Must-Haves

Perfekt Skin

per-fékt's Skin Perfection Gel is an all-in-one antioxidant enriched primer, sheer foundation and color corrector that quickly dries for a light, air-brushed finish. Just pat it on and the weightless gel instantly improves skin tone, controls oil and reduces the appearance of redness and fine lines while an infusion of Vitamin A + E protect skin from damage.

We love that the formula is water and sweat resistant -- perfect for summer!

per-fékt Skin Perfection Gel - $57.50 at sephora.com.

One Cup Wonder

Coffee is essential for a busy modern mom (at least this one!) but the last thing we have time for in the morning is brewing a fresh pot. One-cup coffeemakers are a fab solution, but the quality of the product is usually so-so at best.

With coffee partners like Green Mountain, Gloria Jean's, Timothy's and more (even Ghirardelli for hot cocoa and Celestial Seasonings for tea!), Keurig models bring you a tasty caffeine fix lickety-split. The water resevoir with built-in filter stores up to four cups of water so all you need to do in the morning is pop in a "K-cup" of your favorite coffee, push the "brew" button and in 30 seconds, you're on your way.

The best thing about this brewer - NO CLEAN UP. Just toss the K-cup and you're done. Woo hoo!

Keurig One Cup Coffeemakers - start at $99 at Keurig.com

Re-Markable Shoes

Kids change their minds about their style just as often as their moods, so two California entrepreneurs have created shoes that kids can "design" over and over again.

Graffeeti sneakers feature three dry-erase panels that can be drawn on - and erased - as often as your child wants.

Complete with a set of six non-toxic, dry erase markers and a holster for one marker right on each shoe itself, these sneakers are sure to make a statement.

Graffeeti Shoes - $38.99 at graffeeti.com

Gadget of the Week: SodaStream Beverage Maker

Pellegrino, seltzer, diet cola...American families consume over 2,000 cans of carbonated goodness each year. But, in addition to the waste from the throwaways such consumption yields, it's also a whole lot of empty sugar and calories.

So, we were thrilled to discover the SodaStream - an at-home soda maker that turns plain tap water into pretty much any carbonated beverage...in seconds.

You start with regular water in SodaStream's reusable liter bottles and then carbonate it in the compact unit for about 15 seconds. The result? Deliciously fizzy water that you can drink plain or flavor with over a dozen syrups including diet cola, lemon-lime, root beer and cran-raspberry. Younger kids will love mixing the flavors to create their own unique drinks while you'll like that SodaStream’s drink mixes are HFCS-free and contain 2/3 less carbs, calories and sugar than store-bought soda.

The best part: if SodaStream machines (which don't use electricity, either!) are used to make just half of the soda or seltzer the average family drinks in a year, they'd reduce their use of throwaway single-serve beverage containers by 1,000 every year.

SodaStream Soda Makers - start at $79.99 at SodaClubUSA.com

Toy of the Week: Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe

Summer may be over, but kids can satisfy their creative 'sweet tooth' for months to come with this fun new playset from Play-Doh.

The Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe features a soft-serve 'ice cream' dispenser that serves up a perfectly swirled base that kids can adorn with Play-Doh toppings like strawberries, cookie crumbles or cherries.

The set includes four Play-Doh colors, over 40 dessert-themed molds, two ice cream cones, two spoons, an ice cream scoop, a sundae dish and more.

Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe - $14.99 at Amazon.com

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