Maybe I’ve been watching too many episodes of Sex & The City reruns, but nothing makes me feel more womanly and powerful than slipping into a pair of sky-high stilettos. [Did you know that ‘stiletto’ means ‘slender dagger’ in Latin?] I definitely find myself strutting a little more, and besides, what else shaves ten pounds off your look instantly?

Well, my beauty equivalent of power stilettos is mascara. For va-va voom lashes, I used to swear by Dior’s Dior Show mascara, but I just couldn’t justify shelling out a whopping $24 (+tax) every other month for a tube of mascara. (A year’s supply would set me back over $150. That’s just crazy.)

So you can imagine my excitement when I discovered its match—CoverGirl’s Lash Blast—for less than a third of the price ($7). The chubby orange wand has over 300 tiny plastic bristles that glide over lashes smoothly (so no clumping). It finds lashes that I didn’t know existed, and just one quick coat transforms my quiet lashes into a soft plump fan. By simply switching to Lash Blast, I save over $100 a year. This makes saving up for a new digital camera so easy!

CoverGirl Lash Blast, $7; at mass retailers. For information, go to covergirl.com.

Posted by Tomoko Takeda, Associate Beauty Editor

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