Help, I'm in a summer make-up meltdown…

When it becomes summer in the city, or in the country for that matter, I know many women who decide to wear much less or no makeup at all. Besides the fact that it can feel like it's suffocating your pores when they want to breathe, makeup just tends to literally melt off the face when the temps go up.

I'm here to tell you that just because the mercury is rising doesn't mean you need to go au natural if you don't want to…

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Fun in the Sun…

How honored was I when top NYC dermatologist Dr. Francesca Fusco agreed to be interviewed?

Very!

Although Francesca is my dermatologist, I know that she is amazingly busy and sought after, so I was thrilled when she agreed to answer some questions about my treatment, skin care recommendations and getting clear about sunscreen.

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The sweet smell of Paris chic…

I'm baaaacckk! Yes, Mr. Beauty Tips is back from an amazing trip to beautiful Paris, France! This has now become a yearly adventure for me and I can't complain at all.

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Protein power for pretty hair…

If you are like many of us at this cold and dry time of year, your hair is, how shall I say… scary!

This is especially true on the days when it is so dry that the electricity in the air makes your hair look like a fright movie. Expand that crazy frizz if you have chemically treated hair. Don’t get me started… you have got yourself a recipe for dry, damaged and downright scary hair!

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From Charlie's Angels to Kim Kardashian, beautiful big(ish) hair styling tips…

I am going to show my age here, but who cares?!

As a boy, I grew up with posters and pictures of Charlie’s Angels plastered all over my bedroom. It was back in the day when Drew Barrymore was in ET and had no idea (at least I think so) that she would one day try and emulate those icons of 1970's style.

I would collect every, and I mean every, picture of the Angels that I could get my teenage hands on. I could go on and on, but maybe another time. Why I bring this up is that Charlie’s Angel hair, or at least the flavor, is back!

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Mr. Beauty Tips, our beauty detective solves the mystery on how to get long eyelashes…

Just in time for big nights out, like New Year's Eve, luxurious eyelashes are on everyone's mind. As a beauty pro, I feel that lash tint and eyelash perms are really over-rated– yes, some ladies even opt to perm their eyelashes in the hopes of a sexy and flirty wink. In belt-tightening times such extreme measures are also very temporary for the cost.

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