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Rachel Zoe faces a problem so many of us do around the holidays: Not. Enough. Time. To. Shop. “It’s pretty stressful,” the celebrity stylist told InStyle.com when she stopped by to style holiday looks at the Piperlime store in New York last night. “My life does not lend to shopping days. So, I’ve been doing a lot online, more and more.” In fact, she was one of the many who contributed to Cyber Monday’s epic sales day ($1.46 billion in sales!). “It was really fun, actually,” she said of her online experience. “I bought some stuff for [my son] Skyler, like a pretend kitchen and an amazing vintage airplane that he can drive. It has pedals.” And with gift-giving sessions fast approaching, her advice on choosing something for your tot is simple: “Buy what they love!”

We’ve got some ideas for children’s gifts! Click through to see our favorites.

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Even the simplest of hairstyles take work, and Allison Williams knows it! The perfectly-placed ponytail she rocked for last night’s Target & Neiman Marcus holiday collaboration launch party in New York took just under 90 minutes of prep time. “It takes so long,” the Girls actress told InStyle.com of her updo style. “There’s something about a ponytail that’s really difficult to do. Even on Girls, when I have to wear a ponytail, they have to allot extra time.” This time though, she had some help. “There’s not a chance I’d be able to do this myself!” she said. But, with some practice, you can, thanks to some expert tips from celebrity hairstylist Marcus Francis, who has worked with Kerry Washington, Kirsten Dunst, and Jessica Pare. Francis suggests following the natural line of your cheekbone as a guide when placing your ponytail, and tilting your head back to gather your strands. “It leaves the hair at the nape tight and clean,” he said. For more tips on perfecting your ponytail, click through the gallery.

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1. Julie Bowen joked about Nicki Minaj “stealing” her Monique Lhuillier dress on Leno. [Styleite]

2. Alexander Wang for Balenciaga? Say it’s so! [The Cut]

3. Take street style on the go! Polyvore has a new iPhone App. [Polyvore]

4. Taste French fries, anytime with this flavored balm.[Racked]

5. Love the newest James Bond movie, Skyfall? Get Bonded with OPI’s Bond Mani for the holidays. [OPI]

6. Versus tapped J.W. Anderson to design their capsule collection debuting in the spring. [WWD]

Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell layered up for her trip to New York this week! “New York is a lot colder than Los Angeles, so packing can be a little more difficult,” she told us at the launch party celebrating the Target and Neiman Marcus holiday collaboration, held at the retailer’s pop-up shop on Fifth Avenue. “I like it though because I get to have fun with layering pieces, which I don’t get to do in L.A.” And we found out where to shop her festive holiday pieces! The actress paired her faux fur vest by Skaist-Taylor from the Target and Neiman collaboration ($80 at Target and Neiman Marcus stores starting December 1), with black velvet with gold brocade jeans by 7 for All Mankind ($198 at 7forallmankind.com). She then accessorized with Lia Sophia and Stella & Dot jewelry—”I love having jewelry everywhere,” she said—including this gold-plated, spike-covered Renegade Cluster Bracelet ($59 at shop.stelladot.com), and topped off the whole outfit with a generous swipe of MAC’s purple-red lipstick hue, Rebel ($15 at maccosmetics.com). What a festive combination!

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Despite her in-jest protests that she’s “too famous” to shop Black Friday, Kristin Chenoweth actually participated in this year’s record-setting post-Thanksgiving shopping day! “I was in Oklahoma, and I did go to Target with my cousins at midnight,” the Broadway belter (in a 3.1 Phillip Lim top) told InStyle.com at Tourneau’s Meet Under The Mistletoe celebration this week—which, by the way, featured the world’s largest ball of mistletoe, measuring six feet across (and an appearance by Santa Claus!). “And that was an experience I don’t really need to have again. I’ve done it and I’m done.” The pint-sized Chenoweth was a bit overwhelmed by the experience, it seems—“My head spins out of control!”—which is why she stayed clear of the registers in favor of watching over her cousins findings. “I was on patrol. There was a lady who tried to take something out of my cousin’s cart and I was like, ‘No, that’s ours!‘” she said. Instead, she’s waiting for some alone time to shop. “I’m kind of a loner, because I don’t want to have to answer to anybody,” she explained. “Otherwise I would feel stressed!” Sounds like the holidays to us! 

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