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Pacifica Island Glow Coconut Crushed Pearl Luminizing Body Butter — A Shining Victory?

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Last week, I mentioned that Pacifica founder Brook Harvey Taylor would be making her QVC debut on August 2nd, introducing Pacifica’s new Island Glow collection, a five-item selection of body butters, scrubs, and lip balms meant to leave skin glistening.

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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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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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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updates, overnight stardom via YouTube, and search-as-you-type Google Instant, the notion of waiting for anything is as outdated as pantaloons and powdered wigs.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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Fresh Sugar Honey Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15 — Will It Be Your Honeybun?

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As soon as you see the Sephora.com ($22.50 at Sephora.com), which moisturizes and protects lips while coating them with a veil of nude color, you’ll wonder why it took this long for Fresh to deliver this beauty wonder.

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eos Lip Balm Smooth Sphere Summer 2011 Pack — A Smooth Move

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My love affair with eos Lip Balm Smooth Spheres can be traced back to July 2009, when I first held one of these egg-shaped lip balm containers in my cupped hands and, locating an indentation along the equator-like center of the domed case, pressed one thumb against the top half and one thumb against the bottom half, moving my digits in opposite directions so as to twist off the case’s top cap.

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A Body Oil With Carte Blanche — Lierac Paris Sensorielle Oil’s Softening White Flower Blend

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Hope you had a fantastic Fourth of July weekend!

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Dr. Obagi’s Zo Skin Health Boot Camp — Results in Five Weeks

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Earlier this year, I had the chance to get a skin consultation from renowned dermatologist Dr.

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Kate Somerville CytoCell Dark Circle Corrective Eye Cream

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Dark under-eye circles are a universal female gripe, compounded by the sleep deprivation and inadequate hydration to which we subject our bodies as we dive into the über competitive work force and pursue our respective career paths, and aggravated by the passing of time and the oft sadistic nature of the aging process.

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