posts by: SickaThanAverage

Fright Right — Get in the Halloween Spirit with these Creepily Cool Fashion and Decor Finds!

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I’ve never been a huge fan of Halloween — first, there’s the fact that I’m a scaredy cat (for me, watching a horror movie is akin to water torture); second, I always dread the slew of pranks that occur on Halloween evening (lawns being covered with toilet paper, cars and houses coated with smashed eggs, the firecrackers shoved into people’s mailboxes and so forth); and I really take issue with the number of absolutely scandalous costumes worn by tween and teen girls (the sexy kitty and sexy bunny ensembles have gotten out of control and now, of course, there’s the Miley- Cyrus- at-the-VMAs costumes that are soaring in popularity this year).

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Life In Bloom — Carol’s Daughter Gardenia Bath & Body Collection

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Last time I visited Puerto Rico, my stepmom led me to one of the hedged shrubs in front of the house she’s been sharing with my dad for over a decade now and, dipping her hand into the thicket of leaves, plucked out this gorgeous white blossom and said, “Mira, una gardenia.” I caressed the velvety soft, yellowish white petals and, enthralled, leaned in to smell the tropical blossom, letting the sweet, feminine fragrance fill my nostrils.

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Three Different Takes on a Caviar Manicure for QVC’s Mani Mondays Celebration!

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Today marks the first official Monday in October (last Monday was September 30th so clearly it didn’t count), and QVC is celebrating by turning our “manic Mondays” into festive “mani Mondays.” Every Monday in October, then, QVC will showcase some of the most exciting nail art trends of the season in its Instagram feed, using the hashtag #qvcmanimondays for the campaign.

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Not-to-Miss Jewelry Trend: Stackable Midi Rings!

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If you follow me on Instagram, then you know I have a weakness for rings of all kinds — two-finger numbers with chains, studs, enamel fillings, and elaborate etchings; elongated knuckle rings that entire from the base of the finger to well past the knuckle; statement rings shaped like lion’s heads or undulating snakes, oval or square styles with stones at their centers or boasting bulbous shapes and faceted surfaces; and open-top numbers that seem to float in between your knuckles.

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Draw to Win — Celebrate the Picasso of Fashion Illustration with the MAC Antonio Lopez Collection

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From the mid-1960s through the 1980s, you practically couldn’t open a high fashion publication  — be it Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Andy Warhol’s Interview, Elle, the New York Times or — without stumbling upon a kinetic, flamboyant, colorful, vibrant fashion illustration by Puerto Rican artist Antonio Lopez.

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Made in Africa — New Diesel + EDUN Fall 2013 Collection Pays Homage to the Continent’s Beauty

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If you’re a fashion lover, a social activist, a champion of global commerce, or a die-hard U2 fan, chances are that, by now, you have than a passing acquaintance with EDUN, the clothing line Bono co-founded with his wife Ali Hewson in 2005.

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TOMS Has Got Your Six With Its New Camo Print Offerings!

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For Fall 2013, TOMS is in a military state of mind — well, at least when it comes to its choice of prints.

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Make “Pore Moves” with the new Murad Pore Reform Line

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It used to be that women obsessed  primarily about acne, cellulite, and tiny lines and wrinkles — laugh lines, crow’s feet, those two vertical lines between the eyebrows that are colloquially dubbed “the elevens,” and so forth.

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The Perfect Finishing Touch — Urban Decay Naked Skin Ultra Definition Pressed Finishing Powder

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Aging is a natural part of life — and a beautiful one at that, much like any other facet of the human experience — but, that said, I will admit that I am shallow enough to never want to look old.

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Barbie Does Bandage — Check out the Herve Leger by Max Azria Limited Collector’s Edition Barbie Doll

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Five years ago, “it” girl Blake Lively wore a figure-hugging Herve Leger bandage dress on Season 2 of Gossip Girl — on the fourth episode, to be exact, in a scene where Lively’s character, Serena van der Woodsen, attempted to make ex-boyfriend Dan Humphrey jealous after becoming privy to his flirtations with the newest female Constance student, Amanda.

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