Haha- that headline caught your eye, right?

Over the long weekend I was in San Jose, California playing in a volleyball tournament. If you’ve never been to a girl’s volleyball tournament, let me describe it for you: more than 1,500 sweaty girls (many of whom wear the same pair of socks for the duration) packed into a sweaty convention center for three long, sweaty days. Kinda gross.

Lucky for me, I thought ahead and came prepared.

(Just kidding, my mom packed for me.)

The standout products of the weekend (aside from clean socks):

• Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Shampoo & Conditioner These leave my hair super clean and soft and they smell soooo yummy. It was my dirty hair’s dream come true. (Also, they’re only $3 per bottle—score!)
• Secret Clinical Strength Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant When you’re on the court for hours on end, playing game after game (one day I played TWELVE games) you need some super-strength anti-perspirant. Secret Clinical Strength is the number one selling wetness protection deodorant and it totally works. (If only I could smear it across my brow to keep my forehead from sweating!)

All in all, the weekend was fun. Out of 171 16-year-old teams, my team placed 27th!

Until next week—xoxoxo,

Bree

The new MAC N Collection makes one heck of a chocolatey eye. Add 2N lipstick (a creamy light pink) and a little bit of sass for a look the boys can’t deny. HAHAHA!

For my eyes, I first used my finger to apply Soft Ochre Paint Pot over the entire lid. Paint Pots make a great eyeshadow base and Soft Ochre is a light beige color that works with almost everything. Next, I lined my eyes in Brownborder Technakohl liner and gently shaded Dark Edge Eyeshadow over the top. Applying shadow over my eyeliner gives it a smudgy effect that adds instant specialness and makes it last forever.

Finally, I added my pale lipstick (2N) and—ta da!! Ready to kill it!

In other news, my sister Bailey went to Winterball last weekend (even though she’s grounded—go figure!) and managed to get ready ALL BY HERSELF. This is huge because Bailey has never accomplished such a feat before (our mom always helps us get ready for dances but this time she was away at New York Fashion Week). Anyway, Bailey’s crimped hair looked super cute:

(If you’re wondering why her date has his eyes blacked out, it’s because this article ran in our local paper last weekend (along with a super-sized photo of me and my mom)—which means people are reading this site that never used to—and I didn’t get Jake’s permission to exploit him on the internet. Ha!)

Wow. I can’t believe it’s been so long.

How’ve you been?!

I am feeling fierce these days. Here’s why:

LASH BLAST .

CoverGirl’s newest mascara is rocking my world. I usually don’t try mascaras that aren’t waterproof because—like my "the dog ate my homework" excuses—they never seem to work.

Funny thing about LashBlast is that I actually thought it was waterproof.

A few weeks ago, I spotted the orange tube in my mom’s Makeup Bag which set off a few sirens in my head because 1) I’d seen the Drew Barrymore LashBlast commercials and was dying to try it, and 2) when my mom doesn’t immediately tell me about a new beauty product she’s trying it means only one thing: SHE’S HIDING IT FROM ME!

Of course, I had to assume the LashBlast was waterproof because my mother would have no need to hide it if it wasn’t. (Just so you know, she hides her spearmint Orbit from us, too!)

The brush on this mascara is the chubbiest ever, with TONS of teensy little plastic bristles. At first glance I thought I would hate it, but I soooo do not. Somehow, this chubby orange mascara makes my lashes thicker and darker and longer than any other mascara I’ve used.

Which is why I was shocked to find out the tube we have isn’t waterproof— it doesn’t smudge or smear or flake AT ALL. For someone who wears contacts, this is huge.

The thing that sucks is that I can’t buy it anywhere—it’s completely sold out of every drugstore near my house.

This means that between me, my mom and my sister (it didn’t take Bailey long to catch on) we play musical chairs with the LashBlast every morning. Bailey even yelled at me this morning for applying an extra coat that she felt I wasn’t entitled to. The nerve!

If you find one of these chubby orange tubes in the CoverGirl aisle of your local drugstore, do yourself a favor and pick one (or twenty seven) up. You won’t regret it.

Getting the weekly Teen Corner column written and edited is quite an ordeal here at Makeup Bag.

Just for fun, I thought I’d give you a little peek into my week (think of it as my gift to you!):

Sunday

Mom: Have you thought about your column for this week?

Me: Please, mother. I’m still recovering from yesterday’s editing process. My brain needs a moment to herself.

Monday

Mom: Don’t forget to think about this week’s Teen Corner.

Me: Forget ? You’re making this too easy for me, Mom.

Mom: Cute. I need a first draft by Wednesday.

Me: Does a title count as a first draft?

Tuesday

Mom: First draft is…

Me: Whoa whoa whoa, whoa! Don’t go getting all bossy with me, woman. I know my deadline.

Mom: …just making sure.

Wednesday

Mom: I’m waiting.

Me: Um. I have volleyball practice. And I need to study for a test. And my little sister wants me to read to her. And I need to organize my necklaces. And I think I hear Dad calling me…

Mom: ?!

Thursday

Mom: Are we going to go through this again? Seriously?

Me: Mom, chill. I’ve got it all written out in my head. I just have to get it down on paper.

Mom: Bree, I don’t have time…

Me: You’re doing that yelling-with-a-calm-voice thing that I hate. Please stop.

Mom: Would you rather I yelled with a yelling voice?

Friday

Me: MOOOOOOOOOOOMMM—I finished my first draft!

Mom: Only because you want to go out.

Me: Whoa there Nellie. Do you want the draft or not?

Saturday

Me: Mother, are you KIDDING ME? There’s more red marks on this paper than a 27-year-old with Chicken Pox. I have plans today—I don’t have time to re-write this entire thing.

Mom: Ahahahahahahahaaaa. HA.

Me: Bugllshsrignsdlkfignlkdnsdlngkdlslslsl!!!!#@ !

Mom: Ha.

I really shouldn’t complain because Teen Corner is a lot of fun. My friends are so jealous that I have my own column on a makeup website—and I have access to some incredible products. And I have real, live, readers!

Thank you for stopping by here every week and supporting Teen Corner .

I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season—with lots of lipgloss and yummy-smelling shampoo—and I look forward to sharing with you in 2008.

xoxo, Bree