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10 Simple Updos for Shoulder Length Hair | Looking for an easy updo for a wedding, prom, or date night? Whether you have curly or straight hair, this collection of simple and cute hairstyles for medium hair will not disappoint. From a casual half up, to a fold over ‘with bangs’ twist, to an elegant side French braid ponytail, to the perfect messy bun, there’s a step-by-step hair tutorial for every occasion!

10 Simple Updos for Shoulder Length Hair

How to Keep Your Hair from Getting Oily | Dry shampoo is a great tool to keep hair from getting greasy, but there’s more you can do to help prolong a hair wash. There are heaps of second day hairstyles and updos that help hide greasy hair, but if you want to know what to do to avoid oily hair completely, these hair hacks for lazy girls will teach you how to prevent greasy hair!

How to Keep Your Hair from Getting Oily: 7 Tricks to Help You Prolong a Hair Wash

How to Apply Glitter Eyeshadow like a Pro | Glitter Glam 101! If you want to know how to use glitter eyeshadow to add SPARKLE to your look and make your eyes pop, we’re sharing 5 of our best makeup tips and 6 step by step tutorials to teach you how. We’ve included our favorite glitter products (eyeshadows, eyeliners, and eyebrows, oh my!) as well as natural and dramatic looks you’ll love.

Glitter Glam 101! 11 Tips to Teach You How to Apply Glitter Eyeshadow like a Pro

Makeup Kit for Beginners | A breakdown of the 20 essential budget friendly drugstore beauty products every girl should have in their make up bag!!! From the basics (foundation, blush, eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss) to the essential add-ons that help give you a professional look (primer, brush sets, bronzer, highlighter, and our fave eyebrow set) we’ll teach you everything you need to know – and where to get it all for less!

Makeup Kit for Beginners: 20 Cheap Must-Have Products and How to Use Them

How to Apply Eye Makeup for Hooded Eyes | Learn how to apply eyeshadow (and how to apply eyeliner) to droopy eyelids with 6 tutorials that are packed with step-by-step tips to get the perfect cut crease, dome shape, soft smokey socket, and winged eyeliner. Perfect for Asian eyelids and Jennifer Lawrence lookalikes, you can make these everyday looks as natural or dramatic as you wish!

Hooded Eyes 101: How to Apply Makeup to Droopy Eyelids

Easy DIY Bridesmaid Hairstyles | If you're looking for the perfect updo or half up bridesmaid hair ideas for medium length or long hair, we've rounded up 10 simple styles you can create at home. Perfect for brunettes and blondes, straight hair, curly hair, and hair with natural waves, these classic, vintage, and boho updos will take your look from good to gorgeous in time for summer wedding season!

10 Easy DIY Bridesmaid Hairstyles for Long Hair

7 Jaclyn Hill Makeup Tutorials for Beginners | If you’re looking for step-by-step Jaclyn Hill palette looks and makeup tutorials, we’ve rounded up 7 of our favorite beginner makeup tutorials. From natural pinks to bold reds, glitter and glam to a gorgeous purple smokey eye, we’re sharing Jaclyn’s favorite makeup products (hello, Morphe!) and beauty tips.

For the Love of Makeup! 7 Jaclyn Hill Makeup Tutorials for Beginners

8 Natural Remedies for Dry Cracked Hands | Want to know how to get rid of extremely dry hands that crack and bleed? We’re sharing our favorite DIY remedies, tips, and products that are safe for babies, kids, and adults alike. Whether you have painful cracks on your fingers of heals, these natural creams and preventative tips will leave your skin smooth year-round!

Severely Cracked Hands? 8 Tips & Remedies for Fast Relief

How to Get Longer Eyelashes | Looking for the best mascara for short lashes? Want some DIY overnight ideas to teach you how to grow longer eyelashes FAST? From teaching you how to apply mascara properly to the best drugstore (and higher end) products to make short lashes look longer, we’ve got all the deets you need for sexy long lashes that last!

How to Get Longer Eyelashes: 7 Tips & The Best Mascara for Short Lashes

Do you want that healthy summer glow all year long? Here are some tips from the pros on how to use bronzer to achieve that sexy summer glow any time of year!

Bronzer 101: How To Use Bronzer for a Sexy Summer Glow

How to Get Rid of Blackheads | Looking for the best way to remove blackheads naturally? We’re sharing 8 DIY ideas to help banish blackheads on your nose, cheeks, forehead, and chin fast (sometimes overnight!). Forget expensive store products and try these natural remedies using things like baking soda, honey, and sea salt for instant results and clear skin you’ll love!

The Best Way to Remove Blackheads: 8 At Home Blackhead Removal Ideas!

If you're on the hunt for eczema remedies that work quickly and effectively in treating dry, itchy, red, and raw skin, and that are suitable for kids and babies, this collection is a great place to start. From environmental factors to diet and product recommendations, these tips will help keep eczema at bay and prevent future flare ups.

Natural eczema treatment: 7 natural ways to treat eczema that work!

How to Draw Eyebrows Naturally | EASY! 6 step by step tutorials for beginners to teach you how to draw eyebrows using your makeup product of choice! Learn how to fill in your brows with pencil or eyeshadow, learn the secret to getting perfect arches with concealer, and discover the best brow powder and brow products for blondes and brunettes!

6 Tips and Products to Teach You How to Draw Eyebrows Naturally

How to Curl Short Hair: 7 Techniques and All The Products We Swear By

Looking for the best full coverage drugstore foundation for acne? We’ve got you covered. We’re sharing 10 of the best drugstore foundation products and brands to help cover up acne and breakouts, which are lightweight while still providing a luminous glow. Perfect for combination and for oily skin, these drugstore makeup products will give you a dewy look without creating excess oil, allowing you to look your best on a budget!

Best Full Coverage Drugstore Foundation for Acne: 10 picks under $30!

The Best Makeup Dupes: 12 Drugstore Dupes for High End Products | Who says makeup on a budget has to be low quality?! From mascara dupes to eyeshadow dupes, primer dupes to foundation dupes, and lipstick dupes to blush dupes, check out the best drugstore alternatives for high end products! Looking good has never been cheaper!

The Best Makeup Dupes: 12 Drugstore Dupes for High End Products

Best Drugstore Makeup Brushes: 9 Affordable Brush Kits to Invest In | Looking for the best makeup brush set dupes you can buy for less at your local drugstore? For perfect foundation, eyeshadow, concealer, brow, blush, contour, and highlight application, you need the right brushes, and we’ve rounded up 9 budget-friendly sets that are worth your investment.

Best Drugstore Makeup Brushes: 9 Affordable Brush Kits to Invest In

Whether you're looking for running late hairstyles, hairstyles for work, or just want fresh ideas to add a bit of style to your locks, this collection of 5-minute everyday hairstyles for long hair is a great place to start. While some of these looks take a bit of practice, these easy hairstyles in under 5 minutes have been a lifesaver to me on mornings when I press the snooze button one too many times and have next to no time to make myself look presentable. Full tutorials included!

10 Everyday Hairstyles for Long Hair (in Under 5 Minutes!)

Beauty hacks. We love them. From hot weather makeup tips and overnight beauty regimes, to acne and blackhead busters, teeth-whitening formulas, and shaving secrets, there are so many natural (and sometimes weird!) DIY tricks out there that every girl should know. Check out 74 of our favorite beauty hacks to help you look your best in less time while on a budget!

74 Beauty Hacks Every Girl Should Know

These concealer tips will take you from frustrated to flawless in minutes! Whether you struggle with under eye circles or acne-prone skin, this collection of concealer tips and tricks will teach you the best products and application techniques to reduce redness and hide skin imperfections for a natural look that isn’t cakey and doesn’t look artificial. Tip 7 is our favorite!

Concealer 101: 10 Concealer Tips for a Flawless Face

Desperate to learn how to get rid of cellulite on your bum, legs, and/or thighs? So are we! And that’s why we’ve rounded up this collection of tips to teach you how to get rid of unwanted dimples naturally. And fast! From the best diet and exercises to a fabulous DIY coffee scrub and self-tanner, we’ve got 10 tricks up our sleeves to help you banish cellulite once and for all!

How to Get Rid of Cellulite: 10 Natural Remedies That Work