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5 of My Favorite How-To Beauty Posts and Tips of the Year

December 28th, 2009 by Karen 9 Comments

1. Get Pin-Up Girl Hair with Help from Rsession Tools

Mad Men, look out! Big hair is back, ladies, and you may have to duck through doorways if you have this literally hair-raising experience. 🙂

2. How To: Bring a Pimple to a Head

How to bring a pimple to a head

Whoever said that patience is a virtue probably never had one of those sore, swollen pimples just under the surface of their skin. When you can’t take it any more and NEED zit help NOW, here’s a list of tips that might help — from hot compresses to hydrocortisone cream.

3. AllThatGlitters21: How To Deal with Mascara on Your Eyeshadow

Here’s a quick way to handle one of the more annoying things that sometimes happens when applying mascara.

4. How To Make Your Own DIY Lipstick Organizer

DIY Lipstick Organizer

Who else loves organized makeup? 🙂 This post gave me some great ideas. I’d forgotten how much fun playing with cardboard can be.

5. How To: Avoid Nail Polish Stains

Avoiding Nail Polish Stains

Yargh! That’s the thing about wearing rich, dark nail polishes, right? — staining. But staining’s no problemo thanks to these backstage Fashion Week tips.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Happy Monday, girls! Did your week get off to a good start? Are you feeling the holiday hangover?

5 of My Favorite How-To Beauty Posts and Tips of the Year / Originally published December 28th, 2009

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  1. Rae says

    December 28th, 2009 at 11:33 am

    Aww, thanks for the link Karen! I’m so glad you liked the post 🙂 I’m still using my organizers and looove them — but then again, I’m a major clean freak!
    .-= Rae’s last blog post… The prettiest packaging of 2009 =-.

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  2. diane says

    December 28th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these! Especially the ones referring to mascara and nail stains.

    Happy New Year!

    kiss!
    .-= diane’s last blog post… My Christmas outfits 🙂 =-.

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  3. amy says

    December 28th, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    Thanks for the great links, especially the one for the pimples!
    .-= amy’s last blog post… Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol II Product Pictures,Review and Swatches =-.

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  4. K says

    December 28th, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    Very nice. My sister was actually asking me whether I thought some polishes would stain, and I had no idea. I hope she sees this and will work with it!
    .-= K’s last blog post… Making do with what I have: Cigarette pants =-.

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  5. Sarah says

    December 29th, 2009 at 4:08 am

    Thanks for the links – I’ve been looking for some additional beauty blogs…

    (Although I love this one, and theNotice, you can never have too many!)

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  6. vnssa906 says

    December 29th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    love this! thanks K! I just found a new website [weheartthis.com]

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  7. Sarah says

    December 29th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    Thank you for posting about avoiding dark polish stains. I adore dark polish but I spend so much time wiping the sides of my nails with acetone soaked quips. Hopefully these tips will help reduce my clean up.
    .-= Sarah’s last blog post… The 9th Day of Dieting =-.

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  8. Stef says

    December 30th, 2009 at 9:11 am

    Thanks for the link Karen! I think I’m still washing hairspray out of my hair…
    .-= Stef’s last blog post… We really heart this – review team’s top 10 picks =-.

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  9. Emily Hudspeth says

    January 7th, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    YouTube is such a great resource for teaching yourself new beauty tricks. I used it so much when researching how to style hair for a pinup photoshoot I did. Very informative!

    Reply

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