Web Spy: Beauty Story

I am completely obsessed with shopping for beauty products. Lipsticks and eyeshadows and mascaras (oh my!) are my guilty pleasures (OK, just some of my MANY guilty pleasures, right up there with brownie sundaes and True Blood). I literally have entire shelves and drawers dedicated to my vast collection of body lotions, perfumes, hair products, and makeup, and I’m always buying more.

I’m Torn: At-Home Beauty Treatments

There are very few girls out there who don’t like to feel pampered occasionally. Whether it’s getting highlights at a fancy salon or doing an at-home pedicure, we all deserve a chance to feel beautiful. What I’m unsure about is whether to choose the DIY route for my facial/hair treatment/manicure or leave it to the professionals. Help, I’m torn!

Candy Dish: Chris Brown Finally Apologizes

• Does he want forgiveness…or a comeback?
• Salon facial while you sleep!
• A dog. With eyebrows.
• America is starting to turn on Jon Gosselin.
• Why are people booing Sexy David Beckham?
• The chicest shorts in town.

Miss Manners: How to Leave the Salon Unscratched

I always leave salons with bad hair cuts. (Although I must admit the last one was my fault- it should have tipped me off right away when I realized the hair stylist did not speak a word of English.) Anyway, last week reader Josie asked us to feature an article on hair-salon etiquette. Here’s to you Josie..

At Home Bikini Wax: Yes You Can!

I know what you’re thinking: Waxing my own bikini line? ARE YOU INSANE!?Well the answer i…

Top It All Off: Hair Trends, Fall 2008

So you’ve got your fashion, make-up and nail trends all lined up for fall, now to top it all off, yo…

Would You Date the Cyclops Kitten? Or, Why Does “Being Real” = Being Alone?

Today, while sitting in the salon in my hometown and having the prerequisite hairdresser chit c…

Brazilian Waxing = Medieval Torture?

My roomie once said, in a conversation that I very much regret missing, “You know, I could see why…

Do It Like a Pro: The Manicure

I may be living on a McDonalds budget these days, but growing up with some of the finer things in li…

The Butt Facial: I Should’ve Been a Beautician

Women love to pamper themselves. You know it, I know it, the American people know it. Hell, even I…

My Sad French Manicure Compulsion

Me and manicures, we have a love / hate relationship.
In my mind, the French Manicure repr…

Toss Away Your Eyelash Curlers! Get a Perm Instead…

In the past couple of years, I have gone through numerous Shu Uemura eyelash curlers since they a…

Hair Feeling like a Don’t? Get a Do.

Lately, I am bored. Everyday is the same ol’ blah, blah, blah as the day before- same class…