Beautiful Things My Mother Taught Me


Mom and me, circa 1979 Disclosure: This post is sponsored by CoverGirl. Mother’s Day is this Sunday and I’m so excited. Not just because Mr. Spoiled Pretty and my son, Westley, are treating me to a decadent brunch. But because it’s an opportunity to celebrate my hero, Andrea Stamps. I must admit that until two years ago, Mother’s Day was just another CONTINUE READING

Bath & Body Works 3-Wick Candles: 2 for $22


At Christmastime, I agonized over what to get my son's daycare teachers. There are 12 of them - and even though he has his two main teachers, they all have interaction with him and take excellent care of him. So I needed to buy 12 gifts to show my appreciation, without breaking the bank. $10 each seemed doable, except CONTINUE READING

IMAN Skin Tone Evener BB Creme SPF 15


As a beauty expert, I’m embarrassed by how late I am to the BB Cream party. In the past year, so many friends and colleagues have asked me about BB Creams—what’s the buzz, which brands are the best, etc. —and they would look at me funny when I admitted to not having tried BB Creams yet. I mean, they CONTINUE READING

CoverGirl Outlast Brilliant Shine Nail Gloss in Vio-last


I’m very fickle about my fingernails. Before I paint my nails or get them professionally did, I spend a inordinate amount of time pondering my polish options. I consider the season, recent trends, my wardrobe that week and anywhere special I might go. But despite all of this planning, I’m usually over my polish choice before it even dries. Not CONTINUE READING

My New Arm Candy: Rebecca Minkoff Swing Bag


After beauty products, handbags are my secondary addiction. But when it comes to arm candy, I have discriminating taste. For me, the perfect handbag seamlessly marries fashion with function, is handcrafted from high-quality materials, has really unique hardware and is classic but edgy - all at the same time. I don't like to carry the of-the-moment "it" bag. I CONTINUE READING

Bust a Move On Over to Saturday.com


Earlier this month, Kate Spade (aka creator of cuteness and the reason why I can't seem to keep money in my wallet), launched a brand new line called Kate Spade Saturday. Kate Spade Saturday is a new global lifestyle brand created to channel the spirit of Saturday seven days a week. This younger, more accessible sister to kate spade new CONTINUE READING

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Total Beauty Weekend Web Tour

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Want perfect brows? Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy is RAVING about the latest goodies from Anastasia Beverly Hills. Check out this fun video she has put together of all her favorite must-haves!

Come check out what hair products The Makeup Divas are raving about.

Beauty Tyrant has found the foundation that can make you 5 years younger!. She’ll tell you whether that’s a truth or myth.

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings tries out the much buzzed about It! Cosmetics Abs in a Box. find out what she thinks!

Beauty Anonymous falls in love with the Trance Deep Eyes Palette from Coffret D’Or Summer 2008 Collection!

Be sure to enter the [comfort zone] giveaway at Fabulous Over Forty

Bare Budget Beauty is giving away three new Maybelline The Colossal Volum’ Express Mascaras! Enter today to win!

Beauty’s SPOT has the exclusive pics of Duffy in NIVEA’s new campaign for Fashion Rocks. The pictures will appear this month in Conde Nast’s most fabulous titles as they ring in Fashion Week with the fifth annual concert.

Enter to win designer sunglasses from Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog.

Viva Woman looks at what causes your foundation makeup to oxidize and turn darker and how to best prevent it.

Look at what product A Mom in Red High Heels ‘borrowed’ from her husband and loves! He’s not getting it back!

MissWhoever-You-Are has a peek at Harper’s Bazaar September Fall issue and it’s cover girl Tyra Banks.

How to get Fergie’s Bohemian Hair Style with Redken – Talking Makeup.

Product Girl plays with Josie Maran’s line and takes a look at her Finger Paints.

Beauty Blogging Junkie is giving away ten bottles of Redken Full Frame 07 Protective Volumizing Mousse! Enter here to win.

Beauty411 shares her new secret weapon to phenomenal fluttering lashes!

Check out Glossypink’s Haute Couture Runway Beauty picks!

The Advice Sisters Guide to Life, Success & Happiness Blog –it rocks!

Jenn and Christine at Beauty in Real Life are having another giveaway, 10 readers will win a Tassi. Click here to enter.

The Beauty Alchemist reviews Bond 9′s new fragrance Lexington Avenue.

In the spirit of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Spoiled Pretty has teamed up with Beauty Blogging Junkie for some synchronized beauty blogging. These trained beauty athletes are providing readers with a dream team of products expertly culled from their extensive reviews. Find out which products take home the gold.

Beauty Blog Network: Best Week Ever

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Lilan from The Daily Cookie shows you how to use the TRIA At-Home Laser Hair Removal System and get rid of pesky hairs with an easy video tutorial!

Beauty Anonymous reviews Flower By Kenzo Summer Fragrance 2008!

A Touch of Blusher talks about Paul & Joe’s lilac eyeshadow.

The Makeup Divas reviews Mac’s Mineralize Skin Finish.

Got wimpy lashes? Head over to Beauty Junkie in SF to enter to win a Marini Lash Eyelash Conditioner and grow those babies into full, voluminous lashes!

Want perfect brows? Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy is RAVING about the latest goodies from Anastasia Beverly Hills. Check out this fun video she has put together of all her favorite must-haves!

Beauty Banter reviews the amazing Thi Cosmetics color line from makeup artist Taylor Pham. If simple, basic and elegant is what you want, this is the makeup for YOU!

Makeup Moxie reviews the new Benefit Powderflage.

Want to know how to get Alicia Keys’s hairdo? StyleBell uncovers how to get the Alicia Keys’s hairstyle in a few simple steps!

Hands free hair drying? Cybelesays found a cool gadget that lets you use both hands to style your hair while blow drying.

Product Girl plays with Josie Maran’s line and takes a look at her Finger Paints.

Beauty Blogging Junkie is giving away ten bottles of Redken Full Frame 07 Protective Volumizing Mousse! Enter here to win.

Beauty411 shares her new secret weapon to phenomenal fluttering lashes!

The Beauty Bug video chats with the ladies of Lancome and they demonstrate how to use their new vibrating Ôscillation Mascara!

Want angelina jolie’s beautiful eye makeup? makeup loves me shows you how to get what you want!

Beauty in Real Life interviews Elke and gets the scoop on The Elke Brow Collection, her favorite beauty products, and the biggest mistake most women make when it comes to their brows.

Love Kim Kardashian’s makeup? Want to know how she does it? Visit Spoiled Pretty for Kim’s “Smokey Eye Look” how-to video in which she and her makeup artist, Stephen Moleski, show you how to achieve Kim’s signature look.

Thank You For Believing In Me, Tyra

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Remember Jade from America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 6? Peep this recent pic I recently surfed upon.

Jade+ANTM Thank You For Believing In Me, Tyra
She’s looking fierce, right? Well…in an Asian Tina Turner Studio 54 tranny-esque kinda way.

And while we’re on the topic, check out the ad for ANTM, Cycle 11 that appears in the September issue of Vogue.

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The new season premieres September 3rd on the CW.

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Total Beauty Weekend Web Tour

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The Makeup Divas reviews and shares photos of MAC’s Sonic Chic Mineralize Blushes in Dainty and Merrily.

Tink at Casual Lavish explores other color options for Chanel Rodeo Drive nail polish.

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings is having a fabulous giveaway of Marini Lash! Be sure to enter, and long lush lashes could be yours!

At Bare Budget Beauty, Jenn compares MAC Tendertones and the new L’Oreal HiP Jelly Balms! Which one do you think will win?

The Daily Cookie is celebrating her first reader newsletter with a GIVEAWAY! Sign up and enter for your chance to win a Kat Von D True Romance Beethoven palette for you and a friend.

Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy is back from her Caribbean vacation with a gorgeous Barbie-inspired makeup tutorial featuring pinks, blues, and purple hues from the latest M.A.C. collections!

Jamie of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog questions whether hair extensions are worth the price.

Viva Woman shares a list of where to get free or inexpensive mineral makeup samples.

Is your makeup slip slidin’ away in the heat? Beauty411 shares her thoughts on Skindinavia Makeup Primers and Finishing Spray.

The Muse is diving into Fall Collections! Check out her review on Urban Decay’s Hot New 24/7 Concealer Pencil!

Beauty’s SPOT addresses the toxic lipstick drama with, Lipstick, To Die For?

Alison of the Advice Sisters Guide to Life, Success & Happiness Blog is loving a do-it-yourself fragrance kit by Bramble Berry that lets you create a signature scent in literally, seconds!

Beauty Anonymous shares a review on Guerlain KissKiss Maxi Shine – Sheer Colours Volume Effect Lipstick!

The Beauty of Life may have been a blush novice before, but with Benefit Posietint in her life now she’s totally hooked!

Beauty Tyrant has found the best waterproof mascara. She is currently swimming with mascara and loving her lush lashes!

Elke finds what was shown in the Sex & the City movie, beauty wise.

Beauty Blogging Junkie shows you how you can channel a Mad Men character at various price points.

Glossypink gives you the lowdown on which Anastasia brow products are a hit, and which ones are a miss.

Fabulous Over Forty is talking Fall beauty collections this week. See what products are her favorites and what are not for women over forty.

Enter Beauty in Real Life‘s giveaway for a Kara James Rae Wristlet and some CoverGirl cosmetics!

Spoiled Pretty is hosting an egg-cellent giveaway. Enter today to win a PedEgg! You know you’re dying to try it…

Frappelattes provides a how to apply foundation guide.

The Beauty Alchemist has preview pics of MAC’s Cult of Cherry Collection.

Beauty Blog Network: Best Week Ever

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Come see what baked eye shadows The Makeup Divas are loving!

A Touch of Blusher enjoys using Dior’s Cleansing Gelee.

Beauty Anonymous likes the smoky blacks and copper bronzes of Shu Uemura Fall 2008 Makeup Collection.

Lilan from The Daily Cookie gives you tips on how to get Shanna Moakler’s teal-eyed look with CoverGirl’s new Eye Enhancers shadows!

Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy is back from her Caribbean vacation with a gorgeous Barbie-inspired makeup tutorial featuring pinks, blues, and purple hues from the latest M.A.C. collections!

Need more staying power from your makeup? Beauty411 shares her thoughts on Skindinavia Makeup Primers and Finishing Spray.

Want Flawless skin? The Muse reviews Kevin Aucoin The Sensual Skin Enhancer!.

Beauty Junkie in SF tries out Fresh’s new contribution to the mascara market, Firebird Mascara!

The Beauty of Life may have been a blush novice before, but with Benefit Posietint in her life now she’s totally hooked!

Beauty Banter takes a peek inside Sephora’s 10 Year Anniversary Party in NYC- you’ll go crazy over the products in the goody bags!!!

Elke shares via podcast, what to do when your makeup isn’t working.

Rouge Deluxe reviews REN Cleansers! Beauty Blogging Junkie shows you how you can channel a Mad Men character at various price points.

Enter Beauty in Real Life‘s giveaway for a Kara James Rae Wristlet and some CoverGirl cosmetics!

If loving Bioelements Recovery Serum is wrong, Spoiled Pretty don’t wanna be right. Find out why.

Cybelesays is raving over BOURJOIS’ new Shimmering Shine Liquid Eye Shadow. And to help celebrate, we have 20 of them to giveaway to readers. Click here to get more details!

Erin of Scandalous Beauty, goes back to basics with a video tutorial on the Basics of Applying Eyeshadow.

Pursebuzz.com was soo inspired by the recent movie Mamma Mia, she decided to recreate the Hairstyle her way.

Makeup Moxie reviews Revlon Beyond Natural Lip Tint.

Marie Claire’s Sexy 101 List

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Which cosmetics, beauty trends and industry pros made Marie Claire’s Sexy 101 List?

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Sexiest lipstick: NARS Belle de Jour

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Sexiest fragrance: Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb

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Sexiest hair: Christina Ricci’s bob

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Sexiest hairstylist: Orlando Pita

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Sexiest makeup bag must: Soap & Glory Sexy MotherPucker Lip Gloss

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Sexiest self tanner: Prescriptives Good in Bed

Jourdan+Dunn+Purple+Shadow Marie Claire’s Sexy 101 List
Sexiest color: Purple

Clinique+Lash+Power+Mascara Marie Claire’s Sexy 101 List
Sexiest lashes: Clinique Lash Power

CND+Nail+Gloss Marie Claire’s Sexy 101 List
Sexiest polish: CND Nail Gloss

For the remaining 92 “celebs, splurges, trends, and places that will leave you begging for more,” pick up Marie Claire’s August 2008 issue.

Total Beauty Weekend Web Tour

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Elke asks “are you on twitter?” Post in her comments and let her know!

Beckie and Jamie at Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog helps you spot fake Tiffany.

Fabulous Over Forty discusses whether beautiful jewlery should be used for cosmetics or not.

Beauty Anonymous reviews Dior Bronze Matte Sunshine SPF 20 Bronzing Powder.

The Muse shares her haul from MAC Colour Forms! Check out product photos, swatches, and an FOTD from this Nordstrom Exclusive Collection!

Beauty Tyrant has discovered her Mommy’s beauty secret – facial massage. She’s sharing her new found 7-step facial massage especially for those who doesn’t have the time for a monthly facial treat.

Viva Woman wants to know if you prefer eyebrow pencil or eyebrow powder to shape your eyebrows.

The Makeup Divas tells you what one of the most important items in a woman’s beauty arsenal should be.

TR-TR-TR-TRIA! Learn about the TRIA – the 1st at-home laser hair removal sytstem. Visit Fifty-Cent Head and see if it works!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings has tried and tested the new Marini Lash! Find out if it worked!

The Beauty of Life is giving away products from Bliss and Farfalla, worth over $80!

Beauty’s SPOT has discovered the most amazing eye revolution in Elizabeth Grant’s Caviar Eye Pads. Enjoy!

What beauty product put Beauty411′s glow on? Check out her review of Kate Somerville Deep Tissue Repair!

Beauty Blogging Junkie has identified her holy grail concealer. Find out what it is here.

How To Get Natalie Portman’s Smoky Eyes With Nars Black Eye Kit-Talking Makeup.

Frappelattes has reviewed and found an effective cellulite solution!

Spoiled Pretty is enamored with ModelCo’s Shimmer Airbrush Luminizer. The light-reflecting particles impart the most unbelieveable glow…it’s so sexy, it’s mist-ifying!

The girls from Beauty in Real Life, deliver the hottest hair trends for Fall 2008 from Guido Palau for Redken!

The Beauty Alchemist finds the hardest holding hairspray out there.

Glossypink has found a body scrub that will keep your skin glowing and smelling sweet!



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