Beauty Advice: ShopSmart Reports on Bad Beauty Buys

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Frizzy hair, skinny lips, skimpy lashes, lumpy thighs â€“ for every dilemma, thereâ€™s a product thatâ€™s claimed to solve it. But many donâ€™t, and lots of us have been suckered into buying stuff that doesnâ€™t work. The March 2010 issue of ShopSmart, from the publishers of Consumer Reports, gave us the lowdown on some bad beauty deals: Lash Growers Lash growers are regulated by the FDA as drugs. (Latisse is FDA approved, but ShopSmart doesnâ€™t recommend it because of risks.) Youâ€™ll still see plenty of other â€œlash lengthenersâ€ on the market though. Some have been issued warning letters by the FDA because [...]

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Valentine’s Day: Feelin’ Hot, Hot, Hot!

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