Your friend Stephanie always smells like a dream. When you finally discovered her secret scent, you were unhappy to learn that you have a vial of the mystery concoction on your vanity. Why does it smell so amazing on her, and disappear in five minutes when you dab it on?

The answer is pheromones.  Pheromones and DNA.

But you too can find the ultimate scent! MyDNAFragrance custom-builds fragrances for you based on a DNA swab you mail them. Creepy? Yes. Effective? Not sure yet. 

We always knew shoe shopping was the answer to most of the world’s problems.  But now they’re covering new territory. Improving circulation, toning calves and even DIMINISHING CELLULITE.

That’s right, ladies. Shape Up Shoes have created quite the buzz- they’re the ultimate in workouts for the ultimate in lazy. These flip flops, boots and croc look-alikes have special “negative heels”. They force you to balance on the balls of your feet, working muscles you normally use while climbing Stairmasters, and you can see results from 30 minutes of use per day.

Now if only they’d lower our gas prices…

It’s laughed about on Sex and the City, written about in Chick Lit, mocked on the big screen and talked about to the point where it isn’t even taken seriously anymore- shopping addictions.

But we’re no longer laughing.  This isn’t just silly ladies buying that extra pair of shoes and joking about how mad their husbands will be. This is a sick fascination with online shopping, shopping forums, beauty blogs and Fashion TV shows to the point where one neglects their boyfriend and dog to study the newest Neiman Marcus book or Saks e-mails. A sickness that has us up until 3 a.m. scouring the fall collections on Style.com. A sickness that can only be cured with credit card debt. 

But we can practice healthy window shopping with Polyvore, an incredible virtual shopping site. Similar to the closet computer Cher Horowitz had, circa 1995, this amazing site stores images of clothing from hundreds of online shops. You can then mix, match, and accessorize imaginary outfits, keep your favorite unrealistic dresses in your virtual closet, and dress your avatar self up in whatever strikes your fancy. Keep drafts of your favorite outfits, post them on blogs, and write accompanying stories to get it all out of your system. It may be totally dorky, but totally satisfies shopping cravings.

And as soon as you do come into that extra cash, go ahead and buy your favorite outfit. The virtual closet actually links to online shops that carry your dream wardrobe pieces!

When you were little you had your trusty Pink Pearl eraser to smudge out the mistakes you made on math tests. The perfect, beautiful rectangle flawlessly buffed off even the tiniest graphite smears. Now, two major problems face you every day- under your eyes. And these boo-boos require a little more effort.

Enter Benefit’s miraculous Erase Paste, the ultimate in damage-control. Aside from having the most vanity-worthy packaging of any concealer we know, this little tub comes with a mini spatula to keep the stuff away from your acrylics.  Dip it into the pink-hued makeup, smear on the back of your hand, then brush it under your eyes and over any other troubled areas. Blend, and don’t say we didn’t tell you so. The pretty shades melt into most skin tones flawlessly, and truly do cover problems better than anything else we’ve tried.

Though we’re pretty sure it won’t help you on your GMAT.

The thought of being stripped down, shut in a chamber and sprayed with a cold black liquid that stains your skin sounds like something horrifying one would see on the LOST island. But this isn’t an island torture device. This is spray tanning.

And for a long time, the stories of neon faces, peeling brown patches, and tiger-like stripes were enough to keep us scared, hiding on the other side of the beach. But now that we’ve found Celebrity Tanning’s Mystic Tan machines, we feel more like bronze goddess Shannon than a tortured “Other”.

The amazing machine sprays a gentle clear mist, that gently develops into a deep, natural bronze. It needs no wiping, no buffing and barely any drying after the spray.  The best part? The clear spray doesn’t smell or transfer to clothing- even white dresses are safe.  Prices are minimal too- it plummets down to only $16 with the purchase of a five-time package. We like the added bonus of the magic $5 capsules they drop in your tanning spray; it acts as an industrial-strength glue, sealing that tan into your skin for more than a week. 

Sayid is sure to notice.

Elaine Benes once said, “The female body is a work of art. A man’s body is utilitarian… it’s for getting around. Like a Jeep.” 

It’s true. Who doesn’t love to look at girls? Straight men love them for a very obvious reason- shopping around. Gay men love to dish about hot chick clothing, hair extensions and fashion. Lesbians love babes, obvi. Even straight women don’t mind flipping through the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue every year. Chicks are amazing.  Need proof? Magazines with babes on the covers consistently sell the most on newsstands, brides consistently get more attention than grooms, and there’s no such thing as male supermodels. 

There’s something for everyone on our new favorite site Chickipedia- The Wiki of Hot Women. This crazily high-tech (not to mention incredibly thorough) site catalogues basically every girl you can think of. Check out categories, look for that special someone alphabetically, or click “random chick” for a surprise babe. Men will love the photos, vids and certain stats (vices and hookups, among others), and women will pore over every chick’s height, measurements and informative news articles and links. So take a few minutes today, click around, and appreciate a babe or two.

They make the world go round.

As your grandma once said, “tan fat is better than white fat.”

But self-tanner is a battle. When you don’t use it, you feel lily-white and blotchy. And when you do use it, it streaks, rolls off of you like crumbs, and wears off inconsistently, leaving moss-like patches across your face and neck. Aside from baking like a KFC crispy chicken in the sun, what else can you do? 

Check out Benefit’s Talk to the Tan bronze facial tint, which will give you the color you want in 30 drama-free seconds. Just apply a little to your face every morning, fake that sun-kissed glow all day, and rinse it off each night. No scrubbing, elbow grease or pumice needed.

Thank god.

Helping the environment is finally in-fashion. But until now, we thought we were the only ones who noticed that the eco-chic pieces everybody’s been churning out aren’t always entirely chic.

Barney’s has an awesome, chic tote by Kooba, we would actually be happy wearing. This natural (or olive) colored bag is lined in cork and holds a nice shape. A little bird also told us Serena Van Der Woodsen would be wearing it in an upcoming episode of Gossip Girl, to those of you who care.

Snag it quick before the tweens snatch them all up!

You look like a million bucks for your date.  You have on a versatile gunmetal dress, metallic grecian sandals, your new Chanel studs and neutral, shimmery makeup.  As you put the final spritz of hairspray on your perfectly wavy (but still relaxed) locks, your phone rings.  The hunk you met at Home Depot is downstairs and waiting for you so you can Forget Sarah Marshall together.   

You race to your kitchen table to grab the amazing Gucci hobo your boss bought you for signing that big account, and realize that you still haven’t switched your loads of junk over from the brown Birkin you carry to work. Your wallet, phone, business cards, lip glosses, camera, etc. are in various internal and external pockets, and your keys are MIA. 

This little VIP bag from Neiman Marcus may have made for a better night. Not only do they hold all of your VIP items, they are easily tossed from purse to purse. These soft little guys can fit in any of your high-priced handbags with ease, and quick!  

“You spin me right round baby, right round like a record baby… right round round round…”

It’s hard not to sing the lyrics to the classic “Dead Or Alive” song when you’re using this fun little contraption. Let us explain SpinLash, because it really is hard to believe.

Rather than dunking your brush into your gloppy mascara numerous times, gunking up your lashes, curling them, combing through the clumps, etc., this little magic wand does it all at once. Just dip the wiry bristles into the included mascara tube (only one dip is necessary) and push the little arrow button to spin the comb through your lashes.  

In one little step, this bad boy curls and applies coats of mascara to your lashes, and combs through all the chunks. Now that’s something to sing about.