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Next Stop On Our “Holiday Shopping All Over The World” Gift Guide: London!

For this year’s Holiday Gift Guide, we’re on a globe-trotting expedition, finding inspiration in different cities around the world.

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Our “Shopping All Over The World” Holiday Gift Guide Is Here! First Stop: Athens!

The holiday season is a magical time and, at Sicka Than Average, we believe in preserving that sense of enchantment well past the I-believe-in-Santa-Claus stage of life.

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Hello Kitty and Forever 21 Release New “Hello Kitty Forever” Collection

Once go cat, you never go back — at least, when the cat in question is the lovely Hello Kitty.

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Stay Abreast of the Latest Products Benefiting Breast Cancer Awareness

Ciaté Breakthrough Breast Cancer Duo, $28.

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The Curiosity Shoppe at Target — Gleefully Full of Unusual Suspects

In May, Target unveiled a ground-breaking marketing initiative: The Shops at Target, a collaborative effort during which five independent boutiques — San Francisco’s The Candy Store, Miami’s The Webster clothing boutique, Boston’s quirky pet store Polka Dog Bakery, Aspen’s apothecary Cos Bar, and Connecticut’s housewares and home accent shop Privet House) —were tapped to create limited-edition collections of products consistent with each brand’s aesthetic but bearing lower price points for savvy bargain shoppers.

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Sink Your Teeth Into The Forsaken Inspired By True Blood Collection At HSN

What happened on Season Five of HBO’s True Blood?

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Club W… Wine As It Should Be

When you think of a wine tasting class or a club for wine aficionados, you probably imagine a group of uppity types in smoking jackets and ascots or corduroy coats an horn-rimmed glasses, all swirling their Merlots or Chardonnays, sniffing their wine, and sipping delicately before describing the flavor in as authoritative and condescending a manner as possible, taking any advantage to use terms like “legs,” “body,” “nose,” and “aftertaste.” If you enjoy a glass (or two or three) of vino but dread the notion of signing up for a tasting class, then you’ve likely wondered how you can expand your knowledge base and discover the types of wine that best suit your palate.

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Stephen Burrows Pazette Barbie Doll Rises and Shines

Trail-blazing African-American fashion designer Stephen Burrows has dressed quite the glamour squad during his 40+ years in the industry, with a clientele that has included Iman, Cher, Beverly Johnson, Liza Minnelli, Hilary Duff, Lauren Hutton, Barbra Streisand, Sofia Vergara, Jerry Hall, and Pat Cleveland.

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Schick Xtreme3 Eco Razor — Making Shaving Greener

Schick Xtreme3 Eco Disposable Razor Pack

When we think of making our shaving routines more eco-friendly, we typically consider how we can reduce water use or what shaving creams can be used that incorporate natural botanical extracts in lieu of harsher chemicals, along with whether these creams are packaged in bottles or jars made of recycled plastic and whether their labels were printed with non-toxic dyes.

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Father’s Day Gift Guide — All About Dad

Whether you’re celebrating the man who taught you how to ride a bike, who helped you with your math homework, who cheered you on at soccer games and track races or you’re toasting the father of your own children, that special fella who tucks the kids in at night, teaches them the importance of discipline and hard work, tends to their scrapes and cuts, makes them roar in laughter with his silly antics, and treats them to the best BBQ in town, we’ve got a Father’s Day gift that will make the lucky guy beam happily this coming Sunday.

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