How to Handle an Ingrown Toenail

How to Handle an Ingrown Toenail

Style & Beauty / How to 101

When the sharp corner of your toenail enters the sensitive skin of your toe, you end up with an ingrown toenail along with all the accompanying nasty symptoms — swelling, pain, redness and maybe even an infection. It’s usually the big toe that is affected, but all toes are fair…

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Learn About Hair Products

Learn About Hair Products

Style & Beauty / Beauty

Walking down the hair care aisle in your local pharmacy or Wal-Mart can make you wonder, “Can there possibly be this many hair products in the world?” Apparently yes, but the real question should address which ones really work, or more specifically, which ones will work for you. Every woman…

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How to Break Up With Your Stylist

How to Break Up With Your Stylist

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Things just aren’t the same anymore. He’s lost that spark. The thrill is gone. We’re not talking about a fizzling romantic relationship – no, something that’s sometimes even more painful. That’s right – breaking up with the person who’s been styling your hair into oblivion for as long as you…

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Choosing the Right Sunscreen for Your Family

Choosing the Right Sunscreen for Your Family

Style & Beauty / Beauty

Most of us picture a warm beach when we think about sunscreen. The truth is, no matter where the location or what the temperature, any outdoor activity that prolongs exposure to the sun should come with a good application of sunscreen. There are many different types of sunscreen, categorized by…

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Brazilian Blow Drying: Do or Danger?

Brazilian Blow Drying: Do or Danger?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

It’s a miracle salon treatment for some women, who swear by the glossy, smooth tresses they leave with after getting a Brazilian blow-dry. But the fabulous, star-endorsed procedure has some detractors, too, mainly due to the chemicals that go into the process. Since the revolutionary treatment was exported from Brazil,…

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Autumn Scents You’ll Fall For

Autumn Scents You’ll Fall For

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Ah, there’s nothing quite like the smell of fall. The air is cool. The leaves are crisp. And Starbucks has brought back its pumpkin spice latte. Everything is exactly as it should be, except you’ve yet to stock up on our favorite new fall fragrances. For starters, you’ll want to…

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Give Dandruff the Brush Off

Give Dandruff the Brush Off

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Tired of being a flake? Face it, dandruff is disgusting. Also known as seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff is the thick, flaky scales that form on the scalp. It is supposedly caused by inflammation and is a common form of the skin disorder eczema. With dandruff, skin cells fall off before they…

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SOS for the Same Old Sweats

SOS for the Same Old Sweats

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

If you’re wearing the same old, holey sweats day after day – especially if you go out in public – then it’s time to consider replacing them with something equally comfortable that’s just a tad higher on the chic scale. We all need something comfortable and cozy to lounge around…

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