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!