Advice Sisters "What Works" Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion Review Column by Alison Blackman Dunham
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Are you looking for the Advice Sisters "What Works" Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion review column? I am still reviewing products on a daily basis, but in a new format Please read:
In the
nearly two decades that I've been writing online, a lot has
changed. Once there were only web sites. Now, we rely more
than ever on smart phones, blogs, iPads, and social networking sites.
These let
us connect to one another quickly, more efficiently, and more often. But
these same innovations, require new, easier to read, formats. But that doesn't mean I've stopped providing daily content on the
Advice Sisters Blog. In the Summer of 2011 the Advice Sisters blog will be incorporated into the Advice Sisters new and improved web site.
This site will be optimized in a more modern format, and will include
articles, advice, information and reviews focusing on beauty, fashion,
lifestyle, relationships, travel, and more. I am also creating a new web site www.alisonblackman.info that will showcase my skills and services as a beauty and fashion expert, and as a freelance writer and photographer. If you or someone you know needs a great writer or a beauty/lifestyles/ relationship expert for quotes or something else, please consider asking me! Thank you for your support of this Advice Sisters What Works column, all these years, I invite you to follow me on Twitter ( @advicesisters ) and FaceBook, or subscribe to the Advice Sisters Blog Feed. I hope you will bookmark and check out what's new on a daily basis, on the Advice Sisters web site.
The Advice Sisters web site and blog offer impartial, up-close-and-personal product reviews, conducted by expert beauty & fashion reviewer, Alison Blackman Dunham. If other opinions are included in a review, "we" (instead of "I") is used. My Review Philosophy: I want to direct you to what I think are great products, not denigrate those I didn't like (but you might love). All beauty reviews are subjective. It's my responsibility to describe products in a way that offers information, but allows you to use your own, good judgment about whether to buy it or not. I have tested thousands of products and that gives me a strong background on which to base my comments, but in the end, the decision to try something is yours, alone. A Signature Approach Many online publications and blogs find it easier and more economical to just post photos and press releases of products "as if" they have actually used them, or offer their readers canned reviews someone else has written. The Advice Sisters only post original reviews and comments about products I (or another, qualified, adult reviewer) have actually tried, This approach takes much more time and effort, but it is what distinguishes The Advice Sisters from a lot of others. I know you appreciate the difference. A Note About Compensation: I never have, and never will, write about products using just high resolution photos and press releases, without experiencing the product "in person." These type of "faux" reviews add to the junk and clutter on the Internet, without offering anything substantive or new. In order to write real reviews of real products, however, I use samples provided by a company or a public relations firm. There is no way I could write valid, responsible, up-close-and-personal reviews without them. Sample products and services are not nearly "compensation" for the tremendous amount of effort it takes to write genuine reviews, nor do free samples influence my experienced opinion of products in any Advice Sisters content. I do not use "advertorial" (paid content) and, when I choose to include paid advertisements, they are clearly identifiable. Please also note that The Advice Sisters is a U.S. Registered Trademark. All rights to content: text, graphics, photos and video, whether found directly on The Advice Sisters web properties, or on a blog feed, or elsewhere, are the copyrighted property of The Advice Sisters, Alison Blackman Dunham. I protect my copyrights and take violations very seriously. If you want to use something, do it legally with permission. Re-publication without permission may result in billing for use of the material. In addition, The Advice Sisters can, and will, make a formal notification of any violation to hosts and advertisers under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and other legal action as deemed necessary. If you have any questions about The Advice Sisters policies or practices, feel free to Contact Alison
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