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By Cristina Mueller, REDBOOK makeup

1. Wake up your face

The lightest way to conceal dark circles, from celebrity makeup artist Gita Bass (she uses this trick on Debra Messing): Dab on a tinted eye cream (try Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark-Circle Roller, $12.99, which also has caffeine to flush out puffiness), then tap on a light-reflecting translucent powder under your eyes (try Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder, $22). "It's a weightless way to deflect from dark circles," she says. If you have fine lines, use a cream illuminator, like Revlon Photoready Eye Primer and Brightener, $9.99, instead of powder. Finally, blend a cream blush on your cheekbones, angling it toward your temples. "This creates a well-rested glow," says Bass.

2. Go bright and light

If you're one of those women who feels stark naked without a bold pop of lipstick, switch to a highly pigmented, but still hydrating, stain, Bass suggests. (Try CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain, $7.29.) "The color is just as intense, but

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By Amy Shearn, REDBOOK

husband(No offense to other dads or my own dad, who is also the Best Dad Ever.)

10. Bedtime.
It has recently been called to my attention that not all men come home from a long day at work just dying to cuddle with their kids and read 74 stories. My husband loves bedtime. This is saying something, since getting our 3-year-old to succumb to sleep is something akin to roping a bucking bronco. It takes patience and advanced skill-even brute strength. But if he's home for bedtime, Daddy is the Baryshnikov of cuddles, the Pavarotti of lullabies, and the Mutumbo of swatting away stalling requests.

9. Couch caves.
Now and then I'll walk into the living room to find the rest of the family has disappeared, replaced by a large, lumpy, giggling mass of blanketry. "Don't bother us! We're in the caves!" they call. That's okay, I was just passing through on my way to clean something. Don't mind me, folks. Please continue your sofa spelunking.

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By Tracey Black, REDBOOK

Husband.Father's Day at our house is almost always the same. I let my husband sleep in for a few hours - a rare treat since he's usually up at the crack of dawn with our early risers. When he wakes up, I deliver breakfast in bed to him, and then give him the day off to go surfing or spend the day at the beach.

It might sound like any other Father' Day, but to me it's a special reminder on how lucky my family is to have such a kick-ass dad. When I met my husband nearly 20 years ago, I never imagined he'd be the domesticated guy who would make the kids' favorite cereal-crusted pancakes or take a year off to be a stay-at-home dad, which he did when I went back to work after having our first son. But he did all those things, and so much more. Over the years, our kids have awarded him the titles of boo-boo kisser, origami master, arts and crafts leader, and best grilled-cheese maker.

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My husband seems to innately

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By Charlotte Hilton Andersen, REDBOOK

dad.Watching my husband cram into a tiny kiddie pool with our four little ones, I was struck by an overwhelming feeling: This is not the man I married. Not only is he better than that guy (no offense to my college sweetheart!), but he's changed in ways I never could have anticipated. I chalk it up to having kids. Everyone talks about how transformative new motherhood is for women, but you don't hear as much about how it changes men-and change them it does. For instance, I always knew my husband was strong, but strength takes on a whole new meaning when I watch him wrestle with my boys, taking kicks to the kidney in order to protect them from their own unbridled strength.

When we were dating, I knew my husband was smart, but no final exam prowess can compare to the time he remembered the Heimlich maneuver and saved our son from choking while I ran around screaming hysterically. And I'd always admired his quirky sense of humor, but never more so than

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By Carmen Staicer, REDBOOK

Carmen and father.When I was newly married and very young, my parents got divorced. As kids are wont to do, I sided with one parent over the other. Meaning: I cut my father out of my life for ten years. The reasons don't matter; the whys and the hows are unimportant. I made a decision, and that was it. There was no talking it over, no going back - it was as if I had no father.

It was only after a death in our family that I suddenly came to my senses. My father came to the funeral, and we reconnected. My children dealt with the sudden reappearance of a grandfather they'd never really known, and just like that, the separation was over.

I missed out on ten years of life with my father, and it's something that I still regret. People argue; they disagree. You can't like everyone - it's physically impossible and mentally draining to try to do so. Some of those people you don't like aren't worth the aggravation or the work it takes to maintain a relationship, but in my

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By Alexa Tucker, REDBOOK

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By Alicia Harper, REDBOOK

Aiden and me.On Father's Day, my Facebook newsfeed will undoubtedly fill up with well wishes to "all the good dads out there" (emphasis on "good") and "all the single moms who have to play the part of both 'father' and 'mother.'" Every year, these status updates appear in my newsfeed, and every year I cringe a little while reading them.

Then, there are the folks who wish me a "Happy Father's Day." I guess they see me as the single mom who has to play both roles. In the past, I never really knew how to respond to those remarks because, quite frankly, it made me a bit uncomfortable. This year, however, I fully intend on dishing out a response along the lines of "Thanks, but I'm not Aiden's father." (In a polite way, of course.)

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I know that these folks have good intentions and that these kind words are coming from a good place. Often times, single mothers have to do twice as much as their paired-up

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By Lynne Freeman, REDBOOK

Happiness.Eat Something Spicy

You might feel uplifted after sprinkling red pepper flakes on top of your pasta or biting into a hot pepper. Capsaicin (the stuff that adds that flavorful kick) triggers pain receptors in your mouth, say researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and that signals your brain to release endorphins, which give you a light, happy feeling.

Make the Bed Tomorrow

Tucking those sheets into hospital corners may seem trivial, but "it allows you to start the day with a feeling of accomplishment," says Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and the upcoming Happier at Home. Experts agree with her that bed-making, counter-wiping, and other basic acts of orderliness have a positive effect on your mental state.

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Spread a Little Sunshine

Nope, you don't have to write a nightly list of everything you're grateful for--though that is a proven pick-me-up. The mere act of

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