If you love beauty products and love to write, there's no sweeter gig than being a beauty editor. We get to test, review, and write about almost every new product that hits the market. Of course we'll never be paid like hedge fund managers, but that seems like a fair tradeoff. See products

It seems like every day a new beauty product comes out and with each one comes the same thing: Hope. Hope that this anti-aging serum will erase those brown spots. Hope that this smoothing cream will banish frizz for good. Hope that this spot treatment will make acne a distant memory. see beauty products

Were you taught to never go to someone's house empty handed? While Miss Manners says this isn't a rule per se (she's more of a thank-you-note-after kind of gal), a hostess gift is still a nice gesture. Especially after you've taken over someone's couch for a weekend, raided her fridge, and accidentally spilled wine on her formerly pristine sofa. See gifts

Late night TV, a bottle of wine, and a phone equals a recipe for disastrous infomercial purchases. Which is why that thingamabob guaranteed to give you abs of steel and the whatcha-ma-call-it promising to straighten your hair and make great fries are now all gathering dust in your closet. See inventions

Celebrate the 4th of July in style this year by using these American-made makeup and skin care picks See products

When it comes to buying a gift for dear ol' dad (or husband of the century) to thank him for being so, well, awesome, it's just so darn tempting to pick things you think he needs, or you want him to have. You know the type; the "Gee, Dad's ties are so stuck in the '80s that I'd better get him one from this decade"-gift, or the "Wow, I really wish he could drop those 15 pounds, I'd better go with a Foreman Grill." read more

Women say these high-end beauty products are totally worth the splurge See products

Stubborn, hard to reach, and too short! No, we're not describing that guy who never called you back. We're, unfortunately, talking about our eyelashes. Some of us weren't blessed with gorgeous, bat-worthy lashes like certain celebrities we love to hate. So if good ol' genetics didn't bless us with full lashes, and we don't have the time to apply falsies every day, what's a girl to do? See mascaras

Now that phones can conduct video chats and "Internet cars" can read emails and Twitter updates to you while you drive (it's from the UK, so it must be true), beauty products are also joining the multitasking dream team of the 21st century. Sure, you may argue that soap isn't THAT innovative, but sometimes, the most luxurious novelties can be found and appreciated in the basics; namely, being able to wash off the day's dirt and grime with water and a good bar of soap. Get soap

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." And while the first lady may not have been alluding to the aesthetic beauty you dream of for your future self, we believe the quote to be open for artistic interpretation. Especially since it is so applicable to today's beauty-minded woman. See breakthroughs