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I Got Eczema From My Engagement Ring
Daniel's proposal was certainly a surprise, but neither of us expected the buzzkill that followed. The ring belonged to his late grandmother, Rose, and she had it redesigned in the '70s into a...
View ArticleTurn A Messed Up Cat Eye Into A Totally-On-Purpose-Looking Smoky Eye
Y'all, I'm a beauty editor. That doesn't mean I'm a makeup artist. Sure, I was the one who did everyone's age-inappropriate makeup at middle school sleepovers, but I don't have any particularly...
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My Sister Dumped Beer On My Hair, And I'm Not Mad At Her
I, Pia, used to hate beer. I thought it was too fizzy, smelled funky, and made me pee way too much. But eventually, I started to appreciate it. Call it a maturing of my taste buds, if maturing...
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Why Didn't Anyone Put A Balm On The End Of A Lip Stain Before Now?
I'm not much of a lipstick girl because it unfailingly gets on my teeth, I have to constantly reapply, and it always seems to dry out. I just don’t have that kind of time or patience as I’m very, very...
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The Antiperspirant That Emboldened Me To Give A Cute Guy My Number
Ever heard the term “sweater girl”? It’s OK if you haven’t; it hasn’t really been used since the ‘40s. Basically, it means a busty lady who wears tight sweaters--a description for which I qualify....
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I'm Pretty Sure A Spa Just Changed My Life
I left a little piece of myself behind at the spa yesterday. It wasn’t my semi-perm pink (though it covered everything), it wasn’t my bobby pins (two missing); no, it was a little piece of ME that...
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Quick Question: What's The Boldest Eyeshadow Color You're Comfortable Wearing?
The other day, I received one of the new Sephora Collection Colorful Eyeshadows, and I immediately handed it over to Annie. The color was Cherry on Top, a matte red. While I imagined myself looking...
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My Not-So-Secret Beauty Secret From The Supermarket
I swallow. It’s not a ladylike thing to admit to the Internet, but there are no beauty secrets on this website. I will swallow anything in the name of health and beauty. I can't wait to get knocked up...
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Clubbed Thumbs? You CAN Wear Nail Art Stickers!
I have clubbed thumbs. I've mentioned that once or twice (or thrice). I even make a reference to them on my OkCupid profile. I'm something of an activist and advocate for those with clubbed thumbs....
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You'll-Never-Get-With-This Summer Babe Curls
Do you know what straightened hair does in Texas? Stops existing. It's kind of like if you've ever dipped cotton candy in a hot tub. Or tried to reheat some tomato bisque and it got too hot and puffed...
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The Floor Vanity: Because You Can't Afford A Fancy Piece Of Furniture To...
When you move into a tiny apartment or dorm room, you’re going to set up your crap wherever it fits. That’s how I found myself sitting on a towel in the corner of my bedroom, leaning against a full...
View ArticleFace Roller Follow-Up: See It In Action!
Since writing about the Visag'ge (would love if you commented below on how to actually pronounce that name) face roller, I've learned a little about the benefits of lymphatic face massages....
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Quick Question: Do You Wear The Scented Lotion That Goes With Your Perfume?
Pretty much every perfume has a matching body lotion available, but pretty much everyone I know who wears perfume doesn't wear the matching body lotion. OK, so I asked, like, three people, but those...
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Spider Veins: How Do I Get Rid Of This Curse?
Bodies are weird, man. And they get even weirder as you get older. A few years ago I noticed two strange bruises on my calf. I instinctively rubbed the area with my hand, but something odd occurred: I...
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Cutting Your Hair Short Is A Journey, And Your Eyebrows Are Coming Along For...
When I see a woman confidently pulling off a pixie cut, my first thought is to wonder what life-altering event was the catalyst for chopping off all her hair. While it may just be hair, REALLY...
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My Husband Dumped All Of My 'Toxic' Products While I Was At The Obstetrician
For the first few months of my pregnancy, I was very ill; like Kate Middleton-style hyperemesis gravidarum ill. Basically, that means 24-hour morning sickness (such a misnomer). For six months, I was...
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CUTE COUPLE ALERT! Wax Idols Album + Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing...
So apparently you can be healthy as hell and end up with some--probably a dumbass child's--infected snot germs that they intentionally wiped on the subway pole in your immune system. I was drinking...
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Shopping With The Color Wheel: How My Art Education Took The Anxiety Out Of...
When I told my mother that I wanted to wear makeup like the other girls in my seventh grade class, she did what any mildly conservative Southern mother would do: go to the Clinique counter and buy the...
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Quick Question: What's Your Favorite Super-Cheap Beauty Product?
I think I like XO intern Felicia so much because she reminds me of younger me, but she's a kabillion times cooler than I ever was. I was so full of compliments for her this morning that I think she...
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I've Started The Incredibly Unnatural Process Of Going Back To My Natural...
I’ve been dyeing my hair for 13 years. That is HALF of my LIFE. “What is your natural hair colour?” people would joke with me as my hair changed from dark brown to red to blonde to pink. I would...
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