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Sass, Style & Substance Weekend Reads

sass, style and substance best of fashion and beauty blogging Sass Style & Substance replaces the Splendicity weekend reads. Read below, for this week’s best of Sass, Style & Substance beauty & fashion news!

Raging Rouge: Raging Rouge is all about going nude, at least where shadow is concerned!

A Touch of Blusher: A Touch of Blusher is two years old!

Her Accessories: Do you have to have Katy Perry’s pink cupcake purse from the MTV Europe Music Awards?

Beauty Match: Video Review of my some of my favourite makeup.

eye4style: eye4style shops ’til she drops at LuckyShops and you get the full report - including 20+ pics!

Gleaming Things: When does fashion become too much - and would you wear a grenade on your wrist?

Beauty and Fashion Tech: Beauty and Fashion Tech loves the Dior Earth Tones Five Colour Palette and

has swatches.

Steeping Beauty: Trivia Question: What do ball point pens and fragrance have in common? Givenchy has the answer…

NY Spender: NY Spender starts looking for her annual holiday party dress.

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Weekend Reading from the Beauty Blog Network

Here are some of the week’s best posts from around the Beauty Blog Network.

Beauty Anonymous brings you Chanel limited-edition Levres Douceur lip palette.

A Touch of Blusher looks at YSL’s spring 2009 collection.

Beauty Banter reveals 7 tips to cut costs (but not your beauty) during these crazy economic times!

Beauty Junkie in SF gets back into the natural skincare trend with a review of some of Boscia’s great products. Preservatives are for sissies!

Beauty and Fashion Tech loves her new DHC Eye Shadow Palette and Eye Shadow Brush!

Teri from Beautiful Makeup Search is hooked on PerriconeMD Firming Neck Cream - come find out why.

Aging Beautiful has the complete line up from Sensual Sensations - the new line from Dr. 90210 Robert Rey.

Elke is giving a $100 Gift Certificate to a lucky brow fan from her Model Brow Collection.

Michelle from All Lacquered Up takes you on a visit to the Lancome Boutique in New York City and shares her favorite items from their holiday collection.

If you’re always losing your lipgloss, Makeup Moxie has the solution: The DKNY Be Delicious Key Chain

ThisThatBeauty shows off celebrity brows by Damone Roberts, brow guru to the likes of Madonna and Beyonce.

Christina Loves… the newest Anti-Aging Treatment Cream from MLab.

Glossypink gives you the tips to get Angelina Jolie’s beautiful Bazaar cover look!

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic tried out the new Pure Skin Care Line at CVS, which was both good and bad…

Makeup loves me is giving away a set of the latest diet craze, sensa! get your skinny on!

Face Candy gives you some ideas for bargain shopping without sacrificing fashion.

Enter for a chance to win a Karmin Titanium Hair Iron over at The Makeup Divas.

Beauty411 shines the spotlight on the sophisticated Laura Mercier Black Tie Holiday Collection!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having another giveaway this week with YES Skincare. Click here for more info.

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Pierce Mattie PR’s Haute List.

A while back, Shannon Nelson at Pierce Mattie Public Relations complied a great list of Haute Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Brands that you should keep your eye on. Reprinted here with permission are just a few examples from her article.

To see the entire list with other items ranging from Women’s and Men’s apparel to Magazines, Cocktails, Fitness, Vacation Destinations, and more, visit the full article at the Pierce Mattie website!

TV Shows:
1. 90210
2. Kath & Kim
3. Gossip Girl

Jewelry Brands:
1. John Hardy
2. Alexis Bittar
3. Trollbeads

Handbag Lines:
1. Rebecca Minkoff
2. Foley+Corinna
3. Timi & Leslie

Cosmetic Lines:
1. e.l.f.
2. Colorescience
3. Classified Cosmetics

Skin Care:
1. Korner
2. Lavera
3. Kaeline Argatherapie

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Weekend Reading From The Beauty Blog Network

From the Beauty Blog Network comes this collection of great posts. Also, don’t forget to look for member’s comments for a cure posts while browsing their sites. Enjoy!

Lilan from The Daily Cookie reviews a new innovation in mascara from Givenchy. Is Phenomen’Eyes really phenomenal?

Raging Rouge posts the first of many Shop Pink Features, listing some of the many beautiful products will contribute a portion of their profits this month to Breast Cancer charities.

A Touch of Blusher reviews RMK’s fall 2008 makeup collection.

StyleBell scopes out Hillary Duff’s 21st Birthday bash and tests out the party favor, the Pureology Nano Shampoo and Conditioner!

Musings of a Muse takes on Guerlain Midnight Butterfly with intense product photos, a look using the products, and a detailed review!.

The Makeup Divas reviews the new Fall DiVine Collection by Eminence Organic Skin Care.

Beauty Anonymous reviews Alima’s mineral loose powder eyeshadows.

Beauty411 shares the Bobbi Brown Pink Ribbon Lip Collection with you. A beautiful way to support Breast Cancer Awareness month!

Beauty Junkie in SF finds a lovely eyeshadow duo that supports breast cancer awareness and was designed by another dynamic duo, Sephora’s Besty Olum and Too Faced’s Jerrod Blandino.

Think before you pink and check out Makeup Moxie’s consumer guide to the best pink beauty products.

Find budget beauty with Beauty and Fashion Tech’s look at the ultra cheap, yet ultra nice Tropez Eyeshadow Palette.

Girl Gloss loves the affordable lip items in the N.Y.C. Metro Metals Collection.

Who says you are too old to glitz your eyes up with a little glitter? Cybelesays shows you a product that any woman can wear.

Glossypink reviews this cult classic beauty item and gains the ability to speak French!

Actress Shiri Appleby tells Beauty Banter exclusively how she achieves her look as Dr. Daria Wade on the television hit series, E.R.

Erin ofScandalous Beauty shows you how tocreate the most dewy, sexy, luscious skin with Make Up For Ever foundation .

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are having another pink giveaway. They have 2 pairs of Anastasia Limited Edition Swarovski Pink Ribbon Precision Tweezers to giveaway. Click here for your chance to win.

All Lacquered Up concludes its three part The Nail Files series with CND, going behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week to show you how to custom blend nail colors straight from the catwalk.

Pursebuzz.com takes you back in time with a fun and easy Classic Hair style. Try it for an everyday look or for Halloween to complement your costume.

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic shares a bit of her trip to Paris!

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Splendid Weekend Reading

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.

SHOPPING

NY Spender suggests that “if you buy only one pair of shoes this fall, buy one with stacked heels.”

Her Accessories is celebrating the cooler weather with a roundup of her favorite fall jackets.

Gleaming Things loves Givenchy’s look of layered chains, but they just aren’t in the budget right now - these picks are though!

Shopalicious finds a very stylish quilted handbag — with an eco-friendly twist! (Plus a coupon for 10% off!)

Chic by Nature has a great wrap top that you can wear out and then to bed.

There’s some serious inspiration afloat over at All That & a with more inspiration-themed jewelry.

FASHION

Sasha of Style Manila creates a boho-look on an 11-year old named Sylvie.

Tops 2 Bottoms shares an style idea, Layered, Belted, and Plaid for her weekly Work Wear Monday series.

Viva Woman shows you how corsages can make your attire more feminine and romantic.

Style…a work in progress finds inspiration in a little bear called Paddington

Petite Fashionista shows you how to update your Fall wardrobe with pieces that will keep you; comfy, cozy and chic!

The Space Between My Peers categorizes the looks at the bottom of the formality scale into Three Levels of Leisure.

BEAUTY

Beauty Bento Box features the elegantly packaged, eyeliner-slash-eyeshadow Kohl cosmetic, Guerlain Terracotta Loose Powder Kohl Liner.

Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog shows you how to get an easy, elegant smoky eye with the Smoky Eye Quad from Chanel.

My Women Stuff discusses whetherSilicone is good or bad for the skin.

Krizia from Beauty Match declares: We tried Pro-V Restoratives and said bye-bye FRIZZ!.

Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at three bright handbags that look more expensive than they are”.

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Splendid Weekend Reading

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.

FASHION

NY Spender reports some of her favorite, and not so favorite, looks from New York Fashion Week.

Viva Woman shows you how colored stockings can add style and fashion to your wardrobe.

Petite Fashionista says don’t miss the upcoming Petite Feet Sample Sales in Toronto!

Tops 2 Bottoms shares her Erin Fetherston favourites from New York Fashion Week.

Style…a work in progress has discovered some accessories which are decidedly…hairy.

BEAUTY

Beauty and Fashion Tech reviews a new Pixi eye shadow palette from Target, complete with swatches.

Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog gives you a sneak peek at super cute holiday makeup gift sets from Benefit Cosmetics.

Krizia from Beauty Match shares Makeup tips from Jennifer Lopez’s makeup artist.

Beauty Bento Box experiments on a new scent, Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana.

SHOPPING

Laya’s EYE desires Alexa Wagner knee high boots & a Nancy Gonzalez croc hobo…

Shopalicious finds a way to work some Stella McCartney into her wardrobe without breaking the bank: The Stella McCartney for LeSportsac Classic Carryall!

ShopDiary notes a trend from New York Fashion Week for Spring 2009: assymetrical or one shouldered.

It’s fall and that means there are tons of great sales around! Her Accessories has some shopping suggestions for classic accessories on sale.

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Weekend Reading From the Beauty Blog Network

Lilan from The Daily Cookie gets Bombshell brows and gives you tips on how you can too!

A Touch of Blusher reviews Velvet Creme Wash from L’Oréal’s De-maq Expert range.

Beauty Anonymous plays with the fall nail colors of OPI’s France Collection.

The Makeup Divas reviews Clinique’s High Impact Lip Colour and other products from their Modern Matte Fall 2008 Collection!

The Muse loves Benefit Powderflage! Check out her detailed review with tons of product photos!.

Beauty Banter reveals 5 beauty secrets with 1 drug store product - a product we guarantee you already have in your arsenal of beauty items!

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic has the lowdown on Elizabeth Arden’s Fall 2008 Shadows!

Beauty411 discovers a foundation that thinks it’s a skin treatment product, too!

Beauty Blogging Junkie’s Napoleon Perdis Lip Service is her version of Napoleon Dynamite’s precious ChapStick. If she were to leave it at home, she’d borrow “your guys’s” phone to get someone to drop it off, stat.

Beauty Junkie in SF find more lovely Grapefruit flavored products to gush over. Check them out!

Product Girl turns 3 years old in September! To celebrate they’re doing a series of giveaways all month long. Enter their first giveaway, goodies from theMAC Cult of Cherry collection. Good luck! T

The girls of 90210 grace Nylon’s cover and inspires Beyond Beauty Basics to show you how to get the nude lip look!

Toya from The Life of A Ladybug has started a new feature: Ask me how to! Each week, she will answer a reader question. In the first installment, she shares how you can use your bronzer all year long!

Face Candy tests the new 3 Custom Color Specialist Light Brights Collection.

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life are at it again. This week they have a Pureology ScalpCure shampoo and conditioner giveaway and a SKINN lip gloss set giveaway. Enter for your chance to win here.

This week, Spoiled Pretty is hooking you up, Gossip Girl style. Get in touch with your inner Serena and Blair, with two haute headbands, courtesy of Colette Malouf. Winners will also receive Gossip Girl: The Complete First Season on DVD. Enter today!

Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog gives you a cheap, stylish way to organize all of those eye shadow pans from MAC Cosmetics.

Have you heard about the vibrating mascaras? Are they worth the money? Cybelesays found one that is if volume and length are what you seek.

Pursebuzz.com has expanded and has officially launched a new hair site. From hair days, reviews and hair tutorials I am going have it all about hair. Also, don’t forget to enter the contest for a great set of Chi products. Starts this weekend.

Beauty and Fashion Tech is having a contest for a book and some Neutrogena products!

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