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Dynamite Deep Conditioners

BellaSugar — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:29:14 PST

Just as our skin feels the effects of our harsh environment, our hair does too. Not only does it face similar issues of dryness, dehydration and lifelessness, but because we tend to use heated tools for styling, our hair risks severe and irreparable damage from over-processing.

Once in a while, it's nice to give your hair a healthy glass of water to recharge and revitalize limp locks. These dynamite deep conditioners will help your dreary and dry hair undergo a dramatic change. Here are a few of my favorite products:

Kerastase Nutritive Masquintense Intense Enriching Treatment is often a professional's hair masque of choice. Jennifer Aniston's hairdresser Chris McMillan uses this on her fine hair frequently to add shine and luster. The rest of us are recommended to do this treatment twice a week.

I think that you'll love it. I've been hooked for months now. The smell is great and the jar lasts for a long time because all you really need is a few fingertips full. Leave it on for five-to-ten minutes and then rinse. Buy it here for $44.99 (This is the best price I've seen yet!)

Propoline Hair Mask For Dry, Colored Hair is a great product for travel since it comes in these nifty individually sealed packages. This conditioner is a pretty intense hair masque formulated to condition and moisturize. It contains natural and effective ingredients such as: olives, sunflowers and panthenol. It is also intended to prevent split ends and should help to restore elasticity and shine. Buy it here for $18.

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read more Redken All Soft Heavy Cream is very rich, it smells delicious and you only have to use it once a week. However, there are two steps involved. First, apply it to your hair while it's still damp, then add heat to your hair anywhere from 5-15 minutes to activate the chemicals. Then rinse it off with cool water. It's made from avocado oil, amino acids and proteins to help with frizz and managability. Buy it here for $14.

Grammy Awards: Lady Gaga

BellaSugar — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:20:11 PST

Lady Gaga wouldn't let her fans down on a night like the Grammys, and her hair and makeup were just as avant-garde as you'd expect: a mask of black netting, blond hair with a bold black stripe, strong brows, and statement-making red lipstick. Are you excited about what the Lady served up this year? Vote on all of our Grammy Awards polls here!

In Defense of the Chronically Late Mom

BabyCenter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:11 PST

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about being late for school.

If I were to wear a scarlet letter it would be T.

T for tardy. T for turd ball. T for totally inept mother.

We are late for school with such alarming regularity it’s embarrassing. The last time we were on time, after a mini snowstorm that excited my children enough to urge them into their snowsuits and outside at 6:30 a.m., we got to school five minutes early to find it dark and empty. Delayed opening. I was apparently the only mother who didn’t get the memo.

Calling Charlie Brown…

Being late for school brings up a vicious brew of conflicting emotion in me. On the one hand I just don’t care. Life is short. Far too short to risk traumatizing your children with a bullwhip and terrorizing morning walkers and squirrels, not to mention my own white-knuckled children, speeding our way to school like Toad on a motorcar bender each weekday morning.

On the other hand I am ashamed, deeply embarrassed, to be “that mom.” All the other moms can do it, even the single ones. Why. Can’t. I? What’s wrong with me?

I complained about this once to a woman from South Carolina who I met on my Guatemala trip and she told me her school started at 7:30. She also made it clear her kids were never late.

Never late.

Keep reading for more of Betsy's reasoning for being late.

How to Organize Your Beauty Products

Real Beauty — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 PST

We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Real Beauty.

If you have to dig though drawers and rummage through an overstuffed makeup bag to get ready every morning, then it's time to bring order to your beauty stash.

For more great tips check out: How to Clean Out Your Makeup Bag.

These expert tips will help you de-clutter your loot and streamline your storage space. See what they are now.

Before and After: How to Wear Makeup For the Perfect Picture

Allie Merriam — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:03:23 PST

I've sometimes wished a professional makeup artist was on hand for a consultation before my photo was taken. The opportunity for that to actually happen arose this week, when Revlon's Global Artistic Director Gucci Westman volunteered her makeover services. Gucci, who's worked with the likes of Cameron Diaz and Kim Kardashian, walked me through the steps she used to get my visage ready for the camera. She shared some beauty tips - and revealed how she's prepping to survive another Fashion Week - just before a portrait session with photographer Michael Fine began.

I presented Gucci with a relatively bare face, which you can see at right.

To read Gucci's tips, and to see the results of her hard work, just read on.

5 Simple Ways to Look Even Better in 2012

Annie Tomlin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:05:47 PST

Making New Year's resolutions is one thing, but making changes that take little effort but have a huge beauty payoff? Now that's something to celebrate. Whether you're looking to banish bikini-line bumps for good, to have stronger nails, or to get that glowing complexion, these straight-from-the-experts tips will give you guidance. Read more to get started.

See How Different Skin Care Was in the 1930s

Miriam Lacey — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:04:10 PST

Lovely Old Hollywood star Constance Bennett (you may know her from Topper, Moulin Rouge, and It Should Happen to You) teamed up with director Hal Roach, the man behind iconic comedy duo Laurel & Hardy, for this 1937 educational film shot in gorgeous and expensive Cinecolor. It's fascinating to see what the makeup and hair of the era really looked like, and even more interesting to see how relatively straightforward the skin care was - no serums, no scrubs, just a waterless cleanser and a mask you leave on as long as you can. Even the makeup is pretty simple (although it does make us wish rouge was still the norm). And her tips aren't bad, either.

Link Time: Gisele Is a Sure Bet

BellaSugar — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:00:04 PST

Putting Gisele's face in your ads may make them outperform the Dow Industrial Average - The Cut
Seven skin-saving face masks - Real Simple
"Peekaboo" hair is the new celebrity thing - Glo
The most coveted new spa treatments for the season - InStyle
A woman sold her house to pay for plastic surgery - Huffington Post
This lip balm is made for men, but awesome enough for a woman - Refinery 29
The newest face-scanning technology comes to skin care - The Fashion Spot
Seven retinol products that work wonders - Stylelist
10 tips for making runway makeup work in real life - Fashionista
The five makeup brushes you need - Beauty Sweet Spot

4 Ways to Prevent Frightful Beauty Mishaps on Halloween

Jaime Richards — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:05:13 PDT

Growing up, your loved ones probably told you to check the apples for razors and beware of strangers while trick-or-treating. Now that you're an adult, there are a whole other set of Halloween-related mishaps just waiting to happen. Sure, you have to be careful with the amount of mulled cider consumed in an evening, but there are beauty hazards to be cognizant of as well. From irritated skin to sore feet, find out how you can prevent Halloween horrors when you read more.

Have Large Pores? Minimize Them in a Flash

Michelle Phan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:00:00 PDT

We're excited to continue our partnership with YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan! Every other week, we'll be bringing you the best from her website, MichellePhan.com. This week, Michelle shows you how to tighten up those pores:

Hi everyone,

Do you struggle with large pores? There are a couple simple treatments to reduce the appearance of your pores that you can make easily at home.

MacGyver your hair with these on-the-go fixes

I've found success with both of these methods, and hope they will help you too! Here they are: