July 2009 Archives

Let's get serious ladies, YOU CAN NOT SHAPE YOUR OWN EYEBROWS!

Many of us think we can.

We started by stealing our mother's Tweezerman in 7th grade --- hiding in the powder room, sitting on the sink, and tweezing away.

If you're like me and blessed with the eyebrows of your father (a dark, hairy, Lebanese beast with a wild and out of control unibrow) you know what I am talking about.

It took 3 days of plucking with The Stolen Tweezer until my mother noticed the mess I had made.

"What did you do to your face?!?!?" she asked me, as she attempted to hide her laughter, in her north Jersey accent.

"They are never going to grow in the same," she added.

Well, thanks Ma'.

I am now proud to admit Lydia (my mom, we're on a first name basis. Fabulous, isn't it?) was right.

It took YEARS for me to get a decent looking eyebrow.

I let them grow in, I shaped them again...sometimes pulling out just one hair and then screwing the eyebrow uniformity up.

The vicious cycle never stopped.

Over and over I'd mess one brow up & then attempt a quick-fix by trying to make the other one match.

It wasn't until LAST MONTH, when I had divine intervention, re: brows.

I was at a meeting in a gorgeous spa in Long Branch, Aquamedica.

The owner took one sharp glance at me and said I must make an appointment.

Her exact words?

"My dear, what did you do to your eyebrows? I can't even look at them," she spoke softly.

She spoke soft; but, bat-shit-serious.

If we weren't in the middle of a meeting, I'm certain she would've fixed them right there.

Needless to say, I made an appointment for the next day.

For those of you who know me, know I have two mega-idols: Barbra Streisand & Fran Drescher.

I guess you can say we're from the same breed; we have that same NY humor.

The humor New York magazine recently said was dying.

I can also add that Fran & I have the same voice, yes, that voice.

Not a day goes by that I don't receive a comment on my voice.

Oy.

Today, I'm KVELLING over the fact that Fran is debuting her skincare line: FranBrand Skincare (Launch date: Nov. 4th on HSN).

How did I learn this you ask?

She told us on Facebook.

I'm freaking out right now!

My experience with Fran:

About 7 years ago, Fran wrote her 2nd book, Cancer Schmancer.

I heard she was doing a book signing at Barnes & Noble in Bayside, Queens, so, obviously, I had to go.

Did you know one of the causes can be from stress?

Yea, I had no idea too.

And if you're like us & can't afford laser (besides for being expensive, I heard laser resurfacing procedures have uncomfortable recovery periods with prolonged redness, facial crusting, burning & swelling - hott.), Origins has come up with a solution:

Brighter By Nature™, a skin tone correcting serum. Brighter By Nature uses the power of plants to help even out your skin tone, regardless of age or individual skin behavior.

According to Origins, results are seen from the very first application versus weeks after invasive procedures.

What we say: We like. We think we'd LOVE it for those blistering cold days when you wake up and seem to have rosacea. Or, you know, the morning after an all-night martini fest? When you wake up like a crack whore at 1pm, glance in the mirror & you feel like your sweating gin.

Yes, this is exactly what we'd use Brighter by Nature for!

Thanks O!

When I heard that Ted Gibson, hairstylist to the stars, was coming out with an affordable line for Target, I was ecstatic.

I've heard his name praised on various red carpet shows, in magazines, etc...So when I spotted the product line at Target, I snached up Prosperity Body Shampoo. On the shelf, next to Prosperity was Hair Color Shampoo, Beautiful Spray, etc... I don't have color-treated hair, so Prosperity Body Shampoo it was.

When I got home, I skipped to the shower, super excited.

There I am, standing in the shower, about to pick up the shampoo & staring me in the face was Prosperity Body Shampoo.

"Body Shampoo?" "Why in the world would Ted Gibson make shower gel? -- No. It's probably shampoo for extra body, after all, it was right next to the rest of the hair products in Target," I thought.

Whatever. I put a dollop in my hand & began to wash my hair.

Before, I share my results with you, I have to say, the packaging could use a little work. The directions on the back are printed in that annoying fine print -- you know, the one usually reserved for banks trying to hide the fact that the Capital One Credit Card your about to sign up for is charging a 29.99% APR?

Yeah. That fine print.

Ricky's NYC, the iconic beauty emporium, known for its unusual products, hard to find beauty prods, cult items and fun paraphernalia has a new store on the corner of 17TH & 8TH AVENUE.

Personally, I have fond memories of Ricky's from about 11 years old:

My fathers side of the family live in SoHo, so on our family visits, while everyone was doing the family thing; (me being an urban ninja) would escape out of the highrise & skip down Broadway (when it wasn't so Broadway-ish), and hit up The Old NY's hidden gems: Canal Jeans, Liquidators (upstairs they had sold undies, remember?) & Ricky's (I would hoard up on Mattese cosmetics - which reminded me of a cooler, more underground version of MAC) -

So, there's this new drink that's apparently all the rage in Hollywood (Hayden, Zac, Hoehan, etc...), Neuro.

Neuro, is an extensive line of 'functional' beverages with naturally enhancing ingredients to increase overall health and well-being.

The line of enhanced beverages includes: Neurosonic, a drink that aids in mental performance; Neurogasm, created for better performance; Neurobliss, created for mood enhancement and relaxation; Neurosleep for sleep enhancement, Neurotrim, for slimming performance and other functional styles.

HAVE YOU TRIED NEURO?

Where: http://www.neurobrands.com
Price: $2.99 single/$36.99 pack of 12