chromeo-ohhh-oh…

that’s one riff to wake us up on this sleepy monday afternoon!

ok, we hold our hand’s up. we’re all quite big chromeo buffs, and the funk maestro’s have not failed to impress with the new video for their latest track ‘hot mess’.

as always, the disco tinged goodness and catchy one liners have had us reaching for the flares and hot pants, and we’ve even gone as far as doing the hustle up and down vitaminwater hq (yes, even at this time of the morning)!

so lighten up your monday with some 80′s inspired speaker loving!

we have been avid followers of the astonishing adventures of lord likely for many moons and this victorian gentle-man of action has recently embarked upon his own movember moustache-a-day marathon.

in a step aside from his regular posts straight out of the 1850s, the aristocratic adventurer lord likely is featuring his own exquisite take on moustaches – with his own extra-ordinary moustachorama and daily posts about his most favourite moustache stylings.

warning – some of his tales are not for the faint of heart!

if you’re on twitter you can pick him up there too 

happy friday!

it’s day 12 of movember, and the vitaminwater crew are beginning to feel the itch. well some of us anyway.

for those of us finding this whole affair a bit harder than others (i.e. me), i’ve decided to don my research cap and trawl the interwebs for some handy tips and tricks aimed at growing and handling that illustrious mo. here’s what i came up with:

- don’t shave: obvious, but probably the most important aspect of growing a mo.

- talk to your tashe: how will it know to grow if you don’t tell it to? keeping that mo in check with a few firm manly words is a sure fire way to stop any mo slacking.

- keep it trim: so what if mo growth works well for you. it is nothing without a bit of a spruce to keep things nicely groomed. make sure you pick a mo style that works for you, and be sure that your mo becomes good friends with a trimmer once in a while!

- be in good company: surround yourself with good inspiration! go out and find some mo mates for encouragement and gentlemanly pursuits.

- change your ‘tude: begin to embrace the manly changes! at first, randomly flexing whenever spotting your reflection may feel a little strange, but you’ll soon warm up to it and realize it’s just a part of mo life. this isn’t just hair, it’s a lifestyle.

so with these tips and tricks in tow, we carry on our movember adventure! here is our mo-gress from the past week:

josh

tom

tarryn

(unfortunately aurelien has been called away stateside this week, but we look forward to seeing his mo after it’s had the california treatment next week!)

we’re under good knowledge that thousands of you out there have gone out of your way to be a bit more dashing in aid of the prostate cancer charity, and we’ve seen a good eye full of them thanks to our ‘show us your mo’ competition! if you haven’t entered yet, it’s running every week until the end of movember – so get involved!

here are this week’s awesome ‘show us your mo’ winners:

that’s all for now mo bros and mo sistas, stay tuned to the vitaminwater blog for more movember merriness!

Throw in a mix of textures, prints galore, lots of detail and enough colour to outshine the sun and tada…you have the flamboyant trend.

It is the no rule apply trend.

Pros? It is eclectic and fun.

Cons? The ‘did you get dressed up in the dark?’ looks.

What do you think? Does this trend give you the urge to delve back into your dress up box or run a mile from it!?

who says our animal counterparts don’t live complex lives? this expressive bunch have gone a bit nuts for box office smash inception, and grouped themselves in an intricate but powerful coup – determined to plant thoughts in our dreams and control us for their own means. their demands? we’re not sure for definite, but we’ve caught word that they’re dying for a nice biscuit or two.

geez guys, all you have to do is ask…

it’s been exactly 7 days since the movember festivities kicked off and if the mo gods are on your side, then yours should be coming along nicely! we’re a mixed bag in the ol’ vitaminwater crew, with some more privileged in the mo growing department than others, so be sure to check out our post on friday to compare our progress, and don’t forget to donate!

we are looking however, for a bit more mospiration. between tom selleck and tarryn’s dad, good mospiration is hard to find! that’s where you guys come in:

show us your mo’s!

we’re calling all of our mo bros and mo sistas to get creative and show us your mo growing skills!

- we’re looking for mo’s regardless of gender so get involved!
- mo-verflowing? we want to see your mo-gress!
- mo challenged? show us your creative ways of sporting a mo – this could mean drawing it on with marker pen, cutting out replicas of your favourite celebrity mo’s, drawing yourself with the mo of your dreams… the possibilities are endless!
- whether it’s a drawing, photo, picture… whatever, we just want to see your creative juices flowing!

a case of vitaminwater goes to anyone shows us some top-notch creativity, (and we’ll love you even more if you donate to our vitaminwater team! – it’s for a good cause after all) at the end of movember, we will then pick the best picture from the weekly winners to win a months supply of vitaminwater!

make sure you follow us on twitter (you can do so here!) or like us on facebook , and twitpic us your picture or upload it to our facebook page to enter the competition.

as usual, don’t forget to check out the t&c’s! best of luck everyone!

alarm clock is screaming against shattering rainfall.

is that the time? did i even sleep?

must be monday again.

just one thing to do before monotonous trudge to work in soggy socks.

whack on wallpaper’s ‘indian summer’ on full blast.

ahh, that’s better.

we all love a bit of a bargain, and none more so than savvy shopper eleanor. we’ve been reading her blog pretty much penniless, which follows her as she embarks on the treacherous task of maintaining great personal style in the big smoke… on a shoestring budget.

whoa. impossible we hear you cry!

eleanor however, begs to differ. her love of vintage rummaging are all part and parcel of the challenge, and she doesn’t fail to deliver. check out ‘all that glitters is not gold’, a post that sees her uncover a goldmine of jewels all for a meagre £1.50! her blog is also filled to the brim with superb photography, and well-thought-out outfit posts.

so the next time you want tips on saving a few pennies, be sure to check out her blog!

if you’re on twitter, you can follow her too!

happy friday!

it’s been a chilly five days for the thousands across the globe, who’ve put skin to metal and unmercifully got rid of their face fur. all in the name of a good cause, obviously.

we here at vitaminwater hq don’t like to be left out of proceedings, and have got royally stuck in! three of our very own mo bro’s (well, two trying to be anyway) and one brave mo sista have all shed what little facial hair they had in the name of the prostate cancer charity. allow us to take a few moments to introduce ourselves…

josh

tom

aurelien

tarryn

we’re also sending out a massive salute to all the brave mo bro’s and mo sista’s out who have also bared all for movember! we’d love to see how you guys are getting on (as well as staking out the competition), so post up your movember facial updates to the vitaminwater facebook page!

also, please dig deep and help out movember, by donating to the mo you think deserves the dough! you can click through to each of our donation pages by clicking ‘donate!’ underneath each of our names, and by donating you’ll be doing your bit to raise awareness of this deadly disease.

stay tuned for the rest of the month for mo’ fun and frolics as the vitaminwater movember crew try everything in their power to turn themselves into the more dashing members of society!