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At the end of each year, we do a round-up of the best of the best beauty products.  In 2010, we saw so many great makeup launches and 2011 was no different. We test drove hundreds of makeup and cosmetic products. And below are what we consider best in show:
FOUNDATION: Bobbi Brown’s Skin Foundation Mineral Makeup SPF 15. A lot of other name brands that we have tried, tended to leave our skin looking dry in patches and dull. This new formula provides translucency and also shine free coverage.

The formula in …

We announced our First Nail Competition a few weeks ago and we received tons of great submissions.
We think this year is most definitely the year of the lash and the year of the nail. There have been so many terrific nail lacquers and innovations, from the crackle variety to the popular Sally Hansen nail strips that nails now have more beautiful choices than ever before.
Take Chanel for example. Did they simply have to tease us with that glittery Peridot nail lacquer for Fall 2011? It’s enigmatic, strong, powerful. We can’t …

MAKEUP SHAKE-UP (click on the above image to enlarge)
Cocktails, pancake mix, the truth – some things should never be watered down. But liquid foundation? Maybe so. Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Makeup and Shiseido Makeup Perfect Refining Foundation aim to be lighter than the average makeup while disguising unevenness just as well as thicker formulas. “Usually to get a more watery feel, you’d use less pigment,” says cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson. That’s what makes these foundations surprising: “They actually give more coverage than a typical liquid foundation,” says makeup …

If you’re a fan of Chanel’s Rouge Coco Hydrating Cream Color lipstick, you’ll love the latest addition — a bit of shine.
The latest signature creation from Creative Director for Chanel Makeup, Peter Philips, will be sold for a limited time from February 10th through the 14th ONLY until it debuts officially in April, 2011.

This limited unveiling, called “Boy,” is far from a cheeky blue color. It is a natural sheer wash of rose that’s all-too apropos for Valentine’s Day. Why christen it “Boy”? It’s the nickname of Arthur “Boy” Capel …

I have to say that Diane Kruger’s dress was probably my least favorite (on par with Charlize Theron) on the Oscars 2010 red carpet. The Inglorious Basterds star was decked head to toe in creamy Chanel, with layers of embroidered chiffon separated by ribbons of black lace. I did love the halter-style neck but the entire dress made her look like a 1920’s flap dress/swan of some kind and I wasn’t feeling that the vintage vibe was really going for her.

To many, owning Chanel No. 5 has the same heft as owning a Ming vase. It’s precious, it’s pure and timeless. Of course the Ming vase can be auctioned off at Sothebys, but we’ll venture to guess that no one in their right mind would auction of their Chanel EDT.
Remember when Chanel rocked the perfume industry in 2007 with the release of its limited-edition “Les Exclusifs” collection? It was available only in Chanel boutiques and Bergdorf Goodman. The 10-sku range is housed in unusually large, 200ml spray bottles, with a high …

Chanel probably doesn’t care that commodity prices are actually increasing. Its fall makeup collection features gold as prominently as Gwen Stefani features red lipstick.
You can toss that bottle of Black Satin nail polish out the window (too bad you spent your theatre money on getting that limited edition bottle last year, but maybe you can use it for the Jackson Pollock creation you’ve always wanted to do).
You can get a shimmery gold nail polish called Gold Fiction for $30; or get the Nail Vernis colors for $19 each. (Les Vernis …