Author: candacebd
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The Best Cold Brew Maker I’ve Ever Tested Costs $15
I’ll drink cold brew all day, every day—even walking to the subway mid-blizzard in New York (something I’ve done more than once, oddly enough). And over the years, I’ve tested all kinds of methods for making the stuff, as well as all kinds of devices. Through it all, there’s one cold brew maker I swear…
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An Easy (Yet Spot-on) Avril Lavigne-Inspired Costume Idea
“Sk8r Boi” and “Complicated” are 20 years old?! Yeah, that made us feel old too. Whether it’s Avril Lavigne’s anniversary of hitting the TRL charts—or her meteoric rise on TikTok—I was surprised to learn from my colleagues at PureWow that Avril Lavigne costume ideas are one of the top searches this Halloween. For some, you…
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It’s Time to #FreetheNipple Light (AKA how to change a flush-mount light)
Once it’s first pointed out, you can’t unsee it: the “boob” light. Sure, they’re not officially called that, but these flush-mount lights with their domed glass covers—found in just about any apartment or quick-flip house these days—look a heck of a lot like a lone robot breast, just dangling from your ceiling. When we bought…
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Oreo-Potato Chip Seven Layer Bars
The first time I discovered the butterscotch-y, caramelized sweetened condensed milk wonder that are Seven Layer Bars, I…devoured 90 percent of the tray myself. Then proceeded to binge on baking them for every holiday, fighting with every ounce of willpower not to eat them all, (cue Celine Dion) all by myselllllf. Then I discovered Chrissy…
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‘Umbrella Academy’ Costume Ideas: Are You a Klaus, Five or…?
Oh, Umbrella Academy, how you mess with our heads: What’s the deal with Hargreeves?(Nobody knows.) Wait, is Cha Cha played by Mary J. Blige? (Sure is.) And is this whole show based on a graphic novel by…the lead singer of My Chemical Romance? (Indeed.) In honor of the third season’s release earlier this year, you’re…
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An Easy Taylor Swift ‘Midnights’-Inspired Outfit to Try
Midnights may not be released until just before Halloween—October 21, to be exact—but that’s still plenty of time to learn every lyric by heart. And capture a look from Taylor Swift’s Midnights era ahead of any Halloween parties you head to (or, you know, should you hit up a concert down the road). Swift’s ’70s-glam-inspired…
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Oreo Truffle Monsters
When it comes to kid-friendly Halloween treats, it doesn’t get better than this. Oreo truffle monsters hit all the right notes: Kids get to smash Oreos, roll balls of Play-Doh-like batter, dip things in molten chocolate and decorate away. And, by virtue of these no-bake treats being “monsters,” they don’t demand perfection. The goofier, the…
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Hey Britney Fans, Don’t Miss This ‘Oops…I Did It Again’-Inspired Halloween Costume
When it comes to throwback Britney Spears Halloween costumes, the ‘Baby One More Time’ schoolgirl look has been done. And done. And done. You could hunt down—or DIY—a denim gown and convince someone to be your Justin for one seriously good couples costume, but if the Texas Tuxedo look is too much for you, there’s…
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‘PJ Masks’-Inspired Costume Ideas for the Whole Fam
Somewhere around the third birthday, you lose control over Halloween costumes. Sticking to a theme can be fun…and tricky. Your kid’s got strong opinions on what they want to be, and if you want to coordinate, your options are limited. Bluey’s family is a solid choice, and for the five-and-under set, so are the PJ…
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The Ultimate ‘Stranger Things’-Inspired Couples Costume: An Homage to Chrissy & Eddie
Eleven and Mike? Please. Hopper and Joyce? Yawn. Dustin and Steve? So three years ago. When it comes to a fun Stranger Things-inspired couples costume, Halloween 2022 is all about the relationship that almost was: Chrissy and Eddie Munson. Both newcomers to the show, both—spoiler alert!—gone before their time (or, more aptly, before viewers were…
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Barbiecore Outfit Ideas: How to Dress Like Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’
Greta Gerwig’s live action adaptation of Barbie may not hit theaters until summer 2023, but the looks leaked from the movie have gotten all kinds of attention, hitting us square in the ’90s-nostalgia-loving, Barbiecore-embracing heart. Take a page from one of Margot Robbie’s neon-hued looks—and maybe convince someone to go heavy on the Isle of…
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The ‘Hocus Pocus’-Inspired Book Cake Even Toast-Burners Can Make
Years ago, I made Hocus Pocus-inspired s’mores pops, and they were an unexpected hit. (To this day, I see people recreate them, and it makes me unspeakably happy.) But then I had a child, and my baking days are often late at night, or squeezed within whatever spare 15 minutes I have, when I’m half-exhausted…
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