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  1. Make Yourself Beautiful on a Budget

    Throughout history, women have tried some bizarre DIY beauty treatments: Geishas applied nightingale droppings; English nobility used mercury and puppy urine; Cleopatra reportedly soaked in sour donkey milk. Today, we still want to keep our complexions radiant, smooth, and firm. Fortunately, there’s

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  2. Body Shaper Buying Tips: Losing Weight off the Rack

    Smoothers. Body shapers. Shapewear. Control-top pantyhose. Support boxers. The Mirdle.  Whatever you call it, these compression undergarments are designed to hold, lift, smooth, and recontour the body's bulges and sags, giving the illusion of a slimmer body and improving the way clothes look. As men

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  3. The Surprising Benefits of Botox

    Ever since the FDA approved Botox for cosmetic use seven years ago, women (and men) have been singing Botox’s praises. The masses aren’t deterred by its short shelf life -- effects last only three to six months -- or the need for ongoing shots costing $300 to $1,000 per injection site or area. Nearl

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  4. Pick Your Sun Protection

    By Leesa Suzman Tips for finding a sunscreen formula that fits your lifestyle. Find a sunscreen formula that fits your life and lifestyle," suggests Sandra Read, M.D., clinical instructor of dermatology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. "If it's too heavy, sticky, o

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  5. Makeup That Does More

    By Beth Janes You spend precious morning minutes putting it on, and another chunk of time taking it off at night, day after day after day....No wonder you want your makeup to deliver even greater benefits! Beauty companies have embraced this multitasking approach. Increasingly, foundations, blushes,

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  6. High-Definition Makeup Not Just for Stars

    Finding a new TV can be daunting enough, but do you really need makeup to go with it? To understand the new wave of HD makeup, it helps to appreciate how this technology affects your must-see programs. Newer, high-definition TV sets can project larger images with 2-5 times the resolution of analog v

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  7. Sunless Tanning: Baking Is Out, Faking Is In

    Not long ago, bronzed beauties paid a hefty price for their burnished glow: prematurely aged skin and skin cancers from lying on the beach or in a tanning bed. But now, there's a smarter, faster, safer route to a golden complexion: getting a fake tan with bronzers and sunless tanners.  In fact, some

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  8. Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair

    "Lather, rinse, repeat" may be standard advice, but shampoo and conditioner alone won't give you the healthy hair you crave. For the most luxurious locks possible, you'll need to step out of the shower, and into the kitchen. "Your hair grows about 1/4 to 1/2 inch every month, and the foundation of a

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  9. Beyond First Blush: An Up-Close Look at Natural Skin Care Products

    Pomegranates. Green tea. Mushrooms. They taste great, and scientific studies have shown that they may have powerful health benefits as foods. Now, many cosmetics companies are touting these same ingredients in their natural skin care products. But drinking green tea is one thing, putting it on your

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  10. Bye-Bye Cellulite

    At 39, Julie wears a svelte size 4 and works out regularly to stay lean. Still, she struggles with one frustrating figure flaw that most women can relate to: cellulite. "I started getting it in my early to mid-30s,'' says Julie, who lives in Chicago and asked that her last name not be used. It mostl

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