The Hype of Coconut Oil

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If you look up “coconut oil” on Pinterest, you’ll find tons of links to articles boasting its benefits and unusual uses. Several years ago, dozens of celebrities jumped on the coconut oil bandwagon and they sucked us into the hype of its benefits. I have been using coconut oil for almost a year, mainly as a moisturizer for both my face and my hair. I also use it to make a homemade coffee brown sugar body scrub. I always find it interesting how other people are using this oil. You can use coconut oil in DIY recipes for body scrubs, […]

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Finding New Faves in the FabFitFun Fall 2019 Box

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Every season I look forward to finding my new faves in the FabFitFun box. I love to see how the box is designed and how it reflects the season. I also love to read the quarterly magazine that comes in each box, devouring every morsel of information, from health tips and recipes to style ideas and member highlights. I love it all! I usually select items that I’d like to try or might be something a little out of the ordinary for me {i.e. charcoal toothpaste powder}. But this season I decided to select only the beauty products, just to […]

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A Tribute to the True Power of a Woman

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I was sifting through old articles that I ripped from magazines years ago, and I came across an editorial featuring an excerpt from Eve Ensler’s book I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World. According to Glamour, this editorial is “the most important 433 words to read” because Eve Ensler “celebrates the true power of a woman.” Eve Ensler is a feminist, an activist, a playwright, and a performer, but she is best known as the author of The Vagina Monologues. You can check out her website – www.eveensler.org – if you’d like to find out more about her. […]

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The More You Know: Body Contouring And Skin Tightening Procedures

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No matter how much you exercise or how healthy you eat, you may have areas of fatty deposits around the body, such as love handles or bingo wings. Body contouring is designed to get rid of these, and it does it without the need for surgery. But the more you know about body contouring and other skin tightening procedures, the better you’ll be able to make an informed decision as to what’s best for your body. Losing Fat Vs Losing Weight Fat freezing treatments have become exceptionally popular over the past few years. An effective way to tone the body, […]

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Stop the Clock: How to Age Proof Your Skin

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I realize that as I’m getting older, taking care of my skin is more important to me than finding the perfect makeup to cover my imperfections. Getting older may be a privilege, but that doesn’t mean we always love the cosmetic signs it brings with it – most of all aging skin. Age spots, crepe texture, sun damage, dullness, loss of volume, wrinkles and lines – there is a whole array of signs of skin aging to contend with, all requiring different treatments to restore a youthful appearance. It’s not that we want to look ten years younger, but we […]

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