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Choosing Lipstick Color

Entering a boutique or drugstore to choose a lipstick color can be daunting, because there are a millions shades and formulations out there. Do not be lured in by a brand name or stellar marketing, because the proof is how the lipstick complements your look. Whether you go with the 99-cent special or a designer brand, follow a few key guidelines to determine the lipstick color that will make you look your best.

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How to Paint a Room to Make It Look Bigger

A small room can appear cramped and boring, but sometimes you have to live with what you have. You can make a room appear larger by using paint to create optical illusions that open up a room and make it feel airy and comfortable. Combined with a few other decorating tricks, you can transform a cramped room in a weekend with a minimum of cost and effort. All you need is an understanding of how colors work to choose your room-enlarging palette.

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Healthy Recipes on a Budget

You want to fix healthy meals for your family. Is that so much to ask? Happily, the ingredients for healthy meals—organic foods, whole grains and healthy fats—are readily available in even the regular supermarkets. There’s only one problem: those nutritious super foods can get pricey. When you’re on a budget, the secret to fixing healthy recipes is going for simple meals with fewer ingredients, using seasonal produce, buying quality fats like extra virgin olive oil or virgin coconut oil in bulk, using cooking methods that make the most of the protein, vitamins and other nutrients and purchasing the cheaper grains, like brown rice, whole wheat and oats. Here’s a day of energizing, great-tasting healthy recipes for the budget-conscious.