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Ulta Beauty Is Having A Massive 50% Off Sale Right Now

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You don't have to love bargain shopping to know that saving a few bucks can be a huge mood booster. Maybe you had a shitty Monday and you needed three cups of coffee to get through (an also shitty) Tuesday, but getting half off something that you were buying anyway, like a fresh new lip gloss and your favorite shampoo and conditioner, can definitely turn things around.

If you're looking for that unique kick of dopamine that you only get from a good sale, well, you need to be shopping Ulta's Fall Haul sale. Running from now until the end of the week, September 29th, you can pick up your favorite beauty products from all the best brands — Bliss face masks, Revlon lipsticks, Bath & Body Works body butter, OXG shampoo and conditioners, for example — for 50% off.

Shop the entire sale on the Ulta site while supplies last, or just grab our must-haves, ahead.

There is a lot of product out there — some would say too much. At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team, but if you buy something we link to on our site, Refinery29 may earn commission.

It's your favorite Lancôme Juicy Shaker, for a small fraction of the price.



Revlon Kiss Cushion Lip Tint, $5.99, available at Ulta Beauty

It's the season of stress, but you'd rather not have the chin pimples to prove it. This mask revives your irritated complexion so that you wake up with one less thing to worry about.



Bliss What A Melon Overnight Mask, $11.25, available at Ulta Beauty

One $7 OGX is an simple bargain buy — especially when everyone compliments the way your hair smells and bounces when you use it. So, if you can pick up 2 bottles for just $11 total, you can't not stock up.



OGX Quenching Coconut Curls Shampoo, $7.99, available at Ulta Beauty

This bouncy, butter-soft highlighter is the stuff that gets you excited to go makeup shopping at CVS. Even more so when you find out it's under $10.



Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Blush, $8.99, available at Ulta Beauty

If you have curly hair and you're not using Jamaican castor oil shampoo, consider this price chop the push you need to give it a try.



SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo, $6.89, available at Ulta Beauty

This pack of charcoal detox sheet masks usually sells for $17, but it's down to only $8 when you buy them at Ulta this week.



Yes To Tomatoes Detoxifying Charcoal Paper Mask Beauty Box, $8.5, available at Ulta Beauty

This is one of the best concealers you can find at the drugstore. We love it because of that nifty white core, which adds a layer of moisture along with its full coverage finish. Find your closest shade, then grab it for $6.



Neutrogena Hydro Boost Concealer, $6.5, available at Ulta Beauty

From liquid foundation to buttery lip gloss, we love all of Nyx's offerings — especially when it's on sale.



NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss, $4.99, available at Ulta Beauty

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These Celebrities Absolutely Slayed At Halloween

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As the age-old tabloid section says, "Stars: they're just like us." At the very least, celebrities are just like us in the sense that they also require oxygen to breathe, food to subsist on, and shelter to live in. Unlike many of us, however, some celebrities have near-limitless resources, which they use to fuel luxuries, fantasies, and skincare routines.

Celebrities' ample time, money, and creativity are on full display around Halloween, when they upstage us all with elaborate and fantastical costumes. Take Heidi Klum's Jessica Rabbit costume, which she wore to her annual Halloween party in 2015. It took two makeup artists, nine hours, and a rubber mask to bring this eerily accurate costume to life.

In the end, though, we admire these celebrities' commitment to the art of Halloween. Even if we don't have two makeup artists and nine hours to spare, we can be inspired by their costumes when we go to create our own. And maybe, if we're really lucky, we'll be invited to join Heidi Klum's party one day.

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Amber Rose and her son Sebastian as Tiffany and Chucky

In 2017, Amber Rose recruited her son to play the starring role in her devious Halloween costume. He would be Chucky, the evil doll of Child's Play, and she, his victim. Mwahaha.

Cardi B as Cruella de Ville

She came to the red carpet with a dalmatian.

Shareif Ziyadat / Contributor

KJ Apa and Charles Melton as Spiderman and Venom

Some of the cast of Riverdale went all out with a story, complete with a love triangle, to go with their costumes. KJ Apa who plays Archie on the show dressed up as Spiderman. His co-star Charles Melton, who plays Reggie, is dressed up as one of Spiderman's arch nemesis, Venom. It all goes down, when Melton as Venom is seen hitting on Camila Mendes who plays Apa's love interest on the show.

Charles Melton / Instagram.

Zoë Kravitz as Marla in Fight Club

The first rule of fight club may be to never talk about fight club, but can we talk about how great Zoë Kravitz is as Marla?

Zoë Kravtiz / Instagram.

Kim Kardashian as Cher

Kim Kardashian brought back one of the most iconic duos of the '70s with long-time friend Jonathan Cheban as Sonny Bono.

Kim Kardashian / Twitter.

Adele as a Clown

Fans of the award-winning singer were left to wonder what exactly Adele dressed up as this year. Our best guess is a clown, what do you think?

Adele / Instagram.

Ariel Winter as a Skeleton

The Modern Family star took on a classic Halloween costume with her boyfriend Levi Meaden.

Photo: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images.

Busy Phillips as Hedwig Robinson from Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Busy Phillips brought back glam rock with her Halloween costume this year. She channeled Hedwig Robinson from the book-turned-play Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Busy Phillips / Instagram.

Sarah Hyland as Mike from Stranger Things

Sarah Hyland called on one of our favorite, binge-worthy shows for Halloween inspiration. The Modern Family actress went as Mike, pictured here with Wells Adams as Eleven. A coincidence or a couples costume?

Sarah Hyland / Instagram.

Halsey as Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby

Singer Halsey embodied the jazz-era, literary icon perfectly. Who would have thought the book we all had to read in high school would make for such good costume inspiration years later?

Halsey / Instagram.

Karlie Kloss as Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe is a popular go-to for Halloween. She's instantly recognizable, and Kloss pulls off the look so well.

Photo: Via @karliekloss.

Shay Mitchell as a Corpse Bride

Shay Mitchell shared some of her getting ready moments for the night on her Instagram story saying she thinks she could be a makeup artist in another life. We couldn't agree more!

Photo: Via @shaymitchell.

Chloë Grace Moretz as a Greaser

Moretz is giving off a major Grease vibe in this outfit.

Photo: Via @chloegmortez.

Demi Lovato as Selena Quintanilla

Demi Lovato channeled another singer as her Halloween inspiration. Selena Quintanilla was a popular singer in the early '90s.

Photo: Via theddlovato snapchat.

Christian Lee Navarro as Negan from The Walking Dead

"Take it like a champ..." 13 Reasons Why actor Christian Lee Navarro captioned his photo. The new fan of The Walking Dead claims he isn't much of a costume person on Halloween, but I guess this year he made an exception.

Christian Lee Navarro / Instagram.

Ashley Tisdale as the dancer from Sia's "Chandelier" music video

Ashley Tisdale is spot on with her costume dressing up as Maddie Ziegler who danced in Sia's music video for "Chandelier."

Photo: Via @ashleytisdale.

Christian Siriano and Brad Walsh as the Crystal King and Queen

Christian Siriano pulled out all the stops this year. He and Brad Walsh stun in head-to-toe crystal and glitter. Can this be the next Instagram or Snapchat filter?

Christian Siriano / Instagram.

Nick and Vanessa Lachey as Wolf Man and the Bearded Lady

In perfect theme with their "Carn-evil" Halloween party, Nick and Vanessa Lachey brought back some of the most popular carnival attractions for their costumes.

Vanessa Lachey / Instagram.

Colton Haynes as a sexy Marge Simpson

We don't know what to tell you here.

@coltonlhaynes 

Alexa Chung as zombie Marie Antoinette

When you can't choose between a scary costume or an elaborate royal costume, combine 'em.

Heidi Klum as herself (six times)

For her 2016 party, Klum showed up with five other women wearing prosthetic masks to make them look even more like Klum.

Chanel Iman as a walker from The Walking Dead

Iman manages to look both terrifying and glamorous.

David X Prutting/BFA/REX/Shutterstock

Jessica Alba as Dora the Explorer

Jessica Alba showed up as Dora the Explorer to Heidi Klum's 2009 Halloween party. That winged beast next to her is Klum.

Alexandra Wyman / Staff

Kim Kardashian as Little Red Riding Hood

Here's a throwback for you. 2010-era Kim Kardashian dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood for Heidi Klum's Halloween party. Her friend, Jonathan Cheban, was the wolf.

Marion Curtis/StarPix/REX/Shutterstock

Katy Perry and Shannon Woodward as Jane and Daria

Back in 2012, the friends recreated the sullen teenagers from the '90s cartoon Daria.

@katyperry

Miley Cyrus as Lil' Kim

Cyrus embodied the rapper, pasties and all, in 2013.

@mileycyrus

Matt Lauer as Pamela Anderson on Baywatch

For Today 's 2013 Halloween bash, Lauer ran onstage in the classic Baywatch red one-piece.

Heidi Klum as her 95-year-old self

Ever wonder what Heidi Klum would look like as a nonagenarian? She showed us in 2013.

"I think one of my favorite costumes was the year I was a 95-year-old version of myself," Klum told Fast Company of her costume. "I was turning 40 and everyone kept asking me how I was feeling about it, so I wanted to show them I wasn’t afraid of aging or showing what I would look like as an older person."

Naya Rivera as Carmen San Diego

Looks like Rivera grew up playing the same globe-trotting computer games as we did. She dressed up as Carmen San Diego in 2013.

Ellen DeGeneres as Nicki Minaj

We love Ellen's 2013 costume far too much.

@theellenshow

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka as Frankenstein's Monster and Dracula

In 2013, Harris and Burtka proved that if you're going to do a Halloween classic, do it well. Their children tagged along on the theme and dressed as a werewolf and the Bride of Frankenstein.

@actuallyNPH

Martha Stewart as Glinda the Good Witch

In the musical Wicked, Glinda teaches Elphaba how to be "popular" in a finishing school-like course that would make Martha Stewart proud. Stewart dressed up as the witch in 2013.

Rihanna as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

After a long hiatus, Rihanna came back to Instagram in October 2014 with a Mutant Ninja Turtle costume.

@badgirlriri

Joe Jonas as Derek Zoolander

At Heidi Klum's 2014 Halloween party, Joe Jonas arrived as Derek Zoolander. And yes — he wore colored contacts. How else is a guy supposed to show off his Blue Steel?

Gary Gershoff / Contributor

Kim Kardashian as a skeleton

In 2014, Kim Kardashian proved that she, like the rest of us, has a skeleton underneath her clothes and fame.

@kimkardashian

Chrissy Teigen as Guy Fieri

We did not recognize Chrissy Teigen when she donned a goatee and dressed as Guy Fieri in 2015.

@chrissyteigen

Katy Perry as a mic drop

Katy Perry took punny costumes to the next level when she was a literal "mic drop" for Halloween in 2015.

@katyperry

Tyra Bank as Richard Branson

Tyra Banks apparently loves the island-owning tycoon Richard Branson. Who knew! On one of her photo captions, Banks wrote, ''Some look up to their heroes. I become mine." She dressed as Branson in 2015.

@tyrabanks

Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama as Lucy and Ricky

In 2014, Lovato and her ex-boyfriend perfected the classic couple from '50s TV.

@ddlovato

Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne as Mario and Luigi

In 2014, Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne were your favorite Italian brothers.

@kendalljenner

Ed Sheeran as Austin Powers

Groovy, baby. Sheeran dressed up as his country's national icon, Austin Powers, in 2014.

@teddysphotos

Heidi Klum as Jessica Rabbit

It took nine hours for Heidi Klum to complete her full-body transformation into Jessica Rabbit for her 2015 Halloween party. She uploaded a detailed video that showed each step of the process, including applying a rubber mask and rubber chest.

Gigi Hadid as Sandy from Grease

Gigi was (post-transformation) Sandy in 2015. Welcome to the Greasers, Gigi.

@gigihadid

Kylie Jenner as Christina Aguilera

In 2016, Kylie Jenner channelled her inner Christina Aguilera of "Dirrty" era. A reminder that Jenner was five years old when "Dirrty" was released in 2002.

@kyliejenner

Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson

Bette Midler automatically won Halloween when, in 2016, she dressed up as Winifred Sanderson, her character from the 1993 Disney Original Hocus Pocus. Maybe the costume sent magical vibes into the universe, because the Disney Channel recently announced it's planning to remake Hocus Pocus.

Gregory Pace/REX/Shutterstock

Ariana Grande and Mac Miller as Trinity and Neo

In 2016, Ariana Grande and her boyfriend, Mac Miller, paid fantastic tribute to The Matrix with this dramatic costume.

Beyoncé, Blue, and Tina Knowles as Salt-N-Pepa

In a video set to Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It," Beyoncé showed us some behind-the-scenes shots in the making of this incredible 2016 costume.

@beyonce

Beyoncé and Jay-Z as Barbie and Ken

Talk about ambitious costumes. The same year she dressed up as Salt-N-Pepa, Beyoncé blew our minds with a Barbie costume. She and Jay got the angles down perfectly.

Adele as the Mask

Never in a million years would we have guessed Adele was behind that horrifying expression, based on the 1994 movie The Mask.

@adele

Jim Carrey as Adele's roadie

Jim Carrey, who starred in The Mask, was thrilled by Adele's costume. So thrilled, in fact, that his Halloween costume was a riff on hers.

He tweeted, "Hi Adele. It's Jim from the other side. Weird coincidence, I dressed up as one of your roadies for Halloween. I absolutely love you."

@jimcarrey

Lena Dunham as a "grabbed pussy"

In a play on President, then candidate, Trump's comments on "grabbing [women] by the pussy," Lena Dunham dressed as a cat being hugged by hands.

@lenadunham

Amy Schumer and Ben Hanisch as Dustin and Eleven from Stranger Things

The kids of Stranger Things were the hot pop culture costumes of 2016. We love Schumer's goofy, gender-bending take on the popular costume.

@amyschumer

Iggy Azalea as Cruella de Ville

No dalmatians were harmed in the making of this 2016 Iggy Azalea Cruella de Ville costume. Actually, though, that outfit is very chic, and should be worn again.

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Chance The Rapper as Tupac

We can't tell if this is warming or breaking our hearts.

Kim Kardashian West as Selena

People had a LOT to say about this one.

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher as a hunter and a deer

On brand.

Lady Gaga as Edward Scissorhands

Or, Lady Gaga just having a normal day.

Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, and family as Toy Story

Too. Cute.

Channing and Jenna Dewan Tatum as Sally and Jack

This one might just win.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and her husband as Pretty In Pink

Classic.

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So, What Happens If Brett Kavanaugh Gets Confirmed To The Supreme Court Anyway?

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The Republicans are attempting to fast-track Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court by holding a committee vote as early as Friday, just one day after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is slated to testify after coming forward with allegations that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a house party in the D.C. suburbs when they were teenagers. It's unclear whether any of his other accusers will testify. And while Democrats and advocates are calling for the FBI to reopen his background check investigation, whether or not that will happen is murky at best.

Kavanaugh's confirmation and reputation hang in the balance, dependent on two potentially defecting Republicans — kind of like the fate of women in this country. While no one really knows what comes next, everyone can agree that this moment is painful.

If Kavanaugh does end up skating through, it could change the conversation around sexual assault, turning back the clock on the progress we've only recently made, Carol Robles-Román, an attorney and women's rights leader with extensive experience in judicial selection and vetting, as well as the co-president and CEO of the ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women's Equality, tells Refinery29.

"As far as we have gotten with the Me Too movement and Time's Up to turn the tide, this is the polar opposite pushing in the other direction," she says. "That's what his confirmation would represent."

Because of Dr. Ford and Deborah Ramirez, survivors of sexual assault have been newly emboldened to speak out. After women began tweeting the #WhyIDidntReport hashtag last Friday, Padma Lakshmi published an op-ed in the New York Times in which she shared that a man she was dating had raped her 32 years ago when she was 16 years old.

As far as we have gotten with the Me Too movement and Time's Up to turn the tide, this is the polar opposite pushing in the other direction. That's what his confirmation would represent.

Robles-Román says Dr. Ford's allegations have helped usher in a new wave of the Me Too movement. "That's the permission Dr. Ford is giving all of us," she says. "At first Me Too was, 'Hashtag it happened to me.' Now it's, 'This is the guy who did it.' Now we have women taking a deep breath and saying, 'Maybe there's no criminal sanction, but I just want people to know that this happened.'"

At the same time, nobody owes the world their assault stories and many have had to shut off the news in order to keep themselves from reliving past trauma. Seeing it play out again and again can be a nightmare. "What the GOP doesn’t care to understand is how deeply the Kavanaugh nomination is retraumatizing a nation of survivors," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Tuesday night, after spending the evening with constituents, many of whom were trans women of color, who told her about their experiences with assault and violence.

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network reported a 42% increase in calls to its sexual assault hotline this past weekend, similar to what happened after Trump's Access Hollywood comments made headlines in 2016.

The conversation around Kavanaugh's confirmation is about as tense and partisan as can be. Whether or not one believes Dr. Ford is a question to which people have generally responded along party lines; Democrats overwhelmingly say they believe her while Republicans don't.

Republicans are doing everything to make this look like a politically motivated smear, despite the fact that no one publicly documents their sexual assault for fun or fame, and very few sexual assault accusations end up false. Still, around 30% of voters believe Brett Kavanaugh's denials over Dr. Ford's account of attempted rape, and 34% of others are undecided (36% say they believe Dr. Ford).

Sen. Mitch McConnell has called the women's allegations a "shameless smear campaign" and Sen. Lindsey Graham said, "I'll listen to the lady, but we're going to bring this to a close." Then there are those who seem to think that trying to rape girls or waving your penis in people's faces when drunk is just a rite of passage all young men go through.

Republicans will rightly point out that behavior toward Ashley Kavanaugh, the nominee's wife, has also been unacceptable; she says she has received death threats and obscenities, which continues the longstanding tradition of forcing women to be responsible for their partners' actions.

Robles-Román says that if Kavanaugh gets confirmed — now with two alleged sexual abusers sitting on the Supreme Court, the first being Clarence Thomas — these "boys will be boys" comments will become an even more unavoidable of the conversation in this country.

"That means that's going to be the term of the day, like 'locker-room talk,'" she says. "'Boys will be boys' — I can just hear that. Women will hear that in college Title IX offices." And that conversation has the ability to drive policy, she says.

Will all of this make a difference at the midterms? Absolutely, says Robles-Román. "A lot of women are tired of the status quo, and there may be some Republican backlash, too." Seeing the callousness with which the GOP has handled the Kavanaugh nomination has already help turn out more voters for progressive candidates in primary races, she says. With only six weeks away from the November midterm elections, many Republican candidates in vulnerable suburban districts have seen voters throw up their hands at the chaos, reports NBC News.

"Republicans running in these suburban districts desperately need a conversation about the economy and how things are going, but they are getting everything but that," a Republican strategist working on midterm races told NBC News. "The conversation instead is about the Mueller [probe] and other complications at the White House and now [Kavanaugh]. That’s taking all the attention away from the economy."

It's very unlikely for a Supreme Court justice to be removed unless they commit an offense while they are actually in office, or an offense from their past surfaces that is "firm and provable," says Robles-Román. Otherwise, they serve for life unless they resign, retire, or are impeached and convicted by Congress. Only one Supreme Court justice, in 1804, has ever been impeached, but he was acquitted.

That's why this fight is so important and we must choose wisely, Robles-Román says. "The idea of somebody serving on the Supreme Court that is accused of sexual harassment and who belongs to the world of 'boys will be boys,' it makes them suspect as to how they will handle certain cases," she says. "Discrimination cases, cases dealing with women's rights, the Equal Rights Amendment if the issue eventually reaches the Supreme Court. You want somebody who is ethical and moral, and part of that is respecting the equal rights of women. 'Boys will be boys' is not part of the growing-up process."

If you have experienced sexual violence and are in need of crisis support, please call the RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

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20+ Ways To Get Free Coffee (& More) On National Coffee Day

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There's one piece of money advice that people love to offer — often unsolicited — to millennials: stop buying daily coffees. We understand that the relatively small amounts we spend on lattes and cold brew can add up in just a week, but imploring us to deny ourselves one of life's simplest, most wonderful pleasures doesn't really seem fair. But there is, thankfully, one day each year when we can put aside our guilt over buying coffee because, on this most joyous of days, there are plenty of ways to get coffee for free or at a serious discount.

This year, National Coffee Day falls on Saturday, September 29. This Saturday and on the days leading up to it, cafés, coffee shops, and restaurants across the country are giving us ways to save on the very thing we've been told repeatedly that we're spending too much on. Plus, several coffee brands are also offering deals on beans and other products that will make doing the financially responsible thing (you know, brewing your coffee at home) seem like less of a sacrifice. Whether you're a PSL fanatic or an iced coffee queen, there's sure to be something for you to enjoy — sans pesky financial guilt! — this National Coffee Day.

Barnes & Noble Cafés:
Cafés inside Barnes & Noble locations across the country will be offering a free cup of tall, freshly-brewed hot or iced coffee on National Coffee Day.

Birch Coffee:
On National Coffee Day, Birch will be offering a pay what you please promotion. Customers will be encouraged to pay what they please for any coffee based beverage (drip, cold brew, espresso-based) at Birch locations across New York City.

Bruegger's Bagels:
Bruegger's Bagels Inner Circle Rewards members can get a free medium coffee with any purchase. The offer is valid from September 22 — the first day of fall — through National Coffee Day on September 29. To redeem the offer, present barcode from your email, Bruegger's Bagels mobile app, or provide your phone number to the cashier.

Bulletproof Coffee:
Bulletproof is celebrating National Coffee Day on both the east and west coast. On Thursday, September 27 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., customers can stop by the wellness retailer PREVIEW in New York City for complimentary coffee and latte art from coffee artist Michael Breach. On Saturday, September 29, customers can get $1 coffee all day at Bulletproof Cafés in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Seattle. And, in New York City, customers can get free Bulletproof Coffee from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Tribeca at the intersection of Warren and Greenwich near Whole Foods Market. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., complimentary cups will be available at Virtual World.

Caribou Coffee:
On Saturday, September 29, Caribou Coffee is offering a free coffee of the day in any size to guests who buy any food item. That includes the entire lineup of bagels, sandwiches, and bakery items at Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels locations nationwide.

car2go:
The car-sharing and rental app is partnering with coffee shops across the country to offer a free beverage for members on Friday, September 28 in celebration of National Coffee Day. Simply show your app to the barista to receive a free drink (up to $5) at Cuvee Coffee in Austin, TX; Dollop - Ukrainian Village in Chicago, IL; Huckleberry Roasters - Dairy Block in Denver, CO; Coava Coffee - Jefferson in Portland, OR; Top Pot Doughnuts - Downtown Flagship in Seattle, WA; and Sweetleaf Coffee - Jackson Ave in Long Island City, NY while supplies last. Additionally, car2go users who visit Filter Coffeehouse and Espresso Bar - Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. on the 28th can get free brewed coffee or espresso while supplies last.

Corner Bakery Café:
In honor of National Coffee Day , Corner Bakery Café locations nationwide are offering a free hand-roasted coffee or cold brew of any size with any purchase on both Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29.

Cumberland Farms:
Celebrate National Coffee Day at Cumberland Farm with a free hot or iced coffee in any size by texting FREECOFFEE to 64827. You'll receive a mobile coupon, which will get you a free Farmhouse coffee, tea, cappuccino, or hot chocolate.

DEZ:
This fast-casual middle eastern restaurant in NYC will be offering free hot drip Devoción coffee to the first 100 customers to stop by on National Coffee Day.

Dunkin':
In honor of National Coffee Day, anyone who purchases a hot coffee at Dunkin' this Saturday can get a second one for free.

Eight O'Clock Coffee:
On National Coffee Day, Eight O'Clock Coffee is giving away a free bag of coffee each hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST on the brand's official Facebook page. For a chance to win, just comment on the Facebook post shared on September 29 and tell Eight O'Clock which coffee variety you want to win. 12 winners will receive a coffee prize pack with one bag of Eight O’Clock Coffee, a coffee scoop, and a mug. You must be a U.S. resident and 18 or older to win.

Espressotoria:
If you buy six Espressotoria coffee pod packs on Walmart.com on National Coffee Day, you'll get a free Espressotoria machine. The deal will save you $99.

French Truck Coffee:
All French Truck Coffee locations in New Orleans will be serving coffees for 25 cents on National Coffee Day.

Holiday Stationstores:
On National Coffee Day, Holiday will be giving away a free coffee of any size to customers who text "COFFEE" to 44022. Additionally, Holiday will be running a Free Coffee Tuesday promotion from now until October 9.

Illy:
This National Coffee Day, shoppers will receive a complimentary can of Illy coffee when they purchase four cans using code "5FOR4." The offer is valid until 9 a.m. ETS on September 30.

La Colombe:
For one day only on September 29, La Colombe will be giving away a free Costa Rica San Ramon Honey Sampler with every online purchase of roasted coffee.

LaMar's Donuts and Coffee:
On National Coffee Day, customers who buy a 16-ounce LaMar’s reusable travel mug for $1.19 can get it filled with coffee for free.

Neuro Coffee:
On September 29, customers can get 60% off the first month of the Roaster's Club monthly auto-replenish subscription service with the code "COFFEEDAY." Customers can also use the code "FREECOFFEE" to take advantage of a buy one, get one free offer on enhanced ground beans or K-Cups.

Nickel & Diner:
On National Coffee Day, hit up the Coffee Counter at Nickel & Diner in New York City for buy-one-get-one-free Coldbrew Softserve for $6.

Peet's Coffee:
This Saturday, customers can get 25% off one pound of beans and a drip coffee or tea for free at participating Peet's Coffeebars. They can also get 25% off all regular one pound bean purchases made online. Just use the code "COFFEEDAY18" at checkout to take advantages of the savings.

Pilot Flying J:
On September 28 and 29, Pilot Flying J is treating guests to a free Pilot coffee of any size. Just download the myPilot app, and you'll find the coupon in myOffers waiting to be redeemed.

RISE Brewing Co:
On National Coffee Day, customers can get 20% off site-wide on risebrewingco.com with the code "NationalCoffeeDay." Additionally, Rise is offering a BOGO deal at its cafés in New York City.

Sprinkles:
On Saturday, September 29, Sprinkles Cupcakes is giving away free High Brew Coffee. Visit one of the 20 Sprinkles stores where High Brew is sold to receive a free can with the purchase of one regular cupcake while supplies last.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf:
To celebrate the official coffee holiday, participating locations of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will be offering customers a free 16-ounce hot or iced Brewed Coffee when they purchase a food or bakery item. Additionally, rewards members who make a purchase of $20 or more will receive a free limited edition Heritage Tumbler.

Verve Coffee Roasters:
This Santa Cruz-based coffee roaster is celebrating National Coffee Day by offering $1 quick cups of coffee at all retail locations. Verve is also offering free shipping on all orders placed online for 24 hours on September 29, as well.

VitaCup:
On National Coffee Day, VitaCup will be offering 30% off its entire website.

Wandering Bear:
In honor of National Coffee Day, Wandering Bear teamed up with Coolhaus Ice Cream to serve free Cold Brew Affogatos out of its coffee truck on Friday, September 28 in New York City.

WestEnd Coffee Bar:
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A Week In Hyattsville, MD, On A Joint $164,000 Income

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Welcome toMoney Diaries , where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking millennials how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we're tracking every last dollar.

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Today: an attorney who makes $144,000 per year ($164,000 when combined with her husband) and spends some of her money this week on gallons of milk.

We checked in with the OP regarding Hurricane Florence, and she said, "The hurricane never really turned north, so all we got in our area was some rain. I think when I finished my Money Diary it was still mid-week and they thought we would get storms, but by the time the weekend came, the forecast had completely flipped. So now we just have a bunch of extra batteries and canned beans on hand!" If you'd like to help those affected by Hurricane Florence, here's a list of resources.

Occupation: Attorney
Industry: Legal
Age: 31
Location: Hyattsville, MD
My Salary: $144,000
My Husband's Income: $20,000, plus he watches our three kids (ages six, three, and two months)
My Paycheck Amount (Biweekly): $3,186.44
My Husband's Paycheck Amount (Monthly): $837.62, plus about $1,500 over the course of the year from when he teaches on the weekends (freelance, so it varies).

Monthly Expenses
Mortgage: $2,110 for our three-bedroom house, and we also put about $100 extra toward the principal.
Student Loan Payment: $971 for mine (almost done!), and $0 for my husband — we paid his off years ago.
Car Loan Payment: $475
Water: $65
Electric: $180
HOA: $95
Internet: $40 (temporary deal)
Cell Phones: $100
401(k): $1,200 (10% of my gross pay), plus a 5% employer match
Health Insurance Premium: $399, including dental and vision
Life Insurance: $57
Church Tithe: $1,050, which also supports immigration legal aid
College Savings: $375
Savings: $500, to beef up our emergency fund
Childcare: $0! (My husband's work provides childcare, and when he teaches outside of that, I watch the kids. It's so amazing, especially considering childcare costs in our area.)
Amazon Prime: $10
Amazon FreeTime: $3
Netflix: $11

Day One

3:15 a.m. — Baby wakes up for a post-midnight snack. He is lucky he's cute.

5 a.m. — I wake up to make coffee and pump milk for the baby during the day. I'm still half asleep, so instead of responding to the emails that have been sitting in my inbox like I should, I turn on Netflix and watch a show about restaurant start-ups trying to get funding. Good for them!

5:45 a.m. — I get dressed, pack lunch boxes for myself, my husband, P., and the kids. P. and I take turns intercepting them as they wake up and trying to get them dressed and ready on time. We are chronically running about 10 minutes late, but as long as he's the one dropping the kids off, I feel like teachers give us a pass. Do moms get judged more for that stuff, or is it just me?

7:15 a.m. — I walk to the nearby subway station and head to work. It is so hot and muggy, I'm not even sure why I bother doing my hair before leaving the house.

8:30 a.m. — I'm at work, wondering if they managed to make it to school on time today. Best not to ask. At the beginning of each week, I bring in large quantities of food to keep in the communal fridge, and then pick from that throughout the week, so I pull out carrots and hummus for breakfast while I check emails.

12 p.m. — Lunchtime! I am an early luncher and I basically go for my sandwich as soon as it's socially acceptable. I eat my turkey sandwich with cheese slices and pump milk again before getting back to work.

5:15 p.m. — I try to leave right at 5 to be home with my family as much as possible, but I do feel pressure to not be that person who's running out the door as soon as their workday is technically done. So I'm usually running a little bit behind in getting to the subway.

6:15 p.m. — Weeknight chaos. We make chicken tacos with red cabbage and yogurt sauce. Last night I marinated chicken, and today my husband grills it and I chop it all up so we can put the leftovers in the fridge to use for future dinners. It's a good meal to get on the table quickly and doesn't require individually cutting up the kids' food for them when we're trying to stay on track for bedtime. I feed the baby and put him down to nap while we go through our evening routine with the older kids. As I type it up, this all sounds somewhat orderly to me, but just assume that, whatever activity I say we're doing, there is always at least one child wandering off, spilling food, or having a meltdown. I assume this is good training for becoming a professional cat herder.

7:30 p.m. — My three-year-old, T., is in bed and my six-year-old, S., is expertly procrastinating while I empty lunchboxes and do the dishes. S. should be in bed by 8, but these days we almost never make it. I keep giving him reminders to stay focused on his bedtime routine, and he's finally down by 8:40 p.m.

8:45 p.m. — I prep lunches and milk bottles for tomorrow while listening to podcasts. It's my escape. P. pops down for conversation while he folds laundry. It's easy to fall into a routine where we feel more like parenthood teammates than husband and wife, but we try to keep relating to each other as regular adults and not just parents, with varying degrees of success. Then I shower and go to bed just after 10. Sweet sleep!

11 p.m. — Baby's ready to play! I bribe him with a feeding session instead and he's back to bed after about 20 minutes. Now that I'm awake anyway, I surf Amazon and decide to finally take the plunge and buy a PJ Masks costume that's been sitting in my cart for a while for S. to wear for Halloween. $21.27

Daily Total: $21.27

Day Two

4 a.m. — Baby is hungry and requests food, so I oblige.

5:15 a.m. — I am working from home today, but I still wake up somewhat early to get everyone else packed up so I can pump right before they leave and the baby has fresh bottles of milk. Coffee helps here. I also make egg sandwiches for the others for the road, instead of their usual Cheerios breakfast. Once they're out the door, I get as much cleaning around the house done as possible, and then I'm logged into work by 8:30 a.m.

12 p.m. — Since I'm at home, I can raid our fridge for lunch. I heat up some leftover chicken and eat that with salad. I also quickly put some turkey meat in a brine for dinner, and then pump while reviewing documents.

4 p.m. — Husband returns home with the kids, but they leave me alone while I'm still finishing up my work day.

5:15 p.m. — I log off and rejoin the family. Husband grills the turkey while I play with the baby, and the older kids pretend to be at the beach using a couple of blankets in our living room.

5:45 p.m. — We eat our turkey and salad dinner, and then everyone under the legal drinking age gets a bath. Husband orders a birthday gift for his stepfather, which we have shipped straight to their house. $46.32

9 p.m. — Just as the kids fall asleep, the baby wakes back up and wants second dinner. After feeding him, I catch up on emails and bills, and I notice that P. has purchased a set of waterproof bedsheets for T. (just in case) and an emergency radio/flashlight, inspired by the forecasts for Hurricane Florence, I think. Probably a wise choice. $44.36

9:40 p.m. — Kids are all asleep. Everyone above the legal drinking age gets a glass of wine.

Daily Total: $90.68

Day Three

3 a.m. — Baby is up again. That was actually a pretty good stretch of sleep!

6:20 a.m. — The kids are awake, so I am awake. I make coffee and breakfast (bagels with cream cheese and grapefruit) and get the kids dressed while P. gets ready to teach.

7:45 a.m. — P. leaves to teach and I have the kids. I let the older two watch a Raffi concert on YouTube while I take a short nap with the baby on the couch. I feel worlds better when I wake up. The rest of the morning mostly involves taking care of the baby while making sure the older kids don't hurt each other, interspersed with switching around loads of laundry and cringing when T. smushes her cream cheesy face in the clean laundry pile.

1 p.m. — P. returns and we have leftover chicken and salad for lunch. Afterwards, we try to get the kids to nap, but they mostly just sing to themselves from their respective beds. During the naps, I make a big grocery run (four gallons of milk, Greek yogurt, creamer, sparkling water, wine, turkey cold cuts, apples, kale, candy corn, pork chops, barbecue sauce, freezer bags, eggs, ice cream, hummus, bread, and baby wipes). $135.74

3:15 p.m. — On the way home, I fill up the minivan's gas tank. $48.47

3:30 p.m. — I get into cooking mode and make meatballs, peanut butter/oat/flaxseed bites, sliced carrots, and mashed peas to store in the fridge for easy grab-and-go meals to pair with salads during the week. I also freeze some of the meat I bought at the store to use in slow cooker recipes later on. I tend to buy whatever meat has a very good sale and freeze what we won't use immediately. When the older kids wake up, I pull out toys T. recently received for her birthday and let them play with each other while I finish up.

5:45 p.m. — We sit down to dinner and then bathe all the kids before bedtime. The PJ Masks costume has arrived and as S. immediately puts it on, I realize I'm probably going to see him wearing it every day between now and Halloween, and probably after. Money well spent, I guess! Afterwards, I wash dishes and fold laundry while listening to podcasts, and then feed the baby before going to sleep.

Daily Total: $184.21

Day Four

2 a.m. — Nighttime feeding. Zzzzz.

5:30 a.m. — Baby wakes up to eat and I just stay awake after he goes back down. I make eggs and toast for breakfast and start in on my daily coffee while picking up the living room and vacuuming.

10 a.m. — Family is awake, fed, and dressed, and we head off to church. Our church has a lot of other families with small kids, and it's good to see friends who are in the same sleepless life stage as we are. We might be the loudest family there today, but not terribly so, I tell myself.

1:20 p.m. — Return home from church, and give the kids a quick salad lunch before putting them down for naps. We are lucky that our kids have so far been pretty good with eating salad, although sometimes they try to lick all the vinegar off first and then ask for more. During nap time, I vacuum out our minivan and clean up dishes.

3:30 p.m. — I get S. ready and take him to swim class. He floats, jumps, and kicks his way through a happy half hour. On the way back, we pick up class photos at CVS that his teacher asked me to print up for her bulletin board. $4.20

6 p.m. — Dinner is leftover turkey, roasted sweet potatoes, and mashed peas. After the kids have eaten, we open FaceTime to let them catch up with their grandparents, who all live several hours away.

8:15 p.m. — After the kids are down, I finish meal, clothing, and baby supply prep for tomorrow. While I'm doing that, I chat with a couple friends from law school on the phone and we compare notes on baby teething strategies. I also call my parents and start planning out our family visits for the holidays.

Daily Total: $4.20

Day Five

2 a.m. — The baby is starting his Monday off early with a pre-breakfast breakfast.

5:20 a.m. — I snooze my alarm a couple times but eventually get up to pump some milk for the baby before getting dressed and getting the kids ready. I toast a couple mini bagels for the kids. What a nice treat, right? WRONG. S., last month's connoisseur of all things crunchy, now acts like I toasted the bagels just to ruin breakfast for him. Is it bedtime yet?

7:15 a.m. — Miraculously, everyone is ready and off to work/school, and I walk to the subway. Even though I complain about the heat in the summer, I do like that my commute involves about three and a half miles of walking (round trip), because otherwise I'm not sure how I would get any exercise right now. Hopefully when the kids are a bit older I'll figure out a real exercise regimen, but it just feels impossible to find the time right now.

8:30 a.m. — I'm at work, and my hummus and carrots from last week still look edible, so I have that for breakfast while I dive into my inbox backlog.

12:10 p.m. — I eat lunch (kale, Italian dressing, and chevre) while I take a break to pump. I brought in a week's worth of salad ingredients today, so I don't need to bring in a separate lunch every day for the rest of the week.

12:45 p.m. — Back to work, interrupted by brief moments of looking at photos of the kids on my phone and feeling nostalgic about things that happened only a month ago.

6:05 p.m. — I arrive home and bring in the Amazon package of baby wipes and ground coffee delivered to our doorstep. We love the subscribe-and-save option, although you need to keep an eye on the prices, because sometimes things are cheaper at Target or the grocery store. $24.26

6:10 p.m. — The older kids have already had dinner, so I focus on getting the dishwasher started and packing lunches, and then I feed the baby while my husband oversees bath time. After T. has gone to bed, I heat up chicken for myself for dinner and then pull out the cookie dough I prepped over the weekend. S. helps me roll out the cookie balls and bake them. He practices drawing letters in one of his activity books, and then it's off to bed for him, too.

9:30 p.m. — I shower and get my clothes and bag ready for tomorrow, and then it's off to sleep.

Daily Total: $24.26

Day Six

1 a.m. — Baby feeding.

5:30 a.m. — I sleep in even later today (whoops) but manage to pump a little while S. gets himself dressed for school. The kids have mini bagels with cream cheese (not toasted!) for breakfast while P. and I pack the car with lunches and baby supplies, and then everyone is off for the day.

8:30 a.m. — I arrive at work, grab hummus and carrots, and start my day.

11:45 a.m. — I eat a little early to give myself time to pump before a meeting: same salad ingredients as yesterday.

6:20 p.m. — I arrive home and start washing dishes while P. FaceTimes his parents with the kids. Everyone else has tacos with the leftover chicken for dinner, and I pick from their plates.

7 p.m. — Emergency! S. slips and falls down a half-flight of stairs. My heart jumps into my throat and P. and I both come running. S. passes the initial vitals check and I cuddle him with a pack of ice while he cries inconsolably. As we see a big bump start forming on his forehead, we decide to take him to Urgent Care to make sure there's no concussion or other serious injury. I am so incredibly grateful that our insurance lets us immediately take him to a doctor without giving the cost a second thought. Everyone should be able to do the same. P. takes him while I put the other two down to sleep. $35

8:45 p.m. — Everyone is back home, S. is fine, and he particularly brightens up when he sees that I made him popcorn for his pre-bedtime routine. After putting him down, I finish the dishes and laundry, and pack lunches and breast pump parts for tomorrow.

11 p.m. — Bed.

11:45 p.m. — Feed baby. Bed.

Daily Total: $35

Day Seven

2 a.m. — Baby up, fed, back to sleep.

3:30 a.m. — Baby up again? What is going on, Baby?

5 a.m. — I am up to pump, then pack bags and get the kids dressed. S. says he is feeling fine but has a noticeable bump on his head. I make coffee for P. and myself, bagels with cream cheese for the kids, and grab a Clif bar and a banana for P. as we run out the door.

8:30 a.m. — I arrive at work, grab my carrots and hummus, and settle in for a day of reading/writing/meetings.

10 a.m. — I find a colleague and contribute cash to a goodbye party for a coworker. $10

12 p.m. — I grab lettuce and salad dressing for lunch but get caught in a hallway conversation with one of my bosses that puts me about 15 minutes behind schedule for pumping. Then, while I'm pumping, building maintenance needs to come in to do some sort of work on the heating system, so I have to stop early and quickly cover up just as they let themselves into my office. Just one of those days.

2 p.m. — Even though it seems Hurricane Florence won't impact us too badly now, P. runs to Home Depot to buy downspouts, in light of all the rain we've gotten recently. $32.73

5:30 p.m. — I can't seem to wrap things up on time, so I leave a little late. When I get home, P. has already fed the kids macaroni and cheese, and honestly I am a little jealous. I cut up strawberries for their dessert and munch on turkey cold cuts while washing dishes for tomorrow as P. gets the kids ready for bed.

6:30 p.m. — I feed the baby during T.'s bedtime routine, and then once the younger two are in bed, P. and I try to move our couch and loveseat out of our basement in anticipation of buying a new couch. A sectional! However, we can't seem to figure out how we got those darn things in the house to begin with, and after it gets dark, we decide to try again over the weekend so we don't let the house fill with bugs attracted to the indoor lights. We've had people express interest in taking the old couches, but it looks like getting them out the door will be a bigger project than we thought.

8:30 p.m. — I prep S. for bed, make lunches for tomorrow (turkey sandwiches, snap peas, and clementines), and take out the trash and recycling. P. makes one more grocery run, just in case Hurricane Florence takes an unexpected northern turn (butter, four gallons of milk, hummus, scones, cheddar cheese, cheese sticks, toilet paper, pita chips, Tabasco, corn starch, flaxseed, various canned beans, turkey cold cuts, bar soap, lemons, clementines, and batteries for flashlights and my breast pump), while I feed the baby. Before the baby was born, we used gift cards that people gave us to stock up on diapers, so we haven't needed to buy more for a while now. $99.19

10:30 p.m. — Shower and bed.

Daily Total: $141.92

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Everything Coming To Netflix In October

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Netflix, increasingly the one-stop shop for all things entertainment, is working overtime to deliver scary goods this October. The streaming platform is dropping a catalogue tailored to the season — some of it new, some of it old, and all of it downright spooky.

These goods will include the new Sabrina reboot and an adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House as well as a few Netflix Original Films and two really, really scary Halloween classics. And, if these don't suit your fancy, Netflix has already started the uphill climb towards Halloween content domination: several of their scariest shows are already living their best life on the streaming site. This includes the Indian Netflix Original Ghoul as well as titles like Cargo, an Australian film about a mounting zombie apocalypse.

But, if those aren't satisfying your scream tooth, there's plenty more to come. Netflix will debut the second season of Making a Murderer this October, as well as the soapy teen shoe Élite. Finally, if you're more of a news junkie than a horror addict, look to Hasan Minhaj's weekly news talk show The Patriot Act, which will debut on October 28. Ahead, all of Netflix's October new arrivals. I

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Available October 1

Angel Eyes
Anger Management
Billy Madison
Black Dynamite
Blade
Blade II
Blazing Saddles
Empire Records
Gotham: Season 4
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny
Must Love Dogs
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship
Mystic River
New York Minute
Once Upon a Time in America
Pay It Forward
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Rumble in the Bronx
She's Out of My League
Sommersby
The Dead Pool
The Devil's Advocate
The Green Mile
The Lake House
The NeverEnding Story
The Shining
V for Vendetta
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Available October 2

Joe Rogan: Strange Times — Netflix Original
MeatEater: Season 7 — Netflix Original
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Monty Python's Life of Brian

Available October 3

Truth or Dare

Available October 4

Creeped Out — Netflix Original
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Violet Evergarden: Special: Extra Episode

Available October 5

Big Mouth: Season 2 — Netflix Original
Dancing Queen — Netflix Original
Élite — Netflix Original
Empire Games — Netflix Original
Little Things: Season 2 — Netflix Original
Malevolent — Netflix Original
Private Life — Netflix Original
Super Monsters Save Halloween — Netflix Original
Super Monsters: Season 2 — Netflix Original
The Rise of Phoenixes — Netflix Original
YG Future Strategy Office — Netflix Original

Available October 6

Little Things: Season 1

Available October 8

Disney's Sofia the First: Season 4
Mo Amer: The Vagabond — Netflix Original

Available October 9

Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 4 — Netflix Original

Available October 10

22 July — Netflix Original
Pacto de Sangue — Netflix Original

Available October 11

Salt Fat Acid Heat — Netflix Original
Schitt's Creek: Season 4

Available October 12

Apostle — Netflix Original
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil — Netflix Original
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? — Netflix Original
FightWorld — Netflix Original
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff — Netflix Original
Tarzan and Jane: Season 2 — Netflix Original
The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 2 — Netflix Original
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell — Netflix Original
The Haunting of Hill House — Netflix Original
The Kindergarten Teacher — Netflix Original

Available October 15

Octonauts: Season 4
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments — Netflix Original

Available October 16

Ron White: If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up — Netflix Original

Available October 19

Accidentally in Love — Netflix Original
Ask the Doctor — Netflix Original
Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.: Limited Series — Netflix Original
Derren Brown: Sacrifice — Netflix Original
Distrito salvaje — Netflix Original
Gnome Alone — Netflix Original
Haunted — Netflix Original
Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 2 — Netflix Original
Illang: The Wolf Brigade — Netflix Original
Larva Island — Netflix Original
Making a Murderer: Part 2 — Netflix Original
Marvel's Daredevil: Season 3 — Netflix Original
The Night Comes For Us — Netflix Original
Wanderlust — Netflix Original

Available October 21

Robozuna — Netflix Original

Available October 23

ADAM SANDLER 100% FRESH — Netflix Original

Available October 24

Bodyguard — Netflix Original

Available October 25

Great News: Season 2

Available October 26

Been So Long — Netflix Original
Castlevania: Season 2 — Netflix Original
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina — Netflix Original
Dovlatov — Netflix Original
Jefe — Netflix Original
Shirkers — Netflix Original
Terrorism Close Calls — Netflix Original

Available October 27

Girl from Nowhere — Netflix Original

Available October 28

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj — Netflix Original (streaming every Sunday)

Available October 30

Fate/EXTRA Last Encore: Illustrias Geocentric Theory — Netflix Original
The Degenerates — Netflix Original

Available October 31

Goldie & Bear: Season 2
GUN CITY — Netflix Original

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Washing Your Face In Sparkling Water Is Huge In Korea — So I Tried It

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As we've all learned from the ubiquity of K-beauty on the Western market over the past few years, some of the world's best skin-care secrets do indeed hail from the East, and the sparkling-water technique is no different.

"The idea of the fizzy face cleanse started originally in Japan and then went crazy in Korea, and now we’re just hearing about this trend," says dermatologist Dendy Engelman, M.D., who's working with SodaStream, the go-to home carbonation device, to spread the word. "What I love about it is that it gives a deeper cleanse because it traps oil and dirt that's deeper in pores. Nitrous oxide increases blood flow and nutrient delivery so it can help those with acne and acne scarring, and the pH of carbonated water matches the skin, whereas tap water is not identifiable with skin pH. The more carbonated, the better it is for the cleanse."

"One of the biggest reasons that SodaStream sells so well in Japan is because people use it to wash their face," says Bev Sylvester, who is on the company's marketing team. Brands like Dr. Brandt Skincare, DHC, and Odacité are also jumping onboard the fizzy skin-care bandwagon, formulating cleansers and masks with sodium bicarbonate and similar foaming ingredients to chip away at dead, dull cells on the surface, cut through excess oil, and invigorate skin.

The trend sounds promising, but there’s really only one way to find out whether it's just a fizzy novelty or a legitimate method — and that's to try it out. So I challenged myself to swap out tap water for sparkling water for a whole week, to see whether it would actually make a difference.

Photo: Courtesy of Chloe Burcham.

Day 1

Armed with enthusiasm, I head to the supermarket in search of my sparkling water of choice. Staring at an aisle of sugar-free, diet, and lemon-lime-flavored beverages, I decide to go for the safest (and bougie-est?) option: San Pellegrino. In order to reduce my plastic footprint (I figure I'll be left with tons of plastic bottles at the end of this), I opt for a glass bottle. Of course this is more expensive; I'm only thankful that champagne facial rinses aren’t a thing (yet). I make a mental note to look up how much a SodaStream costs… if this sparkling water technique works, maybe I’ll invest.

I decide to start the experiment on the safe side, and after double-cleansing — first with a balm to remove my makeup, then a second wash with a foaming formula — I soak a cotton pad with the sparkling stuff and swipe it all over my face. It’s refreshing, but not life-changing. The bubbles lose their "popping" effect pretty swiftly, but a look at the cotton pad afterwards reveals there were areas I still managed to miss, even having double-cleansed. My skin actually feels refreshed and super clean.

Photo: Courtesy of Chloe Burcham.

Day 2

I kept my sparkling water in the fridge overnight, so today’s rinse offers a truly icy experience. Instead of using cotton pads, I decide to pour some of the sparkling water into my hands and splash my face with it like an old-school toner. This technique definitely feels like it’s doing more than day one. The cold feels like it's tightening my pores, and I can really feel the bubbles popping on my skin this time. I pat dry with a towel and inspect. Skin looks clean and pores seem minimized — but that could be due to the temperature. The jury’s still out.

Photo: Courtesy of Chloe Burcham.

Day 3

Day three and I feel like I’m ready to take the plunge, quite literally, into the submerging sparkling-water dunk. After watching countless YouTube tutorials, I feel well-versed in the best practice, which is simply to hold your breath and slowly breathe out to avoid bubbles going up your nose. I double-cleanse before dunking my head into the bowl. The experience isn’t pleasant and I feel as though I’m drowning, but my skin does feel very clean afterwards. I follow up with my trusty overnight moisturizing treatment, but find that my skin feels dry and tight a few hours later. Maybe the dunk method is just way too shocking for my skin.

Photo: Courtesy of Chloe Burcham.

Day 4

When day four comes around, I realize I’m out of San Pellegrino, so I tack a sparkling water onto the end of my UberEats order instead. It’s a negative on the plastic-consumption front, but I have to admit, UberEats delivering my skincare in approximately 25 minutes is arguably the most convenient delivery service ever. The change in brand goes unnoticed by my skin, and I’ve reverted to the cotton pad technique after yesterday’s dunk proved too much. Again, my skin is left clean and clear, and amazingly, I do feel like my pores are definitely less noticeable.

Photo: Courtesy of Chloe Burcham.

Day 5

I stick with my tried-and-tested cotton pad technique tonight, and my skin is definitely looking brighter and more radiant. The pores around my nose appear smaller and I’ve noticed fewer blackheads around my chin. I’m not sure whether this is down to the fact that the water is mineral or carbonated, or perhaps even that my skin has been essentially getting a third cleanse every day, but I do feel like something has changed.

Would I carry on with the sparkling water step in my skincare routine? It depends. The dunk technique was a definite no for me — it was uncomfortable, messy, and seemed to be nothing more than a waste of water. But using sparkling water in place of a toner? Sure. After all, it’s a relatively cheap and quick option, and I do think my pores look noticeably smaller. Maybe it’s time to invest in a SodaStream after all…

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This Dermatologist Thinks You Should Give Up Moisturizer Forever

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When I think about the most superfluous parts of my skin-care arsenal — the products I use that are probably more fun than they are effective — I think about the “detoxifying” booster drops I add to my night cream, the exfoliating scrub for my eyebrows, and the sheet masks made just for my neck. But I have never once questioned the need for my moisturizer. In fact, I can’t decide whether cleanser or moisturizer is the more fundamental product, but if I were to whittle my multi-step routine down to the essentials, those would be the two left. Why would anyone do differently?

So, I was baffled when I recently met with Zein Obagi, M.D., a Beverly Hills-based dermatologist and founder of skin-care line ZO Skin Health, who told me using moisturizer was not only a waste of time, but potentially damaging to my skin. “When you use moisturizer every day, you run the risk of making your skin older, not younger,” he warned. “If you apply a lot of moisture, skin will become sensitive, dry, dull, and interfere with natural hydration.”

What, you ask, is the scientific explanation behind this? Dr. Obagi believes skin gets addicted to replacement moisture and stops supplying its own hydration from within the body. And your natural hydration, he says, is what really keeps skin healthy and young. “The tree gets its nutrients from the ground; no matter how much you spray the tree, it will become dry,” he says.

It makes sense when I remember the reverse wisdom that was commonly cited in my teen years: When you overdry your skin with too many zit-zappers, your skin responds by producing more oil to compensate. “Almost zero percent of my patients actually requires a moisturizer,” he explains. “All your skin really needs is cleansing, stimulation, and protection.” Even season changes don’t count. Daily moisturizer should not be needed no matter the calendar, he says.

Indeed, if you look on the site of his current skin-care brand ZO Skin Health (he sold his eponymous, and still wildly popular, Obagi Medical Products line in the '90s), you’ll notice there is no moisturizer category. His skepticism of moisturizers is almost at conspiracy level. “My feeling is there is abuse of moisturizer,” he says. “Because it is so easy to formulate and sell, the brainwashing started in the late '50s and '60s from all the cosmetic companies. They sold everyone that idea that you will dry and age. This is absolutely nonsense.”

So what to do if you’re hooked on moisturizer? Obagi says you should stop using it cold turkey —even in the winter — and wait three to six weeks. “As you break the addiction, you may feel dry and irritable,” he admits. “Your skin may feel like it’s missing something or like it's stinging or burning, depending on how long you were using moisturizer.” But the withdrawal, he claims, is worth it: “When patients come back in about five weeks, they thank me. It wakes up the skin and gets the cells to start working in harmony.”

While Dr. Obagi has long been marked as a forward-thinker in the dermatology world, I figured I might as well get a second opinion, considering how, you know, I’ve spent my entire career going to events for moisturizers touted by derms, scientists, and facialists. “I have the greatest respect for Dr. Obagi, I think he’s a genius, and I don’t disagree with him on some level,” says New York City-based dermatologist Doris Day, M.D., a pro I frequently turn to for a balanced bottom-line perspective on all things skin. “But when it comes to skin hydrating itself sufficiently, some people's can and some people's can’t.” It not only comes down to genetics, she explains, but many other factors working against us. “In today’s world where we can’t control all the stressors and exposure and pollution, using hydrators and moisturizers makes sense,” she continues. “The more you support your skin — sometimes by using hydrators and moisturizers — the more easily you can have healthy, beautiful, resilient skin.”

To be fair, Dr. Obagi does happen to carry some hydrating products in his brand (though they also aim to calm as well as hydrate) and there are exceptions to the rule, he says, like when you're skiing in extreme temps or traveling on a moisture-sucking plane. The key is just to not get into a daily habit and only use it when needed. His recommended routine? “Always wash your face, use a gentle exfoliating agent to enhance elimination, and some kind of active vitamin A to stimulate regeneration, and if you still feel dry, then you can apply a special moisturizer,” he explains.

I’ve done many things to my skin in the name of my job as a beauty writer — microneedling my entire face, zapping it with lasers, and even facial cupping — but the idea of shedding myself of my moisturizer for good as winter’s frigid breath breathes down my neck is especially daunting. Especially when, to Dr. Day’s point, I live in New York, one of the most stressful, polluted cities in the world. But, in the name of journalism, I just might give it a shot (and if it's anything like fellow beauty writer Daniela Morosini's experience, maybe it won't be so traumatic, after all). But if you think I'm giving up my eyebrow exfoliator, think again.

This story was originally published on January 9, 2017.

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32 Greek Mythology-Inspired Costumes To Channel Your Inner Goddess

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While there's always a take on the news to turn into a conversation-starting Halloween costume, sometimes you want something a little more classic — or classical. Go for the ultimate throwback with a look inspired by Greek mythology.

Rather than showing up as a generic "Greek goddess," keep reading to find a myth that speaks to you, and a costume inspired by its star. How about the goddess of wine, or the one who begged to be turned into a tree to escape an annoying suitor? Whichever you choose, you can consider your Halloween-party small talk covered.

Gaia

Channel your inner Earth goddess.

Phoenix

You'll be sure to catch people's eyes with these fiery wings.

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Medusa

Turn all the pop culture gossip about snakes into the perfect Halloween inspiration.

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The Muses

Whether you go the Disney route or stick to a more traditional style, the Muses make the perfect group costume for you and your squad.

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Artemis

Grab a bow and arrow and step onto the wild side as the goddess of animals and the hunt.

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Demeter

The goddess of bread and grain is the perfect costume for a carb-lover.

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Aphrodite

As the goddess of love and beauty, a Halloween hookup is practically in the stars.

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Antheia

Channel your inner flower child as the goddess of gardens.

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Nike

If all you do is win, dress up as the winged goddess of victory. Just do it!

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Athena

Be the goddess of wisdom, and make nary a poor decision in your night of partying.

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Calypso

The sea nymph Calypso trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years, so you shouldn't have any trouble locking down a cutie at the party in this costume.

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The Fates

Take control of your destiny and ensure an amazing Halloween.

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Hera

If you're a goddess and a queen all year round, this is the costume for you.

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Iris

Let your true colors shine as the goddess of the rainbow.

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Persephone

Looking for a spookier costume? Be the goddess of the underworld.

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Selene

If you can't get enough of your horoscope, dress up as the one and only goddess of the moon.

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Amazon Woman

Skip out on being the hundredth person in a Wonder Woman costume, and instead go as her mythological counterpart, a badass Amazon warrior.

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Helen of Troy

Why yes, you are the most beautiful woman in the world.

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Siren

You cannot resist this costume's song.

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The Furies

If you've got a bone to pick this Halloween, consider going as the goddesses of vengeance.

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Megara

Hercules' leading lady is definitely worthy of her own costume.

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Satyr

If goddesses aren't your style, dress up as a quirky creature like this human-goat hybrid instead.

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Centaur

Turn your childhood love of all things equestrian into a hilarious costume.

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Spartan Warrior

How many reasons are there for you to wear this costume? Oh, about 300.

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Pegasus

Unicorns may be the trendier option right now, but that means there'll already be plenty at the party. Go the more unique route as a pegasus instead. Rainbows and glitter optional.

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Daphne

Daphne begged the gods to turn her into a tree to avoid an annoying boy. Who among us can't relate?

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Hades

Dress up as the god of the underworld? Why the hell not!

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Dionysus

She's the goddess of wine. Do we even need to give any other explanation?

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Hestia

Just because you're dressed as the goddess of hearth and home doesn't mean you have to stay in all night.

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Amaranthos

Break out your flower crown and go as the nymph of the white orchid.

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Thanatos

Want a costume that shows your darker side? You can't go wrong with the literal personification of death.

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Amphitrite

Make some serious waves as the goddess of the sea.

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You're Not Imagining It — Every Celeb Is Getting This '90s Haircut

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Before we dive into the latest hair trend taking over our Instagram feeds, a full disclaimer: This look isn't exactly new. In fact, the revival of one of the most popular hairstyles of the '90s — the blunt bob — has been a long time coming, a twinkle in the eye of Hollywood A-listers, social-media influencers, and beauty editors everywhere. Now, the chin-grazing, cropped bob is back, and everyone is getting in on it... and this time, we really mean everyone.

Of course, this is far from the first '90s trend to ever come back in style. It's not even the only '90s hair trend to be back in style right this second: Banana clips, velvet headbands, and scrunchies are all seeing a runway comeback. But if you're not exactly chomping at the bit to relive the throbbing head pain that came along with your middle-school hair aesthetic, surely this simple — and painless — cut will satisfy your throwback needs.

Selena Gomez, Margot Robbie, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian West, and Rowan Blanchard are only a few of the famous faces who've sported the nostalgic trend recently, proving that the choppy, angled bob is officially back — and most likely here to stay. Ahead, the celebrity haircuts bringing the '90s bob all the way into 2018...

Julianne Hough surprised her followers when she debuted an entirely new look for the A Star Is Born premiere. In just a few short months, she went from dyeing her hair red, then back to blonde, and now a bob with blunt bangs. We clearly have to keep tabs on her Instagram to see what she has coming next.

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The To All The Boys I've Loved actress had to chop off her hair for an upcoming role, and immediately saw the money-saving opportunity. "They chopped off all my hair, and subsequently also saved me so much money now on shampoo and conditioner," she wrote on Instagram.

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No stranger to the bob herself, Kim Kardashian West added her name to the list of celebrities joining the '90s bob club this summer, with her longtime stylist Chris Appleton posting an Instagram video describing her new cut as "FRESH AF."

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Rihanna, who's worn short hair multiple times before, sneakily debuted a new bob on her Instagram story while promoting her Savage x Fenty lingerie line. With her ends just gracing her shoulders, RiRi's right on trend.

Khloé Kardashian opted for the super-sleek bob this time around, days before her sister got her new cut too, courtesy of hairstylist Justine Marjan.

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Though Emilia Clarke recently admitted she's not the biggest fan of being blonde, that didn't deter her from making another big change to her new look. Thanks to hairstylist Jenny Cho, Clarke recently went even shorter with her bob. Why? To ditch all those split ends... because bleached hair will do that to you.

Rowan Blanchard's hairstylist Laurie Heaps has been maintaining the actress' lob for months. Now, she's taken her celeb client shorter than ever before with this feathery chop.

Sometimes the best cure for heartbreak is a whole new look, like Selena Gomez's new chin-grazing cut from Nine Zero One hairstylist Marissa Marino. Marino tells Refinery29 that the best part about this kind of cut is that it hits just right on the jawline, so it's always perfectly framing your face.

Although Viola Davis rocks the Diana Ross 'fro almost as well as the Supreme herself, her recent bob is a close second as our favorite style from the Oscar winner.

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Celebrity hairstylist Chad Wood took Vanessa Hudgens from bohemian babe to an A-list Francophile recently via her new French-inspired cut. Finish it off with flipped ends, and Hudgens nails two trends in one.

Model Jourdan Dunn has rocked every kind of bob — even one that had asymmetrical sides — but this blunt option from hairstylist Ursula Stephen might just be our favorite.

Taraji P. Henson never shies away from experimenting with new cuts and colors. Still, this root-beer brunette bob is the only one we need for our next salon visit.

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There's no better way to end awards season than with a fresh haircut — just ask hairstylist Adir Abergel and Saoirse Ronan. The Lady Bird star and Oscar nominee showed up to Hollywood's big night with an above-the-shoulder crop that nearly matched yet another celeb on the red carpet...

Yes, alongside Ronan, I, Tonya actress and fellow nominee Margot Robbie arrived to the ceremony with a fresh bob from hairstylist Bryce Scarlett.

Tessa Thompson may rock technicolor hair in the upcoming Sorry to Bother You, but in real life she's here for a curly bob.

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L.A.-based hairstylist Ashley Streicher is known for her own bouncy bob, so it's only fitting that she share the playful look with some of her regulars, like Sarah Paulson and Alison Brie.

Thanks to hairstylist Anna Cofone, Dua Lipa is now rocking a shoulder-length cut that officially makes her a card-carrying member of the '90s bob club.

Between the cropped length and wispy bangs, Linda Evangelista's signature bob has never looked more modern than it does here on Irina Shayk.

Jessica Chastain is officially on the wavy bob train — and it looks so good on her.

Lucy Hale isn't a bandwagon fan of this retro cut. In fact, she's had something similar before. Nonetheless, the fresh trim from Kristin Ess is just as good — and blunt — as ever.

Although we heard from her longtime hairstylist, Lacy Redway, that the look Alicia Keys recently posted is a throwback, it makes us wonder if the star is considering bringing this chop into 2018 IRL.

Hairstylist Melanie Packer has deemed the chopping of Brooklyn Decker 's long hair into an asymmetrical bob a "highlight of her career," and we have to agree that it's worth writing home about. The strategic layers couldn't be more flattering for Decker's bone structure.

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These Body Washes Will Get Rid Of Back & Chest Acne Forever

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There's no hiding from it: Acne is an inevitable struggle that continues on well after our prepubescent middle-school days. We're certainly not thrilled about dealing with random breakouts for the rest of our lives, but if we must, we might as well arm ourselves with the tools to treat irritated skin whenever it flares up (which is always at the worst possible time).

In the late summer and early fall months, the body acne struggle is real, and it's so much trickier to hide. Bacne, underarm bumps, and chest and butt acne can make putting on a backless top or bathing suit particularly stressful. But with the right products, you can clear it up quickly. Peel pads and spot treatments do wonders, but the real work starts in the shower — with body wash.

Ditch your caramel-strawberry-shimmery soap for one with tea tree oil, salicylic acid, or charcoal, and make sure to wash right after working out or hanging in a wet bikini by the pool. With these easy changes, you'll be on your way to breakout-free skin forever.

Ahead, the best clarifying, exfoliating, and smoothing body washes for your skin type.

Mario Badescu's A.H.A Botanical Body Soap helps exfoliate the skin and smooth irritated areas with ingredients like papaya, grapefruit, and ginseng extract. Ulta reviewers noted that it was especially potent on back acne, and some saw results just days after using it daily.



Mario Badescu A.H.A Botanical Body Soap, $8, available at Ulta Beauty

Proactiv — the first brand you ever associated with acne clearing thanks to its incessant commercials on MTV — now has its own dermatologist-developed body wash to help clear pimples and blackheads.



Proactiv Proactiv Deep Cleansing Wash, $35, available at Proactiv

This non-irritating wash brings together salicylic acid (to clear clogged follicles) and other natural, acne-fighting ingredients like licorice and bergamot. There's eucalyptus and tea tree extracts that soothe the skin in there, too.



Dermalogica Clearing Skin Wash, $38, available at Ulta Beauty

Black soap is one of the oldest beauty secrets in the book — and for good reason. It sops up oil, clears acne, tightens skin, helps fade scarring, and exfoliates. But it can be a bit stripping for some, which is why this wash has aloe and vitamin E to soothe and hydrate, too.



SheaMoisture African Black Soap Body Wash, $9.99, available at walgreens.com

Our editors swear by this natural soap bar. It's made with tea tree extract, activated charcoal, and tons of healthy oils and butters that are key for clear skin. Plus, it's under $10 and lasts months.



Level Naturals Tea Tree + Activated Charcoal Bar Soap, $8, available at Level Naturals

Love working out? Try using a gentle exfoliating cleanser that contains salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide so you can remove sweat before it gets trapped in you pores.



SkinCeuticals Clarifying Exfoliating Cleanser (5 fl oz.), $34, available at DermStore

We love The Body Shop's entire Tea Tree Oil line for breakout-prone, combination skin types. Just sniffing the scent is enough to clear sinuses; after a quick scrub, you'll feel cleaner than a newborn, but never dry and tight.



The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Body Wash, $15, available at The Body Shop

It's difficult to treat acne you can't see, especially when it's on your back. Celebrity aesthetician Reneé Rouleau suggests using an antibacterial cleanser. "It is crucial to gently remove the buildup of skin cells on your back by exfoliating every time you shower,” she says. Put it on a body brush or loofah with a handle and go to town on hard-to-reach areas.



Noxzema Noxzema Ultimate Clear Daily Deep Pore Cleanser 6 oz, $4.92, available at Walmart

Another great alternative for back acne is this wash from Murad. Paired with the brand's Clarifying Body Spray, it helps soothe current breakouts and prevent future ones.



Murad Acne Body Wash, $40, available at Sephora

Have dry skin and acne? No problem: This creamy wash is made for all skin types. It's got glycolic acid to exfoliate, vitamin E to moisturize, and vitamin C to brighten discoloration. One editor swears by it for taming bikini bumps, too.



VI Derm Exfoliating Body Wash (8 fl oz.), $40, available at DermStore

With over 250 five-star reviews on Sephora, this product is an all-star. Technically, it's for the face, but it clears up chest acne like a boss.



Clinique Acne Solutions Cleansing Face and Body Soap, $16.5, available at Sephora

This citrus-scented cleanser is a fan favorite at the drugstore, and for good reason. The body wash contains salicylic acid, vitamin C, and grapefruit extract — all brightening, zit-blasting heroes — but will only set you back around $6.



Neutrogena Neutrogena® Body Clear® Pink Grapefruit Acne Body Wash - 8.5 fl oz, $6.69, available at Target

If you're looking to combat your body acne but made the executive decision to shower in the AM — being that you already laid eyes on your bed, and now there's no going back — we've got the product for you. No water required, these gentle yet effective wipes get the job done by fighting impurities with 2% salicylic acid.



Asepxia Asepxia Acne Medication Wipes 25 ct, $8.99, available at Target

This unique product serves as a two-for-one: an exfoliating scrub and detox mask in the very same tube. Massage on wet skin for exfoliation, or leave on dry skin for 5-10 minutes as a mask. Bonus: The brand 's signature fragrance of pistachio and salted caramel will mentally transport you to a rainforest shower in Brazil instead of your bathtub in Brooklyn.



Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bod Buff Smoothing Scrub ‘N’ Mask, $25, available at Sephora

If you're looking to amp up your post-shower acne body treatments, this scrub does the prep work for you. It unclogs pores and controls oil production to help your skin better absorb the rest of your regimen.



Peter Thomas Roth Acne Face & Body Scrub, $28, available at Sephora

Capable of fighting both face and body acne at once, this 10% benzoyl peroxide cleansing body wash is a favorite on Amazon, with hundreds of five-star reviews from people who note it's particularly good at fighting pesky cystic body acne.



Dr Song Benzoyl Peroxide Wash 10% Acne Treatment, $19.98, available at Amazon

With a mixture of salicylic acid to clear clogged follicles and finely ground walnut shells to scrub away oil, dirt, and pore-clogging dead skin, this wash is known to completely clear back acne in just a few weeks.



Alba Botanica Alba Botanica Acnedote, Face & Body Scrub, $8.36, available at Amazon

Developed by dermatologists, this fragrance-free and salicylic acid-based CeraVe body wash cleanses, exfoliates, and restores the protective skin barrier with help from three essential ceramides.



CeraVe CeraVe Salicylic Acid Body Wash, $12.99, available at Amazon

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False eyelashes, hair extensions, acrylic nails — all exciting and glamorous, but maybe not the best things to be gluing to our bodies. Nonetheless, advancements within the beauty industry mean that these products have come leaps and bounds, and within reason, we can carry on using all of the above while protecting our natural assets.

There's no denying nail art and long manicures are (still) having a moment. Fun? Yes! The only problem? They're not without their downsides: glues, buffing, chemicals that dry out your nails, and even electric drills. These things don't exactly spell out healthy nail beds now, do they? After months, and sometimes even years, of fills and extensions, your nails can be left looking and feeling damaged and weak.

We spoke to Izabelle Bellamy — who filed her way through the ranks at WAH Nails , a U.K. hub for all things nail art, and is now the resident technician at East London's Stunt Dolly salon — about how to resuscitate nails that have passed over to the other side.

Bellamy explained that "acrylic nail extensions shouldn't really damage your nails, provided the correct preparation, maintenance (every two to three weeks), aftercare, and removal procedures are followed. The real damage is caused by heavy-handed nail technicians. Be wary of over-filing and drilling, this will cause weak and peeling nails — and even painful results."

She goes on to add, "You should always visit a qualified and insured nail tech. Over time, the acrylic begins to lose adhesion to the nail and can lift; if air pockets start to be common, this should be a warning sign. Acrylics should be removed and replaced every six to 12 months, although a person's daily routine and home care plus how often they have infills does determine time, too."

Okay, so obviously those are all wise rules to follow, but Bellamy accepts we can't always chose our nail technician and, well, life sometimes just gets in the way of perfect nails. For times when things don't go as planned, here are Bellamy's top tips and products for nails that really need some TLC, post-acrylics.

Nail Clippers & A File

"On removal, I suggest cutting nails down as short as you can bear," Bellamy says. "Damaged, nails will be flimsy and more likely to break and flake if left long."

Photographed by Dan McCoy.

Equipped with a nail clipper, hangnail nipper, file, and cuticle pusher, this convenient compact has all the tools you need to rescue your damaged nails — and you can do it on-the-go.



Tweezerman Mini Nail Rescue Kit, $22, available at Sephora

Gloves and cuticle oil, please!

Cuticle oil is now your best friend. Leave it on your desk, put it in your handbag, just make sure you apply twice a day. Don't clean or wash dishes without gloves! Chemicals and water can make nails soft and bendy; gloves will help to protect them.

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Enriched with moisturizing argan, sweet almond, and rose hip oils, this cuticle saver will strengthen and revive your nails and the surrounding skin.



Nails Inc. Superfood Nail and Cuticle Repair Oil, $10.5, available at Sephora

If applying cuticle oil several times a day is something you have a tough time getting excited about, here’s your answer: an incredibly luxe nail serum that nourishes, hydrates, and strengthens without leaving any oily residue behind. Plus, it’s a hell of a lot easier to toss this sleek tube into your bag than a glass bottle.



Dior 'Huile Abricot' Daily Nutritive Serum, $28, available at Nordstrom

You could also baby your fingers with this blend of honey, shea butter, and vitamin B5.



Julep Your Cuticles Look Thirsty, $20, available at Julep

Nail Strengthener

Regular manicures aren't damaging to your natural nails, so long as you're using protection. Ask that the manicurist applies a nail strengthener, and invest in your own; use it regularly for four weeks at home, and your nails will thank you.

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Sweep on a coat of this clear growth polish every day for two weeks post-acrylics, and watch your brittle nails bounce back to good health. After those first two weeks, just use the rest of the bottle as a topcoat over polish for an extra layer of shine that helps ward against breakage.



Duri Duri Nail Growth System Rejuvacote, 0.61 fl oz, $9.98, available at Walmart

This at-home kit will strengthen, seal, and protect nails damaged by gels or acrylics.



Perfect Formula Nail Essentials Duo, $20, available at Ulta Beauty

Homemade Remedies

Homemade remedies work. To prepare my favorite treatment, mix three tablespoons of olive oil and one table spoon of lemon juice in a bowl. Place your clean, bare nails into the bowl for about 10 to 15 minutes and then rinse with water. Do this treatment one to two times a week for four weeks and see your nails get healthier and stronger. On average, your nails should return to their natural state within three or four months.

Photographed by Dan McCoy.

"Gel" Manicure

DIY your in-salon gel manicure, using a gel-finish nail polish, which is just as shiny as a traditional polish, and lasts days longer.

Photographed by Dan McCoy.

Paint on this poppy red polish on a Sunday night, and you'll enjoy a shiny, fresh mani for the whole week, no chipping at all.



Essie rock the runway, $11.5, available at Essie

This polish comes in 19 matte shades, and lasts a good week or more.



Deborah Lippmann Gel Lab Pro Nail Polish, $14, available at Sephora

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Even if you've never danced down Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras, with jazz horns humming in your ears and a gold plastic beads bouncing around you neck, you can feel the vibe of New Orleans. The city known for its Parisian take on buttery pastries and down-home crawfish gumbo is one of this country's most eclectic melting pots of culture — a hotbed of sparkle and pizzazz — and exactly where we're sourcing our fall makeup inspiration.

E.L.F.'s newest makeup collection, which drops today, was directly inspired by the ornate metal archways and colorful energy that's a signature in The Big Easy. The Modern Metals makeup line is actually the winning concept from E.L.F.'s Beautyscape summit, which took place last year, and it's the brainchild of influencers Leslie Alvarado, Yuri Antillon, Kathlyn Celeste, Irash Javed, and Mia Randria.

The mix of sparkly glosses, highlighters, and shadows is the prettiest thing you could get from the drugstore this fall — and everything is under $12. Ahead, shop the full 4-piece collection, and cue up some soul music as you scroll.

There is a lot of product out there — some would say too much. At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team, but if you buy something we link to on our site, Refinery29 may earn commission.

Can you think of a chicer fall color than terracotta? It's the kind of rich, burnt orange that we're hunting for in a cozy wool-blend turtleneck, but we'll settle for the lipstick option instead. It's $6 and doesn't come with a "dry clean only" label.



e.l.f. Cosmetics Modern Metals Liquid Matte Lipstick, $6, available at e.l.f. Cosmetics

From deep eggplant purple to sheer gold, all of fall's en vogue eyeshadow shades are packed into this 10-pan palette.



e.l.f. Cosmetics Modern Metals 10-Piece Eyeshadow Palette, $12, available at e.l.f. Cosmetics

It's hard enough to find a single matte blush for less than $12. This one adds two more shades and three soft-glow shimmer highlighter s, all in one compact.



e.l.f. Cosmetics Modern Metals Blush and Highlighter Palette, $12, available at e.l.f. Cosmetics

How pretty would this pale golden gloss look layered on top of that rusty terracotta lipstick? And you can grab both tubes in one trip to CVS.



e.l.f. Cosmetics Modern Metals Lip Gloss, $6, available at e.l.f. Cosmetics

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Ivanka Trump Just Said What We're All Thinking

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We always knew Ivanka Trump had a knack for tuning out the world, and we can't exactly blame her. Paying attention to the news is a punishing exercise these days, one that leaves us longing for bottomless glasses of wine, massages, and, above all, our beds.

Speaking at the Concordia Summit in New York City on Monday, the first daughter and White House senior advisor revealed how she deals with the "daily chaos" of the White House, as Newsweek reported.

"It’s been a work in progress, but I’m getting better at ignoring the noise," she said. "I tend not to respond, I tend not to debunk criticism or say when things are inaccurate."

"I have seen people care so much and want to do good work, but then they start getting Google alerts," she continued. "Then it starts to take more of their time, and they get defensive and suspicious of those around them, they start to ask who circulated certain things. It’s pointless, drains energy, and causes their internal compass to go awry. Getting too engaged in the daily chaos is distracting; I don’t pay too much attention because it would be unhealthy."

Ivanka: She's just like us! (Except the government probably pays her therapy bills.)

As journalists, we get colorful emails, Twitter mentions, and comments all day long. The other day, someone even printed out one of our stories and posted it in the office elevator! You have to make time for yourself amid all the chaos, and for that, Ivanka, we salute you.

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The Best Masks For Your Hair (& Budget)

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No matter the length, texture, or style of our hair, we’re always on the hunt for ways to make every last strand as lustrous as possible. But between monthly colorist appointments, an affinity for hot tools, and unpredictable weather conditions, this is no easy task. So to help repair the damage caused by chemicals, heat, Mother Nature, and genetics, there’s nothing better than a hair mask to get yours back into tip-top shape.

Not to be confused with your daily conditioner, a hair mask (or masque, if you prefer) is more intense, usually thicker, and should be left on for anywhere from three to 15 minutes — sometimes even overnight if your strands are in need of some extra TLC.

“Daily conditioners just touch the surface of the hair,” says Renee Pelc, expert colorist and owner of Gloss Salon in Chicago. “While your regular hydrator lowers the pH of your hair, which makes your hair appear smooth and shiny, it’s not doing anything to actually restructure the hair.”

Of course, one hair mask does not fit all hair types, so we rounded up a splurge and a bargain option for 10 different textures and styles, from curly to oily to fine. So, until we can crack the code on how to have perfect hair year-round, these secret weapons are the next best things.

Keep clicking to discover the mask that's right for your hair and budget.

Curly Hair: Splurge

This mask eliminates frizz and hydrates curls for soft, happy hair. It might be pricey, but it lasts forever because you only need a small amount each time.



Kérastase Discipline Maskeratine Hair Mask, $59, available at Kérastase

Curly Hair: Bargain

This oil- and butter-rich formula is so luscious, we kind of want to slather it all over our bodies. But we’ve found that it really works wonders for strengthening curls that are prone to occasional — or regular — frizz and breakage. The best part: It's a real bargain — only $8 at Ulta, if you grab it right now.



SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Masque, $8.09, available at Ulta Beauty

Long Hair: Splurge

Rich moisturizing masks can be a bit heavy for long hair, but this one never weighs ours down despite its oil-rich formula. It's packed full of quinoa, sunflower seed oil, and rahua oil to hydrate and smooth dull hair.



Rahua Omega 9 Hair Mask, $58, available at Rahua

Long Hair: Bargain

A drugstore favorite, this mask claims to repair a year’s worth of damage in one use. Ceramides work to restore split ends, weak and rough cuticles, and thirsty tresses in need of a serious overhaul.



L'Oréal Advanced Haircare Total Repair 5 Damage-Erasing Balm, $5.99, available at TargetPhoto: Via L'Oréal.

Short Hair: Splurge

Drybar, the brand that brings you killer blowouts on demand, makes a lightweight mask that’s perfect for those with short locks, too. Moringa seed oil provides hydration without heaviness, while protein and yuzu oil add resiliency and shine that turns heads.



DryBar Mudslide Nourishing Hair Mask, $35, available at Nordstrom

Short Hair: Bargain

The name of this ingredient-packed magic mask says it all, working to transform your hair (you guessed it) 10 different ways. But, even though it's overloaded with benefits, this formula won’t weigh down your 'do.



It's a 10 Miracle Hair Mask, $25.99, available at AmazonPhoto: Via It'a A 10.

Color-Treated: Splurge

The container alone could tell you this product is fancy, but it’s what’s inside that really counts. The wild mango butter, edelweiss flower extract, and keratin-packed formula keeps color-treated hair healthy and soft — even after your third touch-up this season.



Oribe Masque for Beautiful Color, $63, available at Amazon

Color-Treated: Bargain

Used at the famed Fekkai salons across the country, this luxe-for-less mask strengthens, repairs, and protects color-treated locks with pure grapeseed oil. Extra points for the dreamy rose fragrance.



Fekkai Technician Color Care Luxe Color Masque, $24.99, available at TargetPhoto: Via Fekkai.

Straight Hair: Splurge

This mask means serious business: Among restructuring ingredients like hydrolyzed keratin, this straight-hair savior also contains grape phytoceuticals, which are loaded with antioxidants — a must for city-dwellers barraged daily by urban pollution.



Davines Nourishing Vegetarian Miracle Conditioner, $34, available at Davines

Straight Hair: Bargain

This formula is technically meant to be used as a pre-shampoo treatment, but it's also great as deep conditioner. It's full of hydrating avocado, olive, and almond oils, which means it always leaves our hair feeling soft and looking shiny.



Burts Bees Avocado Butter Pre-Shampoo Hair Treatment, $8.99, available at Target

Dry Hair: Splurge

The term "intensive care" isn’t usually seen in the context of hair, but that’s exactly what this powerful mask promises: a reparative, rejuvenating experience that leaves dry, tired, compromised hair silky and transformed after a single use.



Christophe Robin Regenerating Mask with Rare Prickly Pear Seed Oil, $71, available at Christophe Robin

Dry Hair: Bargain

If you haven’t picked up Aussie’s products since you were in college, then it’s about time you revisit the purple kangaroo. In just three minutes, this deep-conditioning treatment hydrates dry and damaged 'dos with good old-fashioned aloe and jojoba seed oil.



Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Moist Deep Conditioning Treatment, $2.97, available at Target

Damaged/Sensitized: Splurge

This sulfate-, silicone-, and paraben-free mask can be used weekly to revive damaged or brittle hair. It's loaded with rosehip oil, almond oil, vitamin B, and algae extract to enhance shine, control frizz, and soften.



Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask, $36, available at Sephora

Damaged/Sensitized: Bargain

This buttery hair mask smells so good, it may as well be a body butter. Delicious scent aside, ingredients like sugar-cane extract, coconut oil, hydrolyzed soy protein, and lemon-peel extract undo the damage you inflicted at the salon. There’s no reason to stop booking those appointments as long as there’s a mask like this around.



Garnier Damage Eraser Strength Reconstructing Butter Hair Mask, $8.03, available at WalmartPhoto: Via Garnier.

Thick Hair: Splurge

You get what you pay for with this miracle worker. Alterna’s proprietary Enzymetherapy delivery system literally helps to pump up the formation of keratin in your thick head of hair. Add frankincense and French Champagne-quality grapeseed oil to the mix and this product is pure luxury.



Alterna Hair Masque, $55, available at AlternaPhoto: Via Alterna.

Thick Hair: Bargain

We know: Hearing the word "butter" combined with build-up on thick hair doesn't sound like a magical duo, but it actually is. Although it's deeply hydrating, the real magic is in how this mask buffs away product buildup at the root for a deep clean on even your most product-heavy hair day.



Not Your Mother's Matcha Green Tea & Wild Apple Blossom Butter Masque, $9, available at Not Your Mother's

Fine Hair: Splurge

This lightweight mask is made with rose petals, lavender stem, and beta-carotene, which helps moisturize and strengthen strands without weighing them down.



Aesop Rose Hair & Scalp Moisturising Masque, $35, available at Nordstrom

Fine Hair: Bargain

Your hair is left silky sans the grease and is enriched with diamond dust to give it superior shine. Yes, this is our bargain suggestion.



Wella Brilliance Treatment for Fine To Normal Colored Hair, $13.9, available at Ulta BeautyPhoto: Via Wella.

Oily Hair: Splurge

Platinum, diamonds, luxurious volume: The benefits promised by the name of this formula alone are enough to make you want to hit that Add to Bag button. But go a little deeper, and you'll find a list of ingredients that strengthen the case for spending $60 on a hair mask — and strengthen your hair, too. With lightweight hydrating oils, a blend of replenishing peptides, hydrolyzed keratin, and more, you've got everything you need to keep grease-prone hair happy, without making it greasier.



Miriam Quevedo Platinum & Diamonds Luxurious Volume Hair Mask, $60, available at Nordstrom

Oily Hair: Bargain
The keyword here is lightweight — anything too heavy will only make oily hair even oilier. This classic formula is the perfect balance between hydrating and weightless — and in this single-serving packet, it’s easier to use (and less expensive) than ever.



Nexxus Humectress Ultimate Moisture Intensely Hydrating Masque, $2.99, available at Target

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Woman Alleges Brett Kavanaugh Was Present While She Was Gang Raped

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A third woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

In a sworn statement shared by lawyer Michael Avenatti, D.C. resident Julie Swetnick alleges that Kavanaugh, his friend Mark Judge, and others would spike drinks at house parties in the early 1980s. This would lead girls "to become inebriated and disoriented so they could then be ‘gang raped’ in a side room or bedroom by a ‘train’ of numerous boys."

Swetnick claims that she was victim to one of these "'gang' or 'train' rapes," where both Kavanaugh and Judge were allegedly present.

The statement also says Swetnick "observed Brett Kavanaugh drink excessively at these parties and engage in abusive and physically aggressive behavior towards girls, including pressing girls against him without their consent, 'grinding' against girls and and attempting to remove or shift girls clothing to expose private body parts."

Kavanaugh's drinking habits in his youth has come increasingly into focus because he allegedly sexually assaulted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez while he was inebriated. He denies all claims.

In a statement, he said of the latest allegation: "This is ridiculous and from the Twilight Zone. I don’t know who this is and this never happened."

Ford came forward last week with allegations that Kavanugh sexually assaulted her and attempted to rape her at a house party she attended while in high school. Meanwhile, Ramirez claims he "exposed himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his penis in her face, and caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away" while both were freshmen at Yale University.

Ford and Kavanaugh will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The three accusers have asked for the FBI to re-open Kavanaugh's background check and investigate the claims, but the Trump administration and Republican leadership have refused. Though Kavanaugh reaffirmed his innocence in a televised interview Monday, he declined to say whether the FBI should investigate the allegations against him.

If you have experienced sexual violence and are in need of crisis support, please call theRAINN Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

This story was originally published at 11:24 a.m. It has since been updated.

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Buckingham Palace Is Selling $40 Replicas Of Meghan Markle's Engagement Ring

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After Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle last November with a beautiful three-stone diamond ring, Stephen Connelly, director of U.K. jewelry brand Cleave and Company that designed ring with the Duke of Sussex's help, told The Associated Press they would not be making any replicas of the piece. "We're not going to be making replicas of it," Connelly confirmed in December. "If you want a ring, then we’ll design you a different one." But royal enthusiasts set on having their own version of Markle's ring are in luck — on Tuesday, Buckingham Palace announced it's now selling $40 replicas of the royal ring in its gift shop.

The product description for the item reads, "the design of this new statement range is inspired by the engagement ring of Meghan Markle." And though it wasn't designed by the Queen's jeweler using not one but two diamonds from Princess Diana's personal jewelry collection, as well as a large center diamond from Botswana, it does look pretty damn close. This one, however, is made of "sparkling crystals set on palladium-plated metal," and can be worn with matching earrings and a necklace.

With the international fees, the ring could cost you upwards of $90 ($60 if you use Royal Mail), but hey, that's just a small price to pay for a bit of sentimental history — especially if you missed out on snagging one of Stella McCartney's limited-release replicas of Markle's reception dress. Buckingham Palace released the ring just in time, too: Now you can finish off your Meghan Markle Halloween costume with this official touch.

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An Astrologer Analyzed Ivanka & Jared's Relationship & The Results Are Revealing

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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's relationship, as public as it is, can still be a bit of head-scratcher. What's up with their body language? What about their thing with holding hands? Are their bland photo ops purely a smokescreen for the White House's more insidious actions? As visible as the couple may be, the intricacies of their lives remain mostly shrouded in mystery (except for that last question — we have a pretty good hunch about that one).

To uncover what lies beneath the glassy surface of Jared and Ivanka's relationship, we decided to look to the cosmos — and investigate them from an astrological perspective. With the help of astrologer Amy Tripp, we're taking a deep dive into Scorpio Ivanka and Capricorn Jared's compatibility.

By laying Jared and Ivanka's respective birth charts (which show where the planets were located when they were born) on top of each other, Tripp creates one mega astrological chart known as a "composite chart," which allows her to compare their planetary placements more easily. And her main takeaway from that comparison isn't as glossy as the couple would probably like it to be — their composite chart suggests that Jared and Ivanka may have some rough waters to navigate.

But first, let's focus on the good: Tripp notices a trine between Ivanka's sun in Scorpio and Jared's moon in Pisces, meaning that they are four signs apart on the Wheel of the Zodiac. When this aspect occurs between two water signs like Scorpio and Pisces, it suggests that the couple is "very close on an emotional and spiritual level," Tripp explains. "There is likely a deep trust between them and each supports the other especially behind the scenes." Just as we suspected — part of their bond is naturally hidden from the public's view.

Plus, Ivanka and Jared both have Venus in Sagittarius, which indicates shared preferences when it comes to love and affection. "Together, they have a natural charm and charisma, and complement each other when socializing," Tripp says. "They will also have similarities when it comes to what each finds pleasurable." If you ask us, this is the best astrological explanation for their constant hand-holding.

As we mentioned earlier, Tripp also found a few challenging aspects in Jared and Ivanka's charts, and those can be summed up in one word: square. Square aspects occur between two planets that are three signs apart, and they're commonly associated with tension and disagreements — hardly what you want to see in your composite chart with your partner.

In Jarvanka's case, their most difficult square appears between Jared's sun in Capricorn and Ivanka's Mercury, Saturn, and Pluto in Libra. Tripp explains that this square implies major (and potentially unwelcome) changes to come for the couple. She adds that they may struggle to communicate and there may even be issues around secret-keeping that will need to be resolved.

Another square that portends problems is the one between Ivanka's sun in Scorpio and Jared's Mars in Aquarius. Tripp says that this could reflect a sense of competition between the pair and that, although this can lead to passion in a positive sense, "without the right outlet, the relationship could be volatile." She adds that both of these signs tend to be stubborn, so any conflicts they get into may take a while to get resolved.

"Overall, I think their relationship is glued by a feeling of responsibility and duty to each other," more than chemistry or compatibility, Tripp says. But, she is quick to point out that no couple's chart reflects a life of unmarred bliss. Everyone has a few less than advantageous aspects in their composite chart — and this one chart isn't the be-all, end-all of their future together.

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How This Entrepreneur Is Disrupting The Vitamin Industry

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Katerina Schneider was four months pregnant when she decided to quit her job and start a company that would challenge the status quo of the vitamin industry. “I couldn't find a vitamin that I could get behind during my pregnancy,” she says. Ritual, a $30-a-month multivitamin subscription aiming to provide women with essential nutrients they were previously lacking, “was born out of necessity.”

While she’d already been an investment banker, worked as head of innovation at a major corporation, and spent years building brands in the digital space, Schneider was still a first-time entrepreneur. But she was driven to learn the ins and outs of running a business, what is and isn’t in your average multivitamin, and most importantly, what women truly need — and were lacking — in their multivitamin. She also wanted to make it top-notch. Oh, and affordable, too.

“The procuring process for [our multivitamin] formulation began by researching which essential nutrients adult women are most likely to be deficient in,” says Blanche Ip, Ritual’s scientific advisory board member. One of Schneider’s major goals was to rise above the wellness clutter and look at everything through the lens of data. After all, Ritual’s tagline is “For skeptics, by skeptics.”

With a boatload of research on nutrient absorption, dietary intakes, and genetics, and an unstoppable desire to bring a clean and effective vitamin to women everywhere, Schneider brought Ritual into the world in 2016. We caught up with her recently to find out how she got the idea off the ground, why she embraces the nos, and how she sees her company growing in the future.

You were clearly fed up with the lack of clean vitamin options when you quit your job to start Ritual, but was there one defining moment that solidified your decision to start your own company?
“Once I was pregnant, I started looking at things with a more critical eye. I wanted to know that what I was putting in and on my body was backed by research. I was shocked to discover that the vitamins in the market didn't contain the best forms of nutrients, had too much of what I was already getting from my diet, or were made with some of the same potentially harmful ingredients I was avoiding. I had no choice but to create it myself.”

What was your elevator pitch in the beginning?
“From the get-go, we were a brand for skeptics, by skeptics; it was all about reinventing the vitamin. I’m very research- and analytics-oriented, and I have a mathematics background. We understand why people don't trust vitamins, based on what's been done in the past. We were driven to find a better solution, and that's the basis for why the vitamin needed to be reinvented.”

Did you get any pushback from investors, friends, or critics?
“Yes. Because I was pregnant when I started the company, I was told that a person couldn’t start a company and have a family at the same time.

“I also got pushback from the industry saying we couldn’t do things a certain way. For example, that we wouldn’t be able to get rid of sugar, talc [a mineral that is not a known carcinogen but that can be dangerous when contaminated with asbestos], or PVP [a plastic] in the types of encapsulations we were working with.

“We were also told that we couldn't sell a product at such a low cost. We wanted to create something affordable because we believe that all women deserve access to the highest quality ingredients in the best form. Because we’re a direct-to-consumer subscription, we were able to create a $250 product for $30 a month. And it's a vitamin that’s been completely reinvented, reengineered, and redesigned. We even came up with a new type of encapsulation system to make sure that nutrients are really getting in and not destroyed by the stomach acid.

“We were faced with a lot of nos. But we were determined to create something amazing that could be accessible to all women.”

Did any of that criticism wear you down, or did it motivate you even more?
“I was super motivated. That became one of our team values: embracing the nos. When someone says 'no' to us, that just means what we’re asking for hasn't been done yet. We’ve taken something so fundamental — and I don’t mean that in a negative sense — and made it groundbreaking and exciting, while hopefully elevating the industry."

We told our in-house scientist, 'Imagine price is no object; just find the best forms of these nutrients.'

How long did it take to discover the best form of each ingredient and source them in a way that made you feel confident in the end product?
“It took over a year, because we also wanted our product to be allergen-free, vegan, and non-GMO. Finding a clean version to fit our guidelines is rigorous, to say the least. We had to find nutrients that worked best in the body but also ones that were clean.

“Wellness has become so popular, but there’s not a lot of science to back up many claims. When we started Ritual, we looked at 12,000 studies while developing our formulation. We only looked at ingredients that had clinical studies or clinical research behind them. We paid attention to the forms and dosages that were studied. That took time.

“But that’s how we identified nine essential nutrients that are fundamental to health: vitamins B12, D3, E, and K2; boron; iron; magnesium; folate; and omega-3. The forms in which these nutrients are delivered really matter, too. We told our in-house scientist, 'Imagine price is no object; just find the best forms of these nutrients.' That was a revelation, because usually when you're formulating, you're trying to fit it to a price point. But we just wanted to do the right thing.”

Do you ever get requests for this type of vitamin targeted for men?
“Yes, every day. But we're excited to be a for-women, by-women company. Not because it seems like that's what everyone is doing right now, but because since the beginning, we’ve been committed to research on women's health. It's an area that needs a lot of investment and has been overlooked for a long time. We're excited to be driving that conversation forward.”

Are there any habits you’ve picked up as a result of the information you've acquired since starting Ritual?
“I’ve gone back to the basics, like drinking more water, getting more movement, thinking positively, and taking my multivitamin. Before Ritual, I was always trying the latest trend or being a bit excessive and not sticking to it. With all the research we've done, I’ve learned that consistency is key. The things you do every day have the greatest impact, whether you're working out or drinking water. These things accumulate over time.”

Are there any particular skills from your previous work that have helped you get where you are today?
“I always worked for CEOs, so just watching them operate made me realize that you have to have a compelling story and a real purpose. I also realized that unless you're 110% committed to your company and plan to be for the rest of your life, there's no reason to do it. You're going to need to live and breathe it, hopefully, for the rest of your life.

“It’s shocking to some people that we only have one product, but to create something truly groundbreaking, I think you have to stay focused. This one product is living and breathing and constantly evolving because the science is constantly evolving. I think that gives our customers a lot of confidence.”

What is your ultimate goal for Ritual?
“We want to be for all women, so our roadmap is to have a product for every one of her life stages, [including] pregnancy and menopause. We call ourselves a habit company — we are with her every step of the way. We want to change how she interacts with the products she uses every day, whether that's helping her be better at something or making it fun for her. That’s what we're really focused on for the long haul.”

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Now's the perfect time to start rethinking your daily vitamin — and it all starts with a simple delivery. Get Ritual here.

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These Street Style Beauty Looks Will Make You Want To Move To Italy

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Gucci. Prada. Dolce & Gabbana. Milan Fashion Week might get overshadowed by New York and Paris in terms of length and star-power, but the bustling Italian city does hold some of the most anticipated shows of every season.

And the street style is also a little different than the rest — in the best way possible. By the time the fashion set decamps in its third time zone of the month, the beauty looks become a little less perfect and a lot more fun. Think: Unfussy hair worn in low-slung accessories and bright pops of color on the face to hide a growing bout of jet lag. At least, that's our interpretation of the looks walking into the top shows. Regardless of how we got here, Milan has a unique style that's equal parts attainable and cool.

Ready to see what we mean? Click ahead for the best beauty street style from Milan S/S 2019 Fashion Week.

Heavy bangs give this texturized lob a cool '70s vibe.

Behold: The vibrant, intentional look that finally got us on board with the scrunchie's return.

We adore this robin egg blue shadow, but it's how she wrapped it around her bottom lashline and diffused it onto her lid that makes it work this well.

Find yourself a lipstick that's matte enough to stay this sharp.

You don't need rose-colored glasses to appreciate these rad, acid green nails and smooth braided topknot — but they certainly don't hurt, either.

When baby bangs outshine even your fanciest accessories.

California might be 6,000 miles from Milan, but these Old Hollywood waves work just as well overseas.

Bold hair accessories — from ornate flowers to metallic bobby pins — have been trending this year, but it's this crystal-encrusted floral headband that we can't stop staring at.

Sharp parts continued to trend well into MFW, as seen here with a subtle smoky eye and trendy tee...

And here with another massive fad: animal print.

Match your fiery outfit with a soft, subtle shade of peachy-orange lipstick and you'll beam, too.

Throw on a vampy lip to make your monochromatic look every chicer.

Half-up hair is another way to save major time — and bring your gorgeous features front and center.

Whether you opt for a wig or take your sci-fi bob to navy heights, there's something eternally cool about blue hair.

If you love fashion, then you better put a bow on it.

In a twist of rainbow fate that we did not see coming, pink hair has been one of the standout trends of Fashion Month.

Think all fashion girls arrive to shows in perfect hair and makeup? Think again. These messy buns prove that unfussy hair can work just as well as perfectly-styled strands.

This fiery hair color looks even cooler when paired with crimson lips and a patterned neckerchief.

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