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Tampax reaches out the third world and you can help! Find out more from Canadian Beauty...

By now I'm sure you've seen the commercials on TV - I know I have. True story: one in 10 African women do not attend school during menstruation or drop out of school because of there aren't any sanitary facilities for them. Through a new program called 'Protecting Futures' Always and...
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Two women tried to revive Kanye West's mother after she had a heart attack and stopped breathing, according to emergency 911

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LOL!

We've always been fans of Nymag.com until now. They've come out with a new show in their fashion look book section that is pretty much exactly the same as our show but the fashionistas are questionably dressed transvestites.

Forgive us, but who is this fashion advice supposed to be for exactly? Normally we'd say who cares? Fashion is fashion, but this... only Tootsie could...
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By now, you must have noticed that we're coming up on one of the year's biggest shopping days - Black Friday! Betcha didn't know it's also "Buy Nothing Day"?

This year marks the 15th anniversary of a day designated by artist and environmentalist Ted Dave of Vancouver, BC (Canada) for evaluating our consumer culture. Social activists around the world mark this day with kooky but...
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Canadian Beauty uncovers a disturbing article about how Britain's beauty industry is accused of ignoring Black and Asian women...

Few cosmetics giants produce ethnic ranges and few large retailers stock them, meaning that black and Asian women have to rely on outdated American imports and specialist shops.

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Should we be offended by Santa's trademark chuckle?


Santas in Sydney, Australia have been instructed to change their ho ho ho's to "Ha ha ha" because the former is insulting to women. There were also concerns that it may "scare children" and teach them to disrespect women.

What do you guys think? Is this change justified or just plain silly?

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Every now and then we'll come across something like this:

"Wow, I don't think I've ever found a more stereotypical site. One giant step backwards for feminism..."

Being talked about is a good thing, even in light of a comment like that so we're hardly offended.

But seriously.

Why are we so easily offended when it comes to:

The color pink ~ shame on the Breast Cancer Think Pink people;
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How many times has Girls' Movie Night featured the lovely Ms. Deborah Kerr? Her beauty and talent, like other screen sirens of her generation, was timeless. This story broke a few days ago, and we the fans are still a little bit in denial.

Deborah Kerr sang Getting to Know You (thanks to Marni Nixon's voice) playing Anna in 1956's The King and I. This was three years ...

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The Budget Fashionista tells us about Goodwill's latest idea. It's a new way to look at used clothing ... betcha never saw this coming!

What: Goodwill and Nick Graham (of Joe Boxer fame) have teamed up to create “William Good,” a brand of “repurposed” clothing and accessories. For those of you without your dictionary handy, “repurposed” means used,...
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Just in case you needed one more reason to support Breast Cancer Awareness this month, check out I Am Fashion's best picks - pretty, practical, and, um, PINK!

Its Breast Cancer Awareness month everyone, so when shopping- think pink! Here are a few of my favourite 'pink' things this month that are both stylish and meaningful.

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