I love my husband, but I hate his grooming habits.

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He is constantly "borrowing" my lip balm (and never returns it), still believes a just-rolled-out-of-bed hairstyle is OK, and thinks keeping his feet clean means clipping his toenails once every few months.

I mean, I don't need him to transform into an uber-metrosexual, but a little more effort would make a world of difference. Smoothing down his ruffled hair, using his own chapstick, moisturizing his scaly feet -- it's the little things, right?

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So this Father's Day, instead of the usual tie or button-down, I've decided to help myself by nudging him in the right direction with a few cool, effective grooming must-haves. If your husband is like mine, you'll want to check out these eight gifts that may actually improve your relationship (or at least put an end to the lip balm-related fights).


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Fuck You TattooI don't have any tattoos, though not for any reason more than when I was young and crazy enough to get one, I was too broke to cough up the cash. And now, as I get older, I think any needles I'm brave enough to have someone voluntarily pierce my skin with will be filled with Botox, not ink. I do, however, admire the inked skin of others, and have seen some beautiful works of art. Unfortunately, I've also seen some ridiculously unfortunate atrocities that are nothing short of horrifying.

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Let's take a look at some of those, shall we? Including this first one that graces the forehead of a 21-year-old criminal. I'm all for freedom of expression, but wouldn't that just start your day off on the wrong foot every morning when you looked in the mirror? I guess it would be backwards, but still. Here are nine more terrible tattoos that should make you think before you go for the ink.

Shattered Skull

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Looking for an easy warm-weather hairstyle? Try variations of the milkmaid braid, as seen on Padma Lakshmi, Florence Welch, and Candice Swanepoel. Whether worn in an updo, with bangs, or half-down, these cute plaits are an easy way to change up your style, and beat the heat. Intricate plaits have more staying power when hair isn't squeaky-clean, so work with second-day strands, or spritz on a texturizer to create grip. When securing the style, opt for hair pins in a color similar to your own hair for a more streamlined look.

Plus, see more celebrity braids we love in our gallery!

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-- Marianne Mychaskiw

jenny eriksonEarly this year I turned 29 and had a bit of a 'ohmygosh I'm almost 30!' moment. So I dyed my blonde tresses red. Because why not? I've always secretly wanted to be a redhead (also a mermaid because I love the ocean and I thought Ariel was the bomb in first grade), so I texted my hairstylist a picture of Amy Adams and asked, "Can you make my hair look like this?"

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Yes! She worked her magic on my hair, and I'm totally in love with it. It's been amusing to me how many people think it's my natural color. Maybe I've always been a redhead at heart. I'm just missing that double pair of recessive genes that's possessed by less than 4% of the world's population. But that's ok -- that's what hair dye is for.

Aside from the reaction from my kids, who still tell me months later they want my hair to be yellow again, and my husband's initial reaction ("Hi, Pippi," he said), not to mention my dad's casual,

Are these hair salon products worth the extra buck?We've all felt the pressure after a cut, color or blow-out. Your hairdresser presents the final glistening hair-commercial-worthy result, and then subtly (or not so subtly) suggests all of the products that worked to create that look.

But after mentally adding up the price tags, and then comparing them to how much you could spend on similar stuff at a drugstore, you might think: is the extra price worth it?

As someone who has tried a plethora of beauty products on all ends of the price spectrum, here are some general guidelines:

The truth is that so many drugstore hair products -- shampoo, hair serum, hair spray -- can work perfectly fine, especially when considering the staggering price difference. Redken All Soft shampoo makes my hair beautifully manageable, but the results I get from Herbal Essences isn't different enough to warrant the splurge.

But there are very real reasons to choose salon products, such as when you have a certain hair problem (like scalp damage or

Call me weird, but I buy my fake lashes in bulk. It's an obsession that started when I was in college, and it's only gotten worse since moving to Los Angeles. Call it my falsies fixation.

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But while I stick to the standard strip of plain black lashes, it's amazing to see how far false eyelashes can go … literally. From diamond-encrusted lash extensions (see them here) to LED "lashlights" (right here), false eyelashes know no bounds. These trends may be too extreme for me, but go ahead and scroll down to see for yourself.

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Falsies Infatuation

Love-struck? Break out the diary, crank up the Biebs ... and indulge in these love-ly lashes.

Coiled Out

Loopy lashes look awesome, but how would you ever find a curling iron that small? (Joking).

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Happy Holidays

Who knew Christmas tree tinsel could be such a multi-purpose material?

It's obvious why Carrie Underwood's style, especially her beauty looks, is coveted by many of us. Despite her pretty quick rise to fame, she still maintains that girl-next-door allure. She's the perfect poster child for glowing skin (no wonder Olay scooped her up), her makeup choices are always spot on--never too heavy, but enough shimmer and shine worthy of a rock star (at least a country singer), and her hair has commercial-worthy body, bounce and shine. BUT, last night at the CMT Music Awards, the beyond-real length of her hair made me do a double take. It was the first time I thought she looked "fake." Obviously, practically every celebrity uses a few hair extensions to beef up the body in their hair, but has she gone too far this time?

When anything--whether it be hair, breasts, nails, eyelashes, etc.--becomes so obviously fake, is it really still attractive?

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Once you cross that line

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