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30 Jul New Chanel “No. 5” 900ml Bottle Debuts in November

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To many, owning Chanel No. 5 has the same heft as owning a Ming vase. It’s precious, it’s pure and timeless. Of course the Ming vase can be auctioned off at Sothebys, but we’ll venture to guess that no one in their right mind would...

29 Jul Chanel’s “Gold Fiction” versus Mercier’s “24 Karat”

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Ah, the nail lacquer trends have me in a Houdini knot this fall. On the one hand, you have deep, rich and vampy shades like Christian Dior’s Liquorice which is tinged with purple and metallic hues. On the other hand, you have Chanel’s obsession with...

25 Jul A Shine-Free MAC Primer

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It is hot, folks! We may as well be in a swamp zone in Florida, and our makeup is migrating down to our knees. Watching our makeup, blush and eyeshadow vanish into an oil slick by noon isn’t our idea of fun in the sun. So...

24 Jul Breakfast Bar

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Some soaps get you downright squeaky clean, as though you were dirty as a pig in mud before. When you lather up they make you want to scrub away for hours and forget about wasting water or the neighborhood drought. But few soaps can double...

21 Jul Star Bright

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I’m not the only person who loves bright skin. Hailing from India, where they use coconut milk to religiously whiten their face, I learned from kindergarten that having flawless white skin was the most beautiful thing you could have apart from possessing polished, uninterrupted nails....

17 Jul Vote Blue, Wear Red

Posted at 22:17h in Makeup by Ron Robinson 0 Comments

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Okay I shouldn’t give political advice on a beauty site I know but that was too easy to resist. On sale on Monday is Stila’s new Rock the Vote Red Lip Color to inspire women to vote. The lippie can purchased for $17 at www.stilacosmetics.com....

17 Jul The Sun Saviour

Posted at 12:31h in Skincare by Ron Robinson 0 Comments

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There are better ways to protect your skin than wearing long-sleeved tees and full-length skirts like the Amish during the summer. When temperatures rise so high that even your slurpee starts to boil before you can drink it, it’s time to jump into a pool...

15 Jul A Bronzing Boon

Posted at 13:35h in Makeup by Ron Robinson 0 Comments

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Every summer we offer up our winter-white legs to “new and improved” self-tanning lotions, only to be sucker-punched by orange blotches that wouldn’t look out of place on a giraffe. Frankly, we’re tired of products that promise us the moon and end up giving us...

14 Jul Estee Lauder’s “Sensuous” Actually Lives Up to Its Name

Posted at 12:07h in Fragrance by Ron Robinson 0 Comments

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There are smells — as I’m sure Pig Pen from the Peanuts Comic Strip would agree — that you are unlikely to forget. Most smells make you want to block your nose completely and wish you had a cold. No amount of spritzing yourself with...

10 Jul Crystal Clear

Posted at 11:42h in Makeup by Ron Robinson 0 Comments

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Have you walked away from a spa experience and thought, “Darn, I way overpaid for that treatment”? Well, I have, and the thought of missed opportunities to buy extra shoes sent me into a depressive tailspin. My shrink, of course, had a glorious week following...

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30 Jul New Chanel “No. 5” 900ml Bottle Debuts in November

29 Jul Chanel’s “Gold Fiction” versus Mercier’s “24 Karat”

25 Jul A Shine-Free MAC Primer

24 Jul Breakfast Bar

21 Jul Star Bright

17 Jul Vote Blue, Wear Red

17 Jul The Sun Saviour

15 Jul A Bronzing Boon

14 Jul Estee Lauder’s “Sensuous” Actually Lives Up to Its Name

10 Jul Crystal Clear