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Beauty 411: Best of Beauty 2007

Annie from Blogdorf Goodman is pulling together a bunch of beauty bloggers to discuss their Best of Beauty 2007.  These are the products (some new, some not-so-new) that I discovered in 2007 that changed the way I thought about my beauty routine, simplified my life or just rocked my world.  Here are ten of my highlights:

1. My new favorite mascara is Rimmel Eye Magnifier.  This drugstore find lengthens your lashes out to there!  I love the brush, which separates and most importantly, doesn't cause the mascara to clump.  If you're looking for a volume and thickening mascara, I wouldn't recommend Eye Magnifier, as it is truly a lenghthening formula.
2. Boots No.7 Quick Thinking 4 in 1 Wipes.  Another routine changer. I have given up removing makeup any other way.  My original product review can be found here.
3. Smashbox Creme Eyeliner.  I didn't used to be a huge eyelining fan until I bought this Try Me kit, which is a great deal, BTW.  For $29, you get a credit-card sized sampler of 6 creme eyeliners, the Brow Tech powders & wax, Photo Finish primer, Photo Op Under Eye Brightener, sheer lip gloss, double ended brush and a DVD. 
4. MAC Ablaze blush.  Part of the MAC Smoke Signals collection, I love this blush for it's rich color.  I can wear it with anything.  A light hand is needed for this color, though.
5. Coach lipstick.  With it's fabulous packaging and good coverage, Coach has made it cool to pull a lipstick out of your purse!
6. Fresh Sugar Lemon Parfum.  There is nothing in the Fresh line that I don't love.  Spraying on the Sugar Lemon parfum is an instant mood lifter.  I'm so glad I impulse-bought this.
7. Ojon Revitalizing Mist.  What a great discovery!  Using a flat iron daily and having color-treated hair could spell disaster.  Using the Ojon Revitalizing Mist protects my hair from heat damage, adds crazy shine, controls frizz and doesn't weigh my hair down.  Love this!
8. Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion.  Another I-can't-live-without hair product.  A few shakes of the Pure Abundance Hair Potion will transform your flat, mousey hair into hair with volume and loads of texture.  Skip the Pure Abundance Volumizing Hair Spray, however.
9. Staying with a hair theme, props to the Conair Infiniti Nano Silver Hair Straightener.  Before:  I couldn't work a hair straightener to save my life.  After:  Using the Conair Infiniti Nano Silver hair straightener with it's longer blades, I can master the art of the sleek, straight bob.  Check out my previous review here.
10. Whish Shave Crave and Shave Savour.  These products went from the box to the shower to my Holy Grail list! 

Honorable mention goes out to the Bobbi Bown Stonewashed Nudes collection.  I think this was one of Bobbi Brown's most versatile eyeshadow collection building on the Chocolate collection and surpassing all my expectations.  I pull this palette out at least once a week.

That's it!  My Top 10 Best of Beauty 2007 lineup.  What were your best beauty finds?  Make sure to bookmark or subscribe to Beauty411, as I've got a jam-packed January lineup of product reviews and other surprises for you!

Please check out some of the other Beauty Blogger's Beauty Bests of 2007:

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic

Afrobella

All About The Pretty

All Lacquered Up

Beauty 411

Beauty Blogging Junkie

Beauty Talk

Beautiful Makeup Search

Beauty Hatchery

Beauty Jones

Blogdorf Goodman

Canadian Beauty

C'est Chic

Coquette

eBeautyDaily

For The Love of Beauty

Give Me Your Eyes I Need Sunshine

Getting Amped

Grayburn

HauteMommaStuff

Koneko's Beauty Diary

Makeup Bag

The Makeup Girl

Miss Whoever You Are

My Life,My Words,My Mind

Legerdenez

Perfumista

Periodic Style

Platinum Blonde Life

Product Girl

Shop Diary

Slap of the Day

Steeping Beauty

The Beauty Alchemist

The Daily Obsession

The Life Of A Ladybug

The Non-Blonde

Urbane Girl

Victoria's Own

We Love Beauty

Bobbi Brown Pink Raspberry Collection

Bobbi Brown Spring 2008 has sprung with the arrival of the Pink Raspberry Collection and it is stunning!  I must confess that there is rarely a Bobbi Brown eyeshadow palette that I don't love and have to have, but this collection should be a huge hit.  The limited edition Pink Raspberry Collection palette includes two eyeshadows (Navajo and Fog), Pink Raspberry blush and two lip sheers (Raspberry and Blue Raspberry).  With a mixture of warm and cool tones, this palette should work on nearly everyone.  In addition to the palette, there are standalone products, including limited edition lip crayons in Pink Raspberry and Wild Raspberry; Pot Rouge for Lips & Cheeks in Pink Raspberry and Raspberry; a Black Raspberry lip sheer; limited edition glosses in Pink Popsicle and a Pink Raspberry Glitter gloss.  To top it off, a Pink Raspberry Mini Brush set, perfect for travel.  The Bobbi Brown Pink Raspberry Collection is available at Nordstrom online now and has been seen on counter in department stores.  This should help ease the pain of the post-holiday blahs!

Benefit turn-on: thrrrob

Benefit Cosmetics turns us on (again) with a new face powder called "thrrrob".  Ahem.  The color is described as pulse-racing pink; the color your face gets when your heart races.  It is a beautiful color; perfect for sweeping on to brighten up the sallowness that the dry air of the winter brings on.  Don't forget to step into the Holiday Parlor and click on the Decadent Days of Beauty icon for special offers thru December 31st.  Looks like Benefit has given us another reason to blush!

A Treat for your lips

Treat Beauty's Kiss and make it Butter lip scrub had me hooked before I placed it on my lips.  I opened the pot to smell the most luscious lemon-scented lip scrub.  From there, Kiss and make it Butter only got better!  Now that it's cold out, no doubt your lips are cracking and chafing.  Exfoliation is really the key to smoothing chapped lips, as well as conditioning so that your lipstick wears better. Treat Beauty's Kiss and make it Butter contains 100% natural sugar, shea butter, sweet and tart lemon essential oils and other nourishing oils, making it very emollient.  I also like that the sugar is finely grained.  Another product that I tried is the Sweet Butter Sugared Rose Tinted Lip Balm.  This product is a very sheer baby pink lip balm, flavored with roses and creamy vanilla.  Not only will you love the healthy pink color, you can feel the mix of shea butter, honey and other essential oils conditioning your lips.  Each product is $10.  All the products are reasonably priced and would be great as gifts or even shower favors. You can find Treat Beauty online at www.treatbeauty.com; www.makeup.com ; and at www.amazon.com . 

Beauty Bargain Bonanza at Victoria's Secret

Beauty bargains abound and put an extra glow to the season, as rarely do you see the words "cosmetics" and "sale" in the same sentence!  Take advantage of these deals that I quickly found this morning at Victoria's Secret, where you can get this Tarte Glow on the Go Mini Cheek Stain Set at 40% off and only $17.99.  Or this Freeze 24/7 Daily Detoxifying Cleanser and Mask at 40% off, now 38.99.  I ordered the Ojon Revitalizing Mist at a fabulous 50% off, now on sale for $14.99 and the Ojon Shine & Protect Glossing Mist for $15.99!  Check out my previous review here and stock up on that one!  Lastly, if you love Vincent Longo cosmetics, you need to take a look; there is a great selection on clearance, including brushes.  If you find any great beauty bargains, post them here! Happy shopping!