DWTS' Cheryl Burke Post Work-Out Secret: Emu Oil Lotion

Just by looking at the photo of Dancing with the Stars' Cheryl Burke, you can see that she has really nice skin. And we were surprised to learn that the amazing dancer is hooked on emu oil lotion. It's her go-to beauty product after a work-out.

We've written about the benefits of emu oil before. But we didn't think the excellent emollient was that well-known. We read that Jenny McCarthy uses it all the time for a facial moisturizer, but we're happy to see that more celebrities are raving about this unique oil, and the many products that can be developed from it.

Emu oil comes from the emu, a large flightless, ostrich-like bird. Maybe not the prettiest animal on the block. But Australian aborigines were said to have discovered the anti-aging benefits of extracting this oil thousands of years ago. And what researchers have come to learn is that there is something in the oil that is compatible to human skin.

Leigh Hopkins, PhD. explained it in this manner. "The fatty acid composition of emu oil is very close to the correct composition of the fats as found in normal, human skin."

Above all, emu oil can make your skin softer and glowing.

Cheryl Burke prefers her emu oil in a lotion form. We found her favorite at the EmuStore for $15.95.

And we can see why the pro dancer loves this stuff. It contains the added benefit of Pure Emu Oil as well as the healing benefits of Mango Butter and Coconut Milk.

"After working out, I put on Emu Oil body lotion. It keeps me really hydrated."

Great beauty tip, Cheryl Burke!

Rihanna's $23K Tangled Hair Extensions Emergency In London

What a tangled web we weave, especially when it comes to instant long locks.

Rihanna is not the first celebrity to wear hair extensions, and she certainly won't be the last. Many famous women resort to costly human hair extensions. And although, the look means an incredible head of hair in any color length and texture you dream of, having fake tresses also equals a lot of TLC maintenance.

And here's how the sexy singer from Barbados got in some very expensive trouble.

According to what we've uncovered, Rihanna did the 3 S's yesterday:
Swimming. Steam. Sauna.

The Sun newspaper claims a source said this:
"When she got out, her hair was tangled and matted. She slapped a load of conditioner on but it didn't get through the mass."

Rihanna supposedly panicked, because she was scheduled for a TV appearance the next day, and since she felt uncomfortable going to a salon pro very far away from home, she flew in her own L.A. stylist Ursula Stephen immediately to London.

$23-thousand dollars later, and Rihanna is said to have had an emergency haircut. You can see the black cap she wore to cover the hair disaster.

Unforunately, Rihanna only had the blonde hair for about a month (bottom photos). She had tweeted to her fans that she had her locks bleached blonde for an Elle magazine photo shoot, and that she has a weave.

We have never had hair extensions, but we have learned that these instant hair volumizers can be quite delicate. So, here are a few important tips from GlamourHair.com to maintaining those new, long locks:

How do I wash them?
Wash the hair in one direction. From top to bottom. Avoid washing hair upside down in the sink. Use shampoos and conditioners that are for dry hair and add the most moisture. Wash hair right after swimming. When brushing your hair, start from the bottom and work your way up while holding the top part to keep it from shedding or stretching.

Can I swim and go in the ocean?
You may go in swimming pools and hot tubs. Wash hair right after swimming. Avoid getting hair in salt water as the salt can take all the moisture out of the hair and it can tangle. Never braid your hair and go in salt water. It is best to wear it down. Use a leave-in detangler and glossifier after swimming.

Rihanna has had just about every hair color on the planet and hairstyle, too. She's very chameleon-like in how she approaches beauty. She's always unafraid to mix it up and try something new, so we look forward to the superstar's next trendsetting do.

Simple Originals Fresh Blossom Body Lotion: Perfectly Pure

16 oz. of body lotion.

You have to admit....That's a generous size. Add to it, the clean scent of a garden, formulate it with 97% naturally-derived ingredients, and you've got Simple Originals Fresh Blossom Body Lotion. Plus, the price is rock-bottom---just $10.99.

Ladies, this is an excellent body lotion full of Shea Butter, Glycerin, Aloe, Green Tea Extract, and Vitamins A, C, and E. We keep it around us at all times, and also use it as a hand lotion. It really softens your skin and smells, simply divine---just like walking through a spring garden.

Morningside LLC is the company that has created the Simple Originals line along with other wonderful natural bath & body care products. Everything is made here in the U.S.A.. And best of all, Morningside LLC is a certified woman-owned business.

Most of us don't really inspect the list of ingredients that are contained in our beauty and body products, but at Morningside, it's all an open book:

1. 97% naturally-derived ingredients
2. Paraben-free
3. PH-balanced
4. Plant-based emollients
5. No artifical color
6. Not tested on animals
7. Recyclable packaging

Morningside products also give back in a big way, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Every Child is an Original Foundation.

To learn more, visit MorningSideProducts.

Try Rubbing On Some Hyaluronic Acid Serum To Copy Celeb Filler Faces

Maybe it's just us, but we barely recognized actress Sandra Bullock on the red carpet at Sunday's Academy Awards.

The Oscar winner always looks lovely, and this time was no exception in her white/black combo Marchesa gown with pretty pony tail. But it was Sandra's face that had us doing a double and triple take.

This was the roundest we had ever seen the actress' usually angular-featured face. Even her lips appeared to have grown.

Has Sandra Bullock given in to the latest celebrity filler face?!

At age 47, she looks incredible. But we have to reason, that the dark-haired beauty has been doing a little something to stay hot in the Hollywood game. And to our humble eye, we suspect it to be injectable volumizer(s).

That takes us to the subject of Hyaluronic acid, a substance that occurs naturally in your skin, but slowly disappears as we get older.

The beauty of hyaluronic acid is its amazing properties, such as this--It holds more water than any other natural substance (over 1000 times its weight in water).

And cosmetic fillers like Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm are made from Hyaluronic acid. These skin plumpers can add lots of volume to hollow faces---making cheeks and temples and even undereye sockets fuller.

The cost is not cheap. Expect to shell out anywhere from $350-$800 per syringe. And you could need 1-6 syringes. Results last about 6 months or longer.

But you can still copy the celeb filler faces you love, by investing in a little topical Hyaluronic acid serum. You won't get as full-faced as Sandra Bullock, but---you will get smooth, glowing skin that plumps up in a natural, healthy way.

We found a bottle at Platinum Skin Care for $28.95. This is a company with a solid reputation. We have bought their skin care products several times with our own money. We trust Platinum Skin Care.

Oscars Memo 2012: How To Get A Fab Butt Like Lopez And Diaz

OMG!

You either adored the infamous Lopez/Diaz butt shot at last night's 84th Academy Awards Show, or found it distasteful and possibly a tad vulgar or arrogant. But, hey......It was a long-ggggg Oscars 2012 evening, and we thought it was great!

Let's face it.....Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz have 2 of the best butts in Hollywood, so, why not?! And even more amazing, these girls are no longer in their 20s. Jennifer is 42 and Cameron is 39.

We had big butt and little butt on display here. And both are as fine as the other. In other words, both stars are embracing their body shapes, and we admire that. Cameron Diaz is tall and slender, while Jennifer Lopez is short and curvy.

Sure, genetics play a key role in how our rear ends are shaped, but you CAN enhance your butt with some good, old-fashioned exercise. And if you think that both J.Lo and Cameron don't work out, then you are a fool.

We gave out a super butt-toning exercise last month you can do, that promises to work wonders:

Andie Hecker, a former New York City ballerina-turned Hollywood trainer, has this move for a toned booty:

The Butt Blaster
Stand with your torso upright, hands resting on a countertop or chair back. Lift one leg behind you as high as you can, while keeping your hips square to the front, and pulse up 50 times.

Not easy to do, but, er butt, this little exercise will do wonders in no time.

And oh yeah, J.Lo did have a nip-slip last night while she and Cameron were presenting an award on stage in front of millions. So, maybe it was best they finally turned their backs and butts to the masses....LOL

Best Beauty Budget Buy Of The Day!

Who doesn't love a glam animal print? Especially, when it's the classic leopard?

We've found a very nice traveling makeup bag by Forever 21 for the beauty budget buy of just $8.80!

It's a roomy cosmetics bag that measures 7.5" H x 10" W x 3.5" D. And it's fully lined in black with a zipper enclosure and convenient short, black handle.

We think the makeup bag is cute and can tote a lot of your cosmetics necessities and do it very well on the cheap.

Meow!! Look What Hello Kitty Is Up To

Blotting papers.

Some of us use them, and some of us do not.

But if you want to freshen up your complexion ASAP, then blotting papers are great to carry around in your makeup bag. These little oil absorbing sheets zap away excess oil and can re-freshen the cosmetics you had put on several hours ago.

Clean & Clear asked Hello Kitty to step in and scratch out some beauty ideas, and look what that adorable puss came up with:

Hello Kitty Oil Absorbing Sheets (Limited Edition) for just $4.99. You get a super-cute packet containing 50 polka dot sheets. You can find them at your neighborhood Target and Walmart stores.

The cutie-pie Japanese cartoon of Hello Kitty has been around the beauty business since 1976, so she definitely knows what she's doing. And these blotting papers do a decent job of mopping up all the oiliness and gunk without ruining your makeup.

And if you've never tried oil absorbant sheets, you're really missing out, because in a pinch, these little papers do a world of good.

Liz Taylor Eyebrows And Cleopatra Eyes Hot 2012 Beauty Trend

Bold and beautiful.

That's Liz Taylor---full eyebrows and cleopatra eyes---a super glam beauty trend we're seeing leap off the runways(top photo) and filter down into Hollywood and beyond.

Many years ago, the actress played the part of the Egyptian Queen in the historical 1963 epic, Cleopatra. Of course, the incredible makeup was all the buzz. And funny, how beauty and fashion repeat themselves often, in our lifetimes.

Let's be honest, if you don't already have full brows, it's crazy to try and design a Liz Taylor pair, unless of course, you have a great makeup artist at your disposal. You can just do so much with a brow pencil and brow fixative, etc. But the key here, is to lay down the tweezers and stop the waxing appointments to allow your eyebrows to reach their fullest, most natural potential.

Take a look at Liz Taylor as Cleoptra. Her beauty is really breath-taking. It hurts to look at her, she's so beautiful.

And actress Poorna Jagannathan of Delhi Belly showed off her modern-day Cleoptra eyes at the Filmfare Awards. Meow!

Cleopatra eyes involve a very edgy cat-eye. The winged liner keeps going until the end of the brow. Now, that is a bit much for everyday wear, but you can create Cleoptra eyes in a more subtle manner. We like how Kim Kardashian looked on her wedding day.

Her makeup man, Mario Dedivanovic, did an incredible job transforming the dark-haired beauty into a Cleopatra-esque bride. And he used a very inexpensive product:

"I lined her eyes (top lid only) using Cover Girl Line Exact Liquid Liner in Very Black," Mario says. "Start out with a thin line at the inner corner and gradually thicken the line as you go towards the outer corners. Wing the liner up and out."

Amazing! Kim K's cat-eye signature look always comes out perfect and polished, and we can't believe that one could get the same, high glam effect, using a $5.59 drugstore find, but there's the proof.

We like the concept of the CG Line Exact Liquid Liner because it is similar to a sharp-pointed felt pen and glides over the eyelid smoothly.

It will interesting to see which glamorous star is sporting full Liz Taylor brows and Cleopatra eyes at Sunday evening's Academy Awards 2012!

Hurry Up And Grow! Get Fuller Eyebrow Trend With New Boots' RapidBrow!

Fuller brows....(sigh).

We've been down this road before. Last time we mentioned eyebrows, was in a BeautyTipToday article. We have found, unscientifically, by the way, that rubbing in some Retin-A over the brows helps them grow, albeit--- slowly. Patience is a virtue in the eyebrow world.

But maybe you don't have a Retin-A prescription, that's okay, too, because the British Boots skin care experts are at it again. And this time, Boots is raving about their new RapidBrow Enhancement Serum! Just in time to get a jump on the fuller, thicker brow trend showing up for Spring 2012.

It's big news across the pond. And eventually, Boots will bring its RapidBrow to the U.S. for about $50 a tube.

The brow serum is designed around a special combo of fruit extracts, vitamins, proteins and amino acids, which in unison, boost eyebrow thickness, without using any chemicals or drugs.

And here's the kicker, ladies:

RapidBrow Eyebrow Enhancing Serum is proven* to enhance the appearance of eyebrow density by 108% in 60 days.

Wow to the fuller, thicker brow!

Ladies, stop the plucking and waxing, and give Boots your scraggly, tired, weak brows, and in 2 months, you will see a difference.

That's very encouraging news for the fuller eyebrow-challenged among us. And looking at the clinical study stats, we are hopeful that this brow serum won't be a waste of money:

The RapidBrow product was tested on 61 women, mainly in their 40s, 50s and 60s, over a 5-month period. Nine out of ten reported that the density of their eyebrows increased after use, while 76% stated that their brows were thicker and 63% said their brows were longer as a result.

We haven't been able to track down any Boots RapidBrow around here, not even on Ebay.

If you can't wait for the serum to make its way here to our shores, there is some at the UK Boots website.

Brand New Biore Cleanser Gets Rid Of 'Tight As A Drum' Feeling

There's nothing worse than washing your face and then walking away with a really taut feeling to your skin.

You've heard the expression--'As tight as a drum.' Back in the day, that was all about the skin of a drumhead, which is tightly stretched.

Ouch! And for many of us wanting to deep cleanse on a daily or nightly basis, this is where we run into problems. Some facial washes just dry out and strip the skin's moisture balance. And your face feels so tight, it's uncomfortable, and almost unmovable.

We all know that removing makeup and skin care products are a MUST, especially before going to bed. But sometimes, a simple wash won't get rid of it all, and that's where you need a very good cleanser---one that's tough on dirt, but gentle to your complexion.

Biore has a brand new one---Combination Skin Balancing Cleanser ($7.99, 6.77 fl. oz., at drugstores. It works like a dream:

"This cleanser removes all forms of impurities while leaving 90% of skin's natural moisture, giving your face an even, all-over clean."

When it comes to taking good care of your skin, Biore enjoys a solid reputation. For more details, click here.

Skin Cancer Foundation Says Yes To New Jergens Self-Tanner

No tan is a good tan, as we've all been told, but many of us still soak up the sun's rays. So, to play as safely as we can, we've found a new Jergens product that will give you a healthy glow AND protect you, too.

The best thing of all---this self-tanner has been given the thumbs up! by the Skin Cancer Foundation. So, we know that it is a tested and legitimate product that really does what it says.

It's called, Jergens Natural Glow and Protect Daily Moisturizer ($8.99, at drugstores). And it proudly wears the New Seal of Recommendation for Daily Use by the Skin Cancer Foundation.

The Jergens self-tanner comes in 2 shade selections:

Jergens Natural Glow & Protect Daily Moisturizer SPF 20 for Fair to Medium Skin Tones
Jergens Natural Glow & Protect Daily Moisturizer SPF 20 for Medium to Tan Skin Tones.

We LOVE that this product comes with a solid SPF20. So, not only do you get a fab gradual build-up of color, but you can use this every day and get protection at the same time, just like other anti-aging serums and creams provide.

To see what other beauty products have been given the Skin Cancer Foundation's new seal of approval, check out their website.

Sweet Treat: Girl Scout Cookie Lip Smackers

You've heard us rave a lot about Bonne Belle Lip Smackers before. We LOVE the cult favorite--- Dr. Pepper Lip Smacker, not only for its yummy soda taste, but especially for the sheer red tint it leaves behind.

Today, we are checking out Lip Smackers' newest balms in town:

Girl Scout Cookie Lip Smackers in Thin Mints. Chocolate Peanut Butter. Trefoils. Peanut Butter. And Coconut Caramel Stripes.

How YUMMY do those sweet treats for your lips sound?

We are cuckoo for coconut, so that's the one we would grab.

Of course, the cookie lip smackers are inspired by the famous Girl Scout cookies we all know and crave.

"Girl Scout Cookie-flavored Lip Smackers was a natural fit for us. The flavors are deliciously iconic and the mission of Girl Scouts of the USA is something we have a real interest in supporting," says Leslie Gibbs, brand marketing director at Aspire Brands/Bonne Belle.

You can pick up the lip balms at Walmart stores and online here for $1.75 a tube, or an 8-pack party pack for $9.95.

Lip Smackers make great, little gifts. And these sweet, shiny balms have NO age limit. We carry around a few Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers at all times.

When It Comes To Hollywood Lashes: Go Big Or Go Home!

These days, it seems that beauty is all about the lashes, and the longer and thicker, the better!

Just look at Hollywood and the celebrity circuit---every gal is wearing some fancy eye fringe. From Kim Kardashian to Adele, and even Oprah. Many celebs choose to put on faux lashes, and that's okay, too.

But wouldn't you really prefer to grown your own?

There are many good beauty products out there, designed to stimulate eyelash growth. And today, we are looking at EnvyDerm Eyelash Enhancement & Conditioning Nighttime Growth Serum. At $99.95 for a tube, this is a bit of an investment, but look at what the product promises to do for you:

The EnvyDerm cutting edge Peptides technology is "clinically proven to increase length and density of lashes by 25% and by as much as 72% in 6 weeks of use."

Now, that's what we call some great stats.

The EnvyDerm company also explains each active ingredient's role in the special long lash formula:

- Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 : Adds volume, nourishes and strengthens lashes.
- Hydrolyzed Keratin: Repair damage in lashes.
- Panthenol: Provitamin B5 helps promote lash flexibility and durability.
- Alfalfa Extract: Condition and Increase metabolism to promote lash line healing.
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Helps lashes appear healthier, shinier and stronger.
- Allantoin: Helps soothe, calm and protect lash line.

EnvyDerm also offers Enhancement & Conditioning Volume Mascara ($36) and Enhancement & Conditioning Intense Eyeliner ($36).

The formulas are all safe and infused with gentle, nourishing vitamins and minerals. And another plus---You can use the serum on your brows to grow them thicker.

We think that EnvyDerm is one hot beauty product to try in 2012.

Do You Adore Adele? Her Beauty Goes Beyond Just The Voice

Adoring Adele! Especially after the British beauty brought home 6 Grammy Awards on Sunday evening.

We received a personal email from an Adele fan, asking us to write about her lovely makeover. And indeed, we took one look at those stunning cat-eyes as she sang for the first time, following recent delicate, vocal chord surgery.

Adele looked every bit the superstar she has become, in head-to-toe, slimming black, giving her an hourglass silhouette.

We just assumed that 23-year-old Adele had a lot of very expensive hair extensions, like so many celebrities wear today. But boy, were we mistaken. A friend of ours recently told us, "That's all Adele's real hair."

Yeah, right, we chuckled. But look at what we found:

She used to be a hair model: "My cousin used me for a hair-dressing competition," says Adele. "I have so much hair - its so big!"

Adele has gone blonder, as you can see by the 2012 Grammys photo. We like the golden locks and think they suit her beautifully. Her hair has such bounce and fullness and it was bombshell-styled.

Her makeup follows a classic, cool beauty look. Adele has a peaches 'n cream complexion. We don't see much blush from the photo, but that could just be the lighting. If Adele's makeup artist chose to skip the blush, well that's a 'no-no.' Foundation alone, gives off a flat appearance to the face. Blush is needed to add warmth and add more definition to the cheekbones.

Still, we give high marks to Adele's sexy cat-eyes. Wow! Her eyes really pop, thanks to strong dose of black liquid eyeliner applied on top of silver-grey shadow and a double layer of false lashes. (Try a pair of Smoke and Mirrors Beauty faux lashes ($13.50) by Kardashian family makeup artist Stephen Moleski).

She finishes off the look with a bold, matte red lipstick. Nothing 'orange-y' about this mouth. It's a cool red with blue undertones.

More great news for the talented singer. Adele graces the March cover of Vogue. Can't get any better than that! Read on what she has said to CNN's Anderson Cooper and to the magazine:

"I’ve never seen magazine covers or music videos and been like ‘I need to look like that to be a success.’ I don’t want to be some skinny mini with my tits out. I really don’t want to do it and I don’t want people confusing what it is that I’m about. I just stand there and sing. I don’t do stunts or anything. I’m just writing love songs. I’m not trying to be pop. I’m not trying to be jazz. I’m not trying to be anything. I’m just writing love songs and everyone loves a love song."

Adele doesn't like walking the red carpet: "I hate the red carpet. I don’t feel insecure, I just feel like, Oh, I don’t want to do this. I literally get a stomach cramp. At the VMA’s last year I felt really out of my comfort zone because there were so many superstars there. But that’s been the case from day one. I never feel like, Oh, yeah, I should be here."

But, Adele. You SHOULD be here. You belong here.

Kimora Lee Celebrity Skin Care Line Launches: Just Fab!

Kimora Lee Simmons, at age 36, looks 'Just Fabulous'.

Her personalized shopping site is also called, Just Fabulous.

But we're not talking about Kimora's shoes and handbags today.

We want to take a moment and look at Shinto Clinical, Kimora's new skin care line. And it launches on QVC at 8p.m., beginning Friday, February 24.

This appears to be a very good beauty collection of anti-aging products. Kimora has worked very closely with New York dermatologist Eric Schweiger in the line’s two-year development process. According to the grogeous star, Shinto Clinical is targeting these skin issues:

"It's all about firming, tightening, brightening, clearing the discoloration. It looks like, feels like, works like a $300 cream," Kimora explains.

So far, we see 9 items in the Shinto Clinical line:

1. Smooth Answer Anti-Wrinkle & Mositure Boost Cream ($56)
2. Wash Away the Years Anti-Aging Peptide Cleanser ($32)
3. Watch Your Tone Anti-Aging Peptide Toner ($32)
4. All Evens Out Skin Lightening Treatment ($68)

There's also an Antiwrinkle Serum ($65), an Eyelash Enhancer ($68), a Pore Minimizer ($45), a Microdermabrasion Cream ($59) and a Cellulite Cream 'Hold It Tight,', debuting later this year.

Kimora Lee Simmons is a perfectionist. She works very hard to design and develop products that bear her name, so we get the feeling her skin care line has been established from those very same strong work ethics.

Even the packaging of Shinto Clinical, is sleek and just fab!

For An Extreme Color Change--Please Go To A Pro

Like a lot of young women in Hollywood, Demi Lovato is a hair chameleon. And at the moment, she's in a blonde shade of mind.

She was a bold redhead up until last Saturday. And following an 11 hour salon visit, the talented singer emerged with lighter locks.

Demi Lovato is a pretty girl, and she looks cute as a blonde, redhead, and even best, with her natural dark brown color.

Our advice....Whenever making a drastic hair color change like Demi's, please head to a pro, because so many things can go wrong trying to change it up yourself.

And what ate up the clock during Demi's hair dyeing adventure, were her extensions. Those super long locks got a color bath, too.

With human hair extensions, you can curl them with heat, flat-iron them, and even chemically-treat these real, fake tresses with hair color, bleach, and perms.

With synthetic hair extensions, you are more limited in what you can do, however, when it comes to bad weather like rain and high humidity, the synthetic extensions hold up better. These strands have memory. Human hair extensions will droop like real hair in the bad weather.

Meantime, Demi Lovato is having lots of fun being newly blonde:

"Thank you SO much Nine Zero One salon for my new locks," she wrote, after spending all those hours at the salon with colorist Amber Maynard. Fans must’ve liked the red-to-blonde look, because later that day, Demi tweeted back, "Haha Demi Blondevato is a trending topic?!! Y’all are funny!"

Which Demi Lovato hair color do you prefer?

From Kelly To Kelly.....Some Fab Gowns At Grammys 2012!

We love watching the Grammy Awards show every year, but we don't usually find too many outstanding fashion garments there. However, we did see some gorgeous dresses last night in Hollywood. And we chose a pregnant celebrity as our Fab Beauty of the Night.

Some of the gowns were quite scary and just plain strange. And yet, the cream-of-the-crop were easy to spot by our standards.

Here are out 5 Favorite Fashions at the 2012 Grammys:

1. Jennifer Hudson in a black tea-length sleeveless dress. Every note she hit, both in her tearful tribute to Whitney Houston and in her hair/makeup/fashion appearance was right on the money!

2. Carrie Underwood wearing a long-sleeve backless Gomez-Garcia gown. Wow---such a shiny elegance.

3. Kelly Osbourne in a sparkling Tom Ward gown. Figure-flattering and the hair just so. Just not lovin' the lilac locks.

4. Kelly Rowland in a booty-licious beige Alberta Ferretti gown. Great figure and great dress to show it off. Effortless and polished.

5. Victoria's Secret Angel model Lily Aldridge. Yes, she's certainly pregnant, and how chic she looks! Absolutely flawless. Lily shows that you don't always have to expose your growing baby bump to look timeless and classic. She flows in that print, sheer-sleeves gown.

We also chose Lily Aldridge as our Fab Beauty of the Night. She is quite stunning, and with minimal makeup, too. Her hair is in a pretty chignon style. Just perfect all around, in our humble opinion.

Before Making The Big Beauty Decisions: Know Thy Real Self

Greek philosopher Socrates once said, "Know thyself.".

We're taking this one step further...."Know thy 'real' self."

And in beauty talk, we are referring to a super website called, RealSelf.com.

If you have ever had a question about a cosmetic treatment, procedure or surgery regarding the face, body, teeth, or skin, you WILL find an answer at RealSelf.

There are always experts online ready to answer your questions for FREE. Let's say you are interested in getting breast implants or a new nose, doctors in those fields are ready to dispense with advice. You also hear from patients who have undergone such procedures, and you learn a lot of excellent information up-front.

The best part of all, you can ask questions anonymously and get a quick reply from the more than 3,500 doctors on-board.

Here are a just a few of the 250-plus cosmetic treatments discussed at RealSelf:

Eyelid surgery. Tattoo removal. Fat transfer. Lasik. Porcelain veneers. Tummy tuck. Laser hair removal.

RealSelf.com is widely recognized and regarded by medical authorities, so this is a legit online source.

OMG! JLo Gets Naked For Launch of Glow Fragrance #18!!

Time to get your Glow on, again, ladies!

Superstar Jennifer Lopez is launching her 18th Glow fragrance, aptly named, 'Glowing.' Well, at least we believe it is her 18th. Not easy to keep track of Miss JLo's many endorsements these days.

The sexy celebrity has decided to get naked and a bit airbrushed for her newest Glow fragrance. Did you instantly recognize Jennifer Lopez here in this photo release? We sure didn't. Where the heck are her famous curvy hips?!

We know that JLo is in superb physical shape, especially for a woman who had twins and in her early 40s. We say, 'Bravo!' But she looks so not JLo in this new ad.

Having said all that, we are excited for the American Idol judge. This latest Glowing sounds like a great scent to add to your collection. Jennifer says, 'Glowing is such a clean fragrance. That's what I've always been about...At the essence, it's still natural, earthy, clean and real, but a little different side of that. It's the woodsy side of it, which I think is kind of New York-y, darker and sexier.'

Glowing, which also includes top notes of bergamot, cypress and mandarin, among other scents, will make its debut in early May.

And if you're wondering who is wearing Ms. Lopez' fragrances, apparently, quite a lot of women. JLo's brand of scents just happen to rank as one of the highest selling celebrity fragrance lines.

Shine on, JLo, shine on!

Battle Brown Spots With AHAs: This Stuff Really Works!

A lifetime of sun damage.

That's what we earned for spending our summers by-the-sea during our childhood and early teens, up until we left for college. Loads of fun swimming in the ocean, playing in the surf, and lying down on the hot sand, baby-oiling our bodies to look super tanned. Hours upon hours under the sun, especially positioning our decollete front and center to the searing rays.

Hello, brown spots.

Those tiny spots or freckles are the little gifts left to us by the damaging rays, and are the gifts that keep on giving. In other words, if you don't tackle those brown spots ASAP, they will grow and grow, and deepen in color as time marches on.

That brings us to the subject of AHAs, or Alpha Hydroxy Acids. These acids exfoliate both surface skin and dead skin cells beneath the skin’s surface within follicles. AHAs give back healthy, glowing, younger-looking skin.

And we are proof positive, that AHAs REALLY do FADE brown spots and other sun damage. The key here is 'patience.' It took years to develop those spots, and will take at least a year to see gradual fading begin. And yes, we still have brown spots sprinkled across the decollete, the area between the neck and chest, but they have faded, and some appear to have disappeared.

You've seen us brag a few times here before at BeautyTipToday, about the Alpha Hydrox skin care line. It's drugstore. It's cheap. And it's effective.

The Alpha Hydrox brand uses a bright red box for packaging. You can't miss it, when it's available on a store shelf.

One of our faves is the Alpha Hydrox 10% AHA Enhanced Lotion. Generally, we see it for $12.99, but have found it for $10.99 at Walgreens. And although it is geared more for dry skin (our face=oily), we do apply it religiously to our neck and decollete daily, and carefully under our eyes. We love it, and learned from skin care expert Jan Marini, to use the 10% lotion as a super hand cream, also.

"I've tried every hand cream on the market," she says. And she loves this brand because of it's 10% glycolic AHA content.

"Its molecules are so small that they penetrate more deeply, dislodging dead cells and lifting the skin, giving it a smoother appearance. And glycolic acid also helps get rid of age spots!".

Check out the entire Alpha Hydrox skin care line here