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Don’t Chew Your Youth Away!

Don't Chew Your Youth Away!

The pageant-ready Orbit gum girl sure looks young and chirpy now, but to keep up appearances, she might want to lose that chronic gum chewing habit. A New York City acupuncturist reasons – get this, chewing gum might make us look old! Although the scientific community has yet to definitively prove the claim, the premise seems [...]

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Halloween Face Paint: Trick Or Treat?

Halloween Face Paint: Trick Or Treat?

Before you paint yourself (or your little ones) up with slap before going out for the night on Halloween, be sure to take a careful look at the ingredients in all that makeup.
According to a report from The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics, several types of face paints have been found to contain trace levels of [...]

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Show Your Roots

Show Your Roots

Ombré and dip-dying have been on again, off again trends on the runways for the past several seasons; this time they’re appearing not on silken dresses, but on silken tresses.
We think Katie Shillingford, above, totally rocks the look in a futuristic Fifth Element sort of way, but we’re unsure on how the trend will pan [...]

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Uni.K.Wax

Uni.K.Wax

Everything about Uni.K.Wax is unique. The process is similar to normal waxing, BUT its eco-friendly, better for your skin and claims to be less painful. Though no pain/no gain in beauty, the eco-friendly part thrills us as well as the decent pricing and packages offered. First off, the wax is made of all natural ingredients [...]

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Avon Gets Fergalicious

Avon Gets Fergalicious

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie is the latest high-profile name to be added to Avon’s long list of celebrity fragrance endorsers.
When compared to previous celebrity collaborators like Jennifer Hudson and Reese Witherspoon, Fergie may seem like an odd choice — but Avon sees in her a confident, vibrant, successful woman who has the power to [...]

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Nars Turns 15; Marc Smears On Lippy

Nars Turns 15; Marc Smears On Lippy

To celebrate his eponymous makeup label’s 15th anniversary, François Nars is releasing 15×15, a book full of celebrity friends wearing classic Nars products and emulating iconic personages and fashion photographs.
The book will be a beautiful addition to any coffee table collection, and if the idea of seeing Marc Jacobs with a full red pout and [...]

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Imran Amed's Signature9

Imran Amed's Signature9
The Business of Fashion editor introduces us to his signature style items

Diane Pernet's Signature9

Diane Pernet's Signature9
Fashion blogger and film festival creator, Diane Pernet, shares nine of her favorite things

Video interview with Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld

90 Seconds with Carine Roitfeld
In a Signature9 exclusive, we catch up with the Vogue Paris editor-in-chief