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Should You Place Your Trust In The New IT Cosmetics Confidence In A Cream?

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If you watched The Sound of Music a lot as a kid — and had a dad who, for reasons unknown, owned both the soundtrack and a special CD with the Vienna Boys’ Choir singing “Edelweiss” and “The Hills Are Alive” (along with marching band music tapes he’d pop in as a mild torture device whenever we weren’t getting out of bed quickly enough!) — then you might just be my life twin but, aside from that, you probably have a treasure trove of songs that pop into your head at random intervals (and in Julie Andrews’ voice of course).

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Bloom Town — Perk Up Your Nails With The Zoya Spring 2016 Petals Collection

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As spring flowers bloom and the once-dreary skies and snow-covered expanses become a not-so-distant memory, nail polish colors also tend to experience a reawakening, moving from dramatic, indulgent, even gothic shades to exuberant brights, pretty pastels, and glistening metallics.

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Skin Gets Lit With New Kiehl’s Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Energizing Radiance Mask

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For years, I’ve heard women with blemish-prone skin praise turmeric for its uncanny ability to eliminate breakouts, heal acne scars, and reduce the sebaceous glands’ oil secretion, thereby leading to clearer, non-greasy skin and less visible pores.

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Going Matte For New NARS Velvet Matte Skin Tint Broad Spectrum SPF 30

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It seems like only yesterday that we were all coveting dewy, luminous complexions and subtle, semi-sheer coverage, leading to a global BB cream craze.

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Stressful Days Don’t Have To Mean Stressed-Out Skin Thanks To New Clarins Multi-Active Range

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When Clarins releases a new skincare product, I tend to perk up eagerly, an almost Pavlovian response developed after years of primarily positive experiences with brightening, soothing, anti-aging, and radiance-boosting formulas.

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New Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina Misteriosa Eau de Parfum Redefines Aromatic Intrigue

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What makes a woman mysterious?

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Mom’s The Word — Our 2016 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

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The poet William Goldsmith Brown once wrote, “The sweetest sounds to mortals given are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven.” This Sunday, remind your mom of how sweet you think she is and how thankful you are for her being an endless source of encouragement, love, forgiveness, understanding, and inspiration.

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Beauty In The Cactus Garden — Christophe Robin Regenerating Mask With Rare Prickly Pear Seed Oil

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Don’t let its name fool you — the purplish red fruit known as “prickly pear” (and the vital ingredient in the Christophe Robin Regenerating Mask) actually grows atop the rounded pads of the Opuntia cactus indigenous to the Mexico rather than dangling from the branches of leafy trees like the Bartlett, Bosc, and Anjou pears harvested in the orchards of Washington state.

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Follow The Honey — Treat Your Pout With The New Lancôme Absolue Precious Cells Nourishing Lip Balm

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You might just hum Mariah Carey’s “Honey” when you apply the new Lancôme Absolue Precious Cells Nourishing Lip Balm ($50 at Lancome-USA.com, Lancôme counters, and Saks.com), as the lyrics, “Oh baby, I’ve got a dependency/Always strung out for another taste of your honey” surfacing from the depths of your memory.

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Embrace Eco-Chic Beauty This Earth Day — And Every Day!

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Mother’s Day comes a few weeks early for Mother Earth, as we celebrate her today, on April 22nd, other wise known as Earth Day.

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