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We look to Hollywood for the coolest ways to look chic and breezy, even on the hottest of days. By Abby Gardner

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Get pretty, polished toes in a few simple steps - no appointment necessary. By Maureen Choi

Nail File"From reverse French nails at Prabal Gurung to neon brights at Tracy Reese, eye-catching polish is this summer's best accessory," says celebrity nail guru Jin Soon Choi, who lacquers the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway. While a relaxing beach getaway can instantly deliver on the promise of a golden glow and tousled waves, summer-ready feet require a little more effort. Here, Choi's step-by-step guide breaks it down.

Shape Up

After removing chipped polish, trim nails straight across with steel clippers and smooth uneven edges with a fine-grit emery board or metal file. Opt for a slightly rounded shape to prevent painful ingrown nails, advises Choi. Then, lightly buff out ridges and any discoloration on the nail plate with the coarse side of a four-way buffing block.

MC TIP: Constantly sporting dark polishes can turn nails a yellowish hue. To lift really stubborn stains,

Her father's desertion turned one woman into a magnet for dysfunctional relationships - until a round-the-world adventure changed her outlook on love. By Sarah Ivens

Daddy Issues

When I was 19 years old, I ran into my father in a London department store. We hadn't spoken in years, but when I heard that laugh, I knew exactly who it was. There we stood, six feet from each other, but we said nothing. He looked me over like he was checking me out. I dropped my shopping bags and ran behind a knitwear display before collapsing on the floor, nauseated. My own father hadn't recognized me.

My parents divorced when I was 6, and after that, my father virtually vanished from my life. When I was 12, he relinquished all parental rights so he wouldn't have to pay child support. His desertion created a void that inevitably left me feeling unloved and insecure. After all, if your dad doesn't love you, why should anyone else?

As a teen, I transferred those feelings of inadequacy to my

We know it's wrong to pick and prod at our blemishes but can't seem to help ourselves. Now, how to outsmart the urge to excavate. By Geraldine Campbell

Marie ClaireYou can't even see it - well, not really. It's a stealth invader hiding out on my chin where my lower lip casts a shadow and conceals it from the casual observer. But I know it's there, a throbbing bump that takes over my identity so that I feel like I am the zit. My fingers itch to touch it, and I think, A scab might be more noticeable, but somehow, might it also be better?

Still, I know - I know - that there's nothing productive to be done here. So instead of doing what I really want to do - squeeze that sucker into submission - I play by the rules: I wash and exfoliate my face. I slather on a healing mask with calendula and mint, which tingles in a good way, and follow it with an anti-redness serum and a brightening cream. My skin is now layered with agents of goodness that will do battle against the blemish for me.



And yet, my

The singer behind this year's viral hit, "Call Me Maybe," explains the importance of a phone call and her true feelings about the many parodies her song has spawned. By Molly Shea.

Carly Rae JepsenJames Franco, Katy Perry, The Man Repeller, even President Obama - kind of. The list of stars who have lip-synced their way through Carly Rae Jepsen's breakout hit "Call Me Maybe" ranges from movie stars to talk show hosts to Ivy League athletes. But while the videos have propelled her to pop icon status - her song just reached No. 1 on Billboard's "Hot 100" - the one thing noticeably absent from all of the videos is Carly herself. We caught up with the year's most parodied new pop star, and here's what we found out.

1. She loves all of the covers she's seen, but her favorite video is "Call Me Maybe Obsessed," by a group of guys in Abbotsford, British Columbia. "I love to see different people from different countries - some countries that I haven't even been to - put together their own version of the

The high-pressure, scale-obsessed sport spurred one athlete's eating disorder, causing long-term harm. By Ashley Ross

Weight Lifting When my cousin told me she wanted to drop 3 pounds before her wedding, I told her the first weight-loss trick that popped into my head: "Three pounds? You could spit that out, easy."

I wasn't your typical eating-disordered athlete whose dexterity relied on maintaining a whisper-weight frame. In high school, I was a competitive weight lifter who was seen as strong and solid as a rock - little did people know what was really going on.

I was a study in contrasts - dressing up for class, but at practice, throwing chalk on my hands and thrusting at least 100 pounds over my head. But look at George Clooney's girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, who used to wrestle for World Wrestling Entertainment and now rocks her toned legs on the red carpet. Heavy-lifters can be ladylike, too. And judging from all the females getting involved in lifting - in 2010 the National Sporting

The insider trick for all-day makeup? A quick spritz on your way out the door. By Siobhan Bentley

Makeup Setting SpraysWith its lighter nights, pretty dresses, and the opportunity to spend glorious days out and about with friends, summer is my idea of perfection. However, I find that my makeup doesn't adore the season quite as much as I do. The moment the temperature rises, it begins to slide off. Primers, tinted moisturizers, and waterproof eye makeup all help prevent this, but your best bet for an all-day, picture-perfect face is a setting spray.

My standby spray is Model in a Bottle ($18), a couple spritzes of which render makeup transfer-resistant. Tyra Banks shares my love of the product, so you know it does the job well!

How to Look Great in Every Photo

Skindinavia has the world's best-selling makeup setting spray ($29), and it is available in a number of different formulas to suit various skin-types. I favor No More Shine Makeup Finish for oily and combination skin, which gets bonus

Dr. Lipman, the nutrition guru behind the Be Well Cleanse, explains why gluten is bad news. By Abby Gardner.

Gluten

As we all know, gluten and going gluten-free is all the rage right now. Certainly there are lots of skeptics out there who think it's just a fad, but Dr. L believes it's way more serious than that. And I have to say that when I give up gluten, I definitely notice physical changes in how I look and feel. (But that's not to say I don't still enjoy pizza sometimes!)

So why is gluten such a hot topic now? "The main gluten grain that people eat is wheat. That's the most common and wheat today is completely different from the wheat of 50 years ago. It's been hybridized to increase the yields and it has much more gluten protein in it," says Dr. Lipman.

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It's also much higher in sugars than you would realize, he says. "Eating two slices of whole wheat bread is the same as two tablespoons of sugar." Whoa. That's a