BEAUTY TIPS AND SECRETS…

Look gorgeous at any age with beauty tips and secrets for makeup, hair, skincare so you can feel confident on camera and in daily life.

THE TRAVELIN’ BOOGY-WOOGIE STRESS BUSTING SURVIVAL GUIDE…

THE TRAVELIN' BOOGY-WOOGIE STRESS BUSTING SURVIVAL GUIDE... Tips To Remain Calm, Collected, and Beautiful Tips To Remain Calm, Collected, and Beautiful Sweet sister of strenuous familial baggage, your only defense is a well thought out offence to conquer the travelin' boogy-woogies and soar above the mindless riff-raff rants of those relatives who are too absorbed in their own woe begotten inertia to say anything positive. Look at it this way, at least they care enough about you to rally in their two-cents worth of left-handed compliments and intrusive questionings. Knowing their personalities, you'd probably feel ostracized if they clammed up. Between your ego-elevating affirmations and gulps of rehydrating H2O, boost yourself with some feel-good treats before you set out on

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Making Hairstory, First Impressions Count: Curb Frizz + Conquer Baldness

The 3 questions: control frizzies, style balding hair, and men's hairstyles   Help, I Look Like A TrollDear Sharon: I am relatively content with my hairstyle, yet family and friends feel I could do better. My hair is extremely heavy and frizzy so I wear it long to weigh the curl down and usually just pin it back or tie it up with a scrunchie- I don't think there is anything else that would work. I only want to spend a minimum amount of time on my hair and am far from a glamour queen. However, I am about to embark upon a new career so I am more concerned about my appearance and care more about first impressions. --Big Top (New Orleans, LA)Dear Big Top: If family and friends keep bugging you about the same

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FUSS-FREE HAIR IS STYLISHLY SWEPT AWAY

FUSS-FREE HAIR IS STYLISHLY SWEPT AWAY Or, The Scrunchie's Last Stand Or, The Scrunchie's Last Stand Q. Is a scrunchie attractive? A. Not on your life. Q. Does a scrunchie serve a purpose? A. Absolutely, it quickly, easily, and inexpensively ties hair back and off your face and neck. Q. Where are scrunchies usually found? A. Clumped up in a ball at the bottom of our purse, back of the glove compartment, or in that odds and ends drawer mixed in with an assemblage of MIA keys, expired coupons, one lone earring, and possibly a tube of Chapstick that's missing its cap. Q. What would a woman of style say when asked about a scrunchie? A. "Oh, remember them." Q.

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Reader Mailbag: 3-Up for Everyday Style and Men’s Grooming

scroll down for three columns Fashion Advice for a Move From Florida To D.C. Dear Sharon: I currently live in Florida - the land of Lily Pulitzer. We are moving to the Washington D.C./Virginia area and I don't have a clue as to what people are wearing. I work from home, yet get out to meet business people, as well as taking my son to weekly playgroups. Any suggestions on casual everyday wear, as well as business attire? I'm in my early thirties so I want to look hip but not stand out like a sore thumb. Can you help? And what stores can you suggest I shop at. Thanks. -Capital Clad (Vero Beach, FL) Dear Capital Clad: Mint green,

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Making Hairstory: First Hairstyle Impressions

Making Hairstory: First Hairstyle Impressions Plus, Celebrity Hairstylist Tips To Curb Frizz, Conquer Baldness, and Make The Mos Plus, Celebrity Hairstylist Tips To Curb Frizz, Conquer Baldness, and Make The Most Of What You've Got Dear Big Top:If family and friends keep bugging you about the same thing either you areA) involved with a bunch of nosey nuisances or,B) they really want everything for you and you best start listening a little- the choice is yours. There are plenty of people that would prefer to snooze behind the wheel of their appearance-- particularly about their hairstyle if they feel that its upkeep is out of their control. But, that's a big mistake according to the Yale University First Impressions and

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PILATES, The Fashionable Workout You Can Do At-Home

PILATES, The Fashionable Workout You Can Do At-Home - How To Make This Celebrity Fitness Phenomena Work In Your Life How To Make This Celebrity Fitness Phenomena Work In Your Life But that was then and this is now! There is an arsenal of at-home alternatives to utilize the mind-body method of conditioning without breaking the bank. Plus, you can reap the expertise of some of the best in the business Pilates gurus right in your own home… can anything be more fab? Like any form of exercise, you should consult your physician before undertaking this regime and, of course, some personal training tune-ups will add oomph and greater understanding. The Books-- You may want a book as a handy

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Starting Over With Style- Discover your fashion potential

Make The Most Of What You've Got-- even when you don't know where to begin Make The Most Of What You've Got-- even when you don't know where to begin Dear Sharon: I am starting my life over. No need to get into what I've been up to, but suddenly I took a once-over in the mirror and decided I'm in serious need of an image makeover. The problem is that I've spent so much time as a fashion and beauty outsider that I don't even have a clue as to where to begin. Help me find my way to looking polished. -- Striving For Style Dear Striving For Style: Applause, applause, applause... take a very fashionable bow! I wish

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Get a Gym Bunny Body with At-Home Workouts…

Top fitness trends to try at home from Pilates to belly dancing Dear Sharon: I just don’t have enough hours in a day! In a perpetual time crunch, rather than a stomach crunch, I find myself ditching exercise classes because I can’t spare the half hour that it takes to get to the gym and back. I hate the way that I look and feel these days, but still can’t get motivated to squeeze in a trip to the gym. Is there anything new and interesting in the way of at-home exercise? If I felt that I would actually use something on a regular basis, I would even consider buying equipment to keep in my basement. Please fill me in before I turn to complete flab! --Workout Withdrawal

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Mohawk Rising…

Punk Hair Gets A Fashion Twist Punk Hair Gets A Fashion Twist. Pssst…just thought you'd like to know that the Mohawk is sneaking it's way back into style. The hairstyle is no longer reserved for punks, now the style has morphed its way onto the runway and evolving into mainstream style. Pssst…just thought you'd like to know that the Mohawk is sneaking it's way back into style. This time, you don't have to shave your sides and glue up the middle like the punks do. You don't even have to see the J. Sisters for a funky bikini wax either. You can just tease up the center and sleek the rest of your hair into a ponytail for some mainstream

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Sniffing Around…

The Good, the Bad, and the Stinky from Perfume to Masking Body Odor three nose-tickling questions solved Removing Perspiration Odor from Clothing Dear Sharon: A friend borrowed my new formal dress. After she wore it, she had the dress dry cleaned before returning it. However, when I removed the dress from the drycleaner's bag, I was overwhelmed by the smell of body odor. Is there ANYTHING I can do to get this smell out? --B.O. Plenty (Waco, TX)Dear Plenty: Okay, okay, you can unscrunch your face now, a dress that Smells Like Teen Spirit is not my kind of Nirvana either. There's nothing quite as funky as being bowled over by B.O..You would think that dry cleaning can remove heavy perspiration odor, however if your friend was really party-hardy sweaty, then that kind

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Ring My Lips…

Lipcolor At Your Fingertips Ring My Lips...Designer Anna Sui Combines Makeup and Jewelry with a Lot of Whimsy Jeans get slimmer. Handbags get punier. What's a girl to do about lugging her lipstick? Don't fret- touch-up can't resist lips on the go without needing to drag a beauty wonderland. Anna Sui Ring Rouge (available at Sephora) does double-duty as a funky, bold jet ring that also holds a perfect pot of lipcolor. Pot luck was never so good.

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PANTYHOSE SLIP-UPS That Ruin Your Style

PANTYHOSE SLIP-UPS and, the remedies to get a leg up on style The do's and don'ts of wearing pantyhose Recently, fashion has shown this type of shoe in cooler months. It was during a fashion moment when going bare legged was absolutely hip and wearing pantyhose was a fashion faux pas, or more likely a sign that you really were just not part of the fashion cognoscenti. 'Nuff said about being in. I know it is totally stupid to go sans hose in frigid temperature but it was a sign that you were cooler than thou. I will let you on a little fake-it secret from when I was a photography fashion stylist: Hanes Silk Reflections pantyhose in Travel Buff

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Hold On to Summer…

Don't Let That Tan Slip Away Just Yet The dog days of summer are about to wag their tail for one last spin. But you're not quite ready to fly out of the house in those slammin' new boots and you certainly don't want to flaunt those paling bare legs. The dog days of summer are about to wag their tail for one last spin. But you're not quite ready to fly out of the house in those slammin' new boots and you certainly don't want to flaunt those paling bare legs. So what's a stylin' thang like you to do??? Glide on some BeneFit Flamingo Fancy Shimmering Body Slip. It's a faux bronzage in a bottle! The moisturizing sesame

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