The phrase “Bend and snap!” cemented itself into the brains of millennial women everywhere. Legally Blonde might center around Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), but its unsung hero is her nail tech, Paulette (Jennifer Coolidge), beneficiary of the “bend and snap.”
Paulette is painfully awkward and shy but has a heart of gold. When her crush, the UPS delivery guy, shows up at the nail salon, she has no idea how to react. But, luckily, Elle has a plan: the “bend and snap,” a seductive move that has a “98 percent success rate of getting a man’s attention” and “when used appropriately, an 83 percent rate of return on a dinner invitation.”
This Legally Blonde cocktail might just have that success rate too. For more Jennifer Coolidge cocktails celebrating this camp icon’s most legendary performances, try our Sicilian Murder and our MILF Punch.
So…Does the Bend and Snap Actually Work?
Jennifer Coolidge herself weighed in on this topic. “[The ‘bend and snap’, also from from Legally Blonde] is a moment in moviemaking I would just totally disagree with,” she told Deadline. “I’ve never had bending over work for me like it did in that movie. I think that the bend and snap is misleading. But I’d have to say when I did do the bend and snap, I was wearing my underwear and I feel like in real life you have to leave it off.” But there’s only one way to find out…pour yourself a glass of this Legally Blonde cocktail and snap away!
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The Bend and Snap, A Cocktail for Legally Blonde
Description
Works every time.
Ingredients
- 2oz strawberry vodka
- 1oz lime juice
- .5 oz grenadine
- 1oz ginger beer (we used Jackworth)
Instructions
- Combine the vodka, lime juice and ginger beer in a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Pour into a coupe glass.
- Top with the chilled ginger beer, and garnish with a lime wedge.
Recipe by Emma Riva
Photography by Laura Petrilla
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