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armpit

Women are detail oriented by nature so when there is something on our body we normally see it before anyone else. It’s not always an easy fix, especially if we don’t know where to start. Being a brown girl myself I’m aware of how common dark armpits are for women of my same hue. Summer [...]

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Cole Haan

Contrary to popular belief I don’t shop for shoes that often. In fact I may only shop for shoes two or three times a year (which is pretty good for a woman). I buy two or three pairs of shoes max, each shopping session. I’ve never spent more than $200,ever. I’ve lost count of the [...]

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If you love graphic t shirts but don’t want to spend an extranomical amount of money here is a solution. Frank Muytjens, J.Crew’s head of men’s design, has been signing free agents like a Yankees GM (c.f. Red Wing, Sperry, Mackintosh, Selima Optique, Timex, Thomas Mason). After meeting up with Rogues Gallery’s Alex Carleton at [...]

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Tandoori Tilapia Serves 4 INGREDIENTS Marinade 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon garam masala 1 teaspoon red chili powder 1/2 teaspoon minced jalapeño 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2-inch piece ginger, ground into a paste 1/2 teaspoon salt Fish 4 tilapia fillets (about 4 oz each) 1 mango, peeled and diced [...]

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Shades

What the Swedes at Cheap Monday have done for cheap but trendy denim, they’re now doing for cheap but trendy sunglasses. The line’s first eye wear collection, in stores now, consists of four styles of fifties- and sixties-inspired frames, which take their cues from the specs of Buddy Holly and Malcolm X, among others. Like [...]

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Senator Watch

Glashütte unveiled its new Senator Navigator Perpetual Calendar earlier this year, which officially debut in March at BaselWorld. It’s typically elegant (if sizable, at 44 millimeters), thanks to the face’s clean design and striking blue hands. And while senators are elected every six years, this Senator has a feature good every four: a dial below [...]

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In 1973, three-year-old Samuelsson was orphaned when his parents fell victim to a tuberculosis epidemic that raged through his Ethiopian homeland. He and his sister found refuge at a Swedish field hospital in nearby Addis Ababa, where they were taken in by a nurse who arranged for their adoption by a young Swedish couple from [...]

rachel_ritfield

Rachel, a former Miss East Africa UK (she’s from Ghana) as well as a former video and catwalk model. Her style (outside of the videos of course) is simple and and not overwhelming. She understands her natural beauty and doesn’t over power it with any enhanced products on the market. She is currently engaged to [...]

One of the stores that I frequent is Express.The clothes are reasonably priced, I can find comfort, fashion and affordability all under one roof. These are the clothes that every store is trying to rid themselves from to collect for the Fall/Winter. However, I always buy sale and plus I layer in the winter. Here [...]