• Laura at My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog discusses her addiction: Taupes. First in her Taupe-tastic Tuesday series: Addiction Flashback!
• In the on going search for her Holy Grail skin care products, Mama Fashionista discovered Carol's Daughter Acai Skincare Collection. Is the search over?
• Jessika from polish insomniac gives Glossybox a second chance. Will she cave and order her first subscription box? Click to find out!
• Bailey, from Making Up the Midwest, takes inspiration from the beach to create a fun summer look using the Naked 2 palette!
• Jeanie from Midnight Manicures shows you why Jessica's Gelato Mio Collection, Summer and Italian Ice Cream all go together!
• Mina from Fabulous Awesomeness joined the Revlon Expression Experiment! Check out her photos and products used in the Bright Eyes Challenge, Perfect Canvas Challenge & Red Lipstick Challenge!
• Harshleen from BeautyTidbits can’t stop raving about her latest summer-proof makeup find for eyes & lips - Skinn Cosmetics Smudge Sticks
• Straight hair without flat iron? Can someone explain the mystical transformation of TheFabzilla's long, tangled and wavy hair? Ever since she used Organix Hydrating Dry Styling Oil, her monster-of-a-hair became straight and tangle-free! Read her hairy tale with before & after pics
• The Stepford Witch shares with you her newest lipstick favorites from Edward Bess. Check out her review and swatches of Midnight Bloom, Night Romance and Forbidden Flower.
• The Body Shop is known for natural products that give back to social causes. Alison Blackman of The Advice Sisters checks out a new store model for The Body Shop, and reports on the latest and greatest Body Shop products for Summer 2012.
• What's in your makeup bag? Illamasqua's key makeup artist Mika Johnson wants to find out and will be sharing his own makeup must-haves.
• Want beautiful, healthy looking skin without the pricetag? Spontaneous Chick posted how to make sugar scrubs and added a few of her favorite recipes as well.
• Ever on the hunt for the perfect peachy pink lip color, the Beauty Professor shares her review and swatches of two Le Metier de Beaute lip cremes that just might fit the bill!
• Minx #1 nail stickers make having pretty nails easier than ever - no drying time required! Sheila has all the details over at Painted Ladies.
• Who needs to wait for Fall? Perilously Pale shows us why the Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Glosses in Caprice and Troublant from the Fall 2012 Les Essentials de Chanel collection are too beautiful to not wear year round!
• Fall is in full swing and Brooke from BlushingNoir has Premier Regard, the latest quad from Chanel!
• "pop of color" "gloopy" "cakey"--Kiss & Tell lists 30 beauty phrases to ban from your vocabulary
• Check out Beauty and Fashion Tech's under $20 look and video in the Makeup Wars $20 Challenge!
• Girl Gloss reviews CoverGirl Trublend Shimmering Sands Blush.
• Amber celebrates her One Year Nail blogging anniversary with a sparkly gradient and Zebra Stripes.
• Emily Hudspeth wants to thank you for all your support in the recent Smashbox contest. I WON! And that means that I want to share the prize with you. Enter to win the first giveaway!
• Retrodiva checks out the new Fall 2012 collection from Make Up For Ever, Black Tango. See what she thinks of it.
• Cosmetically Challenged graduates to Swatches with the Class of Sation 2012 Limited Edition Nail Polish Collection
• Can you make a "fantastic look with only $20"? Phyrra shows you how!
• Sporting her best natural curls to date, Polarbelle would like to tell you about the Marc Anthony Dream Waves collection of products that can leave you with fabulous beachy looking wavy hair.
• Birchbox and Glamour Magazine team up for the July 2012 Birchbox! Check out Pammy Blogs Beauty's July Birchbox Box Opening!
• BeautyJudy can't afford to go to Hawaii, so she decided on an EOTD using some of Inglot's new Hawaiian Bar eyeshadows and blushes!
• Are your feet on display this summer? If so you want to get some Lush to make them (and everyone else) happy.
• Destany from Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom thinks the cremes from the Zoya fall 2012 NYFW Designer Collection are perfectly pigmented!
• Have you ever tried Artdeco Lash Sensation Mascara? Miss L from Beauty by Miss L did and shares now her thoughts about it.
• Nidia from Lit from Within turns her nails into stained glass windows with this fun and easy colorblocked mani, and there's a step-by-step tutorial so you can do it too.
• Lola from Lola's Secret Beauty Blog declares that Rouge Bunny Rouge Scrumptiously Devious Lipstick & Cherry Clafoutis Glassy Gloss are the perfect Matchy Match Made in Heaven!
• Christina from Curls N Pearls test drives Maijan Pure Moroccan Argan Oil for body, skin and hair. Did she love it or leave it? Check out her review!
• Stephanie Louise- All Things Beautiful swatches & reviews Tuilleries by LEX Nail Lacquer, a gorgeous glitter with a great backstory!
• Clare @ cclarebear.com is making waves that are easy, gorgeous and glamorous using GHD Curl Hold Spray.
• Come enter to win a T3 Styling Iron on Blushing Basics
• Geniabeme tries Revlon Photoready Airbrush Mousse Foundation and likes it!
• Drool over the swatches, enter to win the Bombshell Cosmetics Summer Giveaway with Glitter.Gloss.Garbage
• Oh So Lacquered is super excited about one of the nen Nails Inc Sprinkles Effects polishes, Sweets Way!
• When presented with the opportunity to work with Revlon, Media Maven jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with the renowned beauty brand to help empower women beyond their self imposed beauty limits!
• Need a quick manicure? This 6-in-1 Manicure Tool has all the tools you need! Enter to win one on Lipgloss Break!
• Hot weather calls for lightweight makeup and the Tinted Beauty Balm from Too Faced may be the perfect choice. Ashley from Peek Ponder Publish shares the details.
• The Lacquered Lady shows off some new Polish and Co. polishes.

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Here are the top posts of the week from the Beauty Blog Coalition. Enjoy!

• Who doesn't love FREE beauty loot? Mama Fashionista and Use Me! Products are giving away a styling product worth $25 to one lucky reader!
• Looking for easy summer makeup? Retrodiva checks out the lastest from Anastasia Beverly Hills: the See and Be Seen Kit. Find out which products she's super crazy about.
• Olympic Skater Nancy Kerrigan wore her designs at the Olympics, and so have a gazillion brides, but now Vera Wang has created a brand new collection that we can all afford. It's for your FACE, not your body. Alison Blackman of the Advice Sisters takes a first look at the Simply Vera by Vera Wang makeup collection.
• Not sure how to use a palette full of polka dots? Brooke from BlushingNoir shows you how to use MAC Powder to the People from Beth Ditto from your eyes to your cheeks!
• Jessika aka polish insomniac hates brown polish... until a new polish from the land down under changed her mind!
• Ro reviews Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liners and shares why they've become a permanent part of her beauty routine.
• Miss L from Beauty by Miss L shows her favorite eye brush set and tells why she likes it.
• Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom highlights some great browns from Milani.
• The Lacquered Lady tries out Yes to Blueberries Brightening Facial Wipes.
• Lola from Lola's Secret Blog is embarrassed to confess that she was confounded by the Hakuhodo Mizubake Brush for the longest time- that is until she tried it for the first time. This may just be one of the greatest foundation and liquid blush brushes ever made!
• Blushing Basics may have turned 31 but MAC sent her a birthday gift to make her smile. Come check out some pics of the new Heavenly Creatures Collection out July 5th.
• The FabZilla tests products from Sircuit Skin Cosmeceuticals specifically targeting her greasy face: pomegranate acai at-home peel and sulfate-free facial wash. Yay or nay?
• Polarbelle has a bright new reason to smile thanks to the Smile Brilliant LED system.
• The Pink Sith thinks she may have found her childhood holy grail lip color and it just might be the new Chanel Fall 2012 Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Troublant.
• The Body Shop launches a new and cruelty-free makeup line with Model/Activist Lily Cole. Pammy Blogs Beauty checks out this super cute collection!
• My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog gets Color Minded with Bumble and Bumble.
• Cosmetically Challenged takes you to California with swatches from the California Gleamin' Collection by Sation.
• Beauty Info Zone reviewed two winners: Reviva Labs Willard Water and Collagen Fibre Eye Pads. Find out not only why they are so loved but see how you can win these two items for yourself.
• Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at 10 Things That Will Ruin Your Complexion.
• Girl Gloss has a Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Naturale Lipstick Review.
• Hot weather skin woes? BeautyTidbits has got you covered with tips to Summerize your Skincare.
• Nothing goes together better during summer than a tan and bright colors. Curls N Pearls has you covered with perfect turquoise jewelry to sport this summer.
• Grab a sneak peak of the latest Sigma Beauty Expert Brow Design Kit to be released on July 23rd!
• Need tools for perfect brows? Head to Spontaneous Chick for the billion dollar brows giveaway.
• Phyrra is in love with the cult product inspired by beauty balm creams, Illamasqua Skin Base!
• Oh So Lacquered reviews two super cute polishes from a new indie brand called F4. But be warned, these polishes might make you hungry!
• Wendy from Painted Ladies reviews the Smashbox Photo Finish Color Correcting Foundation Primer  ... in haiku.
• Get your nails ready for summer! Take a look at Geniabeme'ssummer inspired gradient nails!
• BB Cream. What is it and why would you want it? Emily Hudspeth, hair & makeup shares her favorite and why you will love it.
• As a devotee to dark statement lips, the Stepford Witch tries out Tom Ford Lipstick in Black Orchid.
• See what Janelle from Glamorous Mama thinks of her first purchase from Jewelmint!
• Gia of Bottles and Bottles of Polish shares her favorite lip products of all time- NARS, MAC, Aquafina and more!
• Mina loves Pacifica Color Quench All Natural Moisture Lip Tint! Check out her review and swatches of the new shade Sugared Fig at Fabulous Awesomeness.
• Looking for the quintessential bronzer? The Beauty Professor sings the praises (and provides plenty of swatches!) of Rouge Bunny Rouge Bronzing Glow Powder in Netherway Cove.
• Ashley from Peek.Ponder.Publish shares a simple flower nail design created with a bobby pin! Check out this cute mani.
• Do you remember the first time you purchased a nondrugstore polish? BeautyJudy shares her first OPI, Route Beer Float! Swatches and sentimentalism in this week's "Stash Attack!"

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