Happy New Year to all! We all wish you a happy, healthy, successful and beautiful 2009.

As we usher in the new year, we take a look back at the Best and Worst of 2008, along with a look ahead to 2009. From all the Splendicity bloggers, here are some of our favorite (and not so favorite) things from the world of beauty and fashion.
Tracy at Hot Mama Daily tells you about the top 5 Hot Mama moments of 2008 and her top 5 favorites beauty products too. She also clues you in on the worst hot messes of the year.
Dexie …read more

b5media today launched a new online destination, Splendicity! The site gives you as-it-happens coverage of the fashion and beauty world. Featuring tips and tricks, shopping advice and gossip, as well as exclusive photos and video content, Splendicity offers a user-friendly showcase of everything about beauty, fashion and accessories, all in one destination. Read more of the press release here.
b5media is also proud to welcomes three expert beauty bloggers to the network. Aly Walansky has experience as a blogger of Steals & Deals at iVillage, as the author of Alytude at SheKnows.com, and as columnist of New York Beauty Picks …read more

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.
FASHION
The Well-Heeled Society highlights a worthy Breast Cancer Awareness event: Shoes That Inspire, where you can buy a $10.00 raffle for silk Peter Fox shoes, hand-painted by Tracey Asai.

BEAUTY
A Touch of Blusher counts down the best 10 fall 2008 makeup collections.
Steeping Beauty has a low cost fine mist spray by Evian.

From the Splendicity Community, comes this week’s beast in beauty, fashion and shopping. Have a splendid day!
FASHION The Space Between My Peers attempts to make some sense out of creams, beiges, and off-whites in Coffee with Cream.
Style Manila kicks off beach season in ROXY style.
Tops 2 Bottoms is keeping an eye on a fabulous trend, Dégradé Print.
Style…a work in progress asks, “Could anything be sweeter than the combination of cupcakes, Hermes, and Chanel?”.
SHOPPING Her Accessories is loving these boots from Duo – perfect if you don’t have stick-thin legs!
ShopDiary reveals her source for wholesale priced Kerastase hair products.
Shopalicious is …read more