In this economy it’s always good to find recession-proof-beauty-solutions when and where you can find them.

Dermology skin care is a hair removal system that will help you reduce that waxing or laser monthly bill.

This hair removal cream system will remove the hair on your entire body fast, easy, mess-free and pain-free!

Along with removing unwanted hair, the cream will also help exfoliate dead skin to reveal a fresh new layer which will be easier to hydrate because your body lotions will adhere to newer skin much faster than it will in trying to penetrate layers of dead skin.

When I read that line, I went hunting down One Step Extra Strength at my nearest drugstore.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but it’s almost impossible to get your hands on hand sanitizer these days. I had to go to three different drugstores and I still ended going home empty handed.

While I was at one of the drugstores I noticed a clerk opening a box with small bottles of hand sanitizer and I asked her if she carried the One Step Extra Strength and she took me to the section where they kept hand sanitizers and the shelves were bare. She explained they could not open the boxes fast enough because people where buying hand sanitizer in multiples.

It’s no secret that every health body around the world has been telling people to do two things to avoid catching any form of flu: 1) wash your hands 2) use hand sanitizer.

I’ve gone one step further and I’ve started letting people know that I was not shaking hands anymore. Now this might have been considered extremely rude a few years ago, but now people are relieved!

Don’t even think for a second that summer is over. There are many days of summer left and that means there are many days to still be walking around in those sexy summer sandals.

Heel-Tastic is made with anti-bacterial, anti-fungal ingredients that penetrate deep to the source to not only soothe dry skin, but to keep your skin soft, silky and smooth. Heel-Tastic is also great for rough knees, dry, itchy elbows, even cuticles!

Heel-Tastic is an intensive heel therapy that will soothe, relieve and soften heels and feet! It penetrates deep to the source to soothe dry skin. It also works great for rough knees, dry, itchy elbows, even cuticles!

This could not be timelier!

Summer is around the corner and so many people deal with fungus nail that makes it embarrassing to show off your toes in the summer.

Well, Miracle Toes might be the solution you’ve been waiting for because this cream helps with the following issues relating to having fungus:

* Helps kill deeply-rooted foot fungus

If the economy has forced you to cut back on many of your beauty favourites like a bi-weekly pedicure, this new product might be of interest to you because it provides you with all the tools you need for home-pedicures.

Pedi Pistol is a little tool that will smooth and remove the roughest, dry, callused skin without the strain. Pedi Pistol is motorized and has an extra long arm that allows you to reach your toe nail without bending over.

Pedi Pistol comes with five sculpting heads that are designed to give you a great pedicure that will leave you guilt-free … since you won’t have to dish out $40 for a pedicure.

If you’ve never really liked tweezing and if your beauty budget has been trimmed down and can no longer justify all those waxing sessions, you might want to hear about Wizzit Hair Removal!
I quite like the ease of shaving with a razor, but not everyone is my shoes. Since I don’t have that much hair on my legs and under arm, I can afford to go for one entire week without shaving, but for those ladies who have a lot of hair … shaving daily might not be a viable solution either.

Feature by Assistant Editor Colleen

I’ve never liked excessive hair on my body. It’s not something I can tolerate for very long.

Luckily NYC’s Shobha, known for its professional hair removal treatments, has a couple of alternatives that may appeal to those of you that can’t stand being hairy while saving some money in your purse during this recession.

Here are Shobha’s three solutions to waxing at home:

There is no turning back the clock, winter is here and it’s very cold outside!

This is the time of the year where thermometers are cranked up to the max which means that dehydration is a problem for so many of us.

Protecting your skin during the colder months of the year is essential. Not only can dry skin lead to premature aging, but it’s quite uncomfortable.

Keeping your skin well hydrated is simply a question of taking a few conscious steps in your lifestyle and your diet.

10 tips to hydrating your dry skin:

1) Eat more carbs: Fall and winter bring many seasonal carbs to the market. You’ll definitely want to reach out to squashes and sweet potatoes during the coming months. Not only are they very tasty, but they also will help at nourishing your body because they are moisture-rich-foods.

My nails always grow like crazy, but because they are weak they tend to break or split easily. Winter is particularly brutal on my nails because they split so easily due to the lack of sun.

Just like every woman out there I’ve used products that are designed to harder nails that I would purchase at the drug stores, with little results.

One late night while wrapping up work, I decided to turn on the telly to do a last run of channel surfing before going to bed and of course I landed on TheShoppingChannel.com because I’ve explained so many times before how I love watching those sales numbers go up as new products are featured.

I’m quite partial to Deborah Lippmann’s nail polish. A few weeks ago while attending an event, Elaine Lui (Lainey Gossip) and I chatted about how much we both l-o-v-e-d these intense colours.

Not only are Deborah Lippmann’s colours very intense, they are also toluene free, formaldehyde free and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) free.

Given that Deborah Lippmann is one of the most sought-after celebrity manicurists, it made sense that her collection would include hands and feet treatments.

At this point in the summer, your feet have seen their fair share of abuse and you’re likely sporting a nice little accumulation of callus. Nothing ruins a good pair of sandals faster than un-kept feet.

*** Beauty Match in Paris ***

It might be a chromosome thing, but I’ve rarely met a woman who didn’t have a shoe fetish. Even if you weren’t born with a shoe fetish, visiting Paris will give you one in a hurry.

The streets of Paris are lined up with some of the most decadent shoe shops you’ll find. And since the summer months are synonymous with sandal-season, every French woman is sporting elegant and sophisticated sandals. Les soins des pieds (feet care) is so important when sporting sandals or any expensive shoe. Foot odour and callous feet would be considered de mauvais goût (an offence) in Paris.