you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybod it's friday. >> today is dry day friday. january 18th. >> we're counting down. >> 19 days to go. it is the weekend coming up.

>> some more signings? i'm going to go to wilton, connecticut, to the library there. they're going to have a fun crowd of crazy ladies and men. i'm going there. i'm going to new orleans this weekend to go sign some more books. >> what are we drinking? what is this? >> this is, um, called a cognos with fruizen ice -- goose berries, cranberries and fruizen ice mint. >> because it's spelled f-r-u-i-z-e-n. >> you like it more because it's tart. >> it needs a little something, jerry. >> sometimes i miss my daddy so much. >> what? >> he would always come into the house and say how about a little sip of something? >> i like that. >> in honor of him saturdays are now going to be sipping something saturdays. >> here is a t.m.i. question. when you are in a public place with friends and you have to go

to the rest room, and you're in the middle of a conversation, and you have to go to the rest room, do you say, hey, i have to go to the rest room, and do you leave, or do you say excuse me, i have to step away for a moment, and i'll be right back? >> here's the thing, nobody goes into a rest room to rest. you know? i don't know how it ever became a restroom. >> or ladies room. >> can you imagine walking in and you see people standing around. what are you doing? resting. >> see, you always say i have to go to the ladies room. >> i say the ladies room. >> whenever you have to go. >> i think there's a crass way to say it. i got to go take a -- you know, people do that and it's like, gross. >> yeah. >> because you envision it. that's what makes it gross. >> yeah. miss manners answered and said that not everyone is as charmed by bathroom announcements as this other girl seems to be, and excuse me is sufficient. >> i think it's a little weird. if i'm in the middle of a conversation and they say excuse me and they leave, i would like

to know where are you going? i'm telling a story. >> and why? because they want to go and come back. [ flushing noise ] >> whenever i say i have to go to the restroom, it means i'm leaving. i have to say it. what else could i possibly say? >> why don't you just say the truth, which is i'm bored to death, and i'm out of here? >> i think the best philosophy is you're the first one there and say hi to everybody. >> hey hey hey. >> you've made your mark. >> then by the time people start arriving, they don't remember that you weren't there at the end or when all the craziness happened. i don't like to stay at the party. i like to go, and then i like to leave early. >> do you find that as you get older, you like parties less? >> yes. yes, i do. i like them less. i like the initial part, the beginning part of it. i like to see people, but i don't like -- i'm not a fan of staying. i go to places ten minutes early. i'm like the weird guest that arrives before it starts. >> vince lombardi would have loved you on his team.

if you are there on time, you're late. basically ten minutes early is lombardi time. >> we're going to take a little -- this one makes me crazy. >> a little quiz. these are supposedly five things a woman should never do in front of her husband. okay? five things you should never do in front of your husband or boyfriend. okay. so get ready. . in most cases these days. the cafe mom.com agrees that certain things should be kept private. >> yes. >> okay. let's -- >> they think other things are fine like take a shower in front of them is fine. >> let's go with this one, and you have to read it because i don't like saying that word. agree or disagree. say it. say it. just say it. >> you have the word. say it. just say it. >> pooping. should you in front of your significant other? do you agree or disagree? >> actually, the best thing is just have it hygenically removed. >> what did you write, no? you are lazy.

i wrote "disagree." i wrote the whole world. >> no. >> it's not -- okay. >> that's never great. >> popping a pimple. >> no one wants to see this. >> nasty. >> no one wants to see this. >> nobody. >> pick your nose? >> no. >> all right. keep that stuff to yourself. >> hair removal. >> i don't know if i totally agree with this. shaving your legs is okay, but waxing -- well, not waxing. brazilian, no thank you. tweezing they say is not acceptable. i think tweezing is fine. if you have a little, you know, stray hair, that's nothing. this is the worst? >> this is the worst. >> cut your toenails. no. >> i have been on a plane when someone was doing that with the snapping ones. they go flying. they go flying. >> the person had no idea that it would be repulsive to anyone around, an errant male flying on the plane. >> i told you my grossest story ever. about toe jam. >> i can't even hear it again.

go ahead. >> it's a fun story. >> i just remember the end. i don't really remember the lead-up. >> that's all i have to remember. >> toe jam. >> a pedicure on this woman's really skanky feet, and all of a sudden that stuff jumps up in her mouth. >> ew. ew. i forgot it was in her mouth. that's really gross. that is so -- >> it was not my idea to do this whole thing, okay? >> all right. >> i was against it. >> the good news about botox -- >> it's all good news about botox. they say it can enhance your mood, and i guess the reason they believe -- >> for what? >> not for chemical reasons, but they say if you look perpetually frowny, you have a turn-down here or a increase, when people look at you they see a scowly person, so they react looking at your face with, like, hmm, but if you look pleasant and happy -- >> so we should do it for other people? >> yes. but they're reacting to you, so you are feeding off of their reaction. >> do you find sometimes that

somebody has like a really, really deep furrow that you just can't take your eyes off of it? you know? you're like -- you're trying to have a conversation, but you were just into the furrow, and you couldn't believe it. >> you know what, you could lose things in there and miss them for days. >> i know. it is weird that you get lost. i think botox sometimes leads you expressionless. >> yeah, yeah. >> you know? i wasn't pointing at you because you are very expressive. >> i have had it since i was 40 years old. god knows i'm older than methusela. >> you are expressive. where do you have it? you put it here, right? >> you know what, botox -- first of all, it's been around for ever and ever and ever. it's been fda approved forever and ever. it's always -- it's in the hands of the doctor. yeah. that's the -- when people get too much and you look like that, go to somebody like dr. wexler that's an artist and knows when it's too much. you know?

you can get it in your neck now, and it tightens up your neck. you can put it in your armpits for sweating. >> uh-huh. don't look at me when you say that. >> you could try that, hoda. try day friday. >> i'm not doing botox. it is unnatural to clog up your sweat glands. it's coming out somewhere. i would rather know where it was coming from. okay? all right. so -- >> it just finds a different exit. you want the perfect smile? is that what you're trying to say? >> this mouth guard is -- >> it supposedly makes you have the perfect smile. how does it work? >> you put it in. >> okay. what happens? >> this way? ♪ ♪ be happy >> where does it go? >> bottom or top? ♪ when you worry you make it double ♪ ♪ don't worry >> no, it's down. it's under. >> no wonder.

♪ don't worry, be happy now >> it's supposed to make you smile. the instructions are -- >> it's chinese. >> it's japanese. >> oh, whatever. i can't read it. >> you are right. it's chinese. >> anyway -- >> how long are you supposed to wear it? >> all right. it is time -- >> what is this good for? >> it's time for kathie lee's friday funny. >> i love when you do weird accents. >> i could see it was italian, so i figured is it mate, that would be french. i'm a little confused. all right? boy. here we go. a driver is stopped by a police officer, and the driver asks what's the problem, officer? the officer says you were going at least 75 miles per hour in a 55-mile-an-hour zone. >> yeah. >> he said, no, sir, i was going 65. when his wife chimes in, oh, harry, you were going 80.

the man shoots his wife a dirty look. then the officer says i also have to give you a ticket, sir, for the broken taillight you've got. the man says broken taillight? i didn't know about a broken taillight. again his wife says, oh, harry, you've known about that broken taillight for weeks, and the man shoots his wife another dirty look. the officer then says i'm going to have to girlfriend give you a citation for not wearing your seat belt. the man explains, oh, i just took it off when you were walking up to the car. his wife says, oh, harry, you never wear your seat belt. the man turns to his wife and says shut it, please. the officer looks at the woman and asks, ma'am, does your husband always talk to you this way? the wife says, no, only when he is drunk. [ drum roll ] that's a great one. you know what it's time for? >> bobbie's buzz. >> hey, bobster. >> that was a cute one. i have some problem solvers for the new year. i really wish i would have thought of this, but revlon did. you know when you get nail files and they get dull really fast in your drawer, and instead of

throwing it out, revlon has created one that you peel and you have fixed. >> that's genius. >> this is so smart. >> so smart. >> i have this horrible habit, i'm going to admit, i pick my face. when you break out. >> you never break out. you have the most gorgeous skin. >> i'm really good at covering it up. renee russo, we have her name on the website, she created this toy that you can kind of keep your hands busy while watching tv or reading a book so that you don't pick at something because usually when i pick at my face is when i'm watching tv. it's not the sexiest thing to admit, i know, but i do want to share this because this has been quite handy. i tried it starting over the holiday, and it worked. i swear. try it. >> you haven't picked your nose, anything? >> nothing. these socks are called note to self, and there's an endearing back story. a mom was watching her kids play sports and was bummed with all the criticism that the coaches sometimes get and to look down and get a positive reminder. she created these socks that have great strong, confident, beautiful. you look down at your toes.

they're on the front. even for the babies. i'm a blessing. isn't this sweet? everything is on-line at klgandhoda.com. >> thank you, bobbie. >> we have big news for you. in conjunction with johnson's baby, we're celebrating new moms everywhere. every week we'll feature your bundle of joy. right here in our chat. send us a photo, with a birth date, weight, and words of wisdom about parenthood, and you can feel free to get silly. and you'll have the chance of having your baby's photo shown right here on our show beginning next friday, january 25th. for all the details, go to our website klgandhoda.com. i found one of these sitting around, and i thought we should give more to our fans. if you chit chat with us, and we'll give it out at random. >> if you go to one of hoda's signings -- >> you can meet her. she's having a presidential ball as a member of the first family of comedy.

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actor josh gad is getting to know the white house really well these days on his new comedy "1600 penn." he plays the man child whose dad happens to be just the leader of the free world. >> and the first son whose character, skip, is goofy and clumsy, and a little over the top. he is a college dropout, and is he real. even though his family live together in the white house, they try to find normalcy among the chaos. he happens to be the show's co-creator and executive producer. >> excuse us. >> it is really a lot to live up to. >> yes, it is. >> a lot of days i'll just pick one. like it will be mad libs. today i want to be more executive producer so i'll write myself out of the scene. >> is that what you do? >> you're writing it as well and giving yourself a big laugh. >> no, no, no, as an executive producer i can tell the writers. i must not be in this scene or i must be extravagantly big in this scene. >> your character is unique.

>> he doesn't look like he quite belongs. >> you look like you're -- >> skip has his own kind of wheel of gravity, so to speak. >> his own universe. >> his own universe, and he means well. he really does. i think that the beauty of the character is that he genuinely, genuinely has his own sense of reality about things. it's that sense of reality that offers his father and ultimately his family an alternative path. i think sometimes for the better. sometimes for the worse. >> how old is he in this? >> skip it is 25. >> and still living at home, which is the white house? >> he just moved back home. he was in college for seven years. >> of course, he was. >> he didn't graduate. and, yeah, so now his parents, his father in particular, feels that it's better to have him under lock and key than to have him -- >> absolutely. he will have insurance until he is 26. >> what is your character, the son, think of jenna elfman, the stepmother. not the trophy wife, we should point out. >> i think the character loves

jenna elfman. i think he watched a lot of "darma and greg." i think he really -- the two of them are the most relatable of the bunch. like, she just gets him, and he, in turn, is able to give her some useful knowledge. >> this isn't a political show, we should point out. you guys don't tackle politics, but -- >> there's references to politics only in service of the family stories, and the entire thing is a family comedy that just happens to take place in the most extraordinary bubble imaginable, the white house. it's all in the service of that and everything else is -- >> are they embarrassed by skip, trying to hide him a little bit? >> i would think it's fair to say embarrassed. i think it's fair to say mortified sometimes. they're all great adjectives. >> let's let skip be skip. >> in the first episode a burning chair goes flying out of the window of the white house. >> a burning chair does --

>> it happens, hoda, okay? >> we open big, and then we dial it back. we start with a big thing. >> skip had something to do with the burning chair? >> yeah. he meant well. >> well, he put a jacket on a lamp and subsequently the jacket caught fire, and so he just thought, you know what, i don't want the white house to burn down. i'm going to throw the chair. >> he meant well, hoda. >> i don't know. >> let's play a little trivia. we have a couple of seconds here. here we go. >> abraham lincoln. >> in what blockbuster movie did your co-star bill pullman famously play the president of the united states? >> ""sleepless in seattle."" >> independence day. the correct answer. >> who recently played on the silver screen a first lady who once said "our wrongs will be made right and we will once more taste the blessings of freedom?" >> sally fields. >> yeah. got that one. >> you got one. >> all right. you're a presidential kid on tv. who plays one in the 2004 film "first daughter?" >> katie holmes. >> you are --

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we're kicking off a new series called get appy where sara gives us the hottest apps and web sites.

we hear you have two shopping-related tools for us, sara? >> the first one is called price link.com, and you can see it on the screen behind you. it's a website to go to. it's a free download. what happens here, see that yellow bar across the top? that's going to come up whenever you're on a shopping site. it deals with thousands of retailers, so it only pops up when you want it. not in facebook or somewhere else. i'm going to show you the plus of this. i'm shopping for a coffee maker right now. when i click and the drop-down menu, it shows where it's selling and for how much. >> so you are in the actual article? >> yep. >> you put it in, and -- >> it will pop up, and you can check in on it. >> check the prices. that's genius. smart. >> with an appliance, you can save up to a few hundred dollars, if you are looking for a washer or something. it also gives you reviews, so you're never the first one to rate this. you can always find it even if it's elsewhere. the last perk is the coupons. on the amazon website they have deals going right now. you can see what you can do to make that coffee maker even cheaper. >> excellent. >> the next one, hoda, it was kind of inspired by you. >> is it? >> your purse is a lost black hole, possibly an abyss. you've probably lost one of

these. >> i never like gift cards. go on. >> this makes it easy. this app called gift, can you see it over here g-y-s-p. you click on this, and yesterday i took this exact dunkin' donuts card. it prompted me to add the card, and then the retailer, and you type in the code. now, when i go to coffee later, i click on this, hit redeem. >> then what happens? >> i just hand it over, and they scan it, and recalculates the amount. now, the cool part is if you have other cards with expiration dates, you can set reminders and regift it? >> this is all great. >> i love it. >> you're going to love this. >> i'm going to love it. i'm going to use it all the time. >> we're going to show you fashions to hide the extra weight in case you have put on a few pounds. >> and lou manfredini helps you with pesky problems around the house. assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire.

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>> we're back on this dry day friday with winter getaways for less. whether you want to soak up the sun or play in the snow, we've got you covered. >> yes. sara is the digital project editor for "travel and leisure magazine." >> we're in the heart of winter, and a lot of people want to get away. are there still good affordable trips you can take? >> there are. i have some to talk about right now, especially in warm weather because i know you both want to go. >> please. please. >> first off, martinique. this is an affordable alternative to st. bart's. you're looking for a french inspired culture. there are banana plantations and wonderful mountain peaks. it's much quieter than a lot of the other caribbean islands. rates start at $229 a night. a great escape. there are 16 rooms. it's easy to get to. fly through puerto rico. from new york or wherever you might be, puerto rico is a great hub. you can sort of get your toes right in the sand. >> if you like winter and you like skiing, you like tahoe. >> tahoe is a destination that everybody is talking about now.

not only does it have the highest -- >> we can talk about amelia island instead. >> amelia island is located just 35 miles east of jacksonville, florida, so easy to get to as well. that's elizabeth point lodge, which is a great hotel. it's 20 rooms in the main house. shingle styles. queen ann estates. you'll have sand dunes and the atlantic ocean right in front of you. rates there -- >> isn't that pretty? >> super affordable as well. a romantic destination. you can have breakfast overlooking the waves, and there's golf nearby. that's a great choice. >> can we go skiing now? >> lake tahoe has the highest concentration of ski resorts in one place in the united states. plus, not only did it recently get a luxury hotel ritz carlton that opened there. now there's a base camp. this fun family-friendly hotel rates start at $109 a night. >> we can't stay home for that. >> it has a sleep-away inspired feel. you know, there are lanterns and survival guides in your bedside table, and it's just four minutes walk from the heavenly

gondola, so you can get right up to the slopes and not have to worry about carrying everybody's skis a long distance. >> that's great for a family. that's wonderful. >> a lot of people enjoy cruises, like kathie lee. >> you know what, i think it's a great vacation value that's going. i really do. >> this is a great example. celebrity just launched a new ship called reflections, and they're going to explore the caribbean. rates for seven days start at $599 per person on a brand new ship that has all sorts of amenities from a spa, great art classes, amazing food. you can -- you'll stop at puerto rico, which is another destination that's known for great food and great restaurants. saint martin for white boardwalks and amazing white sand beaches, and saint kit's that's quieter. you'll have the turquoise bays all to yourself. a great way to sort of cruise and for a great price. $599 for seven days. it's really something. >> it's amazing. >> what's your last stop? >> my last is another unexpected destination. city choice, philadelphia. here's another great destination. jose garza is a chef that

everybody is talking about. he opened a great restaurant, and hotel palamar. it's a kingston hotel just listed on the t and l 500 for the first year. this is a quirky hotel with zebra print sheets and all sorts of unexpected amenities like complimentary yoga on wednesday morning. rates are super affordable, and you have access to all the great restaurants and activities that philadelphia is known for. >> as usual, she was perfect. thank you. >> thank you. >> the last thing you'll want to do on your vacation is worry about your home. >> handy man answers all those repair questions. i love this segment. >> right after this. did you know the core of our health is truly on the inside.

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>> time now for ask lou. do you have mold and mildew that will not go away? >> here are the solutions to your questions for pesky problems that you don't know how to handle. it's today contributor and host of the show "house smarts" lou manfredini.

>> lou is going to be furious. >> i don't care. >> right, right. >> how are you doing? >> terrific. >> big lou -- >> this one comes from harriet. does using salt to melt ice on driveways weaken the concrete? are there some types of salt that are better to use than others? >> with the ice you want to protect yourself from falling. rock salt, which is as example of right here, it's what they use on the highways and on the back of the trucks. it's very effective. you can even use it to make homemade ice cream, but it's very -- while you're at it. it's very hard on the surfaces you put it on -- concrete, brick. it's terrible on the vegetation. >> all right. >> you upgrade to products like this which are always magnesium chloride or potassium chloride. these are less harmful. especially for pets. >> yeah. >> and for your vegetation as well. this will tear your lawn apart, and this is a little bit milder on it. >> okay. >> the key element with these is with the bags, the containers, you need to keep them closed because they absorb moisture,

and they'll become a big chunk. >> like a rock. >> just make sure you protect it. >> thank you, lou. >> what's our next question? this is from jane. the place i just moved into has a dishwasher that leaves more junk, particles, food chunks, et cetera, on my dishes after it's done washing. >> how lovely. >> we put our dishes in practically clean, and they come out dirtier. what can she do? >> she just needs to wash her dishwasher. >> really? >> sounds funny, but there's a lot of calcium build-up inside there, depending where her water is. this is a terrific cleaner. it's my go-to, clr. there's also a product called dishwasher magic. with the empty dishwasher you run the hot water at the sink so the water gets really hot. you pour maybe about a half a cup of this or about a half a cup of the dishwasher magic and put it on that sanitize setting. >> yeah. >> let it run. here's the trick. you start it. once you hear it start to wash, you open it, and then you add the cleaner. every dishwasher starts by draining, so the mistake that

everybody does is they put the cleaner in. it sucks the cleaner out, and then they're, like, what is lou telling me? it didn't work. >> genius. >> i wasn't quite sure what you were going to say. >> you never know. >> not quite sure i understood what you said. >> here's something from vickie. is there any easy way to remove mildew from patio, also from the bathroom tiles? >> no, no. >> sorry about that poking you. no, there is. >> this product started out in australia. the outdoor product called wet and forget is a solution you mix for outdoors with water, and you literally spray it on areas. the roof -- maybe you've got mildew and mold on the sidewalk. it works with mother nature to wash away. it's amazing. >> and it's healthy and -- >> it's biodegradable. it's not an aced and -- an acid and it's amazing. >> it sounds too good to be true, lou. >> and what happened was people wanted to know if they could use it inside. they finally came out with an inside product for your shower. now, when they showed this to me, what i didn't -- it has like a vanilla smell to it. >> i like. >> yes.

>> why vanilla? i started using this to test it out. it doesn't bother me, and it really works. >> really? >> you spray it down there. wet and forget. >> wet and forget. >> don't forget. >> lastly, vanessa wants to know how do i fix the hole in my wall caused from a doorknob hitting the wall. >> first it starts with a door stop. that would be helpful. then get a metal patch kit. they're self-adhesive. take the self-adhesive. here's the hole. goes over the top. now, i just patched the hole. this is a new product. >> it's unsightly. >> we're going to make it better. this is the patch and primer from 3 m. it has primer already in it. go over it. >> that was good. >> nice try, though. now, you're going put this over the top. if the walls are white, there's a good chance that you won't have to actually even touch this up with paint, but in the realm of the world of paint and primers in one, what happens is this is what happens after it dries. you put another coat on top of this. lightly sand it. then with the paint and primers

in one, which a lot of people are using, paint it over, and you're done. >> lou manfredini is so smart. >> nobody is better than lou. >> all right. does the winter make your hair stand up on end? >> it does. hoda, we've got the biggest hair questions for hoda. right after this. good morning. i'm meteorologist chris warren with your weather channel forecast. we're going to see some very cold air eventually work into the northern plains and into the great lakes, and then into the northeast. for today system moving through will bring a few snowshowers around the great lakes. a lot of blue on the map. this is the cold air. it's not the coldest air of the season that we're going to see in just a few days. then by sunday, here comes the punch of cold air for the great lakes and throughout the northern plains. still that lake effects snow going. many of these spots with each system that goes through. there'll be a few of them over

the next few days about two to four inches, localized areas even more than that. here comes the big cooldown. the blue farther to the south. now we have some new colors in here. some pinks and some purples. this is some arctic air. minneapolis 7. that's going to be the daytime high on sunday. for you in minneapolis, you're looking at even colder weather on monday. minus 2. the daytime high. now, if that happens, when that happens, that will be the first time that the high in minneapolis failed to reach zero in more than four years. so this is some very cold air. coldest air in years. and also some of the coldest air of the season for the rest of the northeast. you can see that chance for some snow lingering around on tuesday. these are daytime highs for boston and new york with temperatures in the lower to mid 20s for highs. still some lake effects snow throughout the great lakes. new system moving into the pacific northwest. will make the mountain snow and

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>> are you tired of dealing with fly-aways in the winter? >> here are the solutions to your most tweeted hair questions. cosmopolitan beauty editor, director. leah weyer. we are going to get to these twitter questions. people have a lot for you. we have six of them. the first one is from -- she writes i can't try on clothes in the winter without looking like i rubbed a balloon on the top of my head. help. static. >> static is a big problem in winter because the dehydrated hair makes our hair have a more positive charge. >> what should we do when

britney's hair is full of fla-aways here because you did rub a balloon on it. >> always have a lot of moisture. before you leave for the day, do a moisture repelling layer with oil, and you just rub it and tap it on. if you have static -- >> a dryer sheet. >> rub it on your head? >> rub it right down. it goes instantly down. keep a couple of these in your purse, and you are good. >> britney, you rock. that was excellent. >> you look exhausted, though. >> this one is from 20 just dance 11. how do you tame baby hairs that won't stay put? >> we actually -- >> is that over here still? >> we have a toothbrush and hairspray. spray this, and we're going to wipe it right down. the bristles are so tightly packed on a toothbrush that they really get those baby hairs. >> all right. with model kimberly. this is carolyn qd writes is there any way to let thick, wavy

hair dry without using krcrunchi mousse? >> yes, there is. >> what do you do? >> what we did with kimberly ahead of time is put a dollop of mousse in our hand, and we diluted it with cream serum, and that gets a really soft lotiony feel that when you put it in -- we already did this on her, but we'll show you. you scrunch it in, form the curls, and that will give you this beautiful soft texture that she has now. >> that looks so good. >> curls are so in right now, that that's the kind of curl you want, though. >> next question comes from kel grimm. what's the best way to sleep with wet hair so i wake up with a style? >> this bun. >> what? >> sleeping with a bun. what happens is when you make the bun -- when the bun goes over top of this, the hair donut. you are going to put the ponytail on top of your head, put the hair doughnut at the base and wrap the hair around the doughnut. >> that's what you have in? >> that's what i have in. >> what happens when you wake

up? >> it sets into that place, and you take it out, and it's beautiful ringlets. >> beautiful. >> i like that. >> i promise you. i'm going to do it actually tonight. i left this in all day. >> lastly, the lovely britney. two britney's today. here we go. this is from -- it's a long name, so here's the question. what's the easiest, quickest way to do a home blow-out? >> okay. home blow-outs are hard because you have to go hairdryer, brush, like, too much in one hand. this new hot air brush styler from john frieda is a blow dryer and brush in one. >> what did we do? >> we dried her hair with a blow dryer about 90%, and then we use this to do the last bit. and you just let it bring it right around. you can do the top. do the bottom. then let it sit in that curl at the very edge, and when you take it out it gives you this beautiful little curl. >> i like. >> good, good, good. >> all good advice. thanks, kids.

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>> today's style is brought to you by yoplait. today's style experts. ♪ >> now on today's style fashions to hide the holiday weight we all gained. >> we do gain a few pound over the holidays, but you don't have to go on a crash diet to burn off those extra lb's. style expert jenette is here to tell us about the tricks. >> we love the quick fixes. >> don't go to the gym. rock it in some new clothes. go shopping. >> let's start off with one of our models, cher, and cher has a bit of a pear shape, and she gains weight, like a lot of people do, in our hips and thighs. >> you know, because she always says she is pear shaped so she stays away from anything form-fitting on the bottom? i put her in a slim skirt. >> it's great. >> this whole look is under $50 from marshall's and t.j. maxx,

and really just the plum-colored wool pencil skirt is a perfect way hitting just above the knee. perfect, you know, item on her, and the printed top really helps draw attention to her upper body. again, if are you trying to get away from showing -- drawing attention to your lower portion, and really just this helps balance an hourglass shape for her. she just looks three sizes smaller. we did want to talk about hose. okay. ladies. >> we don't wear any. we don't. should we? >> if you are above a certain age, i know we all like to think we're demi moore, but i think hose just help to polish the look for the everyday -- i know we're going to have a fight over this. >> thank you, honey. >> let's talk about -- i have this issue too. the midsection. the midsection is your issue, like it is for susan, what can she do to help with the waistline? >> she said she always gains weight around the middle. i found the perfect wrap style dress can create a waistline for her. the jersey fabric drapes beautifully on her. again, drawing the eye inward towards the waistline.

>> almost an empire look. >> yes, exactly. of course, giving that little v. that's very flattering. showing a little bit of cleavage. this is $59 from beyond the rack.com. >> thank you, hon. >> a lot of women gain weight in their legs, and melissa is coming out. you have a good look for melissa. >> oh, yes. melissa says she hates showing her legs, and she's a thin woman, but, you know, when she gains a few pounds, it goes to her gams. i found these chico's slimming skinny jeans. they're brand new. they kind of have like a built-in shape wear affect to them. >> i love that. >> it sucks you in, and it gives her this long, lean look, and th this wing style top. a lot of women love this. again, if you don't like the upper arm, it kind of hides it. >> it's feminine. >> again, really hiding a multitude of things. >> thank you. >> next up we have patty, and

sometimes we're all worried about our hips and bootie. >> oh, yes. >> that's always my problem. let me tell you. so you can never go wrong with a classic black pencil skirt. slimming her lower half. i added this lacy cami from bali that has sex appeal to it. the jacket is great. it nips right there at her waist. again, highlighting that, slimming her waistline, and some hose. >> a lucky lady. let's bring out laurie. thanks, hon. tell us what you did for laurie. >> laurie says she tends to gain weight all over. lawry is so cute. how can you not love laurie? she just wanted a fun, casual look that's for work, so i gave her this flowy printed top that kind of just skims over her midsection. this blazer from old navy really nipping in at the waist. again, hitting at the right point on her leg. just, you know, at the thinnest part of her thigh, and some nice skinny jea that she says she was so surprised she could wear these. she looks so great. >> let's bring all of our models out. thanks, ladies. thank you. >> lpe