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Best-selling author Paula Begoun returns with her most comprehensive book and ultimate guide to smart beauty: “Don’t Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me 8th Edition”.
Known by media and consumers as the “Cosmetics Cop,” Paula reaffirms this title by providing tons of information to help you to look your best at any age.

We asked Begoun for ways to get GORGEOUS on a budget and what she has to say about eyecreams and jar packaging might just surprise you!  Read more...

10 Tips: Stay Young-Looking Through the Years

1. Skin Care! At the first sign of a blemish and oily hair as a teen, develop a skin care routine. Start with daily basic cleansing and graduate to the appropriate skin care as your skin changes with age.

2. Wear a sunblock. All ages and all skin tones under the rainbow need to protect their skin with an SPF of at least 15.

3. Use a scrub. Removing dead skin makes the skin look healthy. Choose one per skin type.

4. Remove make-up at night. This helps cut down blackheads and bacteria from forming. Plus is healthier for your skin.  Read more...

Applying a good makeup base is surprisingly tricky. Get it right and you will achieve a luminous and polished complexion, but get it wrong and you can be left with caked skin, visible foundation lines, flakiness or uneven coverage. I had a chat with Rimmel London makeup artist Kirsten Piggott, who revealed her tips to achieving a flawless complexion.

Start at the top
Apply foundation on your forehead first and blend downwards. This will ensure that the spread of makeup is even and will prevent over-applying foundation on areas that don’t need it.  Read more...

Ladies who want to stop ageing the natural beauty way should focus on improving the tone of their skin.

The Mirror said that recent research has hinted that smoother skin gives a younger appearance, with age spots, uneven pigmentation and spider veins ageing people.

However, the newspaper said that flawless skin can be achieved with the help of a few natural makeup items, starting with products which contain an SPF.  Read more...

You’ve rarely seen a human so hideous, and so endearing, as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, the character played — make that incarnated — by Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler.”

His closest cinematic cousin might be John Merrick, the disfigured, childlike carny in “The Elephant Man.” But where John Hurt played that role cloaked in prosthetics, Rourke simply presents his gnarled face and body to the camera, which lingers at first with cruel fascination, then with pity and finally love.  Read more...

The temperature is heading for the single digits and that means taking extra precautions in a walking town like New York.

“It takes only minutes for exposed skin to become frostbitten if the temperature falls below 20°F and the wind is blowing at 20 milers per hour or more,” says Dr. Taizoon Baxamusa of the American Academy of Orthopeadic Surgeons (AAOS). That’s just what’s expected in New York over the next couple of days. Here are five essential things to do to stay safe and warm and prevent frostbite, which can cause permanent damage to the skin and circulation:  Read more...