Who Should Win Best Costume at the 89th Academy Awards?

With so many great films this year it’s going to be hard to pick the best picture at the Oscars. However, the costume category is equally as strong. In case you didn’t get a chance to see all the nominated films here are the five costume designers up for an Oscar, who’s your favorite?

LA LA LAND, Mary Zophres

ALLIED, Joanna Johnston

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, Colleen Atwood

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, Consolata Boyle

JACKIE, Madeline Fontaine

A Snapshot of Costume Design Winners of the last 20 Years

With the Oscar ceremony, today take a look at the 20 costume designer winners.

MODERN ROMANCE, Fall in Love with These Valentine-Approved Accessories

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How The New DUO Body Cleanser Will Make Travelling Easier

Along with being a fashion and beauty junkie, I am also addicted to traveling. There is nothing more thrilling than visiting new countries, seeing different cultures, experiencing different smells and foods. However, one aspect of travel that I hate is carrying luggage, especially heavy luggage. Being laden down with bags slows me down and makes travel so much more difficult and tiring.

It's something I’m constantly battling, and as someone who always wants to look their best, this can often equate to lots of luggage. Over the years I’ve worked really hard to build a capsule wardrobe -a well edited collection of clothes that are interchangeable to create a various number of looks. Gone are the days when you pack a different shoe or bag for each outfit. You want pieces that will work with several looks.

The other area where I try to reduce the weight is with my toiletries. I want the best travel-ready beauty products that I can toss straight into my carry-on because looking fabulous is always on my itinerary.

I like to take products that have multi-uses. For example, a pencil that can be used for both my eyebrows and eyeliner or a face oil that doubles as a split end treatment or a cleanser that is also a make-up remover. This way, I'm not sacrificing my beauty routine.

I’ve recently come across a new product that will now be an essential part of my curated beauty kit. Olay has introduced a 2 in 1 body cleanser (DUO Body Cleanser, $9.99) which, means I no longer have to pack a shower gel and body puff, hurrah! Instead, I just add water to activate the lather. One side is textured to allow you to exfoliate and the other side is smooth to condition the skin.

I've always found that traditional body puffs never really removed any dead skin, yet I continued to use it because there wasn't a better option until now. So for me, this is a game changer.

Just hang to dry between uses and replace when lather fades, usually after about 30 uses. You can also tell as the inner core of soap will slowly shrink down after each wash.

DUO comes in 3 different scents Old Spice Pure Sport, Ivory Refreshing Clean and my personal fav Olay Soothing Orchid and Black Currant. It's a great blend of floral with fruit to create a refreshing trace.

For more info go to CleansingDUOs.com

DUO Body Cleansers, $9.99, are available at drugstores, mass retailers and CleansingDUOs.com

Big thank you to P&G for sponsoring this post!

SLOPE STYLE, Apres-Ski Duds are Melting into Street Fashion this Winter

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TOP TO BOTTOM: Mischa Lampert chunky-knit wool pompom trapper hat, $395, Neiman Marcus. Canada Goose duck down filled freestyle vest, $350, Nordstrom Eugenia Kim chunky wool hand-knit headband with white pearl-edged cat ears, $125, eugeniakim.com. Anna-Karin Karlsson sunglasses, $690, Neiman Marcus. Sorel quilt duck boot, $140, Nordstrom. Rabbit fur sneaker boots, $1960, Moncler.

BEAUTY BITS: Nars New Concealer

Nars new Soft Matte Complete Concealer, $30, narscosmetics.com #Narsissist

What to wear to the Opening Night at the Joffrey's Nutcracker

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