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We’re celebrating the 2011 holiday gift guide with our most stylish finds for the festive season, no matter who’s on your list.

Our picks for those who appreciate a bit of luxe this time of year.

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There’s a sign in the women’s washroom at my office that requests it remain a perfume-free zone. I understand that people are allergic, but I still want to smell nice! What should I do? There’s a girl on my subway car every morning that offends even me—an avid perfume wearer—simply because she applies too much. […]

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Put away that passport! An around the world tour—of fragrance, that is—has arrived in Toronto. Boutique perfumery Le Labo has brought seven of their exclusive city scents to Canadian retailer 6 by Gee Beauty. This world-wide span of scents includes New York’s “Tubereuse 40,” Los Angeles’s “Musc 25,” Paris’s “Vanille 44,” Tokyo’s “Gaiac 10,” London’s “Poivre 23,” Dallas’s “Aldehyde 44,” and Chicago’s “Baie Rose 26” ($294 for 50 ml, $450 for 100ml).

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For as long as I can remember, my mother’s vanity held curvy glass bottles of Oscar de la Renta’s namesake eau de toilette. The elegant black signature on the bottle stood out, and I remember asking her more than once, “Who is Oscar de la Renta? Two decades later at the Bay’s Queen Street flagship in Toronto, I finally got a chance to see the man himself, in town to promote Live in Love, his newest addition to the fragrance world. Accompanied by the Bay’s CEO Bonnie Brooks on his left arm and Fashion Television’s Jeanne Beker on his right (he’s always been popular with the ladies), the navy suit­–clad de la Renta was the very picture of living in love.

Totally pure argan oil, Stella McCartney’s fragrance slips into something floral, and more.

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Michael Kors on celebrating his 30th anniversary, staying plugged in and becoming an adjective.

All-American. Spirited. Jetsetter. You can spot Michael Kors from a mile away. Over the course of his 30 years in the fashion industry, the man and the brand have become one and the same, morphing into a mega-empire that, as rumour has it, hit a billion dollars in sales this year. Not bad for a boy from Long Island, New York. Adored by Hollywood A-listers like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez, soccer moms and First Ladies alike (Michelle Obama wore Kors for her first official White House portrait), his rise to fashion royalty took off in 1981, when he launched his eponymous womenswear line.

Diptyque turns a favourite perfume into a body lotion, Dior does a home reno, Tom Ford takes our mind off his makeup collection, and more.

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Our annual giveaway begins on Monday, September 12th! You’ll find lots of great prizes throughout our October issue, on newsstands September 6th.

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By Laura deCarufel

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What’s your approach to modelling?
“It’s like acting for me. I always try to understand the inspiration behind the photo shoot—the woman, film or book that we’re translating into a photograph.”

What do we covet? Many, many things. This fall though, we’ve got a few extra special fragrances, primers and affordable pencils on our list.

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I’m on the hunt for a fragrance that will suit many different occasions. Got any hints? Lann-Ael eau de toilette by LostMarc’h ($92, at beautyphica.com) sprays light and a little sweet for day but, if you’ve got a late-night date, it can suit that mood too. Notes of milk and vanilla round out the earthiness […]

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