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![Why Neon Makes Me Happy in Winter](http://images.totalbeauty.com/uploads/editorial/my_beauty_life/MBL-NEONS-L_01.jpg)
Lately, like some crazed character trapped in a Fellini flick, my eye has sought out vivid, neon shades wherever I can find them. As I pass store windows featuring dazzling spring fashions or flip through magazines with sneak peeks of bold, spring shades, I'm drawn to them like a moth to a flame. And, it's easy to understand why: I've spent the last few months swaddled in black and freezing my…
![How To Recreate Sofia Vergara's SAG Eye Makeup](http://images.totalbeauty.com/uploads/editorial/my_beauty_life/MBL-SofiaSAG-L_01.jpg)
Gorgeous Sofia Vergara was out again last night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards looking beautiful as always -- and she had her long, shiny hair pulled back, allowing us a good look at those wondrous cat eyes. Would you love to re-create the look on yourself? Here's what her makeup artist, Kathleen McAdams, did to bring out the purple tones in both her Marchesa gown and her jewelry. "I…
![The VIP (Very Impressive Product) Pick of the Week #40](http://images.totalbeauty.com/uploads/editorial/my_beauty_life/mbl-vip-drjart-L_01.jpg)
The Product : Dr. Jart + Premium Beauty Balm SPF 45 PA+++ The Price: $39 The Company Spiel: "A moisturizer, sunscreen, and treatment serum, this all-in-one product also includes advanced brightening properties. Ideal under makeup, its natural-looking coverage minimizes the appearance of imperfections and evens the skin tone. Antioxidant bio-peptides and adenosine protect skin from…
![How I Foil Nail Polishes' Attempts to Smudge and Ruin My Manicure](http://images.totalbeauty.com/uploads/editorial/my_beauty_life/mbl-nails-L_01.jpg)
Things that annoy the you-know-what out of me: my post-twins belly button, people who litter, Larry the Cable Guy, and nail polish smudges. Since I can't do anything about the first three, I've become hell-bent on figuring out how to make ruined manicures extinct. Here are the pro tips I've culled from legions of experts and, if I do say so, they work like a charm. Tip 1: Allow the…
![How I Extend the Life of a Professional Blowout [SLIDESHOW]](http://images.totalbeauty.com/uploads/editorial/my_beauty_life/8-ways-blowout-mbl-L.jpg)
Tell me if this chain of events rings any bells: You splurge on a professional blowout, your hair looks almost like Gisele's, you enjoy it for a few hours, you hit the hay, you wake and realize that you pretty much flushed $40 down the drain. Sound about right? I used to think that short of pounding Red Bull in an effort to prevent my head from touching a pillow, there was no way to keep…
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