June 2011
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New site...new location
Hi all! I’ve been working on a new site (and still am working!) that can incorporate more than just blog posts.
I’m going to start posting over there from now on, so please head on over to read up on my Bachelorette recaps and all things sports, fashion and fun :)
Thank you SO much for following me, and I hope this move isn’t too much of an inconvenience!
msmarissamay.com
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Summer Beauty Products
Two things that don’t go together: peanut butter and ketchup.
Just like summer heat and make-up.
I find myself struggling to keep a decent appearance while living in the Florida heat 9 months out of the year. Lucky for you I have an arsenal of products perfect for the sweltering jungle and I’m sharing them with you!
1- Tinted moisturizer: Perfekt Skin Perfection Gel is a life...
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May 2011
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A wedding, white boys dancing and pickle tickling
Second episode of The Bachelorette is in the bank and I’m already addicted! Addicted to 1: the faces of over half the cast, b: Ashley’s wardrobe and 3: seeing which guy is going to do the next crazy thing (Bentley, I feel you stepping up to the plate in this category). Before I get into the episode I want to address the Bentley situation that has a lot of you up in arms.
Again, this entire...
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Brazilian Blow Out Update
Sorry this has taken me SO long! Many of you have asked for an update on my blowout and here it is!
The video is a short bit of my stylist, Izzy, blowing out my hair after a cut. He didn’t use any straightening product in my hair so what you see is how my hair naturally dries when I use a brush and a dryer.
The past couple weeks it has been drastically tested in the Florida humidity...
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Dress for Success: Summer Holidays
Memorial Day is just around the corner and I hope your weather forecast is looking brighter than mine in Florida. It should be against the laws of Mother Nature to have a stormy Memorial Day weekend…or any weekend for that matter :)
I hope y’all have BBQs, parties and events planned to fill your weekend and if not, get some because if you obsess over fashion like I do, you love an excuse...
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Here is the final episode of Ashley S’s and...
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Here is part two of Ashley S’s and my...
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So this past week Ashley S and I did a podcast...
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A drunk, a masked man and a douche. Must be time...
If you’re anything like me you’ve been waiting for the premiere of The Bachelorette for a while and ever since the promos started running on ABC I have become even more anxious! I have to admit, seeing the commercials and going through the photos of the contestants brings back memories of just a short time ago when I started the same crazy journey. I have a totally different outlook...
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Ashley's Leftovers Comin' Up Hot!
Excuse me while I mop up the drool and pick my jaw up off the floor.
Holy cow…Ashley hit the jackpot. Major props to the editors for compiling one of the most enticing promos I have ever seen. No props to you for editing me out of last season ;). Hey, do you think this season’s “Diaries of the Departed” can be montages of each guy topless? I really have no desire to hear about how they are...
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Freak Out Mode: I'm STILL Single
I started my Tumblr blog over a year ago and had to deactivate it when I went on The Bachelor. Well, I didn’t deactivate, I just made all my posts private so no one but me could see them. The other day I was reading through my private posts and I came across this one that is pretty relevant and actually still explains where I am in life.
Here’s that post, written back in July of...
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Want to Know More about the Brazilian Blow Out?
Ever since I posted about my Brazilian Blowout experience I have been getting question after question on how it’s holding up. I promise I haven’t been ignoring you…I just want to post something that actually has some value to it!
Today I head home for the weekend for my younger brother’s college graduation which means (if you read my brazilian blow out blog you...
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He's Just Not That Into You...or is he?
To say that I have hit a dry spell when it comes to male/female relationships that extend beyond a friendship is the understatement of the year. I haven’t been in a serious, committed relationship since the summer of 2009. (Wow saying that out loud kind of hit me a little harder than I thought! Geeze, it’s been a while!) I have no problem being single, focusing only on me (and my dog, Louis) and...
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Dress For Success: Concert Edition
Question on Twitter from @kellielgee
hey @marissajustmay! Any dressing tips for concerts? Heading your way this wkd for my bday and bon jovi! J
First off, happy birthday! There is nothing I love more than shopping for a birthday outfit and lucky for you, you get to tailor it to an awesome concert! Summer is just around the corner which means summer concert tours are about to start! As with...
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allthatglitters143 asked: Hi! I absolutely loved you on The Bachelor and after reading your tumblr, am thrilled to find out more about your job. I am also involved in sports broadcasting and announce football and basketball games at my high school. I look forward to majoring in sports broadcasting in college. I LOVE reading your posts about women in sports...thanks for being such a great inspiration :)
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Fashion Friday: Summer Dresses
The rays of the sun, a hot summer breeze, salty beach air- all call for that perfect summer dress.
This year I have seen dresses make huge fashion statements. I love dresses in the summer for multiple reasons: 1) I stay cool, 2) I can avoid awkward tan lines 3) they are super easy to throw on and still look cute and 4) when I pig out or drink, a flowy dress can hide my engorged belly :)
Below...
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Catching up From Life...
I strongly dislike Monday’s. Yesterday was a whirl-wind day which ended in me hardly tweeting, not blogging, not working out and getting home from work after 10PM. After only a week of working out I have come to realize I NEED to work out every day or else I feel super sluggish the next.
This past weekend I posted some pics on Twitter and Facebook hanging out at the pool and got some...
April 2011
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Fashion Friday: Swimsuit Season!
Now that I have been kicking my butt back into shape I’m kinda gettin’ excited to do some swimsuit shopping! When I went on The Bachelor my lovely friends over at Boutique To You sent me some adorable suits to wear on the show. Vitamin A Swimwear has some amazing fits that flatter all body types! As someone who has nearly a negative size bust, these tops have just enough form to give...
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Day 2 Workout
Today I got a late start on my Tone It Up workout (started at 10:15!) so I didn’t go as long as I hoped for…but good news…I ate well and avoided all sweets!
Workout 1
This video runs through the workout three times so just watch the video once through :)
Workout 2
Ran through...
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National Epidemic: The Butt Crease
Yesterday I told y’all how I have lived off the “if you can’t tone it, tan it” mentality. And while I will never slam someone for hitting the tanning bed (I did it all through high school and now I will if I need to get a little glow before an event or if I need to get rid of a tan line that doesn’t match a dress neckline), I feel there is a definite epidemic...
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Work Out #1...DONE!
When I said I was going to start to workout again I meant it! In case you want to follow along I will post the workouts I do each night. I already told you about the Tone It Up Girls and I LOVE what they have to offer.
As of now my plan is to mix Tone It Up workouts with some I learned during my college days.
Day 1 Workout:
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if you can't tone it, tan it...
Metabolism. It’s a wonderful thing. If it wasn’t for my ridiculously high metabolism I can GUARANTEE you I would be about 200 pounds heavier. Sweets are my weakness…chocolate, cupcakes, pie, oreos, cookies, ice cream…my inner fat kid shines on a daily basis. But it’s not just sweets. I love food. Like, love love food. I literally eat until I’m about to burst. I...
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So, you want to work in sports?
Clearly the above video was made using some humor. What makes the video even more humorous is that most of it is true! The sports industry is a very hard nut to crack and I consider myself extremely fortunate for all of my experience and opportunities. Being a female in sports is an even harder path to forge and, while I have been extremely fortunate in the connections I have made, to say my...
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Beauty Review: Shellac Mani's
Before going on The Bachelor I was never too concerned with my nails being painted. Pedi’s I LIVED for…but mani’s, not so much. This probably has a lot to do with the fact that I played softball all through college and destroyed my nails. Now that I am in an office tap-tapping away on a keyboard, my nail color chips within two days of applying it.
Fast forward to going on the...
tanglesoflove asked: This isn't so much a question as a big "HOORAY" to you for your love games post. I'm young-23-but I am in the situation you so accurately described. We met, it started off great, we met each other's friends, we had "sleepovers", he disappeared. He came back. He disappeared. And so on for the last year of my life. I've had to be the crazy girl who randomly...
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Fashion Friday:Dress for (Sports) Success-Diamond...
Last week I wrote about how to dress for success when you head out to a basketball game. I am so happy that many of you loved the tips and even thought of my post as you were getting ready to head out to a playoff game! If you follow me on twitter you saw me post a pic of a definite violator of my do’s and don’ts. It doesn’t take a genius to know this is not only a horrible...
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Love games
QUIT IT WITH THE GAMES AND JUST BE HONEST!
Now that I got that off my chest :)…..
Without a doubt it is believed that women play games more than men when it comes to relationships. Guys are portrayed as the blunt and honest ones while women use emotions and encouragement from crappy novels/self-help books & articles to ruin relationships. Don’t get me wrong, i’m sure I did...
lifesachapterbook asked: Loved reading today's Blog and watching what little time you had on the bachelor. I was hoping you would've stayed longer. Glad to hear I'm not the only complete reality TV junkie and obsessed with sports! Just curious- What does the bachelor application look like? Seemed like everyone had to "overcome" their biggest fear this season. Also, why did you decide to go on the...
carissabronson asked: Loved you on The Bachelor! My boyfriend & I were cracking up at your Twitpic yesterday of you looking at the girl in the dress, exact face I would have made! :)
imsillyjilly asked: You are so pretty!! Loved watching you on The Bachelor :D
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Hi, I'm Marissa May...
So, this post probably should have been my first one. Whether you are reading this because you are a follower of all things ‘The Bachelor’ or just happened to stumble upon my blog, you have no idea about who I am. If you watched the show you saw a whole 7.857 minutes (approximately) of me across 5 weeks of episodes and heard maybe 3 minutes of total dialogue come out of my mouth which...
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Fashion Friday:Dress for (Sports) Success
I consider myself to be a girly girl. Mention a shopping trip, mani-pedis (with wine, please), dinner and drinks or a spa day and I’ll probably cut you off with a definite “YES!” before you can finish asking if I want to partake. But what my girly exterior hides is that I am a die-hard sports fan and am pretty athletic. As many of my guy friends put it, I’m a guys girl and...
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The 3 Hour Tour: Brazilian Blowout
I have a confession. I am obsessed with my hair. To a ridiculous level. I don’t let ANYONE touch my hair other than my prized stylist in Arizona (Izzy, I love you). Many of you may be thinking, “What’s so ridiculous about that? I go to the same stylist and have for years.” Well, it gets ridiculous when you realize that I live in Florida…exactly 2,152 miles away from...
Say No To Cosmo: The best decision I made in... →
saynotocosmo:
What many people may not know from watching The Bachelor is that there were two of us that had never been to Vegas before. One of those girls got an amazing shopping spree and a rooftop dinner. The other girl got sent home on a two-on-one date…but not before she got a tattoo to commemorate the…
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The Bachelor-Cutting Room Floor: Tattoo Edition
It’s no surprise to hear that a majority of what goes on during The Bachelor never makes it to your tv. So many little things here and there are left on the cutting room floor in order to make each season (cue Chris Harrison) the most dramatic season in Bachelor history!
But lucky for you Chris Harrison (you can’t just call him Chris, it has to be Chris Harrison) loves to blog and...
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Fashion Friday
I’m starting a new blog trend. Every Friday I will try to do a fashion post. Whether it be new fashion finds, my favorite fashion item of the week or something I spotted that I just have to have. This week I’m going to highlight a bracelet that I love by 301 jewelry.
When I survived the first daunting torture session rose ceremony on The Bachelor we were treated with bags of...
sh3lbyy-deactivated20111112-dea asked: Ahh! I loved the bachelor season with you <3
jerseycouturexo asked: loved your season of bachelor! you were the best! check out my blog please?!
-marisa(:
-marisa(:
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Advice
How many times have we asked for advice and then thrown it to the wind to do either the exact opposite or what we had wanted to do before we got the advice? I’m notorious for this and I’m sure you all are as well. I am excellent at giving advice…for some reason I know exactly what to say to my friends. Need to know what text to send to a new flame? I got your answer. Need to know...
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According to her i'm fashionable... →
Possessionista.com is an amazing site that blogs all about fashion from some of today’s most popular tv shows. During my stint on The Bachelor she graciously complimented me on my fashion sense (wasn’t aware I had any) and I got the chance to talk with the witty Dana Weiss once Brad gave me the boot. Follow her on twitter (@possessionista) and her blog if you want to see your bank...
“I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That’s the thing...”
– J. D. Salinger (via nedhepburn)
March 2011
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An Opening Day Start...
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” — Louisa May Alcott
To say a lot has happened in my life in the past year is an understatement. From getting a great job, to leaving said job to go on national television to compete for find a husband, to...
