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It's true: Your emotions are written right across your face.

Pimples. Limp hair. Bloating. Not looking your best can definitely put a damper on your mood. But, there's a twist. Science indicates our attitudes could be the cause of these annoying flaws in the first place.

"Stress causes inflammation, which can both break down collagen to cause wrinkles or inflame acne," says Amy Wechsler, M.D., a New York City dermatologist and YouBeauty Skin Advisor. On the flipside, "happiness helps skin to heal and glow."

In a funk? Pleased as punch? Science explains how your feelings might be written all over your face. And body. And hair.

QUIZ: Get in the Mood for Beauty

The Blues: Proven Beauty Bummer
No matter the situation it arises from-something serious like unemployment or something mild like a busy day at work-stress and depression can have major impacts on your beauty.

One of the biggest drivers in the bad mood-beauty connection are feelings of anxiety and depression triggering the release of cortisol, a hormone produced

Sandra Bullock and her husband split 10 days after she won Best Actress in 2010.

An Academy Award for Best Actress might seem like a blessing, but the women who win might think it's more of a curse.

Why? Because most of them find themselves sitting in divorce courts after their affairs with Oscar.

In 2011, researchers at the University of Toronto looked at every Best Actress and Best Actor nominee from 1936 to 2010. A whopping 60 percent divorced at least once after earning the nomination. (I guess it's really NOT an honor just to be nominated.)

QUIZ: What Kind of Love Are You In?

Sadly, the marriages of Best Actress winners were the least likely to last. Of the leading ladies, winners were over one and a half times more likely to divorce than non-winners-a difference that didn't hold true for leading men.

"Winning an Oscar would shift the status balance in favor of the woman," says lead author Colleen Stuart, Ph.D. "That can be a source of relationship strain, especially because it violates the cultural norm that women are subordinate to

You might not be able to shrink them, but you can refine them.

We Asked: Debra Jaliman, M.D., a practicing dermatologist in New York City, American Academy of Dermatology Spokesperson and author of "Skin Rules."

The Answer: No. Your pores have a genetically determined size, and you can't get 'em smaller than that. But there are tons of reasons your pores might have expanded over the years, and that you can undo.

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Let's start at the beginning. Different parts of your face have differently sized pores. The ones on your nose are the largest, followed by the forehead and chin. Pores on the cheeks are smaller yet, and the ones around the periphery of the face are the smallest. Some people naturally have pores so tiny you couldn't find them with a magnifying glass, while other people's pores are easy to spot with the naked eye. Generally speaking, blondes and redheads have smaller pores than brunettes.

Whatever their size to begin with, when your pores get clogged they stretch out and look

Back in the (beauty) dark ages, all you needed to wash your face was a little soap and water. Oh, how times have changed.

Between cleansing oils and balms and scrubs and cloths, there are about a million different ways to get your face clean. One of the newest contenders? Cleansing waters-clear solutions that claim to get rid of makeup, cleanse and tone all in one step, while leaving your face free of irritation and residue.

"Cleansing waters are detergent-free solutions that can be used without the need for a sink or running water, so they're great for patients who are on the go," says New York City dermatologist Francesca Fusco, M.D. "And because they're non-foaming, they're not as irritating as sudsy cleansers."

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Foaming cleansers rely on traditional detergent (or surfactant) ingredients to get the cleansing job done. "They're identifiable on ingredient lists as chemicals like lauryl sulphate," says Dr. Fusco. Cleansing waters,

Could freezing eggs be the answer for the working woman who still wants kids?

For Sabrina Matthews* of New York, N.Y., freezing her eggs wasn't on her radar. At 33, the consummate over-achiever and valedictorian of her high school has a successful career, owns two properties and the resources to travel the world. "Freezing my eggs seemed like an act of desperation, and I thought I had the rest of my 30s to meet someone, get married and then have kids, " she says. "It isn't that I made a conscious choice to focus on my career over meeting someone; I always believed that I would meet him along the way."

But that hasn't happened yet. So Matthews now finds herself bombarded with messages about her dwindling fertility from concerned friends and testimonials from powerful career women warning her that she cannot, in fact, "have it all." She says, "I'm considering freezing my eggs because it feels like it gives me some control back and takes some pressure off me to find someone 'before it's too late.' "

MORE: Five Proven Tips for Meeting the Man of Your Dreams

A great reason to adopt a new furry friend!

When your dog bounds towards you with the unbridled excitement equivalent to a celebrity spotting and gives you one big, wet lick on your cheek the minute you come home, it's hard to imagine a better instant mood-booster. But there are a myriad of other benefits to welcoming a furry friend into your fold, from increased self-esteem to more exercise and less loneliness.

Once you've decided to bring a dog into your home, find out how you can make the most out of your time with your pup-and gain those health and beauty benefits to boot.

MORE: The Importance of Puppy Love

Cuddle with your dog.
Fido won't do you much good if he's always off in a corner by himself. Alan Beck, Ph.D., director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and his co-researcher Aaron Katcher found in the early '80s that when people interact with dogs, "you actually get a drop in blood pressure-a true relaxation response," he says. More recently,

Stay warm and dry all winter long.

You shimmy on your wool sweater, slip into your down coat and don a hat fit for a lumber jack. You're confident that the cruel icy wind doesn't stand a chance against your layers. But within minutes of leaving your home, you're sweating and all you feel is the iciness of your cotton T-shirt against your skin.

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When it comes to staying warm, which fabrics you reach for can make all the difference. We'll help you make smart choices before you step out into the wintery air.

Keeping Heat In-and Moisture Out
Clothing takes on that terrible frosty feeling because of moisture. "Water magnifies the effects of temperature, both hot or cold," says outdoor industry fabric consultant Kurt Gray, "so that's why it's really cold in Chicago or Seattle-because it's cold and wet. And that's why 100 degrees feels hotter in Atlanta versus 100 degrees in Santa Fe."

When you want to stay warm, you want to stay dry. And once you break

What can juicing do for you?

Do you really need to "cleanse" your body?
Most experts agree that your body gets rid of toxins pretty well on its own and you don't need to live on liquids for that to happen. "The human body cleanses itself 24/7," says Samantha Heller, R.D., exercise physiologist and clinical nutrition coordinator at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in Connecticut. "Your liver, kidneys, lungs and digestive system all work to detoxify and cleanse your body's immune system on a daily basis."

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However, one expert points out that juice can help your liver do the best job possible: "Your liver cleanses your blood stream and clears out toxins that accumulate from the outside," says Susan Blum, M.D., M.P.H., assistant clinical professor of preventive medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and founder of the Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, N.Y. "And giving your liver the nutrients it needs-through fruits, veggies and whole