I am a very blessed lady because my weekdays are spent in manhattan and my weekends are often spent in the Hamptons during the summer. Doug's family has a home "out east" (gotta get you all in the NYC lingo) and are gracious enough to let me join in on all the fun :) One of our favorite activities is to walk along Dune Road in the mornings and take in the sun and fresh air. Dune Road is the home to BEAUTIFUL properties that offer everything you think of when you think "House in the Hamptons:" pools, tennis courts, beach backyards... It's a popular location for people to ride their bikes, walk and just detach from their electronics for an hour.

I don't know about you, but I love wearing white in the spring and summer months; it makes my accent jewelry pop and shows of any trace of a tan I can possibly obtain. However, one concern I always have when I wear light colors is how my teeth look - let's be real, no one ever found dull, tarnished teeth cute. Sometimes the right lipstick shade can do wonders but other times you need the power of a whitening system.

For years I used the same product and for years I had tooth sensitivity after whitening but continued doing it because I loved the way my smile looked. I mean, pain is beauty, right?

Then I stumbled across Smile Brilliant and immediately realized there was no need to be putting myself through the pain of whitening my teeth anymore.

Let's be real: walking into a drug store and staring at the wall of lipsticks is OVERWHELMING. There are so many colors, so many brands and so many promises for the "best all-day wear" which does nothing but raise my blood pressure. From glosses to stains, every company seems to have a miracle formula and is willing to do whatever it takes to make a sale and end up at the bottom of the purse.

Then I tried LipSense and was absolutely blown away by the quality. While this lip product can only be bought through a consultant, it truly lived up to all the hype I had previously heard from loyal users. They had claimed the colors were vibrant, your lips were left feeling moisturized and best of all: the color would last for over 12 hours.