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Affordable makeup dupes that deliver real results

Makeup product dupes have slowly redefined the beauty industry by changing the way people shop and view luxury brands. A “dupe” is a drug store beauty product that has a similar formula to a more expensive, well-known brand and sometimes will go as far as having similar packaging. Social media has taken this term and applied it to a number of different makeup and skin care items, causing a dupe-epidemic to occur, but the big question is: what are the products that are worth it?

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Defining fashion moments from the 98th Academy Awards

The 2026 award season came to a conclusion Sunday night with the 98th Academy Awards, The Oscars. Following the theme of the season, stars showed up to the carpet hoping to make a mark on fashion history. You can't make fashion history unless fans first deem you worthy of the best dressed list.