I just walked past Macy's in Herald Square, and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and the seasonal shopping mayhem that comes with it. Even as early as November 13, the sidewalks were clogged with obnoxious shoppers wielding strollers and heeled boots -- both of which assaulted my feet and ankles. I suggest you get a head start on the holidays and pick up a few cheap 'n chic items before all hell breaks loose. It's true that beauty gifts are hard to buy for even the most obsessed product collectors, but these little specialty gifts are under $20 and are unique enough to give you an edge in the thoughtfulness category.

There are a number of helpful tips outlining how to fix your face the morning after a major drink-a-thon, but what about fixing yourself when you couldn't blush a straight line, much less walk one? The issue in question usually arises whilst one is elbow deep in some after-work margs at Rosa Mexicana, at which point furthering the fun from an after-work activity into an after-dawn affair seems like a very good idea. Not even the heinous sight of your tequila swollen face, still hanging on to the last remnants of the foundation you applied before 8am, and runny mascara, could deter you from meeting boys for even more tequila at Cantina Latina. This drunk makeup dilemma usually occurs during one of these occasions: you've accidentally have one too many vodka red bulls while curling your hair before a night out, you've decided during a round of shots that this after-work cocktail session needs to head to the club, or you've somehow managed to see straight long enough to catch a glimpse of yourself in a shard of mirror clinging to the bathroom wall of some dive in Chinatown. Fear not Beauty Junkie, there's an app(lication) for that.

Starting this October, our favorite makeup mega-store Sephora will sell a new Marc Jacobs product. The popular perfume Daisy will be available as a glitter gel rollerball. This is pure rewind to our teeny-bopper Limited Too era. The dainty rollerball fits in any purse or makeup bag, so you can get shimmery and perfumey all at once, whenever, whenever.