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Health and Beauty Tip -- Cut Back on Coffee
How much is too much? Any more than four cups of caffeinated coffee each day can lead to bladder irritation. The same amount of caffeine in chocolate, caffeinated tea, or cola can do the same thing, so watch your intake!
Health and Beauty Tip -- Smooth Flyaways
For small, fine flyaways, don't layer on even more hairspray. Take a baby toothbrush, spray it with hairspray, and brush the flyaway hair gently into place.
Quote of the Day
Most women's magazines simply try to mold women into bigger and better consumers.
Health and Beauty Tip -- Touching up Gray Strands
Rather than doing a full dye job to cover a few gray hairs, buy a mascara wand and basic hair dye that matches your natural color. Use the wand instead of the brush that comes with the dye, and touch up the gray more quickly and with less mess than doing all your hair.
Quote of the Day
I stopped believing in Santa Claus at age six when my mother took me to see him in a store and he asked for my autograph.
Health and Beauty Tip -- Using Body Scrub at Home
If you have a good body scrub you use at home, scrub towards your heart when you use it. Start at your feet and work up to your torso. When doing your arms, start at the fingertips and work up to your shoulders. Massage gently in circular motions to avoid scrubbing too hard.
Quote of the Day
I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in.
Health and Beauty Tip -- 2-in-1 Shampoo
Is 2-in-1 shampoo really as good as they say? If you have normal, healthy hair, yes. But oily hair doesn't need extra conditioner, and dry hair needs even more conditioning than 2-in-1 shampoo offers. If you have dry hair, use regular separate shampoo and conditioner.
Quote of the Day
To attract men, I wear a perfume called "New Car Interior."
Health and Beauty Tip -- Lather, Rinse, Repeat?
If you have short or thin hair, you don't really need a second wash. But if you have longer, thicker hair, you may want to follow the advice on the bottle.
Quote of the Day
The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year --- everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
Health and Beauty Tip -- Different Shampoo
Using the same kind of shampoo over and over can cause buildup as your hair "gets used to it." Switching shampoos on a regular basis is helpful, but easy to forget. To make it easier to stick with it, buy a large pump bottle and layer up to four different shampoos in equal amounts until the bottle is full.
Quote of the Day
Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it.
Health and Beauty Tip -- Drying Nail Polish
Nail polish actually takes an hour to dry completely! Even though it feels dry to the touch several minutes after you finish, make sure to keep your hands clear of anything that could smudge or chip your polish for approximately one hour afterwards.
Quote of the Day
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell my children that they just about throw up.
Health and Beauty Tip -- Would You Be a Good Blonde?
Can't decide whether to go blonde? If you were as a child, you have the right skin tone to pull it off now. If not, trust your stylist's judgment.
Quote of the Day
When you were quite a little boy, somebody ought to have said "hush" just once.
Health and Beauty Tip -- Add Volume on the Way to Work
Turn up the volume in your car. Use volumizing spray along your hairline in the morning, then wear sunglasses on your drive to work to hold your hair back. Take off the shades once you get to work and enjoy the results!
Quote of the Day
I was born because my mother needed a fourth for meals.
Health and Beauty Tip -- Traveling with Makeup
Instead of using an expensive makeup bag, store your cosmetics in a clear Ziploc freezer bag when going on trips. You'll be able to find what you need without rooting through everything first, and screw-top bottles likely to leak won't make a mess.