We need help. Professional help.

It is nearly impossible for us to walk by a new exfoliator without our mouth watering, seeing bright flashes of light and not being able to think straight until we have the coveted product safely in our shopping bag, receipt included.

We try to talk ourself out of it, “Hi self! Why do you want another exfoliating cream? There’s 17 different varieties of this stuff at home in the drawer. And the tubes are all full! By the way, great lip gloss.”

We even get stern because flattery is getting us nowhere, “I am not kidding, self. Step. Away. From. The. Exfoliator.”

But it’s really no use. We’re whipped.

Our latest transgression involved a product by Cosmedicine, a division of Klinger Advanced Aesthetics sold exclusively in Sephora since July, which claims to have special powers. Okay, not really special powers, but special “stop-action crystals” which adjust to the needs of your skin, eliminating the chance of overdoing it. How cool is that?

So we tried it this morning, and IT’S TRUE! They ADJUST! As you gently massage this exfoliator into your skin, the “stop-action crystals” slowly dissolve and leave you with smooth, bright, luminous skin. Totally worth the forty bucks.

Cosmedicine Medi-morphosis Self Adjusting Exfoliator 4.2 oz, $42

While many of the young and fabulous are running around proudly flaunting their black polish all chipped and peeled and looking like it’s been three weeks since they’ve had a manicure, it’s just not a look that works for us.

We like our nails short, clean and perfectly polished.

A few years ago we started looking for a new favorite top coat when our old standby, Seche Vite, wasn’t cutting it anymore. Just weeks into a new bottle and it would get all thick and goopy and ruin an otherwise perfect paint job with bubbles and thick strings of topcoat.

Not to mention, it took forever to dry.

Somehow we stumbled upon Sally Hansen’s No Chip Acrylic Top Coat and we’ve never looked back since.

This product dries quickly, seals color and protects against chipping. Also? No goopy mess.

Sally Hansen No Chip Acrylic Top Coat, $6

We want this.

Now.

To celebrate their 10th Birthday, Urban Decay has once again fulfilled our need for beautiful, sparkly eyeshadows all in one palette by creating Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box.

Ten of their best-selling shades are arranged as five complementing duo sets in this incredible black and purple slim case designed specially for the birthday celebration. Not only are we suckers for eyeshadow, we’re suckers for gorgeous packaging.

Happy Birthday Urban Decay!

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Ammo Eyeshadow Palette, $34

We like nothing more than painting our nails a deep, dark, rich color but sometimes we need our manicure to last longer than 3 days without having to touch up. This is where a pretty, pale pink never fails to impress and somehow manages to look perfect for an entire week (as long as we keep up on our cuticle oil treatments.)

While OPI’s Coney Island Cotton Candy and Essie’s Mademoiselle have been our favorites for the last several years, we still can’t help ourselves when we find a pretty new color to add to our collection.

This sheer white-pink shade called It’s In The Bag from Essie’s Fall ‘06 Collection just might be our new favorite. Sheer enough for two coats without looking opaque, this color has just enough pink to make our nails look pretty yet classy.

Essie It’s In The Bag, $9