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BE A BANGS PERSON
Reese Witherspoon

If you've never had them, know that bangs work Botox-like wonders in disguising forehead wrinkles. "They also make your hair appear fuller, which helps deflect from thinning," says celebrity hairstylist Ric Pipino, who works with Elle Macpherson and Fergie. His advice? Go big or go home: "Thick, softly beveled bangs are the most girlish," he says. If that sounds too rock 'n' roll, try a long, sideswept fringe, which creates pretty movement and also erases years.

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SHAKE UP YOUR CUT
Penelope Cruz
We're shouting it from salon rooftops: The difference between a haircut that's aging and one that's age-defying comes down to layers. "Without them, hair doesn't move--and nothing makes you seem older than stiff hair," says hairstylist Juan Carlos Maciques of the Rita Hazan Salon in New York City, who works with Jennifer Lopez. "No matter what your length, you want delicate layers throughout and face-framing pieces. This Read More »from Hair Tricks that Make You Look 7 Years Younger

Source: Kitchen Hacks: The Wine Bottle Rolling Pin

Welcome to our new series Kitchen Hacks, where we take ordinary household objects and transform them into useful kitchen tools. We know it's difficult to stock a kitchen with every gizmo and gadget, especially if you live in tight quarters. So instead of junking up your drawers with unused items, try make-shifting kitchen tools with our tips.

Have you ever been ready to roll out your dough only to realize you've misplaced your rolling pin? No problem! Rolling pins are incredibly easy to makeshift using an empty wine bottle. Since glass stays cold, the wine bottle keeps the dough firm and malleable, so the dough won't warm up and start sticking to surfaces. The perfectly round shape and long body of the bottle also contribute to making this an amazing substitution for a rolling pin.

Before you begin rolling, remove the bottle's label, scrape off the sticky glue residue, and wash the outside to disinfect it. Or, for a quick fix,

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Chocolate.Will you a catch a cold with wet hair? Will your potato salad go bad in the heat? Does a drink help a hangover? We've got the answers.

1. Don't go outside with wet hair. You'll catch a cold.
False. Getting chilled does not cause a cold-at least not under laboratory conditions. In one study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, two groups of people were exposed to viruses that cause the common cold. One group was exposed to the germs in a chilly 5°C room; the other group, in a balmy 30°C room. The result? Both groups caught colds at about the same rate.

2. Foods with mayonnaise spoil faster.
False. Turns out this is an old wives' tale. When you turn your leftover chicken into chicken salad, the mayonnaise actually helps prevent spoilage. Why? Because commercial mayonnaise is somewhat acidic. The upshot: when you're heading out for a picnic or setting out a buffet, you don't have to avoid mayonnaise-just be conscious of keeping the food cold. And if you know that there will

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By GalTime Nerd Chick Andrea Eldridge
pdf
Using a PDF program is a great tool when you want to send a document electronically that you don't anyone to be able to edit. But what about when you're on the receiving end of a PDF that you want to make changes to, like an online application?

Those blank grey fields stare back at you, mocking your attempts to click on them. Before you find yourself printing the document and filling it in by hand, check out some simple tools to outsmart those PDF editing restrictions.


PDFEscape

For easy and quick edits, I like to use an online tool from PDFEscape.com. This handy online PDF editor lets you insert text notes (annotate), fill in forms, even create new forms boxes. Just click on "Click Here to Use PDFescape Now Free" and follow the steps to upload your PDF - you don't have to download any software onto your computer.

Choose the "Start using unregistered" option if you just have one document to edit, or register to save files and access

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Skillet Pork Chop Sauté with Peaches

The bright, bold flavors in this dish mean you don't need a side with a lot of high impact flavors. Serve over quick-cooking couscous.

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Skillet Pork Chop Sauté with Peaches

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
4 (4-ounce) center-cut boneless pork loin chops, trimmed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons thinly sliced shallots
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
2 peaches, each cut into 8 wedges
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons butter

Preparation

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Sprinkle chops evenly with salt and pepper. Add chops to pan; cook for 3 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chops from pan, and keep warm. Add shallots, thyme, and peaches to pan; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced

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Photo courtesy of Conde Nast ArchiveBy Natalie Matthews, Lucky magazine

When it comes to choosing certain things- gyms, spas, tailors- I find reviews from strangers and friends equally problematic.

While mildly positive feedback from the girl next to me at work can be enough to send me marching to an organic juice press or Brazilian hard waxing salon, gushing Yelp posts only trigger my suspicion.

I'm disproportionately wary of the web and too trusting with 3D people, so I think it's important to go a different route sometimes, like with finding a tailor.

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I don't want to bring all my stuff to a friend's beloved tailor only to feel kinda blah about the results and subconsciously resent her, or spend the better part of a TV-watching night trying to decipher the real Citysearch commenters from the owner's relatives. Instead, here's how I'd do it:

Ask fancy boutiques for recommendations.

No matter where you live, there has to be at least one high-end clothing boutique nearby.

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frugal advice on couponingI am slowly getting back into the savings game - with a little help from my friends. I have listened to a lot of advice and really taken it to heart.

After releasing the guilt over a couponing break, I've been slowly adding coupons to my shopping habits again. We're once again collecting coupons from a variety of sources, and it's piling up.

The problem now is finding the time to sort through my coupons! So, I turned once again to the experts - fellow frugal blogger across the web - to see how they make time for couponing:





Denise says, Clip the Best, File the Rest
"Between five kids, a blog and a business, I have NO time to organize my coupons so I use the 'clip the best and file the rest' method!"
Tip: Clip only the coupons you know you will use while filing the rest away in case you find a better deal later.
Get more tips from Denise at Shopper Strategy and Coupon Clutch











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Laura says, Multi-task
"I typically clip mine on Sundays when my husband and I

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by Kay Chun, Bon Appétit

Avocados might be known as nature's butter, but they're one of the most nutrient-dense fruits, packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and healthy fats. The only tricky thing is cutting them into uniform pieces. Follow the steps above to produce recipe-ready cubes.

More from Bon Appétit:
10 Snacks You Thought Were Healthy But Really Aren't
10 Quick and Easy School-Night Dinners
25 One-Bite Appetizers
Junk Food Makeover: Healthier Chicken Nuggets

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