Somehow, my makeup never looks as fresh come 4pm as it did first thing in the morning. I always require touch-ups before heading to happy hour, which used to involve packing a whole makeup bag with a brush and concealor pot- just NOT cute clutch friendly! I’ve now found the best tool, Bobbi Brown’s tinted eye brightner. It comes in a perfect black tube with a brush applicator tip (IMO, not only perfect for under eye circles, but for banishing those spots & blemishes!) Available in a color sure to suit you AND only $38!

@ Bloomingdales, BobbiBrown.com and Bobbi makeup counters everywhere…

I don’t know about you, but while I love the look of polished nails, I HATE the $$ and time wasted in going to get regular manicures at the nail salon. I don’t know how people find it relaxing – it is literally torture for me to sit and wait for my nails to dry! Not to mention they always chip after a couple of days – seems like a lot of wasted effort! A friend told me about these and I was skeptical. They are sheer color shields from Sally Hansen. You apply them on top of your natural nails and they protect your nails and impart a sheer color. Best of all ZERO drying time and they last up to TWO weeks chip free!! Yes Virginia there really is a Santa Claus! $7.49 at Ulta.

I’ve been swearing off foundation for the last several months (started using tinted moisturizer) because I cannot stand the way foundation feels on my skin and that it settles into fine lines. I tried this after reading about how Olay and Cover Girl teamed up to create the ultimate foundation with an exclusive Olay Amino-Peptide Complex that promises to take 5 YEARS of your skin. All I can say is O-M-G! This is hands down the best foundation I have ever used!! It goes on like silk, makes your skin look positively poreless and airbrushed and definitely NO settling into fine lines. Forget 5 years, you will look like you have the perfect skin you had when you were a child!!  Non comedogenic, oil free and SPF 10. Available at Ulta for a very reasonable $9.50.

I’ve been asked repeatedly for recommendations on the best hairdryer currently out there.  Until now, I didn’t have much to say, I just recently bought the T3 Featherweight. LOVE! For me, it was the perfect balance of function and price (who wants to spend $300 on a hairdryer!?!?!?!) and the best part- it is so unbelievably light weight you will not have to take mid-dry breaks to rest your wrist! If you’re sick of your cheap-o dryer not doing its job, seriously, check the T3 out. I really do think it dries my hair (which is thick and long) quickly WITHOUT drying it out and creating extra frizz. I actually look FORWARD to shampoo days now!

$165 @ Zappos (sorry the picture is so crappy! Couldn’t help it… )

First off, I just cannot get over the name. It makes me giggle everytime I say it! Volume Express The Falsies Mascara, the FALSIES! … Okay, maybe I’m the only immature one out there… Regardless, I LOVE the mascara. The extreme volume is very dramatic and uber sexy- not for daily use! (unless your daily life involves a lot of drama and sexiness!) Plus the curved brush makes it really easy to reach those teeny baby lashes in the corners of your eye. Anyway, like most of my favorite mascaras, this one is only $6.99! Totally worth trying at that price.

$6.99 @ Ulta. AND right now, ULTA Beauty is having a great promos with 20%, free shipping OR $3.50 off of $10.00. Pick your poison and shop away!