Below is a roundup of great beauty blog posts for your reading pleasure this week!

Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom- The one with Essence Twins Bella+Edward

Polish Insomniac- Why didn’t you MAKE me try these earlier? Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Laced Up and Frock Star

Beauty and Fashion Tech- Smashbox Photo Op Eye Enhancing Palletes

Girl Gloss- Nars Mexican Rose Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil Swatch

BlushingNoir- Too Faced NATURAL FACE Palette Swatches and Review

Stephanie Louise- All Things Beautiful- Mani of the Day: Spoiled Trust Fund Baby & WnW Private Viewing

Beauty Mamas- Calgon Ageless Milk Bath with Serum Beads

Few Unnecessary Stuff-  Easy peasy brown Smokey eyes

Bookworm Nails- Peachy Pink Manicure

The Beautiful World Of BeautiMarkBella- Experience With Love/ Hate On The Internet

Perilously Pale- The Balm Stainiac in Beauty Queen – Swatches and Review

Polarbelle- Introducing Venique Nail Lacquer

Creatively Yours by Ro- M is for Mascara:: RIMMEL Extra Super Lash

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Sometimes you need a quick, but good look. The below article provides ten quick and easy celebrity makeup looks that you can do in under five minutes.  Click on through to see the different looks and how to get them.

10 Makeup Looks You Can Do in Under 5 Minutes

Don’t have time to dilly dally in front of your vanity every morning? Check out these timesaving looks

This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup article We know when you get busy, sporting the latest makeup trend becomes the last thing on your To-Do list. That’s why we found pretty celebrity makeup looks that you can do in under 5 minutes. (We timed ourselves to make sure!) Plus, we boiled it down to the looks that’d be just right for your specific skin tone, so you can save even more time. Save time

Harvey Prince offers cruelty-free fragrances that are also free of sulfates, parabens and other ingredients that are often viewed as undesirable.  Their Scents of Purpose line focuses on fragrances with a story and purpose that are backed by scientific research.

For example, their fragrance Eau de Lite, is based on evidence that mint fragrance can suppress the appetite. Test subjects were shown to eat less when they inhaled a combination of green apple, mint and vanilla just before a meal  So, you can smell minty fresh and perhaps eat less too. I think I would eat just as much no matter what, but at least I would smell good doing so!  The fragrance also includes notes of   Spearmint, Fennel, Jasmine, Rose, and Sandalwood.

Want to give it a try? Harvey Prince is offering a 1.7 ounce size of Eau de Lite (approximate value $55) for giveaway.  To enter, use the raffle copter form below. You can get an entry simply by signing up through the form and leaving a quick comment on why you would like to win the prize, or you can gain one or more entries by doing any of the other tasks on the list. On January 29 at 12:01am  the contest will end and the raffelcopter service will randomly draw a winner. I will notify the winner via email and Harvey Prince will ship the prize. Failure to respond to email within one week will result in the prize being redrawn. Please see our giveaway details and rules page for further information. Ages 18 and above, U.S. only, void where prohibited.

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Below are some great posts from member of the Beauty Blog Network

Enter at Painted Ladies for your chance to win a fabulous frock from Shabby Apple!

Phyrra shares swatches of the new Dreamworld Minerals Lip Chromes.

The Pink Sith is still a liquid eyeliner hoor! Check out her latest acquisition of the Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliners and behold the beauty.

Stylebell shows you how to get a look right off the Cynthia Rowley runway!

Girl Gloss lists her 41 picks for best lip balms.

Below are a few blog posts from the Beauty Blog Network for your weekend enjoyment.

MAC Cosmetics, what’s happened to you? Megan Murray from Painted Ladies takes a hard look at the declining quality of MAC and what they can do to turn things around.

Phyrra shows a little skin with Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Pure Nude & Pure Opal sparkle powders.

Looking for a new job? The Pink Sith has some Interview tips to make sure you make a good first impression, talks about an app that will enhance your career networking and offers a giveaway to boot!

Girl Gloss has an Astara Mask Review

Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at the new Silk’n Flash and Go for permanent hair removal.

Have you ever wondered how to achieve a great eyeliner look? Maybe you simply need some beginner lessons in how to apply eyeliner? Or, if you are a pro at the basics, have you wondered how to get the perfect winged cat’s eye? The guide below from Total Beauty covers it all. This really is a nice tutorial set for anyone who needs some direction in the eyeliner department, and I think it is one of Total Beauty’s best guides.

To see the various looks (there are ten of them) and learn how to do them, click on through below!

The Ultimate Eyeliner Guide

From the basic straight line to the crazy retro cat-eye, we’ve got 10 eyeliner looks that you must try now We know what you’re thinking: I can barely draw a straight line, let alone a winged tip. Are we right or are we right? Well that’s where eye makeup guru Taylor Chang-Babaian comes in. She shares details on how to hold the brush, keep your hand steady, and achieve the more daring looks — all on your first try.   See tutorials

This is a TotalBeauty.com eye makeup article

Here are a few posts for your weekend reading.

Sheila from Painted Ladies is revisiting her favorites from 2011. Here’s her top ten lip products.

Phyrra loves tarte lipsurgence lip tints! Find out why.

Beauty and Fashion Tech shares the best Beauty Products of 2011

Girl Gloss looks at the Best Makeup of 2011 that was reviewed during the year.

Below are the 11 most popular posts on Girl Gloss in 2011! These are roughly in the order of most popular on down.

The Nine Best Fashion Accessories

How To Find The Best Red Lipstick

How To Choose The Best Sunglasses For Your Face Shape

MAC Me Over Lip Swatches

The Nine Best Classic Jewelry Pieces

Tokidoki Rollerball Fragrance

MAC Semi Precious Lip Swatches

2011 Fall Fashion Trends

Tart True Blood Lip Tint Swatch

How To Choose The Best Handbags

Le Jeans De Chanel Blue Boy Swatch

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Here are a few posts from the Beauty Blog Network for your holiday reading. Happy Holidays!

Phyrra’s Independent Spotlight for Christmas is with Femme Fatale Cosmetics! Learn more about Sophie and her Australian-based makeup company.

Sheila from Painted Ladies tries some picks from Inglot Cosmetics and falls in love.

Beauty and Fashion Tech has seven Holiday Makeover Tips.

Girl Gloss has a Kenvyn Aucoin Mascara Review.