Ever since I lived in a really urban neighborhood, I’ve been sold on the benefits of messenger bags.  Unless you need to carry a ton of weight, or you’re planning on hiking, the messenger bag is a perfectly convenient choice for transporting your stuff.  You can throw it over your shoulder and everything you might need is accessible without the need to stop and set it down to search.

These Dakine Slimline Women’s Messenger Bags are an especially cute and affordable backpack alternative.  In general, Dakine makes great bags, but these are especially attractive with their more feminine colors and patterns.  The fact that you can get a whole Dakine messenger bag for less than the cost of a Coach wallet or wristlet is just a bonus.

Dakine Slimline Women’s Messenger Bag
Price: $26.99
Fashionable Dakine Slimline bag is a unique way to stay in style Chic messenger-style bag is made of durable canvas material Women’s fashion handbag is perfect for the fashionable woman on the go

I’ve had guy friends who spend small fortunes on their electronic toys, even when they’re completely pointless. This EyeClops Night Vision is a perfect example of the kind of thing they’d get.  It’s incredibly cool, and probably a lot of fun to play with, but honestly, not many people really *need* night vision, even if it does have a cool name like EyeClops.

The  EyeClops Night Vision gives you up to 50 feet of visibility in total darkness, which could be pretty handy for a late night game of hide and seek.  Until someone shines a flashlight in your face, anyway.

I can remember shopping with my mother and grandmother and aunts when I was younger, and the trips were never boring.  They were like those eccentric old witches who live together in the movies, except without any special magical powers (that I’m aware of).  These trips were some of my first times being exposed to groups of women, and certain things stand out…for instance, the time they spent an entire day pointing out “crepe-y cleavage”.

Now obviously, no one can avoid aging, and a little age is certainly no reason to start covering yourself up like a nun.  25-year-old men might be offended at a little 60-year-old cleavage, but they just need to get over that.  Anyway, I’ve never been able to look at crepe paper the same way, and I’ve never been one to neglect moisturizing my own neck and décolletage.

I recently got a chance to test out a sample of Clarins’ Super-Restorative Delletend Neck Concentrate, and I’ve gotta say, if anything will ward off the crepe-y cleavage, this stuff will do the trick.  At $97, it’s a little steep, but if it gets you a few more years of smooth cleavage, I’d say it’s worth it.

Super-Restorative Delletend Neck Concentrate
Price: $97.0
Dare to wear lower necklines! Bamboo, Sunflower, Pueraria Lobata, Parsley and Khaki Calyxes reduce wrinkles, smooth surface skin and promote a more even tone.