I could eat mushrooms at every meal, and I'm equally enthusiastic about them as an ingredient in skin care. The latest mushroom to make its way into moisturizer is the snow mushroom, which the folks from Olay are harvesting in China and using in their new Active Botanicals line. (It's hitting Target stores mid-July.) The white, gelatinous (and, frankly, not so tasty-looking) snow mushroom holds 500 times its weight in water and helps your skin hold onto hydration, too.

My favorite product from the line is the Olay Active Botanicals Overnight Moisture Mask, $14.99. It has a gel-like quality, similar to the mushroom it contains. Simply pat some on top of the rest of your skin care before bed. It locks in moisture all night long so you wake up looking dewy and fresh. I may not want to fill my plate the snow mushroom, but I'm happy about what it does for my face.

In my next life, I'd like to come back as interior designer John Robshaw. He spends his time travelling around India -- I imagine him perpetually dressed in a kaftan and silk slippers -- dreaming up the most gorgeous prints and fabrics for his bedding collections.

While a John Robshaw quilt has been on my wish list -- but out of my price range -- for years, I'm now the proud owner of a John Robshaw for Tocca Candle, $60. The candles are poured into gorgeous ceramic canisters printed with Robshaw originals, and the scents were inspired by his travels. I chose Java, which Robshaw says is reminiscent of a market in Yogyakarta where locals smoke clove cigarettes and sell coffee beans alongside their batik-printed sarongs. It's sweet and nutty -- even better than coffee -- and makes my home feel a touch more exotic.

2015 has been the year of high-tech sunscreens. So many cutting-edge formulas have launched, I could test a new one each week and still be slathering in December.

My favorite new SPF to date is SkinMedica Total Defense and Repair Broad Spectrum SPF 34, $65. Here's why: It contains a combination of chemical and physical blockers (so UV rays break down and bounce off, respectively), the texture is light and silky (it feels more like a high-end face lotion than traditional sunscreen) and it's packed with antioxidants. The antioxidant blend is so special, in fact, it's been shown to protect skin from infrared rays. (Infrared is heat energy, and its recently been linked to aging.) Skinmedica is calling it a superscreen, and I'd have to agree.

For years, it's been all about balms. Tinted balms. Stain-like balms. Balm-like lipsticks. The list goes on. But thanks to Smith & Cult -- known for the prettiest nail polish bottles on the market -- lip gloss is about to have a renaissance. Smith & Cult Lip Lacquers, $22, are just as gorgeous as their nail polish counterparts, and the formulas are shiny, yet moisturizing like a balm, thanks to coconut extract. The eight shades -- including a few shimmer-specked hues -- are all modern and cool. Try one instead of your favorite balm, and you'll wonder why you ever gave up gloss.

I hate the heat. My makeup melts. My hair frizzes. And suddenly my mood has gone from jovial to miserable. But a few spritzes of Yes to Cucumbers Cooling Hydrating Mist, $10.99, can turn me right around. This stuff puts canned Evian to shame. It's packed with organic cucumber, antioxidant-rich green tea, aloe and anti-inflammatory elder flower extract. It smells fantastic, leaves my skin feeling baby-soft and instantly drops my body temperature by 10 degrees. (That last one might be hyperbole, but it sure does feel that way.)