• Give a Gift
  • Customer Service
  • Promotions
  • Videos
  • Blogs
  • Win
  • Games

July 14, 2008

How to Boy-Proof Your Lair

What to hide when Mr. Big comes over.

Share
girl and man kissing with flowers

Photo Credit: Henrik Weis/Getty Images

Special Offer

1. Cellulite cream

2. Sprinkles, the teddy bear you've had since first grade

3. Your autographed copies of He's Just Not That Into You, Women Who Love Too Much, and The Five People You Meet in Heaven

4. That New Kids on the Block poster — from the reunion tour

5. The Wicca altar

6 The nude oil portrait you painted of your ex

7. Your Hummel collection

8. The Christmas photo with your entire family dressed in matching homemade outfits — taken last year

9. Your Magic Wand Gee-Whiz attachment

10. Hello Kitty anything (Hi, Mariah!)

11. Indigo Girls box set

12. That still-in-the-original-packaging 1993 Winter Princess Barbie

13. Economy-size bottle of cranberry-extract supplements

14. Sears portrait studio shots of your hamster

More Articles from The Smart Girl’s Guide to Living Alone
Alternative Roommates
Cooking for One
Pimp Your Pad
13 Things We Learned From Living Alone
3 Huge Space Savers


Share
Connect with Marie Claire:
Advertisement
daily giveaway
Tsubo Markov in Slate

Tsubo Markov in Slate

enter now
Latest blog entries
  • The Lazy Day Outfit

    Catherine Hageman, the voice behind Small Town, Big Wardrobe reveals how to look put together when facing your closet feels like too much to bear. 02/09/12

  • Trend to Try: Matching Lip and Nail Color

    Dara Adeeyo of Dark Berry Beauty finds out: can you make matching lips and nails work? 02/09/12

  • Beauty Saviors for a Hectic Life

    Elizabeth Dehn's eight choice beauty products will make you look refreshed and well-rested on those days when you could use a helping hand. 02/09/12

  • My Mid-Afternoon Makeup Refresher

    You may hit a slump around 4 p.m., but thanks to Lindsay Leff's selection of cosmetics, your makeup doesn't have lag behind with you. 02/09/12

  • The Trend: Spring Florals

    The Ray and the Ro put spring flowers into reach, and teach you how to bud like a celebrity. 02/09/12

  • See all blogs
Marie Claire On The Go
  • Start receiving the day's headlines from topics you choose and get the latest posts from our bloggers. Sign up for RSS feeds now.

  • Take Marie Claire with you everywhere you go. Our mobile site has the latest 'it' items of the season. Including: Blogs, Hair & Beauty, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Horoscopes and so much more!

    Here's how:

    1. Start a mobile session on your phone
    2. type m.marieclaire.com into your browser
    3. that's it!

  • In Every Issue:
    The one-stop shop
    for the very best in
    fashion & beauty


    Give a Gift
    Customer Service
    Marie Claire Magazine
horoscopes
  • Sponsored Links
More From Sex Tips and Advice
woman in bed
Botox Saved My Sex Life

Cosmetic surgery was this woman's only hope for a satisfying marriage.

Not Tonight, Dear!

It turns out sex really does give some people a headache.

couple at a movie
51 Second-Date Ideas

Congrats! He called back and you're moving on to date No. 2. Now what?

post a comment

Special Offer