Other and Misc.

Spoiled Pretty is giving away $1,400 worth of beauty products to one lucky bride-to-be. And if you’re a future wedding belle from the Philadelphia area, we’ve got something for you too. Enter right away – contest ends May 4th.
Find out how The Daily Cookie gets her flawless face with Clinique!
SugarShock Beauty has fallen in love with Greek natural beauty line Korres’s new Body Butters, which come in a pump-tube, so it’s super-easy moisturizing for us time-pressed gals.
Raging Rouge tests dozens and dozens of pink lipsticks and glosses, and narrows the field down to the best pink lip colors of Spring 2008.
Beauty Anonymous shows you new colors of the DiorKiss Lip Gloss Line!
StyleBell uncovers simple and easy tips to help manage and control curly hair.
A Touch of Blusher reviews ck Calvin Klein’s new mineral-based loose powder.
Product Girl is giving away 2 pairs of Tweezerman’s Animal Print Slant tweezers!
Find out what Beauty Blogging Junkie recommends for achieving shimmery shoulders for summer.
Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog interviews MAC Cosmetics Senior Makeup Artist Jennifer Karsten and gets the skinny on how it’s like to work with Kanye West.
The Makeup Divas reviews Bath and Body WorksHello Sugar! shimmering body lotion.
The Muse reviews Etude House’sSpring Collection from Korea!
The Beauty of Life no longer has to suffer from lash envy with the Dior Black Lash Kit.
Toya from The Life of A Ladybug got sucked in by Darac Beauty’s Sifted Blur Powder and TorQuam brush! She doesn’t want you to get sucked in, too!
Kyle at Face Candy gives you a peek at her favorite Makeup Minis.
Don’t know why you should be rocking the sunscreen every day? Beauty411 reminds us that May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month!
makeup loves me introduces you to a non-chocolate truffle that she is confident you will still love!
Beauty Banter dishes on the top concealers on the market! Everything you need to know about covering-up and having a glowing complexion!
Glossypink reveals an essential warm-weather item to give your skin its sexiest glow ever!
Pursebuzz.com shows you how to create long lasting curls with just a few products. It’s called the Wavy Waves.
Cybelesays introduces us to a new line of mineral makeup.
Kitiya from Mischo Beauty loves REN’s Mayblossom and Konjac Balancing Moisturiser and tells you why!
Does lipgloss cause skin cancer? Makeup Moxie gives you the lowdown.
15 Minute Beauty Fanatic checks out the new Essie Summer 2008 Colors!

Smashbox Cosmetics and Sephora are on the hunt for the next beauty guru with a superstar personality and an innovative vision for a blockbuster beauty product. The two beauty giants are asking consumers to create videos, develop commercials, or submit blogs online showcasing their larger-than-life personas and revolutionary product ideas.

Entrants who submit ideas will have the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Los Angeles with a friend, where the winner will design the official Smashbox Fashion Week Makeup Palette and take home $5000 worth of Smashbox Cosmetics. The grand prize winner will also receive two tickets to attend Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for the star-studded debut of their palette, which will be sold exclusively at Sephora stores nationwide and featured in the Sephora catalog.

The top ten entrants, as chosen by the Smashbox panel, will win a Smashbox Swag Bag stocked with $500 of Smashbox Cosmetics. The five most viral internet entries will win the Ultimate Smashbox Swag Bag, including $1000 worth of Smashbox Cosmetics and a year of Smashbox products from new collection launches.

Round One of the Are You The Next Beauty Guru? Contest begins online at 12:00am Pacific Time on May 1st, 2008 and ends at 11:30pm Pacific Time on June 20th, 2008.

On May 8th, the program will kick off live at the Hollywood & Highland Sephora store, where attendees have the opportunity to present their idea to a panel of expert judges, comprised of Smashbox founders Dean and Davis Factor and celebrity makeup artist Charlie Green. Ten attendees will receive a “golden ticket” that automatically places them in the Top 100 entrants of the contest, and get their idea taped and edited by a professional videographer.

WHO: Smashbox Cosmetics and Sephora

WHAT: Are You The Next Beauty Guru? Contest

WHERE:

Online: www.smashbox.com/beautyguru

In store: Sephora, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA

WHEN: Online: May 1st, 2008; In store: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm on May 8th, 2008

philosophy has launched a new website dedicated to celebrating Mom!  This interactive website, www.yourmomsphilosophy.com, gives visitors a voice, allowing them to create webpages and share stories about their Moms.  Bonus!  Anyone who creates a page has  the chance to win a $1,200 shipping spree for Mom on the philosophy website, or one of 20 finalist prizes of philosophy gift baskets, valued at $250 each.  Visitors get to weigh in and vote for their favorite page. 

Do go check it out!

SHOPPING

Wardrobe Oxygen offers some wardrobe alternatives to the less-than-flattering pieces in your closet.
My Wardrobe Today reviews Clinique cosmetics and skincare.
eye4style shops jewelry designer Philip Crangi’s limited edition collection for The Gap.
STYLEnosh spends quality time with online shoe stores.

BEAUTY

Aging Fabulous tells you about anti-aging the natural way.
TheScentedLife has a craft crush on Disquieting Designs.
Raging Rouge is officially addicted to Treat O’my Goodness Pink Grapefruit Organic Body Cream.
A Touch of Blusher loves the Golden Dior pendant.
eBeautyDaily tests new self-tanners, but goes back to old faithful, Xen-Tan.
Beauty Bantermuses over the must-have Spring nail items… including the most sought after Spring polish colors!
15 Minute Beauty Fanatic is really loving Kiehl’s new Superbly Restorative Products!
Beautynomicsshares to us her review about the skin care sensation REVALESKIN
makeup loves me takes the blue lash trend straight from the runway to you.
Teen Style Lounge shares 5 cheap and easy at-home tips for gorgeous skin. this spring.

FASHION

CelebLook asks which of Miley’s looks is your favorite.
The Fashionable Kiffen shares her packing tips in Travel Wardrobes 101.
Haute & Bothered’s gone green with tree chic fashions that are naturally haute!
Let’s Go Shopping writes about Spring 2008 Hottest Make-Up Trends.
Snarkstress loves how Eva, Miley, and Alicia are scarfing it up this season.

A fellow beauty blogger is running an auction on eBay to raise funds for a little girl named Meadow Quinn to attend a feeding clinic she so desperately needs.  Please head over to the blog A Girl’s Gotta Spa, to read more details about Meadow, and to get more information on the amazing makeup auctions you can bid on to help this adorable little girl!