14 Beauty Lessons We Learned From Sex And The City

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Designer labels, crazy outfits, and, well, Manolos: That’s what Sex and the City is known for. Beauty doesn’t typically pop into your head unless you’re thinking Carrie’s Botticelli-esque mane. The ladies may have chatted about everything from funky spunk to shoe fetishes, but makeup was not an oft-discussed topic.

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However, there are some serious hair and makeup lessons to be learned from our favorite single Manhattanites (and Brooklynites: #NeverForget Miranda, the OG Park Slope mommy). You may not have caught it on the first go-around, but lucky for you, I’ve never turned down a reason to epically binge-watch revisit the show. Ahead, find the sage foursome’s diamond-in-the-rough pieces of beauty advice.

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When your eye makeup starts running, it’s time for a bath and maybe some Netflix, with a side of vino.

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You can tell a lot about a partner by the hair accessories his ex wore.

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Your real friends will be stoked about all of your decisions.

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A hot tool can be much more than a styling aid — it can also be the way to mark your territory.

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Your bad hair days could be so much worse. (But, if it’s for love, it’s worth it.)

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By: Maria del Russo