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This week, our Style Collective friends are all over the map with a few of our (new) favourite things!

The latest addition to our posse is Sweet Potato Chronicles, and this week they're serving up some scrummy Pumpkin-Gingerbread pancakes (look out, Mommy-to-be!)

Buttoning all the way up may be prim 'n proper, but it's also crazy sexy don't you think?  (via Coco & Lowe)

Last week we were crushing on winter skirts but today it's all about what's new for Spring.

Jil Sander, Moschino, Vena Cava

Couture Carrie pulls a few sizzling looks from the Spring/Summer 2011 shows and asks - do you love a long skirt for spring?


DaFashionista, on the other hand, combed the shops last weekend for a pleated pleather skirt and polka dotted top combo from her lust list.

With no major holidays in the short-range forecast, our blogger posse is pretending to ignore winter by previewing spring.

Buh-buy Ombré, hello Hair that doesn't look like artfully outgrown roots

BeautyEditor's love affair with ombré is officially over.   The outlook for spring is tone-on-tone natural highlights.

Runway beauty from Ohne Titel, Marc Jacobs (both S/S 2011)

Besides

Our StyleCollective friends have us feeling all warm and fuzzy inside (and at this time of year, that's a good thing):


Gifted has a funtabulous gift idea for a party hostess - felted mistletoe!  Make sure to wrap it up in a uniquely personalized way, like using colourful yarn over simple packing paper (as seen on Coco&Lowe).


Not so much the "outdoorsy type"?  BeautyGeeks has the secret...

Our blogger posse is going golden this week...

ImTheItGirl's crushing on this gold sequined clutch from BCBG (C$65 / US$58)

... and BeautyGeeks explains the right way to wear pale blond (yes, it's an art)

On to food, Gifted loves these fair trade chocolate coins for Hanukkah (heck, for any time really)...

... and these Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies (via AtHomeWithKimVallee) look way too...

We're getting our Friday fix of lustworthy fashion and luxe beauty prods...

ImTheItGirl loves vintage Halston, known for his beautiful draping.  Here's the Dress That Got Away (right), although at a hefty $2500 price tag perhaps that was just not meant to be...

BeautyEditor's letter to Santa features Giorgio Armani's Blushing Fabric, Tom Ford Private Blend lipsticks and Lavinila...

Our blog friends dish on hot trends and beauty tips:

Geekigirl's eye candy of the week features graphic prints and saturated colours...

...while Couture Carrie takes a look at the love-it-or-leave-it fur accessory trend.

I Am Style-ish's pinstriped Look Of The Day is anything but smug.

Beauty Editor's humourous post on the downside to Botox might have you thinking twice about going under...

They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.  The way to a woman's heart?  Our blog friends dish on a few of our (new) favourite things:

Gifted is crazy for Love Fresh Wild Ginger and Cinnamon Body Lotion.  Anything that smells like fresh baking automatically tops our wish list, too.

Iwantigot loves these barbed wire bracelets by Parisian jewelry designer Luc...