Ok, so even with this advice I know some of you are going to run to the drug store -- so here is some help.

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Try to find hair products that are sulfide free. If your hair is dry make sure the shampoo has as little alcohol as possible in it. If you dye your hair (and most people do - men and women btw) look for shampoo marked for color treated hair…

What's Your Category?

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So,first things first. In what category does your hair (you'll excuse the term) fall ... so to speak... into? Is it Normal/combination. Is it Virgin?? No color, no chemical treatments (today this is rare). Is it oily? Coarse ? Thin? There are…

SHAMPOOS ARE NOT ALL THE SAME

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Recently, my Mother asked me about her dry hair and scalp. I asked her what she was shampooing Her hair with. She said "they're all the same". Not!!! Many Bargain Brand shampoos are detergent (I will not mention a name, but it's Green and rhymes…

Eye Cream, Eye Sore, Eye Contour!

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Et Tu, Brute'!! I was so Inspired By Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra". But did you know that Cleopatra herself was actually a true Beauty expert? When she met Julius Caesar she was about 17 and he was 52 and all those years out in the sun made…

Mask, Peels, Action!

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There are a thousand different reasons use skin treatments and thousands of different products…literally thousands! So what products are right for you (Acne, Aging, Cleansing etc.)? Well first, what is the condition of your Skin? To better…

Don't Give Me That Lip! Oh, what winter cold and wind does to the lips. Unkissable! What to do? Exfoliate, hydrate and protect!

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There are so many great lip exfoliators out there. What are they and what do they do? Well, when the lips get dry, chapped, cracked and wind burned, the best thing to make them look and feel better is to slough off the dead skin to help aid…

TO DYE FOR

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Well, we are almost through the winter (I never count it completely out till mid-april). Now it's time to think about Spring and some new looks to add to your wardrobe. Not just clothes and cosmetics but maybe a new color for your hair. Most…

So, my advice is to (on clean skin) do a color test. How do you do that?

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On your arm or wrist, clean the area and dry it completely. Apply a stripe of color to the area. Cover it with tape or a band-aide overnight. The next day, look at the test. If the skin patch shows irritation we know that color is chemically…

Spring Had Sprung! And it's Allergy season. Hey, it ain't just pollen you have to worry about!

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Long ago I discovered that pigments can be major allergies. You can get all red from cabmium red and pheolin, or cobalt blue can really give you the blues (and you are sticking it in your eyes in pencils or on your lids). And it's not just the…