Okay, so by now, everyone knows that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow in New York!  If you’ve never attended the shows, it’s hard to explain how crazed these seven days will be for the buyers, industry types and editors in attendance. Over the years, I’ve learned to pare down my makeup bag to a handful of products that keep my look fresh through the day – here are the essentials:
1: Even the mightiest makeup warriors among us must battle shine at times.  The best weapon in my arsenal for this issue are Clean & Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets.  These …read more

This blog has only been around a few short months, but why not recap some of the products I loved best in 2006…
1. Twisted Fayte’s Mega Minerals
2. Bourjois Metallic Eye Liner
3. tarte’s Jake and Samantha lip gloss
4. jane iredale’s Pure Moist Lip Colour
5. Esthetic Plus Slanted Tweezers
6. Max Factor Lash Perfection Volume Couture Mascara
7. NYX’s Tinted Lip Spa
8. Benefit Cosmetics Lyin Eyes
Yes, 8 is an odd number, but those were the products that stood out most as my favorites this year. What were your favorite makeup must-have’s for 2006?

It’s really hard to find a good pair of tweezers. My eyebrows have been in disarray because I purchased some tweezers, thinking they were going to be good, but much to my disappointed and my eyebrows on crack…they were not.
So when I read Elke’s review on Esthetic Plus’ tweezers, I knew that if Elke raved about them, then they had to be good. Just a little while longer I told myself looking at my almost unibrow.
Yesterday I received my Esthetic Plus tweezers and quickly ran up to the bathroom to end the misery of my overgrown brows. Elke knew what …read more