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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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Lady In Red — New NARS Special Edition Rita Audacious Lipstick

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Remember Lou Bega’s “Mambo No.

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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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New Oscar Velvet Eau de Parfum by Oscar de la Renta

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How do you interpret the smooth feel but textural density of velvet or, for that matter, the fabric’s regal history, its association with lushness, exclusivity, and elegance, all through fragrance?

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Give ‘Em Lip! — Kissing Up To The New Make Up For Ever Artist Rouge Lipstick Collection

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If there were a League of Extraordinary Lipsticks, Make Up For Ever’s new Artist Rouge lipstick collection would be instantly inducted therein.

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Best In Belleza: Game-Changing Products Developed by Latino Beauty Gurus

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Hispanic Heritage Month may officially be over, but at Sicka Than Average, we celebrate our Latino roots every day.

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#WCW Film Style Icon: Suicide Squad‘s Harley Quinn

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As Harley Quinn, the psychiatrist who fell in love with the Joker at Arkham Asylum and, in the process, lost her own sanity and embraced a life of crime and erratic hijinks, Margot Robbie made Suicide Squad an absolute thrill ride.

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