Beautiful eyes can make your significant others melt when they stare into those liquid pools of blue. But remember Kenny Rogers’ horrific eyelid surgery that made him look like a Mattel creation seriously gone wrong? The eyes are also the first areas to make cringe.

Since the age of 19, I have tried a more lotions and potions for my eye zone than I would care to legally disclose to my boyfriend. My skin has gone through trench warfare from the constant use of dermatological acids, injections and laser treatments. So when I discovered the incredibly potent quartet of products from Emerge Labs called the “i” line, I felt St. Peter had kicked me through the pearly gates of heaven. (more…)

We are all over this dress by Temperley London and we don’t care if we go about begging for pennies on the sidewalks dressed like Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s to get it. Yes, it costs $1,295 (the cost of a studio apartment) but the bejeweled collar and pockets would even make klepto Winona Ryder come armed with scissors.

Made of 80% silk, this may be the solution to your dilemma of paying for checked baggage at American Airlines. Who needs baggage when you’ve got one of these? Use it as a day to night glam shift and make one-night-stands a thing of the past. Because with this number, you’re definitely getting hitched (you can tell your hubby later that you’re no heiress). Click here to purchase.

Chipped nailpolish is in.

Yes. The lazy manicurist, the unkempt, blotchy, 10-day-old nailpolish is apparently becoming a fad, reports The New York Times in an editorial called “Skin Deep: I Love What You Didn’t Do To Your Chipped Nails.”

In today’s age of underwear-baring dresses, bra-less blouses and sockless sneakers, it was only a matter of time until chipped nails began to surface as a fad. What’s next? Fake designer labels to strut the Oscar Runway? Unwashed hair hitting Fashion Week’s models? Unshaven legs during bikini season? (more…)

Talk to Jansen Chan, Pastry Chef at New York’s Oceana restaurant, and you get the impression he’s an affable guy next door with a charming grin. It’s hard to imagine he’s fashioned one of the most accomplished and diverse dessert menus in the city, and is a former architect who secretly sketches blueprints of his desserts prior to laying them out on the plate.
“I measure everything with a ruler,” he says. “All night long and all day long! My crew is used to it.” Make no mistake, Oceana is well known for its seafood menu. Executive Chef Ben Pollinger is a master of the fruits de la mer offerings. From the Oysters served with American Sturgeon Caviar to the Florida Stone Crab Claws with Watermelon Radish, Apple Chutney, and Pomegranate Glaze, the menu is anything but bland pages torn from “The Joy of Cooking.” (more…)

The green movement has brought us cool things like Goji berry, acai, green tea, coffeeberry… the list goes on and on. But now nature’s dark underbelly is yielding up a whole new generation of skincare products with ingredients that boggle the imagination. Cow’s colostrum, anyone?

In a crowded field, beauty companies are doing anything to break away from the pack. Now that every fruit, nut, berry and mineral has been spoken for, they’re raiding the animal kingdom to come up with The Next Big Thing. This is called a “unique selling proposition.”

Unique? That’s putting it mildly. Consider Syence Skon Care Laboratories’ Skin Venom Memory Cream. (Why would anyone want to remember a thing like that?) It boasts something called Synake, which is a snake venom peptide that supposedly mimics Botox. Our faces are already frozen in horror. Then there’s Profael Specialty Skins Nourishment, which fights wrinkles with natural bee mucus extract. Thanks, but we’d rather keep our crow’s feet. (Actually, we’re just waiting for crow’s feet to pop up in one of these formulations.) (more…)

Chanel probably doesn’t care that commodity prices are actually increasing. Its fall makeup collection features gold as prominently as Gwen Stefani features red lipstick.

You can toss that bottle of Black Satin nail polish out the window (too bad you spent your theatre money on getting that limited edition bottle last year, but maybe you can use it for the Jackson Pollock creation you’ve always wanted to do).

You can get a shimmery gold nail polish called Gold Fiction for $30; or get the Nail Vernis colors for $19 each. (Les Vernis Nail Colors come in Kaleidoscopic, a greenish gold metallic like a metallic version of the ROTC uniform; and Fantastic, a deep wine color like the kegged Burgundy in Bordeaux).

Peter Philips, the new makeup designer, has created everything gold for the fall makeup collection, including two limited-edition gold items. The Gold Fever face powder goes for $50.

Of course the trick is to use the makeup judiciously so you don’t end up looking like the Oscar Statue.

Available in July, at www.chanel.com and fine department stores.

Apparently Ashley Judd’s favorite Kentucky place is Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Who would have thought? She has said “I love Shaker Village’s exquisite peace and beauty.  My husband and I try to make it each spring for my birthday, a very special outing we both enjoy.”

Photogs, any chance of you lurking around during spring to catch a glimpse of the Double Jeopardy actress in Shaker Village will cost you $14 admission fee per visit. And that chunk of change can quickly add up into several missed lattes and cappuccinos. (more…)

Kate and Laura Mulleavy of NY-based design label Rodarte are renowned for their “Who cares if it’s wearable?” attitude towards their pieces, which have included shredded chiffons, spider-webbed yarn stockings, and lace strategically-placed to just cover unmentionables (ahem).

Now, they are taking their line a step further with wild footwear by oft-name-dropped shoe king Christian Louboutin. “Loubous” designed for Rodarte have been garnished with seriously sinister-looking spikes of various shapes and sizes, straps galore, pyramid studs and zippers: think of it a game of Sonic the Hedgehog. (more…)

Following the heels of Smashbox-O Gloss’s phenomenal success comes a tool that no lady should be without, especially during pucker-up season. Tricia Sawyer’s Clearly Pretty Color Revealing Lip Gloss made us kiss every strange boy, dog and girl in sight, and people were pushing us away crying out complaints of harassment.

The gloss is as clear as cellophane, but the tip of the wand is an eye catching prettier-than-a-lollipop pink. Sweep the wand once on your lips and the self-tailoring smart gloss will reveal the natural tint of your lips (if it’s brown, you may want to check your blood sugar levels at the nearest ER).

So all those years you’ve been stocking up on lip gloss with rose or raspberry tints are now a lesson that you should have been looking for your inner beauty. Get yours for $18 at www.sephora.com or www.triciasawyer.com so you can kiss clearly now.