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Advice Sisters November/December "Holiday" 2008 "What Works" Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion Review

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Buying beauty-related products is a personal decision, and the quality or value of a product is subjective. The products reviewed in our Advice Sisters "What Works" Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion review column and on the Advice Sisters Blog should work well for the majority of people but not every product will perform equally well for everyone. Be a wise consumer. Use comment sense, apply products only as directed and practice basic safety precautions.  

 

ADesign Brushes: www.adesignbrushes.com

Aetó Botanica: www.oloffbeauty.com

Angel Les Parfum Corps (Thierry Mugler): Nordstrom and other fine department stores

Archipelago Botanicals: www.Archipelago-USA.com

Auromere: www.auromere.com

Aveda: www.aveda.com and in Aveda salons and stores

Avon:  www.avon.com or call 800-FOR-AVON to find a representative

2 Be! Nail Products: www.beproducts.net

Bath and Body Works:  www.bathandbodyworks.com and Bath and Body Works stores

BeneFit: www.benefitcosmetics.com

BlissLivingHome:  www.blisslivinghome.com

Bobbi Brown: http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com and Bobbi Brown makeup counters

Bridgewater Candle Company: www.bridgewatercandles.com

Casuari: www.casuari.com

Chalkboard Candle: www.redenvelope.com

Chanel:  www.chanel.com Chanel boutiques and select department stores

Chesapeake Bay Candle:  www.target.com and Target Stores

Chewylou Designs: http://www.chewyloudesigns.com/

Clarins: www.clarins.com and department stores and specialty stores nationwide

Clinique www/clinique.com and department stores nationwide

Conair: www.conair.com beauty, drug and mass market retailers nationwide

Cover FX: www.coverfx.com

Creative Nail Design:  www.creativenail.com salons, spas and professional beauty stores

Daisy Marc Jacobs (fragrance):  at fine department sores

Demeter Fragrance Library: www.demeterfragrance.com  www.VictoriasSecret.comor 1-800-482-0422>

DIOR Beauty: www.dior.com  and Dior Beauty Counters nationwide  "Dior Vernis "Black Diamonds" at Sephora Only  www.sephora.com  Dior Vernis in "Poison Blue"  in department stores)

Double Feature by Lorac:  exclusively at Sephora and www.sephora.com

Eco Lips:  www.ecolips.com

Envision Beauty: http://www.envision-beauty.com/flash/

Essential Stuff: www.essentialstuff.com

Estee Lauder:  www.esteelauder.com and makeup counters in department stores, nationwide

Evian:  http://www.shopevian.com/

Eye Slices:  www.eyeslices.com

Fairy Dust by Paris Hilton: fine department stores

Flex-Away: www.flyexawaysystems.com

Gentlemans Refinery: www.upurea.com

GiftTRAP: http://www.GiftTRAP.com

Givenchy:  www.givenchy.com  limited editions at  www.sephora.com  and Sephora stores

Greenleaf:  www.greenleafgifts.com

Hana Professional Flat Iron Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Edition: www.misiko.com or call 888-336-5997

Hilfiger (Tommy Hilfiger):  http://usa.tommy.com/ and at Macys

Hollybeths:  www.hollybeth.net

Invitation by Kilian (fragrance): www.bykilian.com  and Bergdorf Goodmanquabeauty.com or call: 1-888-883-3400

Jimmy Belasco Candles: www.jimmybelasco.com

Kate Somerville: www.katesomerville.com  and select Neiman Marcus and Nordstom stores

Kings & Queens:  at select Nordstroms

Lady Primrose: www.ladyprimrose.com

L'Oreal Color of Hope:  lorealcolorofhope.com The Color of Hope Cosmetics Bag, is available while supplies last at L’Oréal Paris retail stores. call 888.270.7743 to order

L'Oreal Paris: www.lorealparisusa.com  mass market drugstores and retailers nationwide.

Lush Cosmetics:  http://usa.lush.com

Magnetic Distractions: www.unoindustries.com and MOMA store New York and Tokyo

Marc Jacobs fragrances: fine department stores and Marc Jacobs Boutiques

Microplane Foot File: www.microplane.com Bed Bath and Beyond and select Ulta stores

Minimus:  www.minimus.biz

Microplane: www.microplane.com

Modadezza (Coco Brazil); www.modadezza.com

Mustang: drug and mass-market retailers nationwide

NEST Fragrances: www.neimanmarcus.com  Neiman Marcus  and Bergdorf Goodman

Noir Cosmetics:  www.noircosmetics.com or call:  866-760-NOIR

Now You Know (How To Blow Dry Your Hair); www.nowyouknowhow.com

NYCSL Subway Line: http://www.nycsubwayline.com/  NY Transit Museum Store's in Grand Central Terminal & Brooklyn, NY

Naughtibod: www.ohmibod.com

NO FRIZZ: www.livingproof.com and February 2009 at select Sephora stores and online, and at QVC and QVC.com

Ole Henrikson:  www.upurea.com

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Oliva Spa: www.calicosmetics.com

Oloff Beauty: www.oloffbeauty.com

Pangea Organics: www.pangeaorganics.com www.Uprea.com

PeaceKeeper: http://www.iamapeacekeeper.com

Perlier:  www.perlier.com and www.hsn.com

Philosophy:  www.philosophy.com www.sephora.com and Sephora Stores

Prana SpaCeuticals: www.pranaspaceuticals.com and salons and spas

Pi Neo (Givenchy fragrance): at  department stores, and www.sephora.com and Sephora stores

Poo Pourri: www.poopourri.com

PureOlogy: www.pureology.com or 800-331-1502

Pure Skin Black Rice:  at CVS drugstores

Red by Kiss:  retailers nationwide

Redken: www.redken.com

Rejuvenation Gifts: www.rejuvenationgifts.com

Scünci:  www.scunci.com Walmart, and other mass-market retailers nationwide

Secret Obsession: www.secretobsessioncalvinklein.com/  and Macys, and department stores nationwide.

Sephora:   www.sephora.com  and Sephora stores

SkynICLELAND: www.skynICELAND.com

Sleep Pretty In Pink: www.sleepinpink.com and Wal-Mart, Walfreens, Rite Aid, Target and CVS

SoftLips: food, drug and mass-market retailers nationwide

Sothys: www.sothys-usa.com and http://www.beautybridge.com

Soutlstice Spa: www.soulsticespa.com

Stila:   www.stilacosmetics.com, www.sephora.com and Sephora Stores

SukiColor:  www.upurea.com

Tarocco: www.calicosmetics.com

Tassi: www.tassicompany.com

Thierry Mugler Mirror Collection: at Select Bloomingdales Stores. Thierry Mugler (A Travers Le Miroir "Through the Looking Glass" Fragrance):  at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores  Thierry Mugler Eau de Star (fragrance):  exclusively at Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Trish McEvoy:  www.trishmcevoy.com  at major department stores nationwide

Twisted Silver Jewelry: www.twistedsilver.com

VB Cosmetics:  www.vbcosmetics.com

Votivo Candles: www.votivo.com

Warmbat boots:  www.warmbat.com

Whish Shaving products:  www.whishbody.com

Yesod:  www.yesodperfume.com

YoYo Lip Gloss: www.yoyolipgloss.com

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