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All Is Full Of Love — Here Comes Part 2 of our 2016 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide!

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Granted: the Valentine’s Day gift-giving scene was simpler in junior high school, when heart grams and boxes of chocolate were the norm, but these trinkets weren’t exactly renowned for their originality.

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No More Going Knotty Thanks To The L’ANZA Keratin Healing Oil Combing Cream

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Ever heard the term “mechanical stress”?

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The Woman In Gold — Alicia Vikander’s Beauty Look At The 2016 SAG Awards

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Only a handful of stars truly shone on the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet, but those who did, were more radiant than supernovas.

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Fragrance Sweeps — Win A Bottle of the New Beyoncé Heat Kissed Eau de Parfum!

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There’s a reason why Beyoncé’s new Heat Kissed fragrance is packaged inside a translucent red bottle that’s not fully transparent: the aromatic composition therein evokes passion and ardor, but there’s also a sense of mystery and intrigue to the aroma that serves to magnify its appeal.

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It Started With A Whisper….Everybody’s Talking About The Zoya Whispers Collection

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A Tibetan proverb affirms, “Goodness speaks in a whisper; evil shouts.” Perhaps this was the mindset behind the creation of Zoya’s Transitional SS16 collection, an array of muted and creamy nail polishes that exude softness, innocence, and tranquility, but never scream for attention.

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Become A Sleeping Beauty With New REN Wake Wonderful Night-Time Facial

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In New York City, we’re bracing for the “blockbuster blizzard” the media has predicted will be blanketing much of the Northeastern with quite a few inches of snow.

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A Doomed Mission — New Clarins Mission Perfect Serum Aims High But Misses

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I don’t even like seeing spots on the flesh of my favorite fruits (like bananas and mangos), so the idea of a speckled complexion makes me cringe.

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Bottom Line — Latinos’ Long-Standing Fixation with Ample Backsides Inspired Sol de Janeiro’s Delightful Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

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Growing up in Puerto Rico, I spent many a childhood evening at my grandma’s house, watching the legendary TV personality Don Francisco on Sábado Gigante, a variety show that ran for five decades, finally coming to an end in September 2015, and clapping and singing along to the show’s unofficial theme song, a playfully naughty ditty, with the lyrics, “Así, Así, como mueve la colita” (which literally translates to, “Like this, like this, how you move your tail.”).

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You Straight-Up Need The Shu Uemura Straightforward Time-Saving Blow Dry Oil

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Now that it’s freezing cold in New York City (as in only a polar bear is comfortable outside), even the thought of wash-and-go hairstyles makes us shiver in fright.

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Best Beauty Looks At The 2016 Golden Globes AND How To Recreate Them!

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Old Hollywood influenced many of the beauty looks seen on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, with Marilyn Monroe-esque waves, Sophia Loren-worthy cat eyes, and red lips reminiscent of Elizabeth Taylor all making an appearance.

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