Looking for a pair of comfy kicks to sport around town, without wearing your gym-bunny tennies?

So were we. For, like, years.

Luckily, our online sample sale addiction has paid off. Hautelook is holding a L.A.M.B. shoes sample sale right now, where you can score up to 75% off on styles we can imagine Gwen Stefani herself traipsing around in.

We're particularly fond of the Keleti Tex in the City Names print, which reminds us of many of our favorite places: New York, London, Hong Kong.

Scope things out quickly, because they sell out fast.

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We're ready for an adventure. Safari? Urban jungle? Barney's sample sale?

Whatever the spot, we want to be prepared and we're in desperate need of a new travel bag.

Seeing as every bag in the wonderful world of ladies is severely overpriced (like our haircuts, hello!), we thought we'd take a gander at what the guys have going on. Since most men are still hesitant to score a manbag or murse, their bags tend to be on sale much more often and at much better prices.

For instance, we're digging this compact messenger, made of tough canvas and trimmed with rich leather. It has that cool Hemingway vibe and, on sale for less than 30 clams, we won't feel bad about kicking it under our seat, getting it dirty in the sand or the city, or making our man carry it (and he won't lose his dignity, which may or may not have been compromised in the past with decidedly non-u-n-i-sexy bags).

Let's hear it for the boys.

Where?

Right here.

Remember being little and getting an Easter dress every year? Why not continue the tradition and treat yourself to a spring surprise?

We can imagine walking around our neighborhood, buying lemonade from charming little ones testing their entrepreneurial skills with their first lemonade stand. In this dress.

We can imagine swooning over cheeky onesies at a baby shower. In this dress.

We can imagine twirling in the grass, ice cream cone in hand. In this dress.

Easy to wear, comfy to be in (hello, hides your tummy!), happiness all around and all for just $40.

Step into spring here.

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In an effort to expand our minds -- and to have an excuse to make another voyage to Italy -- we've started taking an Italian class.

In no small part due to the fact that the website where you sign up for the class states: We encourage you to lessen the mental stress of speaking in class with a glass of wine and a bite of formaggio now and then!

You had us at vino.

So it only makes sense that we should have this fabulous Wine and Bread Tote by Rebecca Minkoff.

In fact, in last night's class, a wonderful gentleman brought in homemade meyer limoncello, complete with sipping glasses, all toted in a basket and plain canvas bag.

We need to be prepared, in style, for when we bring the wine, bread and cheese. Capisci?

Plus, the Wine and Bread Tote is 40% off and makes a perfect companion to the grocery store, to your next picnic or tour through wine country, to the airport, to brunch and beyond. We also think it would make a really funny baby bag. Just insert bottles in the wine slot and diapers in the bread slot.

Get yours here.

Spring is all about rebirth and renewal, and though spring-cleaning sounds about as tempting as giving birth, we are excited about a little Spring Home Makeover: Chic Edition.

Starting in the boudoir. With the new Rubie Green line of organic bedding.

Swoon.

While it may be a challenge to get the boys on board for the East Village pink collection, we think tossing in some Classic white shams with black borders will do the trick. After all, it's the mix -- in life, in love and in design -- that keeps things interesting. And it's just so irresistibly Valley of the Dolls.

We're also tiara over Loubies for the Domino-esque, poppy yellow Tillinghast collection. We have a feeling our style idol, Kelly Wearstler, would approve.

Rubie Green with envy?

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Next time some guy asks What's your sign, instead of seeing how far back your eyes can roll, a la Liz Lemon (our hero), flick your wrist his way.

Hopefully, it will have one of these Jessica Kagan Cushman cuffs on it (otherwise, that'd just be weird), starring your sign's constellation.

A cool idea and great conversation piece -- or conversation ender, if you choose -- these cuffs make fab birthday prezzies for your girlfriends you always loved to read your horoscopes with, or for the girl who just likes to reach for the stars.

We think our fave astrologers ever, The Astrotwins, should have one...er, two.

What does your future hold?

Hopefully, one of these starry cuffs.

Find your sign here.

Let us axe you a question.

Do you like...wood?

If so, hop on our bandwagon as we prepare to get into the spring spirit by celebrating all things earthy and natural. We're looking to bring nature indoors, but we're not interested in turning our black thumb green anytime soon -- and when flowers die, we just get sad.

What's a girl to do?

Scoop up these groovy guava tree coasters, naturally.

Six polished slices of guava wood logs are bundled together by a leather cord, making them not only great for us, but present perfect from the get-go as well. A lovely hostess gift for all those spring BBQs and soirees we intend to be the life of -- or crash -- either way, they'll look great with a mojito on top.

Could it be wood?

Yes, it could.

Embrace your inner hipster Paul Bunyan here.

Layered necklaces always look cool, but achieving said look is always more of a challenge than one expects.

Take the guesswork out with a pret-a-porter version like this Michelle Roy long, multi-chain necklace. It's chic, hip and will save you loads of time and headaches.

It's also a piece you'll keep forever and will elevate jeans and a simple tee to a whole new level.

Scoop yours up here.

Wow. Spring has finally sprung (at least here in normally chilly San Francisco). The birds are singing, the sun is shining, lavender and lemon are wafting through the air and we feel like twirling, skipping and hopscotching (no, we haven't been drinking -- at least not in the past 12 hours).

What's a girl to bounce and flounce in?

A pretty, femme, floaty dress, natch.

And we are absolutely loving this one by Australian designer Tikirani, who partnered with Urban Outfitters for an exclusive fab collab.

Printed with bright flowers and cut short, it's trimmed with tons of flowy ruffles along the v-neck and is easily made office-appropriate with the simple addition of a cardi.

But we'll just be twirling on the grass. Sans cardigan.

Join us here.

Most of us love vintage clothing and perhaps an aged vino, but otherwise, we are a country obsessed with youth. Which is really shortsighted and silly when you think about it. Cuz, hello, if we're lucky, we're all getting old some day. Older by the moment, as you read this, tick tock goes the clock... don't panic! Put down the phone, your Botox doc is probably laying on a beach somewhere anyway.

Instead, embrace it. Old is cool.

Think The Golden Girls. Sophia was a fox. In France, we hear, older women are regarded as the sexiest of the bunch. And, apparently, the British are believing it too. Well, at least London-based jewelry designer Bernice Kelly of TheBeSide is proclaiming Old is Cool on a nameplate necklace that would make even Carrie Bradshaw envious.

And because life is also short, pick up an amazing Deco ring and Rock Stud earrings (a clever substitute for diamond studs if you ask us) while you're at it.

Come on over to TheBeSide here.

Shamrock Shakes, Kiss Me I'm Irish tees, unwanted pinching, whatevs.

The kind of green we can get excited about on St. Patty's Day is the kind we're going to save with this sweet Shopbop coupon code.

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We're thinking of scooping up this gorgeous 1920's-style Foley + Corinna cocktail dress (originally $451, just $108 after coupon code). Because while we're not exactly big on Guinness, we are fans of dancing on tables.

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Where?!

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Just when we thought life couldn't get better than bacon floss, along comes cupcake floss.

Seriously.

Seriously silly, like all good things in life, and oddly appealing, we can't wait to get our pearly whites on this sweet treat that will have us brushing and flossing more times a day than Matthew McConaughey-hey-hey.

While we're at it, we'll be scooping up a package of cupcake bandages too. Just in case we get an owie. Which is quite likely as we do strollerskate in our Skechers Britney Spears rollerskates -- and don't know how to stop.

Perhaps these will help us cut down on our real cupcake consumption. Or have the opposite effect. It's an experiment we're willing and able to try.

Want in on the experiment?

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Care to guess our latest addiction?

No, it's not chocolate chip cookies for breakfast. Nor is it weighing ourselves incessantly throughout the day so the Wii Fit won't yell at us next time we step on it. Though both would be true.

No, it's much more fun. It's a little (okay, not so little at all) site called Shopflick.

Have you been?

Imagine YouTube meets QVC, but with a youthful yet accessible E! voice. Instead of just trolling through pictures of products you might want to buy in the tradish online boutique way, there are fun short videos with people actually modeling the goods. Sometimes they're models, but more often they're Shopflick hosts and the designers behind the products themselves who tell you the inspiration behind the pieces.

Better yet, the items featured are all by independent designers or boutiques. Our faves.

We especially love the new daily Private Sale, which lets you shop one item per day at a supremely discounted price of up to 75% off. Think of it as Hautelook meets Delight. Each sale lasts for about 36 hours or until the item sells out. Whichever comes first. We wouldn't dawdle if we were you. And we are. Hmmm.

Yesterday, we scored a great Popomomo scarf for less than $30 and today you can nab a sweet French love letter necklace by Misa Misa for only $9.95 (regularly $28).

Also scope out the Hall of Style videos with host Davida...wait for it... Hall. In the most recent webisode, she kicks it with the Kardashian girls (old friends, natch) and helps them pick looks for upcoming events.

Check it out here!

P.S. Since we know many indie designers and boutiques are reading this, you can easily set up your own Shopflick boutique too. It's fun for everyone.

Sometimes the 15-year-old girl in us comes out and we feel like throwing a big Dubya to the world, or to whoever has irked us that moment.

Whatever.

Maybe it's some annoying Facebook status update that causes an instant roll of the eyes.

Whatever.

Other times it's some bitty from The City claiming her show is real and not scripted.

Whatever.

Sometimes, we're in a very laidback California mood and when asked what we what to do, see, eat, all we can muster is a mumbly Whatever.

Whatever the case, we're digging this Jessica Kagan Cushman ring that gives new meaning to talk to the hand.

It will go so nicely with our Truly fabulous people never get dressed before lunchtime bangle.

To which, we know, many of you will reply Whatever.

Go on, give us the finger (for less than $30) right here.

While we normally veer towards the girly and the glam here at the big double-B, there's something drawing us to these artist tumblers by Bread and Badger.

Despite their overtly hipster overtones (mustaches, bicycles, robots, oh my!) and decidedly ungrown-up nature, there's something so appealing and nostalgic about them.

Is it that we can see college boy-friends (note the hyphen) going gaga over them or because we can see guzzling root beer out of them and that reminds us of a childhood in New Jersey, filling up on a bucket of french fries and rootbeer floats in the back of Mom and Dad's VW Bug at the A&W?

Either way, we want them.

You too?

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We're in problem-solving mode. And the problem we're solving today is headaches. Make that headaches and flyaways.

No, we won't be prescribing a fistful of baby aspirins --- or a bottle of vodka (chicken/egg?).

We're talking about the kind of headaches caused by your serious love of headbands -- and yes, we blame Gossip Girl too.

Whether you like headbands purely for their aesthetic appeal or you need them to tame your growing-out tresses, or they're a must for keeping your locks in place while working out, one thing most of us can agree on is that traditional headbands end up causing seriously annoying headaches.

So it was quite a relief (literally) when former civil engineer Rebecca Michaels created Violet Love headbands, a.k.a. the 'No-Headache Headband.'

Available in a rainbow of colors and prints, the simple headbands do exactly what they're supposed to: stay in place, keep your hair pulled back, and make you look cute.

Keeping you from becoming a total headcase.

Where to feel the love, Violet Love that is?

Right here.

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Still working on shedding those holiday LBs? Thinking maybe Happy Hour every night at the in-laws over the holidays wasn't such a good idea...for your waistline?

Tired of feeling the squeeze of, oh...every pair of jeans in your closet?

{Insert voice of the host of ShamWow! here} Have we got the easiest, life-changing solution for you!

The Instant Button for Jeans, a removable button that looks just like any other button on denim, but has a pin on the back that pokes through your pants (think tie tack), giving you a little extra breathing room, is your saving grace. Saving you from meltdowns, saving your pants from hitting the donation pile, ultimately saving you money.

Pure jeanius.

Or, maybe you're little in the middle, but got much back -- or just have pants that are a little too big in the waist -- (for the record: we hate you) and gap at the back, and want to make your pants a smidge tighter. Simply place the Instant Button on the other side of the button that already exists and voila, snugger pants.

We may or may not be in the habit of leaving the Instant Button on our favorite (but increasingly snugger) pair of jeans, walking to dinner with our pants buttoned on our regular button, and then stealthily switching to the Instant Button as soon as we sit down. We're jusy sayin'.

Make your jeans your friend, instead of your sworn enemy. In a cinch. Literally.

Where?

Right here.

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The upside of a down economy? It's made us get out and exercise more. Maybe because we sit around eating comfort food, and by comfort food we mean Kara's Cupcakes, Tuttimelon fro-yo and Miette's salty caramels, all day and have to in order to be able to fit into anything in our closets.

So we've been taking our ever-expanding backsides to the streets, hitting the stairs, Rocky-style.

The only prob? Every time we get ready to leave, we find our headphones in a heap of tangles that would rival Medusa's do.

By the time we're done untangling them, we've almost convinced ourselves it's not worth it.

Yet, we persevere. Only to be slapped in the face by bouncing cords as we're trying to channel our inner Sasha Fierce.

Instead of melting down like a two-year-old and quitting altogether, we simply found a solution. And an adorable one at that: chicBuds.

The Swarovski-embellished headphones aren't only pretty, they're smart too. Kind of like Natalie Portman. They come with a built-in retractor that prevents cords from tangling in your purse, a clip that allows you to store your buds in your purse or on your clothes for easy access, and a fastener that prevents cords from bouncing in your face. Problem solved.

Where to solve your woes in style?

Right here.

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The economy's in the crappa, but that doesn't mean you need to deprive your soul of style and the arts.

In fact, Jen Wallace, the blogger behind Indie Fixx, thinks we need art more than ever -- to combat all of this negativity and to feed our souls with something positive.

Instead of just grippity-griping, she contacted a ton of her favorite artists, including Jessica Gonacha and Samantha Hahn, and asked them to give us all art...for free.

For realz.

Each invited artist will contribute one print that you can download and print out on cardstock and frame -- or simply tack to your wall. We won't judge.

The mission is two-fold: to keep YOU inspired and to help promote artists.

Loves it.

Click here to Feed Your Soul.

It's Square Root Day: 3/3/09. How to celebrate this momentous occasion, without getting a swirlie?

By scooping up some major steals at the Built by Wendy sample sale.

Lovers of the independent label -- and their pocketbooks (Pocketbooks!? What are we, 90?) -- will enthrall in the chance to nab cute tops for a mere $10 a pop. See, there's no need to be a Spendy Wendy.

Really, we needn't say more. Except: Hurry, before your sizes disappear!

Where to clickity-clack, Jack?

Here, dear.

Unless you're lucky enough to be soaking up sunshine in LA, chances are you're dealing with weather snafus today. From snowstorms in New York City to rain rain that won't go away in San Francisco, spring and winter are fighting like two bridezillas at a Vera Wang sample sale.

Our solution?

Make the best of it by upping the style ante on your wet-weather accessories.

Where to start?

Umbrella Society, where they believe that your umbrella should be as diverse and beautiful as its owner.

Amen.

Are you in or are you out?