Links à la Stocking Stuffers!

Edited by Fashion Pulse Daily.

This week, as I’ve been getting geared up for the holiday season’s shopping (both loving and dreading it) via Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I couldn’t help but compare the posts to stocking stuffers. Why? Because it felt like a nice, sentimental hodge podge of little items that although different, still fit together into the bigger equation, hence my new phrase, “Links à la Stocking Stuffers!” Although I jest, I love the variety of posts this week, from Retro Chick’s guide to ’40s hair for holiday parties, CoolMamaStyle.com’s tuxedo jacket, The Coveted’s adventures in Century 21 and What to Wear’s Art Basel fashionable looks, to Prom Mafia’s run in with Black Friday and SwaySwaySway’s blissful tactics to keep your computer off on Cyber Monday. As expected, there was a fabulous round-up of links in the forum as well, all worthy of your eyeballs! (more…)

Beauty, Style, & the Blogosphere

Edited by Ashe Mischief.

Beauty and Style come in many forms, and this week’s Links à la Mode choices showcase the many discussions entering the world of fashion blogging at the moment: excessive judgements, the value of personalities, and cultivating your inner beauty as well as your outer beauty. Bonne-Vie challenges the values of the show “More to Love” and Fivve Blog shares model sensation Lara Stone. Newcomer Jaka’s Tea Party calls to action with the Wholestyle Manifesto and Betsey J asks “Are we too judgemental as fashion bloggers?”

Not to overshadow this week’s Links à la Mode with too heavy of discussions, we’ve also got a great roundup of makeup tutorials & inspiration, along with great DIY projects & giveaways in the forums! (more…)