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Hourglass’ New Ambient Lighting Bronzer

Are you a fan of Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder? If you’ve tried it, you probably are. The whole Ambient line is awesome. It’s one of the few where any product can be applied fairly haphazardly, and you won’t end up looking like a clown.

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Nourish Snacks: Eat Happy – and Portion-Controlled

One of the simplest-in-theory, but hardest-in-practice ways to lose weight is to simply eat SLOWLY. It takes about 20 minutes for your brain and stomach to register that you’re full, so unless you’re eating slowly you’ll be eating past the point of satiety.

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Get Ready to Lust

Get Ready to Lust: All the New Launches from Tom Ford

Father’s Day, Mother’s Day…or don’t wait! Beeline for Bergdorf Goodman if you can afford a small splurge because even the most jaded will have a hard time not getting excited to start playing with Tom Ford’s new launches.

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“Milk Bar Life” by Christina Tosi

Are you drooling just looking at the above cover? If you’ve ever had a Momofuku Milk Bar cookie or cake, I bet you are. I keep both perennially stashed in my freezer (trust me, the only thing better than Milk Bar sweets is semi-frozen Milk Bar sweets).

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Frugal Snob Friday

Frugal Snob Friday: The Seaweed Bath Co.’s New Launches

The Seaweed Bath Co., a brand started by a psoriasis sufferer, just expanded massively. I wrote about them over four years ago when they were just getting started. You can now find the homegrown company at places like Whole Foods, and they have a bunch of new products.

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Tips And Tricks to "Shrink" Your Pores

Tips And Tricks to “Shrink” Your Pores

Anyone who has spent time looking at their skin via a magnifying mirror has spent at least some time fretting over the size of their pores. Unfortunately as hard as we might try, there is nothing we can do to actually shrink them…

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