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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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Spooky & Spunky Halloween 2016 Nail Designs From Kiss Products and ImPRESS Manicure

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While I get weak in the knees over fun nail art, I’m also honest enough with myself to comprehend and accept that I will likely never be one of those girls who can painstakingly replicate flower petals, leopard spots, peacock feathers, and snowflakes, turning each nail into a true canvas for my painterly handiwork.

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Pretty And Pampered — Discovered The New Dove Purely Pampering Sweet Cream With Peony Nourishing Body Wash

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I often joke that my skin has become a spoiled brat because, after years of trying out high-end body washes and luxurious lotions, it tends to throw a fit whenever I try out a perfectly adequate (and substantially more affordable!) drugstore brand bathing product.

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#WCW TV Style Icon: The Title Character of Netflix’s Marvel Series “Jessica Jones”

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For our second #WCW column, we’re focusing on yet another TV character who is a rebel with a cause: Jessica Jones.

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Sweet Like Candy by Ariana Grande Eau de Parfum — An Ode To Cotton Candy

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Everything about Ariana Grande’s Sweet Like Candy Eau de Parfum ($59 for 3.4 fl.

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The Chestnut Tree Of Life — New Korres Castanea Arcadia Wrinkle Rewind Anti-Aging Collection

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We’re nearing the season of chestnuts roasting in an open fire, to quote Nat King Cole, so it only seems fitting that we put a spotlight on a new skin care range that centers on the anti-aging powers of the tree that bears these sweet nuts.

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Rubbing It In — Get Polished With Lavanila’s Vanilla Bean Creamy Body Scrub

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Anyone who’s been reading Sicka Than Average for a while now (thank you!) knows that, when it comes to mechanical exfoliants, I tend to sing “I don’t want no scrubs”`a la TLC and look the other way.

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Kiehl’s Cactus Flower & Tibetan Ginseng Hydrating Mist — A Succulent Skincare Treat!

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Yesterday, I spent the afternoon in the hot Texas sun as I watched monster trucks racing through a huge dirt field, leaping off of mounds, rolling over junk cars, turning sharp corners at high speeds, and giving the crowd plenty to cheer about.

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New NARCISO Eau de Parfum Poudrée Explores the More Vulnerable and Tender Sides of Intimacy

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Narciso Rodriguez understands how to interpret nuances via fragrance, how to aromatically emulate the subtle differences between a glance and a stare, between a whisper and a murmur, between a sigh and a gasp, between a breeze and a gust.

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