While in New York a few weeks ago, I found myself admiring my friend Ali’s eyeshadow color. It was a neutral color, with some sparkle, but not too much sparkle. I asked her the name of the shadow (All That Glitters) and bought some the next time I was at MAC. I love it so much that I wear it nearly every day, and think it would suit almost any skin tone.

$15.00 @ MAC.com

Did you know that you can shop at that tween/teen accessory haven, Claire’s, online? You can! No jostling through the mall, and all of the benefits of their current post-holiday clearance with none of the blaring music and jostling middle-schoolers.

Right now they’re clearing out both winter accessories (hats, gloves, scarves, legwarmers, etc.) and seasonal items (perfect stocking stuffers for next Christmas!), and the prices have never been lower. Spend $45+ and your order will ship for free, too.

Between birthday party gifts and getting a jump start on next Christmas, you could spend not very much and be stocked up for quite a while.

Too late for online shopping before Christmas? Don’t be silly! Today (December 19th) at Kohls, there’s special online-only deals, and orders placed by midnight Eastern time will arrive in time for Christmas. Everyone gets $10 Kohls Cash for every $50 spent and gets automatic free shipping on $50+. If you have a Kohls charge card you can take an additional 30% off your order with coupon code RUDOLPH30 and get free shipping on any order order with code SHIPGIFT4KC; without a Kohls charge, you can still save an additional 15% off with coupon code STOCKINGS.

(After today, of course, your best bet for ships-in-time-for Christmas is Amazon, where the Lightning Deals continue to offer up incredible deals all day long.)

My family and I took up skiing last year, and while the ski jacket and pants I have were fully functional, they are also ten years old and a little outdated. Also, the blue-with-a-dash-of-white motif makes me look somewhat Smurf-like. My husband agreed, so last night we went on eBay and ordered me a pretty grey jacket to go with the black ski pants I plan on buying this week. The one I bought is from last season, but this one is also from Columbia and is very similar.

$180.00 @ Columbia.com

Happy 12/12/12! It’s time to celebrate with deep discounts at 6pm.com, with deals starting at just $12.

Shop for shoes, clothing or accessories. Whatever you need, today will be the day to get the deals, so don’t delay. Tomorrow, everything will be back to their regular prices.

So obviously 12/12/12 isn’t just cool-looking, it’s also a great deal!

I love my iPhone and all of the fun photography apps I use, but when I saw this wheel of filters for a DSLR camera, I knew I wanted it. It’s probably too late to get it for Christmas, but My birthday’s in January.

$40 @ Photojojo.com

My husband is upgrading to the iPhone 5 for Christmas (He’s still using a 3! It’s SO SLOW) and has told me that he’d love a really good iPhone case. A few friends of our have Otterbox cases, and this one with the camo back is perfect for my hunter husband.

$59.95 @ Otterbox.com