Dressing Your Tresses

Yes, you can still wear hair accessories without looking like your niece…  or Shirley Temple.  They’re a quick, easy, and often pretty inexpensive way to change up your look a bit, or take a ho-hum hair day to a feeling pretty fly hair day!  Hair accessories have moved beyond the ribbons at the end of ...

To Weave or Not To Weave?

Hair weaves have been getting more and more popular since the 1950’s.  They add volume, length, and even change the color of hair without all the harsh chemicals.  But you still don’t know whether you should get one and if you do, what type you should get… or did you not even know there ...

Facials… More Than a Mere Indulgence!

Many people think of facials as an occasional indulgence, something to be done in preparation for a “special time”, i.e. before a wedding or other special event. But would you live on junk food and never exercise and expect to be in your best shape? The same logic applies to your skin: If you don’t maintain it with regular facials and good skin care, your skin is not going to look it’s very best –period. Sure, you might prefer spending money on a new pair of shoes, the to-die-for dress you saw online yesterday, or your morning lattes. But nothing on you is more visible than your face… if your eyes are the windows to your soul, then your complexion is the window to your health and beauty. Get that window glowing!
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Yes, Even Fairer Beauties Can Successfully Contour!

Done right, contouring can help carve cheekbones and accentuate your jawline. But for the paler set, contouring remains a somewhat scary concept. After all, no one wants to overdo it, and for pale girls, the chances of that happening are significantly higher. Follow these four contouring tips every pale girl should know, and you’ll ...

Reclaim Your Perfect Pout with a Little TLC

We wash our faces and brush our teeth, but we often tend to neglect our lips. Incorporate a few basic steps to care for your lips, too, into your beauty regimen and you’ll have smooth luscious lips in no time! Flaky, dry lips are often the result of a lack of moisture. But in order ...

Hair be Gone — Longer!

After a long day of working, studying, dealing with family, food, and everything else that can possibly come up, your special someone proposes a date night.  It’s exactly what you need – so you grab that dress that shows off all the right parts when much to your horror you realize:  you didn’t shave ...

Would Picasso Have Painted With Dirty Brushes?

If you’re faithfully cleansing and moisturizing daily, only to follow up with a sticky, dusty powder brush, you’re painting dirt and grime right back on your face. Don’t sabotage yourself and wash those germ sticks regularly to avoid problems like persistent irritation and sparse eyelashes. How often is regularly? Depends on where you store your ...

Get – and Keep – Your Glow On at Any Age!

Our skin is the part of us that interacts most with the outside world.  It’s no wonder that as we age, the environment, various products, and even our facial expressions can affect both its strength and overall look.  We all know it’s important to care for our skin, but what that means depends in ...

Beach to Ballroom

Summer is the time to soak in the sunshine. So what do you do to turn your sun-kissed look into something suitable for a night out on the town? Here are some fun and informal ways to turn your look from day to night with a few must-have items. Flowing maxi dress Just because you are ...

Facials: More than Just a Day at the Spa

The Health and Style Institute excels at providing fantastic facials.  But many people don’t know the true benefits that getting a facial actually offers. Relaxation Almost every facial provides relaxation.  Fruity smells, invigorating salts, enchanting music, and a variety of other components makes a facial one of the most relaxing things a person can do in ...