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Gleam by Melanie Mills the Secret to Glowing Skin

Spring is here and summer is just around the corner! It’s time to peel off some layers of clothing and tuck the snow boots away. It is also the time of year when we all crave healthy, glowing skin. Today I have a review on some great products from Gleam. Gleam is a brand I was first introduced to at IMATS Toronto last year and then at The Makeup Show L.A I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Melanie Mills, the brand’s founder. I like these products so much that I just had to collaborate with Melanie and her team to bring you a review.

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The Best Bronzers for Darker Skin Tones

How to Use Bronzer on Darker Skin Tones

Sometimes when I tell people that I use bronzer, they look at me sideways because I am a dark-skinned woman. I understand it –  I had no idea about the unbelievable magic of bronzer until I actually tried it! Bronzer is a fabulous way to give shape and sheen to skin, enliven it and also subtly contour. When I’m wearing bronzer, it looks like I just came back from a beachy vacation because my skin looks even healthier and beautifully sun-kissed!

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“UNCONTROLLABLE” GLEAM LIP RADIANCE

Pantone called it the color of the year, Radiant Orchid, and we here at BOLD agree. Spring is here, and we love Uncontrollable GLEAM Lip Radiance by Melanie Mills. This color adds just the right amount of POP for any skin tone. Lip Radiance is non-sticky, long lasting, and keeps the lips moisturized. The gloss has all natural ingredients including Vitamin E. jojoba oil, and aloe vera.

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Top 5 Medical Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

Health Spotlight: Guest commentator Dr. Damon Raskin is a go-to medical expert for many in Southern California.

He shares his Top 5 Medical Symptoms You Should Never Ignore list and urges people reading this to dig deeper and go see a doctor if any of these are troubling you.

When you think of adult health, you might think about various strategies for health as simple as frequent hand-washing and being up-to-date on vaccines to common sense weight maintenance and cancer prevention. The choices you make every day go a long way toward promoting adult health.

But sometimes, despite all of our best efforts, there is a genetic predisposition that can catapult you into a high risk group for certain diseases.

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Dr. Damon Raskin

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Gleam by Melanie Mills Radiant Dust – all 4 shades – pics, swatches, review!

Hello, Beautiful!

If you’re a fan of the Gleam by Melanie Mills Body Radiance, or just a fan of a radiant glow, then you may want to check out this blog post on the Gleam by Melanie Mills Radiant Dust. I was sent sample jars of all four shades back in December, but I didn’t want to write up a review until I was able to really try them all out. It took me longer than normal to try these out, but I did try them all several times and in several ways. I’m just going to come out and say this: I think I’m in love with every Gleam by Melanie Mills product that I’ve tried!!! I love her Body Radiance (Rose Gold is my favorite shade), I love her Lip Radiance glosses (Pop My Cork is my favorite shade) and herGlitter & Glam book (one of the best makeup books I own). She can do no wrong in my book! She makes some of the most beautiful, radiant, glowing products for your body. You’ll look gorgeous in pictures and everyday life. So what do I think of her new Radiant Dust? Check out my full review below, including all the product info, after the pics!

10 formas de combatir la adicción a las comidas

#1. No te engañes

La honestidad es fundamental si lo que quieres es dejar de comer de más. Entonces, no te engañes sobre lo que pones en tu boca. Racionalizar las cosas y justificarte no son gratuitas y se reflejarán en poco tiempo en tu cintura. El Dr. Adam Silberstein, psicólogo especializado en adicción a las comidas, explica 10 pasos para combatir esta adicción.

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Yo fui adicto a las comidas

Nadie mejor que él para entender lo que es comer sin límites. Por eso, cuando sus pacientes le cuentan sus penurias, él no recurre la teoría, sino a la práctica: a los consejos que le dieron a él cuando pesaba 300 libras (136 kilos) y hacía de todo para no ser discriminado. Entrevista al Dr. Adam Silberstein, experto en adicción a la comida y ex obeso.

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Like It or Not, Philip Seymour Hoffman Should Be the New Poster Boy for Addiction in America

In 1985, Yul Brynner teamed up with the American Cancer Society to create an anti-smoking commercial. A few days after his death from lung cancer, the commercial aired nationally for the first time. Brynner knew he was dying, and his final performance was a postmortem plea for people to stop smoking.

For Philip Seymour Hoffman, there will be no such commercial, only the sad truth that his drug-induced death was preventable.

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