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Jul 13 2010 12:25 PM ET

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Get Organized with SalesCast iPhone App for Sample Sale Sites

Never miss a sample sale again! Pulling from 20 of the most fabulous private sales on the web, buzzed-about iPhone app Splendora SalesCast organizes your shopping in a one-stop shop. Providing a curated on-the-go list that links you out to all the best don’t-miss designers featured at sites like HauteLook, Gilt Groupe, Swirl and more, SalesCast is the ultimate sample sale calendar for gals on the go. Download it for free at the App Store.

Jul 13 2010 11:00 AM ET

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Would You Wear Wear a Dress as Short as Ciara’s Micromini to a Wedding?

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With the latest star brides like Carrie Underwood and Megan Fox celebrating their new unions, there’s no denying that wedding season is in full swing! And while all eyes should be glued to the lady in white on her big day, a guest can easily turn just as many heads. For example, singer Ciara managed to steal the spotlight at the recent nuptials of TV personality LaLa Vasquez and Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony, by showing off her awe-inspiring legs in this printed Versace mini. The singer–and her long, perfectly toned gams–sizzled in the thigh-grazer, but we couldn’t help but wonder if the look was just a little too hot for a wedding. Or are hemline standards a thing of the past? Would you wear a mini like Ciara’s to a wedding? Vote below!–Christie LaRusso

Jul 13 2010 09:00 AM ET

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Audrina Patridge Unleashes her Inner Supermodel as the New Bongo Girl

Tony Duran for Bongo

The Hills may be coming to a close this week, but things are just heating up for Audrina Patridge. Following in the stylish footsteps of other reality superstars like Kim Kardashian and Nicole Richie, Audrina is taking on the role of Bongo girl! Come fall, Audrina will front the affordable denim brand in its fall ad campaign. And even though she’s used to having a camera capture her every move, being a sexy siren at Bongo’s New York City shoot turned out to be no easy task for the reality star. “I’ve never done anything like this,” Audrina tells PEOPLE exclusively. “[Photograher] Tony Duran shoots supermodels so he had me jumping through the air and just letting loose and not worrying about posing.” Though it took a bit of warming up before Audrina could get in bombshell mode, getting to play dress up with some of her favorite items from Bongo’s fall collection definitely helped. “I’ve always loved skinny jeans but I also love the boot cut,” Audrina says. “I’ll roll them up and wear cute little flats or heels and a nice top just to kind of change them up.” And what could be a better fit for the brand than a denim connoisseur who admits to having “probably over 100″ pairs of jeans? Bongo will be exclusively available at Sears and Kmart for back to school. Tell us: What do you think of Audrina’s new role for Bongo?–Andrea DeSimone

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Jul 12 2010 05:58 PM ET

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VOTE! Brad Pitt Shaves His Beard: What’s His Best Look?

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It looks like Brad Pitt is finally cleaning up his act. The superstar, who started trimming his year-old facial hair a month ago, was snapped on the set of his new movie Moneyball in Los Angeles Monday completely clean shaven! And while Pitt had famously dispelled rumors that he’d been growing the facial hair for a movie role, telling the U.K. newspaper Sun, “It’s boredom. No other reason that that.” It was this new role, as Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, that finally led the 46-year-old star to buzz it all off. While we were starting to get used to the rugged look, we’re certainly glad to see Pitt’s shining good looks come out from under all that hair. Tell us: Are you happy that Brad Pitt buzzed off his facial hair? Or did you like the bearded look? Vote!

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Jul 12 2010 05:00 PM ET

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‘Gossip Girl’ In Paris: Leighton Meester Hits Les Rues Françaises in Oscar de la Renta

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It looks like the leading ladies of Gossip Girl have mastered the art of French chic since taking to Paris to film the show’s much-anticipated fourth season. First it was Blake Lively‘s Serena van der Woodsen, whose envy-worthy wardrobe had us swooning. Now, it’s Leighton Meester’s endless parade of Oscar de la Renta on the Parisian set that has us in a fashion daydream. Meester started out in an eyelet-trimmed, lime green jacket and shorts suit from the designer’s spring 2010 collection, but quickly changed to a flirty floral dress–complete with a beaded waistband, orange Nancy Gonzalez bag and matching Christian Louboutin sandals–to shoot scenes outside the Chanel store on Avenue Montaigne. Then, in true Blair Waldorf fashion, the brunette beauty stole the scene in a red-hot tulle ball gown from Oscar de la Renta’s pre-fall 2010 collection. We love how even in Paris, Blair manages to look every bit the Upper East Side sophisticate! Tell us: Whose Paris style do you like better, Serena or Blair?–Andrea DeSimone

Jul 12 2010 03:30 PM ET

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‘iCarly’ Star Miranda Cosgrove Reveals her Secrets to Spot-Free Skin

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She may be the star of the hit show iCarly, but even Miranda Cosgrove has to work to keep her teenage skin spot-free. The 17 year-old starlet, who just released her first solo album and was named Neutrogena’s brand ambassador earlier this year, tells Teen Vogue in its August issue that her number one secret to clear skin is to “always wash your face at night to remove all your makeup and keep your pores clear.” Her cleanser of choice? Neutrogena’s Oil Free Acne Wash, of course! “I use this cleanser every morning and night,” says Miranda. And for this star, beauty isn’t something you can just wash on and off. “I like doing active stuff that’s fun too,” she tells the magazine. “I have a tandem bike, so my friend and I go riding around my neighborhood. She usually won’t pedal at all, so I get a very good workout!” Hear more about Miranda and her beauty must-haves at TeenVogue.com. –Andrea DeSimone

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Jul 12 2010 02:00 PM ET

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Carrie Underwood’s New Wedding Band Revealed

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With brand new husband Mike Fisher by her side and a gorgeous wedding band gracing her left hand, it’s no wonder Carrie Underwood was all smiles as she was snapped passing through Los Angeles International Airport Sunday. En route to her honeymoon following the pair’s July 10 wedding at the Ritz Carlton Reynolds Plantation in Georgia, the country star–dressed casually in jean shorts, a striped tank top and cardigan–seemed to be playing with the stunning new sparkler that she said her ‘I do’s’ with just one day earlier. And while the sizeable Johnathon Arndt flawless yellow diamond engagement ring that Fisher proposed to Carrie with last year seemed to be taking the day off from Carrie’s hand, the beautiful wedding band and the newlyweds’ matching grins seemed to be giving off a glimmer all their own.”We could not feel more blessed to have found each other and to have shared this day with our friends and family that mean so much to us!” the newlyweds told PEOPLE in a statement. –Gillian Koenig

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