So, before the glut of New York, Milan and Paris fall fashion shows begins, here’s a little warm-up exercise to get you in shape. Decide if each photo after the jump is from a show in Rome or Berlin….

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Scottsdale skin care store and day spa Glam Lounge is offering deals on facials and bikini waxes to get your bits ready for Valentine’s Day.

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The denim-clad do-gooders at the fourth annual “Blueprints & Bluejeans” event have a chance to win tickets to see “The Oprah Winfrey Show” live in Chicago (plus free airfare and hotel accommodations at the W). But they’re really there to raise money for Habitat for Humanity Valley of the Sun.

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In the market for a head-to-toe makeover? A new reality series, “The Beauty Show,” will hold open auditions at Dolce Salon & Spa locations in February to find two Valley women who’ll receive more than $30K in services and star in the 13-week series.

There are, however, some rules.

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One of my e-mail messages this morning had all the trappings of spam: Just-messy-enough English, no real addressee names in the “to” box. …
“Hi, Do you know where can I find these Gaia Molino’s shoes in the U.S ? Thanks, Ana.”

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One of my friends has a ritual whenever he goes on vacation: He takes a bath in the hotel tub. Apparently he’s got photos of himself soaking in tubs all over Europe and far-flung countries. And you thought a regular vacation slide show would be boring. Imagine this one: “We went to Spain. Here I am in a bathtub. We went to Paris. Here I am in a bathtub. We were on a cruise ship along the Adriatic … here I am in in a bathtub.”

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One of my favorite Web sites is Go Fug Yourself, where Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks take celebrities — well, and Bai Ling — to task for showing up in public looking like hot messes.

Sure, we’ve all looked at, say, Sharon Stone and thought, “What the (expletive) was she thinking?” but I think the Fug Girls actually get physically pained by seeing such photos — and then write about it. We share a dislike of Kirsten Dunst, and they introduced me to the phrase “pancake boob,” which occurs when your top is mashing your breasts against your body until they’re as flat and round as the breakfast staple. I think they might be my spiritual sisters.

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Hell must be really cold right now, because after weeks of foundering, Ricky ends up winning this week’s challenge — much to the consternation of me and Tim Gunn. But while his tube-dress design for Levi’s charms the judges, Victorya’s take on the trench gives them the blues and she is eliminated.

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A sample sale of denim from brands including True Religion, Diesel, Citizens of Humanity, Chip & Pepper and Earnest Sewn will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 26-27 in the gymnasium of Mohave Middle School. Admission is normally $5, but info on how to get in free is after the jump.

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Many clothing stores have deserted their 55-and-older customers, but Draper’s and Damon’s instead targets them: The California-based chain specializes in styles for an older but still stylish customer, in misses, petite and women’s sizes.

And for three days all Arizona stores are offering 15 percent off to welcome snowbirds back to the state.

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