It’s Jewelry Week! This week we’re talking all things jewelry (you’ll note the giveaway that’s our main feature this week – please be sure to enter). Other exciting news – you’re three degrees of separation from the very lovely Kate Bosworth (whose fashion film we featured in our roundup).

Our exciting news is that @urbanebloc on Twitter will be hosting a party come March 5, 2012 at 8pm EST (or 5-6pm PST). Our friends at The Style Spy also hosted their own, and much like ours, we’ll be having fun questions to contribute to, free jewelry, and other pieces of wonderful.

So please come by and say hello – spring’s coming and you want to have a little bling to showcase, non? xo.

For weeks, it’s been a wild guessing game of who’s going to wear what and who’s going to top everyone’s best dressed list at this year’s Oscars. Just like the actual awards show itself, some of the nights’ biggest (fashion) winners were predictable (Michelle Williams), while others were pleasant surprises (Jessica Chastain). Here are my top picks of dresses that stole the show at this year’s Academy Awards:

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Tried the whitening solution awhile back and was using it religiously…until I really found it didn’t necessarily live up to what my expectations would have been. Funny thing is that the visual aesthetic of the packaging has changed even from the above (eeks – see here. It was simpler than the goopy alternatives and sloppy strips, but found that my teeth became overly sensitive and it wasn’t nearly as effective enough, despite commitment to extended brushing.

Loved the packaging, but wasn’t sure about my white smile after.

This lady has always sparkled – love her style and now her own unique way of creating everyday makeup tutorials. Watch it, support it, and be sure to take a peek at her work at milavictoria.com.

GlossyBox and Luxe Box stand by the vision that women love sampling beauty products. With that in mind, both companies have a similar service where you can subscribe to receive deluxe samples of cosmetics, fragrances and other beauty products on a monthly basis. Both companies have beauty experts that promise to choose only the best products to deliver and claim to cater to your specific needs after a few boxes are delivered. I’m equally unaware of the hype that each box has received therefore going into this sampling considerably blinded.

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