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Congratulations to the winners (-you know who you are). Winners will all receive a copy of In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine!

A few of our favourite quotes:

“I love Vogue because it’s continuously given me new ideas, new inspiration, new fashion fantasies. Vogue is a constant resource for new ideas for me.”

“whenever I need ideas I pick up an old Vogue from my shelf….the interesting colors and shapes and mish-mashes that Vogue puts together get me fired up and excited”

“Vogue is also reflective of our times and world issues. It was in Vogue years ago that I read about the French Muslim girl who shaved her head because she was not allowed to wear her hijab.”

“One of my favorite fashion photos was in the September 2004 Vogue issue where two models, clad in fur, cupcakes in tow are shot waking out of Magnolia Bakery. What I particularly liked about this photo is Vogue’s ability to capture glamour yet present some ironies; models eating cupcakes? wearing fur in environmentally conscious times? “

“The sheer allure and fantastical world of fashion that Vogue brings to me is unparalleled by many standards. Vogue is to me, a window into fantasies of beauty; a reason to be snobbishly proud of my love for fashion and the arts.”

“bold FASHION yet veiled statements all the while visually encapsulating”

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I love getting a pedicure, but I don’t always have time to get to the spa to get one done professionally. Because I’m hard on my fingernails, I rarely invest in a manicure and instead settle for doing one at home.

If you want to save some money and get your nails looking beautiful in time for the warm weather, here are some tips for giving yourself a pedicure or manicure at home:

FOR BOTH A MANICURE OR PEDICURE:

1. Get everything you need set up in one place before you start. The last thing you need is to be running around looking for a nail clipper when you’re trying to give yourself a relaxing at-home spa beauty session!
2. Remove any old nail polish. (Click here for my Battle of the Nail Polish Removers!)

FOR A PEDICURE:

1. Soak your feet in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes. If you have a foot soak, go ahead and use it. If not, try some Epsom salts. Even if you use water and nothing else, do NOT skip this step!
2. Clip your toenails straight across with toenail clippers. Doing so will help prevent ingrown nails or nail infections. Also, don’t clip your toenails too short!
3. Using cuticle cream and an orange stick, gently push back your cuticles. Never, ever, ever cut your cuticles. Doing so could result in an infection! Not pretty.
4. Use a pumice to exfoliate your feet, paying particular attention to your heels and the balls of your feet. You may have a lot of cracked and flaky skin that needs tending to. Take your time exfoliating and don’t be too rough on your feet. Avoid “cheese grater” style foot stones–they may take off a little too much!
5. Massage your feet with a foot lotion. Try something with peppermint in it to make your skin feel rejuvenated and to cut down on foot odor.
6. Make sure your nails are not covered in lotion.
7. Use cotton balls or a specially designed toe spreader to spread out each toe.
8. Apply a base coat to each nail. Doing so will help your polish last longer and will prevent the color from leaching into the nail which results in your nails looking yellow when not polished.
9. After allowing the base coat to dry, apply two coats of your nail color.
10. Allow nail color to dry and then apply a top coat.
11. Give your toes enough time to dry before putting on shoes/socks or becoming overly active.
12. Check out Earth Theraputics. They sell a nice pedicure set that contains all the tools you need to give yourself a great pedi! They also have a decent foot cream .
13. Between pedis, try these Tea Tree Oil Foot Wipes –they are easy to use and make your feet feel refreshed, clean, and cool in a matter of seconds. Plus you can stash them in your purse or beach bag–they’re great for the summertime!

FOR A MANICURE

1. Like with a pedicure, take 10 to 15 minutes to soak your hands. Dry when done.
2. Trim nails if they are very long.
3. File nails in one direction. Do not go back and forth across your nails in a see-saw fashion!
4. Use cuticle cream and an orange stick to gently push back your cuticles. Again, DO NOT CUT YOUR CUTICLES!
5. Massage your hands. If you have an at-home microdermabrasion kit, you can use it on your hands to soften them up. If not, use any exfoliating cream you have on hand, or just massage your skin with your favorite hand cream.
6. Make sure your nails do not have lotion on them!
7. Apply a base coat and allow to dry.
8. Apply two coats of your nail polish and allow to dry.
9. Apply your top coat.
10. Give yourself plenty of time to let your nail color dry before using your hands for heavy duty work!
11. Pick up this manicure kit the next time you go to your local CVS!

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Visiting the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, we’ve discovered an entire section dedicated to Turkish costumes. There were displayed ceremonial sultan’s robes, women’s outfits and cute children…

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A little museum in Sighisoara featured some clothes from 18Th and 19Th centuries. That’s a gorgeous display from a very old hat maker shop. Cute men and women’s hats are hand all around, and notice…

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Christian Dior’s John Galliano presented a brightly themed Cruise 2009 collection last week. He successfully pulled a colorful show that unites different elements of color, style, detail and fabrics that reflects the 60’s trends with a Mexican twist.

The collection include pleated skirts, flouncy off-the-shoulder tops and of course, colorful sombreros that were so chic. Galliano’s evening gowns came with full skirts, tiered layers, bows and embellished necklines. Tunics, capri pants, perfect suits, psychedelic prints, silk shantung, oversized costume jewelry arrived in Starburst colors.

As for the accessories, the designer used platform wedges and destined-to-be-the-next-It-bag Dior hobos that were fanciful and colorful.

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Heroe’s star, Hayden Panettiere, will be on the cover of Teen Vogue June/July 2008 Issue. The photo shoot took place in Malibu, California, where a sea lion showed up on the beach and Hayden ran to the rescue and called 911 and the ASPCA.

Here’s an excerpt of Hayden’s interview. Read the full story on June/July 2008 issue of Teen Vogue that will hit the newsstands tomorrow, May 20th!

On Tabloid Press: “In Hollywood, there is no such thing as being a nice girl. Or being, you know, not messed up. If you’re not, they’ll make you that way.”

On Fame: “You feel like you’re in a goldfish bowl. Nothing is private, and when they write about you, it’s almost always completely false. I’ve never been pregnant, I’ve never moved in with somebody. There was a story about somebody giving me a ring that had “Sweet Like Hayden” engraved on it, and that person was like, ‘Eww, I would never give you that.’ And I was like, ‘I wouldn’t take that!’”
On Heroes Costar and Rumored Boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia: “I’ll not comment until the day I die. I’m going to be married and I’ll be like, ‘I don’t know who you’re talking about. Who?’”

On the Success of Heroes: “It shakes you up. It’s like they flip your life upside down. But it’s opened tremendous doors for me.”

On her Passion for Animal Rights: “The show put me in a place to speak for things that I’m passionate about. The footage we got [facing off with Japanese fisherman] really made an impact on people.”

On Dealing with the Paparazzi: “I play a game with myself. If I get angry or make a nasty face, they win, because that’s exactly what they want. I just keep my head up, my eyes down, my mouth shut, a pleasant look on my face, and I keep walking and hope that eventually they’ll get bored.”

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