There are some beauty tips that are timeless and should be followed by everyone: Drink lots of water, stay out of the sun and don't over-pluck. But there are some tips through the years that should definitely NOT be followed; this article highlights some of the scariest:

This morning I dropped my beloved Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush. It's always upsetting when a product slips out of your hands during the morning getting-ready rush. It just sets you up for a bad day -- luckily everything else seems to be okay thus far. Do you have tricks for putting the pieces of powder back together? I've heard adding a touch of alcohol and pressing it back into the compact works well. I've also heard to push it back together with a quarter wrapped in cheese cloth. I'll have to try this later when I'm not trying to rush out the door. If you have other ideas on ways to remedy this (or just want to share your broken makeup sob story), let me know.

Just wanted to share three product reviews I just wrote. All of these got above a seven, so they're definitely worth checking out. And it reminds me that I need to get more of the Crabtree and Evelyn lotion; I'm all out and it's really become a staple.

When it's a gloomy, rainy day or I'm just feeling less than cheerful, a sniff of my Tocca Feu de Touch Candle, Gardenia makes me feel peppy again. The candle has a fresh, but truly feminine scent that is intoxicating. Love it. This, a bubble bath (a recent fave bath product is L'Occitane Honey & Lemon Delicious Bath) and some Peanut M&Ms, and the world is a great place again. What beauty products turn your frown upside down?

At our TotalBeauty.com Blogger Summit over the weekend, our editors awarded some of the outstanding blogs in our network. If you haven't checked them out, definitely do. I can't get enough of them. Congrats ladies on your stellar posts!

Our third stop along our beauty blogger tour of Los Angeles was at brow guru Anastasia's flagship studio in Beverly Hills (Anastasia is on TotalBeauty.com's expert panel, FYI). The bloggers were beyond thrilled at the chance to meet Anastasia and have her walk them through her signature method for shaping brows.

TotalBeauty.com kicked off its first annual blog summit today by welcoming early bird members of our blog network with mani-pedi reflexology sessions, deep conditioning hair treatments and blowouts courtesy of the staff at the Nelson J Salon in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Wedding season is upon us and as I have shared with you, my sister's big day is quickly approaching. Being the wonderful big sis that I am, I booked her hair and makeup pros for the day -- wasn't really an option on what my matron-of-honor duty would be given my career. I have already shared with you her makeup trial (where we decided false lashes on her outer corners were a must) but now I want to share her hair trial. We met with Erika Gunn, stylist at Madison 101 salon in Pasadena, Calif. My sister knew she wanted a half-up 'do (which according to other stylists like Nelson Chan, owner of the Nelson J Salon in Beverly Hills, Calif., and member of our expert panel, is a huge trend for brides this season). Erika nailed the look my sister will wear on her wedding day on the first try, which made my sometimes picky sister squeal with delight. Check out her look -- gorgeous and romantic, right? If you're looking for an ideal style for your wedding, check our Picture-Perfect Bridal Hair story. Hopefully your stylist will copy one of these and you too will get a beautiful look on the first try.