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Sad news for Body Shop lovers. This post is from Fabulously Broke in the City...

LONDON — Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop cosmetics store chain, died Monday night after suffering a major brain hemorrhage, her family said. She was 64. Ms. Roddick was dubbed the "Queen of Green" for her trailblazing environmentally friendly, humane business practices that made her a leader in her...
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Albinos rejoice! Finally a bronzer that is truly meant for the individual's skin tone rather than the masses. This one's from Makeup Loves Me...

Prescriptives is adding to their custom blend line this October with (drum roll, please) a bronzer! A bronzer in October, you say? It's as good a time as any, though, when you consider (sadly) that October is when your pretty summer glow...
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Speaking of fat, here's a delicious recipe for Cheese Flan from Epicurious.com ;)
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1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups whole milk
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 (14-ounces) can sweetened condensed milk
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

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This one's from The Gothamist...

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Holwell found that fast food restaurants do not need to make their calorie information more prominent.

Last December, the Health Department had voted that national chain restaurants, which already have caloric information, should display that info on menus or menu boards. Naturally, the fast food industry protested,...
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Wanna copy the makeup styles of Hollywood's finest at the Toronto International Film Festival? Blogger Makeup Junkie has you covered with this detailed post on how to recreate that picture perfect makeup...

Hilary Duff enjoying many of the Filmfest parties, hit one of Toronto's popular niteclubs This Is London last Saturday in true style. With her wavy locks and shimmering eyes it's...
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Love those cute little animal print shoes (despite what one fashionista said on our show)? Read up on where to get them for cheap on this post from The Budget Fashionista...

The Challenge: Animal printed ballerina flats are everywhere this season and is a great way to add a bit of flavor to your wardrobe without looking like the cat lady...

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Blogger Canadian Beauty interviews L'Oreal's Eddie Malterre on Fall '07 Makeup Trends. It's worth watching for Eddie's accent alone...

A treat for hump day - video wednesday! When I was at L'Oreal Fashion Week for the fall '07 collections, I had a chance to interview Eddie Malterre, lead makeup artist for L'Oreal Paris about the key trends for fall. Here is the...
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Legendary Tenor, Luciano Pavarotti died today at 71 of pancreatic cancer.

We have long loved his music and are saddened by this tremendous loss.

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Photo: Reuters
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A cute cardigan post from Makeup Junkie...

I love this pretty, little cardigan for many reasons:

1. It's floral

2. It has a turqoise background (my fave color)

3. It's super sparkly w/ lots of fun sequins. You can't really see all the sequins in this photo, but they go all up and down the front, mid section of this cardigan. Even the buttons have a bit of shine to them. I...
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One of our fav blogs to pop in on, iwantigot, featured an article about Valentino's upcoming retirement. We think this is sad news.

Valentino, the man behind some of the most beautiful dresses in the world and incidentally, our favorite perfume, is retiring after 45 years in the biz. The 75 year old will retire in January 2008. Former Gucci designer Alessandra Facchinetti will be his successor.

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