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If you watched Breakfast Television yesterday morning or The Shopping Channel last night, you’ll know that Kim Kardashian was out and about in Toronto promoting her new fragrance. Yours truly chatted with the glamorous brunette at the Hazelton Hotel about said fragrance. Woot! But before I go into deets about her scent (and the inside scoop about a recent redcarpet frock), let’s get to the juicy stuff that I know you’re all dying to know: What was beauty wearing? Well, the girl didn’t disappoint. She wore a figure hugging Elise Øverland griege mini, a STU-NNING pair of LAMB by Gwen Stefani platforms (scroll down for a close-up shot) and a vintage silver bracelet. But it was her hair and makeup that just rocked my world! She paired her signature cascading locks with glossy pink-nude lips (she was wearing lip pumping Lip Fusion), glowing rosy cheeks and come-hither, sultry brown-smoky eyes. The starlette looked simply flawless in person—even right up close! As for her famous curvy figure? Well, I gotta say, the girl is pretty darn teeny-tiny. She does have curves, but her pint-sized waist is only slightly bigger than my hands put together. Not surprisingly, she said the ticket to keeping her figure in check is eating right and exercising. Gosh darn it folks, looks like there is no way around it, not even for a supa-star! Here are a few highlights from our chit-chat:

Tell me about your new signature fragrance.
It’s a mix of all my favorite scents and memories in a bottle. Tuberose (reminds me of my mom—that was her signature scent), gardenia (it’s my dad’s favorite flower and always reminds me of our family vacations to Hawaii) and Jasmine. I used to line the balcony of my first condo with Jasmine flowers. I wanted a sexy and feminine scent yet still fresh, light and floral. I didn’t want it to smell like candy.

Tell me about launching on The Shopping Channel?
The fragrance launched in the US earlier in the year and I had a lot of Canadian fans who said they couldn’t buy it here. What I liked about The Shopping Channel is I am able to tell my story to my fans.
Did you get deeply involved with the creation of your fragrance?
Yes, I went to the perfume house in New York about 4 or 5 times to help create it. They must have sent me about 50 different samples before the scent became perfect. I think I may have tortured them a bit! I also helped sketch out the shape of the bottle—I wanted something curvy and round in a darker colour. Something different from what was already out in the market.
Would you like to do another fragrance?
Hopefully! Yes, I would love to.
How long have you been planning this scent?
My mom and I started talking about it a while a go. The process took about 2 years.
I’m going to switch gears a bit. Tell me about your fashion style.
I think I’m a bit trendy and feminine, but also edgy without being masculine.
You got a lot of thumbs up for your dress earlier in the week at the 2010 Whitehouse Correspondence Dinner. Tell me about it.
I had been searching around for something to wear, but I just couldn’t find anything quite right. I told my mom and she gave me her vintage Valentino gown that she bought in Paris in 1984, and it fit perfectly! She started to cry when she saw me in the dress. She said she had been waiting for someone to wear it!

Not a bad way to spend a lunch hour, huh? I’m loving the scent by the way! Very sophisicated yet lightly floral. Not bad, Kim.

Photos. Top and middle right: George Pimentel. Bottom: PR Photos / Janet Mayer

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Today I’m heading over to The Shopping Channel as the on-air guest for two live segments about holiday shopping. The first hour show is chocked-full of delightfully yummy beauty goodies and in the second show I’ll highlighting a few early gift giving ideas—something for everyone on your list, from extremely affordable to a couple of seriously luxe finds. To find out my number one fave item from today’s shows, click on the jump.

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I love a great blow-out just as much as the next girl, but my life is far too complicated (and my bank account too modest) to set time and money aside to head to the salon for regular sessions (or maybe I’m just too disorganized?). And try as a might to do it at home, it feels (and usually looks) like I’m all thumbs. The blow dryer plus round brush combo never works—I end up with hair flying all over the place, or worse the brush gets stuck and my husband comes running when he hears me yelping from the bathroom. And if I use a flat iron the results, though straight, could hardly be described as attractive: my hair just looks lifeless and dull. Plus I inevitably fry my follicles and fill the bathroom with the smell of my burning hair (I can feel my tortured ends splitting as I write). To read more click after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

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Today I’ll be heading over to The Shopping Channel (it’s beauty month) to talk about summer beauty trends (if you flipped through the July issue you’ll know its all about sun-kissed skin, bronzer, nudes and vibrant colours), insider tricks and my personal beauty experiences (and mistakes!). I’m super impressed with their beauty brands: Stila, Ojon, DuWop, Pur Minerals and this new green skin and body line called Revolution Organics. I went bananas for their lip balm—it’s luxuriant and rich with a light fresh lemon and grass scent. Considering what goes on our lips goes straight into our bellies, I’m loving the fact that it’s USDA certified organic–the highest level of certification available. Plus it does double duty as a conditioner for your cuticles and nails.

To see more of my beauty picks and tricks, watch LOULOU Shops Here on Thursday July 2nd at 12pm (EST). theshoppingchannel.com

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