Diane Kruger Trusts BF’s Advice on Scent

She’s long been a favorite of fashion designers, but the person Diane Kruger turns to for advice on what perfume to wear is someone much closer: boyfriend Joshua Jackson. In related celebrity news and gossip, Kruger was recently hired to represent Calvin Klein’s Beauty Eau de Parfum. But before she first wore it, she made sure to get Jackson’s opinion on it.

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 Meat Is Murder(ous)

mckaysavage / CC by 2.0 A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that plant-based diets centered on healthy whole foods lower mortality rates , while meat-centric low-carb diets like Atkins raise mortality rates. In other words, going vegan can help you get fit and live longer. OK, that’s not exactly a news flash— we’ve been saying that for years —but it’s always good to know that science (once again) has our backs! If you’d like to understand the study results, Dr.

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 Win It Wednesday: ‘No Animals in Here’ Lunch Bag

School isn’t all bad—we promise! (And please keep reading even if you aren’t a student.) School provides a great opportunity to show your friends and teachers the benefits of a vegan diet. You can also send out a positive message for animals (and the environment) by taking your lunch to school in PETA’s “No Animals in Here” lunch bag. This “Win It Wednesday,” you can snag a bag of your own just by sharing your fave vegan lunch idea with us.

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 Best Selling Tips for a Successful Online Store

Get your copy of the e-Book Mom-preneur Blog & Etsy Guide only $19.95 Here’s another sneak peak into the new Mom-preneur Blog & Etsy Guide packed with tips to have a successful online store . It’s only $19.95 and is a compilation of advice from over 80 women in business! {{squeal in delight}} Today’s quick sneak peek is from the chapter “ Best Selling Practices, Advertising, and Etsy Tips .” Here are several different ideas that work towards having a successful online store

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 PETA’s Offer to Save Lives and Provide Entertainment to Dogs

Coming soon to a billboard in Big Pine Key, Florida: PETA’s offer to pay $1,500 for the right to erect the above image at a new dog park in Hampton, New Jersey, may have been rejected by fundraising Girl Scouts there, but organizers of a dog park in the Sunshine State who read about the rejection found our proposal irresistible. They asked for a similar deal—and now their new dog park will be getting the funding, and park visitors will be giving paws pause to consider the fact that a resolution to spay and neuter their companion animals would help decrease the number of animals who are forced to live in animal shelters or on the streets. Meanwhile, our billboard could still grace Hampton’s new dog park

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 Manolo Blahnik: Every Shoe Tells a Story

Lucy Yeomans, Manolo Blahnik and Kristina Blahnik Fashion industry icon Manolo Blahnik recently revealed that when he designs and creates his shoes, he makes up a backstory to go with them. Blahnik’s shoes have been worn by top celebrities the world over, perhaps most famously by Sarah Jessica Parker in her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City television and movie franchise. In a recent article in the UK Independent newspaper, Blahnik’s niece Kristina Blahnik says that her famous uncle sings to himself in the studio, telling himself a story about a shoe while he cuts the pattern.

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 PETA-Endorsed Butter?

PETA Butter Forget pita bread—now there’s PETA Butter! In honor of our 30th anniversary , Peanut Butter & Co. has whipped up a giant batch of special peanut butter just for PETA and is donating a portion of the sales from it to our ” Pledge to Be Veg ” program

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PETA-Endorsed Butter?

 Daily Fashion News Round-Up!

Fashion is an art form and the models that wear them are part of the beautiful canvas. So as an ode to the celebrities and models that showcase the latest styles and trends so well, we’re bringing you the most up-to-date fashion headlines featuring who’s wearing what and what cover has who

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Daily Fashion News Round-Up!

 Daily Obsesh – Forever 21 Mini Handbag

When you go out to a party or need your hands free for the evening, the perfect bag is something small, cute, and easy to sling over your shoulder.

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 Daily Sales Round-Up! – September 8

Sweet To Sassy No woman plays just one role all the time. We are complex and intricate individuals whose styles and tastes vary with our mood and surroundings

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Daily Sales Round-Up! – September 8

 Another Death at SeaWorld

eschipul / CC by 2.0 The death toll continues to rise at SeaWorld with the passing of a 12-year-old orca named Sumar at the theme-park chain’s San Diego location. Sumar died far short of the expected 50-to-60 year lifespan of orcas who roam the vast oceans, his rightful home.

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 Beauty Pick-Me-Up – Fall Makeup Palettes & Sets

Now that Fall has officially reached our doorsteps, it’s time to re-think our daily beauty routines. While bronzers and light, airy colors are beautiful for Summer, they look all wrong for these crisper, cooler days ahead. The no-fail trick to a pretty beauty look is to mimic Mother Nature, who always has her colors right on.

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Beauty Pick-Me-Up – Fall Makeup Palettes & Sets

 12 Fabulous Projects to Sew with Fleece

I think fleece is the easiest fabric to sew with.  You can make such fun projects, accessories, and gifts when you sew fleece. To get you inspired, here are 10 great projects you can sew with fleece {a sewing how to}. Sew Fleece Projects 1.  A Tag-Along Lion Named Phil – A pictured tutorial on how to make a lion stuffed animal out of fleece.

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 Bag of the Week- Madewell’s Brownstone Suede Minibag

The boyfriend and I love going to concerts together, and there is nothing worse than lugging around a large handbag when trying to squeeze up to the front of the crowd or show off my dancing skills. I hate being the annoying girlfriend asking my boy to load up his pockets with my camera , phone, i.d.

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Bag of the Week- Madewell’s Brownstone Suede Minibag

 Be Trendy With Military Inspired Gear This Fall

The fashion industry is like a never ending cycle of the latest and most chic fashion statement season after season. With every season emerges new and interesting fashion icons that brings new taste and style to the fashion industry taking over the limelight and hyping up the craze for the season. “Military inspired gears happen to be a good representation of the season as Neiman Marcus’ fashion director Ken Downing envisions a greener motif as fall begins.

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 Chinese Government Nabs Prestigious Animal Welfare Award

The following is a cross post from PETA Asia-Pacific’s blog, The Hot and Sour Scoop . Mention China and animals in the same sentence and visions of foxes and raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for fur often come to mind. But in what many hope signals the beginning of a turnaround, China’s State Forestry Administration (SFA) has placed a landmark ban on animal shows in zoos and circuses throughout the country

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Chinese Government Nabs Prestigious Animal Welfare Award

 Photography Tips from Angie with I Heart Faces

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 Chimpanzees: Smarter Than Trappers

belgianchocolate / CC by 2.0 We know that chimpanzees have keen intelligence and advanced cognitive skills, so it’s no surprise that scientists observing wild chimpanzees in Guinea watched them deliberately set off snare traps designed to catch and kill them (and any other passing animal)—while avoiding harming themselves. The researchers believe that this lifesaving skill has been passed down from one generation to the next

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 Daily Sales Round-Up! – September 7

Fall Festivities! There’s no time to mourn the loss of the sun just yet! Now that Fall is here, BBQ’s and beach parties may have to be put on hold for next year, but this doesn’t mean the social events have to end too! Bring the good times inside with a cozy get-together at home and serve up some delicious snacks and fun stories …

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Daily Sales Round-Up! – September 7

 Daily Obsesh – Han Cholo Spiked Bangle

Bad-girl jewelry- think spikes, leather cuffs, knuckle- duster rings and the like- is all the rage these days with cool girls everywhere. Influenced by rock ‘n’ roll, science fiction, fantasy art, and hip hop culture, the jewelry line Han Cholo is delivering the bad-girl goods and has become the “it” accessory among young Hollywood fashionistas and celebrities alike. I’m not the kind of girl who can pull off a brass knuckle or tommy gun pendant with any aplomb, so in order to keep up my cool girl status, I am all about layering the Han Cholo Spiked Bangles.

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Daily Obsesh – Han Cholo Spiked Bangle