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The Balm to Buy

July 7, 2010

Just because we’re deep in the middle of summer does not excuse HCG from our obsessive daily moisturizing regimen.  In fact, weekends spent lounging on the beach tend to leave our skin needing more hydration than usual.  We’ve dutifully kept up with daily applications of our longtime Kiehl’s staple Creme de Corps even though it [...]

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Summer Staple

April 21, 2010

It goes without saying that tinted moisturizer is one of the most brilliant beauty inventions ever created.  Summer makeup is a pain in the ass, and we love anything that reduces our pre-event prep time.  HCG’s preferred tinted moisturizer is by Laura Mercier, and it’s amazing.
The LM TM (you’ve got that, right?) is a sheer [...]

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Believe the Hype

January 13, 2010

Armani’s liquid foundation really is as awesome as everyone says it is.
I mulled/obsessed over this foundation for nearly four years (I guess long, drawn out obsessions are a habit of mine).  The Armani foundation gets an insane amount of press from celebrities and makeup artists and wins countless best beauty picks in magazines (including InStyle’s [...]

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Buttery Soft Skin Awaits

January 5, 2010

It happens every winter: the combination of the freezing cold weather outside and the heat inside inevitably leads to dry, tight skin.  Woof.
My longtime solution for beating the winter skin blues?  Kiehl’s Creme de Corps all-over body moisturizer.  Believe me, if your skin gets super dry in the winter like mine does, you need this [...]

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The Best Sweatpants in the World

November 3, 2009

You read that correctly: these really are the best sweatpants in the world.
I first learned of Splendid sweats back in 2007 when Oprah professed her love for them in an episode dedicated to living well.  Queen O declared these pants amazing and called them “the perfect pair of sweats.”
Since Oprah and I have similar lifestyles, [...]

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Get Sprayed

October 26, 2009

The secret’s out: I love spray tanning.
Getting sprayed has become an integral part of my personal maintenance routine before any big (or even remotely big) event.  I’m a rather pale person, so a nice spray tan helps me look less like an albino and more like a normal human.
What is my spray tan locale of [...]

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