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Another lovely Friday, another stellar collection of Fan Mail from the ChickAdvisor inbox. The only thing funnier is the volume of penile enhancement adverts we get in the spam box.

First off, if you are going to email the editor - a self-professed word nerd - you may want to engage your spellchecker:

"Hello Claire, Please see attach press release re the filler rhinoplasty that is gaining...

When I got an email from Ritual 2 Spa saying they were the first in Toronto to carry I Love My Muff products and would we like them to send over some samples, I said what anyone who still enjoys the occasional bathroom humour would say: Please send them over immediately.

This kit contains exactly what it suggests: Wipes, lotion, spray and cleanser for your um... love box.

All giggles aside, it...

When the clocks "spring forward" on March 14th, don't be surprised if the robbed hour puts you in a funk. Twilight is only sexy in the movies, we know - not at 6am when the first birds of spring are supposed to be chirping and the rosy hint of dawn should be gracing the eastern horizon.

In the unseeming gloom you'll find it all too fitting that this time switch was first introduced during...

Though he hauls me out of bed at 7am Wednesday mornings to punish me, I always feel great after a workout with G2 Kinetics founder George Gionniotis, aka Trainer George. Today I am struggling to type this, because he had me doing these wonky walking arm curls when I still had sleep in my eyes and bad breath but let's be honest. My arms have never looked better. Or so I've been told...

Build your garden, rebuild a life - this is the message RONA wants you to hear starting March 8, 2010, the 99th anniversary of International Women's Day.

The Canadian home & renovation giant RONA has partnered with the Canadian Women's Foundation (CWF) and Canadian Assoc. of Women in Construction (CAWIC) to help female victims of domestic violence and their children.

According to CWF...

Upper Canada Soap has a new body balm on shelves this month, and it claims to battles three of a beauty maven's biggest annoyances: dry skin, sunburns, and insect bites. Not only that, but Naturally Body Butter Balm (also called a wonder stick) comes in the form of a stick small enough to fit in your purse. It's 100% natural too.

The stick shape is meant to allow for easy application on...