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Posted by Total Beauty on 12/18/12 at 03:31PM
If you're still busy trying to become who you are, as Lena Dunham's Girls character Hannah Horvath so eloquently put it, we've found something that may help you on your quest. Deciding whether you're truly a Marnie or more of a Jessa at heart is now a few brush strokes away.
Dunham and fashion's favorite manicurist Deborah Lippman have collaborated to create a limited edition set of nail lacquers inspired by the hit series' four twenty-somethings that we've come to love (well, most of the time anyways). The Girls collection, $45, contains four shades of nail polish that symbolize each of the girls' distinct personalities. Hannah comes in the form of a hapless hunter green, Marnie is a prim and proper pink, Jessa is a sultry bohemian burgundy, and our innocent Shoshanna is a…
Posted by Meghan Rabbitt on 12/17/12 at 02:18PM
When I heard the news about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, I called my dad and my sister -- both schoolteachers in New York -- to tell them how much I love them. I was so sad; I didn't know what else to do.
When Beth Howard, author of "Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie" heard the devastating news, she remembered something her mother once told her: "Don't get sad, get busy."
So Howard, whose memoir is about her husband's sudden death and how baking pie helped ease her grief, posted the following on her Facebook page, The World Needs More Pie:
"Overwhelmed and heartbroken by today's tragedy, I feel like packing up my pie supplies into my RV and driving to Connecticut. If making pie and sharing it with the citizens of Newtown would help ease their…
Posted by Cinya Burton on 12/14/12 at 12:25PM
When it comes to exfoliating, I'm a sugar scrub gal all the way. My super sensitive skin does not play well with rough loofas or dry brushes. Knowing that, I'd grown to accept that flakey skin was still better than the alternative: red, irritated skin.
So imagine my near-glee when a pal recommended Stark's exfoliating mitt, $15. Perhaps it’s the 100% natural agave fibers, but the woven mitt (I use that term loosely; it doesn't look like one of those awkward, clunky gloves) didn't even seem like it was sloughing my arms and legs the first time I tried it. A few minutes after hopping into the shower, I immediately noticed a difference. My skin was practically silky.
It's been two weeks and I'm hooked. This is the first winter on record where my skin isn't itchy at all and looks…
Posted by Cinya Burton on 12/13/12 at 04:15PM
What would Phil Dunphy do? Apparently he would get a mani/pedi.
That's right Modern Family fans, everyone's favorite TV family is getting their own line of Nicole by OPI nail lacquers. Of course, the polish names are just as witty as the ABC sitcom itself. A few highlights? "Stand by your Manny," a periwinkle blue; "Baskin in Gloria" a sassy red-violet; and "What’s the Mitch-uation?" a deep cobalt.
This is kind of an odd pairing for OPI; we love Modern Family but it's not exactly Gossip Girl. Even still, we're excited to see the brand branching out. In fact, we think New Girl, Revenge, or even Game of Thrones should be next on their list.
The Modern Family nail polish collection hits shelves in January, just as the show returns.
Posted by Cinya Burton on 12/12/12 at 05:14PM
And the award for the biggest waste of money goes to . . . these purpose-less pills
Art and design online retail space Citizen-Citizen.com is now selling vitamin-sized pills filled with 24k gold leaves. Yes, you read that right: real-gold, fully-digestible pills that will set you back $425.
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Before you freak out, the designers of these 24k gold pills are conceptual artists who are definitely in on the joke. The product description claims that these capsules will "turn your innermost parts into chambers of wealth. Consume and digest."
The idea that you would want to pay to eat gold is ridiculous. (And let's be real -- think about what happens to what you eat. It doesn't have the most glamorous exit). Clearly this is a social commentary on society's obsession with overpriced, gimmicky items.
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