Sweetassgal here thinking about change and growing up.  Spring is in the air here in the Sacramento Valley and with all things brings change.  Good change if you ask me because the flowers are blooming, the kids are out playing in the park and I'm looking at this season’s cutest strappy sandals.  Just got a new fuchsia pair which are a shameless knock off of the one’s Carrie wore on her "last night out in old New York" date with Big.  But I don't care...they make my feet do a happy dance and remind me how claustrophobic my tootsies have been all winter! 

Change in my life has brought me to a realization.  At 35 years old I think I've finally had to grow up.  Not that I'll ever REALLY be a grown up.  I still laugh at Scooby Doo, ride the Zipper at my town’s Carnivale, and try not to step on a crack lest I break my Mama’s back. But all “kid at heart” things aside I think I’ve finally arrived at that synergistic point where my life’s experience has blended with my career goals and landed me smack dab in the middle of grown up Adultville. Population me.

Meg here! It is no secret in Hollywood that Megsmakeup.com has the inside track on all of the best brands and makeup companies. It came as zero surprise to hear that Jessica Simpson and Cacee Cobb wanted Megsmakeup approved goodie bags (in our signature pink beach bag)for the celebration and taping of the shows finale. I know I'm getting ahead of myself here since the show just premiere's tonight. But you know they tape this stuff in advance. It was about 4 months ago I watched the finale being taped and then met up with Miss Jessica and Cacee and heard them squeal when they realized what they had in their possession!

I'm going to tune in tonight and see how the show goes! It was a coincidence that the show starts tonight and then I got this article from Goddess Granny! Her article is about the worlds take on different beauty practices. Sounds like she and Jessica are the two that should have been hitting the world filming this!

About a month after Jessica and Cacee received their Megsmakeup bags I ran into Cacee at sushi. She said "Oh, I LOVED THAT BAG! Such amazing products in there! How did you know how to pick such awesome stuff?" We know because we have amazing contributors and companies and readers that educate us constantly-Thanks for that! I'll let you know what made the bag at the end of the article!

Goddess Granny here and I for one have been LOVING Meg's pink-birds eye view of what is current and cool in the world of beauty as she visits different cities all across America! Goddess Granny here who can't be in a different city every weekend herself at present but I'm truly enjoying our girl's escapades as she does NYC "big-city style" and hangs with my Darlin' Jeanasina in Minnesota  in a more "real world" kind of way: just wait until her heels hit the dirt down here in South Texas, she won't know what hit her!

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.