
Advice Sisters Winter 2010 "What Works" Shopper's Guide by Alison Blackman Dunham (aka. "Advice Sister Alison")
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Buying beauty-related products is a personal decision. The products reviewed in the 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 common sense. Apply products only as directed. Practice basic safety precautions. ** Some of the brands we review in the "What Works" column are being sold outside of company-sanctioned outlets. These products may be expired, or they may not even be the real thing. Wherever possible the Advice Sisters direct you to the company's own web site or authorized sales outlets, so you are assured of the genuine products. Advice Sister Alison."
ABOUT THE ADVICE SISTERS "What
Works" Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion Reviews:
The Advice Sisters web site and blog offer impartial, up-close-and-personal product reviews, 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: This beauty, fashion and cosmetics review column is called "What Works" (not what doesn't). 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, which gives me a strong background on which to base my comments, but the decision to try something is yours, alone. A Signature Approach: Many online publications and blogs find it easier and economical to just post photos and press releases of products "as if" they have actually used them. I will never write about products or events unless I have experienced it. I believe "faux" reviews simply add to the junk and clutter on the Internet, without offering anything substantive or new. I also do not accept advertorial content (promotional content for money). This is only part of what distinguishes The Advice Sisters from others. I know you appreciate the difference. A Note About Compensation: In order to write real reviews of real products, 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 "compensation" for the tremendous amount of effort it takes to write genuine reviews, nor do gratis 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. If you have any questions about The Advice Sisters policies or practices, feel free to Contact Alison |
AminoGenesis: www.aminogenesis.com Avon: www.avon.com Babyliss: www.stylesource.com at salons and salon distributors Bissell: www.bissell.com/ mBurts Bees" www.burtsbees.com health and drug stores and mass market retailersCeramicai Brush: www.folica.com Clinique www/clinique.com and department stores nationwide Conair: www.conair.com and beauty, drug and mass market retailersCurel: drugstores and mass market stores nationwideDanica Aromatics: www.iamdanica.com Depth: Whole Foods Markets and health food stores
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare: http://dennisgrossmd.com/ Dr. Perricone Advanced Eye Area Therapy: http://blog.perriconemd.com/ Elizazbeth Arden: www.elizabetharden.com and Elizabeth Arden, NYC. Erno Laszlo: www.ernolaszlo.com Fit In Clouds: www.fitinclouds.com/ G2 Organics: www.g2organics.com Great Lengths brush: www.shopaccakappa.comG.M. Collin: www.gmcollin.com IMAN Global Chic: www.hsn.com In Bloom Reese Witherspoon: www.avon.com www.japonesque.com/Jergens® Sensitive Skin Relief Fragrance Free Daily Moisturizer: at drugstores & mass market retailers JK Gemma Kidd: www.target.com and Target Stores Kairos: www.kairosclear.com Kate Somerville: katesomerville.comKiss My Face: Trader Joes, other health, food, and drugstores La Bella Donna: www.labelladonna.com
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Lush Cosmetics: w Maybelline New York : drug stores and mass market retailersMistral: www.mistralsoap.com Napoleon Perdis: www.target.com and Target StoresOloff Beauty (Aeto Botanica and Barex Italiana); www.oloffbeauty.com Oral-B Pulsonic: http://www.oralb.com/ Origins: www.origins.com Pixi Beauty: www.pixibeauty.com and Target Stores Pretty Woman (fragrance): www.prettywomanperfume.com/ Redken: www.redken.com and authorized salons and spas Revolution Organics: www.revolutionorganics.com/ Rowenta: www.shoprowenta.com Sally Hansen: www.sallyhansen.com mass market retailers and drug stores nationwide. Scunci Linziclip: http://www.scunci.com/ ,mass market retailers and drug stores nationwide.SpaRitual: www.sparitual.com SunSoul: www.sunsoul.com Tela: http://telabeautyorganics.com The Shoul: www.theshoul.com Umberto Beverly Hills: www.target.com and Target Stores Upper Canada Soap: www.uppercanadasoap.com Usher VIP: www.Elizabetharden.com and fine department Stores Vapour: www.vapourbeauty.com Violight: www.violight.com Zo Skin Health: www.zoskinhealth.com Nordstrom stores, the Studio at Fred Segal
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