Happy Friday! How did your week go for you? Did you accomplish any of your goals? I had a very productive work week and amazingly, I was able to reach quite a few of my work goals! Now, I am ready to relax this weekend and catch up on a few home projects.

I am starting a new weekly series called “#FridayVibes Weekly Top Five”. Every Friday, we end the week with “#FridayVibes Weekly Top Five”. These five stories are a little bit of everything: community news, pop culture, a fun shopping sale, an important news story, or a personal update. Just a quick little mention about a topic we wish we could give a full feature on.

This Week’s #FridayVibes Weekly Top Five:

  • Vernors New Collectible Pop Cans
  • Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale
  • Model Hannah Ferguson’s Red Matte Lip Tutorial
  • Hour Detroit’s Savor Food & Wine Week
  • Actress Mila Kunis’ Cosmopolitan August Cover

 

 

1. Iconic Michigan Lighthouses Will Be Featured on Vernors Pop Cans

Vernors Celebrates Iconic Michigan Lighthouses on Collectible Cans (PRNewsfoto/Vernors)

Our beloved Vernors is partnering with Pure Michigan to celebrate the Great Lakes State’s coastal landmarks. Limited edition pop cans will feature seven iconic Michigan lighthouses.

Forty Mile Point in Rogers City

Old Mackinac Point in Mackinaw City

Point Iroquois in Brimley

Point Betsie in Frankfort

Little Sable Point in Mears

St. Joseph

Fort Gratiot in Port Huron (also the oldest lighthouse in Michigan)

You can find these limited edition cans in 12-packs of Vernors and Diet Vernors at your local retailer from July to mid-October 2018!

 

2. Score the Best Deals for Fall at the #NordstromAnniversarySale!

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is still going on right now. The anniversary sale is now open to everyone card – holders and non-car holders.

It would be a perfect time to get a few fall pieces for the kids or yourself. I’ve seen a few products actually sell out pretty quickly so this is a sale that you definitely want to jump on before it ends!

I made a list of my favorite fall jackets at Nordstrom that are on sale if you want to check it out.

 

Here are a few other products I’m feeling right now:

iconAdidas Iconics Windbreaker | Ripped Straight Leg Jeans | Black Midi Dress

Leopard Print Mules | Bobbi Brown Pro Brush Set | MAC Nordy Girl Matte Face & Eye Set

 

3. Model Hannah Ferguson’s Guide to Her Magic Matte Red Lip from Vogue

 

4. Hour Detroit’s Savor Food & Wine Week will be August 6 – 12! 

It’s an ultimate culinary celebration which showcases Detroit’s best wineries, breweries, distilleries, restaurants, and food, purveyors!

Here are a few important dates you should know:

Aug. 9 – The Celebrity Cruises’ Grand Red Affair – a high-end tasting event featuring premium red wines from leading local and national vineyards (hosted at the Polk Penguin Conservation Center and the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery).

Aug. 10-11 – Savor Food & Wine Fes – a 2-day culinary showcase of fine wines, craft beers, specialty cocktails and gourmet bites from the best wineries, breweries, distilleries, restaurants, and food purveyors.

Ticket prices vary based on the event and are listed in the release below. More details can be found on the official website.

 

5. Actress Mila Kunis’ is on the Cover of the August Issue of Cosmopolitan!

Mila Kunis August Issue Cosmopolitan
Actress Mila Kunis, Photographer: Kai Z Feng

Cover star Mila Kunis has a reputation for being impossible to resist. Just ask…well, pretty much anyone who has worked with her. Mila can’t kick her habit of turning colleagues into ride-or-dies. In the August issue of Cosmopolitan, the 34-year-old actress and producer dishes to her latest, SNL’s Kate McKinnon, her friend and costar in this month’s big-screen comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, about secret fantasies, career superpowers, and so much more.

On social media—and why she doesn’t participate: “I was so late to that train. I remember at some point my roommate was like, “You know, there’s a thing called Facebook,” and I was like, “What is this Facebook? Who’s gonna poke each other? That’s just weird.” And then Ashton and I reconnected and started talking. He used to be incredibly forward-thinking with social media, when the intent was to connect to people. But it took an ugly turn and became all about who can be the loudest, who can be the angriest and the most negative. Then it’s just not a fun game to play.”

Actress Mila Kunis, Photographer Kai Z Feng

On rumors about herself that run in the tabloids: “I don’t read anything about myself. I genuinely don’t know what’s written about me…other than I know that I’m pregnant about once a year and my husband and I are getting a divorce once a year. I know this because I go down the grocery store aisle, and I see it on the cover of magazines and I’m like, Oh boy, okay!… The only thing that’s upsetting is my parents and my grandparents sometimes get confused… At one point when I was pregnant, [the tabloids] said that I had an emergency and was rushed to the hospital, and my face was on the cover. The amount of stress that caused my family, nobody will understand. Although my dad is always very hopeful that the pregnancies are true. He’s always like, “Is there really another?”

On her ultimate dream as a producer and an actor: “I just sat down three days ago to write out my dream in five years. And I realized very quickly that I didn’t dream big enough. And so I’ve been thinking about it for the past few days, like, What is my grand f**king dream for myself? I just want to be happy. I know that sounds incredibly lame, but I never want to stop learning or being challenged, and I never want to stop challenging my partner. I think that those things will always lead to some form of success.”

FASHION CREDITS: Fashion Editor: Kristen Saladino | COVER: Jumpsuit: Marissa Webb | Bracelets & earrings: Jenna Fisher | Ring: Saint Ann Jewelry
IMAGE 1: Top: x Karla | Shots: Moussy | Heels: Christian Louboutin | Earrings: Jennifer Zeuner Jewelry | Ring: Adina Reyter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by

Jennifer Hamra

Freelance creative Jennifer Hamra created her blog Good Life Detroit in 2015 after relocating from Tennessee to Southeast Michigan.

Inspired by her love for personal blogging and photography, Jennifer likes to share her favorite Detroit things, from cool places to visit (the hidden gems are her favorite!) to the amazing people she has connected with over the years.

When she's not busy juggling family life and her creative projects, you can find her at an art gallery, community event, farmers market, or spending quiet time at home with a good book and cup of tea.

Jennifer lives in the metro Detroit area with her husband Travis and their six children.

Connect with Jennifer on social media @goodlifedetroit on all social media platforms or via email at [email protected].