Chill Out with the Cool-It Caddy

Chill Out with the Cool-It Caddy

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

The temperatures might be dropping, but that doesn’t mean the Cool-It Caddy still isn’t a hot gift item this holiday season. When you are looking for something for the someone who almost has it all, think Cool-It Caddy. This great gift is ideal for anyone who has ever left her…

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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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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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Your Mom’s Worst Beauty Advice

Your Mom’s Worst Beauty Advice

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Good old Mom — always telling us to eat our veggies, that our faces would freeze like that if we kept scowling…and heaping on the beauty advice. But there are quite a few things Mom shared about our appearance that just aren’t true. Here are a few of the rules…

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Foods That Cause Acne

Foods That Cause Acne

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Chocolate… Pizza… Soda… For years, these popular foods have been the scapegoat as leading causes of acne. But how much of a contribution does diet really play in causing zits? While some experts maintain there is no correlation between the two, there’s a mounting body of evidence that proves otherwise….

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Are Your Eyebrows Hanging by a Thread?

Are Your Eyebrows Hanging by a Thread?

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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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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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Big Brows: How to Get the Look

Big Brows: How to Get the Look

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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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Post-Summer Rehab for Your Hair

Post-Summer Rehab for Your Hair

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

After a few months of sun, sand and chlorine, your hair is probably ready for a much-needed rest. Summer takes a toll on hair, drying it out, sapping it of color and making it frizzy and unhealthy. Now that you’ve put all that summer fun behind you, it’s time for…

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