“The message was: So you’re single. You can still have sex. You can have a great life. And if you marry, don’t just sponge off a man or be the gold-medal-winning mother. Don’t use men to get what you want in life — get it for yourself.” — Helen Gurley Brown
 
Before there was “Sex and the City’s” Carrie Bradshaw, there was “Sex and the Single Girl’s” Helen Gurley Brown.

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The gals over at Beauty in Real Life have found: “miss oops - mishap tape and nundies.” AWESOME!

The Frisky features “Botkier’s Gray & Hot Pink Xenia Boots.”  They are expensive, but a must-have if you can afford them.

Daily Makeover explains “The Most Natural Way To Contour Your Cheeks.”

“Article: Most Dangerous Cosmetics” was posted by Share my Fashion Addictions. This should be required reading for all females, and some males, too. More »

I love fashion (you may be able to tell since I blog about it often), and I adore it even more when there’s a good cause attached to a label. For example, I am totally into Rebecca & Drew right now. Not only does this line make great clothing that is perfect for the workplace, but they also have been linked to Dress for Success, an organization that provides business attire to women searching for employment.

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Hello all! This is Beauty Chat’s first installment of Fab Friday Finds — our opportunity to highlight our favorite blogs of the week. We look forward to introducing our readers to great stories each Friday. Enjoy!

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog answers the question: “What’s so Great About that Acai Berry?”

The Makeup Diva has “Plum Perfect Shades for the Fall!” I love plum!

Perez Hilton provided his readers with “The Dark Knight by the Numbers.” It’s predicted that the film will break all kinds of records!

“Khole K Gets Clubbed Before Jail” was a hot story on TMZ this week. Can you believe she violated her parole and will be going to jail for 30 days? More »

After some serious reading, analyzing, and debating, a winner was selected for the Fab Freebie Giveaway, commemorating Beauty Chat’s one year anniversary. Congrats to Kristen who left this comment:

“I’m brand new to this site, and all I can say is WOW! I’ve probably just spent…Oh my god! The past 3 hours (at work, mind you) just reading through all the great articles and reviews of products! I have to say that my favorite so far is “Somme Many Skincare Choices, What’s A Girl to Do?” by Denice. The title is so clever, and the way she talks about the skincare system really makes me want to try it, and gets me excited to do so! Thanks for all the great info Beauty Chat!”

Kristen, while we don’t condone blogging on the job, we’d like to say that we greatly appreciate your delinquency =) Don’t tell your boss that we said this, but feel free to read Beauty Chat whenever you have the urge! Each of our staff writers thank you for the warm words and are glad to have you as a reader.

Now, on to the “Plastic Makes Perfect” T-shirt giveaway. Four lucky ladies were awarded this prize, and they are: Laura Lapcheska, Mikki, Dee, and JB. It was no easy task narrowing down the terrific comments that were left for us, but these entries really stood out.

Once again, thank you to everyone who entered both contests. And if you didn’t win this time, that’s okay because there are more fab freebies coming your way. In fact, check back with us next week!