Forget diamonds — eye shadow is a girl's best friend. The best eye shadow can enhance the color of your eyes, make your eyes look wider and even take your look from everyday to date-night ready (hello, smoky eye makeup).

Walking down the beauty aisle of your favorite store in search of the perfect mascara can be overwhelming. Every product, it seems, boasts claims of thicker, longer lashes with just one swipe. While there are many mascaras on the market these days that can truly transform your lashes with color and length, few work effortlessly to deliver next-level volume along with it.

Beach vacations, poolside margaritas and neon pedicures may be behind us, but that doesn't mean there's not plenty to look forward to in the fall. Along with pumpkin spice lattes, football season and cozy ensembles, gorgeous fall nail colors are here to make the seasonal transition just a little easier.

I'm 45 years old, 5'9" and 250 pounds. The last time I was truly happy with my figure was about 20 years ago. After having my two children, the weight crept on and never really left. I've also had back problems for several years, and a few surgeries. My back problems made it difficult to be active, and the number on the scale always seemed to go up.

I have a confession to make: I occasionally skip washing my face for days at a time. As someone who writes about beauty for a living, I definitely know better. But after spending eight-plus hours in the office and hitting up the gym or happy hour after work, sometimes my skin care routine just goes out the window when I get home. TBH, I rarely ever wear makeup, so my skin doesn't look all that worse for wear when I steer clear of cleanser. (You could say I'm #blessed.)