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I hope that you've enjoyed my series on the five senses and how they impact the beauty items that you buy. After taking a long look into my own personal beauty product inventory, I've come to understand that I am drawn more to the way that products look and smell than the way they sound, feel, or taste.

If you've fallen behind on your reading this week (it's OK, I'll forgive you this once!), below is a five-post roundup on each of the five senses. Please share with me, in a comment below, some of the things that you've learned about your own shopping habits when it comes to beauty products and your senses.

• Sense of Touch
• Sense of Smell
• Sense of Sight
• Sense of Hearing
• Sense of Taste

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Sunshine is a natural source of vitamin D, which is great for your bones, your organs, and your mental health. (It's true, the sun makes people happy.) But as you well know, it's also dangerous, and it's a top cause of skin aging. Below is my seven-post roundup on noteworthy SPF-enhanced beauty products (there's even a DIY recipe in there too) so that you can safeguard your skin, your hair, and your lips at all times.

• Facial Moisturizers With SPF
• Tinted Moisturizers With SPF
• Sun Care Hair Products
• Supercharged SPF Lip Balms
• Glossary: SPF (Sun Protection Factor)
• DIY Spa Treatment: Sunscreen
• New Product Alert: Bobbi Brown Oil Control Lotion SPF 15

Father's Day is one of those times when I like to get a little bit mushier than usual with my dad. It's so easy to pick up a sappy card, write down all of your feelings, and give him a great big bear hug like you used to when you were little.

Since Dad happens to also be a guy, I find it works best to balance out the sweet card with an indulgent (and not-so-serious) grooming gift like cologne, a handmade aftershave, or a new soap. I've included my picks for pop below along with your awesome Father's Day finds. Happy shopping!

• The Sporty Dad
• The Dapper Dad
• The Classic Gentleman
• Beauty Mark It Results: Great Gifts For Dad
• New! Mustang Blue Cologne

Hopefully you've found my Mother's Day gift guide inspiring. I've chosen a variety of bath and beauty products to suit all different types of moms and gathered them below in a six-post roundup. Keep in mind that a gift certificate to a spa or even a hair treatment at a salon will make your mother, aunt, sister, mother-in-law, grandmother, partner, or friend feel pampered and special.

There's a reason why people say motherhood is the toughest job in the world. It takes unrelenting patience, sacrifice and selflessness — and all most moms really want is to feel appreciated. So whatever you select, be sure to choose it with love.

• The Classical Mom
• The New Mom
• BellaSugar's Mom's Favorite Beauty Products
• The Hip Mom
• The Busy Mom
• The Glam Gram

I hope you've enjoyed my series on pastel beauty goodies. My personal favorites are peachy blushes, pale pink polishes, green eye shadows and lilac lip glosses. Click on the links below to discover a wealth of both wild and mild pastel beauty products to suit all of your springtime urges!

• Easter-Egg Eye Shadow Shades
• Precious Pastel Face Powders
• Lively Pastel Lip Products
• Cheerful Pastel Cheek Colors
• Pretty Pastel Nail Polishes

I hope that you've enjoyed my series on firming creams for your eyes, lips, face, bust and body. There are excessive amounts of these products on the market now, and truth be told, I am not completely sold on their effectiveness. They generally fall into a more of the anti-aging genre, so perhaps as gravity starts to take its toll, these items will come in more handy to fight the forces of nature. Below is my five-post round up on firming beauty products. If you have experience with any products in this category, please share them in a comment below.

• Firming Products For Your Bust
• Firming Products For Your Face
• Firming Products For Your Eyes
• Firming Products For Your Body
• Firming Products For Your Lips

I hope you've found my series on hair extensions to be interesting and fun. It seems like all of A-list Hollywood is wearing them nowadays, along with some of our favorite young New Yorkers. Professional extensions range anywhere in price from $900 to more than $10,000, so having an "extended" education is helpful before making this kind of investment in your hair. Check out the series highlights:

• All About Hair Extensions
• Affordable American Dream Clip-In Hair Extensions
• Celebrity Hair Extension Quiz: Does She or Doesn't She?
• The Reality Behind Nicole Richie's Hair Extensions
• Caring For Your Hair Extensions

Sweet and juicy bath and body products are a real weakness for me, and in particular, I'm a sucker for all things strawberry. My bathroom is filled with scrubs, lotions, lip balms — you name it and I'm addicted. Check out this roundup of strawberry beauty treats; four of the posts are product driven and the last is a D.I.Y exfoliator which is inexpensive, effective and easy to make.

• Succulent Strawberry Scrubs
• Sweet Smelling Strawberry Cleansers
• Soothing Strawberry Body Lotions
• Silky Strawberry Lip Balms
• D.I.Y. Spa Treatment: Strawberry Exfoliator

If you've been keeping up with your reading this week, you'll have no problem finding just the right products to help you seduce your someone special on Valentine's Day. Between your pretty pout, sexy bedroom eyes, alluring smell and sweet nothing accents, consider him putty in your hands.

Primping for a night like Valentine's is all about having fun. And now that you're set to look gorgeous on the outside, why not consult FabSugar for some great suggestions on what to wear underneath it all. For those of you who have missed any of it, below is my four-post roundup on Valentine's Day beauty.

• Part I: Luscious Lips
• Part II: Bedroom Eyes
• Part III: Alluring Fragrances
• Part IV: Sweet Nothings

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I hope that you've found my series on face oil to be helpful. When a new genre of skin care comes out, tons of new products launch, and it can be really difficult to determine which ones are worth checking out. These are big-ticket items that can become quite costly considering the rare essential oils and concentrated ingredients, but you might find them worth it. If you have any further questions or your own favorite face oils to share, please leave a comment!

• Re-Balancing and Rejuvenating Facial Oils, Part I
• Re-Balancing and Rejuvenating Facial Oils, Part II
• Re-Balancing and Rejuvenating Facial Oils, Part III
• Darphin Tangerine Aromatic Care