Dinner and a Movie
One of the most conventional ways to get to know someone on a date is to do dinner and a movie. Technology has changed the way that we do movies, though. A good approach to dinner and a movie is…
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Author Archive: Harmony Wells
Product Reviews Keracare Curling Wax
A primary haircare choice for women with African-American hair textures, KeraCare Curling wax is known for thermal styling control. African-American women who use this product are able to flat iron, hot curl or do a hot, straight blow dry treatment…
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How to Add Volume to Fine Hair
For years, you’ve dreamed of being the sultry, wind-blown woman with big tresses. There’s only one problem: Your hair is a substitute of flyaway, wispy locks that always falls flat to your scalp. In your mind, maybe you’ve dreamed of…
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How Dangerous are the Chemicals in your Shampoo
Some of the most popular shampoos – Suave, Clairol, Herbal Essence, Pantene, Head and Shoulders – have been targeted for containing the chemical methylisothiazoline (MIT). Experiments conducted by the National Institutes of Health revealed neurological damage in lab rats that…
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Botox Breakdown
WHAT IS BOTOX? Botox Cosmetic is used to smooth wrinkles in the face and neck and – for more than a few discretionary dollars – offers many the ultimate fountain of youth. The Botox solution is the brand name of…
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After a Divorce Dealing with an Angry Child
April 11, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
During bursts of anger, a child can become quite a puzzle to all the adults in his life. He is typically defiant, aggressive and often hostile seemingly without cause. In a divorce situation, it is important that the divorcing parents…
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Divorce how to help your Child Cope
April 11, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Breaking the news of divorce to your child is a tough task best handled by both parents. Choose an environment that feels nurturing and safe for your child, and be direct and completely honest in your conversation. You should speak…
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How to Date a Cougar
She is the able-bodied financially stable, self-assured, sexually liberated woman in her late 30s or 40s, and the term that has come to universally describe her – cougar – suggests she is a huntress. She is sometimes offended by the…
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Ideal Skirt Styles for Women in their Forties
At 40, a woman needs to have a skirt wardrobe that highlights her personality, appropriately reflects her age and flatters her body type. This means the solutions to every woman’s skirt dilemmas will be very different, since no two bodies…
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The best Beauty Pageant Hairstyles for Young Girls
The best rule of thumb for finding the right hairstyle for a young girl in a beauty pageant is to keep it simple. Winning styles that don’t require too much maintenance or fuss during wardrobe changes are pony tails, braids…
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Falling in Love with your best Friend how to Handle it
He is the keeper of your deepest secrets. She laughs at all of your jokes. You each cheer the other on through the most harebrained – and the most triumphant – events imaginable. And in every major crisis you’ve encountered…
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Best Enhancer Bras
In a world that values – or devalues – women based on the shape and size of their breasts, it has become increasingly important to showcase a full-sized bosom, even when you don’t have a full-sized body. For those who…
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How to tell if a Girl Likes you
Because she won’t always tell you what she’s feeling, it’s not always possible to know if a girl likes you. You don’t want to lose cool points and directly ask her, but you like her and you’re burning to know…
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Anatomy of a Codependent Relationship
There is a universal formula for an amateur diagnosis of the co-dependent relationship: An addict (plus) an enabler (equals) mutual unhealthy dependence. Most who toss the term around freely believe at least one person in a co-dependent relationship has to…
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The Link between Birth Control and Acne
February 11, 2015 Skin and Body
Birth control pills may seem a strange prescription for acne. But according to medical researchers, birth control pills as a treatment for blemishes is the equivalent of using top acne therapies like benzyl peroxide or minocycline. There is a simply…
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Basic Online Communication Tips
February 7, 2015 Communication
For reasons of safety and to ensure honorable exchange, online etiquette is a necessity. Every person online becomes the persona they choose to present. So, the cyberworld is one that inevitably encourages fantasy and deception. Following are some guidelines to…
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Home Remedies for Dry Callused Feet
Defeating callused feet is sometimes as simple as using petroleum jelly and a pair of socks. The emollient qualities and minerals in the petroleum jelly help break down rough skin and socks hold in moisture. Done over several nights at…
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Divorce how to Adjust to being Single again
January 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Your divorce is final and suddenly you find yourself single again. You’ve divided assets, settled custody of the children and family pets, and divided mutual friends. You don’t immediately realize it, but you are about to undergo one of the…
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Emotional Stages of Divorce
January 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce begins long before either spouse in a marriage asks for a divorce. By the time a breakup reaches the stage where one person files a petition for dissolution, both spouses have already begun to undergo the myriad emotions associated…
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After a Divorce when to Start Dating again
January 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
In some cultures, and in different eras of our evolving American culture, major life events like the death of a spouse or divorce came with a socially agreed upon grieving period. Widows were expected to wear black and not date…
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Divorce Communicating with your ex
January 1, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The language of divorced couples can be fraught with opportunities for misunderstandings and unending tension. The legal nature of divorce postures both parties to be guarded with their words, sparing with good intent, and ever ready to attack. A simple…
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Dealing with Mixed Emotions for your ex Spouse
January 1, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
My ex-husband used to send me email messages with cryptic flirtation – secret language that only he and I would know was sexual. When we met at a midway point between our cities so that he could pick up the…
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10 Tips for Senior Dating
Aging gracefully and easing into a meaningful life is the one of the biggest delights of The Golden Years. Seniors no longer waking up each morning to head to a nine-to-five job can travel to places they’ve always longed to…
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Tips for the Perfect first Date
Your perfect first date begins long before the actual date. In the days or hours leading up to your big moment, there is a rush that overcomes you each time you think about the idea of starting something new. The…
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The Benefits of an Avocado Mud Mask
November 11, 2014 Skin and Body
The benefits of an avocado mud mask may be directly linked to the benefits of avocado as a healthy food. Though in the past the olive-colored fruit has been falsely labled a vegetable and blamed for high levels of cholesterol….
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Beginners Guide to Tipping at the Spa
November 9, 2014 Skin and Body
When in doubt about tipping at the spa, the best policy is to ask. You will find that the receptionist in most spas is the most reliable source for helping you follow current trends and policies. Be aware that spas…
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Bar Soap vs Body Wash
November 4, 2014 Skin and Body
Imagine walking into a public restroom and seeing that there is no liquid dispenser. Bar soap is the only option for washing your hands. If that bar soap is sitting in mucky liquid, it has probably begun to break down into some…
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Cocoa Butter vs Shea Butter
November 3, 2014 Skin and Body
Both natural moisturizers that melt at body temperature, shea butter and cocoa butter are excellent multipurpose treatments for the skin. Shea butter is a nut fat that comes from the karite tree found in the African savannah. The shea nuts…
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Tips for Internet Dating Profiles
In the 1998 romantic comedy “You’ve Got Mail,” Tom Hanks (screen name “NY152”) and Meg Ryan (screen name “Shopgirl”) gave viewing audiences plenty to think about for creating Internet dating profiles. The two engaged in an emotional online relationship in…
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Questions to ask yourself when you are considering Divorce
October 14, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Should you choose to file for a divorce, you will be making one of your most life-altering decisions. Setting the legal process of divorce in motion will change your life and its routines even long after it is over. There…
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