Agreed—beside being on a boat, it's a terrible shot (she looks like she's freezing and that bikini bottom is not so flattering). The one above is so much prettier. Her trainer was interviewed this week and his guess was that they went with the cover select because of the maximum BOOBIES!

Do they do these jobs in a bikini? I think that's the difference here.

Just looked at your website—awesome concept, beautiful shades. Best of luck!

Oh, no, sorry. Big corporate shill here. ;) Do you make your own nail polish your very own self? That's awesome.

Oh, I can't talk about that up here. Sorry! But it's major (and not sold thru Sephora). :)

As far as the mags are concerned, the cover is what directly impacts newsstand sales. They keep track of which covers subjects sell the most mags—I'm sure there is an analysis of whatever the baseline should be for a certain month or whatever, but the cover star makes a big difference in sales (it's why they don't use…

But isn't she usually weepy in private? With a tough face to the world? Girl's got to let off steam sometime...

Fragrance, color cosmetics, body care, hair care. The whole (makeup ) kit and caboodle!

That is subjective, isn't it?

Sephora sells lots of practical things. That's the problem—you go in for something you need (say, nail files or shampoo) and walk out with lots of other stuff you want, stuff that makes you feel good. And I don't think a dude would sprout an X chromosome, nor breasts, if he were to pick up a moisturizer or a cologne…

Me too (on both counts—but not just nail polish, all kinds of makeup and fragrance). :)

I agree that people who shop there regularly because they are working on a big project look at it the same way I look at the grocery store: get in and out unscathed and as fast as humanly possible. (My uncle is a freelance carpenter and practically lives there.) But there are a whole subset of Home Depot shoppers for…

True—I experience this whenever I go into a Target or Williams-Sonoma, etc. Gadget crazy!

Please let my extended family members know this...none of them get out of there in under 45 minutes.

Ha ha! Possibly. I live in NYC so not many of us have cars, but I'd imagine this is true.

Also, I was reading the ultimate definition of the "Sephora problem" being that too much is never enough, that you will always find more things to buy, going in for one thing and buying 6, etc. B ut maybe I misinterpreted what you were saying in that last graph.

Which is why I said "the only thing that comes close."

But some are going to make their perceived lack of machismo less noticeable. In the end, it's accessorizing to heighten the projection of manliness. I did say "the only thing that COULD come close."

Well, that really depends on how you're looking at it. Are these dudes actually using the things they're buying to make home improvements? Or are they accessorizing?

I would be more than happy to take those gift cards off your hands so you can continue to indulge yourself... ;)