This blog is dedicated to my husband who sees my imperfections and doesn't mention them.

I love trying new beauty products. Place me in a Sephora or Ulta store and I feel I am in paradise. For hours I can pleasantly entertain myself looking at the plethora of different shampoos, facial washes, makeup and perfumes, envisioning myself as a size 0 with glowing clear skin, no split ends, and being stopped by every man in America asking “What’s that scent you are wearing? (Ok, maybe not EVERY man)

One of my downfalls , as my mother will readily tell you, is that I am a sucker for cool packaging and intriguing ingredients. That inclination has resulted in trying hundreds of different products over the years – good and bad. Some products I have used ever since I was in college and I would rather exit the house with no makeup and hairy arm pits then see my fav end up on the proverbial chopping block. Others I have readily discarded vowing never again to be duped by flowery ingredients which deliver zero results.

Because of my “beauty product love”, I probably have more knowledge roaming around in my head than Wikipedia. So I decided to start this blog to share my adventures with you on the quest for beauty, giving my recommendations and warnings so your money can be well spent. The subject matter may be a tad vain, but ultimately every woman has an innate desire to look and feel her best and there is nothing wrong with that. Happy reading, and if you don’t come for my daily blabberings at least drop by for my contest giveaways that I hope to do every other month.


Would You Try Hollywood's Hottest Workout Trend?

elle-macpherson-power-plate.jpgWe’ve blogged about the Power Plate before, so you should already know that exercising on the vibrating machine for 20 minutes a couple of times a week can give workouts a mega-boost so you burn more body fat. No wonder celebs can't get enough—Mark Wahlberg used his to get in shape for The Fighter, Alanis Morissette is using hers to shed the baby weight, and Elle MacPherson and Renée Zellweger are fans.

Kelly Atterton, Allure’s West Coast Editor, just got a sneak peek at latest version of the Power Plate—the My7—and reports that it's light years ahead of the older models and already has a huge cult-like following in L.A.

The updated machine has a monitor with programs built in so you know exactly how to train on the plate (earlier models didn’t—I admit I was unsure of what I should actually be doing on the thing when I used it). It offers over 1,000 pre-programmed exercises and allows you to customize a workout to meet your own goals (there is even a program called “muffin top”).

If you want to give it a shake, use the company's Vibration Location tool to find one near you.

Do you think this is just another hype job in the exercise world, or would you try it? (Wahlberg did look pretty fit in the The Fighter.)

RELATED LINKS:
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Workout Tips: How Vanessa Minnillo Maintains Her Hot Bod
Daily Beauty Reporter: 3 Recessionista Workout Moves

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