Is the concept of pampering yourself foreign to you? With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, make sure to take some time out to relax. Here are five easy - and festive - ways to pamper yourself so you can look and feel beautiful all through the holiday season.

1. Schedule a salon blowout. The stylist will wash, dry and style your luscious ( Read more... )

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... )

When it comes to the holidays, it’s all about feeling fun and festive. Challenge yourself to try some new shades and looks. Here are this year’s top makeup trends to try.

• Lips: Seeing red: This year, embrace red. There’s a shade for everyone - including burnt red, neon, ruby, cherry, velvet and scarlet. Or if you’re not crazy about crimson, glossy ( Read more... )

The holiday season is just around the corner! If your winter beauty routine is just a little on the bland side, November is a good month to spice it up. Personally, I’ve found that this is the perfect time to hit up the beauty counters at your local department store for some (free!) advice on makeup and hair trends. Here’s how to get started:

• Do ( Read more... )

Got a honey you want to lavish this Valentine's Day? Don't resort to a last-minute gift when there's plenty of simple but romantic ideas for pampering gifts -- for both men and women. From luxurious spa treatments to the skin-boosting benefits of caviar, here are some decadent suggestions for a memorable Valentine's gift.

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Going out of town for the holidays? I've got friends heading off to Bali, Thailand, NYC...I'll be going somewhere a tad less exciting: L.A. to visit my dad, stepmom, brother and sisters and their brood of kids. I'm excited, but not so thrilled about packing. I tend to be of the dreaded last-minute-packer variety who inevitably forgets something ( Read more... )

My best girlfriend recently fell in love. She's happily married and the mother of a beautiful two-year-old girl, so she was completely unprepared to find herself swooning on an afternoon trip to Nordstrom. Luckily, the object of her desire was resistible-but barely ( Read more... )