Author: candacebd
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What Do Jade Rollers Actually Do?
No, really. I’m not asking for a friend. What do jade rollers (and their various crystal iterations) actually do, and why are they so alluring? I’ve seen them on beauty blogs and in people’s Instagrams for months, but I never understood the hype. It seems like a dozen different people have two dozen different reasons…
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The Exact Moment When Venting Just Adds Stress To Your Life
I vent. A lot. Probably more often than I should, but for me, there’s something so relieving about getting something off my chest, then being able to take a break from it and revisit it from a problem-solving angle a little later. Because, when I’m annoyed, I don’t want to immediately jump into Fix-It mode.…
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I Tried Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goopglow For A Week To Transform My Skin
Honestly, this whole skincare experiment started off unintentionally. I hadn’t specifically gone out to buy Goopglow (at $60 for a 30-day supply, I needed proof you’d get Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow‘s skin before committing my cash), but when a 5-day pack of the skin-boosting powder came free with a subscription to Goop magazine, I couldn’t…
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Benjamin Franklin’s Trick For Making Tough Decisions
I overanalyze everything. All of my major decisions involve multiple conversations with my closest friends and family, pros and cons lists (where my pros often equal my cons, like I can’t help but balance the score to agonize myself further), and plenty of second-guessing whether I made the right choice. Lately, I find myself giving…
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What You Should Know About Netflix & Hulu’s Fyre Festival Docs
If there’s one thing to binge-watch one night this weekend, it’s the new Fyre festival doc. Er, both of the docs. Streaming giants Netflix and Hulu each dropped a documentary on 2017’s failed music festival in the Bahamas — and they’re both dangerously addictive to watch. It’s hard to believe it really happened; a luxury…
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Justin Timberlake Has A Surprising Theory About What You Watch
No one was more surprised than me to see that Justin Timberlake came out with an insight-laden coffee table book. There are certain side projects you expect to see a star take on — custom Levi’s, sure; lip balms and marionettes, why not? (the pop music landscape in the early 2000s was a weird place,…
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Spiced Rum Chocolate Chip Cookies
It all started when I ran out of vanilla extract. I’ve always been a firm believer that good-quality vanilla’s the secret to a killer chocolate chip cookie. (Well, that and plenty of brown sugar to get that caramel-y flavor.) When I ran out late Friday night, I wasn’t in the mood to load up the…
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You Can Now Race Drones Using Your Mind
We’re one step closer to telekinesis. No Carrie-esque meltdowns or black magic required. The University of South Florida (AKA our alma mater) has announced that it’s hosting an International Brain-Drone Race on Feb. 9, and it’s exactly as it sounds: Racers move the drones using their minds, not handheld controllers. “When you imagine a movement,…
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How Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method Holds Up, Three Years Later
Right now, it’s hard to scroll Instagram, Twitter or Facebook without seeing half a dozen posts from people who are winnowing their closets, declaring what sparks joy in their lives and ditching the rest. Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, has inspired tons of people with her refreshingly simple, deeply empathetic…
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If 2019 Is A Fresh Start, Then…
Every year, I get a little crazy about setting goals. It’s been a tradition: January 1st, Nate and I hit up a coffee shop to map out everything we want to do in the year ahead, listing up to 10 goals apiece and a bunch of joint ones, too. We know we’ll probably only achieve…
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Chewy Chocolate Toffee Cookies
These chewy, chocolate toffee cookies use Heath bar bits to give the fudgy treats a little crunch. You can’t mess up this recipe.
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How To Use Your Phone To Turn On Your Christmas Lights
Is it peak lazy, or peak awesome? Don’t answer that. We’re slowly turning our entire home into a smart house, which has been great for those moments when my arms are full (with a baby) and I’m trying to turn on a light or pause a TV show. You know, tackling the big stuff. I’m…
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