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Top 6 Affordable Ways to Reduce Cellulite’s Appearance

Expert-Recommended Techniques to Help Improve Cellulite Why is it that dimples on your cheeks are adorable, but dimples on your thighs aren’t? Yep, we’re talking about cellulite. When fat presses against and bulges through the web-like layer of connective tissue below the skin it creates an uneven surface resulting in dimples, bumps and heavy sighs in dressing rooms everywhere. Cellulite most often lands on the thighs, hips, butt, abdomen and knees. While most women have it, cellulite is far more rare

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The Difference Between Body Lotion With SPF and Body Sunscreen

My fair-skinned roommate came home the other weekend frantically searching for aloe to soothe a bright red sunburn down the front of her legs. No, she hadn’t been at the beach or lying out on a rooftop—she was just running errands on a sunny day. “I need an everyday body lotion with SPF so I’m always covered,” she declared. Sounds like a no-brainer, I thought, there must be tons. Only…not so fast. A search of my local Sephora, Duane Reade, and

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New Polish!

What is sexier than a pair of stilettos? Maybe the new Rouge Louboutin from Christian Louboutin! This beautiful red nail polish comes in a collector-worthy bottle that mimics the heel we all lust after! You can shop for Rouge Louboutin ($50) here: http://bit.ly/1nwWwgP.  

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How to Keep Pounds Off for the Long Run

6 Long-Term Weight Loss Success Secrets Based on Research Maintain, don’t gain If you’ve ever dropped pounds and then tried to maintain your lower weight, you’ve probably blamed yourself when the scale started creeping back up. Well, emerging research shows that faulty willpower is not the main culprit. “Multiple systems in your body conspire against you in a push to regain lost weight,” explains Michael Rosenbaum, MD, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and a top obesity

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Skin Needs Moisturizer in the Summer Too

For most people, sunscreen is a given in the summer, even year round. But many people neglect moisturizer when temperatures are high, and that’s a mistake. “A lot of people don’t think they need to use as much moisturizer in the summer. They might feel like their skin is greasier, but they should keep up the same moisturizing regimen they use in the winter, especially if they spend time in an air-conditioned environment,” says Ray Jalian, cosmetic dermatologist at UCLA Medical

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Top Expert Tips to Combat Common Hair Problems

How to Get Healthy and Beautiful Hair As women, we are constantly trying to crack the code to beautiful hair. But unfortunately, this pursuit involves money, time, patience, and lots of experimenting. To answer your most pressing hair questions, we’ve gathered top advice from our ChickRx experts so you can cut out the frustration and be proud to whip your hair back and forth. Fight Frizz One of the biggest culprits of bad hair days is frizz. Hair gets frizzy when it

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Is It Really OK to Stop Sudsing Up Your Hair?

Cleansing with just conditioner? The trend—long popular among women with naturally thick, curly, or coarse strands—is becoming mainstream, thanks to several new products designed for all hair types. Co-Washing: Is It Really OK to Stop Sudsing Up Your Hair? Browse a few online beauty forums, and you’ll find proponents of “co-washing” touting the benefits of cleansing strands with specially formulated conditioners instead of shampoo. (We even reported the “anti-shampoo” movement here). Among them: Suds-free formulas can moisturize dry scalps, reduce frizz, detangle knots,

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Bare Minimum Beauty & Hygiene Routine for Lazy Nights

Simplest Nighttime Bathroom Routine Needed to Get By You’ve probably read all about what you need to be doing before bed to maintain and improve your skin, and it can amount to a long, daunting list. Removing your makeup, cleansing, exfoliating, using masks, applying toner, dabbing on acne treatments, moisturizing, slathering on eye cream, etc. Then there’s the work to maintain basic hygiene: brushing, flossing, mouthwash, eye care, washing your hair, etc. That’s a lot of tedious work when all you

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30 Day Manicure!

3 Nail Art Designs That Last a Whole Month Gel manicures are the dopest, amiright? First of all, let’s talk about how they are immediately dry (sorry—cured) which means you can fumble around in your purse for tip money without smudging, which is what happens every single time I get a traditional mani. And you can get cool nail art without worrying that all the hard work will chip within days. Gel nail brand Gelish says their manis last up

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The Air is Hurting Your Skin!

Icky Goop In the Air Is Giving You Acne and Wrinkles. 4 Key Steps to Stop It. You don’t have to be Gwyneth Paltrow or an owner of a Vitamix to have heard the hype about detoxing. The obsession with clearing your internal organs of pollutants for a generally healthier life has made juice cleanses essential popular rituals among even those who don’t think negativity ruins water. But according to emerging research, we should all be focusing more attention to pollution’s effects on

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