Our sister was visiting from Texas this weekend and had fun raiding our Makeup Bag. In addition to about THIRTY other items, she left with our Pink Shimmer Brick. We haven’t used it in over a year so we shouldn’t be sad about seeing it go, but we totally are. In fact, we’re feeling rather guilty that we didn’t spend more time with it.

When we woke up this morning and saw the new Sandstone Shimmer Brick on the Bobbi Brown website, we knew that all would be well in the world.

This newest color of shimmer powder by Bobbi Brown is perfect for giving fair skin like ours a warm bronzy glow, and just what we need to forget about Pink and move on with our life.

(If Sandstone is not the color for you, there’s surely another Shimmer Brick to make you happy. And pretty.)

See Bobbi Brown’s entire Make Up & Go Collection here.

One of our favorite rituals of the day is the half hour prior to bedtime when we stand before our bathroom sink and prepare our skin for the peaceful 8 hours of sleep ahead.

Or the not-so-peaceful 6 hours of sleep ahead. (Who are we kidding? We have a pre-schooler that somehow ends up in our bed almost every night, no matter how many times we’ve begged, pleaded and bribed her to sleep on her own.)

Needless to say, restless nights wreak havoc on our complexion. This is why we savor the moments before bed by lingering a little longer than we probably should at the sink with our beloved jars and bottles of face cream. It’s the perfect way to end the day.

And, thanks to KenzoKi Relaxing Eye Whipped Cream, it’s the perfect way to start the morning.

When applied before bed this incredibly silky eye cream goes to work without any effort from us whatsoever. None. Nada. Zilch.

The original formula of white lotus, essential oils and mineral salts, along with some other fancy ingredients, creates a zen-like eye cream that has us looking forward to bedtime. Gently patted around our eyes (with the ring finger, girls. Always the ring finger) KenzoKi Relaxing Eye Whipped Cream tames puffiness and dark areas while relieving tired eyes.

Our eyes haven’t looked this rested since, well, um… (We would mention the whole pre-schooler in our bed thing, but then you might be all SHUT UP about that already, just put the damn kid in her bed and don’t let her get up. Who’s the parent anyway? and then we might have to wonder if you really even need this eye cream because you obviously live a stress-free life while enjoying 12 hours of sleep every night. And you probably eat all of your vegetables, too.)

KenzoKi Relaxing Eye Whipped Cream, $45

Last week we told you about Prescriptives Summer 2007: The Vibrants and now Prescriptives is treating us to another 2007 Summer Color Collection: The Nudists.

This collection is a soft palette of delicate nudes that perfectly complement the easy-going days of summer.

Along with the new Site Unseen Brightening Concealer SPF 15, a pen-style concealer with 9 shades of medium to full coverage targeting both dark circles and puffiness, this collection also includes an incredible new powder cheek color called Daylight Cravings Cheek Color.

In both Warm and Cool this cheek color has a unique blend of shades that offers versatile highlighting, contouring, and natural cheek color in a sleek silver compact.

We’re also excited about the two new shades of Moonbeam Reflective Gloss- Summer Solstice (pale iridescent pink) and Summer Constellation (sheer golden bronze).

The entire Summer 2007 Color Collection: The Nudists will be available at prescriptives.com and at Prescriptives counters nationwide beginning May 2007.

It has taken us a while, but we finally got ourself over to Target to see the incredibly popular British beauty product brand, Boots.

Since No7 is Boots’ best-selling line in the UK, it made sense for us to start there. The product we most wanted to try is the No7 Restore & Renew Beauty Serum, as earlier this month the UK equivalent to this product, Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum, flew off the shelves after a BBC program called ‘Horizon’ featured it. British retailers of Boots products are literally keeping lists to manage customer demand for Protect & Perfect, a product scientifically shown to improve photo-aged skin and the fine lines associated with it. And it’s available without a prescription!

Sadly, Protect & Perfect is not sold here in the US but its (equally good) twin sister, Restore & Renew Beauty Serum, is. And it was the first thing we scanned the Boots display for at Target last week.

While it takes up to 4 weeks to see results from Restore & Renew, we think we’re already starting to see benefits. Our skin seems brighter and smoother after only a few days (we know it’s probably not likely but, whatever, let’s roll with it).

The silky-smooth serum is used twice daily after cleansing and before moisturizing.

We can’t wait to try their other lines- Botanics, Feel the Difference, Mediterranean, Sleep & Time Dimensions.

We didn’t think Shu Uemura could improve on perfection, but they have:

We’ve been using the Shu Uemura eyelash curler for, what seems like, ever. And now they have done the unthinkable- MESSED WITH IT!

The new eyelash curler features an upgraded pad in a “mushroom” shape, a new upgraded hinge and a longer frame size. We can’t help but wonder if they’re ruining a good thing, or if this new design is going to knock our socks off.

We just ordered ours, along with a few more pairs of Brown Cross lashes (a girl can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many pairs of Brown Cross lashes), and we’re happy to say they’ve kept the same great price of $18.

We’ll let you know what we think after it arrives in a few days.

Shu Uemura NEW! Eyelash Curler, $18

As much as we love us some shimmer, we begin to look like the reflector on the front of our 10-speed bike if we aren’t careful. With highlighting foundation, brightening concealer, shimmering blush and glowing bronzer- it’s almost guaranteed that we’ll frighten the neighbors with our super-powered glow as we leave the house each morning.

This is why we’re so excited about Prescriptives new matte bronzer, part of their Summer 2007 Collection, The Vibrants.

With two new shades of Colorscope Cheek Color in Bronzer- Light and Bronzer- Medium we can add just the right amount of sun-kissed goodness to our face without overdoing it. Especially if we use the Prescriptives Bronzer Brush, which allows more control in application than any other bronzer brush we’ve tried.

Also in this collection we found a new shade of Tint Balm for the Lips called Caramel that would be one of the three items we’d take with us if we were to be stranded on a desert island (the other two would be Anthelios SX and a journal).

We admit the color looks scary in the tube, but please give it a chance. You won’t be disappointed in the barely-there caramel color or gentle hint of vanilla. Caramel Tint Balm is lip balm perfection. (Apparently we’re not the only one who thinks this- Caramel Tint Balm is temporarily sold out on Prescriptives.com, but your local counter might still have it.)

There’s also an incredible new self-tanner called Sunsheen Custom Color that we can’t wait to tell you about. Watch for our Self-Tanner Review, appearing soon, for more details.

View the entire Prescriptives Summer 2007: The Vibrants collection here.

As we’re (ever so) slowly descending upon limb-baring season (we woke up to snow this morning, people. SNOW!) we’ve been testing various products to get our skin summer-ready.

In addition to self-tanners, body scrubs and pedicure essentials (reviews coming soon!) we happened upon Carefree Hair Remover TOTALLY SMOOTH Leg Creme, a new depilatory hair removal system by the brand known best for pantiliners.

The last time we tried to remove hair from our legs this way was back in high school with a bottle of Nair and not enough patience to read through the directions before slathering ourself in the foul-smelling, rash-inducing cream depilatory. I’m sure Nair has perfected its formula since then but we haven’t bothered to find out for fear of looking like we’ve been in the jungle with a swarm of killer mosquitoes for three days.

Or maybe we haven’t ventured into the depilatory aisle because, much like the reason we haven’t had Lasik surgery- wearing contacts doesn’t bother us, shaving is simple and easy. And it gets the job done.

However last week, in the spirit of testing new products, we gave Carefree TOTALLY SMOOTH Leg Creme a stab and amazed ourself with the effortless, pleasant-smelling process. It was as simple as smoothing the cream onto our legs with the sponge-tip applicator, waiting three minutes (we used this time to pluck our eyebrows), and then removing with a plastic padded tool that looks and feels like a razor, but has a squeegee-type end instead of a razor blade. Our hands never even touched the cream.

We typically shave our legs every other day and have been patiently waiting for hair stubble to appear FOR THE LAST FIVE DAYS. After careful inspection, we finally found a little regrowth on our knees this morning, but the rest of our legs seem smooth. This is probably because Carefree TOTALLY SMOOTH Leg Creme is able to remove even the shortest hairs from beneath the surface, allowing for smoother legs longer than shaving would.

The funny thing is, since we’ve been testing self-tanners all week, we didn’t even use the recommended Carefree TOTALLY SMOOTH Daily Moisturizer which is said to leave hair feeling finer and less noticeable when applied daily and used in conjunction with the hair remover cream. If we had, our results might have been better.

Both of these products can be found in most drug stores and grocery stores nationwide for less than $8 each. How’s that for Carefree?

Chanel’s newest incarnation of their feminine fragrance, Chance, is at once light, fresh, and delightfully green. Yes, Chance Eau Fraiche is green in color, giving a sweet contrast to the pinkness of its sister fragrance.

This lighter and less floral version of Chance has notes of citrus, Water Hyacinth and Jasmine Absolute along with woody notes of Amber, Patchouli and Fresh Vetiver.

A perfect spring fragrance that makes us feel like skipping through the parking lot on the way to the office.

Also? It’s GREEN!

Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche 3.4 oz, $75