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MAC Lorde Collection

MAC Cosmetics is doing the Lorde's work! With her fabulously '90s aesthetic of curly locks and MAC Fetish-esque lips, scintillating songs and refreshingly DGAF attitude, it's no wonder the mega makeup brand partnered with Kiwi Lorde on a makeup range. The collection includes Pure Heroin Lipstick (a deep plum) for $16 and Penultimate Eye Liner in Rapidblack for $19.50. It's available at maccosmetics.com June 5, internationally as of July. What do you think of this collaboration? Continue Reading [...]

Leg Shaving Tips On The Go

This post is sponsored by Venus, but all opinions herein are my own. This article also appears on gillettevenus.com.  On a trip to Greece I took this summer, I accidentally packed my razor, but tragically, not my razor blade. In my haste, I’d forgotten to do a roll-call of all my toiletry items to be replaced after my last jaunt. Catastrophe, obviously. I could not be stubbly in Santorini. I wound up having to locate a drugstore on the tiny island and pretty much mime that I needed to buy Continue Reading [...]

Benefit Cosmetics Offers Free Brow Services At Madison Square Park Today

To borrow an ad campaign from Walgreens (shoutout to Aidan for keeping himself employed), if you're on the corner of 23rd and I have man brows, Benefit Cosmetics is hooking a gal UP. They're primping brows-on-the-go in their PrimpMobile for FREE TODAY, 10am to 4pm in Madison Square Park in front of the Flatiron building. They're providing brow services and makeup touch-ups. Get waxed, filled, tinted or tweezed today. Don’t have time for a wax? Get brow mapped—the perfect brow shape for your Continue Reading [...]

Sanctuary Spa At Bay Club San Francisco

A couple weeks ago, I crashed with my high school good Judy (shout-out to my gal India-Jewel Jackson) Michele in San Francisco and lived my life as a parallel-universe me, who wakes up early (west coast jet-lag is the best!), dresses in layers and pretentiously, but appropriately swishes her red wine in a swirl before drinking it. Many things were new -- eschewing 10+ per week meals with girls in the name of catching up in favor of chilling with cute tech dudes who are taller than 5'3" (oh, New Continue Reading [...]

Skinterrogation: Dr. Lisa Airan

Lisa Airan once gave me the peel of my life and even dished with me about dating in NYC while the acids did their thing on my face. The aesthetic dermatologist is based in in Manhattan and loves to help her patients look as good as they feel through combinations of injectable botox and fillers, lasers and the strategic use of the most current technologies like the latest advances in platelet-rich plasma. I caught up with the skin savant to glean her best tips on acne care, hyperpgimentation, her Continue Reading [...]

Fictitious Fragrance Fan: Blair Waldorf of ‘Gossip Girl’

It's very hard to bottle Blair Waldorf-- she is smart and sophisticated but easily one of the biggest bitches to ever grace TV, and yet she still manages to be sweet. She eats macarons in the tub, has bow dresses, bright tights and single-handily brought back the headband. Ultimately a hopeless romantic, Blair deserves a sweet scent like Viktor & Rolf's BonBon,  more sophisticated than sugary and just the right amount of sexy. It attracts attention through seduction, but also by demanding Continue Reading [...]

Giveaway: Sofia By Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara joins the celebrity scent brigade with her new fragrance, Sofia By Sofia Vergara, which debuts on Thursday, April 24 at midnight on HSN. The juicy oriental floral scent is comprised of blackberry, Colombian rose and orchid (a shout-out to the Colombia native's home country), earthy woods and vanilla, all encased in a faceted bottle is inspired by the country’s native gemstone, the emerald. I caught up with the Modern Family actress to ask her some burning beauty questions regarding Continue Reading [...]

Pixi Picks For Spring

Head to Tarjay for these Pixi goodies I've been loving: Pixi Shea Butter Lip Balm: The subtlest sweetest little tint, in a super pretty tube. Mesmerizing Mineral Palette:  So many wearable colors that let you change/intensify your look throughout the day. Pixi Cheek Sheen: Gold glow is my current highlighter love-- really easy to apply and you can even skip bronzer. What are you stocking up on for spring? --Julia Casella Follow Julia on Twitter: @Julia_Casella. Continue Reading [...]

Motivate Monday, Because Swimsuit Season Is Approaching

I've been trying to incorporate coconut oil into my life so these 76 tips were super helpful. Dieting would be really easy if you didn't constantly feel deprived. Here's how.  This no-bake cinnamon swirl cheesecake is free of cream, dairy, gluten, soy, and eggs. You know when you laugh so much that your abs hurt? Well there are loads of other non-crunch exercises out there.  —Julia Casella Follow Julia on Twitter: @Julia_Casella. Continue Reading [...]

Snap Out Of Sunday Sadness NOW

6 things to look forward to and lift you up during the darkest hour of the darkest day of the week: 1. What Emoji Sequence Sums Up Your Love Life: At this point you should know that anything Emoji-related makes me happy. 2. True Detective AT&T Commercial: I miss this show, so these parodies are easing the pain 3. Who Has More Hair: But really... 4. Repurpose Beauty Duds: Of course you won't find any duds on this site, but if you did end up with a product that just wasn't you, here's Continue Reading [...]