It's always a great idea to use the products you have that are already sitting in your kitchen for other purposes. You're saving green and being green! Not to mention, using these natural products will be less toxic for you and the other dwellers in your household. Here are a couple of great uses for vinegar: Fabric softener. Add about 1/4 cup of vinegar to your laundry load to soften your Read more

Save money and resources by learning alternative uses for everyday items. One great product to have handy? Baking soda. The pantry standby is a must-have household item, as it can be used in a wide variety of ways. From personal hygiene to around-the-house cleaning, here are just a few different uses for sodium bicarbonate: Deodorizer: Not sure what's smelling up your fridge? As a quick fix, Read more

There are tons of beauty products and styling tools out there, and while many of them are nice to have around, when it comes to absolute beauty kit necessities, the list is pretty small. Keeping a few of these awesome multitasking items around can make life a whole lot easier. To see the items you shouldn't live without, just keep reading. Read more

No matter how hard we try to keep clean, stains happen to the best of us. They usually occur at the most inopportune time landing on some of our favorite tees, sweaters, and fashion god forbid, white dresses. That said, we compiled a list of tried and true easy stain fighting tips from designers, clothing care gurus, and fellow editors. Now if only we could look just as glamorous as Lily Read more

Whether it's a one-night stand, you've crashed on your friend's sofa, or you're involved in a friends-with-benefits-type situation, sometimes we're all caught unprepared. And this isn't in the birth control or condoms sense (as could be the case in each of these scenarios); this is about not having beauty basics on your person the morning after. So what's a girl to do when all she has in her Read more

Love the idea of incorporating more homemade and natural treatments into your beauty routine, but just don't have the time? There's an easier way. By dint of necessity, I've come across several different ways to use raw, natural ingredients into my beauty routine without expending much in the way of actual effort. And sometimes, as I've realized, general indolence even helps. Want to succeed in Read more

We've all been under the influence — under the influence of a stinky fragrance, that is. Perhaps you've been spritzed at the perfume counter by an overly eager salesperson and now you're just as eager to eliminate the offending scent before a headache ensues. Or maybe it's a different scenario, where you love your signature scent, but your company has a no-fragrance policy and you need to get Read more