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The Editors' List at Forever 21




Even high-powered fashion heads love sharing a deal: Forever 21 has partnered with four fashion editors from W, Glamour, Teen Vogue and Details and asked each to select his/her favorite items from the holiday collection. Each look is being featured in all Forever 21 stores across the country, giving shoppers a chance to "dress like their favorite editor." While you're shopping the fashions, you might also want to pick up a discounted magazine subscription - Forever 21 and forever21.com are selling one-year subscription cards for W and Glamour for just $12, while Details and Teen Vogue for $8. Makes a great gift.

CLICK THROUGH to see the complete collection. Which pieces might you buy?

{Shown above from left to right: Justin Berkowitz, Market Editor at Details; Laurel Pantin, Associate Shopping and Accessories Editor at Glamour; Mary Kate Steinmiller, Senior Fashion Market Editor at Teen Vogue; and Lindsey Frugier, Market Editor at W.}

5 Celebrity Beauty Looks to Try This Holiday Season


Trying a new makeup look for the holiday season is the perfect way to not only update your appearance, but keep your budget in check. Just like fresh accessories, a bold lip color or jeweled eye can instantly transform that little black dress you may have worn a dozen times before - without the cost of a investing in a completely new head-to-toe outfit. Here are 5 gorgeous celebrity-inspired makeup looks to try for all your upcoming holiday get-togethers.

Holiday Makeup Looks with Target Beauty


Target recently invited me and other bloggers to check out their latest beauty offerings - including some pretty spectacular (and very affordable) holiday gift sets - and to create our own custom beauty look inspired by a holiday theme. My theme was "a night out with the girl's" which gave me free reign to go glam and dive into some festive glitter shadows from Napoleon Perdis. The coolest part is that Target then had Napoleon himself recreate my look on a model (shown above)! Crazy cool. You can get step-by-step instructions on how to recreate my look, as well as a chic look from Daily Glow blogger Christina Heiser, over at Target's blog, A Bullseye View. Thanks to Target and to Napoleon Perdis for this awesome opportunity!

50 Holiday Gifts Under $50


This year, I decided to take a different approach to my holiday gift guide by pinning my favorite gift ideas to a massive Pinterest board! I scoured the web and some of my favorite magazines to round up the chicest gift ideas under $50, from Zimbio digital magazine gift cards to a sparkly bug brooch set at Anthropologie. Click the image above to see all 50+ gifts. Let me know which ones are your favorite by repinning, liking or commenting below.

Here's a sampling of the gift ideas:
1. Julep nail polish duo, $18
2. cb2 owl figurine, $9.95
3. Kate Spade coasters, $20
4. Instagram photo magnets, $14.99
5. Godiva x FEED gift box, $25
6. Custom pet silhouette, $45
7. Naughty or Nice candles, $15 each
8. Chaps sweater, $24.99 (see my sponsored review here)
9. C. Wonder monogram mug, $10
10. La Mer for Target watch, $39.99
11. Baublebar chain necklace, $42
12. Forever 21 sequin pullover, $22.80