Hello Darlings,

Online shopping is one of my favorite things to do, and is evolving into quite an addictive challenge. Obviously online retailers are not stupid, and seemingly are amping up the stakes creating more and more high-pressure scenarios with time limits with so-called "special sales".

No one forces me to press the enter key to buy clothes or shoes. Most often I play online shopping in the evening relaxing in my home. So the excuses blaming a store for my bad buys are pretty much nil, such as there's no "skinny mirror" or pushy salesperson to influence my decisions. The blame is all mine, or is it?

Hello Darlings,

Leather has been a fashion staple for decades. Yet in the past few seasons, leather has become more prominent and finally made its way into the mainstream for summer wear.

For me, just the thought of wearing leather on a hot summer day was terrifying. However, I recently discovered that wearing leather in the summer can actually be both stylish and comfortable. And if you're not so easily convinced, with fall fast approaching late summer is a perfect time to try out the leather trends.

Hello Darlings,

Love love this interview that Robert Pattinson did last night on The Daily Show (watch here!) with Jon Stewart. Obviously embarrassed by his messy break-up with Kristen Stewart, not only did he suck it up and get back to work facing the media to promote the opening of his new movie Cosmopolis in New York, he did so with a positive and charming attitude.

As the saying goes "don't cry over spilt milk", but if ever there was a good case for a little self pity Robert Pattinson was deserving. He literally had a cow tipped over on him considering he's one of the world's top A-list celebrities, and almost every magazine, newspaper, and entertainment tv show reports daily on how he was cheated on.

"Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got," once said the sex-symbol that is Sophia Loren.

CONGRATULATIONS to ISABELLE and SHELLEY for winning the $50 gift certificates from La Vie en Rose. Thanks everyone for entering, and please be sure to check in next week as we have another terrific contest launching with Sherway Gardens shopping centre in Toronto!