Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup for the Week Ending 8/17

Here are our top picks for your weekend beauty reading! xx

• Making Up the Midwest reviews Maybelline's The Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara - her new favorite!
• Add trendy colors you covet, to your lashes.Until the end of August only, Maybelline New York Great Lash Mascara is being offered in FOUR Limited Edition shades - Go Go Green, Blink of Blue, Totally Teal and Pop of Purple. The Advice Sisters check them out, and report!
• Enter BeautyTidbits giveaway to win a cool ULINX Magnetic Charm Bracelet.
• Retrodiva doesn't allow any heat to touch her hair for 30 days. Find out what she used to tame all that frizz at Retrodiva's Beauty.
• The Stepford Witch reviews The Body Shop Extra Virgin Minerals Cream Foundation - read on to find out what she loves and doesn't love about this product.
• Emily, from Emily Hudspeth hair design and makeup artist has seen great results from Viviscal Hair Repair. Emily has been using this supplement for about 6 weeks and is seeing incredible results. Its almost time for another haircut and she just cut off about 8 inches!
• Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom tries Cover Band Sticks 'n Stones over a few different bases.
• There are affordable and fabulous new beauty products at CVS. Here are two of my favorites!
• Laura at My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog tries out products that hold the secrets to Geisha-like skin!
• Hand-made and based in Scotland, Scottish Beauty Blog catches up with makeup artist Ana Cruzalegui, the lady behind amazing false eyelash brand WE ARE FAUX.
• Lola from Lola's Secret Beauty Blog has Determined that My Weightless Eye Cream is one of the Best Beauty Secrets that Everyone Needs to Know about!
• Phyrra loves the gorgeous Fall 2012 Beauty Trends this year. Which ones are your favorite?
• So you cried a river last night and you have to go to work (or school) today. TheFabZilla shares tricks on how to hide signs of over-crying, a.k.a Makeup after a Breakup.
• Miss L from Beauty by Miss L reviewed eco-friendly Derma E makeup remover this week, which is now one of her new favorite makeup remover.
• BeautyJudy stopped by the Orly booth at Cosmoprof North America last month and saw lots of nail BLING!
• The Lacquered Lady shows off OPI Danke-Shiny Red from the new Germany collection and goes on a dupe search. Will there be a perfect polish match?
• Everyone needs eyeshadow primer! Sheila from Painted Ladies shows you why in the latest Breaking Down Beauty.
• Midnight Manicures is giving away Sea Lore Nail Polishes from the Triton's Daughters Collection. Tell us which one is your favorite and enter to win!
• The NARS Joie de Vivre palette is all kinds of awesome. Cosmetics Aficionado has drool worthy photos and a full review.
• Butter London's Autumn/Winter 2012 nail polish collection is out! Check out a preview from Christina at Curls N Pearls - what's your favorite shade?
• Addicted to "monthly" members-only beauty sample subscriptions? Pammy Blogs Beauty sure is! Just for a change, she tries out JustFab: a monthly boutique shopping site for cute and trendy shoes, handbags, and accessories. Cute stuff for a great price!
• Mama Fashionista loves Julep so much she wants to give you a code so you can try it out for A PENNY! Plus she's giving away an introductory box!
• Beauty Info Zone has another great giveaway. This time you can win 4 fab goodies from Miracle Skin Transformer.
• Hello Dollface tests some great new shampoos and ends up with bigger, blonder, softer hair. Check out the best new haircare here!
• Always a fan of neutral wash of color, the Beauty Professor is thrilled to have discovered Beauty Is Life's matte eye shadow in Camel!
• While still enjoying summer till it winds down and fall fast approaching, Mimi's Mani's shares some Zoya love with Kimber from this summer's Surf collection.
• Polarbelle shows you what blogging was like before blogs...doing it Caveman Style!
• Still lemming Unicorn Pee? Nidia at Lit From Within shows you a few dupes from some Indie polish makers that might just do the trick.
• Stephanie Louise-All Things Beautiful FINALLY duped her beloved MAC shadow in Humid...with a low cost option! Click for swatches & comparison!
• Clarisonic has just released a new Acne Cleansing Set. For more information, and a chance to win your own, head over to Blushing Basics.