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10 Most Controversial Beauty Products

See which skin care, hair, body and makeup goodies TotalBeauty.com readers can’t see eye-to-eye on

10 Most Controversial Beauty Products

Normally, readers generally agree if a product is good or bad and why. But sometimes they have extreme opinions on products, or they simply can’t agree if a product is worth buying. Here we share the most hotly debated products on TotalBeauty.com.

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The Informed Makeup Maven raves about Stila’s #5 brush, Covergirl Smoothers Pressed Powder and Bobbi Brown’s Custom Palettes.

Visit The Beauty Couch to enter the Softlips PURE Giveaway for a chance to win one of four Softlips PURE organic lip balms. Contest expires May 12th at 12am EST.

Beauty Anonymous takes a look at Lavshuca’s new Lip Gloss.

Beauty Strokes was so pleased with the success of the previous giveaway of its brush collection at More Than a Pretty Face that it’s provided a complete set of its Mineral Optics brushes for a new giveaway! Mineral Optics brushes are great for applying loose mineral powders. The prize consists of six brushes, including three optic brushes with natural and synthetic bristles, and a nylon brush roll. Enter now!

Meilily reviews and swatches Gabriel Cosmetics Lipstick with 100% natural ingredients.

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings is giving away 15 (yes, fifteen) Beautyfix 2 kits! Click here to enter!

Hurry on over to The Makeup Divas blog and enter to win Barielle Sugar Rush Nail Polish Collection.

Fabulous Over Forty talks with dermatologist Dr. Doris Day about what we really need for skincare.

Check out Beauty in Real Life for a fabulous neuLash and Anastasia giveaway!

Head on Over to A Little More Beautiful to check out the Great Skin for Spring/Summer series as well as Tips to Prevent and reduce the signs of aging!

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog has the answers to your Mother’s Day Gift dilemma.

Beauty Banter teaches you how to get Kate Hudson, Katie Holmes and Beyonce hair!

Boutique Flair reviews the Sunsilk Captivating Curls line.

Alex McCord, Luanne Delesseps, Ramona Singer and Jill Zarin from the Real Houseives of NYC, Mario Cantone, Simon Doonan, and Allure’s Linda Wells are all in the Advice Sisters Post of the Cosmetics Executive Women (CEW) Awards with links to all the winning products.

eye4style is giving away a gorgeous pair of Current Elliott Boyfriend Jeans. Enter now to win!

Daily Dose of Coffee is giving away five copies of the tip-filled anti-aging book How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp. Enter now for your chance to win!

Beautè Noire Blog gives Halle Berry’s new haircut two thumbs up!

image and style news dishes on all the 2009 summer makeup collection

Addicted to Lipstick Shows us swatches from the Mac A Rose Romance Collection.

Beauty Junkies Unite shares supermodel Alek Wek’s look by Lancome from the Met Ball!

Beauty411 shares the details on the new Guerlain Terracotta Mineral Collection for summer bronze beauty!

LA Pretty is giving away a pair of lucy activewear short shorts. Pants are so 2008!

Beauty Blogging Junkie scored an exclusive interview with Star Trek Makeup Department Head Mindy Hall. Click hereto read it!

Spoiled Pretty is partnering with Bath & Body Works for a giveaway – to protect you from Swine Flu. Three winners will receive Anti-Bacterial Gentle Foaming Soap, Foaming Sanitizer, and PocketBac Deep Cleansing Hand Gel.

Butterflydiary is giving away a bottle of Lancome’s Genifique and Charla Krupp’s book “How Not to Look Old” to one incredibly lucky winner.

Hot Beauty Health is sharing the best beauty products from Self Magazine’s Healthy Beauty Awards.

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Meredith at Daily Dose of Coffee ponders an interesting question: are male and female acne really all that different? Find out more!

Beauty Anonymous brings you Sonia Rykiel Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.

Family portrait in your future? Visit The Beauty Couch for some tips on how to apply makeup for fabulous photos.

Meilily brings you Beauty & Awareness: Check out Meilily’s swatches and photos of OPI’s Breathe Life lung cancer awareness nail polish!

The Informed Makeup Maven raves about Nude Vs Red lips, Nailene, The Best Bronzers, Softlips; reviews Jenova mascara and invites you to join her facebook group. Most of all IMM really wants your opinion for a chance to score a Covergirl makeup pack !

Jamie and Mother Blogger of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog discovered a plethora of earth-friendly products for Earth Week: Tees for Change, Kiss My Face (plus a giveaway), and much more.

Boutique Flair reviews Vichy’s popular Noraderm Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care lotion.

Good news for fans of Stila! Beauty Junkies Unite finds out after a month of bankruptcy rumors, the makeup brand has been sold and should be back in business soon!

Makeup Files is celebrating its first blog anniversary! Come celebrate with us by entering the huge birthday bash beauty giveaway worth over $100 dollars!

eye4style wants you to get glowing – from the inside out! Click here to enter her Glowelle giveaway.

GIVEAWAY ALERT! The Anti Hair Slave is giving away

the entire Soft & Beautiful StyleProtect Collection all you have to do is leave a comment to be entered.

Looking for the latest giveaway.. Addicted to Lipstick is having a Kiss My Face Giveaway where she’s giving away organic lip shines and lip shimmers.

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews the new Olay Pro X Protocol Starter Kit.

See what Fabulous Over Forty product she is so happy she found in NYC!

Butterflydiary has fallen in love with Amala Organic Beauty, a line she feels can cryogenically freeze her skin’s age.

Best Face Scrubs-a video blog by Talking Makeup!

Melissa of The Makeup Divas reviews the new Prescriptives Motor-Eyes Instant Action mascara .

Alison aka. Advice Sister Alison of the Advice Sisters offers a follow up on the Avon Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum It is really a Miracle?

Lipgloss Break has partnered with Noah’s Naturals to Giveaway a Selection of Products from their Skincare Line. Enter to Win!

makeup loves me has some news about this next episode of gossip girl! and no, it’s not dorota’s secret…

Only one week left to enter the giveaway hosted by More than a Pretty Face for all nine shades of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics’ newly launched Lip Tar collection. Lip Tar sold out at its launch at The Makeup Show in NYC last month.

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life let you in on Bobbi Brown’s new Nautical Collection. Check it out here!! And while you are there don’t forget to enter their Pureology Giveaway!!

Beauty Beast reviews both limited edition scents from the new Kohdo Wood fragrance collection by Jo Malone.

Face Candy shows you some makeup brushes that are eco-friendly.

Beauty411 loves Kate Somerville’s newest product, ExfoliKate Body Intensive Exfoliating Treatment. Check out her review here!

In honor of Earth Week, Spoiled Pretty is hosting a week’s worth of green giveaways. Enter to win eco-chic sunglasses…and beauty booty from Cargo PlantLove, John Masters Organics, Samy, Tarte, Zoya, Kaia, and Burt’s Bees!

The Shades Of U is GIVING AWAY prizes from Aminogenesis Dermascyne Wrinkle Arrest and Health Dropz Beverage Booster! Enter to win!

Enter Indian Girl’s Complete Skin Care Giveaway : Three lucky readers will receive the complete set of products from Biore Skin Preservation Line. Enter Today !

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Beauty411 loves the new Guerlain Summer Splash Makeup Collection! Get all the fabulous details here!

I Heart Heels suggests how to get Vivacious lips & lashes – the secret’s out!

Nur @ I Love Looking Good found a good alternative for NARS Orgasm’s fan particularly for beauty addicts in Singapore. MAC Springsheen for NARS Orgasm.

Check out Upcoming and Current Cosmetic Collections HERE at A Little More Beautiful

Looking for the hottest looks of summer. Image and Style news gives us the hottest hairstyles to wear for summer 2009.

Addicted to lipstick gives us the hottest 2009 spring and summer makeup trends

Giveaway Alert! Beauty Blvd. is giving away 2 copies of Mrs. Meyer’s Brand New Book! The book gives great beauty related cleaning tips like how to remove mascara from clothes and MORE!

Join the Informed Makeup Maven’s facebook group – Followers of the Informed Makeup Maven, read about I heart Nailene, Nude Vs Red lippie, The highlighter showdown and don’t forget to enter the lovely lips giveaway and soft lips lip balm bunch giveaway

The rainbow is yours! Boutique Flair brings you the most popular nail colors of the season!

eye4style travels in style with Lisa Hoffman. Check out her review here!

Advice Sister Alison of advicesisters.net hopes you will follow her on Twitter (“Advicesisters”) and check out her post this week about how Beyonce believes in Safe Sex, and what she’s doing to promote it and with MTV and The Boldy Shop!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having another giveaway!!! Enter to win a copy of both Bobbi Brown’s Living Beauty and Charla Krupp’s How Not to Look Old. Click here to enter !!!

The Shades Of U shares swatches and her review of MAC’s A Rose Romance, the new romantic, dreamy collection of the season.

Beauty Junkies Unite is having a Baby Boomer Beauty Book Giveaway! 5 readers will win copies of Bobbi Brown’s Living Beauty and How Not To Look Old By Charla Krupp!

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is hosting a giveaway from one of their favorite shopping sites – ChickDowntown.com. Enter now to win a Tolani scarf valued at $85.

Meredith at Daily Dose of Coffee has been getting a lot of compliments on her glowing complexion lately! Read more to find out what she’s using. PS: it’s recession-beauty friendly!

Beauty Blogging Junkie gets a shout-out from Lauren Conrad herself. Check it out here.

Melissa from The Makeup Divas finds another and thinks you will love it to! While you are there, check out all of her giveaways, and enter them today !

Beauty Anonymous brings you Givenchy Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.

Indian Girl brings to you Bollywood’s Beauty Secret and the recipe for an at home DIY Face Mask

Makeup Files teaches you how to use colored mascara in many different ways!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings is having a fabulous giveaway sponsored by Simplicity Bath and Body! Click here and get all the details to enter!

makeup loves me gets you ready for summer travel with sonia kushuk’s hidden treasures target line!

Enter to win FLOWERBYKENZO Spring Fragrance Limited Edition at Lipgloss Break!

More Than a Pretty Face is hosting giveaway of the complete collection of Lip Tars from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. This collection of intense colors was introduced at The Makeup Show in LA only last month. OCC sold out of Lip Tar at the event. Enter to win all nine shades from the newly launched Lip Tar collection!

LA Pretty is GIVING away a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new fragrance Ma Dame Eau Fraîche.

Enter to Win a Anastasia Brow Definer at Face Candy.

WIN CARGO blu_ray High Definition Lip Gloss in Halifax-Giveaway By Talking Makeup!

Stop by Origins Do Some Good.

Glossypink tells you how to get the shiniest and best-smelling hair of your life!

Spoiled Pretty is hosting three amazing giveaways this week. Yes, THREE! Enter the Logics Color DNA System giveaway, Proactiv giveaway, and ZannClip giveaway to triple your chance of walking away a winner. Good luck!

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Head over to Bare Budget Beauty this week for your chance to win a beautiful train case with $100 worth of brand name products from BeautyTicket.com!!

Check out A Little More Beautiful’s Great Skin for Spring series with tips for skin care based on specific skin types: How to Take Care of Dry Skin

Viva Woman shows you how to get a new nail polish color without having to spend more.

Checkout the Informed Makeup Maven’s hot spring buys, where to get advice for your beauty budget and Stila kaput?! and don’t forget to enter the ‘Yes’ to Carrots giveaway, the lovely lips giveaway and soft lips lip balm bunch

GIVEAWAY ALERT! The Anti Hair Slave and KeraCare has teamed up to give one lucky reader the entire new collection especially made for weaves and extensions!

Beauty Anonymous brings you YSL Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.

Glossypink has a super hot new layout with easier to find reviews on the latest products and how to get your favorite celebrity looks!

Beauty411 has been using the new high-tech Lancôme Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate. Check out her review here!

The LA Pretties are raving about Valentino: The Last Emperor! It’s a story of love, fashion, pugs, and being tan.

Who is an eyebrow’s best friend? Advice Sister Alison of “The Advice Sisters” interviews eyebrow specialist Elke Von Freudenberg and discovers what makes her so special!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews the new Herbal Essences Hydralicious shampoos and conditioners via Beauty Girl TV, her online video blog!

The Makeup Divas reviews the Clarisonic Skin Care Brush. While you are there, check out all of her giveaways and enter for some fabulous prizes!

The Easter Beagle of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is delivering an Easter Basket full of hare hair products worth over $300! Hop to it and enter now!

Face Candy shows you one of her favorite neon nail shades.

The Shades Of U shares swatches and descriptions of all her MAC neutral eye shadows, with more swatches coming up soon!

This week, Spoiled Pretty is keeping up with Kim Kardashian. Click here for the exclusive interview, featuring Kim’s beauty and style secrets. It’s a MUST READ!

Beauty Is Within shows you how to get salon beautiful nails on a budget!

Is this the end of an era? Is it possible that Stila is bankrupt? Read what happened while Beauty Junkies Unite was sleeping!

Enter to win göt2b Smooth Operator Collection on Lipgloss Break!

Boutique Flair reviews the Invisibelt. This is a wardrobe must-have created by a veteran Beauty Director for leading women’s magazines!

The Jet Set Girls are giving away a Smythson Jewelry Roll worth (no kidding!!) $465!

Indian Girl talks about her favorite foundation brushes for an absolute flawless look.

Get Sexy Glowing Skin with Jergens-by Talking Makeup!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life share Chanel’s new Summer line with you. Check it out here. And while you are there enter to win a copy of Bobbi Brown’s Living Beauty and Charla Krupp’s How Not to Look Old!!

Beauty Am Eye tells you how to get that lovely Afterglow .

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Viva Woman tells you 10 things to avoid when cleansing your face.

Beauty Secrets Revealed tells you about Morning Banana Diet- Japanese Way Of Losing Weight.

The Informed Makeup Maven talks green washing and cosmetics and wants you to peek inside her spring makeup bag. Don’t forget to check out her giveaway this fortnight, Rimmel recover foundation and Suki UV blotting papers!

Beauty Anonymous brings you YSL Summer 2009 Limited-edition Collection.

LA Pretty‘s fave new skin cream is making their skin brighter, clearer, and protecting their Pretty faces from the LA sun. And did we mention it’s affordable? Find out what it is here

Frappelattes has pictures of Nicole Richie with baby bump #2! Plus, discover where you can find all-natural pregnancy products to make this pregnancy a beautiful one.

This week Average Metro Joe covers an exclusive laser treatment for hair loss that is completely safe for men and women with troublesome hair loss.

Visit The Beauty Couch to read a review of Maybelline’s Lash Stiletto and to enter a drawing to win one for yourself!

The Anti Hair Slave shows you how the Instyler really works. Watch the video review to check it out on a REAL person and also learn a couple tips and tricks for super sleek hair.

Check out one of the coolest nail polish innovations Beauty Junkies Unite has seen in a long time! Incoco Dry Nail Applique kits are a hit!

Daily Dose of Coffee tries out the new Jonathan Product Dirt offering: Spray Dirt. Is it worth the hefty price tag?

Are you a Bare Escentuals or mineral makeup fan? Beauty411 tries out the new Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash Mascara!

See what Fabulous Over Forty uses for her daily and weekly skincare regimen.

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is holding a Manic Monday/April Fool’s giveaway. Enter to win a Spa Sensuals set. BUT since the giveaway ends on April Fool’s Day, Jamie and Beckie are throwing in the kitchen sink of beauty products as well. Don’t be fooled. Enter now!

Boutique Flair is one of the first to test some mineral makeup and natural skin care products from the newly launched PRIIA Cosmetics!

eye4style loves the off-kilter luxury of Strange Invisible Perfumes. Check out her review of the three newest scents in the line!

More Than a Pretty Face reminds everyone that the 40% off introductory offer on Daniel Chinchilla Cosmetics ends March 31. Take advantage of the offer now!

More Than a Pretty Face has a new giveaway: win one of two scented candles from Delirium & Co!

Indian Girl has just the lipstick for lip gloss lovers ! Also, get all your concealer questions answered by pros at Three Custom Color Specialists ! Send in your questions today!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having another giveaway. Click here to enter to win a Galvanic Spa II kit, valued over $350!!!

Glossypink tells you how to get Nicole Richie’s Blackbook Magazine makeup look!

The Makeup Divas reviews a few products from the new Avon Celestial 2009 Spring Collection.

The Advice Sisters Alison Blackman loves Josie Maran’s Tinted MoisturizerRead the review to find out why!

Get The Look: Katie Holmes New Long Hair-by Talking Makeup!

Enter Lipgloss Break’s Kitten Vixen Lipgloss Giveaway!

Hot Beauty Health loves Korres new Eco-Friendly Face Primer. Read to find out why!

Have you been looking for Cheap Strivectin? RN Guide to Skin Care found an almost identical item for a fraction of the cost.

Suzanne at Mineral Makeup Reviews reviews Mineral Hygiencis a bismuth free mineral makeup with incredible staying power.

The Beauty Blog is offering a free special report 12 ways to save money on your favorite beauty products when you sign up for The Beauty Insider, a free monthly beauty newsletter from four top rated beauty sites.

This week, Spoiled Pretty is giving away the new June Jacobs Vanda Orchid Collection: four products (shower gel, body balm, mist, and dry oil body spray) to keep the skin hydrated, glowing and beautiful.

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Beauty’s SPOT visits an American classic, The Spa at Pinehurst, and informs you on the ultimate beauty bargain – a four star spa and resort on $40 a day or $499 for an all inclusive renewal weekend.

Check out Vivid Garden, the new summer 2009 color collection from Estee Lauder, at Makeup Bag.

Learn about Napoloen Perdis lips, dandruff, cosmetics allergies and the home Bliss Spa experience at the Informed Makeup Maven !

Beauty Secrets Revealed Shares Green Tea and Chocolate Antioxidant Facial Mask Recipe !

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog and Estee Lauder are giving away the newly-launched Vivid Garden Summer Color Collection. Enter now to put a spring — summer in your step.

Viva Woman invites you to read all about how La Roche-Posay Uvidea XL Daily UV Protection can help you prevent hyperpigmentation.

Can a fragrance make you appear younger? Daily Dose of Coffee decides to try it out and see if it works.

Find out from Fabulous Over Forty what the only FDA approved lash enhancer is and see the actual results!

The Home Spa Goddess shows you how to dupe the colors in the Hello Kitty “Lucky Tom” quad from MAC.

Beauty Junkies Unite tries the new L’Oreal EverPure Moisture Shampoo & Conditioner, and has a revelation– zero sulfates makes her hair happy!

Beauty Anonymous reviews Elizabeth Arden Pretty Eau de Parfum Spray.

Alison Blackman, aka. “Advice Sister Alison investigates some new bronzers from DIOR to help brighten your complexion, and is loving Givenchy’s Bollywood beauties!

The Makeup Divas reviews Bobbi Brown Pink Platinum Collection

The Beauty Alchemist loves Dior’s new Diorskin Nude Mineral Foundation

Beauty411 is thinking spring with the new Laura Mercier Gilded Garden Makeup Collection!

Looking for a great bath bomb? Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews some from a new brand that she is sure you will love– read about them here!

Boutique Flair reviews Olay Professional Pro-X and is giving away a $25 Coco-Zen gift certificate!

What beauty gadgets do you use? eye4style tests out the ANSR, a new zit-zapping LED light. Read her review here!

Dolce Beauty hosts another fabulous giveaway – this time, in the form of Montagne Jeunesse face masque gift sets! Don’t miss out on this one!

Julie at More Than a Pretty Face is spreading the word about a special online charity auction of fashion and beauty items to raise funds to rescue and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking.

Christine over at Beauty in Real Life is looking for some instant redness relief. Click here to see if she found what she was looking for.

makeup loves me is giving away a ticket to Shecky’s Girls Night Out! Let the shopping and cocktail drinking begin!

This week Frappelattes blogs all about Spring 2009 beauty and fashion trends that you will love. You don’t want to miss it!

Average Metro Joe informs us on the side effects of smoking on your skin and hair — as well as how much your health can improve if you decide to quit for good.

Enter to win a bunch of products in Amber of Beauty Blogging Junkie‘s Mirror Face Giveaway!

Attention, my chapped-lipped sisters. This week, Spoiled Pretty has teamed up with Nivea for a lip care giveaway. Enter to win Nivea’s entire Lip Care collection!

Check out Glossypink’s coverage of the Teen Vogue Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards and enter to win an Elizabeth Arden Pretty Fragrance Set!

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Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog reviews and gives away a big bag of e.l.f. beauty booty.

Beauty Junkies Unite shows us how to eliminate muffin-top and be comfortable at the same time. Slimpressions makes a favorable impression!

Beauty411 shares her finds for the Best Winter Hand Creams. If your hands need relief, don’t miss it!

Advice Sister’s Alison Blackman Dunham is sharing Fashion Week’s “must-haves” because it’s always the little things that make life easier, more successful, and more fun!.

Head on over to The Makeup Divas and enter to win 2 tubes of Covergirl’s Lashblast Luxe Mascara. While you are there, check out the other giveaways I have.

Boutique Flair experiences oneness with chocolate thanks to Coco-Zen.

Kyl at The Beauty Couch shares some tips on how to stretch your beauty budget.

Butterflydiary has an amazing Fashion Week themed giveaway! Patrick McMullan sent “Fashion Week” survival kits to his celeb friends. Win ONE of these luxury kits here.

Viva Woman recommends you to use grapeseed oil underneath your moisturizer because it contains more antioxidant power than vitamins C & E!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings has discovered, and fallen in love with, a foundation that makes skin look flawless and stays in place all day. Read about it here!

Dina at eye4style takes it all off with Paul & Joe’s Makeup Remover. Check out her review here!

Watch Marta’s interview with MAC’s Lead Makeup Artist, Gregory Arlt, backstage at Twinkle!-Talking Makeup.

Checkout the Informed Makeup Maven’s fave mascaras, palette buying tips and reviews check it out and leave a comment

Neon Bible shows you how to get Natalie Portman’s Oscar Look for Less

Addicted To Lipstick shows us swatches and gives us her review of the Mac Hello Kitty Collection. You can see the pics here Mac Hello Kitty Review

Fabulous Over Forty discusses what she thinks is the must have palette this spring.

Image and Style News is having a AVEENO Hair Care Collection GIVEAWAY click here to enter AVEENO Hair Care Collection

Being green just got a whole lot easier. Check out the new Victoria’s Secret PINK Body line at MissWhoever You Are

Blaq Vixen Beauty shares her thoughts on the AHA Souffle she’s been using for the last 5 months!

The contest hosted by More Than a Pretty Face to win one of three Mood Lighting Shimmer Cremes from 3 Custom Color Specialists closes March 7. Enter now!

Beauty Anonymous reviews Dior 5 Colour Eyeshadow from Dior spring 2009 collection.

Find out The Secret to Supple Winter Skin at Makeup Bag.

Enter Indian Girl’s GIVEAWAY to win one of five Skin Prep FX Face Primers from Cover FX

StyleBell talks to celebrity stylist, David Babaii, on how you can create Angelina Jolie’s award winning Oscar half up half down hair style!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having a giveaway. They have 5 boxes of the new Crest Whitestrips up for grabs. Hurry, the contest ends Saturday!!! Check out the details here.

Time for a new giveaway on Beauty Blvd.! Enter to win a tube of Maybelline’s Lash Stiletto! Enter here!

makeup loves me shows you how to get one of the most talked about looks of mercedes benz fashion week, the glossy black eye seen at chris benz. plus, vote on how well she rocks the look!

Lipstick Addict makes a review on Garnier Roll-on Eye Brightenercheck out the wonderful product!

Glossypink reviews a product collection that will have you thinking your bathroom has been converted to a day spa!

Daneen from Spoiled Pretty may have discovered the BEST BLACK EYELINER EVER! Click here for the review!

Best Mineral Makeup

My article on Mineral Madness elicited unusual response from readers of this blog (see More Mineral Madness).  Nonetheless, it appears that, from my stats, people are interested in finding the best mineral makeup:

These reviews tell which foundations and powders are best in their class

Readers' Choice: Top 18 Mineral Makeup Products
From powders to liquids, these mineral makeup formulas were voted most impressive (and least irritating) by TotalBeauty.com users. Find the perfect match for your skin — and your budget.
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8.2*

No. 18: Joppa Minerals Morning Dew Foundation, $16
Why it’s great: “It doesn’t make me itch and it stays in place all day long…”
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8.2*

No. 17: Mary Kay Mineral Powder Foundation, $18
Why it’s great: “It is easy to apply, it blends in with my skin, it stays all day, and it looks natural…”
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8.2*

No. 16: Arbonne About Face Mineral Powder Foundation, $34
Why it’s great: “I have some issues with acne scars and this covers [them] right up. There’s a good selection of colors as well so you’re sure to find your color…”

You’ll be surprised!

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It’s week three of Bare Budget Beauty‘s birthday bash, and this week you can enter to win a $50 gift card to Salon Hive! Hurry, you only have until February 23!

Viva Woman asks what should come first during a shower: shampoo or facial cleansing? and finds out why the sequence would make a difference.

Beauty Secrets Revealed Finally Launches LashMantra- 100% Natural Eyelash Growth Serum

Read Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog’s review of new Ageless Fantasy perfume, and then enter the Ageless Fantasy Giveaway to win a bottle (ARP $120.)

Beauty Anonymous features a preview of Paul & Joe Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.

Beauty Junkies Unite discovers Shampowder Hair Powder as an alternative to her favorite aerosol dry shampoo!

Learn hair dye secrets with Makeup Files’ Home Hair Dying 101. Plus, see Trisha with her brand new dark brown ‘do!

The Makeup Divas reviews Gillette Venus Embrace & Spa Breeze shavers.

Fabulous Over Forty is having an Oscar Worthy Giveaway worth nearly $1200 in beauty products. You won’t want to miss this one!

More Than a Pretty Face interviews Trae Bodge Naperiala, Co-founder and Creative Director of Three Custom Color Specialists.

Get Trae’s Bronzed Goddess look for spring 2009 by entering our contest to win one of three Mood Lighting Shimmer Cremes in On Fire.

Beauty411 brings you a review of the new Olay Professional Pro-X Skincare line that is getting so much buzz!

Boutique Flair reviews the Crabtree & Evelyn Aromatherapy Distillations Body Wash. And, she’s giving away a Good For You Girls Complete Skin Care Kit – because good skin care starts early!

Neon Bible takes a look at beauty products from the 90s in the new feature Flashback Beauty

Face Candy reviews a Rihanna Favorite, Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask.

Alison of the Advice Sisters is covering Fashion Week from the runway. and backstage at Diesel, Carolina Hererra, Tory Burch, and more!

Brighten up your skin for spring! Dolce Beauty enlightens us on Aveda’s newest (Sodium Laureth Sulfate-Free!) skincare collection, Enbrightenment.

Need some new makeup brushes? Check out Glossypink’s pick!

Make sure you enter the giveaway over at Beauty in Real Life. Enter to win a bottle of Ralph Lauren Romance Always Yours – a $72 value. Click here for the details. Hurry, the contest ends Tuesday!!!

makeup loves me gives you the 411 of here!

What’s a Kitten Eye? Amber from Beauty Blogging Junkie reports from backstage at Twinkle to give you all the details.

This week, Daneen from Spoiled Pretty was a Barbie Girl in the Barbie World. Click here for your backstage pass to New York Fashion Week’s most anticipated event: the Barbie Runway Show!