In 2011, we rooted for our favorite spokesbeauties and welcomed new, exciting campaigns starring some of the world's most stunning faces. Behold, a look at some of the year's best hair and beauty ads:

JOURDAN DUNN for YVES SAINT LAURENT

Featuring Yves Saint Laurent's most iconic product, "magic wand" Touche Éclat, this elegant ad marked model mama Jourdan Dunn's first solo beauty campaign. It was also her first major partnership with a beauty brand.

GATE MAYA HAILE for FASHION FAIR

Gate Maya Haile may have intially studied nursing but now she's killing us with her flawless good looks and delicious bronze skin. Starring in Fashion Fair's stunning holiday ad with makeup by Creative Director and makeup master Sam Fine, there's no way we can resist her "Siren Call." [...]

"Jumping the Broom" actress Paula Patton has a new leading role: CoverGirl Queen Collection spokesbeauty. This comes as no surprise as she and Queen Latifah not only starred in "Just Wright" together but it was kind of hard to miss the CoverGirl Queen Collection product placement in the movie! So a partnership between Queen Latifah and Paul Patton seemed likely in the future.

Patton will be promoting three CoverGirl Queen Collection products in January: Vivid Impact Eyeliner, Natural Hue Matte Pressed Powder and LashFanatic Mascara.

More Clothing...

I've forgotten how fun it is to participate in a beauty tag...even if I tend to overthink my answers! The stunning Khadine from Cosmetic Passion recently tagged me on her blog in a beauty preference meme in which I have to choose one beauty product in a series of questions:

[blush] or [bronzer]?

Sure, I love using bronzer as blush, eyeshadow and as a highlight, but nothing beats a gorgeous, ethereal glow you can get with a coral-, orange- or peach-hued blush. My favorites:

Face Blush by Iman

[lipstick] or [lip gloss]?

Purple lipstick please! But I think I might be wearing a host of fun lip tattoos this fall just because I hear they stay on forever with minimal retouching. My favorites:

Lipstick by M·A·C

[eyeliner] or [mascara]?

I know winged eyeliner and its variations is hot right now but give me a great mascara to define my eyes. Too much work to get the perfect cat eye nowadays! My favorites:

Mascara at Target

[foundation] or [concealer]?

Hands down, I have to choose foundation---especially a cream foundation that can double as a concealer. My favorites: In progress.

[neutral eyeshadow] or [colored eyeshadow]?

I love a nice wash of a metallic, neutral eyeshadow just because I'm too lazy to blend colored eyeshadow and make it look presentable. Besides, metallic eyeshadow is a great Fall trend! See below!

[loose eyeshadow] or [pressed eyeshadow]?

I hate loose shadow (too messy) but it doesn't stop me from using the loose eyeshadows that I have. I love pressed eyeshadows in palettes though...granted that I don't break them! [laughs] My favorites:

More Ulta...

[brushes] or [sponges]?

Believe it or not, I prefer using my BeautyBlender over my makeup brushes. I know there are people out there who think the BeautyBlender is nothing special but I have to disagree. First off, you're supposed to use it to stipple foundation, blush, etc. on the skin. If you use it like a regular sponge, you'll be disappointed. I love it because the technique is so artistic to me. My favorites:

More Beautyblender...

Which ones would you choose?

Photo via WireImage

Editor's note: Thanks to Blaq Vixen Beauty reader Liliana B, this post has been updated with the correct information. Very sorry for the confusion!

Update: Get Cassie's Dimepiece Designs La Mode Crop Top at Karmaloop.com Save 10% (returning customers) or 20% when you use rep code BLAQVIXEN at checkout.

Another beauty mystery solved! This time, I finally learned what shade of lipstick Cassie was wearing in Wiz Khalifa's "Roll Up" video. I asked celebrity makeup artists Mylah Morales about the shade on Tumblr but she couldn't recall the brand. Then I received an email from one of my awesome contacts at CoverGirl. That pretty pink pucker is courtesy of CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Enchantress. I'm picking this up ASAP!!

Now get her jewelry and nails!

According to celebrity makeup artist Matthew VanLeeuwen, Dania’s makeup was inspired by her dress. "She called me earlier that day to tell me how in love she was [with her dress] and thought that she wanted a red lip. I totally agreed with [her] once I saw her outfit. Her beauty look was classic with a twist. We stuck with a fairly clean, pale lid and sculpted brows, but I also wanted to add a little gold to the eyes in honor of COVERGIRL’s 50th Anniversary."

Classic with a twist...does this appeal to you?

We officially survived the first week of January! We have some more beauty posts coming up that will be on the site later on today but for now, we wanted to do a quick link roundup. Here are the posts for the first week of January just in case you missed them:

1. Skin Care Sundays: Chilli and Floyd at the Spa on What Chilli Wants 2 (most popular post this week)
2. Would You Pre-Order and Wear Secret Kisses by Model Keyshia Dior?
3. Sign Up for the CVS ExtraCare Beauty Club Card
4. It's Their Anniversary: Urban Decay Celebrates with 24/7 Glide-On Pencil Set
5. China Glaze Sails Away with Anchors Away Collection for Spring 2011
6. How to Get Queen Latifah's 2011 People's Choice Awards Makeup Look
7. IMAN Cosmetics' New Palette is Fit for an Icon: The IMAN Eye-Con Collection

In regards to the blog, we have some great news: Earlier this week, Chenelle of Women of Change expressed a desire to add a weekly beauty feature to her blog. Every week, she'll link to her favorite posts here on Blaq Vixen Beauty. For example, this week it was the IMAN Eye-Con collection and the China Glaze Anchors Away collection.

Next, my Pink Friday 4 lipstick finally came and I need you to help me decide what to do - is a giveaway in order or would a how to wear it post with dupes be more beneficial? Vote in the poll! It's live for three more weeks but right now it's a tie, surprisingly.

Also, are you need in some free software geared toward women? If so, then enter our ChicaPC-fix Software giveaway. 20 winners will each receive a 1-year license key by email. This giveaway will end on January 29, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST

Anything new in your world?

CoverGirl Lip Perfection

The online exclusive preview for CoverGirl's Lip Perfection shades ends on December 5th...did you remember to order your shades? Just like the new CoverGirl Queen Collection lipsticks debuting in January 2011, these Lip Perfection Lipsticks are also enhanced with silk therapy moisturizers to help your transform your lips to their most luscious potential in just 7 days!

Now where to order online? Your best best is Walgreens, Soap.com, eStore, CVS, or Amazon. However, Drugstore.com have all 44 shades in stock.

Update: I bought CoverGirl Lip Perfection Lipsticks in Divine and Spellbound!

Photo courtesy of For the Love of Free.

I had to take a break from buying more lipstick from Maybelline and Revlon to shop my stash. I discovered that I had three red shades from the CoverGirl Queen Collection Vibrant Hue Lipstick range in Cherry Bomb, Shiny Port Wine and Bordeaux (disclosure). Let's take a look at them, shall we?

Say you love me in my red lipstick...

Celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine uses various CoverGirl Queen Collection products on Queen Latifah for the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards back in 2009.

Ending in three days on April 16th, enter to win a CoverGirl Queen Collection Goody Bag from Urban Beauty Collective. They've already revealed some of the items included in the package to include the CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Minerals Bronzer (proper review coming soon!), CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara (review) and the CoverGirl Smoky Shadow Blast (review).

All you have to do is send UBC your profile picture (I assume you must be a member) and tell why you love the CoverGirl Queen Collection to earn an entry in the giveaway. Email your response to urbanbeautycollective at gmail dot com.

The winner will be announced on Monday, April 19th so make sure you check back to see if you won.