I don't know about you, but the past month or so of near-constant skirt/short wearing has meant daily shaving and my legs could use a little TLC. Luckily, I've found the steps to get myself back on track for soft, smooth, sexy legs. Because I don't want to spend this July heat wave in jeans, ugh!

I received a wake-up call today: I can apply all the stellar anti-aging creams I want, but unless I change my diet (read: put down the martini glass and step away from the cupcakes), my wrinkles are going to stay put.

As I'm sure most of you have heard, Sarah Palin is suffering from major hair loss due to stress, according to a New York Times article. The article claims that "her hair had thinned to the point where she needed emergency help from her hairdresser." Yikes! That is a serious problem!

Since the article, Palin and her friends have said the claim is bogus, but the real mystery here is: What is with this obsession with her hair?

Michelle Obama, the glorious and always fashion-forward First Lady, has been showing up to her events this past week with what looks like a new pixie haircut but it seems we have all been duped. The press secretary for the White House claims it is just a clever updo. Tricky, tricky. We should have known, Mrs. Obama is the queen of mini makeovers. Check out the tricks she has done in the past to update her 'do. Well, real or not, we think she looks totally adorable with the chop.

This morning, my beloved hair dryer for years (years!) died on me. After a brief period of mourning (a.k.a. staring at the lifeless dryer in my hands while contemplating how my sopping wet hair was going to get dry in time for work), I set about looking for the perfect replacement.

Over at TotalBeauty.com, our readers are always trying (and telling us about) the latest and greatest in beauty. How do they manage to find these brands that most of us have never even heard of? It's still a mystery to me, but at least we can learn from their trials.

While I don't know exactly what "The Ugly Truth" is, besides the title of the new movie staring the lovely Katherine Heigl, I'm pretty sure it is that men are driven by their sex drives and women are driven by their emotions based off the movie's poster. While this may or may not be true, one thing is for sure: men care how women look. That’s why Total Beauty just conducted a survey of more than 200 men ages 20 to 30 to see what their biggest beauty turn-ons are.

Jessica Simpson stepped out over the weekend with three of her closest girlfriends -- her first outing since her break-up with Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo. Kudos to J Simps for letting loose instead of sitting at home in sweats, double-fisting the remote and a carton of Ben & Jerry's!

I know I shouldn't care if guys like my smoky eye look or the beachy hairstyle (made famous by this celeb) that I try everyday to master, but I just can't help it. Sorry mom! I know you always told me to embrace the looks I was born with and only do what makes me happy, but some of the time, okay, a lot of the time, I might just want to make the opposite sex happy (pathetic, I know).

When you're sitting in the chair at the salon, and your stylist is listening to you gab away about your latest date, did you ever wonder what he or she is really thinking? Not to burst your bubble, but it's entirely possible that your stylist is debating how much interest she should take in your story based on how much you tipped on your last visit.