USHER SEDUCED ME.

Usher: the nicest celebrity ever. I went to an intimate gathering for his new cologne--that is, four other beauty editors in a dark, swanky private nightclub in front of a roaring fireplace. You know how you read about celebrities not wanting to touch people? He kissed all of the editors hello and goodbye on both cheeks--and he'd been doing it all day. And during our photo ops, he sweetly put his hands around our waists--not in a sleazy* way.

That said, we all must get on the waiting list to buy his new cologne, VIP (it launches in September). It's so good, for one (I'm keeping the fragrance strip in my handbag to make it smell amazing), and, well...I love him. He's the most charming man alive. I'd endorse a line of Usher-brand, like, hermit crabs. Seriously. Same goes for R-Patz and Ed Norton. You?

-Cat Marnell, associate beauty editor

*My sleaze radar is hyper-sensitive; I have no qualms about recoiling from slimy celebrity touch (ahem, Stephen Dorff).