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Soften Strands With Ecru New York’s Acacia Protein Oil

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The acacia tree (or shittah tree, as it is otherwise known) has deep spiritual roots.

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Supercharge with Superfruits — Moisturizing your Mane with the Garnier Fructis Hydra Recharge Collection

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Dry hair is my beauty Achilles’ heel — though, admittedly, it’s a problem that I largely brought upon myself via a decade of dyeing and highlighting my hair, blowdrying and flat ironing obsessively, and washing my hair entirely too often, thereby stripping my scalp and strands of the natural oils needed for optimal hair health.

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Look Of The Day — The Groovy ’60s Revisited

Yesterday was an insanely busy day but, fortunately, the sun was beaming in New York City, so I took the opportunity to wear a bright shift dress in the hopes that my Field of Dreams-inspired, “if you build it, he will come” ethos and basically will springtime to stay for good this time around.

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Sicka Than Average Featured on GlamLatina.com!

My dad always said a nice pat on the back is sometimes necessary — after all, if you don’t root for yourself, how can you expect others to do so?

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The Five Best-Dressed Actresses at the 2013 Oscars!

I debated whether or not to watch the Academy Awards this year since, for the most part, I wasn’t enthused about the majority of the films released in 2012 (with Argo and Zero Dark Thirty being the two notable exceptions).

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Charlize Theron Debuts her Pixie Cut, Styled by Enzo Angileri, at the 2013 Oscars

On the eve of the 85th Academy Awards, Twitter was ablaze with talk of two things: Anne Hathaway’s, uhm, Pointer Sisters (one user even created the account @HathawayNipple while another coined the hashtag #LesNipperables) and Charlize Theron’s pixie cut.

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What I Wore — Egyptian-Tinged Bohemian Style With An Art Deco Twist

I’m not always the timeliest of people — for instance, I just mailed my father his Christmas present last week, which speaks to the ludicrous “island style” time table by which we operate in my family (side note: he’s been known to send birthday presents a month after the date has elapsed, so one could argue that I got it from him!).

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Check Out My Valentine’s Day Suggestions On Telemundo’s “Hombre de Hoy”

Happy Valentine’s Day, dolls!

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Indigo Eyes, Muted Lips, and Adorned Updos at Jason Wu Fall 2013

One of the most pervasive beauty trends identified during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013 has been the abundance of bold, smoky, somewhat cat-shaped eyes in deep shades of indigo blue, cobalt, and violet.

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Bold Red Lips and Glossy Black Lids at Jen Kao Fall 2013

In previous years, fashion designer Jen Kao has opted for rather minimalist makeup looks when showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week but, for Fall 2013, she told MAC Cosmetics’ key makeup artist Yadim that she wanted to go a different route and showcase a stronger, more commanding look.

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