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Check It Out: Vinita’s Beauty & Threading Studio

March 8, 2010

Oops! I did it again. I cheated on my eyebrow lady, but it was all for research! You might remember that last year I had my eyebrows threaded and I loved it–but lately, there seems to be a phenomenon of brow bars and threading studios popping up like nail shops. I spotted two new ones [...]

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Would You Survive 30 Days Without Beauty Products?

January 5, 2010

Would You Survive 30 Days Without Beauty Products? See how one woman lived with only soap and sunscreen — eek! It’s safe to say a lot of us are addicted to beauty products. I mean, would you quit your shampoo, mascara or lipgloss cold turkey? Sounds impossible, but that’s what this woman did for a [...]

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How extreme is too extreme? To derma-roll, or not to derma-roll…

August 25, 2009

What do you consider to be too extreme when it comes to beauty rituals? When I look over the list of some odd things I’ve done for the sake of beauty (for example: fresh egg yolks on my face or crushed aspirin on a pimple), I have to say that getting a fish pedicure or [...]

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Worth it, or a waste? Kiss Me Meter

March 25, 2009

What do you think about this? The Kiss Me Meter Bad Breath Detector claims to detect recurring bad breath. Now this is what I call a breathalyzer. Diagnose your breath with this little key chain sized gadget that measures the detectable causes with these ratings: Green – Kiss me Yellow – Possible Orange – Maybe [...]

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Would you buy skincare from a vending machine?

February 10, 2009

Would you buy your skincare products from a vending machine? W Magazine is reporting that a company called U*tique hopes you will. I don’t know about all of this… I actually like the thrill and the chase of finding that ”it” product all on my own. Perhaps if I were on a long trip far away from home, I might [...]

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Have you ever? Would you ever? Fish Pedicures

August 9, 2008

It seems in the Washington, DC area there is a new specialty pedicure on the rise. The fish pedicure, where carp eat the callouses off of your heels. I don’t even know what to say about this for once. Oh, I do have something to say. No thanks. Have you ever, would you ever? Tell [...]

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Have you ever? Would you ever?

July 26, 2008

I’m curious to know how far one would go for great skin. I personally, will go pretty far and I’ve got a long way to go as I don’t have perfect skin by any means! We can put ourselves in our dermatologist’s office on a regular basis undergoing treatments that cost a fortune, some hurt, [...]

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