(Best of Memphis is The Memphis Flyer's annual readers poll.)

Best Department Store:

1. Macy's
2. Target
3. Dillard's

Best Women's Clothing Store:

1. Crazy/Beautiful
2. Indigo
3. Oak Hall

Best Women's Shoe Store:

1. Joseph
2. Cook & Love
3. Peria

Best Men's Clothing Store:

1. Oak Hall
2. James Davis
3. Lansky's

Best Men's Shoe Store:

1. Oak Hall
2. James Davis
3. Baer's Den

Best Vintage/Secondhand Clothing:

1. Flashback
2. Goodwill
3. Salvation Army

Best Day Spa:

1. Gould's
2. Germantown Day Spa
3. Serenity Day Spa

Best Hair Salon:

1. Gould's
2. Dabbles
3. Cappeli and Hi Gorgeous (tie)

Best Place to get a Facial:

1. Gould's
2. Germantown Day Spa
3. Mona Spa & Laser Center and Serenity Day Spa (tie)

Best Place to get a Manicure/Pedicure:

1. Gould's
2. Nail Bar on the Island
3. Rose's Nails

Best Place to get Waxed:

1. Gould's
2. Hi Gorgeous
3. Serenity Day Spa

Best Fine Jewelry Store:

1. Mednikow
2. Las Savell
3. Jack Yacoubian

Congratulations to all the winners!

And be sure to pick up a copy of the Flyer; it's chock full of all kinds of good coupons!

Elise Neal (source: Coco and Creme)

Sophorn and Atticus, of Norococo, visited the Salon Loft on North Second Street.

Kerry, of the I Love Memphis Blog, got her nails done at the Nail Bar on the Island.

Muddy's Bake Shop is having a t-shirt design contest: The theme is "Muddy Loves Memphis."

Petey posted photos from her Strange Fruit Vintage Pop-Up Shop.

Aisling Maki explored South Main shops Charlotte and Sachi Design in The Daily News.

Also in The Daily News, Jonathan Devin looked at the effects of Third Thursdays at Main and Peabody on nearby businesses, including Shelton Clothiers and Christine by Shelton Clothiers.

365 Things to do in Nashville has the details on this weekend's Fashion for a Fraction event.

Several celebrities have signed on the help Soles4Souls, which is based in Nashville. The charity provides shoes to poor people around the world. Nashville Business Journal brief (and video).

The Style Bakery in Nashville breaks down online sample sale shopping.

The Shoe Bar in Jackson, Miss. featured some Jeffrey Campbell shoes in a recent ad.

Musings of a Muse talks about stinky cosmetics.

The Moptop Maven shows how to DIY a (cute) ruffled tee.