Your Ticket to Shine-Free Skin

Plagued with oily skin? Factors such as genetics, hormonal changes and sweltering summer heat all contribute to excessive oil production, causing breakouts and unwanted shine. Instead of caking on heavy powders that can clog pores and lead to breakouts, invest in some blotting papers. Boscia's Green Tea Blotting Linens are perfect for instant oil and shine absorption, without smudging makeup. The sheets are made from 100% Abaca Leaf fiber and infused with Green Tea, a potent antioxidant that protects skin from free radical damage. Don't let oily skin get you down; the upside to having an oilier complexion is that fine lines and wrinkles take a lot longer to develop.

Beauty For Our Babies

Beauty products aren't just for people; our beloved pets deserve the best products on the market too. Individuals, myself included, are increasingly spoiling their animals with fancy treats, ridiculously adorable outfits and doggy daycare services. Thank goodness the clever folks at Kiehl's caught on to this trend and created a whole line of products for our best friends. I've been bathing Makena, my Boston Terrier of twelve years, with the new Kiehl's Cuddly-Coat Grooming Shampoo and Conditioning Rinse every week. The lavender-scented formulas are enriched with Chamomile Flower Extract and Palm Kernel to thoroughly cleanse and soften fur. Her coat hasn't been cleaner or shinier. Here's a photo of Makena taking her weekly bath...isn't she the cutest little creature ever?

Drumroll Please...

Exciting news in the beauty world of late! Clairol is now selling their cult-favorite Nice'N Easy Colorseal Conditioning Gloss separately. This conditioner works wonders for hair by sealing in color and adding a ton of shine. You don't have to color your hair with Nice'N Easy, nor do you have to color your hair at all, to be utterly consumed with this product (this comes as great news for those of us who would buy the Nice'N Easy coloring kits just to get our perfectly manicured hands on the conditioner). It's like lip gloss for your locks!

Meet the Magical Pen

Charles Revson revolutionized the world of beauty with one secret weapon: advertising. His "Cherries in the Snow" and "Fire and Ice" campaigns catapulted the company into enormous success with the help of his muse, Dorian Leigh. With my vintage ads of Fire and Ice, Moondrops and Fatal Apple, (what would the world do without Ebay?!) I'll always have a soft spot for the glamour and classic aesthetic Revlon was founded on.

While perusing through the drugstore aisles of mascara, nail polish and hair color the other day, I came across Revlon's new Makeup Eraser Pen for lips and eyes. The portable pen has a soft antibacterial tip that is packed with botanicals, such as vitamin e and aloe, and powerful makeup removing ingredients that instantly erase mistakes, smudges and smears. This is also a must-have for us gals that always sport a bright red/berry lip color! I've now got one in my makeup bag and am going to get a second today for my at-home makeup box. Now if only there was a magical wand that could erase the calories from hot-fudge brownie sundaes, life would be perfect!