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Generations of women have sought to achieve Marilyn Monroe’s radiant complexion. As it turns out, the late bombshell relied on an ordinary drugstore product to keep her skin dewy and bright, but her technique for applying it was anything but simple. And, according to one of her former acting-school classmates, not for the faint of heart. “Marilyn Monroe had the most luminous skin I ever saw,” Renée Taylor said in a speech at a recent event celebrating 50 years of the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, reports Page Six....

Like many, during the summer of 2020 Kendra and Aliyana McCarthy found themselves with extra time on their hands due to the pandemic. The Maryland mother-daughter duo were used to spending weekends exploring the DC-Maryland-Virginia area and tending to a busy social schedule. When all that came to a halt, McCarthy said she wanted to find a creative way to continue bonding with her daughter and ensure that her extroverted 7-year-old was getting the support she needed through their changing reality....

Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and her cowboy husband Ladd are the definition of couple goals. They met at a bar in Oklahoma as Ree was preparing to move to Chicago, and it was love at first sight that eventually led her to stay back. They wed in 1996. Twenty-five years, one ranch, and five children later, they’re still gleefully attached at the hip. So, what’s the secret to their success? In a recent Instagram post, Ree blessed her followers with a bit of marital advice and an adorable selfie with her leading man....

It’s been months since a deadly winter storm laid siege to parts of Texas back in February, and homeowners still aren’t out of the woods. Even with utilities long since restored and summer just around the corner, experts warn that there might be another horror on the horizon for survivors of the historic freeze: zombie trees. As Matt Petty, an arborist who works with Davey Tree, explained to the Houston Chronicle, not all of the trees killed by the extreme winter weather appear dead....

For anyone who has renovated a bathroom or kitchen, the question has inevitably come up: Do all of my fixtures and hardware need to match? Even homeowners who consider themselves pretty savvy designers can be stumped by picking out metal finishes. The old-fashioned rule that says you shouldn’t mix silver and gold (the same one we were told about jewelry) is simply that: old-fashioned. A quick scroll through popular Pinterest kitchens would show you that mixing metals not only looks okay, but can look extremely chic....

When you’re looking for a plant that pops, turn to polka-dot plant. It not only has the most charming name around, it also has foliage to match. This plant has the most eye-catching leaves in the garden thanks to its mottled multi-color patterns. It’s also one of the easiest plants to grow indoors, so if your green thumb needs some practice, this is a great pick for you. Fantastic Foliage The most popular of the polka-dot plants—which are also known as Hypoestes phyllostachya—has leaves speckled with pink and green....

Fresh herbs can elevate just about any dish. From a sprinkle of cilantro in guacamole to delicately placed basil leaves on a pizza, they add flavor, aroma, and style points. The tricky part is keeping the fragrant ingredients fresh enough to use before they begin to wilt. One solution to this common cooking problem is an updated storage container. Rather than keeping fresh herbs in flimsy packaging from the grocery store or using basic reusable plastic containers, you can invest in herb savor pods, like this set of three BPA-free plastic containers from Prepara....

With two dials to adjust the temperature and fan speed along with a cool fan setting, you can use this space heater year-round. It’s compact and weighs only 3 pounds, so it fits in small spaces, like bathrooms, and can be easily stored. Plus, it has a 6-foot cord and a handle that allows you to move it around your house. Although it’s small, it covers a wide radius (up to 200 square feet), and it heats up quickly, according to reviewers....

If we could be a fly on the wall in the household of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill for a few days that would be a real treat. Well, this summer, we may actually have wanted to be a fly in the country music power couple’s 15-year-old Cadillac Escalade, as the case would have it. As we recently learned from country music website Taste of Country, the McGraw-Hill family made the most of cancelled tours and plans this summer with some quality time together road tripping....

With schools and libraries struggling to adapt to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organizations like Little Free Library, a nonprofit that promotes community book sharing, are doing what they can to pick up the slack. According to WRIC, one Virginia organization working to keep kids reading and learning during these unprecedented times needs help. The United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg is looking for volunteers to help install five new Little Free Libraries across the region through October....

On Sunday, Ben and Erin Napier celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary. The HGTV Home Town stars have long been one of our favorite celebrity couples, but seeing an intimate glimpse inside their joyful 2008 nuptials made us adore them even more. “11/22/08: Found our old wedding video and got a little teary. 12 years ago today. Still so thankful to be your wife, @scotsman.co. (watch for @malraz and @jobforjim — they got engaged that night!...

Peaches, watermelon, and berries are known worldwide as some of the summer bounties of the South, but those who grew up here are savvy to the wild fruit hiding around riverbeds, tucked into trees, and growing by the side of the road. These lesser-known wild summer fruits may require you to head to your farmers’ market or forage through some backfields, but they are well worth the adventure. Creamy custard-like pawpaws scooped from their skin and sour-sweet mayhaw berries turned into jellies and syrup make summer in the South special and unlike any other place....

Attention Home Town fans! If you’ve ever dreamed of visiting lovely Laurel, Mississippi, you’re in luck. Here’s your chance to win a unique two-night stay in the historic city made famous by Erin and Ben Napier. From now through July 31 you can enter to win this Erin and Ben-approved experience: a free stay at The Laurel Cottages for four people on September 2nd and 3rd. Owned and operated by Erin’s cousin Jim Raspberry and his wife Mallorie—who also happen to be BFFs with the Napiers—The Laurel Cottages are a charming AirBnB located in the heart of the historic district in Laurel....

Calling all romance movie buffs! Shane Co. is back with another unique job, and this one is for a special person with a big heart and an endless supply of tissues. The jewelry retailer announced this week that they’re looking for someone to watch ten Nicholas Sparks movies and answer some questions about each in exchange for $1,000. “Do you often compare yourself and your partner to Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in The Notebook?...

This year, a North Carolina fire department’s annual donation letter ended up in the hands of a boy named Brian. Upon learning that Huntersville’s firefighters needed money to buy new equipment, the five-year-old quite literally emptied his piggy bank to help, reports WCNC. Brian sent Huntersville Fire Department $3 from his piggy bank accompanied by a handwritten letter. “I hope this buys you a new firetruck,” he wrote in crayon alongside an illustration of two firefighters at work....

French hydrangeas are one of the most favorite plants among Southerners. We love to grow, clip and share them with friends and family. In the warm days of summer, big balloons of blues, pink, purple, and white blooms seem to float up like magic from the lush green foliage of these shrubs. French hydrangeas, or mopheads, with their globelike, brightly colored flowers, are what most of us recall growing in our grandmother’s yard....

Esther Gorfinkel was in bed in her fifth-floor condo when the building began to shake violently last Thursday morning. The 88-year-old, who called Miami’s Champlain Towers home for more than 40 years, knew she had to get out of there. She told Local 10 News that she was in shock as she slowly descended the stairs wearing only a nightgown, a housecoat, and slippers. “Who would think that something like this would happen at 1:30 in the morning?...

Sometimes it’s the simplest items that are the hardest to cook. From a great green salad to a burger, there’s an art to making a few ingredients really sing. If you’ve ever had the perfect grilled cheese sandwich at a restaurant but struggled to keep one from burning in a skillet at home, you know what we’re talking about. Chef Crystal de Luna-Bogan is here to solve that. Owner of The Grilled Cheeserie, de Luna-Bogan decided to apply her culinary training at Le Cordon-Bleu and fine dining background to the humble sandwich when she moved to Nashville with her husband, Joseph Bogan, from Los Angeles....

A chance “how are you holding up?” between two longtime coworkers in Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s IT department ended up saving the lives of their husbands. In fall of 2019, Susan Ellis and Tia Wimbush discovered that both of their husbands went into renal failure within days of each other. Both men were in desperate need of kidney transplants. Months after first bonding over the similarities in their experience, Tia and Susan ran into each other in the bathroom, where they started chatting about the donor evaluation process....

A short drive north of Atlanta, Alpharetta is the suburb that has it all. From 750 acres of green spaces and parks to hundreds of restaurants and bustling attractions, Alpharetta is the place to go. You’ll find that families are just as comfortable exploring this town as, say, couples on a romantic getaway or friends looking for a fun trip. When it comes to hotels, there’s the recently opened Hamilton, a 119-room hotel located in downtown Alpharetta within walking distance to restaurants, shops, and the amphitheater....