If you have a long list of holiday gifts to buy this season and can’t put out the funds for a manicure this season, it’s time to get creative. Splurge on a couple of inexpensive new shades and get ready to create a new look. Here’s some tips on how to get a great-looking home manicure.

Start fresh. Make sure all your old nail polish is removed ( Read more... )

Beauty products are an investment, and working within a budget means you need to know what’s worth the money and what isn’t. To help you choose wisely, this chapter of our Skincare & Beauty FAQ Handbook offers essential tips for anyone looking for ways to save on quality skincare, gifts and more.

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Our bodies weather a lot of challenges, from dry winter skin to shaving irritation to foot calluses. But not everybody has the time or money to get expensive spa treatments on a regular basis. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to create an easy regimen at home that treats your body from head to toe. Find out how to get smooth, soft skin through ( Read more... )

What do you do when your hair starts misbehaving with the changes in weather? ( Read more... )

Every year around this time I start perking up my ears at DIY beauty suggestions. I chalk it up to the following reasons ( Read more... )

There are some skincare remedies that we’ve just come to rely on, or have tried at least once. (Hasn't everybody tested out that old wives' tale about toothpaste being the ultimate pimple-zapper?)  Whether we’ve learned about them from family or friends, we turn to them in times of beauty trouble. But some remedies may be more myth that fact. Here’ ( Read more... )

Lately I've been indulging in chocolate for breakfast: Cocoa powder blended into my morning smoothies (with banana, almond milk, soy milk and spinach -- yes, spinach!), or mixed with coconut oil and agave nectar and drizzled over just about anything. There's something about sweet, good-for-you foods that just makes everything feel a little more ( Read more... )

I'm taking my inspiration from whistlewhisper today, who posted this in the beauty101 community:

Today is a beauty day
Nobody is at home today, and I am going to treat myself right. :) I have hot olive oil in my hair (under a cap, which i don't normally do but I laid down for a little rest and I didn't want to get it everywhere) and I'm going to mix up a mask for my face ( Read more... )

Healthy summer skin doesn't have to come at a steep price -- you can mix up some decadent DIY treatments using everyday staples like sea salt, lemon juice, sugar and strawberries. Here are 10 homemade treatments to rejuvenate and boost your skin this summer.

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