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If you're looking for the secret to brighter, younger-looking skin, you've come to the right place! This collection of tips to make your skin look younger really make a difference!

5 tips to make your skin look younger

Looking for a face mask for blackheads, for pimples, for oily skin, for wrinkles, or for pores you can make using ingredients from your pantry? Want homemade solutions for acne that are also moisturizing and brightening? You've come to the right place. We're rounded up 10 DIY face masks using natural ingredients like tumeric, coffee, coconut oil, and honey for gorgeous skin on a budget.

10 easy (& fun!) DIY face masks for busy moms

If you suffer from dry, cracked heels, this collection of DIY exfoliating foot scrubs and soaks is for you. We've rounded up 10 fabulous homemade recipes that use natural ingredients you probably already have at home - listerine, peppermint, epsom salt, coconut oil, coffee, sugar, etc. - that are not only relaxing, but that will effortlessly slough off dead skin, leaving you with gorgeous feet year-round!

10 DIY foot soaks and scrubs to cure dry, cracked heels

If you're looking for inexpensive DIY exfoliating scrubs to get rid of dry skin and make your body glow from head to toe, this collection is for you! It has lots of different sugar scrub ideas for your face, hands, lips, and legs, as well as one of the best cellulite rememdies you'll find on the internet. Good luck!

10 DIY exfoliating scrubs to make your skin glow

If you're looking for a good blackhead remover that won't cost you an arm and a leg, you've come to the right place! These DIY 2-ingredient pore strips will teach you how to get rid of blackheads and minimize your pores for gorgeous, flawless skin!

2-ingredient DIY pore strips to get rid of blackheads

If you suffer from mild to moderate acne, and want a few pointers to help you get that flawless complexion you've been dreaming about since the teenage years hit, this collection of 6 tips for beautiful skin is a great place to start. Tip 3 shocked me - I thought that would make my skin WORSE!

6 tips for beautiful skin

If you are unfortunate enough to suffer from back acne like I am, and want advice on how to get it under control so you can wear your sexy tank tops and backless dresses with confidence this summer, this tutorial is for you! I've been following these tips and using the recommended products for about a month now, and I've seen NOTICEABLE results with my skin. Good luck!

3 fabulous tips for keeping back acne under control

If you love to look your best, but don't have a lot of time to mess around with multiple serums, creams, and eyeshadow palettes every morning, this collection of tips is just what you need to learn how to get a flawless face in 5 minutes (or less!). Each tip takes next to no time, but makes a world of difference in fooling the world into think you're younger, thinner, and less tired than you really are. And if you don't have time to do ALL of the things each morning, make sure to never (ever) skip number 8. Trust me on this one!

How to get a flawless face in 5 minutes (8 tips that work!)

From listerine to coconut oil, this list of 11 home remedies will help heal your dry, cracked heels in no time!

11 home remedies for curing cracked heels

If you want a natural, smooth-looking tan this summer, but don't want to subject your skin to the sun's harmful UV rays, this collection of sunless tanning tutorials is for you! They are filled with tips on how to apply sunless tanner properly as well as the best products on the market, and tutorial 5 has a great trick for ensuring your sunless tan doesn't turn orange.

5 sunless tanning tutorials for a safe summer tan

Oh, how I wish these DIY clear skin tips existed when I was a teenager! From the best acne treatment products that help eliminate pimples and blackheads to other beauty secrets like food facts and lifestyle changes that will transform your skin, these tips for a clear complexion are perfect for teens and adults alike!

8 tips for a clearer complexion

If you suffer from dry, cracked heels, the 'Get Ready for Summer Giveaway' is for you! Enter today for your chance to win an iPad Mini, a Skoother Skin Smoother to help cure your cracked heels, or a Margarator giant party blender. With 25 prizes to be won, you don't want to miss out!

How to Cure Cracked Heels FAST (and a giveaway!)

If you're looking for new techniques and products to improve your skin care routine after the harsh, cold winter weather, these 5 skin care tips for flawless skin are just what you need for a healthy glow this summer!

5 skin care hacks for flawless skin

If you suffer from dry, swollen, and or/puffy eyes, these tutorials are for you. They will teach you how to treat puffy eyes naturally, how to hide under eye bags, how to cover under eye circles, and how to look fresh and awake. I find these tips to be especially effective during allergy season, but they have also worked wonders during the dry winter months!

5 tutorials to teach you how to treat and hide puffy eyes

If you're looking for ideas on how to improve your skin care routine after the long, harsh winter, this collection of summer skin care tips for flawless skin is just what you need!

6 summer skin care tips to make you look radiant

If you live in a cold climate, you're probably familiar with the damaging effects winter weather can have on your skin. It can cause dry skin, itchy skin, and if you're unfortunate enough to suffer from eczema like I am, it can cause red and flaky skin, too. The good news is that this collection of winter skin care tips will relieve your skin without breaking your wallet so you can look and feel your best...even when it's too cold to go outside!

7 winter skin care tips

If you're looking for cellulite remedies that don't cost an arm and a leg (and that don't require any extra time at the gym!), this tutorial will WOW you. By using 2 all-natural ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen pantry, this tutorial will teach you how to get rid of cellulite naturally so you can kiss those dimples on your bum and thighs goodbye forever!

How to get rid of cellulite naturally!

If you love wearing makeup, but hate spending a fortune on drugstore makeup removers, we've rounded up 5 of the best DIY makeup removers you can make using natural ingredients you already have in your pantry. These homemade recipes work well on eye and face makeup, and will leave your skin looking and feeling amazing!

5 all natural DIY makeup removers

If you want flawless skin but can't afford all of the different pore-minimizing products on the market, this SIMPLE trick will teach you how to minimize pores in seconds with a product you likely already have stashed in your purse. Give it a go and let me know what you think!

How to minimize pores in seconds!

If you feel like you've tried all of the blackhead remedies known to mankind without any success, and desperately want to find the secret to getting flawless skin, this tutorial is JUST what you need to teach you how to get rid of blackheads once and for all!

How to get rid of blackheads

If you and/or your teenager suffer from body acne or back acne and feel too embarrassed to wear tank tops and open-backed dresses, make sure to bookmark this list of 6 tips to help you treat, prevent, and hide body acne!

6 tips to help you treat, prevent, and hide body acne