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Josie Maran Argan Infinity Cream
A few Fridays ago, QVC had a day of beauty. Being such a wild party girl and all, I DVR’d hours of it while I was at work so I could watch it when I got home. I don’t know about you, but I can’t get...
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Made in the 312: La Bella Figura
Made in Chicago, Inspired by the World. That’s the phrase you’ll see inscribed on the packaging of La Bella Figura’s luxury organic skin care. The ladies who started the line, Victoria and Karen,...
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Pattern Body Wash
Email overload is the plague of unproductivity. I go through stages of unsubscribing from newsletters, sometimes only to subscribe back to them. Take the e-sample sale overload. I’m all “stop sending...
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Plant Power: La Bella Figura Daily Elements Defense
Do you take a daily vitamin? How about for your face? That’s how I think of the La Bella Figura Daily Elements Defense Face Oil. This brand new facial oil, launching in March, is like a multi for your...
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Recharge, Relax and Read Blogs
Vacations are both a blessing and a curse. I love the reprieve from the crazy schedules and busy days that tend to bog me down. That break from chaos gets me off a routine in a good way…until I’m...
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Two Steps to Radiant Skin
Some things are just too good to keep to yourself. Which is how I first stumbled across this crazy good skin combo. And now I’m paying it forward! We all have the ladies at La Bella Figura to thank...
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Spring Cleaning: Bathroom Drawer Edition
Meet the place where face creams and kabuki brushes come to live. Otherwise known as my bathroom drawer. I think my spring cleaning urge has officially activated. I relish in a good cleaning day....
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Illume Eternal Nomad Spring Giveaway
Scent has the power to bring us to another place or time. Like when I get a whiff of Love Spells randomly, I’m in high school again. Happens more than you’d think… Currently, though, I’m interested...
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Elizabeth Dehn for One Love Organics
What happens when two of the most ingredient-conscious skin care mavens join forces? A whole lotta vitamins and plant power with a healthy side of dew and glow, that’s what. One Love Organics...
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Low to Luxe: Eye Cream
It wasn’t long ago that my friend Catherine asked me to break down the best makeup for busy moms. And right before she came back from maternity leave, she specifically pegged me on eye cream...
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The Anti-April Fools: Spring Beauty Sale at Sephora
The long weekend was pretty great — the warmest days in months, Easter festivities and an excess of Starburst jelly beans and Napoleon (family Easter dessert tradition!) On Saturday, I even did a...
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Josie Maran Argan Oil with Radiance
Puppies are to thank for me discovering Josie Maran’s Argan Oil with Radiance. It’s really the perfect storm of all things I love: puppies (clearly), facial oils and glowing skin. Josie Maran teamed...
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Weleda Natural Body Lotion
I’ve taken to a new lotion, guys, and I’m pretty excited about it. Weleda Pomegranate Regenerating Body Lotion is beyond. The ingredient list meets my high standards – filled with natural oils,...
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The Balm Files
I have an affinity towards balms, for cleansing, calming and moisturizing just about everywhere — body, face, hands, feet, lips, etc. The ritual of balm-ing (you can make anything a verb) is a natural...
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5 Important Tips I Learned During My Last Facial
My last facial came with a particularly empowering name: You Glow Girl. I’ll cheers to that. I visited the Blue Mercury spa in Lincoln Park several weeks ago, on a dreary day that leeched any type of...
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Kiehl’s Skin Rescuer, a Stress-Relieving Moisturizer?
{Chanel Azure on the nails!} Stress is the new norm. It’s all about how you manage it, right? I balance my crazy by drinking lots of water and getting my daily giggle on. Seriously, when neither...
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Melanoma Monday, But It’s Not What You Think
While I find the name “Melanoma Monday” to be extremely ill-conceived, I think it’s an important day of awareness. But first, let’s not get it twisted with Taco Tuesday, Pizza Friday or any other day...
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Kahina Giving Beauty
These weighty black bottles gracing my bathroom counter represent serious girl power. Kahina Giving Beauty was founded by a woman who now donates an impressive 25% of profits from each product sold to...
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The Lazy Girl Shave
Winter might suck, but at least I don’t have to shave my legs. Perhaps my least favorite beauty duty. I read recently in this HuffPo article that, on average, women spend 72 days shaving over the...
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If I Were a Boy, I’d Have the Best Dopp Kit Ever
While shaving my legs is a beauty chore of the worst kind, if I were a boy, I know I’d feel differently about the whole shaving of the face. And I’d for sure have the most pimped out dopp kit there...
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