I have been seeing such wonderful efforts by the beauty community in raising awareness of and supporting research for Breast Cancer this month!  Here are some more avenues for you to pursue for turning your beauty bucks into donations for fighting (and hopefully stamping out!) breast cancer!!:

Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade:  Pink Ribbon products galore!!  Click here to see all the fare that Avon is offering for breast cancer donations this month.  The good news is that almost 100% of all net proceeds from sales of the products will benefit the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.

Sephora Beauty With A Cause:  Sephora's got 16 groovy products that are part of its pink ribbon campaign.  I just had to highlight this - adorable!!:

Tweezerman BCA Slant Tweezer ($20) 

TotalBeauty.Com:  The beauty website has joined with the Estee Lauder Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign to feature the initiative's pink ribbon products in one handy little shopping guide.  Free ground shipping on all products (see exceptions) from 10/1/08 to 11/3/08 (enter WORLDPINK at checkout)!

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Here's a story to be inspired by!  This month, the Estee Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign (BCA) has launched a huge advertising initiative that hopes to connect with all audiences to heighten awareness of, and education on, the importance of early detection of breast cancer.   The message of the 2008 campaign is simple:

World Pink.  World Without Breast Cancer.  Wear a Pink Ribbon.  Make a Difference."

The cosmetics giant has banded together 15 of its leading companies to sell exclusive pink-ribbon products to raise funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  Here's a list of the brands and their pink-ribbon items!:

• Aveda Hand Relief ($21; $4 of each sale donated);
• Bobbi Brown Pink Ribbon Collection ($40; $35,000 will be donated);
• Bumble and Bumble Classic Hairspray ($11; $1 of each sale donated);
• Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion ($35; $10 of each sale donated);
• Clinique Butter Shine Lipstick in Ribbon Pink ($16.50; $10 of each sale donated);
• Darphin Predermine Wrinkle Corrective Serum ($205; $20 of each sale donated);
• Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Spray ($58; $15,000 will be donated);
• Estee Lauder Pink Ribbon Collection (various products; $500,000 will be donated) - Hint:  I love the Elizabeth Hurley Lip Gloss Collection!!;
• Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne and Bath Oil ($55-$100; $15,000 will be donated);
• Lab Series Skincare for Men Daily Moisture Lotion ($37.50; $10,000 will be donated);
• La Mer Creme de La Mer ($220-$1,350; $30,000 will be donated);
• Ojon Revitalizing Mist ($26; 20% will be donated up to $35,000);
• Origins Peace of Mind On-the-Spot Relief ($10; $35,000 will be donated);
• Prescriptives Pink Ribbon Collection ($38-$76; $30,000 will be donated);
• Sean John Fragrances ($55-$57; $10,000 donation in connection with two fragrances sold); and
• Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries Fragrances ($59-$60; $15,000 donation in connection with two fragrances sold).

For details of each of the products, go to the full list here!

Yesterday I wrote about my favorite Fashion Week find!:  YBF (Your Best Face) Anti-Aging Products.  A reader wrote in about CORRECT Cream and how it has helped with the whole eye area and facial mishaps as well.  I concur--here's my two cents, for what it's worth, on the rest of the line!:

CORRECT:  I will admit that I am a sucker for eye cream.  I realized a few years ago that my dark circles are not going anywhere, so I have gone to great lengths to try and make them disappear, not always successfully!!  So I've become a snob when it comes to creams professing to be orbital savers, which is where CORRECT comes in.  Like our reader yesterday, I have to say that this product really delivers!  

The skin around my eyes instantly felt tightened when I applied it, which I have felt with anti-aging creams before, but it gave it an envigorating feeling as well -- sort of like the feeling after you've had a cooling mask on your eyes for a while.  With daily applications, I began to see a difference in the skin around my eyes, not only with filling in lines, but also with lightening the bluish dark circles I always find there.  I loved it!!  After about two weeks, my conclusion is that this cream really lives up to its promises, which I can't say the same for most that I've tried.

CONTROL:  Here's what I loved about this cream:  it's packed with anti-oxidants, anti-aging ingredients, and skin brighteners, all in one package, and they all WORKED!!  Lots of times, I've found that products that multi-task don't always deliver on all their promises, but this cream lived up to its claims.  To me, it kind of felt like a protective mask that I was able to wear all day.

RESTORE:  What I really loved about this is that it managed to help diminish the sun spots on my nose and cheeks as well, which I thought were there to stay!  It's sort of like combining several of my favorite creams (moisturizer, sunscreen, wrinkle-fighter, brightener, etc) into one. 

(Go to The Skin Care Shop for ordering information on the YBF line--happy shopping!)