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In case you missed them, here are the top stories from this week at Racked
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Forty years young: Hello Kitty and the power of cute
Comfort, humility, and other things I found in my man pants
Is Carol's Daughter selling out, or growing up?
The beautiful freedom of wearing the same thing every day
Do name-your-own price sites actually work?
Sephora's holiday haul: new gifts for beauty junkies, unboxed
The Alexander Wang x H&M collab hype machine: a case study
Would you smear animal fat on your face, in the name of beauty?
Valentino on starting from scratch and dressing Jackie O.
What the team at Birchbox wears to work
Holiday outfit ideas that don't involve party dresses