on why men cheat and various other topics.  Its an easy read, I recommend it as a summer beach read!

Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man:
http://www.amazon.com/Act-Like-Lady-Think-Relationships/dp/0061728977/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278004146&sr=1-1

A great book for you fellas, if you haven’t read it is The Game by Neil Strauss.  Check it out,
look at the reviews, trust me, you’ll want a copy for your summer read.

The Game:
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Penetrating-Secret-Society-Artists/dp/0060554738/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278003731&sr=8-1

Happy Reading!!

I walked by a boutique ‘cheese’ store last night on Montana (in Santa Monica) and they were having a cheese class.  Two rows of 10 and full of chicks.  I think I saw 2-3 men at most in the audience.  I said to my uncle who was with me “wow, look at all the women in this class, what a great way to meet a chick!”  He agreed and said he thought the exact same thing.  For some reason, us girls love to take classes about things we are interested in.  Here is my list of things men should think about the next time they are on the ‘hunt’.

1.  Wine/Food/Cheese Class (that means she is interested in expanding her horizon, has more interest than just shopping, can pay for the class, etc)

2.  Salsa/Dance Class (I recently went to a west coast swing dance class and it was all girls.  My partner was the male dance instructor.  Its a great way to interact with women and their guard is not up.  And if you are a good dancer, they will line up to dance with you.  Easy ice breaker).

3.  Ceramic/Pottery Class (I only put this b/c my girl friend just sent me a link that she paid for these classes already.  I said to her no thanks, I rather do something active/food related.  But a lot of ladies are doing these things)

4.  Volunteering (This is free and shows that you care!  A man who wants to help his fellow man is top notch)

5.  Sierra Club

6.  Exercise Club or Hobby Groups

At a bar you have nothing to base this person on except for the way they look and what they are wearing.  At least at one of these events, you know this person has a passion/interest about something that may be similar to you.  Don’t get me wrong, I am still going to happy hour and etc but this is just another avenue! Happy dating!

By Carrie Jean-

The other day my friend was telling me about MTV’s Jersey Shore (side note: Pauly D is my fave- hi Larry) and how they have this set of rituals “GTL” (gym, tan and laundry) before they go out and I was thinking about my own GTL before a date.  What is your GTL?  Do you EVEN want to know my GTL or is the mystery of hotness lost?  Yes, we, women naturally appear fresh, smelling good and looking sexy without effort!

Here is my GTL:
1. Self tan my legs a week before and not a few days before in fear of smelling bad (that stuff stinks).  Tan legs shave off a few lbs.  Thankfully this is the only thing I have in common with Snooki.

2. A visit to the tailors to shorten my dress so I can show off my tan legs.  Sometimes old clothes can be brand new with a short trip to the tailors.  We have the same argument everytime – me and my tailor, Arturo.

CJ: Shorter Arturo!
A: But CJ,  a standard mini skirt is 3 inches longer than what you have here.
CJ: Fine.  If its not short enough, I am coming back!

3. A new pair of shoes from Bebe.  When I am excited about a date, I like to get something new to wear and since my dress is old, new shoes do the job!  Heels also shave off a few more lbs.

S elf (Tan)-S horten (Dress)-S hoes  = hopefully, the end result is SEXY!

Who wants to go out?!?!  Would love to hear about your GTL…

Hello sexy shoppers,

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When you meet up with someone for drinks or dinner on the first couple of dates, the usual questions are always asked.  Where did you grow up?  How many siblings do you have?  What do you do for work?  What do you like to do…blah blah blah.  I often forget the what I like to do part because I am so bored.  Then it just gets worse and I sound as interesting as a thumb tack.

Most of the time, I sit there and politely answer the questions.  But on the inside I am wondering if that piece of salmon on my plate is wild or farm raised.  Then I get disgusted and stop eating all together.  Since dating has been a priority lately, I feel like a broken record.  I have a brother and two sisters who live in outer space.  They don’t have any children because they accidentally ate them…Over and over again…

I guess this is my formal complaint to men to be more creative with the first dates.  Let’s do an activity together.  Take me to a silent party.  I read about this recently, its a party where no one talks.  I would love that, and creepily stare into your eyes!  Take me to do a water sport.  I don’t mind if you see me in my two piece bathing suit from Panties Required (I have the skimpiest one).  Even if we are not meant to be, we can always remember that cool first date we had.  I know, you have to strain your noodle to come up with something out of the box–just google it!

Dear Guy:

I know you don’t want to hear it and I don’t want to talk about it.  Try something else on your next date!

Thanks!

CJ

By Carrie Jean

My alarm clock is always set for 6:45 am but its on rare occassion, my body physically gets up at that time.  I usually slam the snooze button and think “oh, I have to pee but another 15 mins of shut eye feels sooooo good, I’ll hold it” and fall back asleep.  Once I get up at 7am, I am already running 15 minutes late from the extra snooze so I quickly brush my teeth, rush to do a 5 min makeup routine, throw on whatever is clean on top of the hamper and run out the door hoping my shoes match my outfit.  I usually get to work on time but look like a hot mess with what I’ve got on.  So my spring resolution is to Avoid Being a Hot Mess at Work.

Remember when we were kids and our moms laid out our clothes the night before?  I vow to lay out my clothes either the night before or the weekend before, maybe even venturing to 3-4 outfits laid out!  Fridays are casual days so jeans and tee isn’t as stressful.  And maybe even going the extra step of checking weather.com to see what kind of outfits are weather appropriate.

It always makes me feel more confident/put together when I have a nice outfit on.  You never know who you may meet or see while out to lunch or at a new account meeting…