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The word “trend” is synonymous with temporary; most of the time, they come with the start of a new season and are gone by the next. But luckily, that isn’t always the case. Sometimes, a trend comes and sticks around season after season to secure a permanent spot in our wardrobes. We don’t need to go shopping […] More
Learning to wear makeup was one of the things I enjoyed the most as a teenager — though my mom would only allow me to wear MAC’s clear Lipglass. When I got to college, I started to wear more foundation, but it wasn’t until my mid-20s that I felt like I had to apply foundation […] More
Remember when everyone said all the products we used had to be oil-free? Oil was made out to be an enemy of your beauty routine, especially if you had acne-prone skin. Your cleansers, foundations, moisturizers, and serums were basically ruled ineffective if they had even a drop of oil. Because I remember that time so […] More
It’s the tail end of summer, and while we aren’t quite over the warm weather filled with patios and al fresco dining and days by the beach, we are ready for a change to our wardrobes. Summer clothes were exciting while they lasted, but fall is on the brain, and we’re ready to trade our […] More
As much as we get excited for summertime, there’s nothing quite like the first moment you realize fall is on its way. Whether it’s passing a store filled with sweaters and boots, hearing someone talk about Hocus Pocus for the first time in nearly 10 months, or having to decide which jacket you’ll wear today […] More
I used to beg my mom to take me to Anthropologie when I was younger. It was all the way at the Fancy Mall (you know the huge one that’s always a slightly-too-far distance from your house, so you have to go to the Regular Mall mostly but sometimes on special occasions you trek out […] More
In a perfect world, we’d fall asleep on an early September night knowing that the official start of fall was going to start the next day. We’d wake up, and the weather would be a breezy, crisp 65, and it would stay that way until the first snowfall. But unfortunately, that’s not how it goes. […] More
Was anyone else totally deceived about the whole idea that acne only happens in your teen years? Well guess what, The American Girl’s Guide to Puberty — here I am, 24 years old and acne is still a dark cloud over the storm that I call my life. The worst part is it’s not just pesky face pimples and nose blackheads. I’ve […] More
