YSL Volume Effect Faux Cil mascara, at A Touch of Blusher

A Touch of Blusher gets the “false-eyelash treatment” from YSL.

All About the Pretty is helping everyone get ready for summer travel with destination pretty.

Makeup Moxie reviews Hourglass Superficial mascara.

SugarShock Beauty wonders whether wearing glasses makes you more – or less – attractive.

TheMakeupGirl found a flat iron that makes hair swing and shine.

WE LOVE BEAUTY.com chats with celeb style maker and hairstylist Adir Abergel about Christina Ricci’s sleek pony at the Met Costume Institute Gala.

Jules Smith “Kiss Kiss” necklace, $237
I can’t feel the lower half of my face.

A polished finger pokes my grin. “How do you feel?”

“I don’t.” I think I’m smiling; I don’t know if my lips are moving. “I feel great.”

“Fabulous. The doctor will be right in.” I watch her ponytail swish out the mahogany door: it’s a tail of balanced blond, echoing what might happen should she ever bathe in natural sunlight.

I relax in my seat, my thighs sticking out my summer dress and onto the clear covering of a luxury leather. Cradled by the child of a Benz’s backseat and a dentist’s chair, I try to lift my legs from the plastic, but it sucks at my skin, keeping me on the cushions. I give up and stare at the Apple computer screen before me, floating on the French vanilla wall. Befores and afters gently flash: faces lifted in a lunch hour, forced smile lines from too many dinner dates erased, crying husbands hugging women masked expressionless after being Botoxed into beauty.

I can’t wait.

There’s a quick rap on the door, a polite pause, and a smooth, silent opening: a pressed white coat glides in. The doctor smiles, without his face creasing. “So we’ll just be filling in 1 cc of…”

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YSL golden gloss

• A Touch of Blusher is putting gold on the lips.
• Beautiful Makeup Search finds an alt for Shu Uemura Cleansing Beauty Oil.
• Makeup Moxie covers beauty booboo’s with Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector.
• Product Girl asks the question: to prime or not to prime?
• SugarShock Beauty channels her inner screen siren with Glamour Glaze LipGloss by Pink Beauty.
• OBE played Q & A with co-creator of Organic Grooming.
• TheMakeupGirl partners with Milani Cosmetics for a giveaway of massive proportions
• WE LOVE BEAUTY.com peeks at Benefit Cosmetics new fragrance, B Spot,

Marc Jacobs “Daisy” vanity case at Sephora

» Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint just cannot get enough of the new Daisy Marc Jacobs for Sephora collection.
» A Touch of Blusher continues the feast of vibrant colors.
» All About the Pretty falls in love with Dashing Diva polishes.
» Makeup Bag deals with damage at the Warren Tricomi Salon in LA
» Makeup Moxie reviews Le 2 de Guerlain mascara.
» SugarShock Beauty crushes on Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers fragrance dolls.
» TheMakeupGirl is crazy for Ojon’s Green Beauty Initiative.
» WE LOVE BEAUTY.com wants you to VOTE on March’s look of the month.
» Beautiful Makeup Search lives as a New York City beauty editor for a day, and Kristopher wonders:

How many hours were spent debating eating overpriced organic strawberry lip balm, since salary wouldn’t cover a decent downtown dinner?

Estee Lauder matte bronzer compact

» Makeup Bag shows Estee Lauder’s “Bronze Goddess Summer” collection. I prefer their “Los Angeles Natives Assume I’m Out of Town SPF 69″ collection.
» A Touch of Blusher loves collecting pretty foundation cases. Sounds like my collecting dilettos. Only boring.
» All About the Pretty found an eye pencil that makes her look wide awake: Three Custom Clarifier Eye Pencil. I prefer a triple while Starbucksing. A beauty blog should splash it on their face and tell me how it goes.
» Beautiful Makeup Search introduces you to her sister site, The Fragrance Fanatic. I’d rather meet Beautiful Makeup Search’s rich older brother, but since I’m already married to my career I suppose it’s better I don’t.
» Makeup Moxie reviews Calvin Klein’s new “Flush with Desire” blush. Kristopher reviews “Flush with Satiated Desire” blush.
» SugarShock Beauty is dousing herself in Kenzo’s new summer fragrance.
» TheMakeupGirl shares how to switch your skincare routine for warm weather. How’s that? I only do one look: too much black eyeshadow, highlighter, three coats mascara, blush, naked lips.
» WELOVEBEAUTY.com is excited about Kate Lee’s and Mark Townsend’s Genius Awards from ELLE magazine.
» Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint is giving away a Mally Beauty “Perfect Palette” total face kit. Great, I love watching facials.
» Product Girl tells you which microdermabrasion product lets you customize your level of exfoliation.

Hmm? Too many multi-syllabic words in a Allurese.

Heatherette for MAC pallette

» Beautiful Makeup Search adores the new Heatherette for MAC Collection.
» A Touch of Blusher can’t live without this foundation.
» All About the Pretty is addicted to pomegranate Korres lip butter!
» Makeup Moxie reviews Hourglass Oxygen mineral powder.
» Product Girl is having a giveway! Enter to win a Philosophy “Breakfast in Bed” shower gel set.
» SugarShock Beauty is singing the praises of the all-in-one makeup palette.
» TheMakeupGirl gives away MAC’s latest limited-edition collection.
» Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint reviews Vichy Homme.
Kristopher is equally repulsed and turned on by the idea of dating someone using more expensive beauty product than her.

MAC eye pencils

» SugarShock crushes on the blue eyeliner trend and tells you how to do it without looking like an ’80s valley girl.
» A Touch of Blusher picks the top 10 spring collections.
» All About the Pretty has found damage control for her hair with Aveda.
» Beautiful Makeup Search has an exclusive peek at the Lancôme summer collection.
» Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint loves Lancôme’s recently released Château Garden Party collection.
» Product Girl shows us what Elizabeth Arden’s Intervene Foundation actually looks like on.
» TheMakeupGirl checks out Clinique’s nude blush.
» WE LOVE BEAUTY.com celebrity stylemaker Mark Townsend shares how to get Natalie Portman’s hairstyle in ELLE..
» Makeup Moxie reviews Nvey “Eco Organic Erase” concealer.

Does it also come in that shade “China Industrialization Makes Eco Chic Weak”?

Mulberry custom bags

» Bag Snob has the latest on Mulberry’s bespoke service. Custom make your own Mulberry bag.
» Stiletto Jungle shows you how to score an extra 20% off at Shoes.com’s sale. It involves your web cam and a short waiver.
» All About the Pretty is wearing another type of Birkin. And it’s only $20 on Canal St.
» BagBliss checks Louis Vuitton Epi leather collection. Kristopher yawns.
» Beauty Snob shares secrets to flawless hands. Here are mine: $45, cute Vietnamese ladies, and YouPorn.com on the iPhone to pass the time.
» Coquette loves that Fendi gets crafty with the Paint-Your-Own baugette tote. Kristopher loves their smart marketing of shameless cost cutting.
» Fashiontribes bones up on fashion designer name pronouncation 101. Like it’s hard to say Gucci? Guhk. Cheee. Easy.
» My Fashion Life plays Q&A with model/actress/designer(/Starbucks barista?) Lou Doillon.
» Papierblog is all about designer name pronunciation this week. We went over this already. Gucci: jew-chih. Chinese isn’t that hard to pronounce.
» WELOVEBEAUTY.com’s celeb stylemaker Fiona Stiles shares her favorite neon lip picks for spring.
» Second City Style thinks it’s hip to be square this spring.
» Shrimpton Couture confides her biggest fear. But there’s nothing to fear, lovely. Just put down the scone and hit the treadmill. Then go get a Restylane injection. Repeat.
» StyleBakery.com tests the latest must-have: beauty booty for spring. Is that the new makeup line from Spitzer’s hoe?
» Najwa Moses tells why Stripper Heels will the IT shoe for spring. Is that the new shoe line from Spitzer’s hoe?
» Stylehive TV: Jenna Jameson unveils a sexy new PETA campaign. Is Spitzer’s hoe dressed up as a bunny?

Ferragamo shoes, circa 1940

» Shrimpton Couture knows Ferragamo was ahead of his time.
» 55 Secret Street goes on and on about Erykah Badu as the face of Tom Ford’s next fragrance. (Is that Beyonce’s second cousin?)
» Stiletto Jungle names the best ways to combat VPL. I’m more concerned with other three-letter acronyms.
» Bag Snob loves the effortless chic of YSL Muse. Kristopher loves Bag Snob. Aww. Now take off your pants.
» BagBliss doesn’t want you to miss the DecadesTwo Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Prada sale at HauteLook. But I do. Less competition.
» Beauty Snob rebirths with Shu Uemura eye shadow. Sounds mildly erotic.
» Coquette spots the techy side of fashion at Hussein Chalayan’s Paris fall 2008 fashion show. Were there flashing LED belts?
» Fashiontribes loves Pierre Hardy shoes - and gets her fix at the Gap.
» Second City Style loves ombre for spring.
» Stylehive gets an exclusive with Project Runway’s fierce designer, Christian Siriano. I’m sure that took months of wrangling with his people.
» Papierblog looks at the artwork of sandals.

Yeah, and I’m rediscovering the craftsmanship of a venti green tea soy latte. Whatever you need to do to justify how you spend your time and money.

Korres Guava Lip Butter

» Makeup Moxie shows you how to double your lip color wardrobe with Korres Guava Lip Butter trick.
» A Touch of Blusher reviews a soft, spring-like palette from Chanel.
» GlamBlush asks, wearing rollers in public: a definite do or a hell to the no?
» TheMakeupGirl is in love with Tahitian Gardenia and Malibu Lemon Blossom fragrances from Pacifica.
» WE LOVE BEAUTY.com wants you to VOTE for look of the month February.
» Beautiful Makeup Search spent the night doing something we all should do.

If it was really something we should all spend the night doing, I would have been there in marabou slippers and a teddy.

But click anyway.