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How To Take A Bath Like Oprah
The other day, it was rainy and cold here in New York, and all I wanted to do was turn on some slow jams and hop in the tub. My Vandross soak session was thwarted, however, because my bathtub currently...
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Chub Rub Be Gone: How To Prevent Inner-Thigh Chafing
“Hey, can you come look at this? It’s killing me!” I kicked my legs up in the air and spread them wide to give my husband full access to the horror between them. He confirmed it: I had developed,...
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A Guide To Unapologetically Girly, Old-Hollywood-Inspired, Pink-Loving,...
I was an exceptionally girly child. I wore a dress to kindergarten every day and pretended I had a headache so I could escape gym class. I spent a lot of time digging through my mom’s mail-order...
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Preparing My Body For The Remote Possibility Of Summery Weather In London
I live in London. We had our singular day of summerishness about a month ago, but in case I ever see the sun again, I am living in a state of constant preparation. I mean, if you aren’t ready to bail...
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How To Fake A Shower After A Lunchtime Workout
I wish I could tell you that this little nugget will be a tutorial about adding a few extra hours to your day. I wish! But alas, I lack the power to alter the time-space continuum. The past few weeks...
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Look To Try This Weekend: Barbie's Slutty Friend
I love "going out." That's a widely accepted betch colloquialism for socializing, right? But I think we use the term "going out" because what we really enjoy is the act of "going," like as in putting...
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7 Sweet Skincare Products That Make Sugar Abstinence A Little Easier
Two months ago, I reached a really weird place in my relationship with food. I wasn’t actively starving myself or sticking my fingers down my throat 50 times a day, so everything felt like it ought be...
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Un-Sleeping Beauty: Products That Just Might Ease Your Insomnia
It's 3 a.m. as I begin to write this. I should be in bed, probably. Let's go ahead and blame it on the fact that I'm stressing out about the blood tests I have to get in the morning; I always black...
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Inappropriate Beauty Muse: Ophelia
Let me start this off by saying I have never read Hamlet in its entirety. I was supposed to read it in 12th-grade English, and then I dropped out of school and the correspondence-learning English...
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How To Wear '80s Neon On Your Eyes RIGHT NOW
Working in fashion is weird for so many reasons. But one of the most bizarre things about it is that you’re always working a season or two ahead. I’ve spent a decent amount of the last week looking at...
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I Can't Believe How Many Tools I Have In My Shower!
I am psychic. With my superpowers, I read Marci's mind. While she was planning to ask the readers of xoVain about shower caps, I thought about writing about the different tools people use in the...
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Summer In A Box: The Frickin' Cute Kit That Brings The Beach To Your Bathroom
There are few things in the beauty world that I enjoy more than a well-curated kit. Frequently, they're composed of a brand's bestsellers, or, if the people behind the brand are wonderful little...
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Aegyo Sal: Do My Under-Eye Bags Make Me Look Younger?
My under-eye circles are the bane of my existence. When I shared this hard-hitting story on xoJane, the comments were pretty enlightening. From iron deficiencies to the benefits of thick-rimmed glasses...
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Audrey Hepburn: How To Get Her '50s-Era Gamine Dream Makeup Look
Like many girls, I've been a fan of Audrey Hepburn from a pretty young age. Her poised, graceful way of carrying herself-- learned from years of ballet training--her carefree and classic style, and her...
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Low-Maintenance, Ladylike Nails Are Easily Attainable
Hi, beautiful people. This article is my version of sending each and every one of you a postcard. It's my "Wish You Were Here" with the image of some kind of sun-tanned retro pin-up waving from the...
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The Lush Product That Gives You The Option Of Shaving Or Making Colorful...
I love the look and feel of a freshly shaven leg (like petting a baby dolphin!), but, like, EFFORT, you know? Since I was born blonde, my body hair is translucent, so I can go without shaving way...
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Adventures With Annie & Hannah: LUSH Edition!
As you may have noticed by now, whenever I'm in town visiting the xoVain offices, Annie and I tend to take beauty-related field trips together. Out in the world, we're basically investigative...
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How To Recapture The Perky, Ample Cleavage Of Your Youth
The observant regular xoVain readers among you might have noticed that I have big boobs. (Thanks! They've noticed you, too.) They're one of my favorite features; my cleavage is almost as much of a...
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Is It YOU? Here's The Lucky Winner Of The Mondo Amazing Lush Giveaway!
This is a literal depiction of what it's going to be like using my and Hannah's favorite Lush products. Thank you to those who entered the giveaway! These have been so fun on our end because we love...
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My Second-Day Hair Looks Amazing And I'm Feeling Fuzzy On Benadryl
Fun fact: I've never been allergic to anything ever except for sulfa meds. I was in ninth grade when I was prescribed Bactrim, and despite the red, itchy rashes over half my body, I looked really hot....
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