
I am one of those people who hoard things in their car (I could never live in Taipei or New York again because where would I put all my STUFF?). Open my console and you'll find a make up bag with a spare set of my can't live without items for times I need freshening up. My problem is the heat in Texas melts everything so I only keep lip gloss, handcream and sunscreen in there during the summertime. Now that it's cooler, I can stash up again-- with items like this Nobara Cream Cover Stick Foundation from Shu Uemura. This is a stick version of the cult favorite featuring a new formulation that's supposed to make it more flawless-- it looks the same to me though I do like the convenience of a stick foundation. I played with this at Shu Uemura and loved how easily it glides on! It comes in 13 shades which confused me, I actually need two different colors to make the perfect shade but then it'd cost almost $100 so I just walked away and will wait until I'm out of my current stick foundation. You should try this if you're looking for a stick foundation-- $42.00 at Shu Uemura.com






I have a feeling that with the economy the way it is, this holiday season is going to be amazing for gift sets. I've already begun seeing the great deals at Sephora and among them is the 
I was so excited when I was invited to the Avon R&D headquarters in Suffern, NY last week. I worked at Avon in their marketing department one summer while I was still in college and I've grown to really respect what they do and the products they offer. It was such an amazing opportunity to get to check-out the behind the scenes workings and to speak with the scientists that spend YEARS developing the creams that so many women swear by. 











