Taking Care of You

SELF-ESTEEM… The New Pretty!

i love me

When I was 11, my mother, literally pinned me down on her bed, tweezers in hand, and declared, “Enough is enough with those eyebrows!” She proceeded to pluck the left one down to a shadow of its former self, and with each hair pull I writhed and shouted. By the time she was done with…Read More

Single? 5 Things to do on a Saturday Night

teen beauty

Boyfriend-less on a Saturday night? So what! There are plenty of things you can do solo or with a BFF. And they don’t include sulking about being single, swapping stories about who has the most terrible ex or why girl on girl action might be your best alternative. Instead, embrace your single girl Saturday nights…Read More

Keeping a Sunny Dating Attitude

happy dating

Dating can be tough, even downright miserable sometimes. I know. But if you want to get to happily ever after, you have to find the rainbow in the rain. After all, what guy wants to date a girl with a cloud hanging over her? With these how-tos in mind, you will be smiling from “hello”…Read More

6 Questions to Ask Yourself at the 3-Month Dating Mark

girl wondering

The 90-day trial period, often known as the honeymoon phase, is marked with dating wonder. These are the days when the sight of his name on caller ID gives you butterflies, lavish nights out or cozy nights in seem equally desirable and you may even catch yourself doodling his name in a heart bubble circa…Read More

One-night Stands… Is it Ever Worth it?

one night stand

The one-night stand… lust’s oldest, most alluring, most debated and most misunderstood sin. That’s why we love them so! Whether you’ve had one, none or too many to count, everyone is intrigued by the one question no one can seem to agree on… is it ever worth it? Passionate, reckless, carefree and forbidden, the infamous…Read More

10 Ways to Be a Better Friend

being a better friend

There’s nothing like the companionship of a female bestie. That girl who you can swap any secret with, whose closet you can raid and who actually will tell you that yes, you do look fat. But it takes effort to nurture such a special relationship and if your half of your best friend necklace is…Read More

Single Girl’s Guide to Surviving Wedding Season

surviving wedding season

Wedding season is right around the corner… you can smell it with the flowers in bloom, hear it with the chirping birds returning home, see it with the bridal bitches hitting the gym extra hard (I saw one wearing a veil-like sweatband in my spin class last week – true story) and of course nuzzled…Read More

12 Ways to Take Charge of your Life

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Managing 576 Facebook friends, three emails accounts, two Twitter identities and a social calendar that rivals that of a celebrity can be exhausting, not to mention cause premature graying, dark under-eye circles, and really unnecessary bitchiness. That’s why you need a zen plan this year to relax, refresh and reenergize while you take over the…Read More

How to Be a Better Friend

how to be a better friend

There’s nothing like the companionship of a female bestie. That girl who you can swap any secret with, whose closet you can raid and who actually will tell you that yes, you do look fat. But it takes effort to nurture such a special relationship and if your half of your best friend necklace is…Read More

5-Minute Mom Makeover

5 minute mom makeover

Remember the days when you had countless minutes devoted to coiffing, resulting in flawlessly applied makeup, frizz-free hair and perfectly accessorized outfits? And now those prized minutes have been robbed by diaper changes, lunch packing and arguments about how much skin is too much skin to show at show & tell, leaving your grooming by…Read More

Everyday beauty: 10 Tips for Looking your Best

10 everyday beauty tips

From the time your alarm clock sounds to when you snuggle up to slumber, looking your personal best may be an all day ritual but it is an investment that will have you not only looking beautiful but feeling that way too. It is said that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But…Read More