Mondays with Mindy: 5 Tips for a Fantastic NYE

Another year has come and gone. Why not celebrate 2012 by looking and feeling your best?? Here are 5 tips to help you let this year go out with a bang.

1.) Wear glitter. Glitter is definitely making a comeback especially around the holidays. So you don't look like a KE$HA video, try using a glitter eyeliner in gold, silver, or pewter tone to amp up your eyes. Or try adding glitter to your favorite nail polish. Glitter headbands are an easy way to glam up any New Year's Eve outfit.

2.) Deck your party out with fun decorations. However, it doesn't need to look like an 8th grade sleep over! Hang mini disco balls at different lengths from the ceiling for a simple but festive party look.

3.) Serve up a fun champagne cocktail like this one. No need for super expensive champagne when its being mixed with other ingredients;) Try something like this recipe:

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Ingredients:                                                    

Lemon slice
Granulated sugar
1 ounce X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
1/2 ounce Orange Liqueur
1-2 dashes Orange Bitters
4 ounce Sparkling Rosé
1 teaspoon Grenadine

Directions:

Rim a Champagne flute with sugar by rubbing it with a cut lemon, then dipping it into white, granulated sugar.
Pour X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, orange liqueur and bitters into a mixing glass. Shake with ice. Gently strain into sugar-rimmed Champagne flute.
Top with chilled sparkling rosé.
Gently drizzle grenadine into the glass, allowing it to settle at the bottom to create a layered effect.
Drink! (and grab someone cute when the ball drops!)

4.) If you're going to a party, take something nice. It's a celebration so spend a little extra and really "wow" the host and fellow attendants. Or search for something that looks like a million bucks that doesn't break the bank. Lobster is the cheapest its been in decades! Try something like a Lobster BLT

5.) Plan out your ride home!! Don't trust the "whoever is the most sober" method especially on a night like NYE. Add a few local cab companies numbers to your contacts BEFORE you go out. Be prepared for the cabs to take a decent amount of time to get to you. Or don't be ashamed of asking 'ol Mom and Dad to pick you up! They would much rather have you safe at home then lose out on sleep! Anyway you choose to get home, be safe. Between other drivers on the roads and more police watching over them, it's a good idea to plan out a safe ride home. You don't want to start 2013 off with a DUI or worse!

Have a Glamorous, Sparkly, and Safe New Year's Eve! Here's to a fabulous 2013!

XOXO Mindy