By Beauty Bets
12/28/2011
New Year’s Day is coming, signaling the end of food and booze benders and the beginning of post-holiday comas. Out with the old, in with the bloated and sluggish! Your first line of defense: drawing yourself a bath.
For centuries, water therapy has been used throughout Asia and Europe to detoxify and restore the body. It’s only recently that the United Sates has... More
By Beauty Bets
12/19/2011
We’re down to the holiday shopping wire, but there’s no reason to lose precious beauty sleep over the gifts you’re giving. Some of the best get-pretty presents are one-size-fits-all, so even if the gift is a last-ditch effort, you’ll still hit the mark.
Birchbox
For the girl who lives for the thrill of new products, this beauty sample program will be welcomed... More
By Beauty Bets
12/12/2011
My idea of the perfect stocking stuffer? Something that seems far too special to be stuffed in a stocking, but with a price tag that indicates otherwise. These are a few sweet surprises to have at the ready for hostess gifts, holiday party favors, and your beauty-loving besties.
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Tatcha Evening Aburatorigami ($15) – Made from the same delicate, gold-flecked... More
By Beauty Bets
12/5/2011
This time of year, beauty routines fall by the wayside just when we need them most. Who has time for hair, makeup and mani-pedis when there are cookies to bake, trees to trim and gifts to wrap?! Not I, says the beauty writer, tapping the keyboard with her bare nails and ragged cuticles. What we need are shortcuts—not time-consuming perfection—to look pulled together from now... More
By Beauty Bets
11/28/2011
Feeling a bit stuffed? That just means it was a good Thanksgiving. But before you go do something drastic—like starve yourself for a week or drink lemon water for eleven days straight (see: Master Cleanse)—try one of these detox shortcuts. They may not give you supermodel abs, but they that will leave you feeling energized and healthy after a holiday of carb-loading and couch crashing... More
