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Crummy weather making you want to stay in bed all day? Be comfortable with some of our favorite finds.

DKNY Fleece Robe

A bathrobe can double as jammies. End of story.

Available at net-a-porter.com, $58.

L.L. Bean Union Suit

It ain't pretty, but this one-piece sure is comfy and brings back childhood memories.

Available at llbean.com, $49.

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Royal Apothic Room Spray

Spritzing A Versailles Afternoon will not turn your one bedroom into a palace, but it will smell of carnations, tuberose, orange blossom, and tangerine.

Available at royalapothic.com, $30.

Dried Lavender

Dried lavender bunches provide a bit of aromatherapy and let you avoid the potential hazard of leaving candles burning all night.

Available at 3rliving.com, $16.

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Stuffed Goose

It's okay if you still sleep with a stuffed animal. We don't judge.

Available at brookfarmgeneralstore.com, $35.

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Whether you prefer your rock to walk into a room before you or not, we've got your engagement ring covered.

Doyle & Doyle Vintage Diamond Cluster Platinum Ring

Halos of smaller diamonds act like a push-up bra for the center stone. The modest .51-carat diamond is boosted to Elizabeth Taylor-esque proportions.

Available at doyledoyle.com, $4,500.

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Conroy & Wilcox Rose-Cut Pear Diamond Ring

A clean, antique-inspired style for daintier fingers. The delicate rose-cut gem in an eighteen-karat yellow gold setting is crafted in New York.

Available at conroywilcox.com, $1,950.

Bittersweets New York Twig Eternity Band

The sparkling diamonds set the entire way around or just between the joints of the fourteen-karat gold twig band look like twinkling stars between tree branches.

Available at bittersweetsny.com, $1,300.

Bario-Neal Yucca Ring

With a slimming knife-edge setting in reclaimed fourteen-karat white gold and

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Defy droopy curls, banish frizz, and say good-bye to bad hair days forever.


Berry Pretty
Easy to use and so soft you can sleep in them, the strawberry-shaped sponge rollers create loose waves that are, well, downright delicious.

Available at amazon.com, $10.

New Wave
Hot Tools ceramic tourmaline deep waver goes both ways. Clamp wide panels and count to ten, then decide whether you want polished Old Hollywood-style glamour or natural, tousled, I-wake-up-looking-like-this waves.

Available at ulta.com, $48.

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Double Duty
It's a brush! No, wait, it's a scalp massager! Silly, it's a brush and a scalp massager in one.

Available at muji.us, $5.50.

Going, Going, Gone
Promotions editor Hali is blown away (har har) by the T3 Featherweight Journey Travel Dryer. No scorched scalp, no wind tunnel effect, no frizz, and normal drying time cut by a third. The only con: She'll never be able to use anything else. Available at shopt3micro.com, $130.

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Do dire predictions of snow, blizzards, and more snow have you itching to hop on a plane headed to warmer climes? We couldn't agree more. Here's what you need to get you there in style:


Travel by Land Candle
Cover up stale hotel room air for about eight hours with Land by Land's pocketable Travel by Land candle in a scent like gardenia.

Available at artintheage.com, $12.

Related: The Best Votive Candles

Darphin Eye Serum
Altitude + cocktails (screw-top wine and sleeping pills) = eyes swollen shut. Darphin's potent serum tackles both puffiness and dark circles.

Available at bluemercury.com, $75.

Related: How to Cover Up Dark Circles

Product Pomade
All-natural shea butter- and aloe-rich Product pomade is also all purpose. Dab it on dry cuticles or use it to condition rough, chapped skin.

Available at store01.prostores.com, $14.

Baggu Zip Pouches
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Cold outside, hot (and dry) inside. It's a recipe for skin disaster. Here's help.

Dry? Bee Yummy Skin Food ($39), made from organic raw honey and bee pollen, works wonders on anything from blemishes to scars to chapped skin.

Dull? Kate Somerville's ExfoliKate ($85) needs just two minutes to make your face smooth. Follow with Apot.Care, the new dermocosmetic range from France (from $60), packed with active ingredients to give tired skin sparkle.

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Problem skin? Cor soap (pictured right, $14 -$125) works as a natural antibacterial agent to help with clogged pores; its silver foam exfoliates and brightens.

Weary? Then smother yourself in Ole Henriksen African tea self-heating body souffle ($65) - the perfect remedy for sore muscles.

COLD WEATHER STYLE TO COZY UP IN

Chapped? Pommade Divine (pictured left, $11.95) is a multipurpose balm made with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and arachis oil. Use it on

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Forget 2011's predicted It color (honeysuckle pink, really?). This year, the party dress code is about one thing: sexy sparkles. So we asked Jessica Richards and Jules Stringer of new store Shen Beauty to help us create a dramatic, glittery cat's eye.

1. Prep the eye area with a light foundation or concealer. Using a shadow brush, sweep a shimmery neutral glitter base (Becca Loose Shimmer Powder in Odette, $20) all over lids up to the brow bone, dotting along inside corners to diminish dark shadows.

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2. Apply glitter shadow in a deep neutral shade (Jemma Kidd Make Up School Crushed Jewel Crème Duo in Bronzeite, $26) starting about two-thirds of the way on top of the lash line, extending outward and feathering upward into a V-shape toward the brow bone. Continue along bottom lash line, building color from the outer corner of your eye, blending and smudging for desired intensity. Tip: Dust some fine, loose powder underneath your eyes

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Making promises to finally get in shape, organize your home or eat healthy this year? No worries. no matter what your goal, we've found the products that will help you get there.

If Your Resolution Is...


To train for a marathon
After you hit your targeted six-mile-run mark, a victory lap in the tub with muscle relief bath soak will be in order.

Available at spacenk.com, $30.

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To shape up without working out
No need to sacrifice her hairdo at the gym: Fila resistance shorts compress and help tone glutes - no perspiration necessary.

Available at fila.com, $35.

More: Sports Accessories to Get You in the Game

To finally organize your drawers
Rid your sock drawer of all things holey; a better view of a pretty, scented drawer liner is good incentive.

Available at hammocksandhightea.com, $25.

To go on more dates
A single-note musk scent such as Not a Perfume

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NYE Party Tips from Happily Ever Laughter

Most nights, the stroke of midnight turns your brood into a pumpkin patch.

New Year's Eve is not most nights.

Ensure their nice spell lasts a few extra hours with these family-friendly celebration tips from Fae Diddle Diddle, proprietress of fairy princess troupe Happily Ever Laughter.

Take the lip-lock out of the ball drop.
Institute new ceremonies to make it more about magic. Put candles on cupcakes, walk outside, or blow out a flame at midnight.

Play games that are fun for kids from 0 to 92.
Ask guests to bring leftover cardboard gift boxes to build an epic fort, or have everyone snap photos of meaningful things from 2010: Partygoers can guess which image belongs to whom.

Bonus Project: Have the kids make their own noisemakers.

Dine in shifts.
Serve predinner champagne while sippy cuppers eat an early supper. (Full stomachs lead to fewer late-night meltdowns.) Later, adults feast while little ones

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