Hair Dryer-Free Hairdos

Hair Dryer-Free Hairdos

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Some days, it’s just nicer to give your hair a break from all the heat you give it, whether from blow-drying, flat ironing, curling or whatever. But how can you go from towel-dried hair to looking stylish enough to leave the house? The first step is to have the right…

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Superb Secondhand Strategies

Superb Secondhand Strategies

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

With less money to spend on more expensive clothing, people are looking for ways to pinch pennies and get the most bang for their wardrobe buck. That’s why secondhand stores and thrift stores are thriving. And we’re not talking about rifling through racks and racks of decades-old, dusty clothes. Consignment…

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10 Reasons for Practicing Pilates

10 Reasons for Practicing Pilates

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

by Josie McKenlay Pilates is now the exercise of choice for many people because of its many benefits. Below are the top 10 benefits you can expect from a regular Pilates workout. Re-educating and realigning your body to prevent imbalances. This is particularly useful for sportsmen, for example. A tennis…

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Get the Runway Look

Get the Runway Look

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Most of the looks you see during Fashion Week, regardless of where or what season, are so avant-garde that they’re difficult to adapt to and work into your regular wardrobe or makeup regimen. Definitely not everyday looks, right? Perhaps, but with a little creativity, there are some takeaways you can…

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All About Blush

All About Blush

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Feel like getting cheeky but not sure what color to use or where to put it? Blush tends to be an often-overlooked cosmetic, but it can add to your overall look and even multitask as other products. When it’s summer, bronzer does a great double duty as highlighter and cheek…

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Tricks For Cutting Calories, Costs

Tricks For Cutting Calories, Costs

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Restaurant portions have gotten bigger… and so have our waistlines. Frequent your local eatery and you’ll quickly find you got more than you bargained for, or actually needed. Restaurant portions are the ultimate diet trap. Those pasta portions are often enough to feed a family of four. Most portions of…

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Finding Comfy Shoes

Finding Comfy Shoes

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Summer is the time for showing off your feet in the hottest shoe trends, like wedges, strappy sandals and flats. But there’s nothing worse than buying a beautiful pair and hobbling within an hour of putting them on. As you’re satisfying that shoe-shopping craving, check out the shoes you’re considering…

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The YMCA can make you T-H-I-N

The YMCA can make you T-H-I-N

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Do you take advantage of what your community has to offer? If the answer is “no,” then it’s time to break out of your shell and see what your city has to offer. Most communities have a YMCA. For a fraction of the price of a sports club, you can…

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Keep Your Family from Getting the Flu

Keep Your Family from Getting the Flu

Moms / Mom Tips

We’re hitting the high season for colds and flu this year, and if your family hasn’t already been vaccinated, then it’s probably not too late. Influenza usually peaks in January or later, so if your child has had a flu shot in the past, then another one is definitely in…

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