A couple months ago Ariana Grande wore an oversize white puffer jacket after calling off her engagement, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. This is the first time I’ve ever thought about a puffer jacket multiple times, and it’s the only time I’ve wished I owned one. The reality is…
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Asking a beauty professional—whether it’s a celebrity hairstylist, makeup artist, or Instagram influencer (hi, 2018)—for advice is always a safe bet. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll find there are plenty of other women out there who are legitimate authorities in their own right. In our column Unlikely Experts, they give real reviews and…
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The cold weather might be enough to convince you and a partner to just stay in. (That restaurant you like to go to is five blocks too far.) But it’s fine to make an occasion out of a winter date night—especially when you’re actually excited about what to wear. Don’t want to leave the warm…
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I’ll admit it: I’m still trying to figure out how to be a “hat person.” (Yes, that’s a thing you can be.) If you’re anything like me, it has always been a challenge to balance personal style with personal needs, like retaining heat during the winter, and the beanies, baseball caps, and fedoras meant to…
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In the summer, my face is an oil slick—or as kinder souls have put it, “so glowy!” Then, one day, fall turns to winter and severe dry patches begin appearing beneath my eyes and around my nose. It happens every year, like clockwork. In the past, this signaled a mad scramble to find any solution…
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It’s the beginning of November, and you know what that means: This holiday season is upon us. We’ve reached that transitional time when Halloween decorations are replaced by winter ones overnight—and when gift sets start appearing on shelves. Among the holiday products that have come out so far, I already found the one holiday-themed lipstick…
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