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It’s a fact of life—corduroys just feel better after going through the wash many, many times, turning so thin and lusciously soft that you have to remind yourself not to wear them again.

Sure you’ll pay top dollar for just the right shade of foundation or the sheerest translucent powder. But when it comes to the fun stuff—lip gloss, nail polish, shimmery powders, cheek gel, and the rest—you’ll want to check out Mark, the bright new catalogue from Avon.

For those of us yet to succumb to iPod madness, Discgear makes the perfect travel case for twenty of your most-played CDs.

Light up your living room and maybe even bring yourself some good luck with these cute little lamps, shaped like large Chinese take-out containers, complete with removable chopsticks.

What better than a bottle to bring to a party? These new openers by Karim Rashid.

Two hipsters in the same juicy shorts is this summers equivalent of showing up at the party in the same wrap dress.

If you’re like us, you spend a lot of the summer standing around—waiting for the Jitney, queuing up for SummerStage, being first on line for sample sales. This neat folding stool ($24) is a chic alternative to blotting the sidewalk with your cool white pants.

When summer outfits need a little snazzing up, playful accessories are the ticket.

Cargo pants are common-place these days, but there's a new thrill in store for the cutting-edge utilitarians out there: Coveralls.

This summer’s citronella crop comes in every- thing from tiny terra-cotta pots (Gracious Home) to polka-dot buckets (Target).