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Who wouldn’t want her luscious, thick locks? I know I wish I had her hair!!! TRESemme celebrity stylist Mara Roszak answers the question that I’ve gotten from so many of you gals!

• Apply a dollop of Moroccan oil on damp hair.  Blow dry with a medium-sized boar bristle round brush.
• Using a 1 1/4″ barrel curling iron, curl the sections (on both sides) in front of the ears away from the face.  Curl the rest of the head rotating in different directions.  This creates a more natural wave.
• Spray TRESemme Frizz Shield Finishing Spray all over, and brush through curls with fingers.
• Apply a small amount of TRESemme Anti-Frizz Secret Smoothing Cryme on hands, and run through hair to tame fly-aways and add shine.

As someone who is prone to occasional breakouts, I’ve regularly had to deal with the hassle of trying to treat and cover a pimple at the same time. If I dab a spot treatment onto the zit, that area becomes drier and makes it virtually impossible to get an even application of concealer or foundation over it. (Anyone else know what I’m taking about? It drives me nuts!) For a while now, I’ve wanted to try a primer to give my skin a smooth texture before putting on makeup, but my fear of further clogging my pores and breaking out even more has always held me back…UNTIL NOW.

Makeup artist Alison Raffaele has made my beauty wish come true by creating an ingenious primer that’s perfect for girls like me! Her Face Forward Acne Response Primer pretty much does it all: minimizes pores, makes your skin feel super smooth and velvety, normalizes oil production, provides SPF 15 protection, and–here’s my favorite part–contains oligopeptides that are proven to help treat and prevent breakouts. I’ve been using it for almost a week now, and it really does make my concealer go on much more easily and seamlessly, even over the areas where I have blemishes. And so far, no additional bumps to report!

Alison Raffaele Acne Response Primer, $44, at alisonraffaele.com.

Hands down, my favorite part of my job is meeting teens–from pro-surfers and snowboarders to authors–who are doing interesting things. Fifteen-year-old Lani Lazzari is no exception! The Pittsburgh native started her own line of body scrubs, Simple Sugars, when she was just fourteen, and since then the scrubs have totally taken off. Lani, who has incredibly sensitive (and, might I add, gorgeous) skin got to work formulating her own blend of all natural sugar scrubs when her mom suggested they exchange handmade Christmas gifts one year. 

Have you ever wanted to try a product without committing the $10 or $20 (or, sadly for your wallet, MORE!) that it takes to buy it? Well, Sephora has a rather brilliant idea that may solve your problems. They’re launching Sephora Favorites, ten limited-edition kits featuring deluxe sample-sized products that have themes like skincare, brows, waterproof products, and–my favorite–pink lipgloss! All the sets are $40 and under. Pick them up at Sephora.com or a Sephora near you!

‘Emmerdale’s Deena Payne has returned to the soap following a year long break.The actress took time off after 16 years on the soap to concentrate on her family and charity work in August 2007. This week, however, she returned as postmistress Viv Hope to filming for the Itv soap.Speaking of her return, Deena said: “The year off did just the trick. I…

Freddie and Cairon will face eviction from ‘Big Brother’ this week.Oxford University graduate Freddie received the most votes, with a huge nine nominations from his 12 housemates, while Cairon,18, was second most unpopular with four votes.Freddie - who changed his name to Halfwit to earn his place in the ‘Big Brother’ house - will now face the publ…

This year’s ‘The X Factor’ hopefuls will have to audition in front of a live audience.The show’s creator Simon Cowell reportedly decided to introduce an audience to make sure potential contestants can handle the pressure of performing to a large crowd.He is said to be keen to avoid another scandal like one which befell ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star S…

‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star Susan Boyle has an unlikely fan - Slipknot singer Corey Taylor.The heavy metal vocalist says he was alerted to the Scottish spinster by friends and was amazed when he saw footage of her performances on the internet.He said: “Susan Boyle was incredible. Somebody told me about the show and I said, ‘I’ve got to see this’ - …

Danielle Lloyd has credited her brutal nightclub attack with bringing her closer to boyfriend Jamie O’Hara.The former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star - who almost lost a leg after allegedly been thrown into a table full of glasses by two women at London nightspot Crystal - says the Tottenham Hotspur footballer has given her huge support and helped her…

The cast of ‘Blackadder’ are considering reuniting for another series.Director Richard Curtis - who co-wrote the iconic comedy with star Rowan Atkinson in the 1980s - has hinted a fifth series could soon be in the works.The director said: “I will not rule another series out. It did occur to me the other day that it would have been funny to have don…