Nobody does false eye lashes better than shu uemura, in my opinion.

These impressive Premium Lashes are beyond the wildest fantasies—perfect for Halloween or any day you feel magical. Be prepared to exercise your lids, though. These lashes aren’t for wimps!

If you think you can take on shu uemura Premium Lashes, try these new variations:

• Fleur-Ever—Bird-inspired exotic purple plumage with white flecking
• Goldglam Leaf—delicate leaves drenched in glimmering gold
• Marine Tide—sea-inspired “umbrella” lashes
• Snow Twist—intricate snowflake wires embedded with crystals

shu uemura Premium Lashes are available online at shuuemura-usa.com.

Not that hair is my only issue, because—trust me—I have many. But my hair is truly a girl’s worst nightmare.

In order to achieve the slightest bit of volume, I must pack on the product, and blow-dry with a big round brush almost immediately after getting out of the shower (read: hair must be sopping wet).

If I don’t go through these steps, my baby fine hair lays flat against my head like I’ve been wearing a beanie for 18 hours. It’s bad.

The one alternative we’ve found to avoid these woes is the Tigi Bedhead Dual Barrel Waver.

This handy little waver is my best friend when I get distracted in the morning—updating this website, making breakfast for the kids, doing last-minute ironing—and find my hair completely dry before I know it (when you have hair as fine as mine it air-dries in 6 minutes flat). Thankfully, a few crimps with the Tigi Bedhead Dual Barrel Waver and I’m ready to walk out the door with perfectly presentable hair.

The barrel is adjustable for deep or shallow waves and works wonders to give life to my limp locks. I use this 2-3 times per week (or more) for wavy, voluminous hair in half the time it takes to blow-dry.

If I’m in a super-rush, I’ll crimp just my crown and hairline before pulling hair back into a low pony. This adds volume and dimension to an otherwise boring ponytail.

Tigi Bedhead Dual Barrel Waver is available online at Ulta.com for $34.99

With all the travel we do, you’d think we’d have our travel essentials down to a science. Alas, we do not.

For our trip to Paris last week, we just could not leave our full size brushes at home (not all of them, just a few ten or so) and once again felt like packing light is something we’re just not capable of.

However, had we had this Shu Uemura Mika Portable Brush Set, red on the outside with a special Mika red rose photograph lining the inside with four Shu Uemura brushes, each handmade in Japan by professional artisans, we likely would have left our bulky long-handled collection at home.

Also, the pouch is large enough to add a few more of our favorite short-handled brushes to easy our makeup-brush anxiety.

Shu Uemura Mika Portable Brush Set is $85 at nordstrom.com.

This illuminated mirror by Irving Rice is gorgeous.

With 5x magnification and a polished brass stand this has to be the most handsome makeup mirror we’ve ever encountered.

If it weren’t for the $450 price tag it would be a Makeup Bag must-have.