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 …read more

Here’s Style and Flair’s Weekly Link Love for our surfing pleasure this week.
 
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Style It Less compiled 10 Celebrity Colorblock Dresses for less.
Christina Loves give us the must haves from YSL Holiday 2008.
Glamour Gift Guide gives you ideas for glamourous gifts for her and him.
She Knows Best glimmers with the jewelry gift guide for her.
Broke and Beautiful shares her skin care secret weapons.
Budget Diva likes her Fab Finds at Endless.
Diva On A Dollar wants to hear from you with a chance to win a fabulous price.
The Budget Fashionista gives you …read more

Protected From the Splendicity Community, comes this week’s best in Beauty, Fashion and Shopping. Check out the very splendid best!
BEAUTY
Teri from Aging Fabulous has been testing the Lancome Absolue Premium bx Cloth Masks and the results are in.
Viva Woman takes a look at sunscreen ingredient Helioplex from Neutrogena and compares its Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch with La Roche-Posay Anthelios containing Mexoryl.
Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog shows you how to get a silver and pink eye look with eyeshadows from MAC Cosmetics.
Beauty and Fashion Tech tries the Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Foundation, Concealer, and Powder and loves them!
Beauty Secrets …read more

SHOPPING
Style Tots has Suri Cruise’s Ladybug shoes that Oprah liked so much.
Style It Less gives you 10 Cameron Diaz’s red pumps for less
Let’s Go Shopping finds some Great Deals at Ferro Cosmetics
My Wardrobe Today reviewsvarious popular foundation and face products.
eye4style loves Balenciaga bags AND the trend of invite-only, online sample sales, so she offers up an exclusive invite to Rue La La for readers.
Teen Style Lounge shares a must-have workout DVD for a summer slim bod.
BEAUTY
This mascara ended A Touch of Blusher’s mascara search…
Raging Rouge announces the MAX Factor May Makeover Giveaway. Over $750 of MAX Factor products will be …read more

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May is almost here but before we get to to it, let’s reminisce what has happened here at Beauty & Style Channel in the month of April. Have fun perusing the beauteous and stylish abode under b5media..

Aging Fabulous admits to having a beauty products wish list miles long.
Banging Bags is in possession of her new Dolce & Gabbana handbag.
Beauty Bento Box loves Olay body In-Shower body lotion.
Beauty Gizmo teaches you how to apply eyeliner, flawlessly.
Burning The Scale share the iVillage 10 ways to cut back on sugar.
Celeb Look chronicles all the different …read more

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 …read more

Beautiful Makeup Search cannot get enough of this palette from the new Heatherette for MAC Collection. Haute and Bothered’s seeing stars eye4style offers up the cutest polar bear pendant ever as a reader giveaway – enter to win now! Wardrobe oxygen wonders if a backless bra made for busty women will live up to its claim. Snarkstress hated to do it, but she had no choice. See Fashion Maven Eva Longoria get her first (and much-deserved) Snarkstress Shredding. Teen Style Lounge reminds you to enter to win a $50 e-Gift card …read more

From the Splendicity community, comes this weeks best posts in beauty, fashion, and shopping!

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 …read more

From the Splendicity community, comes this week’s most splendid posts.

BEAUTY
A Touch of Blusher shares initial observations on Spring 2008 makeup collections.
makeup loves me wants to know what you think of Lancome’s newest ambassador, Anne Hathaway.
Beautynomics says Thou Shall Take Care of Zee Eyes.
Beauty Gizmo reviews the Artemis Heel Smoother.
15 Minute Beauty Fanatic gives MAC’s Mascara X a shot!
Is there anything more refreshing than a hydrating facial mist? Style Goodies thinks not!
To start the new year off right, Wardrobe Oxygen is hosting weekly contests for its readers. This week a Sephora Smokey Eye Kit valued at $71 is …read more

Here are the best posts from around the Splendicity network this week.

Beauty
Face Candy has a sneak peek at Dior’s Holiday Romantic Collection.
A Touch of Blusher dishes More on Dior Holiday 2007 with TOTALLY DIOR Cannage.
Makeup Loves Me is holding a contest. The prize? A Mineral Fusion Makeup Kit.
The Scented Life shares her thoughts on the latest Bond no. 9 Fragrance and it’s bottle.
Beauty Banter knows all about the hair to die for this season.
eBeautyDaily received an advanced copy of the book Beauty Confidential. See her initial thoughts.
Aging Fabulous introduces us to the RejuvaWand.
Let’s Go Shopping found the Make Up Trends …read more