It's getting to be crunch time. Halloween is just one week away now, and if you haven't already figured out a costume for your children, it's time to get started. Sure, you could probably pick up one up at your local Kmart, but let's be honest - they look and feel cheap. You could make your own, but time is running out. The best solution can be found at your local Children's Place store, where you'll find a great selection of costumes for children, including babies. They're super high quality and affordable.

Available in sizes 0-6 months all the way up to children's size 8, the Children's Place has costumes for both boys and girls. Choose from monsters, monkeys, giraffes, genies, witches, flowers, and pirates, as well as other Halloween themed outfits.

Costume prices range from $22.50 to $29.50 at regular price, but even better bargains are to be had now. All Halloween costumes and clothes are now marked down with a 50% price reduction. You can't beat that.

Express your individual style with a t-shirt that you won't see five other people wearing as you walk down the street, or head out for a night on the town. Designed by Howard Steenwyk, a former art director for the Los Angeles Dodgers and an LA native, Howard's House of Fine Art now has available an impressive collection of t-shirts.

Included in the collection, which launched in May 2009, are nine designs:

• Beverly: Our perception of beauty, its symbols and status in America.
• Uncle Sam: This symbol is approachable and ominous at the same time. Its ambiguous statement about America could be worn by a left wing liberal or a redneck truck driver.
• NYC: A symbol of hope or a country in decline?
• Was: Our country was built on revolution, and its part of our nature to consistory recreates ourselves. The first 3 letters of Washington is was.
• T-Bone: This image represents everything un-pc, being a pirate, and being a piece of meat as something desirable.
• Traffic Web: LAs architectural highlight is a parking lot.
• Lincoln: Are we maintaining the qualities that made America great or killing them?

If you're like me, you probably have sandals in a rainbow of colors to match various outfits during the warmer months of the year. Of those you probably have a favorite pair or two that you'd love to wear all the time, but just can't because they don't always match your clothes. To solve this fashion dilemma, I'd like to introduce you to the coolest new sandals available: Switchflops.

Switchflops are comfortable flip-flop style sandals that come with interchangeable straps. The sandals range in price from $35 to $39 depending on the style and come with two different strap sets. Additional straps can be ordered for just $12.

They're great for taking along on a trip too, because bringing extra straps instead of extra footwear takes up far less space in your luggage. The straps are easily interchangeable, and are attached with strong, quality velcro.

This summer look your best with our selection of the best new products of the season. From your head to your toes, these beauty products will help you shine and look your best.

Nails:

For your nails on both your hands and your feet, we recommend three brands in a variety of price ranges.

For affordable nail color that dries in a flash, we recommend NYC Color's "In a New York Color Minute" quick dry nail polish. It literally dries in just about a minute. New shades you'll want to pick up this summer include 234B Wall Street, 203B East Village, 224B Times Square, 226B Madison Avenue, and 246B Park Avenue.

Another option for great looking, fast-drying nails is Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri fast dry nail color. This summer, you'll want to pick out bright, bold colors. We recommend 12 Blue Streak, 13 Racey Rouge, 10 Lightening, 11 Sonic Boom, and 15 Presto Pink.

If you're looking to stick with some of the more standard pinks and purples, you might want to check out Borghese line up of quality nail lacquer. It's not fast dry, but if you have the time it turns out great. Our favorite shades for this summer are B424 Giardini Heather F, B419 Peonia Blossom F, B423 Piccola Tulip C, B422 Argento Mist F, B421 Campanula Bellflower F, and B420 Primula Primrose F.

Mother's Day is just one week away now, on Sunday, May 10. If you haven't already picked out a nice gift to show your mom just how much you love her, consider these great health and beauty options. Sure, jewelry is nice, but every woman loves to be pampered. For the ultimate gift, pick out a few of these items and put them together in a pretty basket or nice gift bag.

eyeSlices

Perfect for tired, puffy eyes and improving the appearance of dark circles and fine lines, eyeSlices are disposable eye treatment pads that work like hi-tech cucumber slices. The patented polymer technology effectively delivers a special blend of active ingredients to the eye area, working to soothe and rejuvenate the eye area within five minutes of use.

For more information, see www.eyeslices.com.

Price: around $20 for a pair (they can be re-used up to 10 times).

Avon ANEW Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum

Friday is the Cleveland Indians' home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. If you're heading down to the game, or out to your local mall to pick up some new fan gear to show off your Indians pride, there are some cool new products this year from Tessuta at the Indians Team Shop.

Tessuta was founded by a mother of two, Andrea Claster Greenspan, so that both girls and women could show their love for their home team - while still being fashionable. Already Tessuta can be found on 80 college campuses, and now this year are being introduced to the baseball world. Tessuta products will be sold in all major league ballparks, and official team shops.

Amongst the products available are: a memory board, two different purses, and a nice pillow. Each of the products features a unique woven design with the Indians' official logo. They range in price from $22.95 to $44.95.

To celebrate Opening Day, we're giving away one Tessuta game day bag, a set of Tessuta pillows, and a pink New Era Indians' cap to three lucky women. And men, we haven't forgotten about you. We've got two great New Era caps for men.

Female celebrities often given credit to their hidden super underwear for making their rear ends look good and their stomach's smooth and flat under their unforgiving couture gowns. And more often than not, it's Spanx they claim to wear. Created by founder Sara Blakely, Spanx has just launched a line of prettier shapewear - Haute Contour - and has revealed plans to expand the brand into a full clothing line.

According to Blakely, her company has been designing prototypes in "about three categories" of apparel for "up to two years". Other than that, however, she didn't reveal much about what the products might be, or even when they'll be out on store racks.

Jack Barakat, the amiable guitarist in the pop-punk quartet All Time Low has teamed up with Glamour Kills Clothing to release his own line aptly- named “JAGK.” The line was launched earlier this week on Jan. 20 and it's being exclusively sold only at the Glamour Kill’s web store www.glamourkills.com. Barakat worked closely with Owner/Head Designer Mark Capicotto to ensure that the line was made to fit the ideas that he had envisioned. The official release of the line includes three great items, which consist of two t-shirts and a hoodie. Be sure to check out JAGK at the Glamour Kills Clothing Web site, www.Glamourkills.com.

Burger King - Not LeBron James - Releases New Burger Fragrance for Men

No longer do you have to actually work at Burger King to smell like a delicious flame broiled burger. Priced at just $3.99 per bottle, the King has bottled the scent and is now selling it online.

Dubbed "Flame", the fragrance is available for purchase at www.flamemeetsdesire.com. If you're in New York City, you can also pick them up at Ricky's.

The men's fragrance is being touted as a sensual scent with a hint of flame broiled meat, inspired by their signature Whopper.

BK is believed to be the first fast-food chain to crossover into the world of fragrances.

The trend for ridiculously high heels has reached an all-time, with the announcement this week that Christian Louboutin is designing a spike-stiletto with an 8-inch heel. For the past few seasons, Louboutin lovers have been tottering around in the designer's 7-inch heels.

One can't help but wonder how much higher the shoes can get. They're obviously not made for walking any great distance, no further than the car to the red carpet, and even that seems like it'd be a struggle. A friend to hold on to for dear life as you walk is a definite must for these shoes.

What goes up, must come down, and I predict the super high heel craze has reached its peak and will soon go down.