Big and Bushy

I lost my tweezers. To another woman, this might be a minor crisis; for me, it's a major ordeal: I've had the hardest time finding ones that really work, and yet for the life of me, I can't remember where this beloved pair came from---which means I'm going to have to start the hunt all over. In the meantime, I'm going to steal a trick from a makeup artist friend and use the tiniest bit of concealer to cover the stray hairs that threaten to turn me into Frida Kahlo. (Thank goodness full brows are all the rage this season--I suspect there's only so much a bit of Bobbi Brown can do). Any recommendations for tweezers that really work??

Motopowered Mascara

I'm all for power tools. But mascara wands that vibrate? Really?? Estée Lauder Lauder just introduced TurboLash, which contains a wand that produces 7,5000 vibrations per minute; Lancôme responded by launching Ôscillation, with a wand that produces 7,000 micro-oscillations per minute. Supposedly, the mechanical brushes coats lashes more evenly. They're not cheap--$30 and $34, respectively--but the limited amounts that the companies have released sold out quickly (one sign our economy hasn't gone completely belly-up). Would you buy them?

Who Knew?

I read in O magazine that pumping your mascara wand in and out of the tube doesn't help it pick up more product. Huh! And here I've been doing that every day for, oh, 20 years. (Mascara and blush are the two things I never leave the house without putting on). Turns out that you're getting the same amount every time--so if you want more, you have to apply another coat or two. Lesson learned!