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Is Sugar Your Skin's Enemy?

BellaSugar — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:00:11 -0700

I have a sweet tooth. There, I said it. I have to control myself around bulk candy because otherwise I'll fill up that plastic bag with a heap of sugary treats, only to scarf it all down with lightning speed. Everyone needs to get a little sweet carb fix in now and then, but is sugar the enemy when it comes to your skin?

I consulted with Dr. Adrienne Denese, who has her own line of skin products, sold through QVC, to find out. "Sugar is your skin’s worst internal enemy," Denese confirmed. Shucks. "However, just to keep things in perspective, the detrimental power of sugar does not even hold a candle to the destructive power of your skin’s worst enemy: the sun."

So, while I've got it right in the sunscreen department, it looks like this Sugar gal needs to put the kibosh on that candy bin aisle. What is good for your skin? As suspected, a diet high in fruits, proteins, and vegetables will provide the best results, keeping the refined sugars out - or at least to a minimum, advised Denese.

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How Sweet: Sugar Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

BellaSugar — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:35:45 -0700

Sugar and spice and everything nice! The old saying is true for this fabulous new fragrance from Sugar Cosmetics, called Sugar Makes The Heart Grow Fonder ($28). I can't imagine a more perfect scent to be our first featured fragrance on BellaSugar.

This little love potion smells flirty, fun, sexy, and light. It's made from citrus fruits, lily of the valley, violet, woods essence, spice, vanilla, musk, opoponax, and spun sugar. The frosted round bottle, which houses 1.7 ounces of eau de parfum spray, also happens to come with a cute hot pink atomizer.

It's Wedding Season On The Sugar Network!

Community Manager — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:26:18 -0700

Spring has sprung, which means that Wedding Season is around the corner. We get tons of emails asking for advice so we at The Sugar Network are ready to share wedding related stories, advice and fun. This week we are kicking things off with everything involving the Engagement.

Tell us your favorite engagement stories on DearSugar
Learn about great Engagement gifts on FabSugar
Get toned up for the big day on FitSugar
Learn how to plan an Engagement Party on YumSugar
Relive some of TV's greatest engagement moments on BuzzSugar
Learn How To Make a Wedding Website on GeekSugar.
See some hilarious proposals gone wrong on GiggleSugar

All of this and more coming this week across the Sugar sites. To see all of the wedding coverage by us and by all of you, visit the Wedding Talk group on TeamSugar. Stay tuned all Spring for more wedding coverage including showers, flowers, honeymoons and more. Fun times.

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Clap Your Hands Say Sugar!

BellaSugar — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:12:53 -0800

There is sugar being sprinkled everywhere in the beauty world! Check out these sweet new sugar inspired products. Not only do they all taste delicious, they look fabulous too.

Revlon Sugar Sugar Lip Topping is a frosted powder intended to sprinkle over your lip gloss. Buy it quick - this is a limited edition collection that was released to all mass retailers nationwide on Dec.1. It is $14.95 and available in five shades.

Here's another great gift idea for your BFF. This adorable triple layered Best Friend Makeup Palette by Sugar is a bevy of makeup for your eyes, cheeks and lips. The kit includes: 16 eye shadows, 12 sugar flavored lip glosses, one bronzer, one blush and highlighter, and various applicators. $38, buy it here.

For one last sugarlicious product, read more

Aquolina Pink Sugar Roll-On Perfume is a fabulous way to liven up your senses with a hint of yummy vanilla and caramel. I love that it comes in a roll-on version with some added sparkle - takes me back to the years of Sweet Valley High. $25, buy the 1 ounce bottle here.

PopSugar Rush Special: Six Reasons You Can't Live Without Vampires, Part 2!

Molly — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:33:45 -0700

We're back with the second part of our PopSugar Rush Special: The Six Reasons You Can't Live Without Vampires! In case you missed part one, we looked at the history of the vampire craze, as well as the latest from the Twilight saga and even chatted with one of the stars of The Vampire Diaries! Now things are about to get even hotter - we've got the top three reasons that vampires have a hold on our hearts. Plus, we've got a vampire expert psychologist to look at just why we love the dangerous bloodsuckers. There's a lot of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, plus more from Candice Accola on what vampires she loves - watch the thrilling conclusion of our vampire special now!

Help Us Choose the PopSugar 100 and Win a Chanel Bag!

Molly — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 -0700

It's time to make the third annual PopSugar 100 List and this time we're mixing things up to make it even more interactive and fun. This year it's single-elimination tournament style with a bracket to help us narrow down to the perfect list. We chose 128 celebrities who we divided into four groups and then ranked from 1-32. The potential PopSugar 100-ers are then paired up in head-to-head matches, at which point you'll all vote on who had the bigger year.

Whoever wins will then proceed to the next round and so on until we have the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4 right down to the single winner. The first round starts today and will last two weeks in which you can vote on each of the first 64 matchups - just click on any pair of names and work your way around the bracket! You can come back at any time and pick up where you left off.

After the round-one winners are determined, each sequential round will last one week coming to a winner at the beginning of June. As if the game wasn't addicting enough, we are giving away an amazingly hot, white Chanel bag to those who play.

You are entered to win with every round you complete - up to seven times the chances of winning! If you miss a round, don't worry, you can still enter to win multiple times. The winner of the almost $3,000 bag will be chosen randomly from the pool of users that completed each round and announced in June around when the new PopSugar 100 list is revealed. You must be logged in to your TeamSugar account in order for your entry to be counted. Log in or register here! Click here for all the rules.

Who will take home the top spot? Will it be Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt again or will there be an upset this time around from one of the younger up-and-comers like Robert Pattinson. Plus, Jennifer Aniston did establish herself as a box-office magnet this year. Now, let's get round one started!

Introducing TwilightSugar and a Hot DvF Bag Giveaway to Celebrate!

Molly — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:00:20 -0700

With less than a month to go before the premiere of New Moon we here at the PopSugar Network have fully caught the Twilight fever! We've got everything covered from Halloween costumes inspired by the Volturi, to our favorite Twilight-related products to gadgets that remind us of our favorite vampires. Of course, we're also up to the minute with all the newest photos and clips from the movie as well as pictures of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and the rest of the cast. Finally - we have your one stop shop for everything Twilight related leading up to the release of New Moon - TwilightSugar.com! To kick it off, we're giving away this sexy DvF bag, all you have to do to enter is make sure you are logged in and take our trivia quiz! Plus, don't miss our brand new Twilight faceoff. Have fun exploring TwilightSugar and we'll be updating all the time!

Download Our New PopSugar Network Mobile App - It's Your Last Week to Enter and Win Fabulous Prizes!

Molly — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:45:00 -0700

We're so excited to announce that our gorgeous new PopSugar Network iPhone application is out, and it's the perfect way to keep up with all the news while you're on the go! The app is totally free and is the fastest and prettiest way to read the Sugar sites on your iPhone. To celebrate, we're giving away this fabulous Kooba Dale bag full of amazing goodies, including a Jalda New Croc Continental Wallet courtesy of StefaniBags.com, a gift certificate to Benefit Cosmetics, and to top it all off, a 32GB iPhone 3G! It's your last week to enter the contest! All you have to do is download our new PopSugar Mobile iPhone app and take the poll below to tell us - are you already loving the new reader, or do you still need it in your life?

Check out the official rules here.

Announcing the 2009 PopSugar 100 - Robert Pattinson Scores Number 1 Spot!

Molly — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:04:00 -0700

Welcome to the 2009 PopSugar 100! It is our third year making the list, and this time we decided to spice things up by having readers vote on a playoff format bracket to narrow down the list from 128 finalists all the way to number one. Our bracket matched up everyone from Heidi Montag vs. Angelina Jolie to Robert Pattinson vs. Jennifer Aniston. More than 20 million votes were calculated to make the 2009 PopSugar 100 truly unique in showcasing just who had the biggest year in Hollywood - as it turns out, no one is immune to Twilight fever! Robert Pattinson makes his debut at number one on the list - check out the full 100 here!

You can also sort it by number of fans, who is most commented, and what the list looks like using our Pop Factor!

To see the top five, some of fun facts, and the biggest movers and shakers of the list, just read more.

The top five in the 2009 PopSugar 100, drum roll please . . .
1. Robert Pattinson
2. Reese Witherspoon
3. Jennifer Aniston
4. Kate Winslet
5. Brad Pitt

Number One For Pop Factor: Jennifer Aniston
Number One Most Commented: Angelina Jolie
Most Fans: Johnny Depp

Fun Facts

Robert Pattinson makes his debut on the list - at number one!
Reese Witherspoon actually got slightly more votes throughout the competition, but Robert Pattinson still ended up victorious in the final head-to-head battle.
Fans voted Angelina down to number 17 after being ranked first and second the past two years. She was knocked out by Leonardo DiCaprio. However, Angelina was the number one most commented on celebrity of the year.
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon both move into the top five, taking the second and third spots after Pattinson.
Oscar winner Kate Winslet moves from No. 58 to No. 4!
Celebrity moms rule: Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner, Tina Fey, plus new mom Halle Berry all make the top 15.
Johnny Depp and George Clooney stay neck and neck – all three years they've been back to back. In 2009 Johnny was ahead, but in 2009 George ended up on top.

Check out the full list here!

Download Our New PopSugar Mobile App and Win!

Molly — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:45:00 -0700

We're so excited to announce that our gorgeous new PopSugar Network iPhone application is out, and it's the perfect way to keep up with all the news while you're on the go! The app is totally free and is the fastest and prettiest way to read the Sugar sites on your iPhone. To celebrate, we're giving away this fabulous Kooba Dale bag full of amazing goodies, including a Jalda New Croc Continental Wallet courtesy of StefaniBags.com, a gift certificate to Benefit Cosmetics, and to top it all off, a 32GB iPhone 3G! All you have to do is download our new PopSugar Mobile iPhone app and take the poll below to tell us - are you already loving the new reader, or do you still need it in your life?

Check out the official rules here.