Lisa Gradie is a Boston-based blogger who delivers daily doses of colorful, sarcastic, and truly entertaining stories about love, life and what to do when your hair frizzes on www.yourgirlfriendisugly.com.

A beauty junkie from an early age, Lisa would often steal her mother's Revlon Frosted Amethyst lipstick and strut around her house in heels and a stolen bra. Her love for cosmetics is not just a hobby, but a way of life; Lisa works in the beauty industry and is a regular shopper at Sephora and Sak's and has been known to black out at Target and emerge hours later swathed in Coty, L'Oreal and Rimmel.

Her readership spans coast to coast and extends from Mexico City to France. Inspiration for www.yourgirlfriendisugly.com comes from an array of things; pop culture; family; job and travels that have brought her from the wall-eyed ponds of Minnesota to the non English speaking country-side of France.

In summer months when she's not tapping away on her MacBook, Lisa can be found at Dowse's Beach in Osterville, MA getting her 'tan-on'. During the off-season, she often travels to NYC to visit her big sister.

Lisa has a mind-numbing addiction to coffee, considers September Vogue to be her King James, wishes her landlord would let her get a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and has never seen any of the Lord of the Rings movies (she's totally okay with that).