posts by: SickaThanAverage

The Vichy Minéral 89 Fortifying & Hydrating Daily Skin Booster Is Hot Stuff!

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Did you know dullness is one of the early signs of skin dehydration?

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It’s Mario Time! Get First Dibs On The New Shu Uemura x Super Mario Bros Collection

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Japanese beauty brand Shu Uemura has mastered the art of kawaii packaging, collaborating with trailblazers like legendary designer and Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld, Tokyo-based jewelry brand Ambush, prolific visual artist Takashi Murakami, Parisian fashion house Kitsuné, and Korean fashion designer Kye to create limited-edition collections comprised of skincare, makeup, and haircare products packaged in playful, exuberant, dynamic, and often heart-warming bottles, jars, tubes, compacts, and palettes.

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Honey-Infused Beauty Products Worth ALL The Buzz — As Seen On CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin”

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September is National Honey Month, so this busy bee stopped by CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin” today to chat about some honey-infused beauty products that are worth buzzing about!

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Sang A’s Chair Earring Redefines The Expression Sitting Pretty”

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Forget the Iron Throne or any plush armchair within the first row of a Broadway theater’s Mezzanine area — the best and most coveted seat, at least for fashionistas, isn’t actually designed to accommodate any derrieres.

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ZOYA x Henri Bendel Unveil A Very Special Instagram Giveaway

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The brown and white striped pattern synonymous with New York City boutique Henri Bendel is now adorning a limited-edition boxed set of Zoya nail polishes.

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What A Peach! — Make Bath Time Sweeter With New Pevonia BodyRenew Peach & Vanilla Collection

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Forget tiramisu and soufflé — one of my favorite desserts involves simple and affordable ingredients and requires only the most fundamental tools and skills.

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Boardroom Bombshell — These Button-Down Shirts Are More Than Meets The Eye!

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It’s been a while since we’ve had a great trompe l’oeil moment in fashion — sure, it was cute when guys started sporting black T-shirts with screen-printed tuxedo graphics or, for that matter, when gals started rocking crewnecks printed with jeweled necklace motifs, but once these designs became ubiquitous, they lost the trickery element that made them special in the first place.

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Ever Blazin’ Love For The New Urban Decay Naked Heat Collection

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Think of all the things you associate with heat: fire, sunshine, cayenne peppers, chili, lava, molten gold and bronze, Sriracha sauce, furnaces, solar flares…

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Quinoa’s Beauty Benefits Are More Than Just Hype — Meet The Pacifica Quinoa Sensitive Super Gentle Face Wash

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It’s been a nerve-wracking, emotionally jarring, worry-filled three days for all of us in the Central and South Texas areas — and, while those of us in Austin were largely spared from Hurricane Harvey’s wrath, my thoughts and prayers are with our neighbors in Houston, Rockport, Port Aransas, and Corpus Christi who were directly affected by the storm.

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Fashion Without Borders — Feast Your Eyes On The Piece & Co. x Banana Republic Capsule Collection

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We often marvel at well-constructed garments, innovative silhouettes, and eye-catching design details, but how often do we really stop to think about the fabrics with which these pieces were made, about where they came from and how they were woven or dyed?

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