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Have you heard of Silly Bandz?  (If not, what rock have you been hiding under?)

The cheap, brightly coloured rubber bands shaped into every form imaginable have been adorning the wrists of elementary school students for over a year now.  It's the ultimate kiddie cool symbol, and trading them between friends has become such a classroom distraction that many principals have banned them...

A huge trend in hair this year is Ombre colour - tinting hair lengths lighter than the roots.  This beach-bum look was popular through the spring and summer, but we wondered if it had enough staying power for Fall.  It would seem the answer is Yes.

Honey blondes Vanessa Paradis, Whitney Port, and Drew Barrymore look surprisingly natural.

On brunettes like Rachel Bilson and Sarah Jessica...

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...

Dear Readers:

Strap in, because our new Midwest correspondent is on the scene and she is a firecracker.


Nora McInerny recently relocated back to her hometown of Minneapolis from the Big Apple, and we asked her a few "Get to Know Ya" questions:

ChickAdvisor:  This is often telling, so we always ask it first.  What is your nickname and how did you get it?

Nora McInerny:  Nicknames are...

Kanye West really wants a fashion line. 

Sporting bold blazers and rosette boutonnieres during NY Fashion Week

For years, he's contemplated pulling away from music and launching his "Pastelle" line.  Since his 2009 VMA dust-up with Taylor Swift, he took some personal time to evaluate his next step, telling the UK's Daily Mirror he needed to quit music in order to win public...

Winning hearts and minds is not enough:  Canadian crooner Justin Bieber wants to infiltrate the manicure stashes of teeny boppers across North America with his "One Less Lonely Girl" nail polish line, a collaboration with Nicole by OPI.

Just in time for the holidays, Bieber's glitzy lacquers will hit Walmart stores everywhere December 2010 and feature such squeal-inducing monikers as Give...

If New York Fashion Week is any indication, minimalist Makeup will be a hot trend come Spring 2011. Arguably the most difficult look to pull off, the most important factor (other than a flawless complexion) is a perfectly matched foundation.  These are the 8 Top Rated Liquid Foundations on ChickAdvisor right now:

(1) You love Maybelline New York Dream Liquid Mousse for its perfect coverage of...

GAP recently redesigned their logo:

Classic (left) vs New (right)

The reaction from the masses has been, well... some have called it a Universal Smackdown.

What's the saying again?  If it ain't broke...

While GAP HQ stands behind their design, they've offered a challenge to the naysayers.  If you can do better, by all means, try.  They will soon release details on this...

First of all, let's talk about how beautiful this child is...


This darling 2-year-old strutted the Chanel catwalk with his daddy (matching outfits, natch), ex-Lagerfeld muse Brad Kroenig this week in the Paris Spring/Summer 2011 show.


Afterward, he enjoyed some well-deserved playtime with his dinosaurs.

Either workin' it, or saying "Look! There's Mommy!"

Say it with us - Awwwww.

We'd...