Ahhhh, summertime! The most magical and intoxicating time of the year. The sights, the smells…the beauty!

Here at the Beauty & Style channel, this month we’re all about everything summer is made of – and our bloggers have shared the very best sights and smells of the season with you. There’s just nothing better.

And while we’re on the topic of scents, be sure to visit our July Blog of the Month, The Scented Life. Written by the fabulous Amy George, you’ll get daily bytes of all things scent-sual – everything in fragrance for your home, your body, your life.

Join us in celebrating all the glories of summer by checking out our links below and subscribing to our feed.

Enjoy!!

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Our Blog of the Month, The Scented Life is celebrating by giving away one bottle of perfume each week in July. This week’s selection? Badgley Mischka’s Fleurs de Nuit, a $90 value! Enter to win today!

Aging Fabulous is surrounding herself in a beautiful new Summer Scent that is making Teri feel like she is in a tropical paradise.

Find some great beach wear with CelebLOOK as they take a look at Gossip Girls’ Blake Lively on the beach.

Style It Less found a sexy “diamond” string bikini on sale for only $12 that’s available in sizes S, M, and L.

Style Tots suggests a cool and edgy summer hairstyle for boys while school is out.

She Knows Best found some patchwork cargo swim shorts to continue the madras plaid trend for the beach.

Shopaholics Daily wants you to know that the next few months are all about stretching out and enjoying the best of what the summer has to offer. And that means spritzing with a gorgeous summery scent, but did you know that there are the superstitions that go along with those scents? I have listed a few of my favorites, but if you know of one that is not on this list, be sure to leave me a comment. I’m just sure that there are more and I would love to know about them!

Shoe Blitz talks about these fun summer sandals that are cute, comfortable and affordable too.

Glamour Gift Guide features the Citrus Spa Gift Basket, which is a terrific gift for someone who loves the scent of oranges, lemons and other summer citrus.

Banging Bags says: It’s the time of year where blushing brides are everywhere! To help ease some of the tremendous work that bride’s have in getting ready for that special day, I have found the perfect bridal gift favors. They are scented sachet purses that can be used as bridal gifts for her bridesmaids. They are tiny, scent-filled pockets of wonder! A cute gift really for any occasion.

Gleaming Things loves the sweetly scented life – especially when you can smell like these adorable cupcakes!

Her Accessories has an odd confession to make – one of her favorite smells is leather, especially new leather handbags!

Snarkstress shares a perennial summer sight with you: A hot celeb bod in a bikini. This time, it’s Lisa Rinna, and she is something to aspire to, for sure!

Teen Style Lounge invites you to score the best summer sight of all: Gorgeous Skin! Enter to win a tube of Clean & Clear In-Shower Facial and you’re on your way to skin greatness!

eBeauty Daily keeps your peepers looking summer-iffic with a fabulous no-smudge mascara tip.

Chic by Nature took a chic break from eco-fashion to fall in love with Sage perfume oils. They’re totally natural and smell pretty.

You can almost smell the beach when you look at the mesh swimsuit found over at Indie Style File. Retro, demure and sexy all in one.

Makeup Minute found a way that you can brighten your smile this summer and moisturize your lips at the same time…with tarte cosmetics and BriteSmile’s enbrightenmint of course!

From Manscaping a few good reads for guys and, believe it or not, a manscaping music video.

Pretty By Nature is crazy about the smell of vanilla .It’s even better when it comes in the form of a lovely eco-friendly fragrance oil.!

The Daily Tee counts down their 5 favorite t-shirts of summer and invite you to share your faves, too!

Excited to experience all those wonderful sights and smells? Get to it! And Happy Summer!

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mmm….celebrate summer with the beauty and style channel

My blogging buddies are giving away from great stuff this week! An iPod, makeup and some fancy skincare!

Win an iPod Shuffle by telling eBeautyDaily What Makes You Smile?

Get some cool skincare including Frownies over at Glamour Gift Guide!

ELF and Kim Myles of HGTV are helping Teri at the List Maven and giving away a cool palette and some brushes!

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Chloe, one of my fantastic fellow bloggers here at b5, has started a new blog, Gleaming Things. I have a serious jewelry addiction, so you’ll probably find me there drooling.

The stuff she’s picked out so far is amazing.

Check out all the shinies at Gleaming Things.

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new blog: gleaming things

Happy June!  Are you warm enough yet? 

This month we are introducing our Blog of the Month concept, and our inaugural blog is Indie Style File, written by the lovely Kim Bui.  Indie Style File is a fashion blog, covering indie fashion designers.  What’s an “indie fashion designer” you ask?  While indie originally was used to refer to films and music that were not attached financially to a big name studio, indie fashion has crept into the mainstream vocabulary to refer to independent designers working and making a name for themselves without the financing and safety net of a big designer brand name.  In this WalMart world, where huge conglomerates suck up small businesses like a vacuum picks up cat hair from my carpet, indie designers (and musicians and filmmakers for that matter) are a cherished breed.  I hope you will take some time to visit Indie Style File, subscribe to the feed, and think about supporting some of the millions of independent fashion designers in the world today. 

From the rest of the Beauty & Style channel, our takes on “indie:”

Shoe Blitz shows you Mohop Sandals. These fabulous sandals, created by independent designers Annie Mohaupt and JoAnna Fleming, allow you to change their ribbon straps to completely alter the look.

Glamour Gift Guide loves these handcrafted Rose Garden Earrings designed and created by independent designers Anita Lin and Sara Schwittek at Shy Siren.

Aging Fabulous shares her love of shea butter with her favorite Whipped Shea Butter from Independent beauty company Bath by Bettijo.

Metrostylemen thinks this small travel kit by ZIRH is simply ingenius and it won’t even take up space in your travel luggage.

Shopaholics Daily loves to travel, but hates the packing part so she was quite impressed to find that a company has taken all of the work out of it for you. Babor has everything you need packaged and ready to go. Now the question is… where to vacation. Have you seen the gas prices lately?

Style Tots fell in love with a polka-dot hello kitty skirt made out of a bandana from Alissa’s Creations.

Style It Less featured a beautiful floral babydoll mini-dress than can also be worn as a skirt from Alissa’s Creations 2.

She Knows Best introduces celebrity/pop culture neckties from Simply Necktie to spruce up your Casual Fridays at the office.

Snarkstress wonders what Miss Independent, Kelly Clarkson, has been up to lately – fashion-wise, of course.

Her Accessories loves indie designers take on accessories and has picked some of her personal favorites.

Teen Style Lounge has found the perfect beach tote for you – and it’s both one-of-a-kind…and cheap!

Amy George, author of The Scented Life and independent perfumer, is profiled in URGE magazine!

eBeautyDaily profiles her favorite indie beauty designer, Beth Bender Beauty.

Manscaping 101 is getting ready for Father’s Day with some gift ideas and no ties or shirts are on the list!

MakeupMinute lists her favorite indie cosmetic brands

Image: © b5media.com

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blog of the month: me!

We’ve got a new blog over here at the Beauty and Style Channel. Glamour Gift Guide will show you all the hot new things to get your loved ones.

You’ll find everything gorgeous to give here.

Go gift shopping at Glamour Gift Guide

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new kid on the block: glamour gift guide

Do you have a buncha old polish? I do. The List Maven tells us what to do with old nail polish

Some super sexy
Christian Louboutin shoes at the latest luxe.

Style it Less has Mariah’s simple look for less

Get Kelly Ripa’s sexy dress at Celeb Look.

Dapper Diva’s also got etsy fever and finds a gorgeous dress

Beauty Bento Box shows off the latest look from MAC Fafi

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channel surfing: around the beauty and style channel

The Latest Luxe has a awesome Sephora book contest that ends at midnight Friday. Hurry and enter!

Beauty Gizmo is starting to use the Braun Silk-Epil epilator. I use one and love it.

A super girly frilly blouse at Tops2Bottoms.

The Daily Tee has a beautiful tee with antlers for you.

Style it Less has Kate Beckinsale’s ruffled top for less!

The Scented Life has a new indie crush: Disquieting Designs.

Dapper Diva has a really pretty wrap top from Svoboda Selection.

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channel surfing: around the beauty and style channel

We’ve got another man on board here at the Beauty and Style Channel. Tris Hussey, a fantastic blogger, is going to be writing about being a well-groomed man over at Manscaping 101 (we’ve already made all the jokes, don’t worry).

He’s already got some great articles going and it can only get better.

Send your man over to Manscaping 101. 

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new blog: manscaping 101

Take a look at what my fellow beauty and style obsessed sisters and brothers are up to!

Take a peek here.

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spring: the channel is gettin busy

(image: twisted silver via her accessories)

When I was little, all I wanted was a charm bracelet. Lots of girls in my class had them, I think it had to do with the American Girls series. I finally got one much later and then I lost interest in it. I think my mom has it now.

If you haven’t fallen off the wagon like me, you should enter this fabu contest over at Her Accessories. You could win a Twisted Silver charm!

Enter at Her Accessories.

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contest alert: twisted silver charm