Blogs I like to read

I was tagged for this by the gorgeous Michelle, of Lipstick Rules. If you haven't visited her blog, I would suggest giving it a go; her friendly, funny and kind personality and fabulous taste in lipsticks (and other cosmetics) make it a must-read on my bloglist.

The point of this tag is to list 12 blogs that I read and would recommend to others: my list is as follows:

Visionary Beauty - Replica posts fantastic pictures of the kind of brands I love; her Illamasqua and Rouge Bunny Rouge pictures are a great reference (but a terrible influence, on me at least!)

Maquillage Obscura - as the name suggests, Olivia takes you off the beaten track into the realm of lesser known cosmetics, and particularly the professional lines. She has written some excellent technical (but understandable) posts on brushes and contouring.

British Beauty Blogger - what this beauty professional doesn't know about upcoming releases and fabulous new products and brands isn't worth knowing.

Helen and Sheenie's Nice Things - my first blogging 'buddy' - and still one of my favourite reads. Check this blog out for amazing nail pictures, and irrational fear of cake and mash.

Mizzworthy - nurse by day (and sometimes night, poor thing) but an alter-ego of beauty lover extraordinare. Read her blog for the latest news on Illamasqua (including fun and crazy competitions) and a plethora of other brands scanning the whole range from drugstore to department store.

Product Placement, The Blog - beautifully written, very funny, and I identify with the struggle to try to retain a modicum of glamour (or at least, not total haggardness) while dealing with a newish baby.

Beauty and The Dirt - not technically a blog, more of a total lifestyle website. As well as beauty, fashion and celeb gossip, I particularly enjoy the occasional articles by the guest dominatrix, a career I always thought I might be rather good at, if accountancy hadn't called instead.

Autumn Masquerade - I simply love many of the same brands and items as Autumn Masquerade does, and I really enjoy reading her views and opinions of them. Also, as she is in the US, she tends to get the Western releases before we do in the UK, so I can see what's worth looking at before it is released.

The Next Best Thing to Going Shopping Yourself - for great swatches

Makeup Stash for the latest news from Singapore - have a look at the post on the MAC Masterclass for good Style Black swatches.

Too Much Blush for great eye and FOTD looks from Australia.

and last, but by no means least, Cosmetic Candy. This is a blog that quite often makes me laugh out loud, as well as featuring a great mixture of all different kinds of beauty products from all over. There are also cute cat pictures.