Are Your Cosmetics Really Organic?

Are Your Cosmetics Really Organic?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Organic cosmetics such as lotions, oils, shampoos, soaps and makeup have natural ingredients that are allegedly free of pesticides. For example, the fruit and flowers that comprise the ingredients in shampoo, such as berries, shea and other plant-based products, must be grown and harvested as organic food is. A label…

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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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Is Hair Dye Safe?

Is Hair Dye Safe?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

You do it to cover greys, give hair a little pick-me-up or go for a drastic new look, but do you really know what’s in your hair dye? Some studies link hair dye to cancer and birth defects, and most dyes don’t go through the rigorous safety testing of other…

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Big Brows: How to Get the Look

Big Brows: How to Get the Look

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Thin, high arches for brows? Pluck that. Embrace this season’s look, which hearkens back to the days of Brooke Shields and her bushy brows. Women once plucked those patches of hair above their eyes to within an inch of their lives, using a pencil to draw a hard line where…

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Makeup: Many Happy Returns?

Makeup: Many Happy Returns?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

How many times have you bought a lipstick, foundation or other cosmetic that just wasn’t right? The guesswork involved in how the color will look on your skin by simply looking at the bottle is frustrating and annoying, especially when the gamble doesn’t work out. Some stores have reasonable return…

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What to Ask Before a Nip and Tuck

What to Ask Before a Nip and Tuck

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Sure, it’s probably best to celebrate all your flaws and embrace yourself as you are, but for those who are dead-set on making a change to their appearance, there is nothing more permanent than cosmetic surgery. And as frequently as it’s done these days, there are still life-threatening risks involved…

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Are Your Eyebrows Hanging by a Thread?

Are Your Eyebrows Hanging by a Thread?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

For many people, waxing and plucking are the first things that come to mind when it comes to eyebrow care. But those aren’t the only options. One approach that’s gaining popularity in the United States is threading, an ancient depilation practice that originated in the Middle East. Threading is a…

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