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Brazilian Blowout Buzz

August 13, 2010

Brazilian Blowout Buzz See if this trendy hair care treatment is worth all the hype This is a TotalBeauty.com hair care products article Read about one woman’s experience and see before and after photos of her hair. See makeover

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Must Check Out: Dermalogica on Montana

May 3, 2010

Confession: my skin has been in crisis-mode for a little over a month. One of our furry four-legged family members passed away, and I’ve been so mentally drained coping with it that I’ve been doing the absolute bare minimum for my skin to get by. My lack of fanatical peels to keep my pores free [...]

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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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The Hair Whisperer– Shelee Maeda

November 5, 2009

If your hair could talk, here’s what it would say to you: “You’ve been abusing me for years, and I haven’t said a word, but I have needs too! If you want me to stick around, you’re gonna have to make some changes. I need nutrients, and if I don’t get them– I’m out the [...]

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11 secrets your body waxer would never reveal…

August 28, 2009

11 Secrets Your Body Waxer Would Never Reveal We got the scoop, from what they’re really thinking when they’re waxing you to their craziest clients and more Ever wonder what’s going through your waxer’s mind while you’re spread eagle on their table? You could ask, but that whole hot-wax-in-your-private-areas thing can be a little preoccupying, [...]

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Fab Find: VB Cosmetics Be Silky Callus Spray

August 14, 2009

I do not like wearing shoes that require my toes or heels to be covered, so if you see me wearing them– I must have reeeeeeally liked the shoes, or the occasion called for them! I’m convinced that my love of bare feet or sandals over shoes is just a Pisces thing, but it must [...]

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There’s an eyebrow star shining in Los Angeles, and he’s at Vert

June 12, 2009

If you’ve been around these parts awhile, you already know I am one part fanatical about my eyebrows and one part insane. A few years ago this crazy lady went to town with wax on the outer corners of my brows and whacked them off like she was cutting a coconut with a machete. It’s [...]

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CoverGirl knows how to party at Byron & Tracey Salon

May 30, 2009

Since the MTV Movie Awards are on Sunday, the stars are coming out in droves to celebrate! Yesterday at Byron and Tracey Salon in Beverly Hills, CoverGirl hosted an amazing day of pampering to prep the celebs and get them glam for the big show. Yours truly was fortunate enough to attend, and while I [...]

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Review: Leonor Greyl Haircare

May 29, 2009

I think sometimes as Americans we tend to think inside our little beauty boxes, where our shampoo must be sudsing more than our laundry detergent to really be working, and our facial cleansers must lather– or else! I used to come from the school of thought where if it was no foam, it was “no [...]

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Must experience: Kinara Sunless Tan by St. Tropez

May 25, 2009

I had what I would like to refer to as a life changing experience last week. For you dolls who have never read one of my self-tanning reviews before– let me paint you a picture. My legs look like that cheap color of paint they use inside every apartment in the contiguous United States– “Navajo [...]