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While some people spend a lot of time preparing their Halloween costume and getting into the crafty side, others don’t have time and have to get theirs in the local store. Now, that can go either way: you can look like a cheap character of one of Ed Wood’s movies, or you can rock the [...]

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The moves to the Time Warp are pretty self-explanatory – just follow the words of the song: It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right. Now, looking good whilst doing these moves, that is where the problem can begin.
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Let’s travel back to the time [...]

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While some people think that Halloween costumes should be sexy, others vote spooky, I say glam. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I do love zombies, but when it comes to costumes, I’d rather be Liza Minnelli in Cabaret, Cher in anything (Cher needs no explanation), Judy Garland (as Dorothy Gale, of course),  Joan Collins [...]

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While today I find myself creeped out mostly by poorly done reality television shows and street cats (I swear, they seem to be mutating), there was a time when one of the only men to make my skin crawl was the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. As a kid leaning towards cutesy but intense paranoia, [...]

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Halloween is by far the best time of the year if you’re into crazy makeup. It’s the one time where all the “rules” go out the window and you can pretty much do whatever you want. Even if you’re the kind of girl who only uses clear lip gloss and a touch of mascara, on [...]

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We may barely be inching into autumn, but the fashion wheels keep on churning, and if you take a peek at the latest eye candy from New York Fashion Week, you’re bound to think spring and all its loveliness are just around the corner. That’s right, the fashion-forward are already planning their spring/summer wardrobe, and [...]

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As part of the trusted team that oversees the majority of content arriving at our doors here at 5min, I get to view an awe-inspiring amount of content across a long list of topics and categories. What always blows my mind is that there’s so much terrific content out there, waiting to be discovered – [...]

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There’s no time like the weekend to bravely take on a DIY fashion project. Edie’s Fashion Factory brings you an awesome dye-it-yourself fashion tutorial in this video, where fashion meets modern art in a Mondrian-esque dress.
Not only is the video beautifully done and served with incredible pep, but it also makes creating your own wearable [...]

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So, it’s Valentine’s Day and love is all around. And the 5min team has something to say about it: we want to share our top 5 love songs of all time. But, before proceeding to beefen up your iTunes library’s sex appeal, here are some no-nonsense fashion tips on how to dress up for Valentine’s [...]

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Lately, girls have started using Halloween as an excuse to dress up sexy. That’s how all we see in Halloween parties is a bunch of nurses, catwomen, mermaids,  and Malibu Barbies. That’s an insult for a tradition that has pagan origins and is devoted to the night where the dead have the power to mess [...]

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