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In Dry Territory (And Loving It!) — Shu Uemura Art of Hair Color Lustre Dry Cleaner Review

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Some months ago, after applying a dry shampoo gifted by a friend, my very tall husband walked by my very short self and paused for a moment, sniffing the air right above my head.

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Tuning Up Your Skin Tone? Algenist Unveils Its REVEAL Color Correcting Anti-Aging Serum Foundation SPF 15

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For the five years since San Francisco-based brand Algenist stepped into the skincare scene, I’ve touted its top-notch products — particularly the offerings within the aptly dubbed Genius range.

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Give Your Hair An Oil Change — Try New Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Moisture Intense Oil Crème Pre-Shampoo Treatment, Shampoo, and Deep Conditioner

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For years, I’ve had an often tumultuous, passionate, and volatile relationship……with my hair!

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A Primo Primer — New Benefit They’re Real! Tinted Primer Sets The Foundation For Eyelash Glory

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For years, I’ve written about my deep-seated disdain for faux lashes, a sentiment fueled primarily by my belief that full-on falsies look incredibly unnatural and are often so over-the-top in their length, color intensity and volume, that they make otherwise acceptable lash lines resemble fuzzy caterpillars created using brown and black pipe cleaners.

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Why The Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipstick Is The Adonis Creed Of Matte Lip Colors

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While I can’t wait to share all the brand new launches from Urban Decay with all of you lovelies, I first need to do a mega- super-duper rewind and chat about a recent (albeit not brand spanking new) release that changed my world — or, at the very least, elevated my lip game to new heights.

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Be “Professionally Good Looking” With the Kiehl’s + Zoolander No. 2 The Ridiculously Youthful Collection

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Derek Zoolander may not have been an ambi-turner, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a pop culture icon or from opening the Derek Zoolander Center For People Who Kids Who Can’t Read Good.

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How The Dove Beauty Bar Rescued My Winter Dry Skin

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dove and Latina Bloggers Connect.

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What I Wore — Pre-Oscars Glam Outfit For “Acceso Total NY” Appearance

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The Academy Awards will be broadcast this coming Sunday so, in anticipation of the year’s most talked-about red carpet event, I stopped by Telemundo NY’s “Acceso Total” this morning to chat about some of the makeup trends we’ve seen this season.

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A Dark Romance — Blackened Aubergine Lips And Luminous Lids At Rodarte Fall 2016

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Designing sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy made us an offer we couldn’t refuse when they presented the Fall 2016 Rodarte collection during New York Fashion Week, a cinematic spectacle that often referenced Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather.

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A View To A Killer Look — The All-Seeing Nails And Dramatic Cat Eyes At Libertine Fall 2016

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If there’s one show during New York Fashion Week in which you’re guaranteed to see refreshingly over-the-top, unconventional, larger-than-life nails and show-stopping makeup, it’s Libertine.

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