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Erin: Hey Wendy, whaddya think of the new Prevage night cream? It's kind of freaky how it insta makes your skin shimmery, but not quite in a Paris Hilton-circa-1999 way (or uh, now-ish way). More of an eerie glow-from-within Cate Blanchett on the red carpet kind of moment. My only hesitation is that it smells kinda weird. Thoughts!?
    
Wendy: There is a definite funky smell and the weirdly off-putting color (I haven't seen that shade of yellow since I was a kid, poring over a 1977 Sears Catalog Wish Book) but I'm willing to put up with it for all the magical prettiness. I didn't notice the shimmery fairy glow but I did notice that the color and texture of my skin seemed to change and get very smooth and pretty, even after the very first application.

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Okay, not to be all blow jobby, but I think RéVive's new baby finally, after all the exorbitantly-priced skin care products I've sampled over the years, just caused me to say to one of my girlfriends, in a completely frank tone of voice, "Hey ya know what? Four hundred bucks isn't that much to pay for good serum, right?! Right?!" To which she responded with a moment of silence, perhaps in shock that I, a drugstore cowgirl if ever there was one, would ever utter such words. Can I just say that it feels right?

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I'm not the biggest Black Eyed Peas fan...I mean, I'm not even sure what they sing. And I know Fergie may have masterminded that kind of tacky "Humps" song, or at least she sang it anyway, but I'm not holding it against her. Know why? Because I was lucky enough to do a shoot with her a few years ago (it was a "Makeunder": she was guilty-ish of overdoing it just a tad), and I have to say, she was one of the coolest celebs I've ever been forced to work with.

There are two things I buy on Amazon, and they are books, and naturally, beauty products. I mean, they're so freakin specific it's sickening. They anticipate exactly what you want (sort of like iTunes), before you even know you want it, in a refreshingly non-confrontational way (perfume sprayers at the dept store anyone?). As long as you don't have a shopping addiction and aren't tempted to buy everything they suggest, this is a completely benign, yet helpful and eerily fascinating feature. A recent browsing sesh made me think about what other online venues are just waiting to make your day. Well um, and fill their own pockets, natch.