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travel essential: dual voltage flat iron

Posted in beauty, travel, vacations, tagged , , , on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

How have I not known about dual voltage flat irons before? On three previous trips to Europe, I have blown my flat iron and/or hair dryer. The voltage just doesn’t convert. A guy in Radio Shack explained that adapters work for electronic devices (like your computer) but not electric devices, like my beloved flat iron. [...]

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beach bag essentials

Posted in beach, beauty, cosmetics, designer, fashion, footwear, iPod, makeup, packing, shoes, shopping, skincare, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I hate complaining about the weather but sometimes, you just have to. It’s the first week of July and it was c-c-cold outside today. Which leaves me with no other choice but to dream about warm weather destinations. So, in my mind, I’m packing my bags and heading to the beach! Here are my beach [...]

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purifying waterless hand soap

Posted in anti-bacterial, beauty, cosmetics, packing, shopping, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , on June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

A purifying waterless hand soap, you say? Perfect! Especially for a germaphobe such as myself. This handy travel-sized hand wash doesn’t require water, which means that you can give your hands a quick clean before eating on the go or after touching … you know … whatever that was your hand just grazed on the [...]

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ahava: delights from the dead sea

Posted in beauty, cosmetics, dead sea, israel, makeup, middle east, packing, shopping, skincare, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I was just recently in Israel (I wrote about it if you missed it; check it out here) and unfortunately, I was so sick the day we visited the Dead Sea, that I missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime. Swimming, or floating, rather, in the Dead Sea was one of the exciting things [...]

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crabtree & evelyn’s 60-second fix manicure set for hands

Posted in anti-bacterial, beauty, makeup, packing, shopping, skincare, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After some careful consideration, I think it’s safe to make the following statement: I’m a germaphobe. And I think I have an increasingly severe condition. I can’t help it. Especially when I travel, I am constantly washing my hands, dousing them with Purell or using anti-bacterial wipes to wipe down everything from my seatbelt on [...]

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