Eyebrow Solutions

While most of the rest of the world is always looking for ways to shape their eyebrows, JSG 's Annie is always looking for ways to fill hers in. Worse, whenever she finds a product she likes, it seems to get discontinued. Well, here are two new tricks in her eyebrow arsenal, both courtesy of Benefit.



Brow Zings is a wax and powder combo that delivers a strong eyebrow that lasts all day. The wax keeps brows in place and give the powder something to grip on to. This can definitely take me through the day at work and out to happy hour afterwards. I like that it comes with two brushes that fit in the compact--there's no way I'll forget them when I'm on the road. I could do without the mini tweezers. Who in this day and age doesn't have a favorite pair of tweezers? These feel a little eco-unfriendly and wasteful. It's $30 and comes in 3 shades.



Instant Brow Pencil is a waxy brow pencil. It's great for when I'm in a hurry and is easier for packing, but it doesn't deliver quite the same oomph as the Brow Zing. Also, much like the Prescriptives Groomstick for brows, I'm going through it in a hurry. It's $20 and comes in 2 shades.

OK Benefit, now don't discontinue these eyebrow winners. We're begging you!

Vote Today!

We hope that each of you votes today. While you're at it, encourage those around you to get out and vote, remind your friends and family, and offer to help a neighbor find their polling place. Whether you've been outspoken thus far or quietly taken your time to choose, make yourself heard today!

In case you need more incentive, Starbucks is offering a free cup of coffee to those who have voted, no proof required just the honor system; Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is giving away a free star shaped doughnut to those with an "I Voted" sticker; and Ben & Jerry's is giving away a free scoop of ice cream from 5:00 to 8:00 pm today. How sweet it is!

Discount Luggage

After months of searching, we finally made the plunge today on a new piece of luggage. Last week we told you about the bags we were considering. After going to Bloomie's to see the pieces in person, we ended up going in a different direction. We stuck with a Tumi bag, but we went with a bag from the discontinued (read heavily discounted) T Tech line. Why? Because we trust the Tumi brand--we've had a Tumi Garment Bag for over a decade and it's still in fine shape, at 30% off, it was a steal and, well, the deciding factor was, that, we love the burgundy color. It's feminine without being girlie, elegant without sacrificing function.

We got ours at Bloomies for $265 (including tax). It's available at eBags for about $20 less, including shipping, but we wanted it for our trip to Austin on Friday. That's the price of procrastination!

Yves St. Laurent Exhibit

We always knew fashion was our favorite art form. Over the weekend, we filled you in on the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibit in NYC. Today we have a must see for you west coasters: the Yves St. Laurent, Eternal Style exhibit which opened on Saturday at the M.H. de Young Museum in San Francisco. The exhibit is a 40 year retrospective of YSL's designs and includes 125 outfits designed by the fashion genius who passed away last June.


The exhibit includes Yves St. Laurent's sketches; a look at his early designs including the revolutionary 'Le Smoking' tuxedo jacket for women; his colorful, exotic clothes that were inspired by his travels to Russia, Morocco and China as well as his ode to pop art, including his famous Mondrian dress.



The Eternal Style exhibit is open now through April 9. To buy tickets in advance, click here.

And here's another exhibit for the east coast crowd.



Ever dream about spending a night at the museum? Those who answered yes are in luck. NYC's Guggenheim Hotel has a "Revolving Hotel Room" installation going on now through January 7. For $299 to $550 a night, you can sleep in the museum's rotating hotel room in a bed that rotates every two hours. You can wander the museum all night long, take advantage of the minibar and have a room service breakfast of croissants and coffee. Of course, you'll be kicked out of bed at 8:30 so the museum can open to the public. The exhibit is partly funded by the Waldorf-Astoria, so at least your "room" will have a robe and slippers.

Tracie Martyn Spa

While we were excited that the NYTimes wrote about the Miami Fountainebleau's $500 million facelift, we were surprised they glossed over the best part: It's home to the first Tracie Martyn Spa outside of NYC. For the uninitiated, Tracie is the mastermind behind the resculpting facial. Her celeb clients include the ageless Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet who gets more gorgeous with every year that passes, and Theodora Richards, who we can only guess looked at her pops and decided to start the anti-aging treatments early. Tracie is known for her organic products including the Lotusculpt eye pads that are a girl's best friend after a long plane flight. Now you know!

Flight 001 Friends and Family Discount

Yet another Friend and Family Discount landed in our inbox. This time it’s for our favorite travel store Flight 001. You’ll get 20% off at check out with the code “Private”.

While we love the store, and they do carry our favorite Halsea luggage, you can probably get a better deal at Bloomies or Macy’s. Now, if only we had extra cash flow, we would be shopping up a storm!

Chanel Mobile Art in Central Park

This past week we visited the Chanel Mobile Art exhibit in Central Park. It's a free exhibit running through November 9. We weren't quite sure what to expect, but put "Chanel" and "free" in the same sentence and we're not asking any questions.

The exhibit is housed in a white spaceship looking thing. We were most impressed by the amazingly friendly, Chanel-dressed staff. Our friend Stephanie says she thinks we're so used to fashion publicist being rude that we're shocked when someone guarding a velvet rope is friendly.

Unfortunately, you're not allowed to take any photos of the exhibit, but we do have these from the Tokyo Mobile Art exhibit from the free magazine they give you at the end.

When you enter the spaceship, the friendly docents give you an audio device. The narration is by Jeanne Moreau, who sounds like a sexy, French witch. She tells you to turn left, right, sit down and go upstairs while narrating the exhibit. This photo is from the first room. The Chanel rose mosaic is even more beautiful in color.




This installation made us crack up. That's a naked woman chasing after the 2.55 Chanel bag. It's projected on the inside of a packing box. In another scene, another naked woman hits her on the head with the handbag.



We also loved this room, where you peeked into crates to see this giant leather teddy bear and swings using Chanel chains. What you can't see in this shot is the TV that was showing a video of a dominatrix doing naughty things with the bear.



All in all, it was a magical, other-worldy experience. We ordered our tickets on line in advance. Standby tickets are still available on a daily basis or you can catch it in London, Paris or Moscow.