Hi Girls. Happy Friday! I hope you all have something fun planned for the weekend. I have plans to go birthday shopping ( I’m turning the big 31 soon….eek) with my sister which should be a lot of fun. We plan on hitting up Lush, Sephora, Mac and the CCO for sure so look for a haul post in the next week or two.

Anyway, about the Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleanser. Do you remember back in September when I mentioned The Skin Type Solution book and how everyone should pick it up? If not you can find the post here.

Well, the book recommends Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleanser for someone with my oily, acne prone skin type. And since I recently ran out of my much loved Philosophy Purity Made Simple, I decided to give the Aveeno product a try.

What do I think of it? Keep reading….

What they say:

Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleanser

* Brings out skin’s natural radiance
* Helps even out skin tone and texture
* Lifts away dirt, oil and makeup without over-drying for naturally radiant skin
* Oil free, hypoallergenic, soap free, noncomedogenic

Our thoughts:

If you’re a long time reader of this site then you know I love used to love Nars Sheer Glow foundation. Well, my love affair with sheer glow is over. It was causing me to have terrible breakouts so I stopped using it and went back to Bare Minerals. I quit breaking out soon after, but my skin was left with those dreaded red spots that won’t go away for nothing. So after rereading the Skin Type Solution I picked up the Aveeno cleanser and I love it! This product took away the red spots and left me with healthy, glowing skin. I love this product and can’t wait to try out some of the other Positively Radiant products in the future. I give this cleanser two thumbs up. And you can’t beat the price….I think I paid around $6.00 for this at Target. Can’t beat that now can you?

Have you tried any of the Aveeno Positively Radiant products? What were your thoughts?

Allure editors spent months testing thousands of items to find the 189 true stars. What were the true stars you ask? The Allure Best of Beauty Award Winners for 2009 are….

Best Makeup Remover

Almay Eye Makeup Remover Pads (Love!)

Best Black Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero (My fave as well)

Best Mascara

For Day: Cover Girl LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara
For Night: Maybelline New York The Colossal Volum’ Express Mascara (Two great mascaras!)

Best Lipstain:

Cover Girl Outlast Lipstain

Best Loose Powder:

Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish High Definition Powder (Love it!)

Best Medium Coverage Foundation:

Chanel Pro Lumiere Professional Finish Makeup

Best Home Hair Color:

Clairol Nice ‘n Easy Perfect 10

Best Facial Cleanser for Normal Skin:

Aveeno Positively Radiant Makeup Removing Cleanser

To see the full list click here.

Allure magazine tested thousands of products to find the best in beauty for their October 2008 issue. Did your favorite products make the list?

Best Lip Gloss:

Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15

Best Mascara:

Lancome High Definicils High Definition Mascara for day and Max Factor Volume Couture High Volume & Definition Mascara for night.

My thoughts:

Really? I didn’t care much for either of those mascaras myself. I guess that just goes to show you that some products work great for one person and not so great for another.

Best Primer:

Smashbox Photo Finish Light Foundation Primer.

Best Medium Coverage Foundation:

Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Makeup SPF 10.

Best Anti Aging Treatment:

For day Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 and for night RoC Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Night Cream.

Best Shampoo and Conditioner:

For normal hair the choice was Fekkai Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner.

For a complete list of winners check out the October issue of Allure magazine on newstands now. What do you think of the results? Did any of your favorites win?