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Though I know the photos speak about a birthday celebration as these was taken at an Aunt’s BIG 50th Birthday Celebration, this post really is about the upcoming Valentine’s Day celebration, which is just really around the corner. I know some men are either scrambling their way to find the perfect gift right now while…
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When Fashion Magazine issued this month’s Beauty Panel’s set of challenges, it couldn’t have been more perfect as I recently discovered some new brilliant products that I wanted to share with you. Last week’s Beauty Panel is about skin care, specifically about post-workout beauty regimen: Ways to say goodbye to sweat and hello to skincare…
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Ah winter. You may be beautiful especially after a fresh snowfall that makes everything around us looks like a white serene winter wonderland. But you can be harsh and unforgiving. Not only that you are oh so freezing cold, you are also ruthless to our skin and body winter. One cold dreary winter day after…
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Since starting our brand new feature here at Twenty York Street, we’ve been contemplating of other areas in life that we can implement the New Year, Better You mantra. Although this is mainly a fashion, beauty and lifestyle blog (check out our 2014 Health and Fitness Resolution here), this doesn’t mean our topics of discussion…
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What better time to try out that new bold lip, super dramatic smoky eye or experimental French up do than this season of non-stop holiday parties! With a calendar full of social events (though if you do wish to stay in, we’ve compiled the TOP 5 Holiday Movies for you here) and each one calling for…
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Whenever there’s a big event in town that most of my friends in both social media and real life are going to, we always have the pre-event shopping party via Twitter, where we discuss what potential outfits we are going to rock during the big day! It’s always a fun and lively discussion on what’s…
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