posts by: SickaThanAverage

Color Crush Holiday Gift Guide Part 1 — Get Ready For These Red-Hot Gifts!

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It’s officially holiday shopping time and, as usual, we’ll be offering plenty of suggestions via our ongoing gift guide series, which we will roll out in themed installments.

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A Clean Play — Sol de Janeiro Brazilian 4 Play Moisturizing Shower-Cream Gel

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It may have a cheeky name with a clever double entendre, but the new Sol de Janeiro Brazilian 4 Play Moisturizing Shower Cream-Gel isn’t a pleasure-enhancing lubricant — at least not in the customary, keep-in-the-nightstand-drawer sense!

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#WCW TV Style Muse: Phoebe Buffay from Friends

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Though Rachel tends to get most of the credit as the Central Perk crew’s resident fashionista, Phoebe Buffay was Friends’ true unsung style hero.

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Get All Choked Up — 25 Choker Necklaces To Grace Your Neck This Season

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Designed to adorn the neck and hence draw attention to a woman’s face, choker necklaces have been in vogue since the Victorian era, when royals like Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra of Denmark began accessorizing their lavish gowns with pearl and jeweled strands that snugly encircled their necks.

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Lady In Red — New NARS Special Edition Rita Audacious Lipstick

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Remember Lou Bega’s “Mambo No.

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#WCW TV Style Icon: Jane Gloriana Villanueva of Jane The Virgin

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It’s been a long day — one filled with a great deal of heartache for those of us who were hoping we’d kick off 2017 with Hillary Clinton as our country’s leader.

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Keep Your Under Eye Skin Right & Tight With New Benefit Firm It Up! Eye Serum

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I was thrilled when, last week, a dear friend’s name popped up on my cell phone screen — that is, until I realized she was dialing me using FaceTime.

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La La Over Lanolin — LANO Lips 101 Ointment Strawberry Multipurpose Superbalm & LANO Hands Rose Hand Cream

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Admittedly, ingredients like açai extract, lavender oil, and mango butter sound sexier and more romantic than sheep’s grease, the informal term for lanolin, but don’t knock it ’til you try it!

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Not So Minty Fresh — New SheaMoisture African Water Mint & Ginger Collection Review

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It’s been a while since I’ve covered SheaMoisture, and I’ve been missing trying out their products and sharing my thoughts with you readers.

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#WCW TV Style Icon: Empire‘s Cookie Lyon

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Armed with unwavering confidence, a seemingly endless treasure trove of aphorisms and witty comebacks, an enviable musical ear, and the iron-clad will to succeed and to protect her family and its legacy, Cookie Lyon had us craving more from the second she sashayed out of prison and stormed into the Empire offices   and uttered the words, “I’m here to get what’s mine.” Cookie’s self-assurance, her flair for the dramatic, her acceptance of her past and present, and her comfort level with her own sensuality are all conveyed through her fashion choices.

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