Like A Record

“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.
New Wave

The Aqua-Net phase. We all remember it. Just one little spritz and we all ended up with either huge, spiderwebby football helmets, or slicked-back, crackly updos. It was good for only one thing- hardening.
Bumble & Bumble’s recently-launched Spray de Mode is the new wave in hairspray. It smells great and holds really well, but remains flexible enough to brush through. It can literally do anything, as shown on it’s amazing Spray De Mode Web Site. From voluminous rock-inspired do’s to sleek, curled, bouffant and men’s styles, they enlighten you with a variety of different options, and then actually show you videos of how to do it yourself.
The best part? None of them require horse shampoo to rinse out.
Bottle This

There’s nothing like the scent of fresh-baked cinnamon rolls wafting through your kitchen. Or your one year-old nephew’s powdery skin. Or the fresh, tomato-filled salad you had for lunch. Or the evergreen smell of your hometown Seattle. Until now, there’s been no way (or reason) to bottle these smells in an believable way.
The online company Bathed and Infused has an incredible list of scents- hundreds(!), that they mix to delicious perfection when you order them. Every note is perfectly calculated and fine-tuned to represent your favorite items, foods and places in the form of scents, lotions, soaps and more. Just some of their categories include:
Blends- Special mixes include “Bad Puppy”, which smells like a destroyed flower garden, “Pirate’s Booty”, which blends coconut, rum and tobacco notes, and the spicy, intoxicating “Witches Brew”
Cocktail Party- A whole menu of delicious alcoholic bevs like licorice-ey “Absinthe”, energizing “Vodka Red Bull”, refreshing “Limoncello” and bubbly “Pink Champagne”
Child’s Play- Incredible childlike smells like salty “Buttered Popcorn”, tutti-frutti “Monkey Farts”, the obvious “Peanut Butter & Jelly” and fresh “New School Clothes”
Coffee Shop- Load up on caffeine and pastries with realistic “Black Coffee”, cakey, raspberry-filled “Jelly Donut”, Almond-ey “Tea Party” and sugary, fried “Beignets”
Designer Inspired- inexpensive smells reminiscent of Lovely, Angel and Burberry Touch
The Great Outdoors- Step outside with the dark floral “Funeral”, complex “Full Moon”, refreshing “Garden Salad” and salty “Sea Spray”
Soda Fountain- Bubbly treats like “Cola”, creamy “Lime Sherbet”, vanilla-ey “Waffle Cone”, sunkissed “Strawberry Lemonade” and nutty “Rocky Road”
Sweet Shop- Ridiculous (but calorie-free) caramelly “Bananas Foster”, raw, delicious “Cake Batter”, New York-style “Cheesecake”, crunchy “English Toffee”, coconutty “Macaroons”, beautiful, pure “Wedding Cake” and the believable “Wonka Bar”
Vacation- Scents reminiscent of your favorite escapes include the wine, mudcliff and beach-inspired “California”, dark chocolate and sangria-smelling “Mexico”, and “Bali,” which takes you right to a little beachside bungalow with figs, pineapple and coconut mixed in
So the next time you miss your grandma and her delicious baked-goods, spray on “Apple Pie” or “Funeral” and your memories of her will come flooding back.
Spring Bohemians, Unite
Our style habits swing in an relaxation pendulum. Crisp fall weather leaves us craving diehard fashion- straitlaced structure, high waists, preppy button-downs, tights, boots, dark scents, edgy hair.
It’s no wonder that the moment the thermometer hits 70 we’re in our Boho-chic mood again. Airy dresses and tops, wavy manes, tan skin and leather sandals just seem too good to be true.
And that’s the reason we’re obsessed with Chloe- they epitomize the relaxed, wealthy hippie mentality in a label. And now, we can capture that feeling in their recently-released scent. Available at Saks Fifth Avenue and Chloe boutiques, this airy and pretty scent blends ladylike and feminine characteristics with that free-spirited, independent quality we so enjoy.
Twisting together notes of rose, peony, magnolia, lychee, powder, springy freesia and lily of the valley, it’ll have you running through meadows with flowers in your hair in no time. Trust us.
Better Safe Than Sorry

You need a Valentine’s gift for the dude who just took you out on a date. You don’t really like him and don’t really trust him, but he took you to that Suns game so you kind of owe him a present.
Check out this brown stoneware and white-glazed Ceramic Condom Caddy from Haus. It’s slightly gross, as there are decorative sperm carved into the lid, but it’s definitely fitting for this guy. Besides, now that you don’t feel indebted to the skeez, you can make a graceful exit. And know that his future guilt-tripped flings will be safe from STD’s.
Cleaning Up

Hate covering your Malandrino cocktail dress with those ugly canvas aprons? It’s not fun to be the lamest-looking babe at your own dinner party, but it’s the only way to keep from having to scrub sweet potatoes off your lace trim.
Snatch up one of these beautiful Heavenly Hostess aprons. It will keep your food off your fashion, and allow you to showcase the domestic goddess you are.
Ring in the New Year

Jealous of your friend Margo’s giant ring from her hot boyfriend? And the Yurman her parents gave her for graduation? And the right-hand ring she bought herself when she got that huge account? We are too. And what do you buy a girl who already has so many priceless pieces of jewelry?
A bling holder. That’s right. You may not be able to top the precious pieces she has, so complement them with this little guy.
Popularity Bottled

High school was rough. You wore bucket hats and board shorts, had pink hair, chapped lips that never went away and a ridiculous beanie baby collection. There was a confident, charismatic popular girl inside- she was just trapped underneath the braces and band uniform.
Maybe if you had Benefit’s Miss Popularity Precision Highlighter you could have freed her. This all-over brightening cream can perk up any feature and get you noticed.
Surely if it had been in your Hello Kitty makeup bag it would have made those jocks notice your décolletage and the popular girls envy your cheekbones.
Project Funway

Malan’s haunting laugh. The sick tattoo on Jeffrey’s neck. Laura’s couture explosions. The disastrous ghetto-fab “collection” Michael Knight sent down the runway at Fashion Week.
All reasons to pick up the Project Runway Season three from Amazon.
Released today and discussed thoroughly on Blogging Project Runway and Project Rungay, the special DVD set (with awesome deleted scenes) is sure to get you warmed up for next week’s season four debut.
Tim Gunn, here we come!
Catastic

So you may feel like kind of a dork/grandma/tool wearing a beanbag cat around your neck, but this Kitty Neckwarmer is about as comforting as a big cup of hot chocolate.
Pop her in the microwave (it’s OK, she likes it!) and she heats up to a toasty temp- perfect for crisp autumn days. She’s chock full of buckwheat and lavender so you’re left with a sweet-scented, relaxed neck.
Prrrr….