I’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year!  May all your wishes come true… and have a safe and joyful one
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Let’s face it – how often can you get away with sparkly, shiny, glittery shoes?  Why not have a little fun with holiday parties.  Just remember, if your shoes are sparkly, you may want to consider toning down the rest of your accessories…
Need glitter, but still want a flat?  The vegan-friendly glitter bow “Mixed Tape” flats by BC Footwear should fill the bill:

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If hot pink high heels are your thing, how about the “Gelato Heel” by oh Deer?  It also comes in gold, if you prefer champagne to pink

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This one is for the girl who really …read more

For this week’s best of Sass, Style & Substance beauty & fashion news!
Steeping Beauty
Getting clean with bio-active skincare by REN that will delight all who use it.
Raging Rouge
Raging Rouge says: Think you can’t find a great holiday gift for less than $50? Think again!
A Touch of Blusher
A Touch of Blusher looks at Guerlain’s spring 2009 collection.
Her Accessories
Stay warm and stylish this winter with these fun tights.
My Women Stuff
Do you use Peach or Yellow Concealer for your undereye area?
eye4style
eye4style has picked her very favorite stocking stuffers for the season!
Gleaming Things
Christmas and holiday …read more

Tights have come a long way since the days of itchy nylon that didn’t breathe… and ended up around you knees half way through the evening!
You can find almost any color, design or pattern in tights these days – everything from stripes, to lace to – well, the skies the limit.  Some crafty fashionistas have even figured out how to create their own color gradient tights as well, just make sure to do this somewhere you can get messy
Don’t believe me – check out these great tights from Sock Dreams – there’s everything from dressy tights, perfect for …read more

It’s Monday…
It’s snowing…
You just got home from a day at the office – complete with five full rotations of “Bubba’s Favorite Christmas Songs for Kazoo and Electric Guitar”…
And you have holiday shopping to do…
Here’s a suggestion, stay at home – curl up on the couch, make a cup of hot chocolate and wrap yourself up in this:

That’s a “Dégradé” cashmere wrap from La Fiorentina.  Gradiated colors are so hot right now – and this is a lovely – and cozy way to add it to your wardrobe.
And don’t forget… you can always get your Christmas shopping done online – from …read more

For this week’s best of Sass, Style & Substance beauty & fashion news!
Gleaming Things
Buy name-brand designer jewelry and support the charity of your choice with GoodShop.
Beauty Match
Own recession-proof designer inspired handbags … just like your favourite celebrity.
Beauty and Fashion Tech
Check out Beauty and Fashion Tech’s Holiday Index for great shopping ideas!
Girl Gloss
Girl Gloss loves the Cargo Blu_ray lip gloss quad.
eye4style
eye4style is celebrating the season in style with glittering Swarovski ornaments!
  Her Accessories
Have a bow-tiful holiday with these eco-friendly handbags.
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 For this week’s best of Sass, Style & Substance beauty & fashion news!
Gleaming Things
Have a “Gleaming” Christmas – jewelry shopping guide for Christmas and the holidays
eye4style
eye4style has the scoop on the new At Home line from Victoria’s Secret!
Her Accessories
Her Accessories is celebrating Christmas with her gift guide tradition “The Twelve Days of Shopping”.
A Touch of Blusher
A Touch of Blusher talks about major trends in Japanese cosmetics.
Beauty Match
Celebrities have acne, skin discolouration, dark circles AND wrinkles just like the rest of us!
ShoeBlitz
ShoeBlitz features 5 Manolo Blahnik shoes that you’ll really love!
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You may know that I also write two blogs for b5media’s Lifestyle’s channel, Tangled Thread and my new baby, The Doggy Blog.  I wanted to share what the bloggers in the Lifestyle’s channel have been up to lately…
This year bloggers from around b5media’s Lifestyles, Health and Wellness channels are giving readers a special surprise. We’ve created a virtual mall to help ease the anxiety of shopping for those on your Christmas list who may be a little more difficult to buy for.
Stop by Kettle and Cup and select your favorite hot beverage, kick back and browse this years Holiday Gift …read more

All around b5media’s Beauty & Style Channel, the Splendicity bloggers have put together some amazing holiday gift guides. Everything from makeup and skincare products to little black dresses and accessories, we have it all.
Let’s go shopping!

Beth at Aging Fabulous offers a selection of terrific beauty gifts.
SP shows you some terrific handbags at Banging Bags, fabulous stocking stuffers at Shopaholics Daily, and even more holiday gifts at Style Her Hair.
Nikki shows us some wonderful little black dresses at Celeb Look.
Gayla features some adorable gifts for your pets at Couture Critters.
Aly offers beauty products for holidays at eBeautyDaily.
Star shows us a selection …read more

I had so much fun putting together “The Twelve Days of Shopping” accessory gift guide last year, that I want to create an all-new one for you all this year!

I hope you have as much fun reading and following my new women’s accessory gift guide this year and everyone did last year.
Just click on the photo to check out the holiday shopping fun!
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