Jewelry Cleaning 101

Jewelry Cleaning 101

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Buying potions, sponges and special brushes to clean your fine jewelry is fine if you have extra money, but usually, you can clean jewelry and make it sparkle with supplies you have in your cleaning cabinet. Warm water and a mild dish soap will clean most any jewelry safely. For…

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How to Buy Vintage Fashions

How to Buy Vintage Fashions

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

They’re all the rage, whether it’s on the red carpet or a fun party look. Michelle Obama sported the first vintage dress worn by a First Lady during 2010 holiday festivities. Vintage fashions are defined as new or secondhand garments that were made in a previous era, typically the 1920s-1980s….

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What to Look for in an Eye Cream

What to Look for in an Eye Cream

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

When the skin around your eyes isn’t in tip-top shape, then it can bring down your whole look. So what should you do if you’re plagued with dry skin, puffy lids, wrinkles, dark circles and other eye ailments? Don’t just grab any eye cream or serum off the shelf; target…

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Plump Your Lips Naturally

Plump Your Lips Naturally

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Want Angelina Jolie lips without having to hit up the plastic surgeon for painful collagen or Juvederm injections? It’s possible, and you don’t even have to shell out the $20 or more for a top-of-the-line lip gloss from the department store. Some don’t even plump very well anyway. So why…

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Give Bridesmaids Beautiful Gifts

Give Bridesmaids Beautiful Gifts

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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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Do You Really Need a Facial?

Do You Really Need a Facial?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Sure, it feels great to get pampered at a spa by having your face exfoliated, cleaned and massaged. But can’t you get all those treatments at home for a fraction of the cost? The short answer is yes, and doing your own treatments has quite a few other benefits, too….

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