Styles: Fake It, Don't Bake It

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WE WERE RECOMMENDING a self-tanner we really liked to a friend (yes, we'll write about it eventually so you can buy it, too). She asked, "Does it have that smell?" And we had to admit that, yes, it did kind of have that horrible chemical stench. But Lancome's new Flash Bronzer Self-Tanning Leg Gel ($28.50, lancome-usa.com) actually has the aroma of an innocuous hand lotion. It instantly bronzes legs and gives them a slight shimmer; a more permanent golden color develops in about an hour.

» GEEKS GET ROMANTIC: OK, look. Second Life kind of creeps us out. But check it: This is hilarious. 1-800-FLOWERS has opened a new "floral pavilion" that can provide your creepy half-woman/half-ferret avatar complimentary flowers. The "Summer Flower Show" not only offers arrangements, but a space to host events, representatives who can tell you about the meaning and history of flowers, contests and coupons good in real life. You know, where the three-dimensional people live.

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