August 2009's New Beauty Products

Model Upgrade

Just as innovative designs are being unveiled in the car industry (have you seen the amazingly tiny Tata Nano?), the beauty world also has a new, smartly engineered update: the Tweezerman Pro-Curl Curler ($20; Sephora.com ). Ergonomic rose-gold-plated handles open wider than the classic model, the better to angle the curler; a broader clamp holds all your lashes at once; the extrathick silicone pad creates a nice, gradual curve (instead of crimping); and a narrower top bar ensures that even those with deep-set eyes won't struggle to get the curler close to the base of their lashes. Give it a test curl, and you'll be sold.