Sharond here! I am a person who loves fragrance.  I have diffusers in every room, a simmer pot of spices in the kitchen and lots of different candles, essential oils, flowering plants indoor and out and of course perfume.  One of my all time favorite scents is jasmine.  I find it helps me relax, yet gives me a lift when needed.  I have a wonderful jasmine linen spray that I use on my bedding and I just love climbing between the wonderful scented sheets every night.  However, I have never found a really good jasmine hand cream or lotion.  One that would also be convenient to carry in my purse or keep in my car would be even better.  Imagine my surprise when Meg asked me to review Akhassa Jasmine Hand Cream.

As you know, I always look up information about new companies and read the ingredients on every product before use.  Akhassa was conceived in 2005 by two Thai-American sisters who wanted to create a beauty line reminded them of the Asian traditions from their childhood. The sisters teamed up with two of the leading consultants of Asia’s spa industry and combined all their business background, spa experience and health and beauty practices of the Asian region.  Finally, in August 2006, the four women launched Akhassa’s home spa retail line.

Hello dearest Megheads, this is Eleni on a Springtime special!

What does Spring mean to you? Blooming flowers, beautiful weather, colorful dresses, walks in the park. Now, stop thinking as a human and think as a woman - yes, women go beyond that. What does Spring mean to you now? Blooming pink cheeks, beautiful skin, colorful eyes, walks in high heels. That's right!

It's wonderful being a woman in the Springtime. Well, it's not like we had a choice! In an attempt to help you out in being on top of your "looking wonderful for Spring" game, we put together a little list, Meg's own picks for Spring 2010, inspired by fashion week, our favorite companies and pure vanity.

This Spring your cheeks are pink.
Go with Tarte's cheek stain and you can't go wrong. Available in many shades, sometimes we use it as a lip stain too, for perfect cheeks-lips color matching. You need to use just a tiny amount and it will stay on forever. This little bottle will last forever too, a total value for its money.

This Spring your lips are kissable.
And you can trust LORAC's multiplex 3-D lip gloss to make your lips look like they have to be kissed in all three dimensions. Paraben-free, containing holographic pigments that make your lips multidimentional and antioxidants that nourish and protect. Who wouldn't kiss that?

But at some point, this Spring your lips need to be sexy.
Two words: Napoleon Perdis. This Australian brand has quickly climbed on the top of our favorites list and there is a good reason for that: they do color like no other. This Spring it's all about color. Forget the pale, pink, innocent tones. If you're gonna go lipstick, you have to go all the way.

Sweetassgal here SO excited to let you all know my sojourn through the rocky landscape of unemployment was emotional and thank God... over!  I started a new job today just two weeks after I lost my job. I cannot begin to express how grateful I am considering the state of things in this world. If I didn't know any better I'd say all the wonderful Megheads who wished me well had a direct line to the head honcho upstairs because our prayers were answered big time. Thanks EVERYONE for your love and support. Time and time again you prove why Megsmakeup.com is the BEST site out there for unparalleled knowledge of the latest and greatest as well as the most incredible collection of women on the planet!

Having anticipated I would be losing my last job since Thanksgiving I have been what most would call "one tight-fisted stingy witch"! I'm talking old school, depression era baby, butt puckered so tight they could use it to seal a submarine kind of cheap. Upon the news of my pending employment I did something I haven't allowed myself to do in months. I hit my local CVS and gave myself carte blanche to buy anything I wanted... and without a coupon to boot!  Now I know there are women who would have run to the Chanel counter at Nordie's to satisfy this type of craving but I'm still conservative in these unsure times and a little red basket to fill at CVS gave me just the retail fix I needed. It was heaven!

I came away with some great little finds like a spritzer of my fave cheap perfume to keep at my new desk (Coty Wild Musk... just $5 and I swear I get so many compliments when I wear it), a cute little dual side mirror compact with daisy shaped rhinestones for at desk freshening and a few new organic options to try out from Physician's Formula. This week I've been testing out their Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Mascara to see how it stacks up against the other natural mascara's I've used in the past.

"Only one quality: the very best" Madame Clicquot

Goddess Granny live and coming to you from the yellow carpet on the day of all things Oscar and over the top fabulous style so I thought it'd be fun to chat a bit about this heavenly product that to my way of thinking NEVER fails to make me prettier or happier (at least in my own mind!) whenever I indulge... and yes, to indulge in a glass (okay,a bottle) of what I believe to be incomparable in the world of Champagne is on that list of over the top fabulous for sure:I'm not much of a drinker but will never say no to a glass of this divine beverage!

Now my Darlln's: I have neither the time or inclination to debate the drinking of alcohol or the precise and lengthy history complete with dates and vintages of this renowned Champagne House but I skim the surface as lightly as a dancing-bubble and make an attempt to at least whet your appetite in hopes of providing you with a few fun facts so that you too can  out-dazzle the dullards at a cocktail party with your small cache of cool champagne-ralated facts...

Did you know that LVMH (they distribute this gorgeous champagne in the US) is one of THE sponsors behind our over the top fabulous "Meg's Makeup Road Trip" 2010? We also want only the BEST for all of you!

We at Meg's LOVE our women owned/operated companies and believe me, the woman behind the highly respected Veuve Clicquot Champagne is truly iconic in this arena: The matriarch of the brand, Madame Barbe Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot (1777-1866) was left a young widow ("Veuve" means widow in French) at age 27 when her husband Francois (who was the only heir to a French wine business, "Clicquot" established by his Father Philippe in 1772) died of a fever. In a bold and un-precedented move for the times, Madame Clicquot took over her husband's small champagne business and went on to develop many important technological innovations in the world of wine-making, most notably the process of "remuage" which allowed champagne to become crystal-clear and "bubbly" instead of being cloudy thus changing the face of the industry forever. This innovation in particular gave Madame Clicquot and her champagne world-renown and was considered/still is by many including myself "the BEST!"

Meg here! There's a reason DC is our capital. The women there are the bedrock of our nation! I am still recovering from a night of complete wonder at WellMedica! Our founding father's got nothing on our contemporary sisters.

First off, we write a lot on how great the Cosminology line is! We love it, it works and it has spunk and humor and after meeting Lety and Dr. Dima I know where the brilliance comes from! Dr. Dima is so warm and funny and irreverent. She was cracking me up left and right. I love dry humor. I have dry humor so that's why I totally get it. Sometimes with an eye roll I can make someone hate me. I feel bad for those squares because most of the time I'm laughing at myself. If you can't laugh then I cant be around you. Laughing is my greatest joy in life and so much about life is hilarious. Dr. Dima gets the joke. Getting the joke is key.

She named her products after astrology, she loves astrology and Greek goddesses.  Her products have whimsical fun names but the products are neither fun nor whimsical. They work. Some part of me thinks she should have called them some pharmaceutical sounding name so you would really understand the medical science behind them. I have this problem in my own life as well. I'm smart. I'm not being a braggart but I'm pretty smart. Sometimes I go into meetings (or on dates) and the guys I'm meeting with see I have boobies and blond hair and they don't expect me to know anything. They expect me to just be fun and whimsical. This is their downfall, I just nod and laugh and then when I speak they don't know what hit them!

I feel like this is how Cosminology must feel. Dr. Dima is HOT! I mean she is smoking hot! She also has a wall of awards and diplomas and creates her line using advanced science. When you first meet her you see all cascading dark hair, a killer body and a million watt smile. You think "She's gorgeous, maybe someone told her how to be a doctor."
No, life is not fair, she has all of the above and a genius mind and advanced medical degrees from top universities. I know, with all God has given this woman you'd want to meet a schlump with a hump growing out of her back and a huge mole on her forehead. No such luck! Did I mention she's also flippin' hysterical? I know, life is not fair. In the wise words of a rapper I can't remember "Don't hate the playah-hate the game!"