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12 Stumbleupon Channels for Beauty Addicts

December 6th, 2008 by Karen 7 Comments

Good morning. 🙂 I’m sitting here at my computer desk, sipping coffee and reflexively clicking that lovely little Stumbleupon icon…

Do you use Stumbleupon? I don’t know what I’d do without my SU fix. A day doesn’t goes by that I don’t spend at least a few minutes stumbling new sites.

Stumbleupon is an Internet community that works through a browser toolbar (but don’t let that scare you) where you find and rate websites, photos and videos. By clicking a small button in the toolbar, users vote thumbs up or down on the different sites they find.

It’s kinda like a website slot machine, where you click the Stumble button to see a random new site. Stumbleupon has millions of sites in its databases, all submitted and recommended by other Stumblers. Sites are organized into different channels, or topics, like Beauty, Fashion, Dancing and Art.

I might send an email to the makers thanking them for inventing one of the coolest tools known to womankind!

It’s one of the ways I look for inspiration in the morning or unwind after a tough day, kinda like watching brainless TV (Double Shot at Love, anyone?) or flipping through the pages of a magazine.

Once you’ve registered with the site and have the toolbar installed, you can choose the topics you’d like to stumble. For me, being able to pick topics is the pièce de résistance. It takes Stumbleupon from being a highly efficient waste of time and turns it into an actual resource. Through topics, you can filter out all the stuff you aren’t really interested in, like the sites about bear traps, inter-office politics and beef jerky.

12 Stumbleupon Channels for Beauty Addicts

Here are the 12 topics I have configured in my profile. The sites within these channels have been great sources of inspiration for me, but there are dozens of other channels (maybe hundreds) to choose from. Play around with ’em until you find the right mix for you. 🙂

  1. Health>Beauty
  2. Health>Health/Fitness
  3. Health>Self Improvement
  4. Arts/History>Arts
  5. Arts/History>Dancing
  6. Arts/History>Fashion
  7. Arts/History>Fine Arts
  8. Arts/History>Photography
  9. Home/Living>Relationships
  10. Home/Living>Weddings
  11. Society>Women’s Issues
  12. Society>Bizarre/Oddities (heck yea!)

How do you find inspiration or unwind after a tough day?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. For more on how to use Stumbleupon, check out their Getting Started with Stumbleupon guide.

12 Stumbleupon Channels for Beauty Addicts / Originally published December 6th, 2008

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  1. Maria says

    December 6th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    Thanks for this post Karen!

    I found a cool music website.. You can choose the mood and the style etc and it gives you different songs. It’s great for finding new music!
    http://musicovery.com

    Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  2. Catherine says

    December 6th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    This… sounds like so much fun and it’s so horribly bad because I have finals starting Monday… will… try… to… stay… away… …

    Also! I just wanted to let you know that I ventured into Nordstrom yesterday (usually the other shoppers in that store and the super helpful staff scare/intimidate me) and bought my first MAC lipstick in Cremesheen Party Line and I love it! I just wanted to thank you for introducing me to the brand. =D

    Reply
  3. Tia says

    December 6th, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    o m g….
    where has this been all my LIFE…
    I love it!!!!!

    now im stuck on it….

    Tia´s last blog post..Have A FABulous Weekend :: >_< I’ll Be SiCk…

    Reply
  4. Miranda says

    December 7th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    Love your blog! Just discovered it today… You do a great job!

    Reply
  5. Nessa says

    December 8th, 2008 at 10:47 am

    Wow, this is a great tool! It’s so good it distracts me from getting any work done. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.

    Reply
  6. Marisol says

    December 8th, 2008 at 7:41 pm

    How cool! I have never heard of this site before. I will check out the guide.

    How do I unwind? I have my lovely Google Reader which I love to look at. Get information on so many different things. When I am totally bored, YouTube is my friend.

    Marisol´s last blog post..TILT 11.27.08

    Reply
  7. The Budget Socialite says

    October 1st, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Nice! I love stumble upon!

    Reply

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