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I am going to be honest about what I thought about this SkinFix moisturizer
Skinfix Triple Lipid Peptid Cream $54 for 50 mL Have you ever been really excited to try a product thinking it was the solution you were looking for, only to discover, no it is most certainly not? I have, and clearly I am not wasting any time telling you how I felt about the SkinFix…
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Jo Malone’s Myrrh and Tonka cologne intense lives up to the name
Intense. I took that with a grain of salt given the way I have heard many a fragrance review talk about Jo Malone fragrances. “They don’t last,” they say. So, I thought nothing of spraying on the sample of their Myrrh and Tonka intense cologne. As soon as the spray hit my skin, I feared…
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The problem is not the problem
Valerie Lipovetsky spoke candidly about the nose job she got at age 16. Finally after years of not feeling confident with how she looked, she had the solution she sought. Except the self-doubt remained. That’s why, as she tells the audience, she preaches self-love and body acceptance despite her own plastic surgery journey. Because no…
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Catch me in the Maldives (or how to make a dream vacation a reality)
I don’t have a good reason for this, but I am trying to get to the Maldives. I am not sure when this dream formed or truly the geography of the place, but I know that I want to linger in one of those huts on the water, only worrying about if I want to…
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Fear of God Athletics drop is out now. Just don’t call it a collab
This past weekend we saw the first drop of Fear of God Athletics. The line is a partnership between Fear of God, the luxury line headed by Jerry Lorenzo and the sportswear giant Adidas. Though they started in LA and of the Fear of God site, pieces will be available in select Adidas stores and…
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All their eyes were on the sky: Critique of the Louis Vuitton Pre Fall 2024 show in Hong Kong
Models were still walking as the lights dimmed and the audience turned their backs. Everyone’s eyes and phones were pointed to the sky. There a formation of drones put on a show. They lit up the sky to make an ocean wave, and then a boat, and then the sun, and finally LV iconography. I…
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Dr Jart Cicapair: First impressions on the line
My skin has been going through it. Overly sensitive and dry, it certainly needs some help. What a time to try the Cicapair™ line from Dr Jart+. I tried the soothing repair treatment lotion and the moisturizer over the course of a week. Cicapair™ Intensive Soothing Repair Treatment Lotion $35 for 150 mL The first…
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Bal d’Afrique is a fragrant ode to the continent
As he developed Bal d’Afrique for Byredo, Ben Gorman called upon his father’s time in Africa. The fragrance is an interpretation of those memories and with a sprinkle of his own imagination. It is a journey throughout the continent in scent, as can be clearly seen in the notes breakdown. Bal d’Afrique eau de parfum…
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The life-changing power of an unconventional subway ride
I can only imagine it started like this. She was bored on the train as she headed out late at night. The car was otherwise empty, and her favorite song started to play. She is vibing and decides to film herself. In that moment she became London’s Tube Girl. While I have no intention of…
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