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Oh Madonna, diva of my youth how you continue to shine amazes me!

50 and Fabulous, I have no doubt that the lady works her tooshie off to stay so vibrant at the halfway mark in life but makeup surely helps too! Ha! Luckily, the makeup maven behind Madonna’s new album cover, Shuemura Artistic Director, Gina Brooke, gave us the low down on how to get Madonna’s look!

Finish reading at BeautySnob.com!

Combat Dark Circles! Dark circles can be caused by lack of sleep or fatigue, heredity, aging, smoking, hormones or sun exposure. Learn how to combat dark circles at Savvy Skin!

Meanwhile in the lovely land of Smarter Beauty…

Red Alert Ladies! Read about all the carcinogens in our everyday beauty products that major cosmetic empires like L’oreal, Proctor&Gamble, Avon and Estee Lauder are aware of but continue to use!

Read full post: Cancer Causing Beauty Products

On a lighter note, check out Hairmixer.com, its super fun to see your face on a wealth of celebrity hairstyles. Turns out my friend Nick wouldn’t look so good with Mathew McConnaughy!

I just don’t get it, what is so fabulous about Claire Danes? She seduced Billy Crudup from Mary Lousie Parker while she was pregnant and now she is the new face for GUCCI jewelry!! What am I missing? What pray tell is so alluring about this woman? I liked her in “My So-Called Life” but that’s about it, since then she kind of rubs me the wrong way. I happen to think that Mary Louise Parker is much more alluring and attractive..

Well heres what the folks at Gucci say:

“Claire Danes is a modern icon. For me she is one of the most interesting young actresses on the international scene,” Gucci creative director Frida Giannini told fashionweekdaily.com. “She is very natural, fresh, and has a carefree attitude which can also be seen in the roles she has chosen. Claire’s sensual, confident beauty and her passionate, independent and strong character embodies today’s Gucci woman.”

Hmmm, I am still not convinced, but whatever. If the necklace she is sporting above is Gucci, well I hate to break it to you Miss Frida Giannini but she does NOT make me want to buy it. Sorry for ya!

(Source: CelebrityBrands.net)

Right in time for summer, you can add free beauty samples of Neutrogena Natural Radiance Bronzer to your spring/summer makeup collection.

The Neutrogena Natural Radiance Bronzer is unique healthy skin blend collection that features a palette of multiple sheer shades that blend together to flatter almost any skin-tone with a natural sun-kissed hue. The Neutrogena formula also includes multi-vitamins and a botanical conditioner to soften and refine your skin that is non-comedogenic (aka will not clog your pores), fragrance-free and hypo-allergenic.

Click here to get your FREE Sample: Neutrogena Natural Radiance Bronzer

(Source: MyBeautyMatch.com)

Well I am literally the color of snow, so let’s just say I am not a super HUGE fan of the beach. However I do super love beach hair, but I read and know for a fact that it is not healthy for your hair to be roughly combed when it’s wet! You should do so gently and with a wide toothed comb, thus I present to you the Babyliss Shower Combs!

BaByliss’s new shower comb is created with specially rounded teeth to make it really gentle on those snarls and helpd reduce breakages as well… finish reading Kiss and Makeup Blog! 

This is how Mac Cosmetics describes the new Mac Skinsheen: Legs…bronzed to distraction. Seductive and cruise-worthy. A sprayable lightweight gel that unlike your fancy, never drifts. Brushes lightly and flawlessly over the skin…undetectable. For the ultimate secret application and smoothest sheen, try the 179 Body Buffer Brush. Skinsheen Leg Spray applies like a soft mousse to provide a quick, highly blendable application of colour to legs, arms, shoulders and decolletage.

Hmmm, wonder if it makes your legs ghostly pale like mine are and this model in the photos are?

Finish reading the full article at Talking Makeup Blog!

Well yet again, my year is chalk full of friends tying the knot! Let me tell you it never ceases to shock me the things that can and do go wrong. I am not trying to scare you but when I came across this article about how to create the ultimate “Wedding Day Survival Kit” well I felt it was my womanly duty to spread the word to you lovelies.

See how to create your own Wedding Day Survival Kit at The Beauty Addict Blogspot!

OK HELLO!! Had to say it Joan Collins is looking fierce!! No joke, this lady is 78 years old guys! 78!! What the hell? Umm…whatever magic kool-aide she is slurping she needs to share the wealth. Plus the diva is dating a guy that is 30 years her junior. Nice, now that’s aging gracefully…

Finish reading about Joan Collins and all her gloriousness at MyBeautyMatch Blog!

Meanwhile in the land of Smarter Beauty here is a quick RECAP:

We are all trying to find the magic formula to get rid of these bloody tiger tears in our skin, also known as stretch marks! But before you shell out the dough, let’s discuss what works? Does StriVectin SD work? Read more by clicking the link or image.

In honor of Earth Day I chose to highlight some Organic Cosmetic choices! Check out hemp lipstick, vegan lip gloss and organic hair color kit! I dunno whether to smoke it, eat it or wear it! (click on image or link to read full post)

I share yet another one of my many crazy secrets! Mainly my OCD habits and how they effect my life and work flow. Lucky for me my friend Valentina introduced me to the wonder that is “Gloves in a Bottle” … read full post by clicking image or link.

That’s all Folks!

Michelle

Ohh Yeah! Bring on the interesting…

Hollywood actress and fashion icon Chloë Sevigny is launching Japan’s UT, a high street collection.

The Summer 2008 collection of T-shirts are said to be designed in collaboration with iconic Australian artists Keith Harring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. If you’d like to check out the designs, just visit www.uniqlo.co.uk.

(Source: CelebrityBrands.net)

SugarShock Beauty Blog features a great post about Bumble and Bumble conquering hair fashion! To promote this big-hair-getter hairspray, Bumble’s first new product in two years, the brand created a very cool street-meets-couture website featuring the transformations of a bunch of L.A. street hipsters.

(Source: Sugar Shock Beauty Blog)

MEANWHILE…IN THE LAND OF SMARTER BEAUTY…

When guys sport makeup, are they Rockstars, Freaks, or Geeks? See what others have to say regarding the issue. See the horror for yourself and finish reading by clicking here.

*Shudders* swimwear season is right around the corner, time to mow the lawn ladies! Read about my personal experiences with the female growth patch hair removal options and what I recommend to get you nice and smooth for Summer! Share your methods with others, the more you know… the more you know!

Stila created a whole new summer collection which is pre-launched on their website: www.stilacosmetics.com . It’s not available on the counters yet, so make sure you check out Stila’s website to shop for their hottest products this season.

The new Stila Summer Collection includes: Summer Eye Shadow Palette Limited Edition: The one item you can’t live without this summer. Stila’s palette features shimmery, summery golds and bronzes, and includes best-selling and Stila shadows.

(Finish reading full post at Talking Makeup Blog - The New Stila Summer Collection

Geez! Must be so nice to be a celebrity kid and have doors of opportunity just swing wide open for you!!

The latest celebrity spawn to join the modeling ranks is 18-year-old Dakota Johnson, daughter to Melanie Griffith (in photo) and Don Johnson, signing with IMG models.

Ummm..no offense but if they weren’t her parents, NO WAY this girl would ever be a model. She ain’t cute…

(Original post is from Makeup Beat - Dakota Johnson Joins the IMG Models )

New mom “Beauty Chick” from the Beauty Hatchery Blog discovered Bella B’s Tummy Honey Butter that helped ease her itchy stretching skin and stretchmarks! It’s a thick butter designed to prevent stretch marks and alleviate the itching of stretched-thin skin. In the tub, it’s a solid - think of a true butter, not a cream-described-as-butter.

(Read the full post at Beauty Hatchery Blog - Honey from Tummy to Toes)

Editor’s Note:

Well my loves just another beauty week! Hope all is smashing with you and yours, keep the comments and ideas rolling…

Michelle

Check out this Beauty Review before the Final Test of Life!

Turns out your nose has the longest and best memory of all. What Signature Scent from the Past instantly transports you back in time?! Share your signature scent memories …

Read about the NEW Anti-Aging Technique - Le’ Facial Frozen!

Spring Outfits require Spring Hairstyles! Check out what’s hot this Spring for Hair.

In other Beauty NEWS:

Look of the Week, Flawless Thandie Newton at We Love Beauty Blog!

This summer, Skinceutical’s Active UV Defense is the “it” product as it as SPF 30, protects us both from UVA and UVB, and moisturizes our skin as well. Finish reading at Beautynomics Blog!

Check out the Tarte’s Ready Set Glow Kit! Run over to Gift’s.com where you can win a kit for mother’s day, find out how at 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic…

As always thanks for reading folks! Hope it’s been fun and most of all informative!

Michelle

Interesting finds in Beauty …

MAC makeup has a line of bold and colorful makeup designed by Heatherette. Take the weekend pop quiz at BeautySnob.com and win the Heatherette MAC makeup collection for FREE! It’s easy, just guess who is the celebrity featured in the photo.. contest ends on March 30 (11:59pm)!

Take a sneak peek at the new Starry Eyed Baked Eye Shadow Trios from LORAC at Beauty and the Blog!

Physicians Formula is giving away 1,000 FREE Organic Wear Blushes! Find out how you can receive your free blush at Makeup Blog’s post called: “How green is your makeup?”

Good luck with the contests and free giveaways, thanks always for reading! - Michelle

Let’s snap to it ladies and the occassional cultured gent…Here comes this weeks Smarter Beauty Blog Week in Review!! (cue applause)

We begin our beauty week discussing the gold digging conclusion to Paul McCartney and Heather Mills ugly divorce battle. Suffice to say, that she devil ended up with 48.6 million dollars! Read more and chime in on how you feel about her and the settlement in my post “Heather Mills stars in Golddigger!”

(click on the image or the link to bring you to original post)

So I finally gave mineral make-up a try, read my post on whether it works? The Hits& Misses of mineral makeup and what I and people think are the best brands… Post title: Best Mineral Make-up? Hits and Misses and Does it Work?

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Lord have mercy! Don’t miss this Spring’s Runway 2008 Hair and Makeup Looks! In the aptly titled “Spring 2008 Runway Looks - The Stupid, The Ugly and The Crazy!”

(click on the image or the link to bring you to original post)

Editor’s Note:

Hello my Lovelies,

Wow! Is it just me or did this week whizz by? Ok perhaps that was a poor choice of words as it evokes images of urination, but you get my point!

I hope you continue to enjoy my blogging. If there is ever a topic or product you want to discuss feel free to email me and maybe I will blog about it and get the forum of discussion rolling.

Happy Easter Sunday & Happy Bunny Day Everyone!

Michelle

In other Beauty News! …

Read about the Fragrance of the Year Awards, otherwise known as the “Oscars of the Perfume World” at SugarShock Beauty Blog …

Glow this spring with Lancome’s Color Ideal Illuminateur! Learn how to highlight your features, mix with foundations or lotions for an all over shimmer or simply use as eye color. Finish reading at Beauty Daily Blog!

Searching for Acne Scar Fading Tips? Dermatologist Jeffrey Dover, MD and regular folks like you and me chime in on what are effective treatments to remove acne scars at TeenVogue.com!

Editor’s Note:

Well this week I got rear ended by a Mercedes, so I have to confess my blogging took a back seat to my back pain! But I should be re-charged and highly medicated next week…

Stay tuned! Same beauty time, Same beauty channel…

Well unless, I get hit by a bus? Whoa..that wasn’t even funny huh?

Michelle

What’s going on in the Beauty Blog Universe? …

Learn how to achieve Amy Adams 2008 Oscar look at We Love Beauty Blog!

Not only is the bottle stunning but apparently it doesn’t smell to bad, read about Armani Code for Women at Jack&Hill Blog!

Take 10 years OFF your Face! Learn how at GirlPaint: Experiences of a Cosmetic Aficiando!

Editor’s Note:

Hello All!

It’s been an awesome and hectic week. I really enjoy posting about all the latest beauty and health tidbits I come across. But of course, I could always use more beauty tips and product updates! Please keep the tips and feedback flowin’, I loves it!

Stay Beautiful,
Michelle