Style & Beauty

Seems our young ladies are growing up before our eyes. One minute they are barely crawling and the next they are asking to borrow the car keys. A trend is developing and spreading rapidly--the spa party.

If you want good looking skin, you have to eat healthy foods. There is that old adage "you are what you eat" and it's absolutely true. Our skin's cells are constantly turning over, making new cells to replace those dead cells that we try to slough off with face scrubs and masks.

The new cells of our skin need plenty of vitamins, minerals and good hydration. You need to drink plenty of water during the day to stay truly hydrated. It's easy to just get busy and forget to drink water, but water is essential for good skin. Fresh fruit and vegetables are also important for our skin and at least five servings of these vitamin-filled foods should be included every day.

Who knew? Apparently, economic professors know this one. When the economy goes south, lipstick sales go up! This was documented during the Great Depression, when cosmetic sales increased by 25 percent.

The reasoning is that maybe you can't, or won't, spend money on expensive clothing or home decor, but women will pick up a new tube of lipstick. And sure enough, after September 11, lipstick sales actually doubled.

Tracked by the New York Times, it is noted that within the last few months that lipstick sales have gone up 40 percent. So, ladies, I guess we should help this indicator out and go buy another tube of our very favorite lipstick!