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  • Racked reported on the best lotions, body butters, and oils for dry winter skin.
  • Marie Claire offered a list of 22 business-casual basics every working woman should own.
  • The Cut described how four beauty experts would spend $60 at Sephora.
  • Birchbox suggested a helpful step-by-step guide for an effective skincare routine.
  • A columnist for Forbes gave advice on what to do if you keep getting interviews but no offers.
  • The Muse shared how one woman added Meredith Vieira to her network — after meeting her on a plane — and what others can learn from the experience.
  • Fast Company offered how to cut your presentation time in half, even when you have little or no notice.
  • CBS This Morning hosted LinkedIn's career expert Catherine Fisher, who discussed what motivates millennials, and how men and women differ in their priorities. (Video auto-plays after ad.)
  • The New York Times provided some advice if you're asked to be a bridesmaid, including what to ask the bride before agreeing to commit.
  • BBC News shared a man's account of why he took his wife's last name.
  • The Washington Post explained why you should get a flu shot, how to avoid getting sick, and when to call your doctor.
  • Laugh of the Week: When you're ready for a coffee break, The Onion has a few quick tips to help make the perfect cup. (Video auto-plays after ad.)

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12 Comments

  1. I read the bride’smaid article! I have been a bride’smaid a few times. They said that instead of just saying yes, say you’re honored and ask what the bride wants from you. Someone to wear a rented dress and do nothing else? Someone to plan four different showers? Someone who can spend $10,000 on the day? From there, you can either say yes, or let the couple down easy. “I don’t think it’s unfair to anyone to say ‘I just don’t think I have space in my life to take on this responsibility, even though I’m very honored that you asked.’”

    This is a great article! I encourage the entire HIVE to read it! YAY!

  2. Please remind me your favorite drugstore mascara?

    I am mostly interested in a touch of light color to even out my lashes with NO NO CLUMPS, since my lashes are already very very long and pretty dark.

    Also – very random question for those with long lashes……

    My lashes are so long that I sometimes have this odd problem at night. Sometimes while I am sleeping I must ?rub my eyes or start to wake up and my lids crack a little and then my lashes scratch my cornea/eyeball. I wake up with sudden eye pain, my eye waters like crazy for up to an hour and I feel pretty miserable, and I have a difficult time going back to sleep. Just so odd…. Has happened more in the last few years.

    1. I prefer the classic Great Last mascara in the green and pink tube. Sadly I developed an allergy to it after years and years of use :(

    2. Actually, you may want to see an opthamologist about the eye issue – I saw one recently and she diagnosed that I do sometimes sleep with my eyes slightly cracked open, because she could see the pattern of irritation on the eye tissue where it was drying out. The pain/irritation was from the dryness. She was able to give me a prescription to ease the pain/inflammation.

      And now I get to joke that I sleep with both eyes open. :)

      I also like Maybelline Define-a-Lash, but not the waterproof version, which is drier and not as lovely. I’ve actually had makeup artists mistake my lashes for having no mascara while wearing it, and compliment them.

      1. Thanks for this. Very interesting.

        And I appreciate your mascara rec. That’s what I’m going for….. lashes that look like I don’t have mascara on.

    3. +3 for Define-a-lash! The coverage is super buildable — one quick coat passes for regular lashes, but you can up the “drama” if you want.

  3. Yeah, looked at those Marie Claire “business casual basics”. A lot of those are beyond “business” casual and would not fly in a lot of business casual places (jumpsuit? bomber jacket? denim dress with ties at the hem? looks more like casual casual to me unless you are in a creative field) and the pumps offered as interview shoes are not interview shoes (again, unless you are in a creative field) . . . but the Nicholas Kirkwood flats are divine (totally out of the price range, but divine).

    1. Whenever I see stuff like this that is totally nonsensical I call it an intern project and figure they gathered the interns together and said, “ok, 22 business casual pieces. You have 20 minutes. Go.”

    2. I can’t even picture a bunch of women wearing all those clothes working in the same office! If you’re wearing the bomber jacket than whoever has on the sleeveless belted dress looks overdressed.

  4. Gayle King saved herself from a bit of a slip of the tongue on the CBS gender and millennial video.

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