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Sharon Stone In Basic Instinct: A Look So Effortless I Want To Barf
I was six years old when Basic Instinct came out in 1992, and I am continually devastated by the 10 years I missed out on having this masterpiece in my life. Flash forward to my 16-year-old self...
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Aegyo Sal: Do My Under-Eye Bags Make Me Look Younger?
My under-eye circles are the bane of my existence. When I shared this hard-hitting story on xoJane, the comments were pretty enlightening. From iron deficiencies to the benefits of thick-rimmed...
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Evil Eyes And Bulls’ Blood: Beauty Tips From Ancient Egypt
So, I came back from Ancient Rome, washed off the asses’ milk, dusted off the soot, and asked myself where (when) to turn for some more handy cosmetic advice from our forebears. As you do. This time...
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$3 Will TRANSFORM Your Feet
If there’s anything ugly about me, it’s my feet. I mean, OK, if there’s anything not DROP-DEAD insanely beautiful and mesermizing and glittery and magical about my body, it’s my feet. I think its...
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Lipsticks Are My Cigarettes
As a certified lipstick addict, I have in my time amassed quite a collection of tubes. Ask my dude roommate; they’re taking over the house. There are lipsticks in the kitchen by my keys, lipsticks all...
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How To Deal When Your Period Ruins Your Face
I worked on a TV show and one day I went to talk to our talented makeup artist, Kari, a feisty Northern Londoner who loved to use the C-word. ”Were you up all night drinking and crying?” she asked...
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Quick Question: When Did You Get Your First Zit?
Zits, you guys. Ugh. I had perpetually broken-out skin in high school. I remember it being far worse than pictures seem to have captured. I went on birth control two years before I lost my virginity...
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Two-Toned Liquid Liner Because I'm Indecisive
I am the worst at making decisions. My boyfriend especially can vouch for how annoying it is; I make the waitress stand there for ages as I frantically switch between two different drink orders, and...
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Contouring Isn't As Easy As Everybody Makes It Seem
A disproportionate amount of my makeup adventures begin with needing something specific for cosplay, I’m finding. This particular journey was no different: it began with an image, the threat of...
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Audrey Hepburn: How To Get Her '50s-Era Gamine Dream Makeup Look
Like many girls, I've been a fan of Audrey Hepburn from a pretty young age. Her poised, graceful way of carrying herself-- learned from years of ballet training--her carefree and classic style, and...
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A Way-Too-Easy Summer Updo That You Probably Should Have Thought Of
No, this isn't earth-shattering, mind-blowing, panty-wetting. But the two great things about this hair style are that a) you can do it, I promise and b) it stays put. Remember my migrating ponytail...
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BEAUTY DARE: I Drunkenly Got A Manicure At 1 A.M.
A few weeks ago, I went to the xoVain offices to get some photos taken. I went pretty late, so when I was leaving, Marci and Annie were leaving, too. I walked down with them, and on our way...
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Quick Question: What's Your Favorite Designer Fragrance?
Marc Jacobs is my favorite designer. Sorrynotsorry for being a cliché. The single most expensive piece of clothing I've ever purchased was a Marc by Marc Jacobs cardigan--not even something from the...
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5 Pretty Things On The Internet: "Topknots Require Lipstick"
Alexa Chung divulges five unlikely hair lessons in an interview; one of them is, "I'll only wear a topknot with lipstick. Without lipstick on, you're just looking at the topknot." Marci told me she...
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Perfumes Are My Time Machine: Here Are The 4 That Really Send Me Back
I have an addictive personality. Not in the sense that people are easily addicted to my personality (they are, of course, but that’s not the point of this article); it’s that I get obsessive over...
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Super-Straight Hair Can Be Beachy Too, Dammit!
My apartment building provides only one spot in the carport for my unit, which means I park on the street. It’s not so bad, if you discount those annoying flyers that local businesses like to stick on...
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Mad About Belinda Carlisle: We're Talking Bigger, Thicker Lashes
This is not a touching beauty-crush tutorial. It is a story of my beauty evolution. (“Beauty evolution” is always read with your tongue firmly planted in your cheek, by the way.) I have been nudged...
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Big Hair To Fill With Big Secrets: An Easy Teasing Tutorial
Last week I shared my comprehensive guide to hair shininess, and--though I hate to play favourites--I think this was my favourite article yet, mostly because of YOU GUYS. You helped each other out in...
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I Got Comment-Shamed Into Regrowing My Brows
For a stretch back in middle school, my self-esteem was the pits. What with the braces, the glasses, the acne… it wasn’t a pretty picture. So my mom, bless her heart, made a concerted effort to help...
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Quick Question: How Do You Hide That You've Been Crying?
I've been on the verge of crying all day. I'm struggling with a lot of things right now. Personally, it's loneliness. Professionally, it's feeling like I haven't given you guys great photos with my...
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