Before I met Make Up For Ever Aqua Rouge, $24, I suffered from chronic lipstick regret: That feeling you get when you start sipping your cocktail or eating an appetizer and quickly realize that all the smudging, reapplying and mirror-checking just aren't worth a bold red lip. Five minutes in, and the color has migrated to your glass, your napkin, your teeth -- basically anywhere other than the place you applied it.

Aqua Rouge has single-handedly gotten rid of that "I should've worn Chapstick" feeling I'd get after leaving my apartment. I can rest assured that once I paint on the lacquer, it won't budge. The liquid color housed in one end of the tube quickly dries matte before I seal it with the clear gloss on the other end. Through dinner, drinks, dessert and more drinks, the color stays put until you wipe it off with makeup remover at the end of the night.

The cherry on top: I have yet to find a more perfect shade of red for my skin tone than 9 Burgundy. The fact that I never have to reapply this product on my nights out, yet find myself digging for the very last drop is a testament to how amazing this lip color is.
--Erica Smith

I'm extremely picky when it comes to moisturizer, night creams in particular. I look for formulas that leave my skin feeling hydrated as soon as I apply it, a scent that's light and refreshing and, most importantly, something that doesn't make my sensitive skin break out. When I found Bliss Triple Oxygen Ex-'glow'-sion Vitabead-Infused Moisture Cream, I found that (aside from being a mouthful), this cream is my new Holy Grail product.

This Bliss moisturizer works for day or night, so I really feel like I'm getting my $64 worth. It has a lightweight, whipped texture with vitamin E beads that give just enough exfoliation. The grapefruit scent is refreshing but not overwhelming. When I use it as a night cream I wake up with skin that feels like I just applied moisturizer. No tightness, no oiliness, just clear, glow-y skin. And I mean glow-y. My friends actually ask me if I've had a facial when I use this stuff. No cosmetic highlighter has ever earned me such a compliment. --Hayley Mason

My grandmother's bathroom is always stocked with Paul Mitchell products, so when I started to actually care about my hair, it was the first "grown-up" brand I ever used. Since I stretch out the time between my haircuts as long as possible, a reliable hair mask is of utmost importance. Nobody needs to bear witness to my split ends.

That's where Awapuhi Wild Ginger Keratin Intensive Treatment, $25.98, comes in. It not only smells delicious (basically, a combo of my childhood and Hawaii), it also leaves my hair soft, shiny, tangle-free and oh-so-smooth. And, unlike other deep conditioning masks, this one does all of that without weighing my ultra-fine hair down. It has a permanent place on my shower shelf (and, given all the hair care products I hoard, that's a pretty big deal).

I used to think moisturizer was kind of "meh." I've spent most of my life in Florida, where the constant haze of humidity renders it unnecessary. Then I moved to California, and the desert air sucked all the water out of my pores and then some. My skin was parched.

Enter: Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream. This is a lightweight, divine-smelling, non-pore-clogging moisturizer that somehow keeps my skin super-hydrated while not feeling thick or heavy. Other moisturizers cause breakouts and allergic reactions or do weird things to my makeup, but not this cucumber-scented cream.

I could go on about the superstar ingredients and the anti-aging effects, but this pretty much sums it up: My medicine cabinet (alright, it's more like a complete IKEA storage system) is packed full of moisturizers, and this is the one I reach for again and again. --Emily Woodruff

Confession time: I use my flat iron way more often than I probably should. Luckily, I found AG Hair Firewall Argan Flat Iron Spray, $24, aka my new enabler. It covers up any trace evidence of my reliance on hot tools -- along with any evidence that it's a heat protectant spray.

As a heat-tool devotee, I've been through my fair share of heat protectants, and the majority of them left me with a "but." This one smells great ... but it leaves my hair feeling sticky. This one goes on smoothly ... but it leaves damp spots on my hair. When I first sprayed AG's Firewall onto my hair before my flat-iron ritual, I couldn't find anything to pick apart. It sprays in a super fine mist that doesn't wet the hair, it smells amazing and it really brings out shine. Yes, I'm still plugging in -- but thanks to Firewall, I feel considerably less guilty doing so. --Erica Smith