I have some big news this week - I finally took the plunge and colored my hair! Winter always makes my medium blonde hair look drab and lifeless, so I decided it needed a little brightening! Thanks to Castings Tone-on-Tone Colorant by L'Oreal (in "Wheat"), I now have subtle highlights and an overall shine that makes me look a bit more alive! If you've been thinking about subtly changing your hair color and are a chicken like me , Castings is easy to use and won't dramatically change your natural color, so when your hair grows, you don't have to worry about darker roots.

In other product review news, I finally took some much-needed time to try the Seaweed Mud Mask for dry skin that I got from BeneFit a few weeks ago. To make a long story short, I noticed a marked improvement in the drier areas of my face after using this mask. All the flaky patches and uncomfortable tightness felt soft and smooth. If you want to give your face a moisture boost, this mask from BeneFit really delivers. Read my complete review at http://www.kleinman.com/cosmetic/bene.html

Thanks to all of you who participated in last week's Cosmetic Poll. What great responses I got! Many of you thought of something general, like nail polish, while some of you were very specific about exactly what you would buy. My favorite of these was "Kiehl's Imperiale Repairateur Treatment Line Formula 'MM' Moisturizing Masque". That reader really knows what she wants!

Of the rest, here were the top five responses to the question:

If you had $50 to spend on any cosmetic you wanted, what would you buy?

1. MAC lipstick
2. MAC Studio Fix
3. foundation in general
4. try a new brand of skin care
5. have a salon facial

As for me, I love MAC, too, but I like that salon facial idea better!