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.

Right here, I suggest some beauty products for holidays at eBeautyDaily.

Star shows us a selection of fabulous gifts for him and her at Glamour Gift Guide.

Chloe features jewelry gifts for family and friends at Gleaming Things, and offers The Twelve Days of Shopping Christmas Guide at Her Accessories.

Tracy has a not so secret wish list and her holiday gift guide at Hot Mama Daily.

Dexie’s jewelry gift guide for her lights up She Knows Best. And don’t miss out on her Under $100 Holiday Looks at Style It Less.

Kori offers fabulous shoes for every woman in your life at ShoeBlitz.

Colleen features wonderful spa and beauty gifts at Spa Beautifully.

Ashley invites you to indulge in luxury at The Latest Luxe.

Lara provides 8 top 8 lists of holiday gifts for everyone at The List Maven.

Happy Shopping!!

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 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”.

FASHION

Haute & Bothered says The Hills Are Alive with…Fashion Lines! Check out Whitley’s new collection here.

eye4style hates Bluefly but is open minded enough to check out their newest site concept, b*fly, anyway. Check it out here.

She Knows Best continues it’s month long weekly contests with 2 free shirts from The Ryde.

My Wardrobe Today sends out a special dedication to all those who have inspired her in regard to fashion.

STYLEnosh starts a ruckus by asking, “Do we dress too casually?”

Snarkstress thinks Fergie could make Bootylicious an entry in the dictionary.

SHOPPING

CelebLOOK tells you where to get an affordable and casual outfit that was recently seen on Jessica Simpson.

Let’s Go Shopping says Forzieri is a one stop destination for Italian Designer Handbags, Shoes, Jewelry and Accessories.

Wardrobe Oxygen offers suggestions on where to purchase supportive yet flattering swimwear.

Style It Less lets you in on the best bras according to a Consumer Reports research.

Style Tots picked uber-cute Hello Kitty accessories from Claire’s for your Little girl.

The Latest Luxe enjoys some rainbow RX with the Fendi Multicolored B Bag

 BEAUTY

Teri from Beautiful Makeup Search finally made a visit to Space.NK in Soho.

A Touch of Blusher continues the feast of vibrant colors.

Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint appreciates a quick and easy beauty routine and Bobbi Brown’s Quick Face Collection will help take minutes off your makeup routine.

Style Goodies has the scoop on the new fragrances from Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers line!

makeup loves me has an exclusive discount code to get you 20% off on tarte, cargo, philosophy and so much more.

Beauty Banter reviews the BEST lippies with SPF for summer protection and a hydrated pout!

Raging Rouge kicks off an introduction to Urban Decay’s 2008 Summer collection with a review of Big Fatty Mascara in a rainbow of colors!

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic gives herself a facial in 1 minute!

TheScentedLife is suspicious about Gwen Stefani’s new fragrance, Harajuku Lovers.

Teen Style Lounge rolls out the first of 4 weekly Clean & Clear skin care giveaways. Don’t miss your chance to win this week’s prize: an In-Shower facial.

I have had some big fun playing with some Nicole Paxson cosmetics of late. Nicole has designed a range of foundations that are meant to have great coverage in order to cover up skin disorders due to - well, any reason you might have. Nicole has Lupus, which has caused her a wide variety of unpleasant skin reactions - rashes and photo-sensitivity among them. Her range includes powder (one color works for all), cream foundations, liquid foundation, bronzer and concealer. Each product has a nice SPF - from 15 (powder) to 30 (most foundations) with both UVA and UVB coverage. All of these products, while having great coverage, are not heavy or mask-y like some others you may have used.

While thankfully I don’t have some of the skin problems that her line is designed to cover (and does cover, very well), I have found great use/need for the Pudding - for my old lady spidery veins on my leg. I know, not so beautiful. The color I have, Light, matches my winter skin very well, but I am going to purchase a darker color (it comes in three shades, Light, Medium and Dark) and then have both to mix for any time of the year (this is what I do with most foundations, btw). Unlike Dermablend, which is what I used to use for this, is a very creamy light formula (really, think pudding) with incredible coverage and it lasts forever. It dries down to a powder/matte finish and is going on my next big pimple that comes along, for sure. Pudding is $38.50 for a 1 ounce jar - and really, this should last a good long time, as it only takes the tiniest bit to do the job.

Have you tried any of Nicole Paxson’s foundations? Let me know what you think…

From the Splendicity community, comes this week’s splendid best in beauty, style and shopping! 

• A Touch of Blusher picks personal favorites from the Fafi for MAC collection. It’s an Urban Jungle out there!
• Style Goodies found ten, safari-inspired pieces from $20 to $365!
• Snarkstress tells you how to handle a last-minute Oscar invite from George Clooney.
• Miley Cyrus’s Oscar look has Teen Style Lounge’s vote for “Must Copy for Prom”.
• Beauty Banter gives you A Girl’s Guide to Primers…. everything you ever wanted to know, including the best products to buys!
• 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic has an exclusive spring look from shu uemura.
• STYLEnosh questions how you feel about yourself and your style.
• The Scented Life is excited about a new Bond No 9 Andy Warhol scent, Union Square, just in time for spring!
• The Latest Luxe has found her golden ticket to happiness in the Mulberry Mabel Bag.
• My Wardrobe Today tries out the Turbo Ion Croc Wet to Dry Flat Iron - is it worth the hype?
• Wardrobe Oxygen reviews two style savers under $10 that should be in any woman’s luggage.
• Every amazing hair style begins with a great brush - Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint tells all.
• The Fashionable Kiffen lists the top ten trends for Spring 2008.
• Raging Rouge falls in love with the California-girl beauty delivered by tarte Ready, Set, Glow.
• makeup loves me goes on faux-cation!
• eBeautyDaily talks about her favorite essentials, and some soon to be essentials, from 3 Custom Color Specialists. -

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I am somewhat ashamed, as a blogger, to admit that I did my Valentine’s Day shopping at Target, but I did.  Today.  Yes, we all know that Target has the grooviest cheap merchandise around - sad, but true - the classy (wo)man’s WalMart.  I wish it weren’t so.  But what Target also has, that perhaps they shouldn’t, is an account with Boots, a fabulous line of cosmetics, skin and body care which has fairly recently made their way to the United States.  I have used many products from Boots in the past (their Mediterranean Wonderbalm is my wintertime savior!) , and I am sure I’ll buy many more, but I sure won’t be buying them from Target.  They seem to not care anything about aesthetics or hygiene, as the whole Boots wall in the College Station Target is disgusting.   Really, disgusting.  Products are all switched around, not in their proper spots, packaging is smooshed, things are spilled on the floor making it slippery.  And the testers, OMG.  Product is smeared all over them like a pack of 2 year olds were unleashed for a day.  Most of them are mostly empty, foundation is running down the sides of all of the bottles.  A bacterial nightmare, I’m sure.  There is no way that the mess that is the Boots wall was made in one morning.  No way.  I hope people from Boots are watching them - or more correctly I hope they are not, because I hope they wouldn’t approve of the way their counters are being tended.  I would have thought, and did think, that Target was a wonderful place for Boots to set up shop in the US, but it sure doesn’t seem to be.  Target’s lack of caring about their community and their shoppers is becoming more blatant every day. 

I pledge to find another place with cute inexpensive goodies for holiday gift giving, even in my small town, there are plenty of other options.  And btw, Boots is also available at CVS.  Might I suggest you give them a try.

From around the Splendicity community, comes this week’s best in Beauty, Fashion, and Shopping. 

BEAUTY Frugal Faces: More on Makeup at The Space Between My Peers. Beauty Secrets Revealed loves her Homemade Apricot And Papaya Face Pack For Glowing Skin. Beauty and Fashion Tech provides skin swatches of her three favorite Stila Eyeshadows. Temptalia has a tutorial for an easy, but totally fabulous, look for Valentine’s Day! Canadian Beauty is giving away a huge basket of John Frieda hair care products! Viva Woman tells you how to use your face serum with your moisturizer the correct way. Makeup and Beauty Blog has a great Shu Uemura Makeup Tutorial: Go Pastel for a Fresh Spring Eye. myBeautyMatch has discovered that La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream now comes with Swarovski Crystals! Savvy Skin discovers some new beauty products.

FASHION Her Accessories is loving the new color forecast for Fall 2008, she’s found yummy accessories in some of the hottest colors. Petite Fashionista asks if you are Clueless about Petite Fashion. NY Spender reports on Liz McClean’s Fall/Winter ‘08.

SHOPPING Shopalicious beckons spring weather with this to-die-for Phillip Lim jacket — on sale! ShopDiary discovers the recently unveiled Prada’s Trembled Blossoms video.

From our very own Splendicity community, comes this weeks best posts in beauty, fashion, and shopping!   Can’t wait to meet up with some of these gals next week in NYC - if you will be there too, let me know!

BEAUTY 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic finds her All-Time Perfect Mascara! Beauty Banter gives you the top celeb hair colors… asked and delivered! Have a wish? Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint asks you to enter the Pantene Beautiful Wishes contest for a chance to have your wishes granted! For every Wish made, $1 will be donated on behalf of the wish-maker to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. makeup loves me is giving away products from mac’s newest collection! Raging Rouge finds a solution to hideous pregnancy breakouts. eBeautyDaily tackles her lizard legs with Bioelements Vitalization. The Scented Life is posting recipes and resources for making DIY bath and body goodies! Check out A Touch of Blusher’s ultimate makeup archive. Beautiful Makeup Search wonders about Sue Devitt’s Eye Intensifier Kit.

FASHION STYLEnosh asks, “Is this acceptable travel wear?” The Well Heeled Society says to come on over to enter for a Chance to Win a copy of The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear. Which expecting diva wore 4/5 inch platform heels to her baby shower? Find out at Hot Mama Daily. The Fashionable Kiffen welcomes everyone to Studio-808. Wardrobe Oxygen celebrates the new year with a contest to win an Aliza Darik necklace valued at $70! The Snarkstress reminds us that Tom Cruise does have other children - and that they are stylish, too. Teen Style Lounge wonders if change is always good? Style It Less shares the joy of finding 10 Spring Floral Print Dresses at only $15 Each.

SHOPPING Let’s Go Shopping is giving away a bracelet worth $135 From Nomination Italy. Style Goodies is giving away a sinfully stylish Freedom necklace, just in time for Valentine’s Day! The Latest Luxe enjoys a taste of simplicty with the Versace Patent Hit bag. She Knows Best found 6-Foot Red Roses For Her On Valentine’s Day. Style Tots has the latest on Reebok and Kool-Aid For Sweet Smelling Kicks. Aging Fabulous says to visit her site and leave a comment to win a T’Fivve Body Smoother. Have a splendid weekend!

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