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  • A woman in a white robe getting a manicure from a woman wearing pink gloves. (Photo: Spabielenda/Pixabay)

    Polish Optional

    With the right tools and care, you can get salon-like results at home, and save some money. What experts recommend for nails that look healthy and polished.Read More
    25 Oct 2024
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  • Beauty School

    Covering up under-eye circles involves some creative problem-solving. We turned to three experts who manage to look bright-eyed despite challenging schedules.Read More
    30 Sep 2024
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  • Woman with long hair in white long-sleeved shirt standing in front of pink wall. (Photo: Element5 Digital/Unsplash)

    A Flowing Mane

    5 Simple Tips to Get Long Healthy Hair Growing long and healthy hair requires time, effort and patience.   The health of your hair is affected by so many different things, like the productsRead More
    31 Mar 2020
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  • African American woman washing her face with a towel wrapped around her hair. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Skin First Aid

    Beauty Mistakes That Cause Your Dry Skin Underneath all the glitz and glam of the holiday season often looms the threat of dry, flaky, itchy skin. It is like a little secret we are allRead More
    24 Mar 2020
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  • High-voltage masscara shined at Altuzarra's Paris show (left) and on Ashish's runway in London. (Photos: Getty Images)

    Runway Beauty

    Beauty Trends from F/W 20 Fashion Month Seen on the N.Y, London, Milan & Paris Runways Fashion month has officially come to a close, and what a whirlwind it was. Weeks and weeks ofRead More
    10 Mar 2020
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Your hair and scalp need protection from the sun just like your skin. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Hair Sunscreen

03 Jul 2018
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avobenzone, chlorine, Coola, frizz, hair, hair protectants, hair sunscreen, Instant Beach, Organic SPF 30 Scalp & Hair Mist, Philip Kingsley, pool, salt water, scalp, skin cancer, sun, sunscreen, titanium oxide, UV protection, zinc oxide
Don’t Forget Sunscreen for Your Hair I took my niece to the pool the other day, and as I walked out of the pool back to my table, I realized that my hair had instantly dried in the span of almost 7 minutes! Either I blow dried my hair along the way and have no recollection
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Do you know what type of pimple you have? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Zit Face

26 Jun 2018
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acne, Acne Awareness Month, bacteria, Better Skin Co., Blackhead Disolving Gel, blackheads, cysts, Pauples, pimples, Proactive, sebaceous glands, sebum, Zit No More, zits
How to Quickly Get Rid of Your Pimples What exactly is a zit, and do you need a product to clear it overnight or just to take the red away? Maybe your skin grasps onto concealers pretty well so it is not the red you need help with, but rather the bump from that pesky little guest
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Make sure to have your go-to waterproof foundations for the hot summer days. (Photo: Peter Bernik/Shutterstock)

Sweat-Proof Makeup

19 Jun 2018
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acne carring, blemishes, Concealer, Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup, Estee Lauder, foundation, humidity, hyperpigmentation, Mac, Pro Longwear Nourishing Waterproof Foundation, summer, summertime, sunscreen, sweat-proof makup, waterproof makeup
Best Sweat-Proof Foundation for Summer Summer is here in the DMV with 89 degree days and humid nights. I can step out into my Georgetown neighborhood and walk to spin class for the day and walk back home drenched in a pool of sweat. Why wear makeup before spin class or in the
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Kinky Hair

12 Jun 2018
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all natural, avocado oil, brown sugar, coarse, conditionser, Ena Hennegan, ethnic hair, ethnic people, Fresh Avocado Deep Conditioner, frizzy, frizzy hair, genetics, hair products, highlights, hydrolyzed pea protein, kinky, kinky hair, leave in conditioner, marine algae, Muhga Eltigani, Multi Ethnicities, NaturAll Club, shampoo, sulfates, unruly, unuly hair
Products That Tame Your Unruly Hair I have very, very frizzy hair. I attribute my frizziness and brittle hair to many years of blonde highlights and not my genetics. I have come to find that products geared towards ethnic people work wonders on my hair though because of the
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Make sure you use sunscreen with at least SPF 15 to stop sunburn and wrinkles. (Photo: Alamy)

Summer Lotions

05 Jun 2018
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acne, antioxidant, bananas, beach, botanicals, carrots, coconuts, exfoliate, free radicals, fruits, grapefruit, greasy, Hawaiian Tropic, hydration, lycopene, mangoes, moisturized, natural, orange, paraben-free, red, red peppers, shea butter, Silk Hydration Lotion Sunscreen, spf, SPF 15 Premium Moisturizing Suncscreen Liotion, summer, Sun Bum, sunblock, suncscreen, tan, tips, tomatoes, veggies, Vitamin E, watermelon
Tan Safely and Smell Tropical This Summer I love summertime because I walk around smelling like a coconut mixed with tropical oils. That is thanks to the sunscreen I put on to be safe and protect my skin (any SPF lower then 15 is not really that good for you) and to feel like I
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Summer is here. Check out these must-haves to carry with you. (Photo: Shuttertsock)

On the Go

29 May 2018
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alkaline, Body Mist, botanicals, Comodynes Urban Cosmetics, Hawaiian Deep Sea Water, Hotheads, Make-Up Remover Travel edition, Makeup, Mini G Small Paddle brush, moisturizes, Ola Urban Cosmetics, on the go, pH, raccoon-eyes, summer, towellettes, travel brush
Beauty Products to Take Along This Summer With summer now here in the DMV, your tote bag is probably full of all your makeup products that you need daily from dry shampoos and concealers to leave-in wave sprays and glowy bronzers. If you want to pack only some of the necessities,
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