Hot Summer Hair

Last week, while discreetly gazing at my reflection in the mirrored elevator in my building, I noticed something disturbing: split ends! If you look closely, under the right light, you can actually see dry, split ends in the section of hair I flat iron the most! Horror of horrors!

Eco-Friendly Makeup Tips

Get green and look good.

Surviving The Loss Of A Pet

When a cherished pet dies, it becomes clear that society is not all that comfortable on how to handle such a passing. The death of a human has many rites and traditions, and those around us know how to behave. Sadly, the same cannot be said for when a beloved animal companion dies.

Guide to the Vagina

Because having one doesn’t make you an expert

Guide to the Penis

Okay, so you’ve got the basics down: penis and balls. But there’s obviously more to a man than that. Without getting all medical on your ass, here’s a breakdown of the male anatomy.

Survive Being Fired

Sure, it seems like the end of the world, but being fired just means the beginning of a new stage of your life. Who needs a dumb job, anyway? Okay, you do.

Get Back in the Game

Newly single and perhaps not quite ready to mingle. I’m gonna give it to you straight, being recently singled isn’t the best feeling in the world. There are all sorts of things going on in the mind of someone coming out of a long-term relationship.

Better Left Unblogged

I started blogging in 1999, when most people hadn’t heard of blogs. We called them online journals and we used sites like diaryland.com to get the word out.

Best Friends Vacay

Just because you want to take a romantic jaunt to a tropical paradise, it’s not mandatory for you go with your significant other. It could be even more fun to visit with a small group of your social crowd, or your BFF. Here are some tips to help you arrange a trip that you’ll remember and cherish always.

Decorum on Vacation

You’ve worked hard and earned your vacation but sometimes, even though you’ve planned your precious away-time down to the last detail, it’s ruined by thoughtless yobs that apparently were raised by monkeys.

Take It Like a Woman

We’ve all been there: you made a mistake on the quarterly report, you put cyanide in the coffee, and you shredded an important contract. One of your cube mates ratted you out and the boss wants to have a few words.

Emergency Fashion Fixes

You may think that your well-planned ensembles, high-quality clothes and conscientious laundering make you immune to fashion disasters. Rest assured, clothing malfunctions can happen anytime – and are most likely to occur at the worst possible times, like right before a hot date or job interview.

Shop It Till It’s Hot

For those of us who have jobs, kids, and a bunch of other commitments, staying on top of current trends might be at the bottom of our lists of things to do. That’s why the demand for personal shoppers across Canada has increased significantly over the past few years.

Fashion Sampler

If you’re not familiar with sample sales, you’re missing out on a wonderful world of discounted designer clothes, shoes and accessories. A sample sale is held either by a designer or a clothing distributor. The merchandise sold is either a production sample or last season’s overstock.

Survive the Beginning of a Relationship

Men are strange creatures (we all know this) so it’s surprising that so many women expect relationships with men to be easy or normal—whatever that means. Women, in general, also tend to be very results-oriented so we have trouble enjoying the roller coaster that is love…or like, or lust, for that matter.

Survive a Break Up

You’re a perfectly competent, assertive person living a fairly sane, successful existence and then one day, BAM! The man in your life decides he’d rather not be in it anymore.

Long-Distance Relationships

Trying to have a long-distance relationship can be as easy as trying to maintain an elaborate updo in a windstorm. The reality is that you’re in for a lot of effort so get off on the right foot if you want to keep this relationship standing.

First Year of Marriage

Your wedding was the ultimate dream day and the honeymoon was even better, but now your real marriage is beginning. As every newlywed knows, the struggles during the first few months of marriage bring their own set of challenges.

Kids and Money

Before children can learn to manage money well, they need to be able to get their hands on the stuff. Most people have no problem with that concept. But when it comes to what you should ask of your children in exchange for that allowance, the debate rages.

Survive Online Dating

Everyone keeps telling you that you can meet that nice guy on the internet. Your mother is desperate for you to get married and make her a grandmother. What have you got to lose?

Twenty-Something?

Oh, the quarter-life crisis. We’ve heard a lot about it over the past few years as the age range for the crisis has steadily increased. So, something that was very Reality Bites has become more Thirtysomething.

Surviving a Bad Boss

When I saw The Devil Wears Prada, there were some things I could relate to: I enjoy a good bagel in the morning, I have very little money with which to buy designer duds and I’ve had a boss who left a few things to be desired.

Planning Your Wedding

A head start on planning can quell wedding day mishaps and help you avoid hiccups along the way. Here are some survival tips to help get you get started.

Dating Dress Code

Many of you ladies might think won’t need help primping for a first date, as you’re already impeccably dressed and would never think of committing any fashion crimes. But when it comes to impressing someone you’re sweet on, even the most stylish among us can lose our way.

Skin Myths Revealed

Every time you open a magazine, you’re apt to read yet another “great secret” for perfect skin. From crèmes to vitamins to drinking water, there’s so much advice—but what really works?

Wedding Guest Survival Guide

Being a bride is stressful. There’s so much to plan, do, eat, et cetera. But you know what else is stressful? Being invited to three or four weddings a summer whilst pondering why you (who is, frankly, smarter and hotter than these brides-to-be) are still living single.

Survive a Bad Date

Even when it’s going well, dating can be awkward. When you combine that nervous energy with absolutely no chemistry, a bad attitude or a psychopath, a date can go from pleasantly clumsy to total torture.

Dating As A Single Parent

Dating can be an awful experience at the best of times. Trying to do it with a child in tow can be even tougher. While you may be “Holding out for a Hero” as Bonnie Tyler once said, there are all those other less valiant fellas to get through first.

Surviving a Hangover

A hangover, as you know, isn’t the glamorous experience sometimes portrayed on film (such as Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany’s in her oversized sunglasses, drinking coffee, and eating a croissant as

Beach Body Countdown

Yeah, yeah, you should always be thinking of your health. But let’s face it, if you’re looking ahead to summer or you’ve got a hot beach vacation planned, you’re probably fretting about the dreaded unveiling on the beach. Whether you already have a sweetie

Classy vs. Trashy Dressing

A recent water cooler debate at my office revolved around underwear trends for 2007. I was cruising the American Apparel website hunting for briefs and boy shorts to dress some models for a photo shoot...

Survive Stupid Coworkers

If Freaks and Geeks is another way of describing the people you work with, odds are you often wonder if you’re working in a corporate building or a nuthouse. If you’re living in a bad rip-off of The Office or you’ve memorized every line in Office Space, then it’s time to take action.

Say Bon Voyage to Crappy Vacations

Ah, the romantic notion of that first vacation. Sunny beaches. Fun couples activities. Romantic suppers watching the sunset. How very Harlequin. If you have expectations of sexual interludes on the sand with classic soundtracks playing through your head, drop them now. Does the idea of having sex on sandpaper sound like fun?

Deal with His Emotional Unavailability

Okay, you love him, but he doesn’t show any signs of emotional commitment to you. He’s great at avoiding discussions that use words such as “love” or “marriage” or even “shacking up.” Why is it you’re in this relationship again? ...

Surviving Bridesmaidhood

The dress, the shoes, the flowers, the showers; bet that when you agreed to being a bridesmaid, you didn’t expect to end up a veritable wedding planner...