Less vs. Luxe Lipsticks (Happy Valentine's Day!)

See how to get the look of your favorite Nars, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent lipsticks at drugstore prices

Why spend $30 on a lipstick when you can spend $3 and get the exact same look? We asked celebrity makeup artists Molly Stern and Fiona Stiles to share their favorite lipstick look-a-likes -- and they delivered exact shade and texture matches (no one will be able to tell the difference). Now you can get the look of a Chanel lipstick and still afford a night out. See products

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Best Valentine's Day Gift Buys for Your Guy

These guy-and budget-friendly grooming gift sets are sure to win you a dinner out... and maybe even a foot rub

Stumped on what to get your guy for Valentine's Day? Look no further. We dug up gift sets that will appease every guy -- from the classic soap-and-water type to the totally hair-obsessed. See gifts

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Top 13 Hair Removal Aids

These objective reviews show what smart shoppers are loving

In our quest for an affordable way to remove unwanted hair without razor burn, nasty bumps or post-wax redness, we found these glowing reader reviews and high ratings. Read on to see which DIY hair removal aids come closest to blissfully solving your hairiest problems. See products

13. Tend Skin Liquid, $28

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8.1*

Why it's great: "As a frequent bikini waxer, I use this product religiously...

12. Bikini Zone Medicated Gel, $7.49

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8.4*

Why it's great: "I have found so many uses for this stuff. It is great to use on your bikini zone to take away redness and..."

11. Parissa Wax Strips, $10

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8.5*

Why it's great: "I've done lip, chin and bikini area (almost Brazilian) and I couldn't believe how easy and effective these strips were..."

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Everyuth golden glow peel-off face pack

EverYuth Orange Peel-Off Skin Vitaliser is an amazing face pack and a wonderful way to make your facial skin look fresh, rejuvenated and glowing almost instantaneously. Now Everyuth has come up with a better version of this orange peel-off face. It is given a fancy name of EverYuth Golden Glow Peel-off and Everyuth claims that this product with its glitter particles and orange extracts, stimulates blood circulation and oxygen supply to the facial skin and peels off deeply embedded dirt, grime and bacteria from within the skin pores. This 3-way action supposedly gives your face an instant golden glow, thus providing a perfect home facial, without burning a huge hole in your pocket. The different packs of 90gms, 50gms, 30gms, and 8gms are priced at Rs.90, Rs.60, Rs.30 and Rs.12 respectively. You can watch the television commercial of this product here.

Everyuth Golden Glow Peel Off

Ingredients:

Orange Peel Extracts:Refresh, condition, lighten and moisturise skin.
Natural Minerals : Make your skin smooth, generate new cells and give a golden glow.
Skin Vitamins A, C & E : Protect skin from the sun, pollution and premature ageing.

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Mysore Sandal Gold Soap

If you have loved using Mysore Sandal Rose, Mysore Sandal Herbal Care Soap or Mysore Sandal Jasmine in your shower then you might also like another variant in shimmering golden yellow color, called as Mysore Sandal Gold Soap. With ingredients such as special, fragrant sandalwood oils extracted from the forests of Karnataka, Almond oil and lanolin moisturizer, this soap is indeed the king of other Mysore Sandal soaps. It soothes and provides excellent nourishment to the skin, resulting in a lustrous glossy skin!

Mysore Sandal Gold Soap - 125 g

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Facia Talcum powder:Review

Try Facia Beauty Talc! I’ve been using it for a month and love its “mesmerizing fragrance”. Its precious real herbs like saffron and sandalwood moisturize the skin very effectively providing a soft, silky, smooth and nourished finish. The amazingly magical and enchanting fragrance stays on for a long time making you feel fresh throughout the day.

(Guest post by Dhanya)

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Beauty quotes

An inspiring collection of beauty quotes to ponder over:

When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

-- Buckminster Fuller

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity
-- Plato

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

-- Rachel Carson

The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.

-- Virginia Woolf

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
-- Anne Frank
Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
-- Frank Kafka

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
-- W. Somerset Maugham

As a white candle in a holy place, so is the beauty of an aged face.
-- Joseph Campbell

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass; it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

-- Henry Miller

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American Idol Makeover Secrets

The hairstyle and makeup experts behind the show's transformations dish on successfully changing your look

Even though they only have a few hours to make over an entire cast of superstar wanna-bes before a live taping, the stylists backstage at American Idol have one goal in mind: to improve each contestant's confidence. They tell how they do it -- and what to keep in mind when you try a new look at home. See tips

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