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6 Spots in Vegas to Get You in the Halloween Mood

 

6 Spots in Vegas to Get you in the Halloween mood

In the mood for some creepy Halloween Fun?

*updated Sept. 26, 2020

I have trembled, shaken, screamed and scared my way through Las Vegas to gather for you the ULTIMATE list of spots to get you in the Halloween Mood!

Mwah ha ha ha!

ONE: Haunted Vegas Tour

Hear real accounts of local paranormal activity while visiting locations of known ghost sightings and haunts.

Your evening begins inside the Tuscany Casino where your guide will supply you with ghost hunting equipment including EMF meters, temperature guns, and dowsing rods. Whether you are a seasoned ghost hunter or a novice, your tour guide will instruct you in their proper use. This tour is not a theatrical show, you will hear true accounts of both hauntings and the history of Las Vegas’ supernatural side.

Upon boarding our shuttle, your ghostly adventure begins with a brief video about paranormal activities. Then you will be transported to a mysterious part of a famous casino where a celebrity apparition is known to roam. The evening is filled with multiple stops including 2 infamous parks known for their ghostly sightings, we explore various locations and conduct EVP sessions.

The tour visits many legendary locations including the haunting grounds of Bugsy Siegel, Liberace, and Redd Foxx. Hear stories about Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson who allegedly appear regularly and learn who haunts “The Motel of Death”.

For More Info Visit: VegasSpecialtyTours.com 

6 Spots in Vegas to get you in the Halloween Mood

TWO: Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum

Are you ready to be perfectly and completely terrified.  Then a trip to Zack Bagan’s Haunted Museum is just what the witch doctor ordered. Located in downtown Las Vegas the an 11,000-square foot property built in 1938 was originally owned by Cyril S. Wengert, a prominent businessman. Through the years, hostile spirits have been rumored to roam the halls terrorizing past occupants, family members who passed away there whose energy remains. Long-time Las Vegans even claim dark rituals took place in the home’s basement during the 1970’s.  You may recognize Zak as the host of Travel Channel’s hit show: Ghost Adventures. Paranormal enthusiasts visiting Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum will venture down creepy winding hallways and secret passages into more than 30 rooms that rival scenes from Hollywood horror films, setting the stage for frightening facts about each paranormal pieces.

600 E. Charleston Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89104

Must be 16 Years of Age to enter

Click here for tickets and details

6 Spots in Vegas to get you in the Halloween Mood

THREE: Gilcrease Orchard Pumpkin Patch

Did you know that Las Vegas has an orchard where you can not only pick your own pumpkins and in-season veggies but go apple picking, play in the hay maze and take a hay ride and snack on the MOST delicious apple donuts ever?  I love the Gilcrease Orchard year round, but it’s become a tradition to head out every October to pick my own pumpkins off the vine.

Location: 7800 N Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89131

Hours:  Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7:00 am until   2:00 pm. 

All Ages

Click here for full details 

 

FOUR: Hallowheels TRAPPED!

Trapped is a one-of-a-kind Las Vegas drive in haunted experience opening October 8 and running through Halloween at The Industrial Event Space.  Created by top Las Vegas entertainment industry professionals and presented by Findlay Volkswagen and Wahoo’s, the show is designed to be experienced from the safety of guests’ cars.

Trapped is an innovative and unique attraction intended to thrill, amaze and scare while complying with current safety regulations.  Upon arrival, cars will be guided to a haunted pod where the action unfolds around the vehicle. Trapped tells the story of a desolate earth where governments have fallen and order has been replaced by chaos, hope by fear, life by death.  The journey is wrought with Hekuri conversion mobs, bombs, hostiles and deadly traps, all presented through state-of-the-art projection technology.  The spooky soundtrack will be available through each vehicle’s radio.

Oct. 8-31

Adult Halloween Event (16+)

For more details: Hallowheelslv.com 

6 Spots in Vegas to get you in the Halloween Mood

FIVE: Moapa Valley Corn Maze

Just 59 minutes from the strip, located on Lewis Ranch Road in Moapa, Nevada the Moapa Valley Corn Maze has been a family run ranch since the 1950s. The maze was originally made as a special Halloween treat for Farmer Paul and his wife’s grandchildren but since has become a yearly tradition.  Open only in October, the family-oriented farm opens to the public where you can get lost in the corn maze during the day and scared at night. The day version is great for all ages but the night version will scare the corn right out of you!  Get lost in the pitch black maze as the ghosts, goblins, and chainsaw massacre artists, make even the bravest of hearts cringe in terror!

1500 Lewis Ranch Road
Moapa, NV

All Ages

Click Here for Full details

SIX: Fright Ride

From the creators of Fright Dome comes a socially distanced Halloween experience. Fright Ride is Las Vegas’ largest immersive socially-distanced haunted attraction. Are you brave enough to join the experiment? Test subjects needed. Take a ride on one of their research transport vehicles and participate in their “fear diagnosis” as you cruise through 75,000 scare-feet of Dr. Craven’s top secret research lab.

Oct. 1-31st

Age Restrictions: Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Guests under 18 will need a parent or guardian present to sign waiver.

For more info visit: FrightRide.com 

Socially Distanced Halloween Activities Las Vegas

Arbonne Essentials Protein Shake Mix

Keeping a balanced diet is no easy task and for me it’s the most challenging at work.

Craft services and quick meals spell diet disaster for me.  Most days my only options are a platter of pastries in the morning and a deli platter or pizza for lunch.  We have no choice in what we get to eat on shoots, the production company or client pre-determines the meal and has it delivered- usually from whatever is easiest and most convenient.

#StylistProblems

I have been struggling to watch what I eat at work and it seriously is a daily STRUGGLE. I try to bring healthy snacks but with my on-the-go moving from location to location carrying a tons of things in extreme temperatures fashion stylist life that isn’t always feasible.

I have found one little lifesaver that is a super easy healthy option for an on-the-go person like me, Arbonne Essentials Protein Shake Mix.

Each packet is conveniently portioned to an individual size serving and contains a Protein Shake Mix Powder with 20 grams of vegan protein, plus more than 20 essential vitamins and minerals!

The protein comes from a good variety of sources, such as pea, cranberry and rice. It’s filled with all sorts of important vitamins, like B-12 and Vitamin D, and is fortified with calcium and contains essential amino acids which help support muscle repair and protein synthesis.  Arbonne Essentials Protein Shake Mix also has a low allergen potential because of what ISN’T in the mix.  No Soy and NO Whey which are common allergens that are present and many other protein shakes.

One of the most amazing things about these shakes is the ingredients list.  It’s short and contains all organic or non-gmo ingredients. For the sweetner they use  stevia leaf, rather than a splenda or aspartame (both of which I am highly allergic to plus they are packed with chemical nasties).

You can mix them with just water if you are prepping it on the fly or at home with a ton of different recipes Arbonne offers. I listed two at the end of this post.

I have tried other mix with water protein drinks before and they are always gritty and clumpy.  Arbonne’s mix shakes up smooth and easily with no clumps.

The shakes are available in two flavors: chocolate and vanilla.

The chocolate flavor has a rich cocoa flavor.  Seriously it is so yummy.

The vanilla flavor is perfectly smooth and great for blending with fruits and peanut or almond butter!

They are super filling, give you a great boost of energy and best of all the ingredients are clean!  Many protein powders have a ton of ingredients and lots of chemicals in them, so it’s amazing to find a more natural protein powder, especially one that is vegan!

Straight out of a Fairy Tale: Glow in the Dark Flower

Glow in the Dark Flower

I discovered something straight out of a Fairy Tale this week that will make your dreams come to life.

Who remembers the enchanted rose from Beauty and the Beast?

Growing up, Walt Disney helped me believe that dreams really do come true and inspired me to believe that the impossible can become possible.

This fairy tale flower captures that message in one enchantingly beautiful glass dome.

This captivating Beauty and the Beast-esc dome rose from Glow in the Dark Flower  lasts for up to a year and has been sprinkled with fairy dust to make it actually Glow in the Dark!

OK maybe not fairy dust- it’s a plant based solution developed by flAVATAR but fairy dust sounds better lol.

How is this magic possible? It’s a two step process.  One for the flower preservation and one for the Glow ion the Dark effect.

The roses are sourced from Ecuador and cut when the rose is in full bloom.  They are then soaked in special oils, including glycerine and other oils, that preserve them. The process is all natural and no harmful chemicals are used.

After a couple of days, the oils replace the sap of the rose leaving it fresh looking and soft to the touch with a natural appearance and radiant colors that can last up to a year!

To make the rose glow it is then then dipped in another 100% plant based solution createad by Flavatar Technology for the treatment of preserved roses which makes them glow in the dark. The technology developed by flAVATAR Technology is in all aspects free from gene manipulations. The substance used to treat the plants are 100% safe as well as for the natural environment, as humans and animals.

They glow for up to 30 minutes (depending on the level of charging), if immediately put in a dark place after charging. Should the glow fade with time, charging is very easy, you only need to place the arrangement to direct sunlight, lamp, or even your cellphone flash light for a couple of minutes and it will glow beautifully again.

Maintaining the roses is simple as they never need water.  Keep them out of direct sunlight, extreme heat and high humidity.  Try to avoid touching them so that the Glow in the Dark substance stays on it!

A perfect gift for the dreamer in your life or to help inspire a little magic in yourself.

The roses are available in both Parisian Style Boxes and European Glass Dome’s. For more information or to order visit GlowInTheDarkFlower.com

Glow in the dark Flower

Glow in the Dark Flower

Glow in the dark flower

The Freedom of Dryel

dryel

The past couple of months have been completely cray cray. Photo shoots in five different states from coast to coast equals piles and piles of laundry for a fashion stylist.

To be honest the piles are totally overwhelming and I’m on a tight turn around before I head off again to Arizona for another shoot.

ALL of my wardrobe stock is dirty.  Seriously EVERYTHING.  So…..dang……dirty.

It’s been a two day Olympic style marathon of laundry duty trying to get everything clean in time but what about the dry clean only’s?

No time to take them to a dry cleaner and get them back before I leave, but I’m not stressing because I have my own personal dry cleaner right at home: Dryel at Home Dry Cleaner.

Dryel

It is a convenient at-home Dry Cleaning system that safely steams and cleans soils, stains and odors, while removing wrinkles and saving both time and money. It cleans 10 garments for the cost of one dry cleaned garment, and it works great on ALL YOUR CLOTHES everything from sweaters to blouses, blazers, dresses and trousers.

No fading, no shrinking and no stretching!

It’s as easy as Zip It, Steam It, Rock it.

Dryel saves the day every-time by letting me clean clothing on my terms.  No driving, no waiting on pick up times, no working around store hours, just me deciding when I want to launder my clothes in the comfort of my own home!

FREEDOM!

I can’t tell you how many times Dryel has saved me both with my personal clothing and pieces for photoshoots.

Thanks to Dryel everything is clean, fresh, packed and ready for it’s next adventure.

Dryel is available at most major retailers such as Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and Amazon.com

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Cocktail Courier

Have you ever seen something and thought to yourself “Where the heck have you been all my life”?

Scrolling through my Instagram feed a few weeks ago I spotted something that made me wonder just that, Cocktail Courier by ShakeStir.

See folks- Instagram ads do work lol.

Cocktail Courier by ShakeStir is the box subscription service I have been waiting for!  It’s booze in a box delivered directly to your door!

Yaas oh yaas!

They send everything you need to make a tasty drink concocted by some of the worlds best bartenders.

“Cocktail Courier aims to demystify the craft cocktail process by delivering its cocktail packages complete with pre-measured ingredients (including the liquor) and an easy-to-follow recipe card with step-by-step instructions.”

For just  $39.99/box for Standard Subscriptions and $49.99/box for Premium Subscriptions you can have an mixologist worthy box of ingredients to make 6-8 cocktails (depending on the recipe) right at home. There are different delivery plans but they range from weekly to bi-weekly and monthly. You can also skip at anytime and there is even the option to purchase one-off boxes that are not subscription based!

When it arrives just open the box, shake or stir as directed, then sit back and enjoy!

Cocktail Courier

Your anytime Happy Hour goodies arrive in a cute box  loaded with fresh ingredients, artisan mixers, top-shelf spirits, and an easy-to-follow recipe card.

The drink I received was Scot’s Cidre, a super refreshing whiskey/ginger/lemon drink.  SO DELISH!

Cocktail Courier

The instructions were super easy to follow and I mixed this drink up like a boss for some friends at a brunch who didn’t know I was taking blog photos around the corner and thought for a few minutes that I had just whipped up this masterpiece on my own.

Full disclosure- I may have let them believe it for MORE than a FEW minutes before I told them its was Cocktail Courier lol.

I am so in LOVE with this service.  A great gift idea and a fun way to reward yourself for a hard week or month’s work.

It’s like a party in a box.

Sign me up!

Cocktail Courier Scots Cidre

Scots Cidre

Click here to check out Cocktail Courier for yourself. Click, order, sip!