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The Apple Of My Thighs — Pevonia Stem Cells Phyto-Elite Intensive Body Corrector

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It’s finally happened: I have stopped being carded whenever I purchase a bottle of wine.

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Like Butter, Baby! — Nubian Heritage Launches New Patchouli & Buriti Collection

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The Tree of Life isn’t just the name of a visually astonishing, conceptually-driven, philosophical and esoteric Terence Malick film — it’s, in fact, the term Baron von Humboldt used to describe the buriti palm tree.

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Go For The Bronze — New Benefit Cosmetics Dew The Hoola Soft Matte Liquid Bronzer For Face & Hoola Bronzing & Contouring Brush

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Summer is in full swing and, while in a perfect universe, I’d be typing this by the pool, my feet dipped in the water and a frozen Margarita within my reach, the truth is there hasn’t been much time for fun in the sun just yet.

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Paris Honoré Champs de Lavande Face Cleanser Not Such A “Champ”

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Just two weeks ago, while driving from New York City to central Texas en route to our new home, my husband and I kept spotting signs directing us to cities with European names: Dublin, Virginia; Scotland, Virginia; Moscow, Tennessee; Paris, Tennessee; Hamburg, Arkansas; Florence, Texas; and so on.

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Eyes Wide Open With First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Triple Remedy AM Gel Cream

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During college, when you’re studying for final exams or perhaps writing a thesis, you clock in such few hours of sleep that when you finally come home for the holidays, spring break, or summer, parents examine you and, with a concerned tone, remark, “You look tired, honey.” Later, when you join the workforce and have to tackle seemingly insane deadlines, it becomes friends, colleagues, and significant others — in addition to parents — who feel compelled to observe, “You look tired.” And then, of course, come the kids, at which point the phrase, “You look tired” almost seems redundant.

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Make The Body Shop Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising Sleep Cream Part of Your Dream Team

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Because of our complex brains and our constant multi-tasking throughout the day (which requires accessing different parts of the brain), women need more sleep than men in order to feel refreshed — a theory I’ve always had but which was scientifically proven by a team of researchers at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England.

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Sponsored Post: Getting #UnReady With Neutrogena’s Double Cleansing Method

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DISCLOSURE: This post is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Neutrogena and Latina Bloggers Connect as part of Neutrogena’s #UnReady campaign.

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Thrilla in Vanilla — New Carol’s Daughter Black Vanilla Body Collection

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There are moments when life takes such a ridiculous turn, that it seems like fiction — except, of course, that it’s next to impossible to concoct tales so absurd, so far-fetched, so ludicrous.

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Liquid Assets — A Comprehensive Guide To Face Essences

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Over the last few years, Western beauty companies have finally started to embrace and adopt some of the skin care practices that have long been a mainstay in Korea, where women are known to approach facial cleansing and hydration with meticulous care and a near ritualistic solemnity.

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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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