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1. The Scunci Fish Clip Jaw Clip for Extra Thick Hair Otherwise know as THE JAWS OF LIFE! I bought this on a whim at Target, and now every other hair clip is dead to me. If you have long, thick or otherwise unruly hair, this will do wonders for you. It has more teeth than your standard-issue claw clip, so it feels stronger and sturdier, and when I twist my hair up into a bun and secure the ends with this clip, the bun actually stays put, which NEVER happens when I use a single run-of-the-mill clip. I got...

Ya know, with a new eyeshadow palette coming out every five seconds, you’d think that finding an awesome cool-toned palette would be easy, but noooooooo. It’s not, and not just because warm-toned orange-y browns have basically ruled the school for the last few years. I’m a warm-toned gal who just so happens to love wearing cool shades, but the cool-toned palettes I come across usually look too gray and weird on me, like I just smeared mud all over my eyes with no rhyme or reason. Enter the endlessly wearable six-pan Wander Beauty Wanderess Chill Palette ($25 at Sephora), which...

New Horizons’ Last Portrait of Pluto’s Puzzling SpotsVia NASA (h-t HuffPost Science)There is something mystical in this capture.The spots appear on the side of Pluto that always faces its largest moon, Charon—the face that will be invisible to New Horizons when the spacecraft makes its close flyby the morning of July 14. New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, describes this image as “the last, best look that anyone will have of Pluto’s far side for decades to come.”Image caption: New Horizons’ last look at Pluto’s Charon-facing hemisphere reveals intriguing geologic details that are of...

Sometimes you need a little…and sometimes you need a lot, which is why I grabbed two liter-sized bottles of shampoo and conditioner last weekend, along with a gaggle of cute skin care minis. Ulta is having a liter-sized sale right now on select brands of big shampoos and conditioners. I popped over there yesterday and grabbed these GINORMOUS bottles of Matrix Biolage ExquisiteOil Micro-Oil Shampoo and Conditioner… The shampoo usually sells for $28, and the conditioner for $33, but I got them for $15.99 apiece. What a steal! I’ve never tried them before, so I realize that this could have...

What was the last beauty product you tried because of a recommendation from a friend? Mine is Topped With Brandy Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour by MAC. It’s a matte deep rose. My friend Jen texted me a pic of her wearing it yesterday (“It’s a nice neutral with a little oomph. I like it because it doesn’t dry my lips out.”), and it looked so pretty on her that I had to try it too! Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict, Karen Continue reading "What Was the Last Beauty Product You Tried Because of a Recommendation From a Friend?" on Makeup...