consumer goods
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What Is ‘Slugging’ (and Is It Really Good for Your Skin)?
On social media, what was once conventional beauty wisdom can easily start to trend after a quick rebranding to make it seem like a brand-new, cutting-edge tip. Just as easily, it can be replaced with another hot new trend, which could contradict the first one. Remember how beauty gurus used to insist you should put…
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Why the Hell Did We Ever Stop Wearing Sweatbands?
Sweatbands, popular in the ’80s, now only really exist as a symbol. Just like a floppy disk lives on as the “save” icon, and an old-school telephone handset is the image we tap when we want to make a call on a smartphone, a set of sweatbands are a cheesy way of indicating that somebody…
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How to Stop a Couch from Sagging
Sagging couches tend to fall into two categories: Those that you got for free from a friend or relative (or the curb) and wouldn’t necessarily have picked out yourself, but the price was right; or a well-worn and well-loved piece of furniture that genuinely is past its prime, but is so comfortable that you can’t…
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How to Choose (and Pack) the Perfect Gym Bag
Packing for the gym is a bit like packing for a trip: You need to have all the supplies you’ll need for your destination, and you also need everything to be organised so you can find it at the right time. And just to keep things fun, you have to have a plan for dealing…