Proper Piercing Protocol

Proper Piercing Protocol

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Piercing various areas of the body may be trendy, but for centuries, different cultures have pierced their bodies for myriad reasons, such as cultural ranking, religious purposes and protection from evil. If you’re thinking about getting pierced, there are a few things you should consider. First, think about the area…

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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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Sonic Face Cleansers: Do They Work?

Sonic Face Cleansers: Do They Work?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Getting a cleaner-than-clean face may seem appealing, but is the latest trend in skincare all it’s cracked up to be? In a word, yes. The Clarisonic Skin Cleansing System gets rave reviews from most of its users, according to TotalBeauty.com and other beauty product review sites. The company claims that…

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Make Your Salon Mani Last

Make Your Salon Mani Last

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Are you a chip off the old block when it comes to paying for salon manicures? If you’re like most women, there’s nothing more satisfying than looking down at your hands and seeing your fingernails lined up like 10 perfectly polished soldiers. In fact, you’re willing to pay a price…

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The Most Requested Celebrity Haircuts

The Most Requested Celebrity Haircuts

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Farrah Fawcett’s feathers, Meg Ryan’s shag, Rachel’s layers…since movies have been made, women have requested their favorite stars’ styles, and not much has changed. Women are still requesting long layers, which is a style that works great on most women. But “the Rachel” has a bit of a twist these…

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Makeup Brands for Women of Color

Makeup Brands for Women of Color

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

For Asian, Latina and black women – and any other shade in between – it can be a challenge to find the perfect shade of makeup to match skin tone. Other challenges might include controlling shine and oil or concealing darker pigmented areas. Luckily, many cosmetic companies have cropped up…

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Summer Beauty Mistakes

Summer Beauty Mistakes

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Most of us feel most beautiful in summer, when we can show a little more skin that just so happens to be perfectly bronzed. But a few warm-weather boo-boos can ruin your whole look. Start with your feet and legs. Wearing sandals, flip-flops and other foot-exposing shoes can take a…

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Finding Comfy Shoes

Finding Comfy Shoes

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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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Hair Parts Take Center Stage

Hair Parts Take Center Stage

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

We’re here to offer you a parting gift when it comes to your hair this spring. The hottest looks among stars and on the runway predict that center parts are going to be a big hair trend. But before you panic and worry about looking like a zipperhead or a…

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