Chanson du Jour: Song of the Day

"Good Girls Go Bad" by Cobra Starship featuring guest vocals by Leighton Meester.

Mlle. Meester is smoking hot and an Arriviste favourite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGqUYuMuGPQ

Enjoy.

xoxo.

How To: Abs Part 1 - Diet

Oh, the ever-elusive 6-pack (in my case, 8-pack). Every garcon is desperate for washboard abs, but let's face it: they take a lot of discipline.

So, please put down that jambon/fromage baguette (Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket for those of you in the Midwest) and listen up.

Before I delve into my arsenal of exercises, we need to talk about diet. Some people hate that word. I LIVE for it.

What you eat on a daily basis counts for 70% of how your body will look. What you want are lean meats and high-fiber leafy greens. Examples:

Steamed salmon and sauteed spinach - Yes

Filet O Fish - Nyet

Sprouted Wheat Morning Cereal - Oui!

Cap'n Crunch - Mais Non, fatty.

Organic Mediterranean Yoghurt handmade by the village peasant woman - high protein, low fat, all humiliation! Win!

Anytime you are feeling a little peckish, snack on some Osetra or Beluga caviar. The mouthfeel and the saltiness curb cravings like a dream. Added bonus: you'll feel superior to the commoners around you.

Those of you with social lives will also want to know about cocktails and the like.

Red Wine: Oui Oui Oui!! Full of antioxidants and resveratrol, red wine lowers bad cholesterol and fights free radical damage to cells. That means better health AND better skin.

Beer: Um, have you SEEN what people in Milwaulkee look like? Do you have the dry heaves yet? That's what I thought.

Lowest calorie option - vodka & scotch, either neat, on the rocks, or with soda. No tonic! (Please do not ever be so daft as to order a Cosmopolitan. We are no longer living in 1998.)

Eat a lower carb diet full of lean protein, leafy dark greens, and plenty of fiber, and you're on your way to intimidating people with the flatness of your tummy.

Because I live to intimidate.

Xoxo.

How To: Safe Tanning

I don't often hear those governmental warnings about sun damage and skin cancer when I'm in the middle of the sea on a yacht, but I have seen a few adverts during my layovers at JFK.

(Americans are such pills. Why do they take the fun out of EVERYTHING?)

Listen, a little sun is good for you. Most people don't have the complexion or skin tone that I possess, so a little extra glow will work wonders if you're not as fortunate as I.

What we want to avoid here is the W word. I think I feel a little vomit coming up at the very thought of it.....w-w-wrinkles. ThereIsaidit.

So here's how you do it.

1. Invest in a quality, broadband sunscreen (I'm looking at you, Connie Coppertone), with an SPF of 30-40. Don't apply it when you're already on your deck chair. Apply it before leaving the villa. I recommend this:

http://www.blissworld.com/product/skin+care/shop+skincare/sun+smart/sunscreens/bliss+oil-free+sunban+lotion+for+the+face+with+spf+30.do

2. Limit your direct sun exposure to 2 hours. This will give you the colour that you want, without the redness that you don't.

3. Follow up sun exposure with moisturizer for face and body:

For face, take a pea-sized amount of Decleor Essential Balm, and rub palms together until the balm melts, and apply in long strokes to face and neck area. Leave on overnight.

http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P4778&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=4071

For body, apply a good quality moisturizer, such as La Mer The Lotion:

http://www.blissworld.com/product/skin+care/shop+skincare/sun+smart/sunscreens/la+mer+the+spf+18.do?filterby=&sortby=null&asc=false&finder=null

Et, voila! With your newly sun-kissed, bronzed skin, you'll be one step closer to being as pretty as me.

My philanthropic endeavours know no bounds.

Et maintenant, je prends du soleil.

xoxo.

Do Not Fake Bake

Coming up: Tips on safe tanning.

Away for Le Weekend

Cristal Connors is going to guard the blog while I'm away.

xoxo.

Weekend Music - Cut Copy

Mother Nature needs some Adderall lately, so I don't know whether it will be sunny or rainy in New York City this weekend.

What I do know is that Cut Copy's album "In Ghost Colours" is pure, New Wave summer.

So download it and listen to it this weekend, whether you're relaxing on Fire Island, or stuffing your face with Entenmann's Raspberry Danish Cake.

Plus: the lead singer is real purdy.

I don't know what you downtrodden folk would do without me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khGPcAa8_YI

How To: Hangover

Listen up, motherfuckers. I'm about to share some very special insider information.

When the Bollinger bottle has run dry (God forbid you drank Veuve Cliquot, you cheap harlot), when the yacht has docked, and when your walk-of-shame down the boulevards of St-Tropez is upon you, it means only one thing: an almighty hangover of epic proportions is on its way.

Now, we will accept partial blame for this, because a) it's hard to refuse a Czar offering you a vintage champagne, and b) weighing 125 lbs means having to sacrifice food, i.e. nothing in your system to soak up the alcohol.

There's only one cure for this kind of sad. And don't even say the word "Gatorade." We don't do pedestrian "sports" drinks. Get your minds out of the gutter.

What your body craves is young coconut water. A natural rehydrant, it will recharge your system within minutes. Which means you'll spend less time in bed, and more time flaunting that taut 125 lb frame on the French Riviera.

Because I (and you) are too sublime to waste time "recovering." After all, another yacht awaits.