Most women claim that swimsuit shopping is one of the toughest pieces of clothing to shop for.  These four one-piece choices will flatter a variety of figures, and hopefully relieve some of that shopping angst.

Juicy Couture Halter Swimsuit (top left) has soft shirring and a ruffled flounce bottom for a very old-Hollywood kind of look.  The halter top can be adjusted with the neck tie.  This suits provides full coverage, yet has a sexy retro look.  $173 at Saks.

Leilani ‘Heatwave’ X-Back Tank Swimsuit (top right) has a modest scooped neck in front and a low-cut back with double crisscrossed straps.  This is a great choice for combining modesty with style, and would be perfect for those times when you want to combine a little pleasure and business without being the talk of the water cooler.  Sale priced at $48 at Nordstrom.

La Blanca Plunging Halter Swimsuit (bottom left) features a dramatic plunging V-neckline with ruched panels crisscrossing the waist.  This plunge is not for the faint of heart, or for those who worry about spilling out if they’re actually swimming.  But if you have the goods, and want to flaunt them without going too overboard, this is a great choice.  $117 at Neiman Marcus.

Miraclesuit Oceanus One-Piece Swimsuit features soft pleats and ruching, two details designed to be friendly two all figure types while still adding some style to the suit.  Curve flattering without sacrificing utility – and you can swim in the suit in addition to just looking good.  Available in a variety of bright colors to flatter all skin tones.  $124 at Macy’s.

Which would you choose?

Photo credits:  Saks, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Macy’s

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This is it!! The Paris Hilton week on The List Maven is over, but you have one last chance to enter to win the final, fifth bottle of Paris Hilton’s newest perfume, Fairy Dust PLUS an autograph from Paris herself! Make sure you comment below to enter. Comments are now closed on the other clips:

Paris Hilton Interview: 5 Reasons Women Will Love Fairy Dust Perfume

Paris Hilton Fairy Dust Giveaway #2: Red Carpet Essentials

(Winners will be declared on Monday, December 8th, 2008, along with the final winner of this post’s giveaway.)

PLEASE NOTE: We can only ship inside the USA, so please keep this in mind. If you are not in the US, but wish to comment anyway, please do, but let me know that you’re outside the US.

Also, please stay tuned to TheListMaven.com for more great stuff, including giveaways the whole month of December!

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In this clip, Paris starts to share with me what her “Red Carpet Essentials” are. There are three of them in total, but I cut the clip short because this time you have to actually GUESS what they might be in order to win!

After the clip plays, scroll down to the comments section and let me know what you think are Paris Hilton’s top three red carpet essentials. On Saturday, December 6, I’ll post the full interview so you can see exactly what they are (as well as the rest of the interview), and I’ll announce which two people who got at least one of the three correct get the bottles of the perfume.

Remember, on Saturday’s post, there will be ONE FINAL CHANCE to win a bottle of Fairy Dust perfume and a special bonus from Paris herself, an autographed promo pic.

Please Note: We can only ship the bottles within the US for sure, so if you live outside the US please understand that you will not be eligible for the giveaway.

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Okay, this is it – the kickoff! The first clip from the Paris Hilton interview I did on Sunday.

Check out the details after the clip on how commenting on this post will get you in the running for 2 of FIVE available full-size bottles of Paris Hilton’s new perfume, Fairy Dust.

(Side note: I know the sound is horrible… I’m hereby advising everyone to stay away from Aiptek video cameras! They’re junk, and I wish I’d bought something different. I apologize in advance!)

So all you have to do is leave a comment below, with your real email address. If you don’t use your real email address, I can’t contact you, and can’t send you the perfume. I’ll keep this open until Friday night, as I’m going to be posting the whole interview on Saturday with a chance to win the final bottle of perfume, PLUS an autographed promo pic as a gift directly from Paris herself to one lucky The List Maven reader! (She told me to give it, so I’m giving it!)

Anyway, I’ll be posting another video clip on Thursday afternoon where you’ll actually have to guess what Paris is going to say. But for this one you can just leave a comment letting me know what you think about the clip, or about the perfume if you’ve tried it, and we’ll draw from there once all the videos have been posted (all winners will be drawn at once). Then I’ll email the winners and you’ll have to respond to me with a proper shipping address.

Good luck!

UPDATE: Everyone, I’m really sorry, but this (and most) promo/giveaway is only available to those in the US, or to those who have someone in the US it can be sent to, who can send it on to you.

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I just need to say this, first and foremost, Paris is one of the nicest celebrities I’ve ever met, and I’ve met quite a few in my time. She’s gracious and sweet, and even helped boost a really special giveaway I’m doing here at The List Maven this week…

I have a total of FIVE full size bottles of Fairy Dust to give to you! These are 3.4 oz bottles and they’re really beautiful. I love the perfume, it’s light and a little spicy… really gorgeous.

So here’s the lowdown on the giveaway…

I have three clips of the interview I’m going to post at different times during the week. Since this was an exclusive, you’re not going to find this video anywhere else but somewhere you can find me on the internet. I’m going to share it with The List Maven readers FIRST!

The first clip is where Paris tells me the 5 reasons women will love Fairy Dust. When I post that clip, your job as readers is to leave a comment, and I’ll choose two commenters at random to each win a bottle of the perfume.

The second clip is a little harder… Paris also told me what her red carpet essentials are. There are three of them, and your job on that post is to comment telling me what you think those three items are. I’ll choose two people who came the closest (if there are more than two, it’ll be a random pick of those who came closest) to each win a bottle of the perfume.

And the last one, I’ll post the entire interview and will once again choose a random commenter to win not only a bottle of Fairy Dust perfume, but ALSO a special gift right from Paris herself, that she gave me when I told her I was doing the giveaway… an autographed perfume promo pic!

Please note: You cannot enter the giveaway on THIS post. Only on the posts I’m going to put up during the week, and I’ll be closing comments on them once the winners are chosen. If you are selected as a winner, I will email you (so use a valid email address, please) to get your mailing address in order to send you the perfume.

So it’s Paris Hilton week here at The List Maven!!

I’m so excited that I had to post this little “preview” for you to let you know what’s going on ahead of time, but if you’re not subscribed to the RSS feed, do it now, so you get instant reminders to come check out the interview and take your chance on winning your own full size bottle of the newest Paris Hilton perfume!

(photo credit & copyright: Lara Kulpa)

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