Hautelinks: Week of 10/22/09

What does Anna Wintour think about outfit repeating? What are the best beauty and hair products to buy at the drugstore? What really goes on behind the scenes at CF? Find the answers to these questions and more in this week’s Hautelinks list! Teen Vogue did a feature on the Top 10 Drugstore Beauty Picks from celebrity makeup artist Brett Freedman (who does Vanessa Hudgens and Leighton Meester’s makeup). If you’re on a budget, it’s a must-read. Memorize these names if you want to work

Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 57

Gah! I’m not ready for Monday, ladies, and neither is Tabs. Instead of having fun at the movies, I wasted spent the better part of the afternoon at Target, wracking my brain over toilet paper roll holders and bath mats. Tabs must have been waiting for me to return home because he was sitting in the hallway staring up at the door when I opened it. There was a word spelled out on the floor in kitty litter. It said, “haunted.” I think he thinks the washing machine is alive. Every time it turn

Top Beauty Blog Posts of September 2009

While my own site is getting the last touches on its remodeling, I figured, what better time to shed light on some of the best beauty blogs out there? I searched, so you don’t have to. Here are some of the fascinating posts: Dr. Jeffrey Benabio, M.D. (The Derm Blog): What You Need to Know About Adult Acne Interestingly enough, one of my friends asked me why adult acne occurs the other day, and no textbook or assortment of research articles could come up with a more complete

Paraben Peril: Are They the Hidden Danger in Your Shampoo, Soap and Cosmetics that Many People Claim?

propyl paraben dangers - Parabens are not new on the beauty scene, nor is the controversy surrounding them. However, while there has been a great deal of hype on both sides of the issue, the real problem, as we see it, is that there is not enough information assembled in one place to enable everyday makeup, shampoo and moisturizer users to make an educated decision for themselves. The information presented in this report has been gleaned from multiple, cited sources. You can easily verify th

Beauty on a Budget: Adventure at Walmart

Beauty on a Budget: Adventure at Walmart Have you checked out your local Walmart lately? If you know me, I’m not the biggest drugstore beauty gal, and it’s mostly because they’re all too inconveniently located. Walmart is my nearest outlet for mass retail brands like Almay, CoverGirl, Maybelline, Physician’s Formula, Revlon, etc. If there’s one item that always tempts me whenever I’m looking at budget beauty items, it’s mascara. Rarely does high-end, pricey mascara so out perform more

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