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WINTER 2012

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EDITOR’S LETTER

10MEET THE TEAM

24Cover Stories

20 TIPSFor finding your own style

24HAUTE HOLIDAY LOOKSEveryone wants

26BEAUTY 101 Stylish Canadian women step out in lace, pleats and statement extras.

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CHIC INKTattoos as fashion

46DIYGift Ideas

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THE GETTY enter to win this faboulous fashion scarf perfect for the holiday weather!

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FLASHPOINT Stylish Canadian women step out in lace, pleats and statement extras.

NEWS Christian Louboutin lends his magic touch to Cinderella’s glass slip-pers, Irish eyes are smiling at TopShop, quirky knits take the spotlight, and more.

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72MAKEUP Bobbi Brown turns her fascination with this seasons trendy colors into a new color palette for her makeup line.

MOST WANTED Fun Dip for your nails, dry shampoo that doesn’t require a drop cloth, a new category of lipstick, and more.

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With the holiday season in full swing, it’s time to sizzle in party outfits that make an entrance! These tempting trends are sure to set you apart and get heads turning. Bare some skin, go for head-to-toe black or keep it simple & sophistaced—here are our tops picks for accessories, outfits, and must have items for this

holiday season.

MIX BOLD COLORS!

HOLIDAY LOOKS

1. Headwrap - $19.99 urban outfitters

2. Cascade Necklace - $24.99 forever 21 3. Square Vintage Post - $19.99 target

4. Ring-To-Wrist Bracelet - $18.99 H&M

ACCESSORIES!Everyone needs a little razzle-dazzle (do we use the term “razzle-dazzle” anymore?) during

the holidays, but who has the extra cash to spend? I know I don’t. The holiday season

is about generosity of spirit and gift giving—not attracting stares at the office holiday party

thanks to the gorgeous sparkly brooch you just bought yourself. Or maybe not: Thanks to a few

very inexpensive accessories, you can easily perk up your existing holiday attire while saving

the majority of your money for gifts.

Red Satin Dress - $189 modclothColor Block Pumps - $79 shoe mint

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This trend, the spreading popularity of tattooing among well-educated

women in affluent suburban communities, is one of the most striking aspects of the new attitudes about the art form.

In the last two decades, tattooing U.S. women has quadrupled, and it is estimated that almost half of the tattoos now being done are on women.

Fine art tattoos...appeal to an affluent, well-educated clientele...The new-style tattooee doesn’t merely pick out a design from the tattooer’s wall; he has an image in mind when he arrives at the studio and then discusses it with the tattooer, much as

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