Latinas usually have to battle with straight eyelashes no matter how curly the locks may be. Here are some easy options for creating striking lashes at home.

By Charleen Gonzalez for Shine Latina
Dramatic eyelashes at home
Fabulous drugstore mascara
L'Oreal has come out with an innovative formula which extends the length of your natural lashes. The Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara adheres fibers to your eyelashes and elongates the hair strands. This mascara doesn't flake or smudge throughout the day and leaves your lashes clump free. Another great mascara from L'Oreal is the Voluminous Power Volume 24 HR Waterproof Mascara. It has a large curved brush which adds tons of volume and length. If you have straight lashes that don't curl easily, I definitely recommend getting a waterproof mascara which will hold a curl much longer than a non-waterproof one.

Check out my video on adding drama and glamour to your eyes:

 

High-end favorites
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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get to know these celebrity chicas who are breast cancer survivors and continue their fight against the disease.

A new financial aid website and a series of college-prep fairs are partnering to raise the graduation rate among Latino students.
Latino college graduates have new reasons to celebrate.
He was an excellent student and the first in his family of Mexican immigrants to finish high school. But when he sat down with his school's counselor to talk about going to college, he received discouraging advice: just go and work in the steel mills. That's how Marty Castro's story begins, but it's not how it continued. Castro is not only the first college graduate in his family, but also a graduate of The University of Michigan Law School, who became the first Latino to lead the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Castro's story, however, is a disheartening exception within the largest minority in the United States, as Latino students represent only 14% of all US students who have earned a college degree. In an effort to bridge the gap, Castro co-founded New Futuro, a website aiming to become "the largest Hispanic scholarship database" in

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By Liliana Moyano for Shine LatinaAvocado-breakfast salad

My sister Marcela just came back from spending a summer in Spain, and during her trip she discovered amazing recipes that she couldn't wait to try at home.

At last Sunday's family brunch, Marcela and I put together a delicious and easy breakfast salad inspired by Spaniards love of including eggs in every meal (ever heard of a Spanish omelet?). This recipe is perfect for making overnight, and then take to work the next day. The ingredients are simple: avocado, boiled eggs, bacon, and asparagus.

To maintain the freshness of the ingredients, we stored the final product in glass containers. I usually store all my leftovers in glass containers, which not only preserves the food better, but it's also more sanitary and easier to clean. I stored the breakfast salad in the fridge, and the next day I drizzled it with olive oil and sea salt crystals. The sea salt seals all the flavors, and adds a delicious and crunchy kick to this flavorful dish. Vamos a Read More »from An Avocado Breakfast Salad to Brighten Your Mornings

Eduardo RamosBy Eduardo Ramos

Women are delicious creatures by nature, and I find so much of what you all do sexy. While there are many different definitions of "sexy," one woman took the cake by striking several different chords on my scale. You might find some of this useful, so I'll share a few of her (and other) behaviors that I, and the average hombre, find deliciously appealing.

1. Listen to what I say.

I was planning a small birthday party at my apartment a couple of years back. The day before the bash I was cleaning up the backyard and my shorty came by to see me. We were talking, and I expressed that I needed a couple of bamboo mats to lay over the dirt in my NYC backyard. The next morning as I'm stocking the refrigerator my buzzer rings. There she stood looking beautiful as always, with six bamboo mats slung over shoulder. I was shocked, elated, and couldn't believe she'd remembered what I'd said the day before. I wanted her for lunch immediately.

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2. Be

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Livin' la vida bilingual

I'm a Latina who lives and works in two different languages and cultures. The choice of when to use one language over the other is usually self-evident: parents that only speak Spanish, a meeting with English-speaking colleagues, and so on. But as time passes, I've come to the realization that choosing one language over the other in specific situations reveals how I feel and who I really am in better and surprising ways.

For example, have you ever noticed what language you pray in, or cuss with or speak when making love? Not only did I ask myself these questions, I went home looking for answers from the bilinguals in my family.

Here's what I found out. See how you fare.

PRAY: I pray in English, but if I have to say El Padrenuestro (the Lord's Prayer), which I learned as a child, that goes in Spanish regardless. "I pray in English," says my sister Loida, "but my soul's expression is in Spanish."

They May Look Gringa, but They're Totally Latina!

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Courtesy of Baileys









By Ariel Nagi

Fall is quickly approaching, and while you're getting back into the swing of things like school, shopping, and packing away all your summer favorites, you might need to chillax and have a drink. Stir up one of these trendy autumn bebidas!


Autumn Chai Swizzle

2 ounces Baileys Original Irish Cream

3 ounces Brewed Chai Tea

Raw Brown Sugar

Cinnamon Stick

Brew a pot of chai tea. Add 2 teaspoons of raw brown sugar into pot and stir until dissolved. Fill a coffee mug with chai tea and Baileys Original Irish Cream.

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Pear-Fect Martini

1 1/4 oz pear liqueur

Splash brandy

1 oz pear nectar

Splash lemon juice

1 oz Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry Champagne

1 Bosc Pear

2 tbsp cinnamon

1 tbsp white sugar

To prep the martini glass, mix the cinnamon and sugar in a plate. Then rub a lemon wedge around the rim of the glass. Dip the glass in the cinnamon-sugar mix until well coated. Set glass aside. Next, thinly slice the

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By Erasmo Guerra

Maria K. GarciaIn 2010, as a finalist on Project Runway Season 7, Emilio Sosa (esosainc.com) was known for his bold use of color. With his upcoming spring 2013 collection, the Dominican-born designer explores his roots. Though he's lived in the Bronx ("the Boogie Down" as he calls it) since he was a six-year-old Sosa says he was inspired by the Santo Domingo of the 30's and 40's, back when it was a play land for the jet-set and international playboys like Rubirosa. CFL spoke to him about his life and work.

Immigration Inspiration

My love for the color blue comes from Pan Am blue because that was the airline we flew when we moved from Santo Domingo. It was the first time I remembered a color. The seats were blue. The walls were blue. I just remember that color everywhere on the plane.

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What You Can Take from Mami and Papi

If you're blue collar-doing factory work, maintenance work, like my parents did-when you have the

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