So as a card-carrying Total Beauty blogger, I'm pretty excited to announce their first ever beauty awards, which YOU can vote in!  There are nearly 60 categories and your votes are what will deterimine which 59 products will win the prestigious Total Beauty Award Readers' Choice seal of approval.  You can put your two cents in by clicking HERE.  Polls close March 31st and winners will be announced on April 7th!  Good luck to all of the nominees.

Tales from a Vanity Fair Oscar party crasher - Gawker

Portable flats = genius- Allure

Learn how to do the bent over row - More Than Mary

Lady GaGa's "Living Dress" - Culture Shock 101

So it's my 27th birthday and I have mixed feelings on the whole situation.  My life definitely hasn't turned out as I expected and planned but I'm really proud of everything that I've accomplished and where my life is at the moment.  Here's to another 27 years.  And, I will continue to say "30?  Who's 30?!" when someone decides to round up my age.

So if you're like me, you love the idea of shopping on all the amazing sample sale sites that are around these days...but if you're REALLY like me, you shortly thereafter unsubscribed to 80% of them because honestly, who has the time to read 45 sale emails a day?

MyNines.com is a new free service that gathers products from various sample sale sites and puts them all in ONE convenient location for you.  What's great is that it's not just fashion and beauty, they also have products for men, travel and even wine.  Yes ladies, you can now even get some good wine on the cheap.  You can search for what you want, when you want it and the site is updated weekly with new products and deals.  For the sake of full disclosure, I have to tell you that MyNines is my client...but they're a client that is truly GENIUS and it's about time that someone came up with such a fabulous, time-saving idea!

Sign up here: MyNines.com

So let's be honest, washing your hair is not only bad for you but it also just sucks.  Lately I've been using Klorane Gentle Dry Shampoo (non-aerosol) and I absolutely love it.  I've tried a few aerosol versions and yeah, they work but they last for like 5 uses.  Really?  Not for $20, thanks.  This version by Klorane is simply fabulous and, if you're eco-conscious, it's paraben and sulfate free!

Something else that I've noticed,an added bonus, is that not only does this product absorb excess oil but it also adds a little volume to my roots, which I can always use.

So I recently attended the LA launch party for Tarina Tarantino Beauty.  One of the great things about LA is that, like New York, there is always a party so when I got the invite and saw one, that it was a beauty launch, and two, it was for Tarina Tarantino, I was instantly excited.  The party was awesome- it was in a huge space in Hollywood and I spotted the likes of Meredith from The Office and Chet Cannon from The Real World Brooklyn- who I found surprisingly attractive.  Anywho, my favorite item of the night?  Sparklicity Shimmer Dust.  Unlike traditional shimmers, this mist-on version contains no binders, so all you get is a subtle dusting of pure glitter from head-to-toe.  Love it.

So I got my second amazing delivery from Degree today - a beautiful bouquet that added a nice "touch" to my desk and definitely helped to release my "Outdoorphins" and stimulate my sense of sight.  After receiving these flowers, I have to admit that I actually really like having flowers around me and, funny enough, 88% of all women surveyed by Degree agree that bringing nature into their homes lowers stress and makes them happier.  Hmmm...what have I been missing?  More than half of the women surveyed also keep plants at home to stay connected to nature.  I'm on my way to the garden store right now, people.

So St. Patrick's Day is totally the forgotten holiday when it comes to presents and being raised in a predominantly Irish and Italian area of New York, St. Patrick's Day was always a HUGE deal and a big celebration in school as well.  Since this is my first St. Patty's in LA, and there aren't many Irish people out here, I decided to call a little extra attention to the biggest drinking day of the year.  And, as my freckled counterpart, Ashley Brady, says "on behalf of Ireland, we thank you."

Sue Devitt Hydrating Marine Minerals Eye Palette in "Green Isles"

This beautiful Destination Eye Palette just screams the rolling green hills of Ireland to me.  The colors, though green, are universally flattering and blendable.  I'm kind of in love with this palette.

Michelle Roy is known for her trendy and fun designs and I'm really into both of these pieces.

Wood and coral stretch bracelets with charm, SRP $58

Chain with clover, SRP $72

Erin Condren is one of those brands that people instantly fall in love with and if you're super Irish, you NEED some St. Patty's Day paper goods like these gift labels, flat note cards, folded greeting cards, etc.  Best of all- the entire St. Patrick's Day collection is 20% off!!!

So my friend Bryce's vagina has been blowing up the internet and I had to share.  As an early start to Spa Week, Bryce headed over to Completely Bare in SoHo to try out their newest service - Vajazzling.  Yes, I said VAJAZZLING.  What is it exactly?  The bedazzling of the area which gets waxed when getting a bikini wax by adding crstals and beads to your nether regions.  According to the Completely Bare Web site, "Accessorizing your private parts is the hottest rage" and though I don't think I'd ever get it done, I admire anyone who has the gusto to do it.  What do you think?  Are you going to vajazzle?

So I'm absolutely obsessed with MTV's Jersey Shore and I just got word that Jenni "JWoww" Farley gifted Too Faced's Tanning Bed in a Tube to all her friends that attended her birthday party this past weekend at Moon nightclub in Las Vegas.  Now, with the wonder lotion that adds an instant bronze glow with a gradual sunless tanner, JWoww's friends can get their GTL on with out the scary side effects that tanning beds cause.  Happy birthday, JWoww.