Makeup: Order, Please!

Makeup: Order, Please!

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Does it really matter in what sequence you put on your makeup? Most of us just think if we cover up those imperfections, throw on a bit of color and jazz up our skin, we’re done. But taking the right steps and putting on makeup in a certain order can…

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Take Years Off Your Eyes

Take Years Off Your Eyes

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Wrinkles, bags, puffiness, crow’s feet – they’re all common complaints that women have about their eyes, and rightfully so. These unsightly imperfections can give away your age – and even add years to your face. So avoid them or learn the best ways to treat and conceal them if you…

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How to Make Eyes Look Bigger

How to Make Eyes Look Bigger

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Wondering how to manipulate your eye makeup to make those peepers really pop? There’s no better or faster way to go glam than simply concentrating on the eyes. There are a few tricks that makeup experts use to make eyes look their widest to achieve that doe-eyed look. First, start…

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Love Me Knots: Tips for Untangling

Love Me Knots: Tips for Untangling

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Forget having your stomach in knots — there’s nothing more mind-numbing than dealing with a head full of tangled hair. However, it’s important how you pick your battles… and your hair. Before you tackle those trying tangles head on, have a game plan in place. Here are tried-and-true tactics that…

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Are Your Cosmetics Really Organic?

Are Your Cosmetics Really Organic?

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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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The FDA’s New Rules on SPF

The FDA’s New Rules on SPF

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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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Effortless Day-to-Evening Looks

Effortless Day-to-Evening Looks

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Whether it’s an office get-together, date or other event to which you’ll have to race after you finish the daily grind, it’s tough to pull together a pretty look after logging 8 hours in your work clothes. But with a little planning, you can go from day to night elegantly….

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