What Dolores Catania Can’t Live Without
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If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what everyday stuff famous people add to their carts — likemascaraor asleep mask. We askedThe Real Housewives of New Jerseycast member Dolores Catania, who’s also a brand ambassador for BeautyPass, about the snacks, eyeglasses, and cozy blanket she can’t live without.
The candy she keeps in “postapocalyptic” quantities

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I leave trails of Red Hots everywhere. I have a postapocalyptic supply of Red Hots. They will last way longer than I can ever consume them. So my thing with Red Hots is it’s good for fresh breath. It’s cinnamon. I don’t like anything spicy, but Red Hots have a sweet and spicy thing to them. And cinnamon gum is too spicy and too hot for me. They’re very hard to find. You can find them online, but Walgreens has them for, like, three boxes for $5. I think I once paid, like, $10 a box because it was superexpensive somewhere and I couldn’t find it. It’s in every one of my dressing rooms, and if anybody asks me what I want, it’s Red Hots. So they do the trick. I have a four-floor townhouse. Every level has Red Hots. They’re next to my bed — they’re everywhere.
Her favorite midday snack

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I’m an animal for Doritos. My favorite is the Nacho Cheese Dorito. I eat them midday. In between podcasts or filming, I get so hungry. I’m a chips-and-dip girl. I love them with onion dip.
Her hydrating lip oil

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The Laura Geller lip oil is not like a stain to me, but it lasts a long time and it also hydrates your lips. Nothing’s worse than chapped lips on anybody — a guy or a girl. It’s not goopy, and it’s not sticky. I have a lot of sensory issues to things. I will wipe my makeup off after someone leaves if I feel it on my face. This passes the test. My favorite is the Sweet Pink.
The only toothpaste that doesn’t make her feel sick

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Chanel Ayan fromThe Real Housewives of Dubaihad it and I ran out of toothpaste, so I borrowed hers when we were doing theTraitorsreunion. And I fell in love with it. Some toothpastes make me nauseous, really. Especially when I was, like, full-blown on my GLP-1’s. In the morning, you wake up kind of nauseous anyway. Then you brush your teeth … There’s something about Marvis — it leaves a very clean feel in your mouth and then it also doesn’t make you sick. For me, it’s like the Rolls-Royce of toothpaste.
The sweats she wears everywhere

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My sweatpants, they’re so disgusting. I know where they are all the time and they have hair dye on them because I wear them everywhere. I want to be buried with them. They’ve been mine for years now. These are a good five, six years old. They last. They don’t wear out, and I’ll never give them up. The material gets better as you wash it. You know those sweatshirts you keep even since high school, but they don’t make that kind of material anymore? For me, that’s my Perfectwhitetee sweatpants. And I have a crop shirt to go with it. It just fits perfectly.
The earbuds she wears to talk on the phone while multitasking

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I’m wearing them all damn day. I can never be without them because I have to multitask and I get a lot done. I have a little ADD, so I have to be doing two things at once to finish. Paul’s like, “You’re always on the phone,” but I have to be on the phone with my AirPods doing something to finish it. It’s my time to get my laundry done, get back to the people I have get back to, get the phone calls out of the way while I’m walking. My trainer gets so pissed off — literally pissed off. I’m like, “It’s a work phone call.” He’s like, “No, it’s not. I heard what you were talking about.” I’m like, “You don’t understand. My work is gossip too.”
The ultrasoft blanket she and her dog both love

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Me, Paul, and my dog Dog fight over it. I bought it because it looked really pretty and I love the name Lola. That’s short for Dolores. And Dog’s name was Lola when I got her, but I renamed her after that. So I kind of like the name, and I’m like, “Oh, that looks really cool.” I saweverybody’s using these Lola blankets, and now it’s essential for me to sleep. I love the texture of it. It’s soft, and the story behind it is really something else: The two sons started this after their mom died of breast cancer because she left a blanket to everyone to leave them with a hug. The story makes it even more special. The company also donates blankets in support for breast cancer research. So if you don’t have a Lola blanket, now you’re going to get one. And besides that, it’s the most amazing blanket ever. Every time I wake up, I pull the blanket and Dog next to me.
The eyeglasses brand she buys over and over

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He has so many different frames to choose from. They always look good. My prescription is growing out of them now, because my eyesight is not great. I’m probably at plus-300 by now. I’m replenishing all the time because I lose them all. I probably have almost every frame he makes. I have them for every outfit. I was just going through Instagram and it came up. I guess my phone heard me say I needed glasses. And I wanted a nice pair of glasses. Because I buy so many of them because I lose them, if someone likes my frame, I just give them to them.
Her daytime perfume

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Fun fact: When I met Paul Connell, I had a half a bottle ofFlowerbomb. That was the only perfume I had. Now I could send you a picture of what our perfume collection looks like. He’s a perfume guy. I have perfumes from all over the world. I got this in a spa in Brazil, and it’s really light and floral. I’ll never forget when I was 16 years old, I was a shampoo girl. This girl came in wearingAnaïs Anaïs. She was beautiful. I was intrigued by her. She smelled so good, and she’s like, “Oh, this is my daytime perfume.” That was in 1986 and it sticks with me to realize that there’s a daytime perfume and there’s, of course, a nighttime perfume. For me, it’s foreign to even know about perfume. This is my daytime. A nighttime would be like aLe Laboor something. I like a patchouli. And, you know, I find men like patchouli on a woman.
The animal-rescue organization she likes to support

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I want to include this bracelet because the purchase of this bracelet goes to a pet pantry and it benefits people who can’t really afford pet food. And then there’s supplies and vet care. Here’s the thing: There are so many animals that can be loved, but people just can’t afford them. There are literally dogs sitting in shelters for 400, 500 days, and it makes me really upset that there’s someone who would be able to love an animal but not be able to afford the bare necessities. So this is very near and dear to my heart, as all of my dogs have been rescued my whole life. This foundation is so amazing to be able to give people the chance to keep their pets. A lot of people surrender their animals because they can’t afford the pet food. Some of the things that keep me up at night: children and animals. I love trusted rescues and trusted foundations that I know. It’s a vetted place to go, and that’s where I like to support.
The beauty service she uses to find new favorites

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Every Friday, you get a text saying, “This is the BeautyPass feature of the week.” You don’t have to take it, and you don’t pay full price. You get it for free. All you have to pay is shipping and handling, which is, like, $12.99. So it’s not a subscription. And I’m not just saying it because I’m an ambassador, because I belong to it myself. Why would you not? I got thisthree-in-one leave-in Divi conditionerin the BeautyPass last week. I’m going to try it. These are full-size products. Text DOLORES to 52706 and you’ll get a free product for joining. And then every week, they’ll show you what they’re featuring and you decide to buy it or not. But if you want to try it, at least you’re not paying, like, $50. And every year, they take the top BeautyPass picks of the year and you are eligible to buy a box that’s worth $1,000 and you only pay, like, $200 for it. You get so excited because every week, you’ll get a little pink package at the door and in it is the product of the week. And like I said, you’re trying very expensive stuff for basically nothing. Then you find necessities from there.
More celebrity favorites

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“For a basic, good white T-shirt, this is the best. I’ve gotten maybe ten of them now.”

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“These stay in. They can also tell when you have fallen asleep and switch to white noise.”

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“I used to lose good glasses, and now I wear these. They cost $50. They’re beautifully designed.”

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“I wear them every day. They’re not so baggy that you look foolish. They’re pretty elegant.”

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“You don’t have to be very skilled to do it and get a really long throw, so it’s really satisfying.”

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“These get just hot enough, but I don’t feel like they’re going to burn my hands or my scalp.”
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