And the Winners of Sephora's Golden Brush Awards Are...

Last week, we made the dreams of 16 of our best and brightest Color Experts come true. After a strenuous test of their beauty wits and artistry, the 2011 Pro Beauty Team was announced by a panel of industry judges including ELLE magazine's Beauty Director Emily Dougherty, NARS National Makeup Artist Francelle Daly, and Hourglass Artistic Director Gina Brooke.

Part ambassadors and part glam squad, the 16 members of our Pro Beauty Team will be traveling across the country serving as beauty experts representing Sephora - creating looks on models, celebrities, and quite possibly you. They'll be at everything from fashion runways to red carpets to hometown events.

Without further ado, B&TB is happy to welcome the stars of the 2011 PRO Beauty Team, our most talented to date. We can't wait to meet the latest it-girls and guys and have them spill all their beauty secrets!

PERMANENT PRO BEAUTY PRINCIPAL ARTIST
· Jose Rivera (New York, NY)

PERMANENT PRO BEAUTY LEAD ARTISTS
· Gilbert Soliz, Sephora 5 Times Square (New York, NY)
· Nathalie Bechard, Sephora Chinook (Alberta, Canada)

THE RETURNING MEMBERS
· Annie Mercer, Sephora Southpoint (Durham, NC)
· Christine Egashira, Sephora Downtown Seattle (Seattle, WA)
· Erik Soto, Sephora Arboretum (Austin, TX)
· Jennie Carranza, Sephora La Cantera (San Antonio, TX)
· Jill Powell, Sephora Temecula (Temecula, CA)
· Julie Tang, Sephora Fashion Valley (San Diego, CA)
· Sara Biria, Sephora 5th Avenue (New York, NY)
· Sheranda Curtis, Sephora Regency Square (Richmond, VA)

AND THE FRESH FACES
· Helen Phillips, Sephora Fashion Square (Los Angeles, CA)
· Jeffrey English, Sephora Barton Creek (Austin, TX)
· Sladja Markovic, Sephora Coquitlam (Coquitlam, BC Canada)
· Ilde Goncalves, Sephora South Beach (Miami, FL)
· Julianna Sanchez, Sephora Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA)
· Sherry Chen, Sephora Metropolis (Burnaby, BC Canada)