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"The beauty world has spoken, and on May 20, Alyssa Wallace of [Alyssa Forever](https://www.youtube.com/user/CurlyByNature21) was crowned this year's *Allure* Beauty Blogger of the Year! Throughout the five-week contest, our bloggers competed in a series of challenges ranging from a drugstore shopping spree to a full-blown makeover. While only ten finalists made it to the live contest, there were three additional bloggers whom we loved so much, we asked them to complete the challenges as well. What they put together was so good, we wanted everyone to see it.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n                   \\n\\nMeet Erika Llenza of [Girly Things by e*](http://www.girlythingsbye.com) from Tampa! Right here, check out what she did when we sent her a huge box of Revlon beauty products with one simple instruction: Give someone a makeover.\\n\\n\\n\\n__Sisterly Bonding: Beauty and Pampering__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  *The cosmetologist gets the beauty treatment.*\\n\\n\\n\\nMy sister is a busy woman. She spends her weekdays working a nine-to-fiver and her free time making people look and feel beautiful. She does their hair, makeup, and nails\u2014and her talents are in high demand. Needless to say, she's always on the go. With her hectic schedule, she still manages to avoid looking drab. I guess you really can't look frumpy when your business is beauty. That'd be like a health guru who doesn't eat her veggies. But it's still an impressive feat, considering her limited time.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe thing is, she never really has time to be the one getting pampered. Instead, she's squeezing in root touch-ups in her bathroom at odd hours of the day. I thought it was high time for a change.\\n\\n\\n\\nWith that in mind, I invited her over to my house to enjoy a little makeup fun. It was her day to sit back and let someone else take the beauty reins. She stopped by totally makeup-free, ready to dive in to a box of Revlon goodies.\\n\\n\\n\\nYou'll have to watch the video to see the fun transformation.\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n\\n[#iframe:http://player.cnevids.com/embed/537e1a4569702d47a6030000/534bee5069702d6947090000](100%x315)||| \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __RELATED LINKS:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [Career-Building Makeovers 2014: Behind-the-Scenes Video](http://video.allure.com/watch/year-up-career-building-makeovers-2014)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [The Consultation: Making Your Look More Memorable](http://video.allure.com/watch/hair-tyrant-the-consultation-making-your-look-more-memorable)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [Makeovers: Amber Valletta Makes The Cut](http://video.allure.com/watch/amber-valletta-haircut-makeover)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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