makeup your mind

A rainbow of shadow shades–for $29.95.

Confession is good for the soul….

My name is Hillary and I’m a makeup junkie. I remember buying my first eye shadow (purple, powder, Aziza, age 12) and coveting it like some forbidden fruit. (It should have been forbidden—purple’s not a good color on me.) Then [...]

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to boot

The Lucchese–an example of wearable art.

You know when you walk into a Baskin-Robbins and there’s a kid ahead of you who’s looking at those 31 flavors and can’t make a decision to save his life? (And in desperation, the parent—I’ve done this—starts to suggest flavors. And when that doesn’t work, the parent [...]

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i die…over these bracelets

Rachel Zoe–the style star in her studio.

Go ahead, raise your eyebrows. But fans of the iconic Rachel Zoe will understand my girl crush on this tabloid fashionista, who’s working hard at bringing her top-of-the-line look to a more grounded audience.

Zoe has been stylist-to-the-stars for years now (Demi Moore, Jen Garner, [...]

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branching out…

Just one look…that's all it took.

A while back, I was flipping through a Pottery Barn catalog (which I use more as a source of inspiration than for actual shopping—sorry, PB) and a sliver of decorative twigs caught my eye. (I say sliver, because they were trying to sell the couch, the mirror, [...]

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the bronze (anti) age

Guerlain–the gold-standard for getting bronze.

My dermatologist gave me a talking-to the other day. I wouldn’t call myself a tan-orexic, but I do like my sun on vacations, and I’ve been known to jump into the occasional tanning bed before a black-tie event that calls for a strapless gown. But truthfully, I felt a little [...]

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tv talk: anti-aging skincare

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coupon coup

Hot cup of coffee at a very cool price.

I bought coffee on the internet last night. Six boxes of K-Cups, to be exact…which comes out to something like 144 attempts to wake me up and get my kids off to school.

The total cost was supposed to be $65.94 before shipping. But what [...]

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