Thousands of readers and a panel of dermatologists helped to select the 25 winners of the 5th Annual Beauty Awards.  At Natural Health they have been testing beauty products for 5 years now and are thrilled to see an even bigger selection of lotions and potions with natural ingredients on the already crowded beauty playing field.  With the help of 2,008 readers, who voted at www.naturalhealthmag.com for their favorite products and a group of esteemed dermatologist, they selected 25 of the year’s best.

FACIAL EXFOLIATOR
Skin 2 Skin Oatmeal & Pomegranate Scrub
EYE CREAM
Yes to Cucumbers Eye Love Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel …read more

All around b5media’s Beauty & Style Channel, the Splendicity bloggers have put together some amazing holiday gift guides. Everything from makeup and skincare products to little black dresses and accessories, we have it all.
Let’s go shopping!

Beth at Aging Fabulous offers a selection of terrific beauty gifts.
SP shows you some terrific handbags at Banging Bags, fabulous stocking stuffers at Shopaholics Daily, and even more holiday gifts at Style Her Hair.
Nikki shows us some wonderful little black dresses at Celeb Look.
Gayla features some adorable gifts for your pets at Couture Critters.
Aly offers beauty products for holidays at eBeautyDaily.
Star shows us a selection …read more

UPDATE: I was just notified by Nordstrom that they are low on inventory, so this offer will end tomorrow, January 23rd, 2008. 
Looking to try some of the best in anti-aging skin care? Right now it is pretty simple to do when you get deluxe sample sizes from some of the best in these anti-aging beauties when you spend $100 online on beauty at Nordstrom.com.

Anthony Logistics for Men Facial Scrub
Bare Escentuals® RareMinerals Skin Revival Treatment
Bvlgari ‘au thé vert’ Oshibori Refreshing Towel
Clarins Super Restorative Décolleté & Neck Concentrate
Clinique Turnaround Concentrate Visible Skin Renewer
Erno Laszlo Antioxidant Complex for Eyes
GoSmile Advanced Formula B1-Tooth Whitening …read more

One great gift I received over the Holiday’s was this book: 101 Things to Buy Before You Buy.

As chic and dedicated shoppers, authors Maggie Davis and Charlotte Williamson went on a mission to find the very best product in 101 categories.
Women will be guided to the top little black dress. T-shirts for both sexes are also selected. Number One goodies include the most fabulous of accessories and grooming products, the most magnificent champagne and claret, the world’s greatest olive oil. No reader will want to miss the Portuguese hand-painted tiles or fine linens in the Home section. If you want …read more

If the parties have not yet begun for you, they will be soon. And you can not go to any Holiday party empty handed, now can you? Of course not. It would not be polite.
Forget stopping by the liquor store last minute for a bottle of wine. I mean, really. There is not much thought to that. You can show your host or hostess that you put you a little fore-thought into your gesture, and one of my suggestions here will definitely do the trick.
Archipelago Botanicals Soy Wax Candle in Pomegranate Citrus for $20, available at drugstore.com.

Caswell-Massey Sandalwood Soap Gift …read more

I apologize. With the warm weather still here, and the pumpkins just starting to show up on doorsteps, it is hard to think about the Holidays. But they are fast approaching, and I have so much in store, that I cannot wait to share. Like the ultimate fabulous shopping list!
Perhaps, it is a bit early. So I will just share one thing with you. This is the ultimate luxury from Lancôme.

Lancôme has teamed up with Goyard, the prestige luggage-maker, to create an exquisite, hand-crafted makeup case. The creation of this makeup kit is the result of a collaboration between Goyard …read more

If anyone knows how to make cosmetics for women of all ages, it is Bobbi Brown. Her collections are timeless. Her palettes are truly some of my favorites.
Bobbi just launched a collection of palettes, exclusively for Nordstrom. These are the Metallics.

Could it be more beautiful? This is the Burnt Sugar Metallics palette. These shimmery, highly pigments shadows are adorning my eyes today. And they are beautiful! The powders are so soft, that they almost feel creamy. The shadows are formulated for all-day wear, and my lids are showing no signs of creasing.
Pictured from left to right: Toffee, Gold Dust and …read more

Amore Pacific Exclusive Time Response Pure Essence 100 Skin Renewal Serum

I have never used anything from Amore Pacific, but in just glancing through the product line-up at Neimans, I noticed very expensive, creams, lotions, serums, and more.
Amore Pacific Exclusive Time Response Pure Essence 100 Skin Renewal Serum comes in a 1 ounce bottle, for $500.00
Time Response Pure Essence 100 Skin Renewal Serum is the very first globally patented age-correcting serum treatment containing the essential oil of the Green Tea Flower and an unprecedented blend of 100 of the world’s most healing botanicals.
Energizes dramatic anti-aging activity locked within the green tea …read more

I am excited to let you know that Boots No. 7 Restore & Renew, the so called miracle serum from Britian’s leading beauty brand, is now available online at CVS.com. The price $21.99

I just ordered mine, and cannot wait to try it. I will let you know what I think about it, once it arrives.
Just in case you forgot about this, here is the description:
Reveal younger looking, beautifully refined skin with this powerful blend of caring and skin restoring ingredients. Light and non-greasy, it glides on instantly softening and smoothing your skin. Then, with regular use, it works to renew …read more

Flipping through the channels this morning, I saw this Today’s Special Value from QVC: Dr. Perricone Advanced Radiance 4-pc. Skin Care Collection.

Dr. Perricone is a very well-known Doctor that has been pioneering the field in anti-aging skin care technologies for some time now. He is best known for his best-selling books such as The Perricone Prescription and The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Plan to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years, and now for his amazing line of skin care items. His serums are truly worth every penny.
Dr. Perricone’s products are a bit expensive, and this …read more