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Daphne Guinness for MAC Collection — Heir Apparent?

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Brewery heiress Daphne Guinness has all the makings of a fashion and beauty icon: she’s extremely thin (and, sadly, many consider this a pre-requisite to attaining any mode-related accolades, though we hope this standard changes soon); there’s an enigmatic quality to her face so that, even when posing for pictures, there’s a sense that she’s keeping some wonderful secret to herself; she’s an artist and yet she doesn’t announce it to the world with any sort of affectation (quite rare for a socialite); her style choices are often unorthodox (starting with her platinum blond mane featuring a single skunk-like raven strip) and yet she makes them seem fanciful and inspiring, even when they involve enormous lobster-claw shoes, a black lace veil covering an intricately braided updo,  a dominatrix-meets-equestrian ensemble with a back top hat, or sky-high platforms with no heel at the back that require walking on the balls of one’s feet and on the toes, as if wearing pointe shoes.

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Holiday Shopping From A To Z — Arriving At X, Y, Z

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Over the past few weeks, we’ve escorted you through an alphabet-themed safari of holiday gift ideas in which each letter corresponded to a theme, pattern, style or art movement, color, aesthetic, or trend.

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Holiday Shopping From A To Z — Racing Through U, V, and W

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We’re ready to crack open the coquito, spike the eggnog, saunter underneath the mistletoe with the yummiest man in the room, and get a little nice while being a bit naughty but, before doing so, we have to check off all the items on our list — and, of course, that includes bringing you the final two installments of our A To Z Holiday Gift Guide.

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Holiday Shopping From A To Z — Revving Through R, S, and T

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Still busy performing your Santa Clausian duties?

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Holiday Shopping From A To Z — Parading Through J, K, and L

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We’ve been making holiday shopping as easy as 1-2-3 with our gift-getting ABCs, quite literally taking you through an alphabet-themed tour of present ideas.

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The Naked Truth — The Scoop On Urban Decay’s Naked 2 Palette

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Forget the Dark Knight 2.

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Holiday Shopping From A To Z — Moseying Along to G, H, and I

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The ABCs of our A To Z Holiday Gift Guide took us through a miscellany of Art Deco, Blossom-themed, and Color-Blocked goods, while the D, E, and F installment allowed us to immerse ourselves in Dainty knickknacks, Egyptian-themed fare, and Fur-Trimmed fashions.

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Shiseido Fall 2011 Shimmering Cream Eye Colors — Shine A Light On Your Lids

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As with his previous eye color confections, Shiseido Artistic Director Dick Page derived inspiration from the architectural structures, natural landscapes, vintage treasures, and interior design marvels he encountered and photographed during his travels when creating the Shiseido Fall 2011 Shimmering Cream Eye Colors ($25 each at Shiseido.com, Nordstrom.com, and Bloomingdales.com).

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Holiday Gift Guide from A to Z — Moving on to D, E, F

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Last week, we kicked off our A to Z Holiday Gift Guide coverage by taking a Sesame Street-worthy approach to the task, tackling items corresponding to the first three letters of the alphabet, with A standing for Art Deco, B for Blossoms, and C for Color Blocking.

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Holiday Shopping From A To Z — Let’s Start With The ABCs

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You’re probably getting ready to rock around the Christmas tree which, of course, means finding just the right gifts to place underneath those fragrant branches.

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