Lash Stiletto mascara from Maybelline promises to do for your lashes what stilettos do for your legs – make them look longer and sexier.  How does it plan to do that?
Here’s what the company has to say:
Our patented Pro-Vitamin B-5 enriched formula conditions and strengthens lashes for the ultimate shiny finish.  Our Grip & Extend Brush and elastic formula stretch lashes to the extreme with every stroke.
What do I have to say?
What I like:

Drug store pricing (under $8 most places).  You can pick up a few tubes for the price you’d pay for one of the specialty brands.
Square tube …read more

On today’s shopping list are some practical items that it’s time to replace, as well as an opportunity to try one new product.  So, off I go shopping at Lancome, with my $100 budget.
Here are three practical items that I have in my shopping cart:

Sôleil Expert Sun Care SPF 30 Face Creme – A moisture rich sun protection specially design for the face with good UVA/UVB protection.  Wear it alone or as a moisturizer under your foundation.  Sun protection is a key line of defense against skim damage, premature aging, and skin cancer.  $28.50.
Bi-Facil Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover …read more

Mascara can coat our lashes, making a beautiful frame for our eyes.  It can lengthen, thicken, and darken.  It can run off and smear when we cry, or stay on until special cleansers manage to get if off.  It comes in bright neon colors and plain old black.  It’s available at every price point from expensive to cheap, and is found in nearly every make up bag.
Here are a few tips to get the most out of your mascara:

Use an eyelash curler before applying mascara. Or, if you prefer to curl after application, make sure that the mascara is …read more