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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Calorie-Free Pumpkin Indulgences

Calorie-Free Pumpkin Indulgences

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Looking for a gourd that makes you gorgeous, inside and out? Look no further than pumpkin, which is packed with antioxidants and vitamins that beautify skin, hair and more. You can eat it or slather it on – whichever you choose, the results will have you giving thanks! Add a…

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Prom on the Cheap

Prom on the Cheap

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

It’s a night to remember. Whether you’re planning the perfect prom for yourself or for your daughter, a little can go a long way when you’re working on a shoestring budget. There are plenty of ways you can cut corners without minimizing the importance of one of the most important…

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Fight Frizz with Silicone

Fight Frizz with Silicone

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

When most women hear silicone, the first thing that comes to mind is breast implants. What they fail to realize is that silicone is great for giving you another kind of lift… in your hair. This active ingredient can change how you handle your hair forever. The benefits of silicone…

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What Your Hairdresser Can’t Do

What Your Hairdresser Can’t Do

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

You may think your stylist is a miracle worker, but there are some limitations that you should recognize when it comes to the looks your hairdresser can and can’t achieve. A few ways to get what you want at the salon is to understand your own hair. Consider its texture…

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Makeup Brands for Women of Color

Makeup Brands for Women of Color

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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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Best Braids: Front and Center

Best Braids: Front and Center

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Whether you’re 9 or 39, side braids are all the latest rage. From Sienna Miller to Lauren Conrad, it seems like the hippest actresses are donning variations of this fun yet feminine hairstyle that enable women to get in touch with their inner flower child. Not only is this ‘do…

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Give Fall Shoes the Boot

Give Fall Shoes the Boot

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

The boot — tall, short, ankle and everything in between — is as much a part of fall and winter as football and tailgating. They’re warm, stylish and versatile, so what are the hottest looks this season? Many of the themes of spring and summer are carrying over — the…

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