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When I think of my first love - a guy I was hot for all through college and finally hooked up with in my last semester of school - I feel mostly relief our affair was relatively brief (about 10 months). There were some sweet moments in our relationship (dancing to Nina Simone in my living room, brewing our first batch of plum beer together, camping under the stars), but certainly not enough to sustain a life together, like he wanted. Thankfully, I was smart enough at 22 to suggest taking things slowly when he thought we should run off to a mountaintop in Colorado and get married "right away." In the 10 years since we broke up, I've dated lots, have had several serious boyfriends, and got married to a wonderful man. That old boyfriend has had little, if any, impact on my love life since I last spoke to him a decade ago. Apparently, however, moving on past my first love makes me a bit of a rarity.

According to Dr. Malcolm Brynin, principal research officer at the Institute for

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Regardless of how classic (or boring) your outfit is, a big cocktail ring will immediately make it more interesting. We're loving a few right now…

1. A starter ring, if you will. Not too much metal, not too many gems. Perfect for easing yourself into the category of Offensively Large Rings. [$12, Aldo]
2. Huge, fake, and fun, which is everything an ostentatious piece of costume jewelry should be. [$173, Kenneth Jay Lane, MyWardrobe.com]
3. This is the sort of ring you're going to want to wear if you plan on getting into a classy bar fight. That thing will leave a mark. [$98, Juicy Couture, SSense]
4. Though not as intense as the others, we like this one nonetheless. [$50, House of Harlow, Pink Mascara]
5. With its many crystals and a turquoise center, this ring feels particularly old-school cool to us. [$118, Juicy Couture, Nordstrom]
6. If ring #2 isn't gaudy enough for you, this one should do the trick. It's over the top, and that's how we like it. [$22, Fred Flare]

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SplashNewsDecisions, decisions. We love how voluptuous and sexy curls look (a la Amy Adams, here at the New York premiere of "Julie and Julia"), but we're also suckers for slick, straight hair. For these particular events, her hair guru, Matrix celeb stylist Mark Townsend, made the style decisions above based on the clothes and um, just a "feeling." For the NYC event, he wanted her hair to look modern and glamorous to match her ritzy Carolina Herrera gown. "I've been very inspired lately by hairstyles from the '80s with lots of volume," he said. But for the more slick look in LA, he was inspired by "beauty shots from the '80s that I've collected over the years, very Carol Alt," he says, referring to the supermodel who reigned supreme back in the day.

We're torn. Which do you prefer?

Oh, and P.S. We just happen to have a few bottles of the Biolage Shine Endure Spritz that Mark used on Amy laying around the The Frisky office. (Click here for a chance to win!) It's good for shine, protection

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The New York Times devoted an entire article today to women who loathe their feet. Yes, feet. Smelly, flaky, callused, un-pedicured feet. Some blogs will mock the Times' hard-hitting piece of journalism about on the ways sandal season brings out our most shameful podia-neuroses.

But I hear you, women who are ashamed of your feet. Fear not, for I am one of you. [New York Times]

It all started back when I was 14-years-old and caught the hand, foot and mouth virus at summer camp. The hand, foot and mouth virus is similar to the chicken pox, except the infected person only gets the pox on the palms of their hands and feet, as well as sores in their throat. I was the only kid at camp who had it, so I was the only one everybody stared at to watch as the pox turned to blisters and the blistered turned to popped blisters with pus oozing everywhere. The largest pus-y blisters-and I mean quarter-sized-were on my feet and they'd chafe whenever I walked.

Trust me, being the girl at

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Of all her physical traits, Angelina Jolie's skin may not be the feature women would kill for first, but I'm sure it's certainly high on the list (what do you think - lips #1, boobs #2, then hair, then skin?). If rumors are to be believed, Angelina's radiance isn't completely all natural and she has this odd torture-device-looking contraption to thank for keeping her complexion glowing. The "dermaroller" is covered in tiny spikes and when rolled over the skin it leaves thousands of pin pricks that stimulate "the repair process, boosting collagen production, which makes skin appear radiant, young and firm." Sounds painful, but for a heavily tattooed movie star whose past includes an obsession with knives, it's not a stretch to imagine her using a beauty device that hurts a little. Perhaps Angelina uses the Leaf and Rusher Tx Roller, which costs $118, and "claims to open up the skin's layers, allowing products to penetrate up to 400 times more effectively." [via DailyMail] --The Frisky

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iStockphotoThis past weekend I was telling a friend that I was headed to J.Crew this week to try to on wedding dresses. I know without trying one gown on, with a dress that emotionally loaded, I'll never find something that makes me go OMFG-this-is-the-ONE. I'm too picky, and even though I've been known to spend a ridiculous $500-plus on a cocktail dress, there's something about dropping thousands on a dress I'll surely only wear once that makes me cringe. My friend replied, "Oh, I love their dresses but have you seen my boobs? J.Crew dresses just aren't made for people with bigger chests, so I could never wear their bridal gowns." And after a split second of thought, I mentally agreed, Yeah, she's 100 percent dead-on with that.

So many of their dresses have flimsy little straps, no straps or built-in support at all, or are crafted in a way that would never allow for a bra of any kind. (I'll let you know how my B-cups fare!)

The boob-debate goes both ways, though…

To wear Dolce &

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BuyCostumes.comGod willing, the Gosselins' 15 minutes of fame will be but a flickering light come Halloween. But if the malevolent pop culture gods refuse our repeated offers of sacrificial Jonas Brothers, at least we'll all have less frightening costumes this year than the Sarah Palin get-up of yore.

BuyCostumes.com, an online costume emporium, is hawking a Kate Gosselin wig, discreetly called the "Eight Is Too Much Adult Wig." It captures the no-nonsense front and sassy back of Kate Gosselin's trademark 'do. It's not really trademarked, but we wouldn't put it past her to pursue that as a revenue source.

Unfortch, the $14.99 Kate Gosselin wig is sold out now, but once it re-stocks, you'll be in Halloween heaven! Remember, loser ex-husband and crap parenting skills sold separately. [BuyCostumes.com]--From The FriskyMore From The Frisky:

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• Free Sephora Samples & Travel Beauty Tips

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SplashNewsWhat is with Young Hollywood's scissor aversion? If you're not shaving half your head, you're growing hair long enough to hit your waist! (From the looks of it, Lauren Conrad and Lindsay Lohan are front-runners, FYI.) It's beyond mermaid-ish at this point-as far as I'm concerned, it's getting downright icky, and that hair can't be healthy (especially with all the coloring, blow drying and flatironing stars subject their heads to). According to her Twitter, Lindsay claims short hair isn't for her: "I don't think the director wants it short ... I look ugly with short hair! Eeeeks." I beg to differ. At the very least, chop off five or six inches. She won't even notice the change! Lauren Conrad, also unconvinced on the short hair front told US Weekly: "I don't feel girly without long hair! There is something so sexy about having long blonde hair ... It's so feminine." Now, I'm all for long hair, but when it gets so far gone that it gets caught in your armpits on a regular basis, it has to

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