Advice Sisters Guide to Life, Success and Happiness Blog

Alison Blackman Dunham is a popular advice, beauty & lifestyles expert, offering advice, views, reviews and reports of topics of interest to adults, everywhere. The focus is on beauty, fashion, travel events, lifestyle, relationships, and general topics. Bookmark this blog--it is worth visiting regularly!

Friday, November 30, 2007


I am pleased to announce that the AdviceSisters December/Holiday 2007 What Works Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion review column is up on the AdviceSisters web site http://www.advicesisters.net/ .


This special edition, two page holiday column features features seasonal beauty, fashion and gift ideas for virtually everyone with suggestions to help you enjoy the holidays, look great, and feel great, too.


Page ONE http://www.advicesisters.net/whatworkscol3.html features the newest makeup kits & gifts, fantastic holiday fragrances, and great gift suggestions for "the girls," the guys, and couples.


Page Two http://www.advicesisters.net/wwDEC07pg2.htmlfeatures "must-have" products for every budget including: hair helpers, bath & body gifts; holiday home; beauty helpers; products that "give back;" gifts for younger generations; and the most glamorous and gift-able makeup on the market. Our Buying Guide with links to all the products we review, is at the bottom of Page Two. Shop at early and at home and avoid the crowds!


Don't forget to come back to these forums and let us know what you like the best. If your posts catch our eye, you could become one of our official what works reviewers!!!!


The AdviceSisters wish you a beautiful holiday season, and our best wishes for a happy, healthy, joyful new Year!

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

AdviceSisters Newest Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion Review is Live Today

We've just posted a fabulous new beauty, cosmetics & fashion review for the month of November! Check out the AdviceSisters What Works Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion review at http://www.advicesisters.net/whatworkscol3.html See we're suggesting to take you (beautifully and fashionably) from Fall to the holidays, and beyond.

...and don't forget to bookmark the page...our December column is up the first week in December featuring the hottest gifts, makeup, fragrance, fashion, skin and bodycare, hair, nails, stuff for guys, and even a few suggestions for the younger set! Visit the What Works Archives at
http://www.advicesisters.net/WWarchives/wwarcindex.html
for all the columns you might have missed...going back to 1998


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Friday, April 27, 2007

Looking For A Great Mother's Day Gift? (and Advice Sisters news)

Our latest What Works Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion review column is up at http://www.advicesisters.net/whatworkscol3.html

If you're looking for a great gift for a special Mom, this Mother's Day, we are featuring tons of great gift ideas for moms for all budgets and interests. Check out our mini-article that helps you select the perfect fragrance for yourself, or someone else, and look for our first-ever reviews of "intimate" items.

As in every monthly What Works column,we also have reviews of items for men and women from home scents to cosmetics, hair, skin, body, nails, fragrance...and more! Find the newest and greatest Spring products, with a handy buying guide right on the bottom of the column. Don't forget to check the "What Works Archives" for thousands of reviews of products at: http://www.advicesisters.net/WWarchives/wwarcindex.html


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