By
Dominique Pariso,
a senior writer at the Strategist covering beauty, sex toys, and more.
She joined the Strategist as an intern in 2018. She covers office goods, sex toys, and beauty and is also a writer for “The Approval Matrix.”
While I managed to resist the call of the Ninja CREAMi, I immediately folded for the Ninja SLUSHi. Protein ice cream just doesn’t excite me the way on-demand frozen margaritas do. So far, I’ve taken it with me to a going-away party in a Bed-Stuy backyard, a pool party on Long Island, and a Fourth of July barbecue. I’ve made mango and passion-fruit margaritas, fresh watermelon slushies, and frozen lemonade. While outdoor hosting has been a bit brutal this summer between the humidity, heat waves, and freak storms, the SLUSHi has been a reliable crowd-pleaser every single time. As Jimmy Buffett would remind us all, “But there’s booze in the blender / And soon it will render / That frozen concoction that helps me hang on.”
