Allow Me To Re-Introduce New Balance’s 966 Collection

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Y’all already know how I feel about my kicks: they need to be comfortable, have some bangin’ colorways and the type of unique design details that will have everybody asking, “Where’d You Get Those”?

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Hot Cacao: Ojon Tawaka Cleanser and Conditioner

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Normally speaking, when a shower gel, body scrub, or hair product contains cacao, I raise an eyebrow suspiciously — not because I’m skeptical about the benefits of this ingredient (by now, any beauty hound should be up to speed on the antioxidants packed in cacao beans), but because I dread the idea of smelling like some fudge sundae or fresh-out-the-oven brownie.

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Pureology Had Us Eco Trippin’

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Loyal STA readers already know I have a soft spot for Pureology's products, particularly its Hydrate Shampoo and Conditioner which contain no zulfate (or zulfate derivatives) and are packed with botanical extracts ranging from sandalwood to green tea.

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Vera Wang Rock Princess Giveaway!

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Don't be fooled by Vera Wang's succulent, pristine, bridal creations — she may know how to make a woman look like a virginal Venus, but Wang also knows how to transform that princess into a stage-ruling rock star.

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Cole Haan Sample Sale: May 17 – May 21

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Happy Mother's Day!

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RapidLash “Show Us Your After” Blogger Contest: The Before Pics

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Y'all already know I never, ever, ever post photos of myself or of other people on here, BUT I'm making an exception for this challenge (I don't back out of a dare or a challenge, you know?!).

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Ocean Breeze: H2O+ Sea Results Collection

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If this H2O collection had its own jingle, it would sound like Jimmy Cliff’s “I Can See Clearly Now” — except, the hook would go something like this, “I can see clearly now/ the lines have gone/I can see all wrinkles have disappeared.” Can’t you just hear it in your head?

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Hachette Book Group x SickaThanAverage.com Latino Book Month Giveaway!

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To celebrate Latino Book Month (which takes place during May, just in case you didn't pick up on that!), SickaThanAverage.com has teamed up with the Hachette Book Group to offering three lucky readers the chance to win a set of five delicious books written by some of the most promising, up-and-coming Latino authorsThe three lucky winners will receive all five of the following titles: Margaret Mascarenha's The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos, Luis Urrea's Into the Beautiful North, Josefina Lopez's Hungry Woman in Paris, Alberto Ferreras's Be As In Beauty, and Gwendolyn Zepeda's Houston, We Have A Problem.So how do you enter to win?

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Chisel Your Body With Decleor’s Perfect Sculpt Divine Rejuvenating Cream

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There’s something really sensual about the texture of Décleor’s Perfect Sculpt Divine Rejuvenating Cream.

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