Here’s some good reads from all over the beauty blog network.

Because confidence is the most beautiful accessory to wear, enter to win a $500 personal coaching gift certificate from Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog (sessions conducted via phone or in person by a Certified Personal and Executive Coach).

Lipstick Addict makes a review on elf cosmetics : All Over Face Color in Pink Lemonade and Brightening Eye Color in Noveau Neturals so check it out!

Viva Woman reviews THINgloss: a lip gloss that can make you thin!

Beauty Junkies Unite has some decadent sweets to share that won’t go straight to your hips! Come check out the new Sweet Decadence eye shadow collection from Bare Escentuals. Eyeshadow swatches have never been so sweet!

Don’t miss the first installment of the Holiday Gift Guide over at Bare Budget Beauty!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews The Body Shop’s new line of mineral makeup, Nature’s Minerals. Click here for the scoop!

Beauty Anonymous takes a look at Paul & Joe Spring 2009 Makeup Collection.

Need an amazing and affordable holiday eye palette? Look no further than Purminerals Holiday Eye Palette in Celebrate, Reflect, and Inspire as reviewed by CaliforniaCosmetics.

The Latest Holiday Beauty Deals Addicted To Lipstick Has put together a list of all the Holiday beauty deals you can find this week on the web.Click here for all the latest beauty deals and steals to buy.

The Makeup Divas reviews and tells you about a romantic and stylish home fragrance line that have made their way into Elton John and P.Diddy’s homes. Check it out HERE.

Fabulous Over Forty has a Prescriptives Px Protect giveaway. Be sure to sign up for a chance to win!

Indian Girl shares her easy steps to follow a complete Night Time Skin Care Routine

Halle Berry Hair Styles-by Talking Makeup!

Beauty411 gets her dreamgirl on and shares a Holiday Luxe Gift Guide!

Boutique Flair sampled several products from Skin Care Rx. Just what the Dr. ordered for beautiful skin!

eye4style is loving festive candles - see her picks for the best of the bunch!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having 2 giveaways this week….one with Oral B Pulsonic and another with Phillips Norelco Bodygroom for men. Check out the details here.

Find Your Best Concealer at The Beauty Blog.

The Mineral Makeup Blog reviews Pur Minerals Pressed Mineral Foundation.

Suzanne at RN Guide to Skin Care answers the burning question, “ What is a Peptide?

The Beauty Alchemist is giving away 1 Beautyfix Kit of products . Enter thru Dec. 27

Glossypink shows you some gorgeous holiday looks (and has a special song to Santa!)

Beauty Blogging Junkie shares some shimmery holiday party/NYE product recshere.

MissWhoever You Are dishes on her new fave fragrance, Bond No. 9’s Bleecker Street, perfect for the holidays!

Spoiled Pretty is really embracing the season of giving. Enter to win a Burt’s Bees Overnight Bee-Uty Bag, Mint Medley Gift and Radiance Gift. This week, Spoiled Pretty is also giving away three 1 oz bottles of Look, Vera Wang’s latest fragrance! (more…)

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Some great stuff this week!

Viva Woman found Moroccan rhassoul clay great for facial cleansing!

The Jet Set Girls are giving away a White + Warren Cashmere Ombre Scarf worth $195!

Indian Girl tells us how to embrace the dark lip trend and is giving away Julie Hewett Lipstick in Sin Noir to help you do just that ! Enter Today !

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews Bioelements Quick Refiner. Find out what she thinks of this liquid-gel exfoliator!

Beauty411 shares the details of the lovely Dior Black and White Ball Collection. One of the prettiest holiday collections of the season!

Top Blushes by Marta-Talking Makeup!

Alison of The Advice Sisters wrote about a soap that not only cleans YOU, but also help to clean up land mines a cause close to the heart of a special princess, and lots of glittery “eye candy,” too

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog weighs in on the best of the best mascaras.

Beauty Anonymous shares Chanel Spring 2009 Makeup Collection.

Beauty Secrets Revealed shares an Essential Oil Recipe For Healthy And Strong Nails.

Frappelattes smells and gives her two “scents” on Armani Code for Women. (It smells delicious!)

Beauty Junkies Unite checks out beauty newcomer, on10 Cosmetics and finds something yummy in the process!

A little behind on your holiday shopping? eye4style has you covered with this giveaway of two $50 gift cards to AZJeans.com!

This week Fabulous Over Forty has a beauty gift to fit any Beauty on a Budget.

The Makeup Divas are having another fabulous giveaway. So head on over and enter to win the first edition of Beautyfix!

Win a pair of KEEN shoes on A Mom in Red High Heels. You’ll love the comfort, quality and styles.

The Beauty Couch turned up some handy hints for using cream blush inspired by the tarte Mini Cheek Stain Set.

Want to smell good without smelling like perfume? Visit The Beauty Blog for a review of philosophy fragrances, which smell clean and wonderful without smelling perfume-y (and don’t bother those sensitive to perfumes!).

Missed out on the Mineral Makeup Trend? Learn everything you need to know about Mineral Makeup at Mineral Makeup Reviews.

Should you add Glycolic Acid to your skin care regimen? Read The Benefits of Glycolic Acid at RN Guide to Skin Care to help you decide.

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having a giveaway with Bioelements. Click here to enter.

Glossypink chats about the eyeshadow duo that’s perfect for anyone!

It has been done! MissWhoever You Are has found the one lipgloss that has disappointed her.

TotalBeauty.com has a great offer to share! On Monday, December 15th (ONLY!), you can get FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING on any purchase you make on products listed in this Holiday Beauty “It” List. See site for details.

Face Candy reviews some great NARS Nail Polishes.

The Beauty Alchemist helps her nails to Eve Lom Cuticle Cream.

ThisThatBeauty is all about skin renewal and Cargo’s blu_ray Polishing Cloths are getting the job done

Find out what makeup loves me is getting herself this Christmas!

Are you a Twilight fan? Then visit Spoiled Pretty, who has some exclusive beauty scoop (straight from the movie’s head makeup artist)…find out how to replicate Robert Pattinson’s bloodthirsty, berry-stained lips!

Butterfly Diary has the First Mail of Christmas for all you gift lovers! Check it out here and cherry pick some nifty, unique items for everyone on your list.

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Check out some of these great posts by my fellow beauty bloggers.

Get the straight talk from Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog by winning a $90 Karmin flat iron this week, and then learn the secret to to flat ironing your tresses.

MAC dazzles Beauty Junkies Unite with the new Little Darlings Pigment collections and wins over a new fan!

Beauty Anonymous introduces you to the blossoming pink of Jill Stuart Spring 2009 Makeup Collection.

Viva Woman has received a tip that drinking milk can help you stay slim and trim. Do you believe it?

A Mom in Red High Heels has an exclusive discount for Pashmina International! Save big and make pashminas your signature gift this Christmas!

Beauty411 shares a Holiday Gift Guide featuring 10 Beauty Gifts for Under $20. Don’t miss it!

The Makeup Divasreviews Nars Holiday 2008 Collection.

Beauty 365 reviews trendy NYC threading salon, Thread!

eye4style has added a very “simple” step to her nightly skincare routine!

Indian Girl reviews her new favorite perfume : Pearls by Carols Daughter

MissWhoever You Arehas got why Marc Jacobs is posing nudein Harper’s Bazaar.

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings shares the advice on how to update your makeup for the season in part two of her interview with Max Factor makeup artist, Jake Bailey.

I Heart Heels has an EXCLUSIVE interview with celeb stylist (think Kate Bosworth, Orlando Bloom!) Cher Coulter.

Fabulous Over Forty discusses what you should have in your desk, to be ready for those after work office parties!

The Beauty Couch finds new inspiration (and a great product) in an unexpected place.

What hair product has changed Beauty Blogging Junkie’s life? Find out here.

Mineral Makeup Reviews compares the two best selling mineral makeups in Bare Minerals vs Sheer Cover.

Suzanne at RN Guide to Skin Care loves her Clarisonic and found thisgreat holiday Clarisonic deal!

What is Tightlining? How do you tightline? Visit The Beauty Blog to learn all about Tightlining.

Find out whyFace Candy loves NARS Cordura Eye Shadow Duo.

Neon Bible reviews the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Glossypink gives you a shortcut to big, beautiful curls!

It’s that time of year. Beauty gift sets are everywhere we turn! Boutique Flair helps you get your beauty fix (while saving money)!

The Home Spa Goddess shows you the new Sexy Curves Mascara from Rimmel.

The girls over at beauty in real life picked up some great winter hair tips from David John of the Serge Normant Salon. Check out their fab interview here.

Spoiled Pretty has teamed up with Krina to give one lucky reader an early holiday gift. Enter to win the Calista handbag (a favorite of celebs like Reese Witherspoon and Katherine Heigl)!

makeup loves me introduces you to the newest stocker stuffer sensation, roll-on fragrance!

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Need something to read?  Here’s the best beauty posts on the web this week:

Viva Woman finds out if there is a limit to layering more skincare products on our face at any one time?

Beauty Anonymous is interested in checking out the MAC Hello Kitty Collection.

Alison of the Advice Sisters has been featuring holiday gift ideas, but she also blogged this week about the chocolate show , where 40% of the design had to be pure chocolate..delicious!

Beauty Junkies Unite hopes you win the Benefit 24K Sexy Gold GIVEAWAY!

Fabulous Over Forty is reviewing several 2008 Holiday Collections. See which ones are her favorites this season.

Neon Bible tells you what bra you need to buy today and reviews the new Heidi Klum collection lipstick from Victoria’s Secret

Fashion designer Vera Wang talks about Look her new perfume-a video clip by Talking Makeup.

Frappelattes gives us a preview of new Essie nail polish colors for Winter 2008!

Beauty Tyrant is hosting her first beauty giveaway this week. She is giving away a Karmin Titanium Hair Straightener Iron for FREE! to one lucky winner all this week.

Makeup Bag visits the Clarins Spa in Neuilly, France

Julie at More than a Pretty Face loves the new formula and colors for Obsessive Compulsive Colour Lip Balms

The Makeup Divas reviews MAC Adoring Carmine 5 Basic Brush Bag.

The Home Spa Goddess shares her obsession with Revlon’s Limited Edition Crushed Velvet Lip Creme.

Are you a recessionista? Chat with Beckie and Jamie of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog about great drugstore alternatives?

Suzanne at RN Guide to Skin Care reviews

Avon Skin So Soft Age-Defying+ Corrective Neck & Chest Treatment .

The Beauty Blog reviews Wen Hair Care.

Mineral Makeup Reviews discusses Serious Skin Care ProMinerals ProNano Brightening Powder.

Enter to win to a Karmin Titanium Hair Straightener Iron on A Mom in Red High Heels! Contest ends 11-17-08.

Boutique Flair talks about building your beauty with self esteem!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings has used an amazing kit that has given her clearer, fresher looking skin! Find out what it is!

Beauty411 takes a look at MAC’s Passions of Red Holiday Collection!

Nur @ I Love Looking Good thinks this holiday is about All that Sparkles. Gorgeous makeup collection from The Body Shop.

Alison of the Advice Sisters will be blogging daily about holiday gift ideas, but she also reported this week on the chocolate show, where at least 40% of the fashions on the runway had to be made of pure chocolate and LUCKY SHOPS which brings the pages of this shopping magazine, to life.

Beauty Blogging Junkie shares how you can dazzle like Twilight’s Edward in the meadow with these highlighters. Get gleamy!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life have 5 copies of celebrity makeup artist, Carmindy’s latest book to giveaway. Click here to get all the info!

Glossypink tells you about the little makeup brush with big possibilities!

Indian Girl is bringing you yummy Beauty Secrets from a Food Blogger, in her new weekly feature !

CaliforniaCosmetics gives an in depth review of Purminerals Starter Kit and Brush Set and what’s purfect about them!

Hot Beauty Health shows you how to prevent stretchmarks using Mamma Mio Countdown Kit during pregnancy.

Felicia, from ThisThatBeauty, and Sephora help you spend $25 or less on holiday gift giving”

“Greige” manicures are all the rage. Click here to learn Spoiled Pretty’s favorite polish for nailing the trend.

Daily Dose of Coffee takes a look at Clarins’ entry into the makeup world by testing their Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch (more…)

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I’ve decided to put Tutorial Tuesdays on hold for a while.  Maybe a month.

Why?  Well, they take a lot of time and effort.  I’d like to focus on some other aspects of the blog for a while.

It doesn’t mean that there will be a lack of content though!  Heck, there may even be more.  I’ll just be focusing on other things.

Felling in need of a tutorial, though?  Check these out:

Most Popular Tutorials:

• Tutorial Tuesday: Watermelon Eyes
• Tutorial Tuesday: Sunrise Eyes
• Tutorial Tuesday: Steely Smoke Eyes
• Tutorial Tuesday: Rainbow Eyes Makeup Tutorial
• Tutorial Tuesday: Glacial Dust Makeup Tutorial

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Sadness.  Lipstick week is done.

I’m glad I don’t have to wear lipstick anymore, though.  But I did learn a lot.

Just in case you missed anything, here’s everything that happened during this week:

• Daily Lipstick Look – Sunday, 8-31-08
• Daily Lipstick Look – Monday 9-1-08
• Tutorial Tuesday: Daily Lipstick Look Makeup Tutorial
• Daily Lipstick Look – Wednesday 9-3-08
• Daily Lipstick Look – Thursday 9-4-08
• 8 Cool Reasons to Wear Lipstick
• Daily Lipstick Look – Friday 9-5-08
• Makeup Review: Loreal Colour Riche Star Secrets Lipcolour
• Daily Lipstick Look – Saturday 9-6-08

Wow!  That’s a lot for only one week!

Check it out!
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May was my first full month working on Makeup Files. That’s cause for celebration in my book.

Here are some of the most popular posts in each topic:

Tutorial Tuesday Makeup Tutorials:

• Tutorial Tuesday: Steely Smoke Eyes
• Tutorial Tuesday: Glacial Dust Makeup Tutorial
• Tutorial Tuesday: Umber Eyes

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