BellaSugar's Top Five Hand Cream Picks


Updated 05/19/08 4:00 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 29 comments

Best Hand Creams

I'm a hand cream junkie, so it is with great pleasure and conviction that I present my top five favorites to you. Over the past year, I've tested many a cream in search of my favorite, and I have two. The first is June Jacobs Green Tea and Cucumber Hand Cream ($46) because of its quick rate of absorbency, non-greasy feeling and soothing scent. The second is L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream Read more

Product Review: Yu-Be Cream


Updated 08/05/08 3:49 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

Product Review: Yu-Be Cream

When I first heard about Yu-Be, I was dying to know what the hype was about. When I heard it had been used in expeditions of Mount Everest, I was sold. If a cream can prevent chapping at 30,000 feet, I needed to see what it would do for my hands down here at sea level. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Yu-Be is packaged in a retro-looking tube with Japanese writing on the outside. It made me Read more

Trendspotting: Southeast Asian Fast-Casual Restaurants


Updated 05/18/12 2:26 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Food Trend: Asian Fast-Casual Restaurants

In the past year, there's been significant growth nationwide in the number of fast-casual eateries, from burger joints to healthier comfort-food fixtures. The latest craze we've noticed hitting this scene? Asian-themed chain restaurants. Chipotle could've tackled a number of ethnic eats, so the Mexican chain certainly caught our attention when it unveiled its plan for ShopHouse Southeast Asian Read more

Tracking Body Fitness For a NewYu


Updated 08/15/11 5:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Wireless Fitness Monitor

The gadget freaks that we are, we're always excited to find new technology that aids a healthy lifestyle. Just announced for sale in late September, the NewYu ($100) is a small fitness monitor that clips to the sleeve or waistband of clothing. Going beyond a basic pedometer's footstep counting, the NewYu claims to recognize the body's movements for physical activities like cycling, running, or Read more

Jon Hamm and Kate Upton Bring a Double Dose of Hotness to Esquire


Updated 02/16/12 5:02 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Kate Upton Jon Hamm Esquire Pictures 2012

Jon Hamm and Kate Upton share the cover of Esquire's March issue. Kate, who was unveiled as Sports Illustrated's 2012 Swimsuit Issue cover girl Monday, posed in skimpy lingerie for photographer Yu Tsai. Jon was also shot by Yu, but he kept covered up in stylish menswear. Jon's gearing up for the fifth season of Mad Men, which premieres with a two-hour episode on March 25. Kate got candid with the Read more

Huawei Hopes to Break Into US Mobile Market With World's Slimmest Smartphone


Updated 01/15/12 5:19 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ascend P1 S Is the World's Slimmest Smartphone From Huawei

Huawei chairman Richard Yu knows that Americans don't associate mobile phones with its brand, but the company is hoping to change all that with the introduction of the "world's slimmest" smartphone, the Ascend P1 S. Landing in North America in April, the Ascend P1 S is just 6.68 mm thick and comes with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass touchscreen, so not only is it big and bright, but it's Read more

OnSugar Blog: What's in Your Diaper Bag?


Updated 10/12/11 3:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Diaper Bag Necessities

Lots of moms like to think out loud, and CherylDee is one of them. Here is one of the latest posts to her Lipsticks to Baby Bottles blog. Prior to having Kiara, I always wondered why parents were lugging around this huge bag on top of having to push a stroller with a baby. I thought, "Seriously? Aren't you carrying just a little too much?" Boy was I wrong! Now that I have a child, I can totally Read more