True confessions: I may be a shoe addict.

I’ve tried retail therapy, but the symptoms only worsen – a heady feeling at the smell of fine leather, quickening pulse over a sexy peep toe, quick justifications for just one more pair ...

How often have you pawed through your closet, feeling more guilty by the moment for clothes you rarely wear or should never have bought?

Good news: Los Angeles stylist Barbra Horowitz is ready to absolve our guilt. She, for one, doesn’t believe in mistakes. "There’s another market for everything," she says.

Time for true confessions, ladies: Is it hard to count the number of different hair colors you've tried in the past 10 years?

And, if you're a certain age, have you at least flirted with the idea of "going gray?"

So what do Maine women and our favorite crustacean have in common?

Lobster claws.

At least that's the way it seems each fall, as our fingers change overnight from silky smooth to downright crusty.