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Extreme Beauty Treatments: Are They Worth It?

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Do extreme and wildly expensive beauty treatments really work? Get to know some of them and judge for yourself. GOLD & DIAMONDS: PRECIOUS BEAUTY Paying homage to Japanese traditions, spas in Beverly Hills are now offering 24k pure…
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10 Sexy Books for Women to Lust Over

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With millions of women grabbing up copies of Fifty Shades of Grey, it’s as though E.L. James, a half-Chilean, married mami, invented the literary genre of women’s erotica. But consider these other sexy offerings, many of them penned by…
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6 Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know Were Latinas

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Most of the time when we see a list of beautiful or powerful Latinas, the same names seem to pop up: Eva Longoria, Sonia Sotomayor, Gloria Estefan, Salma Hayek and the like. But there are a number of beautiful and powerful women whose heritage…

How to Recycle Used Mascara Wands

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No, you can’t use that lipstick you inherited from your grandma when you were 12 years old.  Women must throw away their makeup once it’s expired, especially when it comes to mascara. As a rule of thumb, mascara needs to be tossed every…
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How to Help Your Kids Love Reading!

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Helping your kids love reading is of paramount importance. Children who read a lot often experience greater academic success, can better articulate what they feel, have greater compassion, develop a broader sense of the world, and exhibit…
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What Motivates Voters to Turn Out on Election Day?

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As voters head to the polls despite long lines, pressing personal burdens, or even in some cases the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy, some are questioning why voters even bother. There's always grousing about the many people who don't…
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On November 6 There is Much at Stake for Latinos & Women

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I’ll come right out and say it: I cast my vote—by absentee ballot—for President Barack Obama. I voted as a pro-choice woman, an environmentalist, a member of the middle class, and as a mother very worried about the world her daughter…
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How to Convince Your Teenage Daughter Not to Have Sex

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Actualizado (UPDATED) el 1st de agosto de 2016 As a teenager, Mami never spoke to me about sex. In fact, the only time she mentioned the word “vagina” was when I got my first period. And that was only because she wanted to know how my…
Ondatrópica Revives Colombian Tropical Music

Ondatrópica Revives Colombian Tropical Music

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The Buena Vista Social Club documentary was released in 1997 along with the corresponding album featuring, among other re-emerging icons, the great Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez and Omara Portuondo. A beat-laden fire was lit under the collective…