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Holiday Gift Guide Part 2 — Glitzy and Posh Finds for Glamour-Loving Gals

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Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving!

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Holiday Gift Guide Part I — Quirky and Perky Finds for Fun-Loving Gals

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Christmas is coming!

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Softsoap Reveals Its Limited Edition Holiday 2013 Body Wash Scents

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Last year, Softsoap aimed to bring a winter wonderland feel into your bathroom with a limited-edition collection of hand soaps with charming holiday-inspired scents: Spiced Berry Bliss, Enchanted Sugar Plum and Wintermint Wonderland.

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Be in the Pink with Dove’s Clear Tone Pink Rosa Deodorant

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Last April, I wrote about a fantastic new innovation from Dove: the Clear Tone deodorant range.

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Behold the Witching Hour with these Halloween-Themed LUSH Bath Treats

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Only two more days until hordes of trick-or-treaters swarm the streets in their elaborate costumes, clutching pumpkin-shaped baskets or printed totes and asking — nay, demanding — candy.

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Petal Palace — L’Occitane Introduces its “Shea Flowers of Love” Limited Edition Shea Butter Collection

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Every October, L’Occitane reveals a new limited edition collection of shea butter products with distinctive packaging meant to conjure up excitement for the holiday season, lure in long-time fans of the brand’s shea range (like yours truly, who has been known to carry a 100ml tin of shea butter in her always bulging handbag), and attract new and hopefully soon-to-be-undyingly-loyal customers.

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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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Set Sail with the Softsoap Limited Edition Summer 2013 Body Washes

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I’ve often written about the transportive  — even transcendental — power of scent, how fragrance notes are layered together like threads of fabric, woven to create a magical aromatic carpet that can usher us to the most extraordinary destinations.

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Up in the Nair — Review of Nair Brazilian Spa Clay Hair Removal Collection

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‘Tis the season for skimpy bathing suits, crop tops, and micro shorts, which means there’s no time for procrastination when it comes to trimming those hedges and removing unsightly stubble on your legs and armpits.

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New eos “Basket of Fruit” Smooth Sphere Lip Balm Pack Makes a Smoother Pout a Walk in the Park

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Every time I look at the adorable packaging of the eos Basket of Fruit Smooth Sphere Lip Balm 4-Pack ($10.99 at Target, Drugstore.com and evolutionofsmooth.com), I’m reminded of the Mad Men Season 1 episode in which Peggy participated in a lipstick testing session for agency client Belle Jolie and, while regarding a waste bin filled with lipstick-covered tissues, inadvertently coined the phrase that would become central to the brand’s ad campaign: “a basket of kisses.” Granted, Peggy was remarking on the stains left behind by women’s painted pouts as they blotted their mouths with tissues, so that the reference was rooted in the rainbow of colors she saw before her, but the analogy still seems to fit nicely for this new lip balm kit from Evolution of Smooth.

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