As promised, I am here with the list of the best of the best. These are the Best in Beauty according to CEW and 4,000 of us in the beauty industry that knows what the best is.

The event at the Waldorf Astoria was lavish with some celebs in attendance. It was great fun to see some of my Total Beauty and Beauty Blog Network friends and even meet a few more. I sat next to Jessica Anderson one of the bloggers for Sephora's Beauty and the Blog, Erika from MakeupBag, Elke from The Beauty Newsletter and Julia from All About the Pretty.

I listed my picks on Friday, and I am afraid to say that I did not do well. Alas, here are the official winners:

BATH & BODY

Body Treatment – Mass

Olay Thermal Pedicure

Body Treatment – Prestige

Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins ™ The Way of the Bath™ Matcha Tea Body Scrub

Scented Bath and Body – Mass

JOHNSONS® Softoil™ Melt Away Stress Massaging Moisturizer

Scented Bath and Body – Prestige

Tom Ford Beauty Black Orchid Finishing Oil Spray

FACIAL SKINCARE

Acne Treatment

Bare Escentuals RareMinerals Blemish Therapy

Anti-Aging – Mass

Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream

Anti-Aging – Prestige

Shiseido Cosmetics ( America ) Ltd. Bio-Performance Intensive Skin Corrective Program

Cleanser and Scrub – Mass

Dove SkinVitalizer

Cleanser and Scrub – Prestige

philosophy The Microdelivery Micro-massage Exfoliating Wash

Eye Treatment – Mass

Olay Regenerist Eye Derma-Pod Anti-Aging Triple Response System

Eye Treatment – Prestige

Estée Lauder Future Perfect Anti-Wrinkle Radiance Eye Creme

Moisturizer – Mass

L'Oreal Paris Revitalift UV Daily Moisturizing Cream with Mexoryl SX

Moisturizer – Prestige

Estée Lauder Hydra Bright Skin-Tone Perfecting Moisturizer

HAIR CARE & COLORING

Hair Care and Coloring Product – Mass

Garnier Fructis Style Sleek & Shine Anti-Humidity Hairspray

Hair Care and Coloring Product – Prestige

Frederic Fekkai Coiff Contrôle Ironless Straightening Balm

MAKEUP

Eye Product – Mass

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara

Eye Product – Prestige

Dior DiorShow Blackout Mascara

Face Product – Mass

Almay Smart Shade® Blush and Bronzer

Face Product – Prestige

Estée Lauder Resilience Lift Extreme Ultra Firming Makeup SPF 15

Lip Product – Mass

L'Oréal Paris Infallible Never Fail Lipcolour

Lip Product – Prestige

YSL Beaute Lip Twins

MEN’S SKINCARE

Men’s Grooming

Clinique Skin Supplies for Men M Cover

SCENT

Men’s Scent

Bond No. 9 New York Andy Warhol Silver Factory

Women’s Scent – Prestige

Marc Jacobs Fragrances Daisy Marc Jacobs

SUN

Sun Product – Mass

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 70

Sun Product – Prestige

Estée Lauder Multi-Protection Sun Towelettes for Body SPF 15

INDIE BEAUTY AWARD

bettybeauty, inc (tie)

Clark 's Botanicals (tie)

One of the great things that CEW did was put together a shopping list for you so you can check off the products you want and cannot live without. 

I will be updating later this weekend with the Beauty Award winners from the CEW Beauty Awards.

I am on my way into NYC to attend the luncheon with my TotalBeauty.com friends, where the winners will be announced. I am not only excited to have lunch with my friends (at the Waldorf-Astoria, no less), but I cannot to see if any of my picks win.

Here are my picks out of the finalists:

• Secret - Secret Clinical Strength
• Estée Lauder Body Performance Golden Naturally Radiant Moisturizer
• JOHNSON’S ® JOHNSON’S® SOFTOIL™ Melt Away Stress Massaging Moisturizer
• Tom Ford Beauty Tom Ford Black Orchid Finishing Oil Spray
• Clinique Acne Solutions Clear Skin System Starter Kit
• L'Oréal Paris Skin Genesis Multi-Layer Cell Strengthening Daily Treatment Serum Concentrate
• Lancôme Absolue Ultimate Bx Replenishing & Restructuring Serum
• Garnier - Garnier Nutritioniste Nutri-Pure Detoxifying Wet Cleansing Towelettes
• Shiseido Cosmetics ( America ) Ltd. Shiseido The Skincare Extra Gentle Cleansing Foam
• AVON ANEW Alternative Eye
• CHANEL Sublimage Eye Essential Regenerating Eye Cream
• AVEENO ® POSITIVELY AGELESS™ Daily Moisturizer SPF 30
• Lancôme Rénergie Microlift R.A.R.E. Superior Lifting Cream SPF 15
• Clairol Nice ‘n Easy ColorSeal Conditioning Gloss
• Kérastase Paris Ciment Thermique
• CoverGirl - CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara
• Bobbi Brown Metallics Collection and Estée Lauder Projectionist High Definition Volume Mascara (I just cannot decide between the two, as I like them both!)
  
• mark Little Block Box Shimmer Cubes and Bars All Over Face Color
• MAC Cosmetics MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
• Neutrogena Cosmetics - Neutrogena MoistureShine Soothing LipSheers
• Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss
• Kiehl’s Since 1851 Facial Fuel with SPF 15
• Tom Ford Beauty Tom Ford for Men
• Marc Jacobs Fragrances Daisy Marc Jacobs
• AVEENO® Continuous Protection Sunblock Spray SPF 45
• Lancôme Flash Bronzer Custom Color Tinted Self Tanning Face Lotion

You can read about my experience at the product demo and the list of finalists. 

I cannot believe that Mother's Day will be here in just two short weeks. If you have not started shopping yet, stick around as I have a ton of great ideas that I will be posting over the next week or so.

Before I get into the gifts of beauty, I thought I would share with you some great bags to hold these gifts of beauty that I will be sharing. Some of my favorite bags are from SOHO Bags. Just look at how pretty!

Whether you are going to fill a bag with some scented lotion and shower gel, or a pretty fragrance, even the latest makeup collection, there is definitely a SOHO bag here ready for the job. Not only will it hold the gift together, it will make a beautiful presentation itself. 

The Sephora "What's in Your Makeup Bag?" contest is now over. Thank you to the 400+ of you who entered. I will be going over all of the entries this weekend and putting the eligible entries into a randomizer to determine the winner. I will announce the winner after I get confirmation.

To do our part and celebrate the Earth and trying to keep it beautiful for the future, and with Earth Day next week, I am going to do my best to bring you all information on organic, natural, and green products in the beauty world over the next week I have already been alerted to so many specials that many of the beauty brands are participating in, that I really have a lot to share.

First, there is the Totally Green Sweepstakes I just told you about, and the special offer from Kiehl's. But there is so much more.

Benefit Cosmetics has put together "Team Erase Paste" where they will have three teams of beauties doing their part to help make our parks even prettier by cleaning up the graffiti on April 22nd. If you are near the following parks, you might just want to check them out:
San Francisco - Osage Alley at 24th St.
Los Angeles - Jesse Owens Community Park 9651 South Western Ave.
New York City - Skateboard Park under Brooklyn Bridge at Pearl St.

Origins is offering Free Shipping on any purchase made from origins.com on April 22nd.

Bliss Spa has a spa-tacular offer for Earth Day: bring in a one of your previously used/recycled bliss bag's to any one of their spa locations on April 22^nd, and they will give you 20% off any purchase of bliss and Laboratoire Remède products. Great idea!

Stay tuned for even more great green news, reviews, specials and more! 

I have been wanting to chronicle my second day in NYC with Glam in one post, but I think it makes more sense to just highlight the different visits. Ironically, this stop at Dashing Diva was my last stop before taking off for the train, but it is one that needs highlighting.

Dashing Diva is not just your average nail salon. It is a social experience mixed in with a salon offering manicure and pedicure services. The atmosphere is inviting and open, with a large pedicure section in which us beauty bloggers were treated to a heavenly pedicure - complete with leg massage.

The salon carries it's own line of polishes, even offering a selection of  "Extra-Virgin" polishes that contain no DBP, toluene or formaldehyde - perfect for the sensitive or pregnant gal.

After my beautiful pedicure, I became intrigued with their Virtual Nail Service, and knew I had to give these nails a try. These nails are revolutionary. They are a full nail that covers from cuticle to tip, almost like acrylics, but they are simply glues on with their special glue. The nails come in a large pack with a huge variety of sizes, making for a perfect fit.

I selected a twist on the French manicure for my nails, and I left with gorgeous natural pearly pink nails, but instead of a white tip, my tips were dipped in silver glitter. I have had so many compliments on these nails since I had them done.  

Virtual nails can be removed by soaking in acetone, but as two of mine actually just sort off popped off yesterday, which was day 12, I decided to try and get them off on my own. So, to get the rest off, I gently lifted the false nail at my cuticle with a cuticle/orange stick, and after the air got to them for a few minutes, I could easily remove the nail from mine. They are in perfect shape, and I actually have enough in my set to do my nails again, but this time on my own. Wish me luck!!!

If you are in NYC or near one of their other locations you have to stop in. There is nothing like it.

I watched a segment on The Today Show this morning about young girls getting beauty treatments. I thought - cute. The overall tone of the segment is that these girls are too young and it is hurting them and will hurt their self-esteem in the long run. Huh? I do not see these girls making standing appointments This is a party. A treat. A special occasion.

I think it is fun for a five year old to host a pedicure party and get all dressed up. I mean, really. I did it when I was five, but I was doing it at home with friends and our mother's makeup bags. For goodness sake, let girls be girls and enjoy it.

I actually met Robert Cleary (in the video) at Dashing Diva last Saturday and was treated to the ultimate pedicure (more on that soon). I thought, what a great place. I really wish we had one in my town because I know it would be booked for parties all the time. Watch the segment and let me know what you think.

Soon after arriving to New York City for my Day in the Life of a Glam Beauty Editor, I checked into my trendy room in the new boutique hotel, Hotel East Houston on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It was a rather small hotel, but full of the finest minimalist furnishings, with dark hardwood floors throughout complimented by a neutral color scheme.
The overall feel was trendy, yet comforting, all the same time. The bathroom was stocked with Bulgari products - oh, they smelled beautiful, and my bed was super comfy and helped me get much needed rest after my two super busy (and late night) days in the city. The service at the Hotel was impeccable. I was a bit afraid to venture out on my own as I had never been to the Lower East Side, but I did make it out for a few blocks to discover some great local bakeries and delicatessens. Yum.

After all my fellow beauty bloggers arrived, we met for a drink and made our way over to the ultra trendy and quite eclectic wd-50 restaurant, home of top chef Wylie Dufresne. We ate dinner in the wine cellar, where we were treated to delicacies of which I have never heard of before. (If you are a foodie who likes to experiment with food, this is the place for you.) The evening was put together by some of the best media specialists in the beauty and skin care industry, those of Rpr Marketing Communications. It was a delight to meet Jamie, of whom I had worked with in the past on some great projects (Neutrogena, RoC, Aveeno, Clean and Clear), Mora, and Cora, founder and president of the firm. I loved getting to know everyone at the table. We shared  our favorite beauty products (which many of us had in common) and discussing where we thought the beauty blogging industry would be in the next year at this time. We also learned of some great beauty, especially anti-aging, innovations that will be out on the market soon.  Thanks Rpr for a wonderful evening, and the beautiful Kenneth Jay Lane Flower Ring. I cannot wait to share all the info on the new products debuting soon.

Around midnight, I got in the car sent for us, with a few of the other girls and made my way back to the hotel to promplty hit the sack. I to wake up and be ready at 8:15 for Day Two. Stay tuned, as this was our jam packed day full of fun, beauty hot spots and beauty products galore. 

Rarely do I post about something not totally beauty related, but I think that this handbag qualifies.  Tough a completely different category, you will see what I mean and why I am loving it so much in a minute.

From Betsey Johnson's Betseyville collection is her Glamour Girl large tote. Is this cute or what?

So, I think I have to have this. Not for an everyday handbag, but it looks to be great for traveling, or maybe even as a tote for the beach. Come to think of it, wouldn't this be cute as a collection with different sized cosmetics bags?

This Betsey Johnson Betseyville Glamour Girl Tote is available in either the white background, as well as purple and red, at Macy's for $110.

Cute, cute, cute!