How to Buy a Winter Coat

How to Buy a Winter Coat

Style & Beauty / How to 101

Choosing the right winter coat is a delicate balance between function and fashion. Depending on where you live and your lifestyle, a winter coat may be the only thing standing between you and nasty winter weather. By the same token, if you hate the winter coat that you buy, you…

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Silicone Hair Products

Silicone Hair Products

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

For women who have frizzy hair, silicone hair products are a godsend. They seem to add shine, silkiness and manageability to hair that needs taming. And when you straighten your hair, it helps add that pretty sheen to it. But are these “serums,” as they’re sometimes labeled, aren’t all they’re…

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Beauty Tips for Wedded Bliss

Beauty Tips for Wedded Bliss

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

It’s the one day of your life when you want everything to be perfect, including your face, hair and ensemble. The key to attaining that perfect look is preparation, and that goes for anyone besides the bride who’s involved with a wedding – whether you’re a bridesmaid, mother of the…

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Salon Savvy: How to Give Yourself a Pedicure

Salon Savvy: How to Give Yourself a Pedicure

Style & Beauty / Beauty

Warm weather and sandal season mean your toes need to be in tip-top shape. Whether you’ve been neglecting your feet or just want to give them a little extra pampering, there is good news: You can give yourself a salon-quality pedicure without having to break the bank paying salon-worthy prices….

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How to Fix Broken Cosmetics

How to Fix Broken Cosmetics

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Beauty products are expensive, and it’s frustrating when a lipstick breaks, an eyeshadow shatters or nail polish tops just won’t come undone. So if you have butterfingers and dropped a pressed powder eye shadow or blush on the tile, listen up. Don’t throw out the compact. Grab a plastic sandwich…

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How to Launder Delicate Clothing

How to Launder Delicate Clothing

Style & Beauty / How to 101

Cashmere, silk and like materials require delicate laundering to minimize color fading and extend the life of your garments. Even if your washing machine has a gentle cycle, you can’t just toss all of your fine fabrics into the washer and dryer and expect them to come out like new….

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The FDA’s New Rules on SPF

The FDA’s New Rules on SPF

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

The Food and Drug Administration recently decided to enter the fray in the discussion of sunscreen. In Summer 2012, their findings and rulings will be displayed on every bottle of sunscreen that claims to block the sun. Sunscreens that boast SPF, or sun protection factor, tend to filter only UVB…

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