This Year's Top Beauty Icon

- Press Association

Cheryl Cole has been voted this year's top beauty icon.

The Girls Aloud singer clearly possesses the X Factor, beating Jennifer Aniston, Holly Willoughby, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet to top the poll by face mask company, Montagne Jeunesse.

"Cheryl Cole is the nation's sweetheart and it's not hard to see why - she's beautiful and stylish but girly and down to earth at the same time... with immaculate skin and gorgeous hair, it's no wonder she came top of the beauty icons," said Montagne Jeunesse's Kate Johnson.

Cheryl was also chosen as the best celebrity pampering partner by women, followed by Dawn French and Fern Britton, while men picked David Beckham as their favourite.

"David Beckham is one of the ultimate A-list celebs and it's no surprise guys would want him as their pampering partner - he led the trend in male grooming, openly using cosmetics and beauty products and famously wearing that skirt. He's a regular guy but in touch with grooming and looking after himself," Kate said.

Total Beauty Break - Hair Removal Products to Stay Away From

Our Readers' Least Favorite Hair Removal Products

Save up for laser hair removal would be better than wasting cash on these shaving and waxing products

Unless you're lucky enough to have gotten laser hair removal, you're stuck in a never-ending cycle of shaving and/or waxing. Even with good hair removal products the task is no fun, but when our readers used these products, it was terrible. See which products left them hairy and annoyed. See products

No. 10: Schick Intuition, $10.99

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.5*

"Good idea, but you waste 3/4 of the product. The only part of the soap bar that gets used is the part right under the blades. The sides and top are wasted..."

No. 9: Gillette Venus Vibrance, $9.99

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.3*

"The battery does absolutely nothing to enhance this razor," one reader says. "I was looking for a closer and softer shave [and this] did neither..."

No. 8: no!no!, $250

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.6*

"I devoted so much time to using this for about 10 weeks, and the only difference it made is that it actually made MORE hair appear..."

Want to see what's the worst? Click here!

Shopping Break - Crescent Row from Benefit

Get FREE US Standard Shipping with order of any fragrance from Crescent Row including laugh with me LeeLee, something about Sofia, and my place or yours Gina. Enter CRESCENT at checkout. Offer valid 6.16.09 to 6.23.09. Not valid with other offers.

Shopping Break - Free Shipping at Gilden Tree

Now, through June 30th, Lipgloss Break readers can receive FREE shipping on their Gilden Tree order of $25 or more. Use code LIPGLOSSGT at checkout to receive the discount.

Gilden Tree has a number of great items in their foot care section -- perfect for at home pedicures and spa treatments. Check out their article about how you can get your feet sandal ready for summer!

Shopping Break - MAC Sumo Big Savings

MAC is having a Sumo Sale! Save 25% when you shop online June 16-18. Use offer code SAVE25. Make sure to pass this along to your friends...share the love! Start shopping - www.MACCosmetics.com.

Total Beauty Weekend Web Tour!

The Informed Makeup Maven talks Kissable Couture, Genie and gives away Diorshow, MAC, Stila and Maybelline!

Beauty Junkies Unite shares an easy guide to sexy summer legs!

Can you lose weight by eating cookies? eye4style invesigates The Cookie Diet. Nom, nom!

Beauty Anonymous reviews Shiseido’s Maquillage Face Creator 3D!

My Makeup Blog answers one reader’s question and gives tips and tricks on monolid eye makeup. Come and take a look!

Makeup Files wants to know: What is your nighttime skincare routine?

Meilily discusses cosmetics ingredients: are they harmful, safe, or who knows?

addicted to lipstick gives us the rundown for the top 2009 Celebrity summer hairstyles.

Beautè Noire is giving away free Max Factor makeup!

Need to eliminate frizz in your curly hair? StyleBell has the answer with the Redken How-To on Creating Curl Perfection!

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews 3Lab “M” Cream– read what she thinks about it here!

Alison of the Advice Sistershas found a lip gloss (yes! a lip gloss! that can actually help you lose weight!.

Boutique Flair reviews this summer’s must-have fragrance for women. Find out what it is HERE!

Amy at LA Pretty is still glowing from her facial at Arcona in Santa Monica. Now you can get your own glow on as readers have a chance to win an Arcona Travel Kit (valued at $87!) plus a copy of Eco-Beautiful, a guide to natural beauty!

The Makeup Divas are giving away one pair of Current/Elliot The Boyfriend Jean valued at $229! So pop on over and enter today!

Beautiful With Brains celebrates its first birthday! Celebrate with us by entering our birthday giveway!

image and style news gives us the hair report on the summer haircolor trends for 2009 and the hottest haircuts for 2009.

Beauty in Real Life is having another giveaway, this time 3 lucky readers will each receive a Zannclip – and they get to pick the size and color. Enter Face Candy’s MAC Style Warrior Giveaway.

Read why Mineral Makeup is the Best Makeup for Acne at Mineral Makeup Reviews.
Suzanne at RN Guide to Skin Care tells you everything you need to know about Hyaluronic Acid Skin Care.

The Beauty Blog reviews Avon Anew Concealer (also known as Anew Age-Transforming Concealer SPF 15).

Fabulous Over Forty talks to Barneys Beauty Guru for your best makeup looks.

The Beauty Alchemistpreviews the newYSL Fall 09 Makeup

Intense At It Best….Next Level Eye Color Loreal High Intensity Pigments Eyeliner!!.

Paula at Older Girl Beauty Blog gives us her opinion on the new Maybelline Pulse Perfection vibrating mascara.

Hot Beauty Health shows you 10 natural solutions to preserve your youth and beauty.

Butterflydiary has pictures and a full report from herJohnson’s Body Care Cause party.
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Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is giving away a $795 TRIA Hair Removal System. Enter now!

Total Beauty Break - Luxe vs. Less Skin Care

Luxe vs. Less Skin Care

Find out what products to splurge on and when to save your hard-earned dollars

You don't have to spend half your paycheck on skincare products to stay wrinkle and pimple-free. Dermatologist Dr. Ava Shamban and P&G scientist Mary Begovic Johnson helped us compare products with similar ingredients that are very different in cost to see which are really worth the price. Here's what we found. See products

Giveaway Break - Sweet Beauty Organic Chocolate Lip Balm

Got a sweet tooth? Want to fulfill your craving without the calories? Sweet Beauty Spa makes the most delicious chocolate lip balms that will moisturize your lips and put your sweet tooth aside. With flavors like Inspire (mocha) and Indulge (extra dark chocolate), it almost feels sinful to use!

Lisa Francoise, founder and owner of Sweet Beauty Organic Chocolate Spa Treatments, has a philosophy based on three simple statements:

- If you wouldn't eat it, don't wear it on your skin

- Beauty products should be a natural way for you to feel good.

- Almost nothing makes you feel better than chocolate

Lisa uses organic, fair trade chocolate instead of chocolate by-products to formulate her delicious products. You can shop for Sweet Beauty Spa products online, or you can see if there is a Sweet Beauty Spa near you!

***Giveaway***

Lucky you - Enter to win a set of 4 Sweet Beauty Lip Treatments!

To enter the contest, leave me a comment below letting me know what your favorite sweet treat is :) For extra entries, you can sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, or follow me on Twitter, just make sure to list the entries in your comment.

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents. The contest will end on Wednesday, July 1st. I will randomly select a winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Makeup Break - Pur Minerals Eye Defining Pencils

Perfect for these summer months, Pur Minerals Eye Defining Pencils offer a gorgeous array of mineral colours to choose from. State-of-the-art, mechanical, self-sharpening, waterproof, smudge-resistant eye colour. Comes with a perfect smudge-tip applicator for blending and creating a dramatic, smoky eye. Glides on beautifully and resists bleeding even when wet. Never wonder where your eye makeup went again! Mineral Eye Defining Pencils wear all day without any creasing or fading. Oily lids have found their answer to crease-proof lining!

Pür-fect Use:
Turn the barrel gradually to expose only the amount of product necessary. Apply pencil with short strokes, starting from the inner eye and working towards the corners for a long-lasting effect. Beautiful above and below the lashes. To achieve a smoky effect, lightly smudge pencil strokes to reveal a softer, more sultry finish. Be sure to keep cover on when not in use
to avoid drying your pencil out.

Giveaway Break - DreamSacks PashBu Scarf

I'm so excited to announce this giveaway! Remember how I raved about the scarves I got in India? Well, no need to travel to India to get one - win a DreamSacks BambooDreams PashBu on Lipgloss Break!Me with my favorite scarf!

***Giveaway***

I will randomly select one winner to read a PashBu scarf, and the winner can pick their own color!

You can enter up to once a day. For extra entries, you can sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, or follow me and DreamSacks on Twitter.

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents. This contest will end on Wednesday, June 17th. I will randomly select a winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

If you don't win - don't fret - get 15% off at DreamSacks.com by using the code GLOSS15 (valid June 9th - June 23rd).