By Sheila
I don’t know about you, but I am a full-fledged Facebook addict. No, I’m not talking about a need to participate in Farmville, Sorority Life, or Mafia Wars!
Despite my inital reluctance to sign up for Facebook — I was a major MySpace person — I am all over it now and love using it to connect with our readers, reunite with old friends, and gloat over the fact that the jock who rejected me in high school is now balding and battling a weight problem.
Besides the gossip aspect, Facebook has broken barriers when it comes to providing online social networking between companies and their customers. As far as the beauty industry is concerned, pretty much every major company has a Facebook fan page, and it works to their and our advantage.
For the customers, it’s a good way to find out what’s coming up in collections and to score some hot coupon codes. In terms of makeup artists with fan pages, it’s so nice to know that you’re interacting with the REAL person, and not just some internet ‘bot!
Here’s a roundup of some Facebook fan pages that are absolutely vital to add to your line up!
Painted Ladies – we have some unique announcements going on here! Join in to get the latest and greatest 
information about our lineup.
Collier Strong — Name a celebrity and he’s touched their face. He’s a makeup industry legend, L’oreal spokesperson, and mentor to our expert April Chaney. He just started his page, so please follow him!
Sam Fine — You all know how much I love Sam. He posts interview lineups and other cool information.
Here’s a list of makeup companies that always have some great special going on, with frequent Facebook exclusives!!!
Do you have any more Facebook recommendations to add to our list?
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