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Put these tips into action to make the planet, plus your skin and hair, more beautiful. And soaps with vegetable oils, not alkali, keep skin soft. That’s 9 gallons for a fourminute shampoo-and-condition cycle. Try these eco-conscious alternatives. SIZE UP SCENTSWhat makes a product smell sweet is often listed as one ingredient:fragrance. But dozens of synthetics (possibly petrochemicals and phthalates) create it. Look for spelled-out ingredient lists. RETHINK HAIRCOLORAsk your salon to carry EcoColors, made without parabens or potentially stripping sulfates....

Jeanine Acca used to check her hair constantly in the mirror. Wet hair made the problem more noticeable, so she never went swimming. “The thinning was the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to deal with,” she says. The facts: You normally lose up to 100 hairs a day. (Pick 20 hairs from your brush, then imagine a bunch five times larger.) It’s also common for hair to seem a little thinner by your 40s or 50s....

And if a pleasant aroma also brings up positive memories, the emotional effect could be more intense. But using a scent for its mood benefits is based on scientifically sound thinking, he says. If you try a new vitamin, for example, you might not like scents you once adored. Of course, the explanation for the smell switch-up could be simpler. Always apply to clean, bare skin. The juice is acidic (more so than other citrus fruit) and helps cut the fragrance’s oil....

I am a lipstick addict. Then she asked, “Do you find you’re suddenly concerned about your looks?” Was it that obvious? I’d started having my eyebrows shaped by a professional, and I tended them with meticulous tweezing. After my kids were born, I couldn’t even bother with that. There were a half dozen colors to try on my mouth. I loved the processthe neat tools, tracing my lips' perimeter. “Yes, I think about my looks a lot,” I told the doctor, shyly....

A pimple shows up before a big event. Your hair looks as tired as you feel after logging weeks of overtime. Why do our looks go haywire at the worst moments? Now how you look will be nothing to stress about. NailsWhen cells aren’t working normally because of stress, nails may grow more slowly and weaken. And then there’s that nervous biting and picking. SkinAcne is a common result of stress because extra oil on skin clogs pores....

We asked a dozen makeup artists, who agree that choosing a perfect foundation match requires makeup-to-skin contact. Translation: Purchase where you could test your options, such as a department store. Venture out with this info. Time your tripYou know to shop for shoes in the afternoon when your feet are more swollen. The same concept is true for makeup. Head toward natural lighta window or, better yet, outside. The winning formula will disappear into your skin....

It was about an hour into class, and my body felt like a stuck door slowly easing open. A warm current of somethingcall it blood, call it chicoursed from shoulder to shoulder. This was how I was supposed to feel. Copyright (c) Gustoimages / Photo Researchers, Inc. Years of hunching over my computer had left me stiff, almost breakable. Now I knew it wouldn’t. Yoga had become my salvation. Until it became my damnation....

Squat with hands clasped at chest (as shown). Squat, then bend at hips until back is flat; return to squat. Stand as you curl weights to shoulders (as shown). Keeping weights near shoulders, point elbows toward ceiling, then straighten arms to bring weights directly overhead. Reverse arm sequence to return to start. Do 15 reps. Switch sides; repeat. Hold a weight in right hand, arm extended overhead, left hand on hip....

Three weeks before my 37th birthday, a good friend called me in tears. After two years of trying to get pregnant, she’d learned her ovaries had shut down. Not even advanced fertility treatments would help. I was sad for my friend, but I was also scared for myself. One year shy of 38, I didn’t have a partner in sight. But it wasn’t something I’d go to extremes for. Men take it for granted that they will always be able to have children....

It took Mary Vargas six months and repeated hormone shots to get pregnant with her second child. “We wanted this baby with every fiber of our beings.” The technician revealed they were having another son. But partway through the exam, she fell silent. Concerned and scared, Vargas’s husband turned off the camera. The mother makes amniotic fluid until midway through the second trimester; afterward, it mostly comprises fetal urine. Only time and more tests would give the couple absolute answers....

Jump quickly side to side over sandbag for 30 seconds, landing with feet together. Pump arms as if cross-country skiing to help propel you. Lunge forward with right leg. Shift sandbag to right hand, then pass it under right leg to left hand (as shown). Swing set Stand with feet wider than hip-width apart, toes turned out. Grip top of sandbag with both hands, arms straight down in front. Squat and swing sandbag back through legs and then forward, lifting it directly overhead, keeping arms straight....

1962 As Honey Ryder in the first 007 flick,Dr. (Apparently, she is Kelly LeBrock.) 2003 Was it the reported strict diet? © Corbis. All Rights Reserved. The alleged (but denied!)

In the video for her first single, “…Baby One More Time,” 1998 Performing at a concert in Los Angeles, 1999 On stage at the MTV Video Music Awards, 2000 Performing with Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick of ‘N Sync at the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show, 2001 At the launch party for ‘N Sync’sCelebrityalbum, 2001 Performing at the MTV Video Music Awards, 2001 At the L.A. premiere ofThe Four Feathers,2002...