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Fall's arrival means fresher air and gorgeous colours, but it also brings with it a new bout of seasonal allergies.  Rescue your stressed skin by taking time to gently exfoliate away this irritants and restore your crisp autumn glow.  These are the 10 most popular facial exfoliators as rated by ChickAdvisor members:


Bioré Detoxifying Daily Scrub, $10
Origins Modern Friction, $36
Aveeno...

Will Bottega Veneta be coming to an H & M near you? 

Bottega Veneta Ready-to-Wear Fall 2010 (via Style.com)

Rumours are swirling around the announcement set to air on September 9, 2010 of the next guest designer collection, and some people think it's Bottega Veneta.  H & M's Wiki page claims Shiatzy Chen will be the next designer to be featured, but no one seems to be sure...

We've all seen the commercials on American TV for Latisse, the wonder serum that claims to help grow your eyelashes.  It hits the mark, too: we do want a full, long fringe and will shell out big bucks for the newest mascara to fake the look.

Thankfully, boutique and drugstore beauty brands saw this coming and we're seeing many new products at every price point coming to market...

Last night's Emmy awards saw some expected winners and a few surprised losers.

Mad Men and Modern Family took home top honours for Best Drama and Comedy series (respectively), while the directors of Dexter and Glee were recognized for their efforts.  Reality TV cleaned up in the kitchen, with foodie faves Top Chef and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.

Best Actress was awarded to Kyra...

The latest designer to hit Payless' shelves is Isabel Toledo.  The designer who dressed MObama for Inauguration Day in a stunning yellow suit created 8 designs for the discount shoe retailer and they're being stocked now ahead of the September 7th schedule in select stores across Canada, the US and online.

On to the eye candy!

We're head over heels in lust with the Belted Poodle...

E-Label, an Icelandic fashion house is not happy with House of Deréon.  They are accusing Beyoncé of copying their leggings design.

E-Label (left), House of Deréon (right)

First thoughts:

1. Yup, they look pretty much identical

2. We wouldn't be caught dead wearing them.

Would you?

Voluptuous redhead Christina Hendricks, star of AMC's Mad Men, is the new face of London Fog's Fall/Winter 2010 campaign.

In a consumer environment ever more activist about seeing "real women" on the covers of magazines, her fresh beauty exemplifies the curvaceous standard rather well.  After all, Esquire Magazine's recent poll among American women named her Sexiest Woman Alive...

Seems like we don't go a single week without reminders of the legendary Alexander McQueen.  The latest homage to the American fashion designer gives a nod to two of his most memorable shows.

All Hail McQueen, Bumster

Butter London's Fall 2010 collection is in tune with the prevailing seasonal colour trends, but their evocative names lend a bittersweetness to their hues.


"All Hail...

Back in June we heard the news that Steve Carell was checking out of 'The Office'.  We met the news with disbelieving disappointment, followed by acceptance of the inevitable. 

After all, if you aren't thoroughly irritated by Michael Scott at the end of any given episode, well, NBC just hasn't done its job.  Recent seasons saw some major story resolutions, and the...

Have you heard of the Twitter sensation-turned best selling book $#*! My Dad Says?  It's the feed you turn to for your mid-afternoon giggle, the ramblings of a cantankerous old fart you want to invite to your next tea party just to shake things up.

Here's a recent gem:

"See, you think I give a sh*t. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of sh*t?...