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Carol’s Daughter Monoi Repairing Hair Care Collection

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I’ll admit: over the last few years, I’ve been disappointed with Carol’s Daughter hair products.

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Summer Skin Savers Part 3 — After-Sun Soothers And Lovely Lip Care

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In the first and second installments of our Summer Skin Saves package, we focused on protection — whether via a round-up of self-tanners that offer a healthy faux glow or through a selection of tinted face moisturizers with SPF protection and beach-ready sunscreen lotions and sprays.

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Sink Your Teeth Into The Tarte For True Blood Collection

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Tarte Cosmetics wants to do real bad things with you.

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Moroccanoil Curl Defining Mousse — Will It Hold Your Curls Down?

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When argan oil soared in popularity, being lauded by the beauty industry’s persnickety gatekeepers, Moroccanoil was at the forefront of the movement, advocating for argan oil (the key ingredient in its products’ formulas) by simply exposing the masses to the ingredient’s results on hair.

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Summer Skin Savers Part 2 — Tinted Moisturizers, Shimmer Lotions, and Self-Tanners Galore!

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How much time have you actually spent at the beach this summer?

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Hello Kitty Beauty Graffiti Collection “Gets Up” At Sephora Starting Today!

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Don’t let her affinity for hair bows, blue overalls, country chic aprons, and all things pink fool you — while the cupcake- and cookie-loving character may be associated with girlish innocence, there’s a more rebellious, thrill-seeking side to Hello Kitty’s personality.

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New Lip Colors From Bobbi Brown Tortoise Shell Collection — Bare Shades Worth Bearing?

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Though the days of fashioning sunglasses, hair combs and mirrored compacts out of the spotted shells of hawksbill sea turtles are behind us (the creatures are critically endangered and, hence, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species wisely banned the capture of these animals, their sale, and the manufacture of products derived from their parts), we’ve found more humane ways to benefit from the beauty of these shells, deriving ways to use synthetic materials to mimic the semi-translucent, golden amber, bronze, and brown shades on their surface.

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Scents From Heaven — Hot Fragrances For Summer 2011

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From coconut water to Hawaiian hibiscus, juicy peach, and driftwood notes, each of these fragrances captures the gaiety and splendor of the summer season in its own unique way.

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Estée Lauder Idealist Even Skintone Illuminator — A Skin Awakening

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Patience may be a virtue and, by all accounts, delayed gratification will multiply rewards but, in the days of real-time social media updates, overnight stardom via YouTube, and search-as-you-type Google Instant, the notion of waiting for anything is as outdated as pantaloons and powdered wigs.

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Summer Skin Savers Part 1 — The Sunscreen Edition

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Want to know the secret to younger-looking skin?

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