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Turn Water Into Wine + More: Destination Procrastination

You don't have to be Jesus to turn water into wine [The Luxury Spot] Steve Jobs certainly believed in it: Boost your brain power by walking more [Allure Daily Beauty Reporter] How to prep your skin for spring [Betty Confidential] Check my gal Felishe's review of Uplift Studios [Love Life Eat] These luxe lucite organizers are making me want to spring clean and up my storage game [Jenn Falik Selective Eye] Continue Reading [...]

Urban Decay Naked Ultra Nourishing Lip Glosses

Your face is about to become a Naked place, much like when Buffy so famously announced to Merrick that the girls' locker room was one. The latest additions to their famed Naked franchise includes gloriously hydrating glosses in the perfect pinky-nude shades. I've been rocking every single one of them all week - stashing 'em in my jacket pockets, in every purse and all over my apartment. Available in nine shades of nude (our birthday suits vary after all), the sheer glosses yield plumper, Continue Reading [...]

Little Luxuries: Sonia Kashuk For Target Limited Edition Gold Standard Vanity Tray

Enter any magazine editor's office and you will see a glamorous tray: Hermes, Missoni, Fornasetti, they are the perfect little luxury, adding a sparkle to every aspect of the day. But the accessory usually costs more than all the perfumes they hold and are therefore reserved for chic editors/anyone featured in Glamouri's home decor section. So I was shocked to see the price tag on this gold, black and white tray that screamed old hollywood and made me want to smoke long cigarettes and lounge Continue Reading [...]

Giveaway: Win 1 of 2 Ash & Dans Scarves

This week, I've partnered with my Core Fusion pal Ash (one half of scarf private label, Ash & Dans) on a generous giveaway of two of the line's gorgeous scarves. The first is the Dylan Black Cutout Infinity Backed with Black Jersey Scarf, worth $155. THE transitional piece, this mesh accessory adds LA Je ne sais quoi without bulk or too much warmth, so it's perfect for spring and even summer. Throw it on top of a white T to add low-key flair or rock it with your yoga gear. And we've got Continue Reading [...]

Motivate Monday, Because Your Legs Are Soon Going to Make Their Grand Debut

Not-meat protein sources that don't get the cred they deserve Learn about the nutrition labels Uber, but instead of a car, you get a yoga teacher  Forget the outfits- this is what celebs eat for their pre-Oscars bods  Perfect legs? Yes please! --Julia Casella Follow Julia on Twitter. Continue Reading [...]

Snap Out Of Sunday Sadness Six Fix

6 things to look forward to and lift you up during the darkest hour of the darkest day of the week:     1. Daylight Saving Time: YAY! Sun!  2. Drunk in Love in EMOJIS  3. Your favorite celebrities covered in tattoos: This is super entertaining. I actually love the prince and princess punked up.  4. Girls are Smart Enough to Not Need A " Normal" Sized Barbie:  My girl Kara is spot on.    5. Don't Lean In. Recline: Some food for thought regarding Continue Reading [...]

5 Things To Do This Weekend

Cycling/Spinning? Rock your Up band/FitBit/Nike Fuel Band on your the velcro/laces of your shoe. Above is my daily steps as of 1:23pm today, when I'd done not one thing but worked and gone to a 45-minute Flywheel class. That's where instructor Jesse Alexander gave me this game-changing tip, which increased my steps astoundingly. I'm always so annoyed that my cycling counts for bupkes stepswise, and now, I'm getting credit for it. Get involved. Buy Bobbi Brown's Pretty Powerful Mascara on Continue Reading [...]

The Scoop On Nicole Richie's Perfectly Purple 'Do

Precious few people can pull off a purple coif, but Nicole Richie is rocking that violet and not letting it rock her.  Danny Moon, PRAVANA Guest Artist from the Andy Lecompte Salon used PRAVANA ChromaSilk PASTELS and VIVIDS to create this look. He finished the look with a deep conditioning treatment with their NEVO by PRAVANA :60 Second Deep Treatment. The color is salon-only, but the deep treatment can be done at home post coloring hair to keep it looking lustrous. What do you think of Nicole Continue Reading [...]

Beauty.com X Suno GWP Time

Spend $100 at Beauty.com and score this Dégradé Daisy Make Up Tote from SUNO. Available while supplies last, the Dégradé Daisy Make Up Tote can be found here: Beauty.com/SunoBag. The bag is filled with 13 prestige beauty samples in both deluxe sample and full sizes with a retail value of more than $120. Here, its gorgeous contents:  1. Urban Decay Glide-On Lip Pencil, Naked 2. GlamGlow Brightmud Eye Treatment 3. Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid 4. Origins GinZing Continue Reading [...]

Make The Most Of Your Sleep This Weekend

So Daylights Savings Time is upon us (we're springing forward on Sunday morning, friends) and every year, I get just a little baby bit of JETLAG from losing an hour. I'm deeply a night person, and am currently trying to train myself to become a morning person (it's a lifelong process, I fear) as after decades of being able to do my best work in the middle of the night, I'm suddenly, bafflingly, incapable of stringing words together in a sentence after the hour of 7pm. So I'm doing everything I can Continue Reading [...]