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Why aren't you wearing this? Marc Jacobs 'Daisy' Solid Perfume Ring


Do you ever worry, after dancing up a sweat with that hottie at the club, about how you smell? Wouldn't it be great to have a little something on your person that could spruce up your scent? Of course, there's no WAY you want to carry a whole bottle (even travel-sized) around in your purse all the time -- what if it spills?

Gallery: Why aren't you wearing this?

Green and Yellow HeartsMelie Bianco Reversible ToteMelie Bianco Reversible ToteGold Bamboo Enamel HoopsRampage Pink Madras Sandal

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Tim McGraw designs men's fragrance


Let's be clear: the very idea of celebrity "designed" fragrances is weird. Sure, we'll dress like our favorite actor, musician, or celebutant, but who wants to smell like Britney Spears? In any case, men who enjoy emitting an Eau de Michael Jordan, Antonio Banderas, or Derek Jeter now have a new, and equally as unappealing option: Tim McGraw.

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Get your mom this: Mettevangso pleasure pillow


Because Mom is tired and pretty.Why, what's this? It's an Mettevangso "Organic Herbal Buckwheat Pleasure Pillow."

That's right. Pleasure pillow. And they certainly look pleasurable! Our favorite design here at right is called "Primadonna."

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Winners of the Ralph Lauren Wild Giveaway

The sweet smell of summer!Congratulations to Heather, DJ, and Emma, winners of Styledash's Ralph Lauren Wild Giveaway!

Thanks for all the tantalizing comments. Just reading them made us crazy-excited for the good weather that is surely on the way. We love hearing from you!

Keep your eyes peeled for more great giveaways coming up on Styledash. We've got loads of stuff we're just dying to give you. In fact, there's a rumor of one today. . .

What kinds of products would you like to see given away on Styledash?

Vintage Red makes shirts we love




Vintage Red's latest contribution to our closet is inspired by world travels, beers in Bali, and long laughs shared with "citizens of the world." It is a meeting of the travel inspired and the classically western, and it fits nicely.

Their Spring '08 line consists of three collections that are as distinct as they are similar. Tricky, that. They are split into Military Neutrals, Coastal Living, and South of France, respectively, and while there are the occasional pair of shorts or printed t-shirts, the majority of the line is button up shirts, both short sleeves and long.

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Audrey Tautou for Chanel No.5?


As we mentioned earlier, the legendary Coco Chanel has two film biopics coming out this year that chronicle her life as the designer of the iconic Parisian fashion house that we've all come to know and love.

Shirley MacLaine will star in the television adaptation set to air on the Lifetime TV channel, which will follow Chanel's later years returning to Paris, after exiling herself in Germany and Switzerland during World War II.

Meanwhile, French actress Audrey Tautou has been tapped as the lead in the Chanel feature-length movie, Coco Avant Chanel. And according to a little rumor courtesy of WWD, Tautou may also be fronting the equally fabulous Chanel No.5 perfume campaign.

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Gwen's Harajuku Lovers perfume


In the past, Gwen Stefani has credited the very hip Harajuku district in Tokyo, Japan as the inspiration behind her clothing line and two solo albums.

Well, the avant-garde street culture has penetrated the singer's new fragrance line aptly named Harajuku Lovers that is set to drop this September.

The line consists of five scents: The first four are named after Gwen's back-up dancers -- Love, Angel, Music, and Baby -- while the fifth scent "G" represents the leader of this frighteningly cool group.

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Wild Giveaway!


Yum.Congratulations to Eleni, the winner of our Rugby Ralph Lauren Giveaway! Want another shot at some free Ralph Lauren stuff? Who wants to smell awesome? You do!

Or, maybe you want your girlfriend or sister or wife or shoes or cat to smell awesome! Ralph Lauren Wild smells "like a sweet summer day." Enter our Ralph Lauren Wild Giveaway!

We have three 1.7oz bottles of this fruity, flirty, floral fragrance to give to you. To enter our giveaway...

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Inside a Drugstore Beauty Queen's makeup bag

sarah j gim's day time makeup bag
As we've learned from StyleList, we shouldn't keep certain cosmetics for too long past an undisclosed "expiration" date, but really now, how much does it hurt to throw out a half-full tube of $42 mascara?

It hurts, friends. It hurts.

That's why for some certain things, it's just better to be a Drugstore Beauty Queen, and we're sharing the goods from our makeup bag to show you which specific things we like to pick up from the CVS on the corner. Check it out:

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Comme des Garconnes will design for H&M

commes des garcons
After Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld, Viktor & Rolf and Roberto Cavalli comes Comme des Garcons.

Yes, H&M has announced its next collaboration with a couture designer -- it's Japanese avant-garde design house, Comme des Garcons.

We may not be totally familiar with Comme des Garcons, and we're definitely not sure what to expect, based on recent styles we've seen on the runways. However, we are sure that the collaboration will do famously when it debuts its collection of menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, accessories, and a unisex fragrance in Tokyo in November of this year.

[via: Vogue]

Beauty Olympics: Have you been training?

Have you spent the winter months holed up in the bathroom, trying out various beauty products to find the perfect lipstick / eye shadow / concealer / lotion / shampoo / etc.? If not, don't sweat it -- Second City Style has done the work for you.

The Second City Style Beauty Olympics have been in the works for months, with staff members and readers testing hundreds of products out and giving their honest opinions on everything from makeup to skincare to hair, supplements, fragrances, and more.

The women reviewing the products ran the gamut from stylists and editors to students and doctors, and not only did they say whether they liked or disliked the products -- they explained why. It's a really helpful guide that you might want to check out before you need your next lip gloss fix. You get those too, right?

You smell Wild

Just in time for spring, Ralph Lauren brings us a new fruity-floral fragrance called Wild!

I like the name, and not just because they decided to name it after my native land (Minnesota)'s hockey team. I like the idea of waking up in the morning and feeling sort of "meh" and then spraying on some "Wild."

I keep mentally composing short films of Wild transforming me into a glamazon. As I spritz in front of the mirror, my hair turns awesome, flowers start growing on the walls, gorgeous men are magically drawn to the street below my bedroom window, my apartment turns into a jungle, etc. There are videos on the website, too (as well as wallpaper. Wallpaper? For a fragrance? Really?), but they are more along the lines of "look how pretty and free-spirited Amanda Charlwood is and consequently I bet she smells great."

As for the fragrance itself, Ralph Lauren was kind enough to send me a sample. I like it. It's freshly floral and very pretty smelling, like lying in a strawberry patch while eating watermelon and talking about boys with your best friend from when you were ten. Its casual, mood-lifting scent is great for daytime wear, and would make it an excellent gift for a friend--especially a hard-to-buy-for younger lady who is new to the land of perfume.

One thing the fragrance is not, though, is wild. My hair doesn't grow. Men don't appear. I don't feel any wilder. I just feel kinda like a sweet summer day. But as I sit here, smelling myself at my desk on the 36th floor of recirculated air in midtown Manhattan? That's totally enough for me.



Fragrance freedom: The Sephora atomizer


If you love perfume, you've probably bemoaned the hassle of dragging a big bottle to the gym or heaven forbid on a plane.

Sure, sometimes you can score a sample-size gift with purchase, but that's, what, two healthy splashes? And you can get minis of some popular fragrances at Walgreens or online at Superior Perfumes. Handy, but not necessarily much more mobile than the big versions.

Of course, the crafty out there make their own solid perfume. Shudder.

Ladies! You can take charge of your on-the-go personal aroma on patchouli free terms. I present the Sephora 3 inch Fragrance Atomizer.

The sleek silver case conceals a plastic bottle that you can easily fill using the included funnel. Pop the top on it, and you're ready to rock and roll, leaving your beautiful perfume decanter safely on your bureau, where it belongs.

The best part? It's yours for mere $9!

Pretty. Functional. Cheap. What are you waiting for? Go! Buy an extra one as a gift!

Lost style: Kate smells like Cool Water

After months of using crappy perfume from the DHARMA Initiative, Evangeline Lilly is finally getting the chance to be associated with a decent fragrance. Cool Water for women announced yesterday that the saucy and mysterious heroine of the ABC's Lost is going to be the face of their upcoming ad campaign, starting this July.

I think this is awesome, because I'm a pretty big Lost fan -- apparently someone at Davidoff Cool Water is too. Last year, they tapped none other than Sawyer himself, Josh Holloway, to promote the cologne. Click here to see a goofy pic of Holloway on Cool Water's website --he's all Sawyered out with wet hair and a couple days of stubble.

Will we get to see Evangeline do any arty nude poses? Or will the ads have a Lost theme? Based on the Holloway campaign, I'm thinking we'll see more Kate wielding a gun or climbing up a tree with shredding guitars rocking in background. That's fine by me, as long they put her in a sexy outfit -- those ragged island clothes aren't very flattering. Here's what Lilly had to say:
"[Cool Water] definitely represents the juxtaposition between purity and sensuality, and there's that sort of fresh newness... On top of it, there's strength that's underneath it all, that is where sensuality comes from--versus just pure sexiness."

Smell like Halle Berry

halle berryI woke up this morning and thought to myself "You know what the world needs? Another celebrity fragrance" because really there aren't nearly enough of them. Right.

Add Halle Berry to the celebrity fragrance roster as she has joined the Coty family. Halle will be creating at least one (yes, there could be many) fragrance. This gem of a fragrance will be sold at, it pains me to type this, J.C. Penney and probably some other horrible places like Rite Aid and CVS.

Halle won't be alone in her perfume venture. Other members of the Coty family include: Jennifer Lopez, David and Victoria Beckham, Kimora Lee Simmons, Sarah Jessica Parker, Celine Dion, Kate Moss, and Gwen Stefani.

Halle is definitely grouped in there with some hits and misses. What do you think, Halle the fragrance a success or another fragrance flop?

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