How to Cut Your Own Bangs

How to Cut Your Own Bangs

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

With the trend of hair crossing the forehead in blunt, wispy, long, sideways and every other style of bangs, women may be tempted to forego a trip to the stylist in between cuts simply to get those wayward strands snipped. If you feel like you might be able to tackle…

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Making Scents: How to Apply

Making Scents: How to Apply

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Does yours have trouble lasting long enough? Coming on too strong? No, we’re not talking about men – we’re talking about the tendency for perfume to have a mind of its own. So if you’re dousing on a pricey potion or don’t think yours goes the distance, listen up. First…

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Tool Time: Brush Up on the Cleaning Process

Tool Time: Brush Up on the Cleaning Process

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Most women don’t give a second thought to cleaning their cosmetics brushes. In reality, those unassuming brushes can be chock-full of bacteria and dirt build-up. By cleaning your brushes, they will last even longer. It will also prevent your cosmetics from becoming contaminated. Using clean brushes will also reduce breakouts…

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Shampoos That Do More Than Clean

Shampoos That Do More Than Clean

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

So many shampoos promise to do more than just get your scalp and tresses clean. There are formulas that promise to brighten highlights, strengthen color for various hues, protect hair from UV rays, smooth hair and even help it grow. But how do you know if the claims on 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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Find a Great Pair of Shades

Find a Great Pair of Shades

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Your future is so bright you’ve got to wear shades. With summer right around the corner, the hottest trends in sunglass fashion have already hit the stores. Here’s looking at you kid! Talk about a style that’s the cat’s meow. Cat Eye sunglasses are flying off the shelves. We’re talking…

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Silicone Hair Products

Silicone Hair Products

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

For women who have frizzy hair, silicone hair products are a godsend. They seem to add shine, silkiness and manageability to hair that needs taming. And when you straighten your hair, it helps add that pretty sheen to it. But are these “serums,” as they’re sometimes labeled, aren’t all they’re…

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Preserve Your Shade Longer

Preserve Your Shade Longer

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Do you get the lip service you’re looking for from your favorite pucker color? If not, then there are a few ways to make that perfect kisser last longer. Start by priming your lips and getting them in the best condition you can. The most effective way to do this…

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Does Stress Make You Ugly?

Does Stress Make You Ugly?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

If you’ve had a lot going on lately and suspect that your looks are suffering as a result of stress, then you may be right. Think about it: nails splitting faster than you can file, pimple breakouts, dark circles under your eyes, thinning hair…if any of these issues sound familiar,…

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