posts by: SickaThanAverage

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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Fly High With The Elemis x Misha Nonoo Luxury Travel Essentials For Her Kit

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Have you ever tried buying one of those travel-friendly, TSA-approved sets of clear, empty plastic bottles, squeeze tubes, and jars that promise to make your life easier by allowing you to pour your favorite skincare and haircare products into these empties, thereby allowing you to stick to your normal beauty regimen wherever your itinerary takes you?

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Beauty Confidence Boosters — As Seen On CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin”!

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We all have a few insecurities related to our appearance — maybe our strands are beginning to thin, much to our dismay, or we now have yellow stains on our teeth as a result of years spent consuming vast amounts of caffeine.

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Let Too Cool For School’s Coconut Milky Oil Shower Moisturizing Body Wash Get You In An Island State Of Mind

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When you’ve got a hectic schedule, even something you typically find indulgent and relaxing —like a warm shower — can feel like a chore.

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Safe & Gentle Beauty Products for Babies and Kids — As Seen On CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin”

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We all know babies are delicate, and that’s also true of their skin.

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Give Your Strands Some Sugar With The Milk + Sass Macaron For Hair Detangling Brush

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The macarons in that top picture may look good enough to eat, but don’t reach for some napkins just yet — see, these sweet treats will give your hair a major rush, not appease your taste buds.

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These New Celia Cruz Graphic Tees Will Have You Singing “Quimbara Quimbara”

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Whenever she stepped on a stage, salsa legend Celia Cruz gave us plenty of candela (meaning “fire” or “spark”) — and, 14 years after her passing, the Havana-bred singer is still considered the undisputed Queen of Salsa, her crown unreachable to even the most promising and ambitious talents.

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15 Quirky Pool Floats That Are Way Cooler Than The Ubiquitous Swan

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Ever since Taylor Swift shared a selfie on Instagram in which she was perched atop a swan-shaped pool float with her then-beau Calvin Harris back in 2015, Instagram has been brimming with similar photos featuring these inflatable curve-necked creatures.

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Sunscreen That’s In The Clear — Brighten Your Complexion, Protect Your Skin, And Perfect Your Makeup With New COOLA Dawn Patrol Classic Primer SPF 30

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It’s 102 degrees in Austin, Texas, which means I can essentially fry an egg on the hood of my car.

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Shadow Recruit — Is It Time To Enlist Clarins’ Ombre Iridescente Cream-to-Powder Eyeshadows?

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Morphing textures and consistencies have been increasingly popular in the beauty realm —  from gel cleansers that foam when exposed to water, moisturizing face balms that seemingly melt to become lightweight oils, hair styling products that evolve from thick balms to dry powders, clay-to-cream facial cleansers, face masks that bubble, and so forth.

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