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Hilary Duff has received every young girl’s dream Christmas present - her very own Barbie doll fashioned to look just like her, and joins Reese Witherspoon and Beyonce Knowles in being immortalised as the iconic doll. She has been transformed into a Barbie doll, after already designing clothes for the fashion doll, called The Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Doll. The Associated Press reports that the Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Doll wears a polka-dot dress with a red satin sash.
Other tiny outfits designed by Duff herself will also be available soon. Not only are [Barbie and Duff] two of the most stylish entertainers, actors and fashion designers, but they also show girls there are no limits to what they can do, Jamie Wood, Mattel s VP of Barbie marketing, said in a statement. “Not only are they two of the most stylish entertainers, actors and fashion designers, but they also show girls there are no limits to what they can do.” Read more of Hilary Duff In A New Barbie Doll

Spend a fortune on anti-wrinkle creams? Don’t bother, says a US study released this week. You can pay more than $100 an ounce for a wrinkle cream that promises to erase the years from your face, but spending a few bucks on a good sunscreen is probably a better investment, new research shows. Luxury-price products don’t work any better than drugstore brands, according to the study by Consumer Reports magazine, which ranked Olay Regenerist, priced at about US$19 ($28), as the most effective in reducing wrinkles.
Those “breakthrough” anti-wrinkle creams now dominating department store cosmetics counters don’t really work all that well, shows a Consumer Reports investigation that compares wrinkle creams. And neither do their less pricey drugstore counterparts.

It’s something most of us beauty junkies already know. Overall, no product made a significant difference to the skin’s appearance. Read more of Face Facts: Sunscreen Beats Moisturizer For Wrinkles

The heiress pop star Paris Hilton made the confession during an interview with a British newspaper that she is planning to marry on-off boyfriend Stavros Niarchos and have heir to the shameless party princess throne and latest bestie, Britney Spears, to be Paris’s matron of honour. She told the Daily Star, “It’s true. I am going to get married. I want a fairytale wedding and Britney’s going to be my matron of honour. She can advise me.”
Paris Hilton wants to be just like her newest best friend forever Britney Spears and have kids — as soon as possible. How do we know for sure that Hilton is serious about having kids? Apparently she and Spears cut a night of partying short to get home and be with Spears’ kids.
“We’re going home to the babies. We miss them.”

Paris and her on-again boyfriend Stavros Niarchos sparked off rumors about a rekindled romance after they were recently spotted jetting off to an impromptu weekend getaway in Miami. Read more of Plan to Marry, Paris Hilton Vowed to Stay Celibate?

Yumiko Cheng Hei-Yi (鄭希怡), a popular Hong Kong singer/actress, accidentally lost her pants during an acrobatics on Saturday night’s Tung Wah Charity Show. The Canto-pop singer’s waldrobe malfunction was started when she is performing the stunt veteran action with choreographer Chin Ka-lok, she swung towards Chin, who tried to grab her legs but caught her trousers instead, pulling them down. She accidentally flashed her underwear to viewers, Cheng dropped into the safety net and pulled her pants up, whereupon Eric Tsang asked for a replay.
Yumiko was distraught afterwards and said all safety procedures had been taken. Immediately after the stunt, Yumiko left the stage with her co-performers and hurried to the backstage, where she reportedly burst into tears. Read more of Yumiko Cheng on A Waldrobe Malfunction Accident

Pantyhose, once a staple in a career woman’s wardrobe, face a big snag that cannot be fixed with clear nail polish — more than a decade of declining sales. It wasn’t long ago that they were a staple in a career woman’s wardrobe.
At Hanesbrands, America’s leading seller of women’s sheer hosiery, the company has been straightforward with investors about the decline. Hanesbrands reported that sales are down nearly 70 percent since 1995. Women just aren’t wearing as much sheer hosiery these days. The company said it continues to work on product innovations and is trying to take advantage of current fashion trends, but admits there is little that can be done about the sales decline until the fashion pendulum swings back its way.

“The casualization of the workplace, it is not as strict as before,” said Romaine Sargent, vice president and general manager of marketing for hosiery at Hanesbrands. Read more of Pantyhose Sales Sag, Trend Change with Drift to Casual

Parents in Melbourne have been warned to check their children’s Christmas Gifts after it was revealed hundreds of hardcore pornographic images had been hidden in books, clothes and toys and clothes at some of Melbourne’s major shopping centres. Some children in Melbourne may be in for a nasty shock when they open their presents on Christmas morning.
It was revealed afrer the Melbourne police a man was arrested for allegedly slipping pornographic images of children into merchandise at four major shopping malls last month, reported the Herald Sun. Information technology expert Kenneth Palliser, 53, of Mitcham, allegedly slipped pornographic images of children into merchandise at four major shopping (Knox City, Doncaster, Forest Hill Chase and Eastland) complexes in the eastern suburbs between November 18 and 26. Read more of Beware of Hidden Pornographic Images in Christmas Gift

British beauty and actress Kate Winslet has slammed the rising trend for super skinny models and actresses. The straightforward star of The Holiday is famous for her curves. And she has no desire to join their ranks as she finds the size zero thing ‘unbelievably disturbing’. She finds the glamorization of ultra-skinny models and actresses disturbing and says she keeps magazines featuring such women away from her 6-year-old daughter. “It’s only a matter of time before she becomes aware of it, and it frightens the life out of me,” Winslet said of her daughter, Mia.
The 31-year-old star of Titanic said: “I don’t want to be a finger pointer…but young girls are very impressionable.”
Kate’s worries about the US size zero trend (which is equivalent to a UK size four) is such that she is taking active steps to keep images of famous skinnies such as Nicole Richie away from her six-year-old daughter Mia. Read more of Kate Winslet Slams Ultra-Skinny Models Glamorization

Madonna, the Material Girl has teamed with high street retailer H&M to launch her new line of clothing M by Madonna clothing line, the affordable fashion chain announced. Collaborated with Margareta van den Bosch, H&M’s head of design, to create the line, which will be launched in March. The pop singer, who is known for her chameleon-like ability to reinvent her own look, follows in the steps of fashion industry heavyweights Stella McCartney, Victor & Rolf and Karl Lagerfeld in collaborating with the label and will rival Kate Moss’s designing efforts at Topshop.
The collection, entitled “M by Madonna”, will consist of wardrobe staples and accessories and will be available in all stores carrying women’s wear as of March 2007, H and M said.
The collection, entitled ‘M by Madonna’ and will consist of classic designs and accessories which “reflect Madonna’s timeless, unique and always glamorous style”. Read more of Madonna Design New Clothing Line With H&M