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How to Dye Your Own Hair | Trying to save money? Can't make it to the salon? Terrified of dyeing your own hair? Don't worry! This post has everything you need, from products and supplies, to hair dyeing tips and hacks, to step-by-step tutorials from hair pros! Whether you're bleaching your hair, touching up your blonde roots, going bold and brown, or getting creative with an ombre hair color, figuring out the best way to get the look you want is key. We're sharing all of this - and more!

How to Dye Your Own Hair: 10 Tips and Tutorials That Help

How to Cut Your Own Bangs | If you're looking for step-by-step instructions to help you learn how to cut bangs at home, this post has XX tips and tutorials to help! Whether you want to trim your own bangs in between haircuts, or you're cutting bangs for the first time, this post has everything you need to know. From layered bangs, to blunt bangs, to side swept bangs, to face-framing bangs, to layered bangs, we've curated the best hair cutting tools, products, and techniques to help!

How to Cut Your Own Bangs: 10 Tips and Tutorials

How To Look Older Than You Are | While most of us want to know how to look younger, there are tons of great makeup application techniques, hairstyle looks, and fashion tips for tweens and gals in their early 20s who want to look older than they really are. If you have a baby face and want to know how to look older naturally with makeup, with hair, and with clothes, this post has all the beauty secrets and lifestyle hacks you need to know!

How to Look Older: 15 Beauty Tips and Tricks That Work

45 Stylish Bandana Hairstyles | If you love retro hair ideas, bandanas, headscarves, and head wraps are a great way to dress up your look, with the added bonus of hiding greasy, second-day hair! If you want to skip the shampoo but still look cute and put together, we've curated the best step-by-step bandana hairstyle tutorials for short, medium length, and long hair. Whether you like to wear your down, in a ponytail, in braids, in an updo, have bangs...there's a style here for you!

Skip the Shampoo! 45 Stylish Bandana Hairstyles We Love

16 Ways to Look Younger Naturally | If you want to knock 10 years off your look, this post is for you! We're sharing everything from makeup application tips, to skincare essentials, to haircuts and hairstyles, to outfits and fashion hacks, to nutrition and exercise ideas to help you look younger both with makeup and without! Whether you're in your 30s or 40s, or your looking for tips you can use after 50 years of age, this post will teach you important dos and don'ts for a youthful appearance!

Forty and Fabulous! 16 Ways to Look Younger Naturally

How to Look Good without Makeup | If you're looking for tips and hacks to help you look good on mornings you don't have time to apply a full face of makeup, this post is for you! If you want to go au naturale but still look and feel your best everyday, these no makeup makeup routine tips will give you tons of things to consider, from your skincare routine, to your skincare products, to simple essentials to elevate your natural look, and lifestyle hacks for glowing skin!

How to Look Good Without Makeup: 12 Tips and Hacks Every Girl Needs

16 Clear Skin Tips and Products Every Girl Needs to Know | Whether you experience occasional blemishes and breakouts due to hormonal changes and oily skin, or you suffer from full blown adult acne, this post has tons of skin care tips and product recommendations for teenagers and women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond! If you want to know how to get beautiful skin, these beauty secrets will teach you how to keep breakouts at bay for a glowing complexion year-round!

Adult Acne? 16 Clear Skin Tips and Products Every Girl Needs to Know

How to Lose Face Fat | Whether you have chubby cheeks, a double chin, loose skin due to quick weight loss, or you just feel self-conscious about your round face shape, we're sharing 13 face slimming tips and exercises to teach you how to get rid of face fat. While these tips and facial exercises won't slim your face in a day or even in a week, we've included makeup hacks and fashion tips that will make your face look thinner overnight!

How to Lose Face Fat: 13 Tips and Exercises for a Slimmer Face

7 Halloween Nail Art Designs to Try | Halloween nail art is such a fun and simple way to add a little excitement in the days and weeks leading up to Halloween. Whether you have gel or acrylic nails, long coffin or stiletto nails, or short plain nails, these step-by-step nail art tutorials will give your hands a serious upgrade this October! Grab your black, orange, and purple polish, and give some of these at home manicure ideas a try.

Halloween Nail Art: 7 DIY Halloween Nail Designs to Try

8 Easy Step-By-Step Halloween Makeup Tutorials | Trick or treat?! Perfect for beginners, this collection of Halloween makeup videos will teach you how to create the perfect DIY Halloween costume! Whether you want something creepy and scary, simple and cute, or creative and beautiful, we've got tons of ideas to inspire you, including your favorite Disney characters! We've also included Halloween makeup ideas for kids, teens, and tweens.

Trick or Treat: 8 Easy Step-by-Step Halloween Makeup Tutorials

9 Flattering Haircuts and Hairstyles for Diamond Shaped Faces | If you're looking for diamond shaped face hairstyles for women, this post is for you! Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, this post has everything you need to know. Should you get a pixie cut? A bob? A lob? Will bangs look good? Should you part your hair on the side or in the middle? Which updos will look best? We're sharing all of this along with step by step hair tutorials to help accentuate your best features!

9 Most Flattering Haircuts and Hairstyles for Diamond Shaped Faces

How to Grow Out Your Bangs | If you're looking for tips and hairstyles to make the process of growing out bangs less painful (and fast!), this post is for you! Whether you have short hair, shoulder length to medium hair, or long hair, there are tons of hair hacks and styles to ensure you look stylish in the in-between stages of growing out your bangs. Learn if you should opt for a side or middle part, which updos you should try, and other hair tips to make the process more manageable.

How to Grow Out Your Bangs & Still Look Stylish: 11 Tips and Hairstyles

9 Best Haircuts and Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces | If you want to know what the best heart shaped face hairstyles are, this post is for you! Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, we've got all the tips and hacks you need to ensure your hairdo accentuates your best features. Should you get a bob or lob? Do blunt bangs work? Should you add layers to your hair? Does straight hair look best, or is wavy or curly better? Click to find out!

Simple and Stylish: 9 Best Haircuts and Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces

8 Braided Ponytail Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths | Perfect for a casual day with friends, for work, for prom, for a wedding, and even for sports, this collection of braided hairstyles is easy and stylish! With simple step by step braid tutorials for short, medium, and long hair, these looks are easy and stylish - even for kids! Click to learn how to upgrade your ponytail in minutes!

Stylish & Practical: 8 Braided Ponytail Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths

10 Flattering Haircuts and Hairstyles for Oval Face Shapes | If you have an oval face shape and want to know the best cuts and styles to help accentuate your best features, this post has everything you need to know! Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, we're sharing all our tips and secrets. Should you get blunt bangs or side swept bangs? Long layers or a pixie cut? A bob or a lob? We're sharing all this plus step by step hair tutorials to teach you how to add style to your locks!

10 Flattering Haircuts and Hairstyles for Oval Face Shapes

10 Hairstyles for Plus Sized Women | If you're looking for the best flattering hairstyles for round faces that will hide a double chin and highlight your best features, we've got you covered! Whether you're in your 20s, 30, 40s, or over 50, we're sharing the best haircuts and hairstyles for plus size women, with options for short, medium, and long hair. Find out if you should sport a pixie cut, bob, lob (long bob), if layers are in, and how to style your curly hair to flatter your face!

Hairstyles for Plus Sized Women: 10 Cuts and Styles for a Slimmer Face

12 Tips and Hacks for the Perfect DIY At Home Pedicure | If you want to know how to do the perfect pedicure at home, this post has everything you need! From the best foot soaks, to supplies and essentials to help restore dry, cracked heels and shape your toenails perfectly, to step-by-step pedicure videos and tutorials to teach you how to pain your nails like a boss, we'll teach you all the steps you need to take to get beautiful, smooth feet!

12 Tips and Hacks for the Perfect DIY At Home Pedicure

7 Rosacea Remedies that Work | If you want to know how to get rid of rosacea, this post will help! We're sharing the symptoms and causes of rosacea, the best DIY natural remedies and skincare products for rosacea, and beauty tips and step by step makeup tutorials to teach you how to hide rosacea. If you have rosacea on your nose, cheeks, neck, or all over your face, these tips and ideas will teach you how to treat it, how to prevent it from getting worse, and how to cover it up!

How to Get Rid of Rosacea: 7 Rosacea Remedies That Work

9 Best Hairstyles for Big Noses for Women | If you have a large nose and want to know which haircuts and hairstyles can help draw attention to your other features, this post is for you! Whether you have short, medium length, or long hair, we're sharing our best tips along with cute, easy, flattering, and stylish hairstyles for school, work, prom, and even for the bride to be that you can re-create in minutes at home. Should you get a bob, lob, or cut bangs? Read the post to find out!

Stylish & Sexy: 9 Best Women’s Hairstyles for Big Noses

How to Give Yourself a Facial | If you want to know how to give yourself an at home facial, this post is a great place to start. We've included the best budget-friendly facial products and tools to invest in (think: steaming, masks, scrubs, peels, and more) as well as a breakdown of all the steps you need to take to make your DIY facial a success. Facials should be part of your regular skin care routine, and if you can't make it to a spa, these ideas will help you create your own home spa!

Self-Care Sunday: Give Yourself an At Home Facial in 6 Easy Steps

51 Hairstyles for Straight Hair | Contrary to popular belief, straight hair doesn't have to be boring. Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, we've curated tons of ideas to get you through all the seasons - summer, fall, winter, and spring! These ideas are simple, cute, and easy to re-create at home. From casual half up half down looks for school, to braided hairstyles for work, to formal updos for prom, weddings, and more, we've included step by step hair tutorials for each look!

Hairstyles for Straight Hair: 51 Tutorials for Every Hair Length