Being a pretty girl in the city world.

While I think I know a lot about makeup, I still often find myself completely perplexed as I wander around the makeup aisle in CVS or the cosmetics department in Bloomies. There seem to be about 1,000 different types of mascara (clump-free, curling, conditioning, oh my). So how do you know which is the best? My roommate (who ironically wears minimal makeup) recommended Paulas Choice, which is kind of like a Zagats guide to beauty products. You can search for everything from makeup to hair products. Paula reviews everything herself, complete with ratings and her own “picks.” You can also shop, get beauty advice, order samples, and search through an ingredient dictionary. The only con I found to her thorough site, is that the products can be limited and not always the most current, which is fine with me since I could probably spend hours on this site as it is.


I think this website was made for me-- A Girls Guide to City Life is like having a conversation with your girlfriends, getting insight on where to eat, shop, and hang out in whatever city you may be in. They break it down by different “girl types,” depending on your mood or venture: active girl, famished girl, fancy girl, thrifty girl, etc. They even recently reviewed my favorite Café in NYC, Grey Dog, where they are spot on with that their coffee is “the kind that really fuels a much-needed break with a friend or inspires for the next chapter in your novel.”


If you’re like me and going through Sex and the City withdrawal, check out this site from HBO, where you can live vicariously through Carrie and the girls. There’s a guide to all of the memorable places so you can reminisce or actually visit where they shopped, ate, and hung out in NYC.