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2013 is finally upon us, and as many people are probably struggling to remember what they did for New Year’s Eve, the proof—for better or worse—is ready for a peek on social media. New Year’s Eve is often the best time to take a fashion risk, and many celebrities did just that. At the annual Dick Clark New Years Rockin’ Eve blowout celebration in New York’s Times Square, Taylor Swift updated the classic motorcycle jacket with the addition of red sequins as she performed a slew of her hits and planted a kiss on beau Harry Stiles of One Direction at the stroke of midnight. Yeah, we’re not above the swoon. Carly Rae Jepsen wore red as well, fashioned in a long and frilly ball skirt by Sachin + Babi (under which she adorably wore long johns) paired with black lace gloves, Madonna-style.

With 2013 so close we can nearly taste it, we’re taking some time to look back and reflect on 2012 and learn a little. Our year has been filled with designer switch-ups, Kate Middleton sightings and a whole lot of celebrity spotting. We’ve always been told we’re supposed to learn from our mistakes, but instead […]

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Nicki Minaj’s first commercial for her Pink Friday fragrance proves, yet again, that she is more than your average human. The 30-second video (set to her song “Freedom” from the album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up) shows a clumsy Minaj pricking herself on a rose thorn and transforming into the fragrance bottle. It’s a little bit freaky, sultry and puzzling all at once.

Unlike most humans, Minaj bleeds pink instead of red and her blood has the ability to change roses’ colour from black to pink and to turn her body gold. It’s like she transforms from a vampire to a gold statue with pink hair right before our eyes.

While celebrities have always used Twitter as a way of reaching their fans directly, tweeting major announcements and exclusive sneak peeks are becoming more and more commonplace. (Case in point: Lady Gaga.) This morning Nicki Minaj tweeted the first picture of her forthcoming fragrance Pink Friday, and, as predicted, the fans went wild. The bottle may have something to do with it, though: modeled after Minaj it’s very Jem and the Holograms with a candy pink bob and gold vanity chain.

Word: Schizopolis

Meaning: A fractured, kaleidoscopic urban landscape.

The queen is back! Well, our queen at least. Fresh off a year of film and fashion, Madonna is back to doing what she does best: showing off her incomparably hot bod in the all-new video for her latest single, “Give Me All Your Luvin.” Complete with her accoutrements du jour (or should we say du disc), M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, Madonna has swapped her signature reinvention for an embrace of the mass-iest of them all: the Super Bowl. The video drops obvious hints about her Madgesty’s upcoming halftime performance this Sunday (cue the large group of unidentified football players following her through Smalltown U.S.A.)

Here, we cherry pick the best moments from her Madgesty’s awesomely bizarre return to the spotlight »

You would think Avril Lavigne has her hands full with her music, her Abbey Dawn clothing line, and her boy toy, Brody Jenner, but the 27 year old just announced another project: a deal with beauty giant Sally Hansen to produce a limited edition Salon Effects Nail Strips collection this spring.

FASHION’s team shares the colour and drama from this season’s four-city fashion tour. First up, New York!

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Sometimes it can take a lot to spark a fashion editor’s interest. But when there’s 38 Victoria’s Secret Angels, 69 couture-like looks, 6 fashion show themes, a 2.5 million dollar bra and musical performances by Kanye West, Jay-Z, Maroon 5, and Nicki Minaj on offer, there’s only one thing to say: what time is my flight to New York? From backstage to front row, here’s my top ten VS fashion show moments in advance of tonight’s airing on CBS at 10/9c.

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We must be very used to seeing Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj in outlandish outfits on the red carpet, because we totally missed the fact that they had almost identical hair and makeup at the American Music Awards. (And pink hair is usually easy to spot!) While most people live by the beauty rule of wearing either a bold eye or bold lip, Perry and Minaj love making a statement with hits of bright colour on both. Thing is, when you’re an international pop star, it totally works.

But, for the rest of us, it’s a little harder to pull off the “heavy-handed cat eye and bright lips” combo. If you’re going to try it, do so when it’s event appropriate: meaning, not for dinner at your boyfriend’s parents’ house, or when you’re chatting up the boss at your office holiday party. Instead, break this style out when you’re going to be around Minaj and Perry types—that is, at a crazy concert or one of those parties that just seems to last all night long.

Ready to give it a try? We’ve rounded up our favourite liners and bright lipsticks to help you get this look »

Last night’s American Music Awards was all about the women—with Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Adele taking home the most awards, and Jennifer Lopez totally taking over the stage. But what about the red carpet? Did Selena Gomez’s satin Giorgio Armani gown look best (complete with Justin Bieber carrying her train) or was it all about Katy Perry’s sequin dress by Vivienne Westwood Gold Label? We have our top picks—now it’s time for you to vote!

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Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin have just been announced as the new faces of M.A.C Cosmetics’ Viva Glam campaign—and the first look is amazing. Shot by David LaChapelle, the 2012 campaign is a surreal collage of Martin’s bulging biceps, Minaj on a motorbike, and layers and layers of bright graphics in Miami beach-worthy colours. And topping it all off is a larger-than-life tube of Viva Glam lipstick—the most important element, really, because 100 percent of the proceeds of Viva Glam sales go to the M.A.C Aids Fund. We can’t wait to see the colour in real life—it hits M.A.C. counters February 2012.