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by Lindy Segal, Glamour

Some of the best date-night outfit inspiration can come straight from the runways. We're swooning over these beyond-beautiful Fashion Week looks, and we have a pretty strong feeling your guy will be too.

Here's our guide to the top 10 most essential and wearable trends from the spring runways. Pick up one or two of these ideas and you're set for the season.

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by Lane Florsheim, Glamour

Want to kick up your career a couple of notches? Consider this expert career advice to get you to the next level at your job.

Get-Ahead Career Tip 1: Play up your strengths.
You have unique skills and talents, so use them to make yourself stand out. "If you're a social-media whiz, play that up in a new position. If you're great at organizing events, volunteer to take the lead on community-building activities in the company," says Jenna Goudreau, staff reporter at ForbesWoman. "And don't let anyone tell you your youth is a weakness."

Get-Ahead Career Tip 2: Become an expert at your "silver bullet."
Once you've found your specialty at work, use it to get noticed. Emily Bennington, author of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job, calls it your "silver bullet." "This is a great way to distinguish yourself early in your career because it's your specialty area and a place where you can become a

by Glamour

Dating can lead to all kinds of tricky situations. To help you navigate even the most awkward moments, we've compiled our 50 best dating tips--some new, some old--given to us by experts, moms, women like you, and even Justin Timberlake.

1. DON'T look for perfection.
Encouraging you to settle isn't our style, but separating your desires from your deal-breakers can give your love life a major upgrade. "There are some qualities that your mate must have-being honest, for example--and others, such as movie-star looks, that should be thrown in the would-be-nice category," says Elizabeth R. Lombardo, Ph.D., author of A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness. "Sit down and realistically figure out what characteristics are nonnegotiable and then be open-minded about the rest."

2. DO expect to meet men in unexpected places.
"Keep your eyes open at all times for opportunities to meet quality men, not just when you are all dressed up to go out," says dateologist Tracey

by Amy Wicks, Glamour

You may be familiar with the BB cream (or beauty or blemish balm) which has been marketed as an alternative to foundation. The consistency falls somewhere between a sheer moisturizer and foundation and has anti-aging benefits. Then, there was the CC or color correcting cream (Chanel has a popular one) that is supposed to pack in more anti-aging ingredients and have a bit more coverage. Now, wait for it--DD creams are coming!

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According to a new report, DD creams (which stand for daily defense) target the foot and body with a more heavy duty texture. A self-tanning DD cream recently launched in the UK which means it won't be long until we see something similar in the States.

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Do you use BB or CC creams? Which one is your favorite?

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by Megan Gustashaw, Glamour

While nail-art ideas, braid DIYs, and cat eye liner variations entertain and inspire us, there are a few beauty lessons that are bigger and more important than any new trend or technique. Here are 10 beauty tasks we think every woman should commit to or master at some point in her life. Which of these have you already crossed off your list and what would you add? Tweet your response to @glamourmag!

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Try 'em, and start tonight. No one's watching!
by Glamour

1. Make a no-phones-in-the-bedroom rule. Put a charging station in the living room. Shut the door. Focus.

2. Reverse date night. Have sex first, then go out.

3. Set up a mirror and check yourself out having sex. (He'll love this one too--guys are visual.)

4. Confess something. What you want. What you hate. What you're curious about.

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5. Experience slow sex. For starters, spend at least 20 minutes kissing.

6. Try that position you've always wondered about. For research purposes, of course.

7. Spice up doggie style. Lower your torso so your hips tilt up. Trust us.

8. Take instant-camera pictures. You know, the kind without the scary Internet part.

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9. Have Skype sex. Yes, even if you live in the same city.

10. Close your legs. As in, hold them together so his legs are open and outside yours.

11. Get slippery. Lube isn't just for partner sex. Try it when

Our male columnist, Jake, knows what works.
by Glamour

There I am, on a third date, fooling around for the first time with a smart, funny, gorgeous woman. We're at her place, and I'm, er, down south. But it isn't going well. For one thing, she's silent. No moaning. Not even sighing. I up my game: a little faster, a little more pressure. Nothing. Then she says my name, and not in the good, gasping way. Am I about to be fired? Get the head tap and "have a nice life"? She continues: "Be more gentle, teasing." Ah, instructions! I get back to work. I hear moans. Sighs. Soon enough I hear my name again, with a giggle: "Jake. Thank you!" And I think, How cool was it that she could tell me what she wanted without any weirdness or embarrassment? Very cool. And then I think, Shouldn't that happen all the time? So I asked some female friends, "Why don't you tell men what to do during sex?" Here are their responses, debunked by yours truly.

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