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No white after Labor Day. No horizontal stripes. No heels for tall women. We’ve all grown up hearing these rules from our moms, grandmothers or whoever else saw fit to comment on fashion. But many of them just don’t hold water anymore. In fact, some of these former fashion faux…
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When it comes to hair care, the hottest look of summer is beautiful beach bum. And there are a slew of new products to help you ride the loose waves look. We’re talking about sea sprays. If you’re looking for a simple, one-stop style that requires no other products, make…
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Patches, wraps, stickers…they’re all new and different ways to get yourself out of sticky beauty situations. For example, how many times have you tried to master the smoky eye look and come out of the ordeal looking like you got in a fight and have a black eye? Those last-minute…
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You want a quality manicure, and if you leave it to the professionals, you want to get your hard-earned money’s worth, right? First you have to decide what kind of manicure you want. Nails have gone beyond fake vs. real. Do you want a relaxing, spa-like experience while getting your…
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They’ll stand up for their friends, throw showers and even shell out for a dress they’ll never wear again. (C’mon – who are we kidding?) So it’s only fitting when you get married – or help plan a wedding – that the bridesmaids are shown appreciation for all of the…
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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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The skin around your eyes is some of the most fragile and delicate on your entire body. It’s also an area with high visibility, so you want it to look and feel as good as possible. Not taking care of the skin around your eyes can result in crow’s feet,…
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Face it — we’re not all blessed with high cheekbones like Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen and other glam gals. The good news is that you can model yourself after those famous cover girl faces with the right makeup techniques. While some women are willing to go to great (and often…
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That forgotten box of baking soda in the back of your refrigerator or pantry is more useful than you think, especially when it comes to your beauty regimen. Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, does double duty for a lot of more expensive beauty products, so why not start storing that…
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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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