The History of Beauty Treatments

The History of Beauty Treatments

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Today, we gladly submit our bodies and skin to all manner of strange treatments, all in the name of beauty. We inject the botulinum toxin to smooth out wrinkles, lie in carcinogen-laden UVB tanning beds to get that perfect bronze and rip our hair out with hot wax. But that’s…

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Don’t Leave Your Hair High and Dry

Don’t Leave Your Hair High and Dry

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

There’s nothing fun about contending with dry hair. When you’re struggling with dull, lifeless hair, it seems like there’s no solution for getting to the root of the problem. Oftentimes, dry hair is accompanied by dandruff. Not sure what causes dry hair? Consider these factors: Hair dye, perms, chlorine from…

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Tips on Hitting the Thrift Stores

Tips on Hitting the Thrift Stores

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Feeling thrifty? If you’re like most women, you have no problem making someone else’s trash your treasure, especially if it means getting more for less. But there are a few things you want to keep in mind, bargain shoppers. Before you set out on your thrift store spending spree, keep…

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What to Tip for Beauty Services

What to Tip for Beauty Services

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Getting out your wallet at the end of a salon or spa service can be downright ugly. Between the person who actually performed the service you needed and the supporting players, who might include anyone from the shampooer, blow dryer, wax assistant or receptionist, you might feel like Daddy Warbucks…

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Zit Zappers: Worthy or Worthless?

Zit Zappers: Worthy or Worthless?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Acne treatments have gone high tech. It wasn’t that long ago that a major breakthrough in breakout treatments hit the shelves. We’re talking about the handy devices affectionately known as zit zappers. These high-tech acne treatment devices gained popularity as the end all, be all for people who needed fast…

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Fight the Frizz: Hair-raising Tips

Fight the Frizz: Hair-raising Tips

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

There’s nothing worse than looking like you stuck your finger in a socket within minutes of doing your hair. But never fear – it happens to the best of us. Fighting the frizz can be an exercise in futility. Unfortunately, frizzy hair isn’t your fault – it’s your ancestors. Many…

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Avoid Hat Hair This Winter

Avoid Hat Hair This Winter

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

It’s too cold outside not to cover your head, but what’s a girl to do when confronted with the prospect of hat hair? Even if your warm winter hat is the cutest style, it can still leave you with a flat, unmanageable coif underneath when you take it off. But…

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