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A Year Early M&M/Mars, makers of the self-proclaimed "spokescandies of the new millennium" (MM=2000 in Roman numerals, get it?), introduced its latest take on the classic candy-coated milk chocolate disk on Jan. 1. M&M's Crispy ($2.99 for a 14.5-ounce bag at Safeway stores) builds on the empire that brought us the original M&M's (initially made only in brown) in 1941, peanut M&M's in 1954 and peanut butter and almond M&M's in the early '90s. Packaged in a bright blue sack, the Crispy tastes like a cross between a Nestlé Crunch bar and malted milk balls. The WW staff gives them mixed marks: Some like them better than the plain but not as well as the peanut, while others dismiss them altogether, noting that the rice center catches in your throat. (CM) Not So Kinky Remember the sassy crimping irons of the late '80s, those styling wands with changeable plates to create zigzag, wavy or straight locks? They're decidedly a thing of the past, as the perm look is no longer coveted--straw-straight little-girl hair is now the style worth striving for. Your mom used to smooth her kinks with a clothes iron, and you've been doing it with a round brush and blow dryer, but this task doesn't have to be tedious anymore. Hot Tools heavy-duty straightening iron ($28.95 at Trade Secret Salon, various locations) is a quick route to a frizz-free mane. It flattens even the tightest curls and is no more damaging than lye--kidding! The iron hurts hair (depending on the type) as much as a set of hot rollers, but the result is much more mod. (CM)
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