Tune In

Flip the switch for love. New series Dating in the Dark offers a twist on the old boy-meets-girl-on-reality-TV formula: all the contestants interact in a completely dark room (don't worry, the audience is treated to night-vision cameras). Watch the lights go down tonight on ABC at 10 p.m. EDT.

Do Good

Give a gift that truly keeps on giving. A donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation can help bring someone's dreams to life. For $50 or less you can have 50 trees planted, adopt a gorilla, buy a woman in Darfur a stove, or provide education for a child.

Shop

Score the perfect present without setting foot in a mall. Gift cards will send instant cheer to anyone left on your list. Have them delivered virtually from Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Amazon, and they'll slip into your recipient's inbox before Santa slides down the chimney.

See

Seeing is believing this holiday, so why not purchase a gift subscription to Netflix? The packages start at $5/month and come with an e-card featuring artwork by Ben Affleck, Jessica Alba, or Scarlett Johansson. From now until Dec. 29, the company will also donate five percent of all the proceeds to Feeding America.

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Give yourself something to celebrate before the holidays begin. It’s time for the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale for women and kids. The event starts today, and since Nordstrom sales don't happen all that often, the sooner you shop, the better.

Go

Be honest about your age (for once) and save cash. Starwood Hotels is offering rates equal to your birth year for your second and third nights at participating hotels. That means if you were born in 1970, you'll receive your additional nights at $70 each. Call 1-866-716-8119 and reference the promotion code NBY to book reservations through Dec. 30.

Primp

While you're taking advantage of your age, Elizabeth Arden is celebrating its legacy by giving an iconic cream a vintage makeover. The limited-edition Eight Hour Cream 1950s Vintage Set is not only an adorable must have for all makeup bags, but it could also explain why grandma doesn’t seem to age.

Study

Women are taking center stage in this election, and the to-be-determined future first lady is no exception. Curtis Sittenfeld's latest novel, American Wife, hits bookstores this week. Her intimate fictional biography loosely based on Laura Bush will leave you wondering if life really does imitate art.

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Get your kicks on Nordstrom.com. Shop the 40 percent off sale, and you can score a killer deal on a new pair of shoes. It's not just last season's flats and sandals either; there are also plenty of boots perfect for Fall.

Do Good

Share two things you take for granted on your birthday: gifts and clean water. If you were born this month, join Charity Water's September Birthday Initiative to help build wells in Ethiopia. Ask your friends and family for donations in lieu of gifts, and 100 percent of all contributions will go toward providing drinking water to those in need.

Sip

Smooth things over with a pal. Purchase any Jamba smoothie and get an additional smoothie free. Just print out the coupon and bring it to any store near you. There's no need to rush out today; the offer is valid until July 30.

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After the fruit juice, get your creative juices flowing too. Prescriptives Custom Blend Lip Gloss ($26) is now available online. You can choose everything from the color and finish right down to the flavor — the hardest part is choosing just one.

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Ready to trade in your bathing suit for a cozy sweater and jeans? Stock up on Fall's freshest goods during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Now through August 3, you can score major savings on boots, coats, handbags, and more.

Shop

The latest in online shopping allows you to buy something online and pick it up in the store — finally! Nordstrom has just launched its Buy Online, Pickup in Store feature, which means no more costly shipping fees and no more worrying that your coveted purchases are sitting at the front door of your apartment while you're sitting in front of your computer at work.

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Ever worry about how reliable wake-up calls are at hotels? One hotel group wants you to worry no more: Crowne Plaza Hotels now offer a Guaranteed Wake-Up Call, which promises that you’ll receive your wake-up call at your specified time (within five minutes) or your night's stay is free.

Cool

Getting new beauty products is always fun. Getting new beauty products that you've custom created from your computer is downright awesome. A new site, Mybodibar, allows you to customize the ingredients, scent, and color of moisturizers, bath gels, body mists, and even tanning lotions. Who doesn't love personalized products? To get 50 percent off all orders right now, just enter GRAND50 at checkout.