Women have many options in the, um, "private" grooming department - from a full-out wax to doing nothing and everything in between. The mere act of grooming “down there” is controversial to some - but this post isn’t about the societal implications of your grooming choices. I see it this way: Some women pierce and tattoo their bodies and others like to keep their skin intact. Just like a having a tattoo doesn’t automatically make you a badass (hate to break it to some of you), getting a brazilian wax doesn’t make you an accessory to the pornification of America.

In the classic words of schoolkids everywhere: I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Who doesn't love to peek at someone else's stuff? I do! Here's the stuff in my makeup bag -- AT THIS VERY MOMENT. (Dun! Dun! Duuuun!)

Half the fun of getting a manicure or pedicure is looking through the huge display of Essie and OPI nail polish bottles and reading the names. More often than not, they're hilarious, but at the very least they're memorable. I'm almost ashamed to admit this, but I sometimes spend more time reading nail polish names than getting the actual manicure. I think that makes me a nail polish dork.

Everybody knows that Marilyn Monroe loved Chanel No 5, but do you know what her favorite beauty brand was? We do, and we got to try it out for ourselves! (Image Credit: Marilyn Monroe Collection)

I was recently sent a very cool beauty gadget - the Zeno Mini. It’s a small wireless device (now that I think about it, it kind of looks like an iPod) that promises to make pimples disappear with natural heat. There are no harsh chemicals or complicated steps - all you have to do is point the Zeno at the zit for two-and-a-half minutes. That’s it! Sounds too good to be true, right? That’s what I thought.  But after trying it out, I’m happy to recommend it - with a few caveats.