If  you're anything like me, a stop at the Jo Malone display is a must when passing through the beauty floor of any department store. I love sniffing the new fragrances and coming up with new...

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I can't even tell you how excited I was when I heard about Avon's new anti-frizz product, Advance Techniques Lotus Shield. Inspired by the way lotus leaves repel water, Lotus Shield uses...

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You may think that high humidity's greatest threat is to your hair, but for the past year and a half, it's been wreaking havoc on my tan. The very same self-tanners that turned me golden brown in...

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Anna Paquin in Alexander McQueenMany twitters proclaimed that Sookie was having a McQueen moment.Of course, my mind went to the Oh Mighty Isis."with this amulet, you and your descendants are endowed by the Goddess Isis with the powers of the animals and the elements.

This seems to be the week of big, site-wide promotions! Enjoy 15-20% off The Body Shop, Renee Rouleau, and Boscia. Plus, you can snap up free FULL SIZE L'Occitane shower gels, free Tocca Candelinas,...

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A killer Rolling Stones soundtrack? Moody flashbacks to old lovers? A COLLAPSING ROOM? Martin Scorsese's epic commercial for Chanel's new men's fragrance, Bleu de Chanel, has all that and more. I'm...

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Yesterday's must-buy was the Urban Decay Naked Palette, and today's is Tarte's Beauty in a Box: Bronze Smoky Eye. For $45, you get four full-size products, and two generously sized minis, totaling...

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OMG, can we talk peel-off masks? Seriously, just thinking about them reduces me to tweenspeak. During my formative years I LOVED a good peel-off mask; I used to raid my mom's skincare stash on the...

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So, friends, my lazy behind finally got around to trying Moroccanoil, the hair treatment that everyone seems to swear by. The verdict: believe the hype. Moroccanoil is like your favorite hair serum,...

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(Bath Spa, England with my friend Melia)

Ahhhh, sleeping in! Absolutely my favorite thing about Saturdays since I've been doing the whole NY/HI split. I wake up around 3:00-4:00 am most weekdays to keep my East Coast work schedule, so...

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Last weekend, on my way out the door to get to the airport, I plugged in my beloved ghd styling iron for some pre-flight touchups to my hair. It started to heat up, and then...click. The reset button...

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Pacifica, where have you been all my life? I can't believe I've gone this long without knowing about the brand's utterly delicious body butters. Honestly, I used to pass the Pacifica display at...

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Beautiful cropped jacket top, brand new with tags! Very sleek and well made. Great paired with a skirt for office attire or worn casually as a jacket.

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I am SO not ready for this weekend to end! Especially since the weekend was mostly spent catching baby geckos and floating around Kaneohe Bay. But, I'm consoling myself with the fact that NEXT...

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