Do You Really Need a Facial?

Do You Really Need a Facial?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Sure, it feels great to get pampered at a spa by having your face exfoliated, cleaned and massaged. But can’t you get all those treatments at home for a fraction of the cost? The short answer is yes, and doing your own treatments has quite a few other benefits, too….

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Beauty Tips from Around the World

Beauty Tips from Around the World

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Think global when it comes to beauty. Looking outside your own culture and country may help you learn a few tips and tricks that will help speed up your regimen and make you more beautiful, inside and out. First, start from the inside. You may have heard about the diet…

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Foods That Cause Acne

Foods That Cause Acne

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

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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Put a New Twist on Your Hair

Put a New Twist on Your Hair

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

You don’t have to be in France to do as the French do, especially when it comes to your hair. The French twist is actually a hairstyle you can tackle that doesn’t require a stint in beauty school. The ‘do is one of those elegant styles that can make even…

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Take Lashes to Great Lengths

Take Lashes to Great Lengths

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

This fall, the trend for eye makeup may skew toward the “what not to do” side of the spectrum. That’s because big lashes are in. When it comes to the haute look in peepers, more and more people are opting to clump it up. Think Twiggy from the ’60s and…

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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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Tea Tree Oil: What It’s Good For

Tea Tree Oil: What It’s Good For

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Many people swear by tea tree oil for its health benefits. Tea tree oil is known for having antiseptic, antifungal and antimicrobial properties. Among the conditions it’s thought to treat are acne, eczema, yeast infections, lice, thrush, dandruff, acne and athlete’s foot to name a few. Although you’re likely to…

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