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    Category: Health and Beauty

    Giving busy women and moms over 40 tips & tricks for aging well, including product reviews, hair styling tutorials, makeup and skincare advice, fitness tips, and more.

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    My Go-To, Time-Saving Hair Products

    May 3, 2016September 25, 2017 Present Perfect

    These two hair products save me hours of time every week – and that alone would be worth paying big bucks for.  Conveniently, however, they are very inexpensive and easily available. I’ve tried at least 10 different brands of dry shampoo at nearly every price point and Batiste is by far my favorite (and –

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    Serious about Sunscreen

    April 4, 2016September 25, 2017 Present Perfect

    Like most Gen-Xers, sunscreen was anomaly during my childhood.  As a fair-skinned kid, I spent most of my summers with a crusted, peeling nose and galaxies of freckles on my face and lightly-scorched shoulders.  Despite all the education I’ve received since then – as well as many painful sunburns – sun-worshipping has been a tough habit to

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    Priceless Immunity

    April 3, 2016September 25, 2017 Present Perfect

    Last fall, my germophopic girlfriend told me about Fire Cider – a witches brew of immune-boosting ingredients that she swears wards off unwanted viruses when taken regularly.  I immediately ran out for supplies and – six months and three batches later – I am still virus free for the first winter in years. Place all

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