I have always wanted a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps. Five years ago I did Weight Watchers for the first time. The first goal in WW is to lose 10% of your body weight. I made a promise to myself that if I did it, then I'd buy myself a pair of Louboutins. Well, I lost the weight but never did end up buying the shoes. I'm pretty sure my enormous American Express bill had something to do with that.

Three weeks ago I was at the Westchester Mall with my sister. We were bopping around the Neiman Marcus shoe department when I spotted the most perfect pair of Louboutins.

"Can I try these in a 9?" The sales woman brought them out, and they fit like a dream. To be honest I didn't think they'd even fit. Louboutins are known for being notoriously narrow and my foot is like an upside down triangle: Super wide up top and progressively narrow as you get the heel. But these fit like a glove!

I walked all around the shoe department with them on while my sister tried on pair after pair of shoes.

Could I do it? Could I buy a pair of $700 shoes? I did the math. If you add up all of the shoes I've ever purchased and then raged about because they were such poor quality, they would equal the cost of the Louboutins. "I'll take these," I told the salesperson.

Let me tell you something, when something is so expensive but you love it so much, buyer's remorse is not even a factor. I did not have one guilty flutter of the heart when she ran my charge through. I just couldn't wait to go home and stare at them.

Black suede pump 4" heel. My new boyfriend.

What's your dream purchase?

I've had a major complex about my hair since I was a small child. I have so much of it that when I was in kindergarten, my mother got so frustrated with having to comb the snarls out that she just chopped it off. The horror!

My childhood/adolescence was a dark comedy in how not to cut your hair: Here I am at my third birthday party rocking a Little Lord Fauntleroy hair 'do:

Very early 80's...

With my two childhood friends. Notice how Katie's hair is long and cute in barrettes. Not only am I rocking a bowl cut but I have my name on my shirt. Just in case I forgot what it was.

And here I am in second grade with just my hair fully chopped off. A kid on the play ground asked me if I got a sex change operation over the weekend. I was 8. Not traumatizing AT ALL.

The bad hair cuts continued into my awkward adolescent years. Here I am at my piano recital when I was about 15. In addition to about 7 inches in length I also needed some mascara:

Aaaah the wonder years.

So it's no surprise that I have been on a quest to have long hair since I was about 20 years old. I've been growing my hair out ever since. With the exception of cutting it into a chic bob when I was 26 and was looking for a new job, it's been pretty long.

My good friend Jessie is the queen of extensions. I saw her last weekend and she looked amaaaazing! Her hair is shoulder-length, and she had these gorgeous flowing locks.

"Oh girl this is my weave!"

She explained how they were clip-ins, and real human hair to boot! So you could style and wash it like the real hair on your head. I went to work the next day and immediately did my research.

This past weekend I was bopping around Hoboken and came across Ricky's. I decided to pop in to see what they had in the way of clip-ins.

The girl showed me the Remy brand extensions. They're apparently super easy to use and 100% human hair. Why not? I thought. They are an investment! My best friend Krystal was visiting for the weekend, so she assisted me in making sure that everything was straight.

So here I am before extensions:

And here I am after clipping them in (Weird. I'm wearing the same shirt in the above picture as I am in the below photo and it's two weeks later):

Back view:

My hair is actually super long, but there is not enough length in the front. The last time I got it cut I got a semi-mullet, so I really wanted length and volume.

The extensions are pin straight, so I used my Infiniti You Curl to get the waves and voila! You just clip them in all around your head, and it's so easy! Totally worth it, and I am obsessed with them. I can't believe how they have changed my look!

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I'm not going to lie; I do love fall. I love a good blazer, and the clothes are just so darn cute! Plus if it's going to be hot, then I getter be at the beach and not schlepping around New York City. So bring on the apple picking! On Friday I decided to really "Fall" it up with my wardrobe.

Exhibit A:

I got dressed with my Rachel Zoe blazer in mind which I wrote about here. Once I had the key item in place, the rest was easy.

I went all out with the animal print accessories, I know but I couldn't help it! It was Friday! I accessorized my leggings and fierce tomato Marc Jacobs back with my new, very favorite leopard Sperrys ($75.00) and my leopard scarf from J. Crew ($68.00). Throw on some red Chanel lipstick and I am good to go!

What is your fall wardrobe looking like? Are you going with the trends or starting your own?

So yesterday I'm at work. It's after hours and I'm getting a little punchy. My engineer friend comes over to my desk, and we start goofing off on Facebook. Then, he grabs my -football=shaped stress ball (I inherited it. I'd never buy a stress ball for myself) and tells me to get up so we can play catch. I've caught and thrown a few balls in my day so I figured sure. I'll get in some cardio.

We're whipping the stress football around, laughing, blowing off some post-work steam when

"Ah!!! Oh my God! Oh my God!" My coworker comes rushing over horrified that he nailed me with a sponge football.

He was just about to take a look at it when I jerked away. It was that exact moment that I realized I hadn't had my lip waxed in about six weeks. I'm actually surprised that the football didn't get tangled in my lip hair, it's that long.

So here's my friend, genuinely concerned about the state of my face, and all I can do is twist away and mumble, "I'm okay, I'm okay," because in reality I don't want him seeing the mustache I've accumulated.

Lesson learned: Always keep up with your waxing because you never know when you're going to have balls flying at your face.

Aaaah awards season. A time to look back at all of the accomplishments in TV and movies. A time to be thankful that we live in a world that has such a deep and glorious pool of on-screen talent from which to choose. And lastly, a time to mock Guiliana Rancic's hair line and potruding collar bone on the red carpet.

Let's be real. The awards are fun, but it's the red carpet that we live for.

With that being said I give you my highly professional picks for the best and worst looks from the 2011 Emmys.

Nina Dobrev in red Donna Karan. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerk it girl. That girl is as skinny as a tube of toothpaste, but somehow they managed to give her some slamming curves. Ian Somerhalder is a lucky dude. (And she is one infinitely lucky girl.)

Ooofta. Julilanne Hough. Bummer! The top of the dress looks like wilted flower petals, the bottom of the dress looks poorly made, and what is this belt? Not to mention her complexion looks blotchy and uneven. It must be super exhausting having to always make straight excuses for Ryan Seacrest.

I looooooooooove the color of this Carolina Herrera Dress. But the too-tight fit around her thighs and the matchy matchy belt put this on my bad list even though I think Olivia Munn is hiiiiiilarious. Better luck next year, gurl!

I've loved Martha Plimpton ever since The Goonies. I also loved her in 200 Cigarettes. But I reeeeally love her in this ruby Zac Posen. The simple makeup, the golden wheat hair--it's all working for her. Bravo!

Normally, I think Heidi Klum looks flawless in anything. And I give her serious props for wearing Christian Siriano to the awards show. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut she looks like a coral reef. And one that hasn't been dusted in a long time.

What the hell?! No. Just...no. I don't care if it's Emilio Pucci and I don't care if you have a slammin' body. Midriffs at awards shows are NOT OK. I had also just come from seeing her in Contagion where she foams at the mouth so maybe that skewed my opinion as well. Just saying...

Oh look. Christina's Boobs brought her to the ceremony! How nice of them!!! Let's be real. Girl is gorgeous, but if she was small chested she'd just be another "fat" actress in Hollywood.

This is bar none my favorite color of the night. The corally-red looks stunning on her, as do the gold jewelry and the little hint of aqua in the earrings. Even thought she pronounced the dress "Vera Wong" Sofia is still at the top of the Best Dressed List for sure.

I like this dress from the chest down. There is something about the arm holes of this Calvin Klein that bother me. The color is fantastic, I just wish Katie would improve her posture and look like she's happy to be there.

My favorite thing about this look? The plum lipstick. Must find out what it is! My second favorite thing is this pink Alberta Ferretti Rashida Jones is werking. Stunning but not too serious. She looks beautiful.

The simple up-do. The stunning red of the Elie Saab dress. And those brows! How does she get them so full and thick?! Kate Winslet, once again, stuns on the red carpet.

I wish Angela Chase, I mean Claire Danes would come back with her red hair. Anyway not only does this dress give me sober acid flashbacks of how bad I was at geometry, but what is with her and the tan lines?! If you remember she had them at the 2010 Golden Globes as well It's called spray tan gurl! Lawd knows you're rich enough for it!!!

Julie Bowen. Wear a plunging neckline when you have something resembling boobs. Your sternum looks freezing!

Kristen Wiig in Zac Posen. I've always thought she was sort of tom-boyish but she looks great in this chocolate/mocha ombre dress.

All in all I thought there was a nice mix of colors. It was definitely a bright awards show.

What did you guys thinks of the awards show?