Yesterday after I picked up Janey from her after-school program, we headed to the beach for an impromptu picnic dinner.

This all came about because the child insisted she couldn’t last ANOTHER SECOND WITHOUT EATING something. She was so very hungry that “I’m about to cry, mommy. That’s how hungry I am!” It was 5:00 p.m., after all, and she had likely only eaten Flaming Hot Cheetos all afternoon so, what the hell, let’s go have sushi!

“Ew. No.”

“Thai food?”

“Um. No, thanks.”

Apparently, Janey was SO VERY HUNGRY that only McDonald’s could relieve the aching pains in the pit of her stomach. Two plain hamburgers and a small french fries.

With our McDonald’s bag safely in hand, we headed to the beach so she could eat her fries without getting her greasy little fingers all over the leather seats in my car. (I have to draw the line somewhere!)

Halfway through her first burger, she decided she had enough food. She was so full, she couldn’t possibly take another bite. She ran off to play in the water’s edge making sure to yell back at me to not throw away her food. (You know, just in case.)

Thirty minutes later, she looked like this:

While I didn’t have a change of clothes or even a towel for her, I did have a Planet Wise Wet/Dry Bag in the trunk of my car.  I stripped her down naked, wrung out her clothes and tucked them safely away in the waterproof, anti-microbial, reusable bag. The inside of my car didn’t see a drop of salt water!

As we pulled into the garage at home and I watched her clothes-less little self struggling to get her giant, fourth-grade backpack out of the car, she told me how that was the best afternoon EVER. She ran into the house, dragging her backpack behind her yelling, “I love being naked in public!”

Planet Wise Wet/Dry Bags come in several sizes and prints and are great for storing wet/dirty items, swimwear, diapers, shoes, gym clothes, etc… They are made with quality, waterproof inner material and locking zippers to keep wetness inside.

Visit PlanetWiseInc.com for more details.

Hold on to your hats, my friends. Next week CHANEL will debut its preview of Les Jeans de Chanel, the highly-anticipated nail collection created exclusively by Peter Phillips, creative director of Chanel makeup, at Fashion’s Night Out events across the country and online at Chanel.com.

Always creating trends that others follow, Peter has developed a trio of blue lacquers, inspired by quintessence of casual chic: denim.  A gradation of three shades, the colors range from deep to medium to very pale blue, evocative of the different styles and shades of one of the world’s largest wardrobe staples.

The le vernis shades are:

• Blue Rebel
• Blue Boy
• Coco Blue

The Les Jeans de CHANEL collection will be sold exclusively at Chanel boutiques and online at Chanel.com beginning September 8th through the end of the month.

After a long, fun summer here in Kauai, the kids are finally back in school.

Bree is starting her third semester at the community college here in Kauai, Bailey just settled in as a freshman at a school in Utah and Janey is now a (sob!) FOURTH GRADER. Time flies when you’re having fun, I guess.

Our businesses here in Kauai are thriving and continue to demand most of my attention, but Makeup Bag is always on my mind. And I faithfully continue to test the latest and greatest products in the beauty world…

I hope your summer was fabulous, my friends!

Coming up this week on Makeup Bag: Fab fall fragrances, beauty oil that will make your skin SING, and my nail color picks for the upcoming season.

You guys, I know it’s been WAY too long but I can’t wait a second longer before telling you about my latest mascara obsession!

Last month Benefit released a genius new product called They’re Real: a lengthening, thickening, long-wearing, super glossy, badass mascara.

And by badass, I mean BADASS.

This mascara makes my lashes thick and long without weighing them down and unfurling my curl (my number one complaint of mascaras, thanks to my Asian heritage). It’s also smudge-proof and water resistant, a huge benefit here in the humid weather of Kauai.

Benefit They’re Real Mascara is currently sold out on Benefitcosmetics.com but you can find it at Sephora.com for $22.