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She may have designed her line L.A.M.B. just for herself, but Gwen Stefani was willing to share her wardrobe with the ladies of American Idol this week when she dressed them for Wednesday’s show. Thursday night, Idol took us backstage to the fitting session — every girl’s dream! — where Stefani helped choose outfits for the budding superstars. Admitting that she was not a stylist — and even a bit nervous! – the No Doubt rocker first pulled pants and a jacket “literally out of my closet” for contestant Hailey Reinhart. She ended up choosing a different outfit, though: a checkered linen tabard top and leather pants. Pia Toscano, who was sent home Thursday night, rocked a “tribal” animal-print jumpsuit and layered on some accessories. And 16-year-old Lauren Alaina, the show’s youngest star, skipped a look she found too “biker” and opted for gingham shorts and a matching top, covered up with a black blazer — the first look Stefani pulled. “That’s totally something I would wear, for real,” she said. The designer explained that she wanted her clothes to give the girls a confidence boost on stage: “What you’re wearing is the last thing you want to think of.” Tell us: What did you think of Stefani’s picks?

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As a judge on American Idol, Jennifer Lopez has impressed us this season with her ear for talent — and her gorgeous skin and makeup. How does she manage to look so good, in high definition, no less? For starters, she sticks with the bare essentials. “I’m a big believer in the basics. Less is more,” she tells Allure. “I use a very mild makeup remover and a very basic sunscreen-moisturizer combo, and I try to get lots of sleep.” And even though she’s attempted some questionable beauty trends in the past, she doesn’t regret any of them. “I stand by all my awful looks,” she says, laughing. While Lopez spends a decent amount of time getting dolled up for the red carpet, where she says she feels most beautiful, she explains that it’s important to remember that beauty comes from within — a mantra that she plans to pass on to her daughter, Emme, 3. “You can be the most physically beautiful girl, but if you’re not a beautiful person, that shows,” she says. “So I really do teach her to love herself and to know that beauty is something that comes from the inside.” That likely applies to her signature skin look, then, which has been touted the ‘J. Lo Glow.’ “I love that! I didn’t know I had my own phrase,” she tells the mag. “I love that the idea of having healthy glowing skin … that people think that of me. That’s awesome.” –Kim Peiffer

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Now that Jennifer Lopez has finally made her debut on American Idol, it’s time to start seeing her inevitable parade of fabulous frocks. And it doesn’t sound like sitting behind a judging table alongside Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler for most of the show will mean that her wardrobe is going to be anything less than stunning. “You’re going to see everything,” Lopez said of her American Idol look at the TCA Press tour last week, InStyle.com reports. “I can only be myself on the show. I’m not going to try and play it down or play it up or do anything. I’m just going to be me, that’s always worked for me with the public. They see me, they know that I’m real.” And that means sticking to a glamorous look that doesn’t take a whole lot of time.  “I don’t want to over-think it too much,” she said. “I’m a girl who likes to get dressed up, put on her jewelry or her lipstick and go. So that’s what you’ll get.” Read more about American Idol in TV Watch on PEOPLE.com! –Kim Peiffer

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When Crystal Bowersox announced her engagement to fellow musician and longtime friend Brian Walker last month, she promised to be anything but the typical bridezilla — and from her unique earth-friendly dress to her diamond-free wedding ring, the season 9 American Idol runner-up seems to have stayed true to her word. The bride wore an organic, hemp and cotton wedding gown from Vermont designer Tara Lynn to exchange her vows on Sunday at the Chicago café where she first met Walker six years ago, saying ‘I do’ with a 1.1-carat princess cut ruby ring designed by Walker and crafted by Chicago’s Traci Coughlin and Steve Quick Jewelers. “There are no diamonds to be found as we don’t believe in the violence and injustice that occurs within the diamond trade industry,” Bowersox tells PEOPLE. “Both rings feature the masonry symbol, an infinity 8, and the Sanskrit symbol for the sound ‘om’ and a personal design that for us represents three: Brian, Crystal, and Tony.” As for her one of a kind wedding dress? “The gown is a simple princess line with an open back; a machine-knit hemp twine strap crisscrosses in back,” says designer, Tara Lynn. And new bride Bowersox couldn’t have been more pleased with the results. “I gave Tara Lynn the base ideas of what I wanted, and in three weeks, she created a beautiful gown made of hemp and cotton, with a handmade macramé and bead sunflower design on the front,” Crystal tells PEOPLE. “The train of the dress is a handmade design of hemp twine, sea shells, and beads, some of which came from pieces of sentimental jewelry.” Read more details on Crystal’s intimate Chicago wedding in the current issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. –Gillian Koenig; reporting by Marisa Laudadio

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It’s going, going, gone! “Bout to get rid of the beard,” Chris Daughtry Tweeted earlier this morning before sharing photos of the step-by-step as he razored off weeks’ worth of a burgeoning lumberjack beard. The American Idol alum and Grammy-nominated Daughtry frontman, who famously announced on the show that he shaves his head because he’s balding, usually balances his cue-ball noggin with interesting facial hair–rocking everything from a petite goatee to this recent grizzly-man beard. We always love seeing Chris switch-up his style, but we want to know what you think. Tell us: Which facial hair do you think looks best on Chris?–Katherine Kluznik Rentmeester

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While newly anointed ‘Idol’ Lee DeWyze and his fellow contestants were busy belting it out for the title of American Idol, Ryan Seacrest spent much of Season 9 sharpening his personal style. The host donned dapper Burberry suits from the brand’s Prorsum, London and Brit collections throughout the season, capping it off on the finale last night with a custom-made tuxedo from the British label. Over the course of 48 episodes, Burberry has outfitted Seacrest with 12 bespoke suits marked with a special ‘To Ryan, From Christopher 2010′ insignia from Burberry chief creative officer Christopher Bailey along with cufflinks and pocket squares that bear Seacrest’s initials. That’s one look that doesn’t need to be put to a vote to be a winner. –David Yi

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