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Givenchy Says Forget Surgery, Try Self-Repair

The entire No Surgetics line-up from Givenchy clearly shouts the message: skip the surgery, use Givenchy instead. They call it "self-repair"--as if it's something new and as if I haven't been trying enough facial self-help already.

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Amatokin Takes A Hit For Its Stem Cell Hype

It's probably no surprise given that Voss Laboratories (makers of Amatokin) described Amatokin's key ingredient, polypeptide #153, as being "developed in Russia at the "super-secret" Research and Production Center for Medical Biotechnology (a high-security medical lab located 62 miles north of St. Petersburg, surrounded by razor wire and machine-gun-toting armed guards...no kidding)."

A bit dramatic for a skin cream, no?

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4 More For Making Cellulite Pretty

We recently posted about how to deal with cellulite if you can beat it--no, there's no need to become one with it, but there are alternatives when it comes to at least making it look better. This time, it's not about sunless tanners or self-tanners, but creams and lotions that help smooth, plump, and moisturize away the ugly orange peel appearance.

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Jane Iredale Gives Guys Their Minerals

At the risk of sounding sexist--or at the very least anti-metrosexual, I'm going to say it: I have not yet accepted makeup for mainstream men. Actors? Sure. Heavy metal performers? You bet. The Halloween Parade in the Village? It's a must. My husband? No. But it's silly. Why wouldn't a guy want to cover up flaws and get a glow going, too? Jane Iredale's H/E Minerals line is simple enough--and non-makeup-y enough--to gently introduce men to the benefits of makeup without feeling like they're getting made up:

1. HE Mineral Bronzer Broad Spectrum SPF 18

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AfterBurn Gel Cools...and Repairs

Ouch! Somebody didn't follow their beauty editors' advice--or their doctor's...

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Light-up Lipgloss For 40+ Eyes

If this were a number of years ago, I'd be writing about light-up lip gloss truly for trendy purposes with the requisite reference to dim ladies' room lights and a seriously hot guy at the bar who needs to be impressed with lush lips. But alas, this is my 42nd year and while I'm not quite down presbyopia lane yet, my eyes are beginning to notice some changes.

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7-Minute Beauty Wonders

I swear there's a market research study somewhere that says the number 7 has magical powers for customers. Think about it--from "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" to Seven Seas Salad Dressings, there's something with that number. So it struck me when a number of beautifiers came to my attention lately with one thing in common: all claim to show results in 7 minutes.

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Intense Stain Toothpaste For Wine & Coffee Diet

I'm liking the sound of that: wine & coffee diet. It's more appealing to me than that McDonald's diet we recently spoke about--and I can do a good job of convincing myself that it's a diet loaded with antioxidants. Unfortunately, the appeal is lost when I realize I may already be living the wine & coffee diet--and the only benefit I've been reaping is that I've put out the welcome mat for discolored teeth.

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Cellulite: If You Can't Beat It, Make It Pretty

Battling cellulite is no easy task. We pretty much all deal with it, and just look at how many of us are chatting away about it on RealSelf.com. So between creams & lotions, massages & VelaShape--what's one to do when that orange peel look persists? The easiest--and quickest--thing to do is to play some eye-tricks with color. Us Weekly (6/23/08) reported on these three body shimmers, self-tanners, and bronzers to try for minimizing the appearance of cellulite:

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What Age Is Too Old For Bright & Bold Nails?

I was having an "I'm too old for this" moment recently. See, the Beauty Cred team is comprised of women who sometimes are referred to as "girls", and also those of us who have graduated to the "m'am" stage. We were recently talking nailcare--growth enhancers, dry cuticles, hands that don't match faces in appearance--and, of course, what's "in" in nailcolor.

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