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New Algenist Splash Collection Gives Skin A Surge Of Hydration

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If you read up on skincare basics, chances are you’ll notice the predominance of three themes: the importance of hydration, the value of antioxidants (and, moreover, SPF protection), and the need to jumpstart the skin’s own healing and regenerative frameworks as one begins to age in order to maintain elasticity.

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The Apple Of My Thighs — Pevonia Stem Cells Phyto-Elite Intensive Body Corrector

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It’s finally happened: I have stopped being carded whenever I purchase a bottle of wine.

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Katy Perry’s Katy Kat Collection For Covergirl — How Purr-fect Is It?

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She’s been a Covergirl spokesperson for years, but Katy Perry was apparently ready to have the beauty world hear her roar — or, at the very least, least meow coyly —and so she joined forces with the mass market brand to design and launch her first-ever range of cosmetics: the Katy Kat Collection.

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Zoya “Seashells & Sunsets” Summer 2016 Nail Polish Collection — Colorful Skies First!

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Typically, summer polish colors revolve around bold, zesty, bubbly brights, but these don’t have to be of the fluorescent variety to capture the fun-loving nature of the season.

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Kiss Aging Hair Goodbye With The Living Proof Timeless Collection

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Even when it comes to hair, age ain’t nothing but a number — or, at least, that’s how the scientists behind Living Proof are trying to make it.

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Like Butter, Baby! — Nubian Heritage Launches New Patchouli & Buriti Collection

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The Tree of Life isn’t just the name of a visually astonishing, conceptually-driven, philosophical and esoteric Terence Malick film — it’s, in fact, the term Baron von Humboldt used to describe the buriti palm tree.

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Go For The Bronze — New Benefit Cosmetics Dew The Hoola Soft Matte Liquid Bronzer For Face & Hoola Bronzing & Contouring Brush

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Summer is in full swing and, while in a perfect universe, I’d be typing this by the pool, my feet dipped in the water and a frozen Margarita within my reach, the truth is there hasn’t been much time for fun in the sun just yet.

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Paris Honoré Champs de Lavande Face Cleanser Not Such A “Champ”

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Just two weeks ago, while driving from New York City to central Texas en route to our new home, my husband and I kept spotting signs directing us to cities with European names: Dublin, Virginia; Scotland, Virginia; Moscow, Tennessee; Paris, Tennessee; Hamburg, Arkansas; Florence, Texas; and so on.

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Shaken, Not Stirred — Lips Get A Shot Of Sheer Color With New Lancôme Juicy Shakers

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Let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we?

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Milkin’ It! — Shu Uemura Art of Hair Essence Absolue Nourishing Cleansing Milk

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Anyone with color-treated hair will admit that maintaining a healthy-looking mane can feel like a Sisyphean task.

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