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Today’s Look: Psychedelic Florals And Pops Of Neon

The sun was beaming in NYC today, and I woke up feeling energetic, optimistic, and adventurous.

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The Key to Algenist’s Anti-Aging Formulations: Alguronic Acid

If you follow buzz-y ingredients in the skincare realm, you’ve likely heard various brands trumpet the rejuvenating, firming, restorative properties of sea algae.

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NARS Summer 2012 Collection — Colors For The Leisure-Loving Jetsetter

Usually, come summertime, cosmetics companies embrace beautiful but predictable palettes that incorporate aquatic tones (teals, turquoises, azures, aquamarines, sky blues, cobalts, navy shades, and seafoam greens); shimmering earth tones (pearly shades of sandy cream, khaki, and warm brown); sizzling metallics like gold, copper, and bronze; and punchy brights like raspberry pink, coral orange, and deep magenta; and  fluorescent iterations of bold hues like blue, green, purple, and pink.

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In The Arms Of An Angel — L’Occitane Expands Its Stellar Angelica Skincare Collection

To call the L’Occitane Angelica Skincare Collection “angelic” would not be a hyperbole.

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Tarte Rainforest Glow Maracuja Waterproof Body Bronzer — Cover Skin As You Dare To Bare It!

Even with August chugging along, reminding us that summer’s end is drawing near, many of us look a bit pastier than we’d anticipated, our lack of sun-kissed skin the result of jam-packed work schedules, uncooperative weather forecasts, family obligations, or just an overall shortage of beach time.

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A Lucky 7 For Lip-Lockers — 7 Orange Lip Colors With Plenty of Bite

Succulent red pout may convey old Hollywood glamour (particularly a Film Noir-era femme fatale penchant for seduction) while nude lips may convey a minimalist approach to beauty that conjures up images of bare skin on beachy locales, and pink puckers conjure a doll-worthy sense of sweetness and innocence, but orange lips scream, “I’m confident, modern, and unafraid of color.” The color that was once most closely associated with looming danger — hence its use for such safety paraphernalia as life jackets, traffic cones, safety goggles, flashlights, and “Workers Ahead,” “Detour” or “Lane Closed” signs — has, in recent years, been reinvented as an inviting shade for those with an adventurous sense of style and an experimental approach to makeup.

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Organix Gets You Bodied With Its New Bath & Body Collection

Organix Coconut Hibiscus Body Wash & Body Lotion

After securing its top spot within the natural hair care division of the mass market beauty industry, Organix is eyeing the bath and body care sector, unveiling a new assortment of creamy body washes, lightweight lotions, rich creams, and non-greasy body oils with scents mimicking those of the brand’s top-selling shampoo, conditioner, and hair styling products.

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Truth or Dare by Madonna Eau de Parfum — A Ray of Light

 

Raising eyebrows, pushing the boundaries of propriety, and diving head-first into social taboos have always been part of a day’s work for pop icon Madonna.

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The British Are Coming! Celebrate the Home of the 2012 Olympics with our Rimmel London Giveaway!

Rimmel London Glam'Eyes HD Eyeshadow

Have you been glued to your TV screen, watching the coverage of the 2012 Olympics from London?

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Say “Cheerio!” To The Molton Brown Anti-Ageing Skincare Collection

Molton Brown Antiaging Skincare Collection

Though British brand Molton Brown has spent over 30 years enhancing its customers’ shower and bath experiences through its top-notch shower gels, body lotions, bubble baths, hand creams, body scrubs, shampoos and conditioners, it had yet to develop a range of facial care products specifically designed to  battle the skin-aging process.

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