1 • NAIL LACQUER Unexpected Neutrals: OPI's Skull & Glossbones is an icy gray with a twist of sea green and Essie's Jazz is a light sandy tan. These colors remind me of the gorgeous colors of winter with a peek of what is to come: summer. They look fabulous and flattering on every skin tone.

2 • BOOKS A Discovery of Witches and The Magicians are books to cure your withdrawal from Twilight & Harry Potter. They are geared more toward adults and are written as such: larger vocabulary, based around historical events, yet still deliciously intriguing.

3 • SEA FOAM Sea Foam: the winter pastel. This gorgeous color seems to be springing up all over the place. It simultaneously reminds me of a frozen tundra and of the ocean. Two of my favorite pieces in this color are a chic chiffon tank top, perfect right now under a blazer and on its own come spring and summer, and the ultimate skinny jeans by Paige —you will wear these babies into the ground.

4 • TLC FOR YOUR LIPS This is a tough time of year for your lips: the cold, the wind, and the dry heat indoors. Our friends at Fresh have come up with an extra special Sugar Lip Treatment to help us soothe our lips at night. The Advanced Therapy Sugar Lip Treatment not only hydrates but actually repairs the lips as well, (while doing it paraben and petroleum free). Sara Happ's The Lip Scrub is the yummiest lip scrub out there. Say goodbye to chapped, flakey lips in one – or two – of the eight available flavors. You can choose which one entices you the most – mine is Vanilla Bean.

5 • GLOVES Tech-friendly gloves: I love my iPhone, and nothing annoys me more than when it takes an act of congress to use it because I am wearing gloves. Well those days are over thanks to tech-friendly gloves. The North Face and Echo make two of my favorites.

As always,
happy shopping,