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Instagram-favorite leisurewear brand Hill House Home, known for its iconic Nap Dress styles, offers a solution: a rare “buy one, gift one” sale on its website that invites you to treat others and yourself with one click of your add to cart button. After all, what’s cuter than matching jammies to ring in the season, whether together or far away? To buy: $90; hillhousehome.com. Many families and couples deck themselves out in identical sleepwear on Christmas Eve, but the Hill House Home sale doesn’t restrict your choices by only providing holiday-focused styles....

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It;s also the main ingredient used in injectables, thanks to its ability to make the skin look plumper and more youthful. The catch? Fillers can rack up thousands of dollars in the office (read: not the most cost-effective route to anti-aging). That’s why when Shiseido announced they were launching an at-home topical system made with advanced hyaluronic acid that’s supposed to mimic the results of filler, I was instantly intrigued....

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