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On Our Radar: Aéropostale's Teens For Jeans Drive

FabSugar — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:41:22 PST

Aéropostale, known for its relaxed and inexpensive jeans, is having a Teens For Jeans drive, which aids homelessness. Between Jan. 22 and Feb. 10, donate any of your gently worn jeans, and the company will give you 20 percent off a brand new pair. What's more, they will donate 10,000 pairs of jeans to homeless teens. Find a location nearest you.

Best of all? Watch adorable Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen talk and giggle about the campaign. Second best of all, soon you'll be able to bid on celebrity jeans! So dig through your denim drawer and donate to a worthy cause.

No, You're Not Imagining Things. You Really Are Getting More Acne

Annie Tomlin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:04:28 PDT

Good news and bad news from this year's just-concluded American Academy of Dermatology conference. First, the bitter reality: if it seems like you break out more as an adult than you did as a teen, you're probably right. As dermatologist Dr. Bethanee Jean Schlosser revealed at the conference, adult-onset acne is on the rise among grown women. A 2011 clinical study found that 45 percent of women in their 20s had acne, and 26 percent of 30-somethings had acne. Compared with men in the same age groups, women were disproportionately living in Breakout City.

So why are grown women more prone to pimples? A variety of factors are to blame, but it's mostly our surge of hormones. Both men and women have androgens, hormones that can cause oil glands to produce too much sebum. In addition, fluctuating androgen levels can cause skin cells to become sticky, leading to clogged pores. Acne is less common as women age, but some women experience it into their 40s and 50s.

So what's the good news? Acne can be treated and managed. Start by using a cleanser with salicylic acid, and apply benzoyl peroxide to your skin at night. Moderate to severe acne requires more attention, and can definitely benefit from a dermatologist's expertise. (Antibiotics, topical treatments, or birth control pills may be the answer; read a doctor's top acne advice.) Battling acne isn't always easy, and it's definitely not quick, but it is possible - and with any luck, you'll have a clear complexion in the bag.

Source: Flickr User Peter Hellberg

Did Daniel Radcliffe Film Harry Potter While Drunk?

Katie Henry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:46 PST

Daniel Radcliffe admits being drunk while filming Harry Potter scenes - People
Is Jean Dujardin's new film offensive? - Lainey Gossip
Trevor Donovan takes it all off for a photo shoot - UsWeekly
John Legend pens a song for Tim Tebow - Huffington Post
Kristen Stewart chats with her French fans - D-Listed
Jamie Lynn Spears thinks Teen Mom is brave - The Superficial
Olivia Wilde covers Town & Country's March issue - JustJared
Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo to team up on new project - Hollywood Reporter
Would you buy a Kia from Adriana Lima?- Hollywood Tuna
Watch Robert Pattinson's Breaking Dawn bloopers - TooFab
Chris Rock wants to make Melissa McCarthy his wife - Pink Is the New Blog
See the Super Bowl ads that will never air on TV - The Daily Beast
Celebrities love to strip for charity- cityrag
Kristen Bell tries to "Veronica Mars" her way out of a jam - Insider

25 Things to Do With Old Jeans

Wise Bread — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:00:46 PST

We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy!

Recycling fabric is a powerful green living and cost saving strategy. Denim is one of the coolest fabrics to do it with. It's sturdy, gains character with age and can be acquired very inexpensively at yard sales or in your own "old clothes" closet. Some of the coolest ideas I've found?

Pot holders. In my opinion, these look far better out of used denim than the new stuff. And you can incorporate your own style via choice of trim or a patch stitched to the outside. Here's a link to some tips for making your own.
Cool quilts. You can do this in many forms. Different shades of denim patchwork options abound and are certainly sturdy and fun. Unfortunately, one of the coolest ideas I've ever seen I've been unable to find pictures of. It was done with pieced denim, but they had left on all the details like pockets, buttons, belt loops, etc. It made for a really fabulous unique quilt with a lot of attitude. If anyone has a link to a picture of one of these, please post below in the comments section.

For more ideas, read on.

Marilyn Monroe: Movie Star, Blonde Bombshell, Housewife?

Tara Block — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:00:00 PDT

Before Marilyn Monroe was a blonde bombshell married to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, she was Norma Jeane Mortenson, a 16-year-old housewife married to policeman James Dougherty. It's difficult to imagine the icon as a teen newlywed in the kitchen, but a letter that recently sold at auction for $52,460 reveals some tidbits about her life before the fame, scandals, and her premature death. Read some of what she wrote in this letter to her foster mother, Grace Goddard.

On wifely duties: "He really keeps me busy cleaning the house and fixing meals, everybody told me that it is quite a responsibility being a house wife, and boy, I'm finding it out. But it really is a lot of fun."

On her husband: "Jimmy is so swell to me, in fact I know that if I had waited 5 or 10 years I couldn't have found anyone who would have treated me better. I just think the world of him and we get along so nicely. He is just so sweet about every little thing."

What do you think of the picture of Marilyn Monroe as a housewife?

Which Dapper Dude Looks Most Fab at the Teen Choice Awards?

FabSugar — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:31:29 PDT

You know we couldn't finish the night without highlighting some of our favorite dapper dudes at the TCAs, right? Tonight, we peeped Cory Monteith donning a shirt and tie combo that he funked up with boots and leather jacket, Joe Jonas dressed up in a light gray suit, Justin Bieber sporting a crooked bow tie, and Taylor Lautner looking casual cute in jeans and a tee. So if you have a boy crush - you know you do - tell us now by voting for your favorite look!

Vote on all of our Teen Choice Awards polls here!

Cameron Diaz Works Out "Consistently," Scores a Surfboard, and Dines With Jeffrey Katzenberg

Molly Goodson — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:03:55 PDT

Cameron Diaz hit the gym in Los Angeles yesterday before slipping into a short and tight minidress for the Teen Choice Awards in the afternoon. Cameron took home a TCA surfboard for her work in Bad Teacher, and in the press room she revealed her big secret to looking so fit is working out "consistently." Cameron capped off her Sunday by slipping into white jeans and a chambray shirt to have dinner with Jeffrey Katzenberg. Cameron was still sporting a healthy glow from her vacation visiting boyfriend Alex Rodriguez in Miami. A-Rod celebrated his 36th birthday at the end of last month, and Cameron has her own 39th to celebrate in just a few weeks on Aug. 30.

Surviving the Office Is Just Like Middle School

SavvySugar — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:00:24 PDT

As we grow older it's hard not to giggle over the passing of time and realization that most of us are just taller, grown up versions of that little girl in tapered jeans who felt shy presenting in front of her class. Sure, our fashion sense, skin, self-confidence and business savvy have improved over the years, but the major rules and coping tools for daily life are still very much the same.

I recently leafed through the Girls' Life Ultimate Guide to Surviving Middle School and flat out LOLed over the fact that the advice for today's pre-teens mirrors the career advice I share with friends and SavvySugar readers. Maybe it's true what they say: the more things change, the more they stay the same. To see how, keep on reading.

Selena Gomez Has Youth and Sophistication: How She Does It

Hannah Weil — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:24:39 PDT

Happy 19th birthday, Selena Gomez! It's kind of amazing that the young celeb has had so many impressive red carpet moments, and she's still in her teens. It's not easily that a child star makes that transition from family movies into young Hollywood, but Selena Gomez is already beating the odds. With the recent release of Monte Carlo and a music career that may well just be heating up, too, Selena's got no shortage of red carpet appearances and stage performances. We're most impressed by her effortless transition from teen - slouchy tees and skinny jeans - to sophisticated star donning Dolce and Gabbana, Burberry, and J. Mendel with an ease that belies her 19 years. What seem to be Summer baby Selena's style staples? Think evening shorts, flowy tops, and statement heels to make up a playful, yet poised, wardrobe. On her birthday, we're celebrating some of Selena's chicest Summer-style moments.