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Fresh-faced sophisticate or sexy dominatrix? The skyscraping bouffants, vinyl headbands, and cherry lips from Karl Lagerfeld’s fall 2010 show were vastly different than last season’s runway beauty look, but both visions are equally impressive. Or are they? Cast your vote below.

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The runway beauty looks for the Isabel Marant 2010 Paris Fashion Week shows each incorporated long, dangling earrings. But whereas the spring 2010 hair and makeup was minimal (see loose, carefree strands and subtle eyes), the fall 2010 catwalk featured tautly-pulled strands and graphic cat-eyes.

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Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière went for avant-garde makeup both this season and last, but each had decidedly different vibes. While his spring 2010 models resembled futuristic warriors with their graphic black eye makeup and neon shadow, the fall 2010 Balenciaga girl appeared more classic, save for a dash of unexpected pastel color across the brow.

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Iraq Politicians Maneuver for Power Ahead of Results (Update1)
March 9 (Bloomberg) — Political maneuvering was under way in Iraq before initial results from the parliamentary election are announced, with early indications that no party would win a majority and tough coalition bargaining lies ahead.

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Parmatown Mall hosts prom fashion show, Easter Bunny arrival party on March 13
Parmatown Mall, 7899 W. Ridgewood Drive, will host a Prom Fashion Show at Macy’s from 1-5 p.m. Saturday. There will be a DJ, prizes and hair and makeup consultants. Also, Parmatown will have an Easter Bunny Arrival Party with Radio…

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My great-grandmother worked in the factory that made Madame Alexander dolls, which meant that my grandmother had an extensive collection. They looked like, well, classic porcelain dolls, so they didn’t really spark my interest as a little girl. And while the newer versions have gotten updated hair and decade-appropriate clothes over the years, their most recent makeover made me do a double take. Jason Wu, who became a household name soon after Michelle Obama began wearing his creations, worked on six of the company’s Cissy dolls, putting a ’50s-glam spin on three of them and creating three NEOCissy dolls in futuristic clothes. My favorite is one of the latter: L’Enfant Terrible (shown above). The eye patch is way more Lady Gaga than I’d ever expect from Madame Alexander.

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