Each year, we (the collective beauty/fashion blogger community) write countless posts about what we should buy, or what we must have, or even what we need, but very little is said about the things in life that really matter - family, friends and helping others. Admittedly, I haven't been the most charitably active as I've gotten older and that's definitely something I intend to change as we slide into 2011.

My dear friend Karla - you might know her as KarlaSugar - has taken the initiative to unite some of your favorite beauty bloggers and brands (with enviable product closets) to create a site auctioning some of the most coveted beauty items, all benefiting Doctors Without Borders. BeautyBloggers.org officially launched yesterday, with products from more than 40 brands and bloggers, all for auction now through December 20th at 5pm CST.

The products up for auction are pretty mind blowing. Some of the internet's most coveted products, like Lancome's Erika F eyeshadow, MAC's Lavender Whip lipstick and Bobbi Brown's Stonewashed Nudes eyeshadow palette, just to name a few.

If you're looking for gifts (or treats for yourself), stop by, bid and help out Doctors Without Borders. A huge round of appreciation for the participating brands and bloggers:

Afrobella, A Girl's Gotta Spa!, AlyWalansky.com, Armani Beauty, Bay Area Style File, Beauté Cosmetics, Beauty Alchemist, The Beauty Look Book, Bobbi Brown, Cafe Makeup, Cargo, China Glaze, EnKore, Estee Lauder, For the Love of Beauty, Givenchy, Gloss Menagerie, Gouldylox Reviews, Grace Gold for AOL StyleList, KarlaSugar, KraseyBeauty, Lancome, Leonor Greyl, The Makeup Girl, Miss Whoever You Are, Musings of a Muse, My Lips But Better, Nadine Jolie, The Non-Blonde, Older Girl Beauty, OPI, Out in a Pout, Pink Sith, Prime Beauty, Product Girl, Pursebuzz, Renee Rouleau, Sasquatch Swatch, Sicka Than Average, Spoiled Pretty, Talika, Three Custom Color Specialists, and Votre Vu.

Bid on shoes donated by your favorite celebrities, thanks to Piperlime's auction benefiting Souls4Souls, a charity donating shoes to the impoverished around the world.  Check out mules from broadway's Kristin Chenoweth (love her!), nude peep toe pumps from Mandy Moore, black boots from Jessica Simpson, Hollywould mules from Rosario Dawson, as well as shoes from Mischa Barton, Rachel Zoe, Teri Hatcher and many more!  The bidding ends May 13 & 14, so get those bids in now!

Click here for the full details.

Click here for full details on how to win! 

Need a little more inspiration? Check out all the items tagged "Style IT".

Style IT and ThisNext are teaming up to allow readers of Style IT to win a Rakku Shoe Wheel!

To add to the fun, add beauty products, accessories and undergarments you'd wear. Don't forget to tag your items, because we'll be checking in on you! The official contest dates are from February 2 through February 9. The winner will be announced right here on Style IT on February 10. Good luck!

WWD has brought some of the top designers together to create a one of a kind holiday stocking, with proceeds benefiting City Meals On Wheels.  Vera Wang, Alexandar McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Heatherette, Tuleh, and Rodarte have filled these lovely stockings with the most delightful of goodies.  Alexandar McQueen, aside from including the fabulous skull scarf, has also included donations to four different charities.  Vera Wang has snagged two tickets to Grey Gardens on Broadway.  Tuleh has included an ostrich clutch valued at over $2,000.  Of course I can't forget to mention that Rodarte's stocking is simply divine, covered in small rosettes.

Currently the stockings range anywhere from $127.50 to $475.00 on ebay right now.  Check them out!

Hey all. Couldn't resist posting about my latest Ebay auction for a limited edition Heatherette poster I received along with the invitation to their Spring/Summer show at Olympus Fashion Week. Check it out!