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Dear Hair,

Why are you so boring, hanging there in the same style, day after day? It's not like I don't know there are better options out there. Just check out this gallery of the top 12 bun hairstyles, or this gallery full of fun ponys. You could totally pull off one of those looks -- I know you could.

Remember Devran? My coworker with the fabulously thick, curly hair? She was challenged to create six new hairstyles in six days. (You can see those results here.) Between the twists, braids, and elaborate updos, I admit, I was jealous -- and a little sad.

See, I could never enter us in a hair dare. You just don't try anymore. I bet you couldn't even muster up the energy for these 12 easy must-do hairstyles. So, here's the deal: You either shape up or I'll be forced to trade you in for a wig. Don't make me do that to you … to us.

More exciting dares on BeautyRiot.com:

• Fashion Dare: I Let My Boyfriend Dress Me
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Celebrities always look amazing. OK, that might be a slight exaggeration, but with trainers, personal chefs, and enough cash for any type of slimming treatment (like one of these), they have all the tools to look fabulous.

As for us mere mortals, well, we have different tools, like a low-fat cookbook and a monthly gym membership to the YMCA. (Or even these $0 workout tools.) That counts, right? Luckily, those aren't the only options when it comes to hiding a few extra pounds -- and I'm not talking plastic surgery. It's called dressing for your body, and it looks like this.

It's actually a lot easier than it sounds, as long as you know what you're doing. We were able get our hands on this collection of tricks from some awesome stylists. These are the people who hide baby bumps and ice cream binges on celeb bodies, so who better to show us how to faux-diet?

Check out the first six secrets below, and click here for the entire gallery of them.

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Fun fact: 7 million liters of beer are consumed each year during Oktoberfest. That is a lot of beer. Now, you could be part of this stat -- binging away until you wind up with a beer belly and one of these disgusting dudes in your apartment -- or you could try a different approach.

Soaking your hair and skin in beer (which is filled with good-for-you ingredients like B vitamins and protein), can give you shiny strands and even clear up zits. All without a hangover the next morning. Who knew?

Proof that we're not insane: "beer spas" are popping up in countries like Germany and the Czech Republic. Hmm, sounds like something that belongs on this list of wacky beauty rituals.

Since we're major beer lovers, and we don't have a trip to the Czech Republic planned anytime soon, we had to try out some of these at-home beer recipes. They're the perfect way to use beer -- without actually drinking it. Happy Oktoberfest!

Beer Hair Rinse

It's a proven fact: washing your hair with beer once a

I've been thinking about what I want to be for Halloween since last year -- no joke -- when my Lady Gaga costume turned out to be a huge hit. I always get a kick out of celeb-inspired costumes 'cause there are so many options.

For example, if you want reality train wreck, you can go as Heidi Montag, or if you're looking for skanky beachcomber, go as Snooki (though she would also work as a reality train wreck, come to think of it). To see which celeb inspired Halloween costume would work best for you, just take this quiz.

But this year, I decided to ditch the celeb look and brainstorm something a little more "me." Are you ready? I'm going as a low-res version of myself. Yes, I'm a bit of a tech-geek, but isn't that an awesome idea? Unfortunately, I can't take the credit for it. I found it while looking for costumes online, along with all of these other Halloween costume ideas.

Since I'm a sharer and I couldn't possibly wear all the looks I found, I put together this gallery of the

Last year I had the pleasure of contracting H1N1, otherwise known as the swine flu. Delirious with fever and coughing my brains out, I couldn't even get out of bed … which is why I didn't shower for an entire week. Everything was a blur, but I'm pretty sure my boyfriend stuck me in the bathtub around day five. I want to believe it was purely for medicinal reasons, but the fact that I was a snotty, stinky mess was probably the main reason. (It was only on day seven that I could stand up for a shower.)

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Apparently, some people think that's pretty gross. When I shared my little shower hiatus with my coworkers, they were a bit freaked out. Jane claimed she may have gone three days without a shower, but only on a weekend camping trip. For Sarah, it was just two days (and that was when she was sick). To cheer myself up, I did what any normal person does when they want confirmation that they're not the weirdest person out there. I posted

Hands down, my favorite beauty product is nail polish. (Yes, pun intended.) I spend way too much time at work talking about the latest trends, shooting IMs back and forth with nail art ideas, trying to guess my co-workers polish shades, and even testing out the craziest styles in the office kitchen. (Click here for some of my nail art kitchen adventures.)

Right now, I can't get enough of the latest fall nail trends -- and not just colors. I'm talking new special effects, designs, and products. After a super-productive debate with some of my fellow editors (frankly, it's a wonder we get any work done at all), we managed to narrow down the top five trends we're obsessed with right now. It was a tough debate, so I hope you appreciate all the sweat and tears that went into these choices.

Check out the gallery below. Then tell us: What's your favorite fall nail trend? Will you try any of these

Let me start by telling you a little bit about the editors on the Beauty Riot team. We're three girls with three very different styles:

Sarah is the adventurous one (you might remember her as the editor who let her boyfriend dress her for a week). Brave, right?

Alexis wears a lot of black and believes in the ugly/pretty philosophy, especially when it comes to fashion. (FYI, the ugly/pretty philosophy is when an item is so ugly that it becomes pretty. Kinda like these fashions.)

And I (Jane) love all things girly and polished. I'm not really a risk-taker, so I tend to stick to more of the classic trends like this one.

Got the gist? Now think about this. Not only do we work at a beauty and fashion website, we're together 9 hours a day. So of course we dissect the latest trends -- and during those talks, it's clear we don't always agree. Which is how the following debate got started ...

Tell us: Would you wear any of these looks? What is your favorite fall fashion trend? Weigh

Quick! Off the top of your head, how many pink products have you bought in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month?

Yeah, I know. I can't remember either. Between the blender, hair dryer, t-shirts, socks, and every makeup product on this list, there's too many to count. And every year, companies come out with more and more stuff. It's gotten super hard to decide what to buy each time -- and I never know if the product I'm buying really donates my money properly. Still, I usually try to find something that supports such a good cause.

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But while I was searching the web the other day, I came across five products that I thought were beyond ridiculous. Check them out below and tell us: is this whole "pink" thing getting a little out of hand? Would you ever buy one of these products? (I like the car, but the last time I checked, I don't really have $20,000 to spare.) And what's the craziest pink product you've seen?

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