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15 Ways to Shop Smarter this Holiday Season

Savvy ways to help you slash through the shopping stress

Mall rats, maybe. Online scavengers, for sure. We asked the experts (aka: real women, like you, who love to shop) to dish and divulge their biggest, best-kept secrets for tackling the tough-to-manage deed of holiday shopping. Whether it’s for your mate, coworker, mom or kid’s teacher, these tricks and tips will keep you merry and bright (rather than Grinch-ish bitter) as you get ready to gift give. See tips

Read below for the weeks’ best posts from the Gilty Pleasures Blog Group.

Alison of The Advice Sisters shares some videos, photos & reports from The ELVIS CRUISE a most memorable experience on the sea!

Lisa of Bridalease is offering a unique alternative where you can escape, get in-shape and give back at the same time.

Dao from My Makeup Blog found her new favorite eyeliners: L’Oreal HiP Color Chrome eyeliners are so soft and pigmented!

Gio from Beautiful With Brains finds a cream blush that lasts for hours.

The Informed Makeup Maven shares her good beauty habit that you should adopt during the winter. Find out what it is here.

Shop great Avon Holiday Gifts at Holiday Makeup!

Beauty and Fashion Tech picks her favorite products for a new shop at the OpenSky Project!

Read below for this week’s best posts from the Gilty Pleasures Blog Group!

Alison of The Advice Sisters reports on Sheckys Girls Night Out a girl’s dream shopping and bonding event!

Dao from My Makeup Blog decided to go rouge with her new Revlon ColorStay Ultimate lipstick in Grand Garnet and guess what? It doesn’t smudge!

Holiday Makeup picks out the best Holiday Lip Gifts.

Suzanne at RN Guide to Skin Care reviews Retinol Serums and tells you what to look for in a Retinol Product.

Eye Makeup Guide reviews Eye Shadow Primers a must have for long lasting eye makeup!

Check out Trendy Plus SIze Clothes for a run down on all the best Womens Plus Size Urban Clothing.

Below are the weeks’ best posts form the GITLY Pleasures beauty blogger group!

Alison of the Advice Sisters finds Bobbi Brown’s Holiday 2009 Makeup Collection a gorgeous way to dress up your look, or give a great gift, this holiday season!

Cognac Wellerlane interviews the band, Temple Hill at the Feel Good Restaurant and Lounge in Seacaucus, New Jersey.

Lisa from It’s a Glam Thing calls T!ntalizea New “Fave Find” it is a concealer for feet that stays on with no rubbing or smudging.

Visit the new Holiday Makeup shopping site from the people at Beauty and Fashion Tech and Girl Gloss!

Girl Gloss reviews the new Luna Twilight Duwop Lip Venom and has swatches.

Dao from My Makeup Blog shows you how to catalog your mineral makeup samples and unclutter your makeup stash.

Altjana Banaja likes MOROCCANOIL Treatment an ultra-light formula that helps restore over-processed hair damaged by environmental factors and chemical procedures.

Trendy Plus Size Clothes picks this season’s best Plus Size Cocktail Pants Suits.

Mineral Makeup Reviews gushes over the new Bare Minerals Bare Treasures Holiday Collection.

The Informed Makeup Maven is giving away L’Oreal Intense Black Liquid Pencil, Lipocils Lash Enhancer and her fave Napoleon Perdis essentials.

Krasey Beauty is singing in the rain, frizz-free thanks to Living Proof a line of hair care.

Read below for this week’s best of Sass, Style & Substance beauty & fashion news!

• Raging Rouge Raging Rouge explores the world of MAC Style Black, including these not-to-be-missed Glimmerglass glosses!
• A Touch of Blusher A Touch of Blusher recaps fall/winter 2009 makeup trends.

• STYLEnosh Need a wardrobe boost? Try mixing prints and patterns.
• eye4style eye4style experiences the most fashionable afternoon tea in London.
• Holiday Makeup Holiday Makeup has the full MAC Holiday Collection!
• Beauty and Fashion Tech Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at part of the Luna Twilight Collection
• Splendicity Accessories You could win your very own chunky brass “Phatty” necklace from Twisted Silver!

Have a stylish weekend!