No, it's not a fancy softball pitch; "the lob" is actually a term for a long bob (a.k.a., a shoulder-length bob, or what happens when you try last season's trendy bob and let it grow out for a couple months).

Hair accessories came back in a big way last year, including everything from the flashy headbands donned in every episode of "Gossip Girl," to the bitty braids made popular by LC on "The Hills." Celebs love them; and now, everything from scrunchies, to flowers, to the EZ Comb is seen in everyone's locks!

It seems one trend that will never go out of style with celebs is being pregnant and still super cute! At any given time a handful of A-listers are bouncing around Hollywood with baby bumps, while remaining chic working women.

You know what really gets me? When a product claims that it "helps straighten" or "fights frizz" and it actually does, like, the total opposite. Why would I want to waste my money and time on something that makes my hair look worse than it did to begin with?

Kim Kardashian had heads turning at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards when she revealed her new honey highlighted hair, a far departure from her signature jet-black waves.

Ah, Wal-Mart. Where else can you go and get patio furniture, a digital camera, and do all your grocery shopping using just the change found in your couch cushions?

Have you heard of the "Lipstick Index"? It's the idea that when the economy is bad, women buy more lipstick as a quick pick-me-up. It's proven true in the last few downturns, but now lipstick sales are down -- and eye makeup sales are up.

Celebrities change their hair all the time (well, unless they're on a TV show and forbidden to), so what's the big deal about these looks? Well, all of them had us talking around the office and had people all over blogging, Facebooking, Twittering, etc. To put it another way, these celeb hairstyle transformations were a step above the typical "she's blonde, she's brunette, she's added highlights!"

Paula Abdul's decision to leave American Idol has many fans shocked. But the dynamic dancer and singer, now known best as Idol's "nice" judge, has followed several career changes in her lifetime, and has sported even more hairstyles. Today we share Paula Abdul's beauty hits and misses, as we wait to see what her next career (and look) will be!

Do you ever feel out of the loop? I do sometimes, like at a dinner party when everyone starts raving about that movie I, uh, have never heard of, or at the nail salon when the technicians are talking away and I don't understand a word (I always think they're talking about me, am I alone in this?).