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Market Report: How to De-Pill Sweaters With This Magic Tool

The bad news: There’s no way to predict whether a sweater will pill—it happens to even the most expensive knits. The good news: There’s a whole science to sweater […]

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Fall Hair Guides: How To Do 3 Easy Styles

I like to think I have a pretty good eye for determining what’s attainable with my minimal hairstyling skill level (milkmaid braids, yes; faux-bobs, heck no), but no […]

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Market Report: How to Make Your Foundation Last All Day

Turns out, you really don’t need to reapply your foundation twice a day (am I the only one?). Here’s how to get your foundation to […]

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Summer Style: The Swimsuit Fashion Hack to Try Now

See those crop tops up there? Cute, right? And how fantastic do they looked paired with a full midi-skirt? It’s a look that’s more put-together than […]

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5 Easy, Gorgeous Hairstyles to Wear This Summer

As soon as I sense any sort of heat or humidity — like the exact kind you’ll find outside right now — my immediate go-to has […]

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Free People Schools Us With Their Handy Piercing Guide

Hey, we get it—piercings aren’t for everyone. But for the people who are into piercings (and it seems like it’s really catching on), we at […]

How to Style Short Hair
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5 Tricks for Styling Short Hair

Confession: I am hair-challenged. Like, can’t-blow-dry-my-own-hair kind of challenged. So when I had long hair, I ran to the beauty gurus of the Internet with […]

How to Get Rid of Hanger Bumps
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How to Get Rid of Hanger Bumps and Other Quick Fashion Fixes

At least once a week, a panicked co-worker comes into my office with some sort of fashion-related crisis. I’ve seen a jacket with belt loops […]

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Organize Your Life! Day 5: How to Store Your Accessories

Maybe it was the 72-hour stint of warm weather last week, but we here at Shoppist are ready for a little spring-cleaning. Each day this […]

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Organize Your Life! Day 4: How to Organize Your Jewelry

Maybe it was the 72-hour stint of warm weather last week, but we here at Shoppist are ready for a little spring-cleaning. Each day this […]

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Organize Your Life! Day 3: Eight Clever Ways to Store Your Shoes

Maybe it was the 72-hour stint of warm weather last week, but we here at Shoppist are ready for a little spring-cleaning. Each day this […]

How to Organize Your Desk
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Organize Your Life! Day 2: Six Stylish Ways to Organize Your Desk

Maybe it was the 72-hour stint of warm weather last week, but we here at Shoppist are ready for a little spring-cleaning. Each day this […]

8 Coolest Jeans—And How to Make 'Em Yourself
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Bleach, Paint and Patch: 7 DIY Tricks for Your Boring Old Jeans

What we have here, Shoppists, is proof that denim can be utterly, painfully cool. We also have proof that denim—especially when it’s ultra cool—can also […]

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5 Tricks for Beating Static Cling

Forget slush and slippery ice. The worst part of winter is the static. Hair standing up on end, shocks each time you touch a stupid […]

How to Pronounce Designer Names
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How to Pronounce Designer Names (and the Ones We Hate Saying the Most)

Quick: How do you pronounce Proenza Schouler? (That last name sounds like ‘schooler.’) Dries Van Noten? (It’s actually ‘drees.‘) And Rodarte? (That would be ‘row-dar-tay.’) […]