Spending Less on Make-Up: Easy Ways to Save on Cosmetics and Make Them Last Longer

Make-up is one the most expensive household items you buy -- in fact, most women spend an average of $84 a month on cosmetics.

If you're trying to rein in your make-up budget, we can help! Visit our new website for easy ways to cut back on your spending and make your make-up last longer.

Tip of the Day: Ladies Only

Men, look away while we tell the ladies this secret cleavage tip. To instantly make your chest look more youthful, mix up this treatment and apply to your visible cleavage area: 1 egg white, 1 tablespoon each of honey and plain yogurt, and 1 teaspoon olive oil. Rinse off after 10 minutes. It will brighten, tighten, and make you feel 10 years younger!

Tip of the Day: Citrus Soak

Give yourself a luxurious bath treat without spending a cent. Just save the peels to citrus fruit like lemons, limes, and oranges in a container in your fridge. When it’s time for a bath, throw them in the warm water. They’ll not only release a lovely scent, they’ll help slough off dead skin cells.

Tip of the Day: Is This How Popeye Shaves?

Shaving cream feels great, no doubt, but did you know it’s actually not the most efficient way to get a good shave? Next time, try shaving with olive oil instead—you’ll get a closer, smoother shave.

Tip of the Day: Lemony Nails

Rub a wedge of lemon on your fingernails to whiten the enamel. A perfect activity during down-times while baking!

Five Unusual Uses for Tea: Beauty Edition

You may know that drinking tea is good for your health: Green tea, especially, is loaded with disease-fighting antioxidants, and the lower caffeine level of tea makes it a gentler alternative to coffee. But tea can also be used in a variety of ways for everyday first aid, pain relief, and even hair care! Visit our new website to find five ways to use tea for health and beauty.

Tip of the Day: Take a Cold Shower

Extra-shiny hair starts in the shower! Finish your final rinse with a blast of the most freezing cold water you can bear. It closes the hair cuticles so that light bounces off them, resulting in super-shiny locks.

Tip of the Day: Sun, Blocked

Don’t wait until you are out in the sun to apply a protective lotion to your skin. Sunscreen needs time to work, so smooth it on about 20 minutes before you go outside, and don’t be stingy with it—use liberal amounts and reapply after doing any swimming.

Tip of the Day: A Little Pink? Go Green.

Lots of people swear by aloe lotion, but green tea is a cheaper option and just as effective for treating sunburns. Use a washcloth soaked in tea that has been cooled in the refrigerator as a compress on your tender skin. (Some people say topically applied green tea may even protect against skin cancer.) This is also a great way to ease a sunburned scalp. After washing and rinsing your hair as usual, pour the cooled tea over your scalp. Your poor skin will thank you!

Tip of the Day: Healthy Summer Scalp

Hot summer sunshine can increase sweat production and make your scalp look and feel much greasier. To counteract this problem, try more frequent washings with a small amount of shampoo, and use a much lighter conditioner than you use in the winter.

Tip of the Day: Try Honey, Honey

Soft, supple skin is as easy as using a little honey. Simply apply honey straight from the jar onto skin that has been moistened with warm water. Leave for up to 30 minutes, then rinse off.

Tip of the Day: Like a Breath of Fresh Air

Make your nighttime lotion regimen even more effective by taking five deep breaths to boost levels of oxygen to the skin before smoothing on your cream.

Tip of the Day: Gimme Some Sugar

Get rid of dead skin on your lips with an all-natural exfoliating rub made from ingredients in your own kitchen. Mix a drop of sesame or olive oil with brown sugar, then rub the delicious mixture gently over lips to remove flaky skin. Finish by applying petroleum jelly.

Five Tips for Healthy, Beautiful Fingernails (and Toenails, Too!)

Although I love my three boys more than anything, sometimes I do wish I had a girl whose fingernails I could paint. So since no one in my immediate family is going to be putting on nail polish anytime soon, I thought I'd share my favorite nail-care tips from our Who Knew? books with you!

Tip of the Week: Why We Love Toothpaste

A white, pasty toothpaste (not a gel) like original Colgate should be a part of everyone’s medicine cabinet - and not just for clean teeth. This kind of toothpaste can be used to clear up pimples and even as a salve for burns. Simply dab a small amount onto affected areas and leave overnight.

All-Natural Beauty Night: Make Your Own Face Masks, Toner, and More

One of my favorite parts of gathering household tips is finding all-natural solutions for skincare and beauty products--which is great, because Bruce doesn't really know the difference between eyeliner and mascara (don't let his HSN presentations fool you--he had to ask me what pressed powder was when we bought it for his demonstration). That's why I'm so excited to be having some of my best friends over tomorrow night for an all-natural beauty evening. Bruce and the boys are off to a movie, and we'll be making an exfoliater, toner, face masks, and moisturizer, all from natural ingredients I have at home.

Visit our new website for face masks, toner, and other beauty products you can make at home!

A face mask for every skin type!

Who doesn't love some time at the spa...even if that spa is your bathroom with a couple of candles?  With these homemade face mask recipes, you’ll  not only save money and get the same results as expensive store-bought varieties, you won't mind that you had to lock the door so your kids won't barge in.