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We've helped you reuse your old products and make DIY face masks, but adopting an eco-beauty routine can still be intimidating. Here are a few simple steps you can start taking today.

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Fear not, sheer fabrics are sexy, and easier to wear than you think. See our favorite runway picks here with how-to-wear tips.

33 Weird and Wacky Beauty Facts

101 Skin-Care Tips

Lust List: Top 15 Skin Saviors

Ways to Make Summer Beauty Last

Love her or hate her, the girl rocks a mean smoky eye. Snag these tips to get your own uber sexy eye Kim K. would be proud of.

Do Your Prep Work

Before you even start with your smoky eye, you need to make sure your skin is prepped to hold all that color. I apply a light moisturizer like Clean & Clear Oil-Free Dual Action Moisturizer ($5.99, drugstore.com) all over my face and then put Almay Smart Shade SPF 20 Anti-Aging Concealer ($8.99, drugstore.com) under my eyes to keep them bright and perky.

Dust Below Your Brow Bone

Using the lighter shade in my Makeup For Ever Rock For Ever Eye Shadow Palette, I dust the gray shadow just below the brow bone, all over my lid. Be sure not to apply all the way to your brows, because then the look gets a little more costume and less Kardashian.

Follow with the Dark

Next, I dust the dark, black shade over the lid area only, making sure to reach from right before the corner of my eye to the opposite end. Blend upward and

Ask any beauty junkie-makeup palettes are major time- and money-savers. The color combos are endless; they're purse-friendly; and you'll always have a mirror at your fingertips. Click through for our top picks.

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Fiercely loving something can lead you to do some pretty crazy things-like blindly shelling out cash for a product that's seemed to miraculously turn your life around. Creme de la Mer is guilty as charged, turning legions of women into believers who will scrimp and save in some areas (say, lunch money) in order to use the luxe lotion. Plenty of factors go into the price tag though, including esteemed science and a harvest routine that echoes the time-intensive practices of centuries ago. In celebration of the brand's fifth cream, launched this September, La Mer shared some of its secrets.

An Artisanal Harvest

The kelp touted on the brand's jars and bottles isn't just any old seaweed scooped up from the ocean. Rather, it's hand-harvested from a special region in Canada's British Columbia (where much of the Twilight franchise was filmed, natch). Workers collect only the sections that float on the surface of the water, known as blades, which avoids harming or killing the

20 Money-Saving Beauty Tips

Budget beautistas, gather round! It's understood that even when you're trying to be frugal with your funds, looking good is not to be sacrificed. So we've scoured our makeup bags, bathrooms, and even our kitchens to find you the most innovative beauty tricks so you can keep your money in your pocket.

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Ever wonder how so many gorgeous Latina ladies have such radiant skin? We rounded up the most luminous celebs to give you the low-down on how to keep your mug looking bright all fall long.

For more from Real Beauty:

• Fall Beauty Street Style
• 13 New Lip Tints to Try
• The Best Shadow for Your Eye Color
• 33 Tips for Bigger-Looking Eyes

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'Tis the season for big dinners, yummy drinks...and expanding waistlines. Stay on task with this slew of savvy diet tricks.

7 Healthy Foods to Lose Weight

Surprising Ways to Look Skinny

Eat Your Way to Clear Skin

12 Healthy Ways to Lose Weight for Bikini Season

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