There is so much focus on treating our face and eyes with creams and serums but what about our bodies?  The effects of aging go beyond your face, don’t forget to keep your entire body youthful.  Thanks to CEW here are the top bath and body products from 2006.  The CEW awards split bath and body up by best treatment and best scented products.  Some of the products that did not win but were selected as finalists include: Avon Super Shape Anti-Cellulite & Stretch Mark Cream, Burt’s Bees Peppermint Foot Lotion, NARS Monoï Body Glow II, and Grassroots Happily Ever After Foaming & Polishing Body Cleanser.  This year’s Bath & Body winners:

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The CEW Beauty Awards program is one of the year’s most anticipated events for all beauty industry insiders.  For a product to receive this award is to receive "the beauty industry’s highest honor."  The CEW award recognizes the year’s most innovative products– in 2006 over 10,000 products were launched.  The CEW awards the products that the beauty industry officials deem the best!  These are not just expensive brands they are all beauty products, drugstore or department store brands.

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For an honest and objective opinion, Paula’s Choice is the first place I turn for answers concerning cosmetics.  Paula Begoun provides a thoughtful and invaluable analysis of cosmetic and skincare products, and their ingredients.  When I am unsure of an ingredient or the credibility of a product, I look to Paula for the truth.  Although she has her own line, Paula promotes all products that really work.  Her goal is to empower women through information, to help them make the best beauty decisions possible.  Shannon from Makeup Minute and B5 Media was able to interview the infamous beauty expert and well known author of “Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter without Me.”

You said (on your website) that Paula’s Choice and your challenging of the cosmetic industry began as a personal quest. Do you now feel like an advocate for all women discerning fact from fiction in product claims?

"It still feels like a personal quest, I find myself wanting to know more all the time. Being an advocate for myself, and having turned that into a business is a wonderful way to earn a living."  View entire interview

[Via MakeupMinute.com ]

Ever since Mad Love, Drew Barrymore has been one of my favorite actresses.  Her fresh and natural beauty has always been inspiring.  It’s no surprise Proctor & Gamble-owned CoverGirl chose Drew as its newest spokesmodel.

“I am honored to be associated with a brand that has been at the forefront of its industry for almost fifty years,” Barrymore said. “CoverGirl has managed to change with the times, yet stay in touch with women of all ages and backgrounds. To be chosen not only as the newest face of CoverGirl, but to be given the opportunity to be a co-creative director of my first TV commercial is truly amazing.”

Yes, not only will the actress and filmmaker assume the roll as leading lady in front of the camera, [launching new products for the company], but also behind the camera as co-creative director of her first TV commercial!

Drew will join other celebrities like, Keri Russell, Queen Latifah, Rihanna and Molly Sims on the CoverGirl beauty roster.

[Via WWD.com]

Aveda celebrates April as Earth Month, and their goal is to make “Clean Water a Human Right.”  They plan to raise $180,000 this month for organizations around the world that support the preservation of clean water.  Aveda’s partner, Global Greengrants Funds, supports grass roots environmental groups locally and globally that work to reduce water pollution and waste, as well as to heighten global awareness of other water related issues.  To show your support, you can purchase Aveda Lights the Way to Clean Water 2007 Limited Edition Earth Month Candle. It’s made with soy wax and contains certified organic lavender oil.  The candle goes for $10 and 100% of the proceeds go to Global Greengrants Fund to support clean water world wide!

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Oprah’s been named one of the most influential women in the world, on more than one occasion; and her magazine, O, has become like a bible to many of its readers.  Is it possible to get real information about cosmetics from popular women’s magazines; magazines sponsored by the same cosmetics cosmetics companies they review?  According to The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the article “If Looks Could Kill” by Jolene Edgar, was a misguiding overview of the cosmetics industry.  The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics believes the magazine ignored work done by many respected researchers and only quoted industry-funded scientist.  Jolene Edgar provided O’s readers with skewed representation of cosmetic safety. Continue Reading…