YSL Fall 2008 Makeup, at A Touch of Blusher

A Touch of Blusher looks at YSL’s fall 2008 makeup collection.

99 Products makes an explosive discovery and checks out MAC’s new Volcanic Ash Scrub.

All About the Pretty is really enjoying her new Soap & Paper Factory Fig Soap.

Beautiful Makeup Search reports: beauty bloggers’ three must-have summer products.

Makeup Bag previews Prescriptives fall 2008 collection, DARING.

Makeup Moxie is buzzing over the new Lancome Oscillation mascara.

Product Girl is loving Essie’s neon collection, it’s full of eye popping color.

SugarShock Beauty is loving Zooey Deschanel’s on-trend yet vaguely retro look.

TheMakeupGirl goes ’80s with her bright makeup picks.

A Touch of Blusher loves a new face wash.
Makeup Moxie lusts for the new Rice Ultra-Matte Face Fluid by L’Occitane.
SugarShock Beauty sounds off on the now-legendary Cor Silver soap. Is it worth $125?
Organic Beauty Expert gets your toes ready for summer, naturally.
TheMakeupGirl gives you a chance to win Estee Lauder’s new fragrance, Sensuous.*

* Lap dance from TheMakeupGirl to enhance the perfume’s experience not included.

Eiffel tower bag by Timmy Woods, PatriciaFields.com

Bag Snob attends the event of the year: Sex and The City movie premiere.
Debutante Clothing gives a nod to Carrie Bradshaw - vintage style.
Fashion Indie dishes 10 reasons to skip Sex and The City.
Shrimpton Couture spots vintage on one of the Sex And The City girls.
Fashiontribes strolls in Patricia Field for Payless’s summer collection.
55 Secret Street indulges in comfort creams and candles.
A Few Goody Gum Drops shares how mousse isn’t just a dessert.
Stiletto Jungle has six ways to refresh on a summer day.
All About the Pretty may have to buy her own bottle of Annick Goutal’s Le Jasmin.
Bag Bliss wants you to help fight against ovarian cancer.
Beauty Snob loves the sexy make-up from Kat Von D.
Calculatus Eliminatus gives the lowdown on men’s sandals for the beach.
Coquette falls for the perfect white dress.
Fashion, Evolved talks to Damali Ayo, the designer of sustainable fashion, CROW.
I’m Not Obsessed shows you six sexy dresses for under $100.
Ladybrille interviews sports legend about manufacturing in Africa.
My Fashion Life asks if the nautical look’s a trend or a staple.
Papierblog wonders: are clothes getting less expensive?
Quinta Trends interviews Latin-Americans designers.
Second City Style figures which celebs are doing it bright.
StyleBakery.com is crazy about color this summer.
Stylehive’s next big thing: Salvadoran designer Eugenio Menjívar’s lamps.
Stylenotes interviews Toni Hacker of Hayden-Harnett handbags.
SugarShock Beauty reveals what may be lurking in your shower.
The Coveted finds comfy strapless bras for all sizes.
The Fashionable Housewife finds chic hats to protect your face from harmful rays.
The Organic Beauty Expert gives the lowdown on her favorite new newest online retailer.
The Shoe Goddess shares her take on Jimmy Choo sandals featured in Sex and The City.
V-Style shows how to accessorize Betsey Johnson’s twist on her little black dress.
eBeautyDaily tries the roll-on peel kit from Skin Amnesty.
Sxy Fashion Queen analyzes Victoria Beckham’s style.

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?