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3 Dates, 3 Looks: Makeup For Every Potentially Romantic Situation
Even though I love flirting with dudes, I haven’t exactly been in a dating mood lately. For one thing, I’m really busy and relationships require a lot of time. For another, my last breakup was of the...
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Dream Curls: Why You Need Flexi Rods In Your Life
OK, so maybe the subhead is a bit of a hyperbole. But I promised a big announcement today, and it's coming straight at you in the form of an Official Beauty Editor Decree: Curls are in. I LOVE curls...
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Gel Lip Masks: Another Beauty Product You Never Knew You Needed Until Today
If you’ve read my articles on xoVain, you would have noticed some sort of pattern. Smoky eye in five minutes, doing your makeup in bed, that sorta thing. In short, I am lazy. I am insufferably lazy to...
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The 10 Most Glorious Celebrity Moles
I've always said that if I ever have to get the mole near my mouth removed for health reasons, I'm going to have a dark brown spot tattooed right back on as soon as it's healed. (In fact, I've already...
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The Yellow Powder That Completely Erases My Dark Circles
I went back to school about two weeks ago, and I’ve been busy. I’m taking the maximum number of credits this semester while also trying to stay involved in music, theatre, and other extracurriculars,...
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8 Pretty Things On The Internet: Lilac Eyes And Orange Lips
3FLOZ (a company that sells are your beauty faves in TSA-friendly sizes) now has 25 vending machines in five major airports, including our own JFK! This is fitting as I had an anxiety dream about...
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When Is Too Early To Selfie? Or For Glittery Eyelids?
And if you read this up to twenty minutes after it went live: when is too early to write a headline? This morning is not chill, I am absolutely not feeling this morning. I can't take a good photo to...
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Raid The Office Supply Closet For Your New Favorite Beauty Aids
As hard as I try to keep myself organized and prepared for anything, I cannot, for the life of me, keep my hands on hair accoutrements. You’ll find bobby pins, barrettes, and hair ties of all types...
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You Asked: How Can I Get My Neglected Lip Colours Out Of My Makeup Bag And...
This week’s question is one that popped up A LOT in the comments of my awesome work lipstick article: I have, like, 50 lipsticks that I LOVE, but I never wear any of them except a couple favorites....
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Dye Your Hair Pretty Much Any Color With Specially Brewed DIY Tea
Before synthetic chemicals, natural ingredients were used to create colors and dyes for hair, makeup, clothing and food. Brilliant yellows, blues and reds can be achieved with plant-based ingredients,...
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I Found My New Favorite Eyebrow Product
Quiz: anybody remember what I normally use in my eyebrows? Answer: probably not! You know why? Because I pitched a story about it to xoJane.com when they were hiring beauty writers and it was...
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Brenda Walsh: How To Look Like The Babeliest Babe of Beverly Hills 90210
There are few childhood girl crushes that come close to Brenda Walsh. Kelly Taylor was up there, but she betrayed her best friend, and this was a major deal breaker for my six-year-old heart. (Kelly...
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The $2 Top Coat That Makes Neutral Nail Colors A Million Times Cooler
The best thing I have ever bought for my nails is, hands down, my NYC Matte Me Crazy Mattifying Top Coat. I’ll admit that the main reason why I love this stuff is because I’m basically a little kid...
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Blotting Paper Is Boring: 3 Smart New Spins On Oil-Absorbing Sheets
Am I the only one who puts a pack of blotting papers in her bag and then immediately forgets about it? I could be looking at my reflection in a compact and thinking, "Ugh, shiny," and a mental block...
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DIY Asymmetrical Short Bangs For No Reason Other Than I Do What I Want
I’ve been growing out my manic pixie dream cut for about a year now, and my hair’s finally at a bob length I pretty much enjoy. I sort of feel like a mix between Jane Lane and Velma Kelly, which sums...
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Downton Abbey Returns! A Lady Mary Inspired Look To Ring In Season 4
On Sunday, everyone's favourite upper/lower-class soap opera returns. Well, at least in the UK, but North American types like me will stream it online or risk reading spoilers on tumblr. If you...
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Quick Question: Do You Have Dandruff?
It has come to my attention that a lot of people--including some people who write the copy for dandruff shampoo commercials--have no idea what dandruff is. Let's end this confusion: Dandruff is not a...
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11 Epic Disney Makeovers
Many of us have been under Disney's spell from a very young age. Their skills and achievements are quite enchanting: hundreds of gorgeously animated films, multiple severely detailed theme parks, and...
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Use Electric Blue Mascara As Liner, Too!
For this weekend's Look To Try, I'm incorporating a bunch of trends that we've seen on the site recently: colored mascara, matching your eyeliner to another part of your face, bright blue, and just...
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13 Things You’d Know Only If You've Worked A Retail Beauty Job
In my short 23 years of life, I’ve worked a lot of jobs. I’ve spent most of my life feeling completely unqualified for and undeserving of every opportunity that’s ever presented itself to me. I joined...
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