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It’s a beautiful thing when effective ingredients come at reasonable prices.  That is exactly what the stunning Salma Hayek has claimed to do with her new skin care line, Nuance. Hayek partnered with CVS to develop the ambitious collection, sold exclusively at the US chain. Nuance seems to dabble in everything from makeup, skin care (both face and body), to hair care! Inspired by Hayek’s Mexican heritage, the Nuance collection boasts a proprietary formula that blends exotic and ancient ingredients with modern science, delivering the most effective results.  Read more…

Whether you pluck, thread, or wax your eyebrows, there is always the phase where your strays come to the surface. Be it that they’re too short to tweeze out, or you’re trying to grow them out for your next wax, it’s no fun looking like teen wolf  Read more…

Do you ever wonder how celebrities get those oh-so-sexy shiny legs? Moisturizing isn’t enough to get those stems glowing; you need to learn some tricks to look like you’re red-carpet ready. There are a few things you can do to achieve this look. This includes anything from shimmer powders and creams, oils, petrolatum (e.g. Vaseline), and certain lotions.

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They say that eyes are the windows to the soul. Unfortunately, they are one of the first things to show signs of aging. The last thing you want to do is tug at and rub the delicate skin around the eyes when you’re removing your eye makeup. And as someone who loves her waterproof mascara, I have yet to find a great eye makeup remover (including from a cleanser) on the market.  I either end up with traces of makeup still remaining on my eyes and lashes, or I have to aggressively rub at them to get everything off. The former ends up destroying your lashes, while the latter speeds up the aging process (around the eyes). That’s why nothing has replaced my favorite trick to removing stubborn eye makeup.  Read more…

Whoa mamma, the heat has been brutal this week! We have definitely experienced some scorchers the past few days, and if you were anything like me, you sought refuge in the wonderfully refrigerated world of central air. Okay, maybe the truthier version is that I sat directly in front my a/c window unit and complained a lot. But eventually you have to face the heat, and you really want to lighten up on everything from your clothes to your skin care.

As touched on in my last post, I love exclusive deals and discounts. I usually like to keep these sales on the DL, but can you blame me? Many of us don’t want others to have the same things that we do. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve approached a woman to ask where she got her dress or her shoes to have her say, “Um, I don’t remember.” Uh huh, likely story. But it’s cool; I get it.  Moreover, when you know there are limited quantities, you definitely  Read more…

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