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Are you going to vote tomorrow? I hope so.

Not only is it the msot important thing you can do as a citizen, but you get free goodies.

Voters offered free coffee, ice cream, bubbly, sex toys.

(Apologies for the lack of posts today. Prep for the election at my day job has taken over my life.)

I totally missed that the Allure Best of Beauty was out.

Plus, they have a good list of natural products.

Look at the Allure Best of Beauty.¬

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.

SHOPPING

NY Spender suggests that “if you buy only one pair of shoes this fall, buy one with stacked heels.“

Her Accessories is celebrating the cooler weather with a roundup of her favorite fall jackets.

Gleaming Things loves Givenchy’s look of layered chains, but they just aren’t in the budget right now – these picks are though!

Shopalicious finds a very stylish quilted handbag — with an eco-friendly twist! (Plus a coupon for 10% off!)

Chic by Nature has a great wrap top that you can wear out and then to bed.

There’s some serious inspiration afloat over at All That & a with more inspiration-themed jewelry.

FASHION

Sasha of Style Manila creates a boho-look on an 11-year old named Sylvie.

Tops 2 Bottoms shares an style idea, Layered, Belted, and Plaid for her weekly Work Wear Monday series.

Viva Woman shows you how corsages can make your attire more feminine and romantic.

Style…a work in progress finds inspiration in a little bear called Paddington

Petite Fashionista shows you how to update your Fall wardrobe with pieces that will keep you; comfy, cozy and chic!

The Space Between My Peers categorizes the looks at the bottom of the formality scale into Three Levels of Leisure.

BEAUTY

Beauty Bento Box features the elegantly packaged, eyeliner-slash-eyeshadow Kohl cosmetic, Guerlain Terracotta Loose Powder Kohl Liner.

Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog shows you how to get an easy, elegant smoky eye with the Smoky Eye Quad from Chanel.

My Women Stuff discusses whetherSilicone is good or bad for the skin.

Krizia from Beauty Match declares: We tried Pro-V Restoratives and said bye-bye FRIZZ!.

Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at three bright handbags that look more expensive than they are”.

It’s like delicious, but for home design. Perfect, since I’ve got a new place and I’m determined to do it right this time.

Start saving your home inspiration.

loving: my blackberry. I know, I should have gotten an iPhone, but this will be good for now. Now I need a gel skin so I can be cool like the celebrities.

reading: The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. It’s a great book about myth and how it has and will affect the way the world works. Joseph Campbell is amazing.

watching: FireFly. It’s a great sci-fi series that reminds me of a western. And I like Nathan Fillion.

wanting: Some moving boxes. I’m in the middle of packing right now and I just ran out.

eating: Beef Stroganoff made with Sour Supreme, a fantastic sour cream substitute made from tofu. It doesn’t taste at all like tofu, I swear.

wearing: My mom’s tee-shirt from the ’70s and Levi’s that have holes. Comfy.

My brother’s stylist/barber/hair-cutter person told him about The Cutting Chair months ago and I’ve had a sticky note on my desk to check them out for awhile.

When I finally got around to it, I was pleasantly surprised.

The Internet is a little lacking on hair. You can find stay haircuts, but not many sites are dedicated to styling the everyday person.

The Cutting Chair takes hair photos of everyday people and models and stars and pretty much everyone. There are also tips and an inside look at popular salons.

Right now the site focuses on Southern California, but that’s not a terrible thing. LA and the surrounding areas have good hair and often lead the way.

The site is just starting out, but definitely keep an eye on it.

Help your hair make the cut (terrible, I know) over at The Cutting Chair

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.

FASHION

Tops 2 Bottoms gets some styling inspiration from Military-inspired waistcoats.

Style Manila invites readers to say hi to makers of fabulous dresses.

Style…a work in progress asks what four words you’d use to describe your style?

Lucy of the chic tee-shirt line Rose La Biche answers some questions about her design life for Indie Style File

Her Accessories has been scoping out the Fall handbag previews and like what she sees!

Vote for your favorite celebrity look of the week over at CelebLOOK.

Just A Formality loves this silk and satin champagne gown from Tadashi.

SHOPPING

Bullitt (the cat) over at NY Spender has found a great deal: skinny jeans for only $39.00!

Shopalicious is tickled pink by a cute chemise for $23.90, and invites you try your chance to win a $25 certificate from Oh Cheri!

ShopDiary is craving for Eairth, an edgy yet sustainable clothing line.

Check out this Chloe suede ankle boot with an open back at Shoe Blitz.

Glamour Gift Guide adores this L.A.M.B. ombre patent tote in glossy red.

BEAUTY

Beauty and Fashion Tech tells you how to kill calluses and soften your feet with AB Skin Care Happy Feet.

Beauty Secrets Revealed is giving away 6 Bestselling Skin Care e-books.

Viva Woman finds out if your sunscreens can double up as moisturizers.

Beauty Bento Box experiments on a couple of Dove hair care products formulated for coloured or treated hair.

Looking for a eco-friendly way to dry your hair? All That & a tries the new Barbar eco 800 hair dryer and loves it!

Krizia from Beauty Match talks to Dr. Paul Cohen about Skincare cosmetic rejuvenation treatments for men over 35.

The Mineral Makeup Blog features a review about the newly reformulated, talc and paraben free Alison Raffaele Mineral Concealer

Cinnamon Kitten checks out the colourful and popular Danish cosmetics line – Gosh Cosmetics – now available in Canada!

Oh man. I love Summer over at Design is Mine. I always feel very akin to bloggers that are my age and have impeccable taste (like me! just kidding).

She just launched this sideblog to Design is Mine. It’s called Free Design and is full of, well, free design. From great desktop wallpaper to little art projects and stationary, there’s great things already in this blog and I’m sure Summer will find more.

Free Design is a side page of my main weblog Design is Mine. It was created because I suddenly realized that somebody had to weed through all the bad freebies on the internet and find the ones that are inspiring, creative, and generally well designed, and that person should be me.

Get the design freebies

Good cat litter boxes over at Apartment Therapy

Shelterrific indulges the voyeur in all of us by finding fridgewatcher.

Summer at Design is Mine has created some great design-lover tees

Electricity has never looked so sexy at pan-dan

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.

BEAUTY

Aging Fabulous tried out some anti-aging products from L’Oreal’s Skin Genesis Line. Stop by to see what they were and what she thought.

NY Spender pampers herself with two new products that won’t break the bank.

Beauty Bento Box tells us how important it is for us to give our bare legs a sleek, sexy and glowing look that’s perfect for this summer.

Beauty Secrets Revealed shares a Homemade Lip Plumper Recipe

See how Beauty and Fashion Tech made her own mineral makeup using a Bramble and Berry Mineral Makeup Kit complete with pictures and swatches!

Viva Woman takes a look at ingredients that can cause your skin to become more sun sensitive.

Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog shows you how to create an orange, gold and teal eye look with Nars Cosmetics.

All That & a got a fresh new design and has a review of Not Just a Pretty Face, a book about the dangers in our makeup and skincare

Krizia from Beauty Match meets Candace Bushnell author of Sex and the City

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FASHION

Style…a work in progress proves that hope springs eternal…and finally gets her sticky little fingers on Heimstone’s Perfecto jacket…

Tops 2 Bottoms lets you in on the latest swimwear trend.

Would you wear a red wedding dress? Just A Formality features this gorgeous Justin Alexander Red Bridal Gown.

Kim atIndie Style File needs to be more graceful to be a ballerina, but at least can look like one with a tutu tank dress by ouma

Her Accessories wonders why we need camouflage Louis Vuitton? Pardon me, it’s called “Monogramouflage” – for the urban jungle perhaps?

Style Manila talks about a current styling project.

SHOPPING

CelebLOOK found some hot zebra print bikini’s that will have you looking as hot as Lisa Rinna in hers.

Enter to win this M Z Wallace handbag valued at $335 at Glamour Gift Guide.

Shoe Blitz features an assortment of Prada boots that are perfect for fall.

Shopalicious is pining over these to-die-for python heels — and they’re on sale!

ShopDiary says you can pre-order Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale Beauty Exclusives now before the sale officially begins on July 18.