Eyes Have It: Disposable Mascara Wands For Perfect Fringe

Let's be honest here....How many of you have purchased the PERFECT mascara formula, only to discover the mascara wand that comes with it, is really sub-par?!

We know we have. To each her own, as the old saying goes.

Recently, we had bought an NYC volumizing mascara from the drugstore, called Big Bold Curl Mascara. Just $5. Not bad, but the huge brush is hideous. Get's caught in our eye lid--smudges...Yuck. A smaller brush would yield better results and less clumping.
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Or maybe you are dying to try out the cool, new, high-tech lash wands(brushes) that come with $30 mascaras, but don't care to pay the steep price?!

Well, try this cheap, beauty budget solution from Sephora.

It's the Sephora Collection Disposable Mascara Wands ($7, for pack of 12).

Great beauty concept! And in a pack you receive all this:

" This set of spoolies features four different styles of silicone tip for lengthening, volumizing, curling, and defining. Use with your favorite mascara for impressive results, and then toss them to skip the mess and keep your mascara hygienic."

- 3 x Lengthening disposable wands
- 3 x Volumizing disposable wands
- 3 x Curling disposable wands
- 3 x Defining disposable wands

Soft Pink Coat Like Kim Kardashian's: Must-Have For Fall/Winter Fashion

Soft pink is right on trend for Fall/Winter 2014-2105. It's a BIG color this season. And when it's a pale pink, the pastel shade is even more flattering to all.

Reality star Kim Kardashian was one of the first fashionable ladies to slip into an over-sized pink, cozy coat months before. We happen to LOVE this look on the glamorous Mrs. West.

The BIG coat is so IN at the moment and it looks like classic, old Hollywood.

Asos is featuring 109 pink coats/jackets here at their Asos website.

This one is on SALE for $145.92.

Plus, we found a pink pretty coat at Forever 21 for just $47.90.

What do you think?

Does soft pink, er stink?

Or do you feel pretty in pink this Fall/Winter?

Want Glossy Hair For $3? Then Try New Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Shine!

Glossy hair.

We ALL want that!

Super shiny locks get lots of attention. And some gals seem to naturally retain that gloss, even after dyeing, highlighting, straightening, perming, flat-ironing, etc.

Is there a secret to super, glossy hair?

How does Latina beauty Salma Hayek maintain that high-wattage hair shine? 

Look at the actress. She's got one of the glossiest heads in Hollywood.

We found a delightful + quick way
to turn ON the shine.

It's a new product.

Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Shine Lightweight Conditioning Treatment, 8 fl oz..

And the BEST news about it is the rock-bottom price. Head to your neighborhood Walmart store and pick up a bottle. Just $2.97 where we live. Can't beat that.

Just work into clean, wet hair. Wait 3 minutes before rinsing. Shine on. It's formulated with sweet almond oil + lemon juice. NOT greasy/sticky and won't drag hair down. Sounds like a great, beauty budget buy!

Cold, Howling Winds: Put On A Great, Glam Scarf!

The winds are fierce + nasty today, at least here in the northeast, all the better excuse for a warm, cozy scarf.

Scarves NEVER seem to go OUT of style. But for fall/winter 2014-2015, the scarf is a HOT fashion trend. Chunky, patterned, fur, infinity style.....you name it....If you can wrap it around your neck, you WILL look fab this season.

Michael Kors, Fendi, Marc Jacobs and lots of other designers were showing off models bundled up on the runway.

Even actress Julia Roberts looked great--comfortably casual wrapped in a thick, long scarf as she strolled through Malibu with her mom Betty.

You can hunt down a great scarf most anywhere.  We LOVE this chunky, hand-made infinity scarf from the WomanStyleShop from Turkey ($34).

Can you say glam + gorgeous?!

How To Get The Perfect Runway Buns & Knots For Fall/Winter 2014-2015

Let's be honest. Buns and knots are hairstyles that ALWAYS look elegant + chic. Even timeless, if you will.

But maybe like us, you are ALL thumbs. And what might look like a simple do to do, is actually a bit harder than it appears to recreate.

Until now.......

Welcome NYC celebrity stylist and smart gal, Sarah Potempa. And we say smart, because this gorgeous gal has invented a number of styling tools that make the hair fashion trends very doable. You, yourself, CAN create the perfect, runway buns and knots that are so IN for Fall/Winter 2014-2015.

All you need is this inexpensive, bendable + comfy  hair gadget-thing. We found one for $12 at Beauty.com.

Think Dolce & Gabbana. The models all walked the in bold red with hair fastened into sophisticated low buns, center part with a red rose in back.

Model Kendall Jenner wore it well.

There were buns + knots sprinkled all over the runways at Fashion Week around the globe.

At Christian Siriano....

And at Diane von Furstenberg...

Check out stylist Sarah Potempa demonstrating how to make chic, buns & knots with her genius Wrap Up tool on YouTube!

Earlobe Rejuvenation: Newest Cosmetic Filler Trend For Perkier, Younger-Looking Lobes

Good Morning America aired a segment today about the newest, cosmetic beauty trend---earlobe rejuvenation.

Now we have to worry about pretty earlobes. Is that how far we've gone? Or sunk?

Apparently so....and yes, there is such a procedure, and we were writing about this so-called beauty trend way-yyyy back in 2008. There was a suburban Philadelphia plastic surgeon named Dr. Allan E. Wulc who was the pioneer of this quick, filler procedure designed to give a plumpness, perkiness and younger look to sagging lobes or damaged pierced earring holes.

As we get older, unfortunately, even our ear lobes can thin out, sag, and look elongated. And wearing heavy, BIG earrings further exaggerates the sagging lobe. Our earlobes don’t have the firm tissue found on other parts of the body. So, even creases can form on the earlobes with time.

The hyaluronic cosmetic fillers used for adding volume to the face, are now being used  to rejuvenate the often-ignored, humble earlobe. Injections are generally done at the base of the lobe.

So, after a few quick shots of Restylane into the earlobes, voila! Lobes look more youthful.

You can even go back to wearing those heavy chandelier earrings with ease + comfort, because you now have a plumper ear cushion.

Think of the procedure as a lunchtime earlobe lift. Plus the results should last about one year.

We found a great YouTube demo on the earlobe rejuvenation procedure. Click here.

Would you get an earlobe rejuvenation?

Health insurance usually does NOT cover this cosmetic procedure, and it can cost about $500 or more for this repair/rejuvenation.

Hair Alert!! Garnier Fructis Debuts Textured + Teased In A Can--New Spray

LOVE when beauty companies debut brand new styling products. This time it's from Garnier Fructis, whose hair formulas always smell amazing, by the way.

Say HELLO to De-Constructed Texture Tease Dry Touch Finish Spray ($3.49, at Target. Small can, though, at 3.8 oz.).

This stuff sounds intriguing on paper, at least. And yes, we will certainly try a can of it.

Texture Tease gives your hair an "airy, textured lift," that STAYS in place. A windblown look, if you will. Or a back-comb in a can.

Why waste your time on the big, manual tease, as pictured below, when you can just spray it on.

And if you need to make a quick ponytail with a little ooomph + height, this spray mimics that teased, fullness. So if you want to go all Ariana Grande wild with a high, big, bad pony, then  this dry touch finish spray gives your locks that extra, essential grip.

Garnier Fructis claims that De-Constructed Texture Spray performs magic with transparent gripping micro-mineral powders.

We just hope the formula isn't sticky or oily. But maybe just a few spritzes does the trick.

We all hate when our hair is TOO soft and can't hold on to style and just falls limp.

Allure magazine has given this hair styling product their "Best of Beauty 2014 Award."

Now, that's a good sign.