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Philosophy Peppermint Hot Cocoa Shower Gel Review, Photos

Philosophy Peppermint Hot Cocoa Shower Gel Review, Photos

Philosophy Peppermint Hot Cocoa Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath ($16.00 for 16 oz.) is a fun, holiday scent from Philosophy's Holiday Collection.  The first time I lathered up with this product, I was instantly reminded of peppermint mochas from...

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Philosophy Holiday Spice and Everything Nice Gift Set Review, Photos

Philosophy Holiday Spice and Everything Nice Gift Set Review, Photos

Philosophy Holiday Spice and Everything Nice Gift Set ($20.00) includes Holiday Spice and Everything Nice Shower Gel (8 oz.) and Lip Shine (0.5 oz.). It's just one of the many gift sets available from Philosophy's Holiday Collection.

Holiday Spice and Everything Nice is kind of a holiday-esque spicy scent...

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Korres Guava Body Butter Review, Photos

Korres Guava Body Butter Review, Photos

Dragon Lady Legs vs. Korres Body Butter

Korres Guava Body Butter ($29.00 for 7.95 oz.) is a rich body moisturizer with a lightweight scent and heavyweight hydration with a sweet, tropica scent of guava and coconut (at least, that's what I keep noticing).

The scent reminds me of tropical fruits, but I...

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Bath & Body Works' American Grown Hand Soap & Shower Gel Review

Bath & Body Works' American Grown Hand Soap & Shower Gel Review

American Grown Hand Soaps & Shower Gels

Bath & Body Works' American Grown Hand & Body Soaps ($7.50 to $12.50) is a limited edition collection of hand soaps and shower gels that has customers clamoring to give this line permanent-status. The collection is based on the concept of hand soaps and shower...

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True Blue Morocco Cedarwood & Spice Warming Body Scrub Review, Photo

True Blue Morocco Cedarwood & Spice Warming Body Scrub Review, Photo

True Blue Morocco Cedarood & Spice Warming Body Scrub is a Bit Cool

Cedarwood & Spice Warming Body Scrub ($15.00 for 6 oz.) is a spicy, exotic smelling body scrub.  It's designed to warm on contact with the skin to be both soothing and invigorating.

It's a mild exfoliant with a very fine particles,...

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Korres Vanilla Cinnamon Body Milk Review, Photos

Korres Vanilla Cinnamon Body Milk Review, Photos

Korres Vanilla Cinnamon Body Milk for Soft Skin

Korres Vanilla Cinnamon Body Milk ($15.00 for 8.45 fl. oz.) is a thin, highly liquid moisturizer for the body. It smells exactly as I would imagine vanilla and cinnamon to smell together. It has the softer, subtler sweetness of creamy vanilla melded...

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Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Hydrating Body Scrub Review

Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Hydrating Body Scrub Review

Scrub-A-Dub-Dub: Philosophy In the Tub

Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Hydrating Body Scrub ($30.00 for 8 oz.) is a gentle, mild exfoliator for body that's easily used in the shower.  Though many of us can use coarser scrubs like sea salt, some people find those too harsh either from personal...

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MAC Nail Trend F/W '09 by Jin Soon Choi

MAC Nail Trend F/W '09 by Jin Soon Choi

Sneak Peek: MAC Cosmetics Nail Trend F/W '09 by Jin Soon Choi

Debuting next Thursday with six different shades (see full color story here), we had a chance to try out two shades: Rich, Dark, Delicious and Dance All Night.

Nail Lacquer ($12.00 U.S. / $15.50 CDN)

  • Rich, Dark, Delicious is a deep dark...

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Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Replenishing Body Lotion Review

Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Replenishing Body Lotion Review

Soft & Smooth: Philosophy Hope is Not Enough Replenishing Body Lotion

Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough Replenishing Body Lotion ($35.00 for 8 oz.) is a lightly scented hydrating body moisturizer.  I find it hard to describe the scent beyond light, softly sweet, and that it disappears within an...

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Zoya Matte Velvet Collection -

Zoya Matte Velvet Collection -

Matte Alert: Zoya Matte Velvet Collection

Zoya Matte Velvet Collection ($6.00 each) consists of three matte-shimmer polishes. What's nifty about these is that they look matte, but there is still a healthy dose of shimmer in it, so while it has that flat look, the shimmer adds depth and makes them...

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