WOMEN'S PURSES CONTAIN MORE BACTERIA THAN THE AVERAGE TOILET:

A new study finds that a woman may be carrying around a lot more in her purse than just (three-step) lipstick!

Researchers swabbed women's handbags, and  found that 1 in 5 purses had enough bacteria to be a risk to human health, and that the dirtiest item found inside the average purse were bottles of hand moisturizer!

Steady yourself for wht they discovered: The hand cream containers were found to house more bacteria than an average toilet seat.

Lipstick and mascara containers were also found to contain high levels of bacteria.

One expert says, "Handbags come into regular contact with our hands and a variety of surfaces, so the risk of transferring different germs onto them is very high, especially as bags are rarely cleaned."

Researchers suggest that you wipe down your purses with antibacterial wipes or gel to prevent cross-contamination.

HEALTH CLUES FOUND ON YOUR FACE: Scientists say your face will reveal the truth about your lifestyle choices, even more so than your body.

Dermatologist Dr. Tabi Leslie says, "You can tell a lot about someone's lifestyle from their face, including what their diet is like and how much they smoke or drink."

Leslie says too much drinking can cause a person's face to look podgy, pale and wrinkly, while a person who exercises too much will have hollwo, saggy cheeks.

Additionally, people who fail to eat enough fruits and vegetables are likely to be pale, while those who are strict vegetarians may notice they have dark circles under their eyes due to lack of iron in the diet.

Leslie says a person with pale, receding gums is likely to be a smoker, and a person with cracks at the side of their mouth probably has a Vitamin B deficiency, meaning they don't eat enough greens.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD!

I think she'll be great!

NBC is desperate to get viewers~ ANY viewers~ and this in only one idea they've come up with : a live version of Sound of Music December 4th!

I know I'll be watching!

::getty::

One divorce lawyer is saying that people who pour money into lavish weddings are more likely to get divorced down the line.

Amanda McAlister, a divorce lawyer, says that 8 in 10couples who divorce within 5 years cite spending too much on the wedding as a reason.

She explains that young people frequently spend nearly $50 thousand on their weddings and that after the honeymoon the relationship gets strained as the couples tries to pay for all the costs.

 McAlister says, "As unromantic as the concept may seem, keeping spending on wedding ceremonies reasonable will build solid foundations for couples and allow the greater financial security that is imperative in today's economic climate."

PEOPLE WITH DEEP VOICES MAKE MORE MONEY:

New research has discovered that men with lower voices make more money than their peers with higher-pitched voices.

Here's how they figured it out:

Researchers studied 792 male chief executives of American companies.

They found that executives with deeper voices  earned on average 187-thousand-dollars more in pay per year than those with higher pitched voices.

The research comes from Duke University, and one specialist says that deeper voices are linked to dominant behavior... because deeper-pitched voices are related to high testosterone levels.