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In the summer it’s time to give your feet an overhaul – the season of flip flops and open toes means that many  toe nails are in need of a little much needed TLC after being cooped up in socks and boots during the cold weather. You may be happy to treat yourself to a professional pedicure but if you don’t have the time, the money or the inclination then there is another way. You can give yourself a home pedicure worthy of the professionals by following a few simple steps. Step 1 – take off your any remnants of...

Nails are not one size suits all . . . there are a choice of different nail shapes to choose from, the best for you may depend upon the size and shape of your fingers and your lifestyle. Let’s take a quick look at some of our favorites: Square Nails – this is the classic shape for a French manicure. Square nails work best on large nail beds, if you try it on shorter nails it can look a little out of proportion, even shorter and wider than the nail beds already are.  In order to create the classic square...

Lots of people live with dark under-eye circles; it seems that no matter what they do they simply can’t get rid of them. The truth is that there are no sure fire ways to permanently rid your face of these dark circles . . . but there are some great ways to disguise or even hide them. Moisturizing is the key to many things . . . including dark under eye circles.  Use a thick moisturizing cream at night and a lighter one during the day time. This day cream will allow any correctors and concealer you use to blend...

There are no two ways about it – there can be quite a lot of pain involved in the search of beauty and the perfect body. Let’s take the bikini wax for example . . . or then again let’s not. Waxing is notoriously painful for starters (ask any guy who has volunteered to wax his chest for charity), so mix that procedure with one of the most delicate areas on the female body and . . . ouch, ouch, and double ouch with a cherry on top! You don’t have to be some sort of masochist to proceed happily...

. . . It won’t last forever you know. Admit it, every lady has a supply of makeup she’s keeping for a special occasion or that “just in case” moment, that she used once (four or five years ago at 1970’s party) and might want to use again in the future . . . you never know when the look will be mainstream again. The problem is that make-up and other beauty products do not last forever, they all have a shelf life and should be replaced periodically to make sure that they won’t cause a nasty rash, itch or...