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10 Armpit Lightening Tips and Products | If you want to know how to get rid of dark armpits, this post is for you! We're sharing everything you need to know - what causes underarm skin discoloration and how to prevent it from happening - along with our favorite underarm lightening drugstore scrubs and products. We've also included DIY natural remedies you can make using ingredients you probably already have at home, like lemon, baking soda, aloe vera, turmeric, cucumber, yogurt, and honey.

How to Get Rid of Dark Armpits: 10 Armpit Lightening Tips and Products

How to Get Mermaid Waves | If you want to know how to do mermaid waves on short, medium length, or long hair, this post is for you! We've curated the best hair tutorials to teach you how to get beautiful beach waves. We've included tutorials for all kinds of techniques, including how to get mermaid waves with a flat iron and hair waver, plus heatless overnight ideas. We've also included a list of hair products to help ensure your mermaid curls last while also preventing frizzy hair.

How to Get Mermaid Waves: 11 Tips and Tutorials for All Hair Lengths

How to Make Your Nails Grow Faster | If you're on the hunt for natural nail growth hacks, this post is for you! While you may not see visible results overnight or in a day, your nails will definitely be longer and stronger in a week with these natural remedies and DIY tips. We're sharing common causes of slow nail growth, 5 drugstore nail growth products we swear by, and 5 at home remedies for beautiful nails that grow faster and stronger than you've ever dreamed!

How to Make Your Nails Grow Faster: 10 Tips and Hacks That Help

How to Hide Chubby Cheeks | If you want to know how to get rid of chubby cheeks, this post has tons of brilliant tips to help! From figuring out the right haircut and hairstyle to elongate your face, to makeup tips and a simple tutorial to teach you how to contour your face like a pro, to exercise ideas and a list of foods to eat and avoid to minimize face bloat, we'll teach you how to lose face fat from the comfort of your own home so you can look and feel your best!

How to Hide Chubby Cheeks: 11 Beauty Hacks to Help

8 Aloe Vera Face Masks For a Clear Complexion | Aloe vera contains antioxidants and vitamins A and C, and it's highly anti-inflammatory, making it a great natural remedy for sunburns, acne, skin irritation and inflammation, and it's great for wrinkles and can help you look younger as it slows signs of ageing. Whether you want to know how to make DIY aloe vera face masks or prefer store bought products, this post has easy recipes and recommendations to help!

Love Your Skin: 8 Aloe Vera Face Masks For a Clear Complexion

71 Summer Hairstyles For All Hair Lengths | If you like your hair to be out of your face when the weather is hot and humid, this collection of easy step-by-step hairstyles is for you! Whether you have short, medium length, or long hair, we've curated the best videos to teach you how to put your hair up in mere minutes! From casual half up half down looks, to messy buns, to ponytail upgrades, to boho braids and more, these hairstyles are equal parts easy and stylish!

Love Is In The Hair: 71 Summer Hairstyles For All Hair Lengths

How to Detox Your Armpits | If you want to know how to do an armpit detox - and why you should do one - this post is for you! Switching to natural deodorant is a process, but there are so many health benefits, from detoxing your body to reducing odor and more. Applying an armpit mask is a great way to start as it helps neutralize odor and reduce skin irritation. We're sharing our favorite DIY homemade bentonite clay armpit mask as well as tips to help lighten dark armpit skin!

How to Detox Your Armpits: 8 Tips and Health Benefits

7 5-Minute Makeup Routine Tutorials To Simplify Your Mornings | If you have a habit of pressing snooze one too many times in the mornings, these step by step makeup videos are for you! Perfect for school, work, and for tired moms over 40 (me!), these simple makeup looks combine natural and glam in the most perfect way. From under eye concealer tips, to eyebrow makeup hacks, to must-know dewy foundation application techniques, learn how to look and feel your best in 5 minutes or less!

7 5-Minute Makeup Routine Tutorials To Simplify Your Mornings

10 Aloe Vera Hair Masks | If you're looking for a deep conditioner for your hair, we're sharing our favorite DIY and store bought aloe vera masks! Whether you need help with hair growth, for dandruff, for dry scalp, for dry hair, for oily hair, for frizzy hair, or to prevent hair breakage, these hair masks will help. Using ingredients you already have on hand, like egg and coconut oil, honey and ACV, these homemade hair masks will make your locks look fresh, moisturized, and gorgeous!

10 Aloe Vera Hair Masks for a Gorgeous Mane

25 Step-By-Step Prom Hairstyles For All Hair Lengths | If you're looking for prom hair tutorials, this post is for you! We've curated tons of options for short, medium, and long hair, with full videos to teach you how to recreate these styles from the comfort of home. Whether you want to wear your hair all down, prefer a simple half up half down look, want easy waves, or prefer an upgrade ponytail or chic undo, we've got something for everyone! Elevate your look with these DIY hairstyle!

25 Step-By-Step Easy Prom Hairstyles For All Hair Lengths

22 Flat Iron Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths | Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, this collection of quick and easy straightener hairstyles is for you! We've curated the best step-by-step hair tutorials for all hair types and lengths. If you want to know how to curl hair with a straightener and/or how to get beach waves with a flat iron, these hair videos will not disappoint. We've included lots of other cute and easy ideas, from soft waves to mermaid waves and more!

Love Your Hair: 22 Flat Iron Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths

Nine 90s Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths | From butterfly clips and claw clips, to mom jeans and overalls, to cargo pants and doc martens, 90s trends are making a comeback in a BIG way. If hairstyles are your jam, there are tons of easy ways to add a little 90s flare to your locks, and we've curated 9 of the best! Whether you're looking for 90s styles for short hair, for medium hair, or for long hair, this post has step-by-step hair tutorials to teach you how to recreate these looks from home!

Nine 90s Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths That Are The Bomb

6 Spring Nail Art Ideas | Can't make it to the salon? Want to give yourself a DIY manicure at home? This post has everything you need! We're sharing 9 home manicure essentials and products, plus 6 step-by-step nail art tutorials that are perfect for spring! From monochrome nails, to an easy French manicure for beginners, to geometric nails, to cherry nail designs, these nail art videos are equal parts easy and gorgeous!

Nails Before Males: 6 DIY Spring Nail Art Ideas We Love

18 Easy 5-Minute School Hairstyles for Kids | Whether your child has short, shoulder length, medium, or long hair, one thing is for certain: you need no fuss, quick hairstyles to simplify your morning routine! If you're constantly running late (like us!), don't stress. We've curated tons of cute hairstyles for school, with step-by-step tutorials and videos that are simple and easy to follow. Choose from braided hairstyles, half up half down looks, upgraded ponytails, messy buns, and more!

Rise and Shine! 18 Easy 5-Minute School Hairstyles for Kids

How to Remove Acrylic Nails at Home | Very few things feel as wonderful as getting a fresh new set of acrylics. They're perfect if you need to make your short nails longer for a big event, and you can choose a bold color and/or add nail art for added glam. Sadly, removing fake nails isn't as fun or glamorous. It's expensive and time consuming! If you can't get to the salon, this post has all the products, tips, and DIY hacks you need to remove acrylics without damaging your natural nails!

DIY Manicure: How to Remove Acrylic Nails At Home

How to Look Different | If you want to change your look for school, for work, or just for fun while you're hanging out at home, these tips and ideas will inspire you! Learn some of the best beauty hacks that can completely transform your look with a glow up, with makeup, and small changes to your hair. It really is amazing what these subtle updates can do to our faces! If you're bored with your everyday look, give some of these beauty tips a try - they can completely transform your image!

How to Look Different: 15 Ways to Change Your Look

79 5-Minute Hairstyles for School | If you're perpetually running late in the mornings like we are, and you need quick and simple hairstyles for school, these step by step videos and tutorials will inspire you! Whether you have short hair, medium hair, or long hair, thick or thin hair, straight or curly hair, these hairstyles are easy and trendy, and will help simplify your morning routine!

79 5-Minute Hairstyles for School for All Ages and Hair Lengths

How to Look Attractive | If you want to know how to look your best on the daily - even when you're feeling your worst - this post will teach you how to instantly elevate your game. With tons of simple ways to look and feel put together, we're sharing our best tips, hacks, tricks, and things to do to love who you are, both inside and out! Learn how to look good without makeup, with glasses on, when you're running late, and so much more!

How to Look Attractive: 12 Tips to Make You Feel Your Best

How to Grow Longer Eyelashes | If you want to know how to make your lashes thicker and more voluminous without falsies or extensions, this post is for you! You'll learn how to naturally grow your lashes, along with natural DIY growth remedies made using ingredients you already have at home, like vaseline and coconut oil. Not into home remedies? No worries! We've also linked to the best store-bought eyelash serums to elevate your lashes and make your eyes pop!

How to Grow Longer Eyelashes: 12 Tips for Beautiful Lashes

How to Look Put Together All The Time | If you want to know how to look your best for school, for work, at home, and when you're in full-on mom mode, we're sharing our best skincare routine ideas, beauty tips, fashion tricks, makeup hacks, and hair products and styles to help you look and feel like your best self every single day. From choosing the right outfit, to learning how to look good without makeup, to 5-minute second day hairstyles, and more, we'll teach you how to look good everyday!

How to Look Put Together: 13 Easy Ways to Look Good Everyday

How to Tighten Skin on Your Face | If you're in need of tips and tricks to help tighten the skin on your face after weight loss, this post has lots of helpful ideas for firmer skin and a youthful glow! Whether you want to tighten the skin around your eyes, under your eyes, on your cheeks, under your chin, or on your neck, we're sharing a list of habits to avoid, facial exercise that work, skin care products to invest in, and makeup tips to hide saggy skin fast!

How to Tighten Skin on Your Face: 12 Anti-Aging Tips and Tricks