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"I get a lot of beauty-related questions every day from readers, friends, interns, and family members. I love that they come to me for beauty advice. After all, it&amp;#039;s what I love to do. And if I can help someone out with a hair or skin or makeup problem, then my day is complete. To have a beauty problem solved is one of life&amp;#039;s greatest joys. What I&amp;#039;d like to do from now on is post a few of the questions that I get in a week, then answer them for all of you out there. Because hey, if one person wants to know, then I&amp;#039;m sure hundreds more want to know too. Here are some good questions that have come my way recently: 1. How do I get rid of mid-day shininess and oil on my face? In my experience, few people have the same skin type all over their face. Someone can have an oily T-zone (nose, forehead) and really dry cheeks. Or, someone can have a normal T-zone and sensitive cheeks. This means that you might want to use different products on different areas of your face. So, steer clear of heavy moisturizers on your t-zone if that&amp;#039;s where you get shiny mid-day. For those areas, use a mattifying or oil-free lotion, or none at all. And for mid-day greasiness, simply blot with a blotting paper (I like Too Faced Refresh Blotting Papers). 2. How do I get rid of hair static?  One of the oldest tricks in the book is to rub a dryer sheet (like Bounce) over your hair. And you know what? It WORKS in seconds. I always keep a box in my house in case my hair gets static-y. And I love that it makes my hair smell like clean laundry. 3. How do I apply self tanner without getting streaks? First off, don&amp;#039;t swear off self tanner because it made you streaky. It didn&amp;#039;t make you streaky. YOU made you streaky! Applying self tanner successfully takes practice. Make sure skin is moisturized (apply a light layer of lotion about an hour before tanning). Apply the tanner (my favorite is Victoria&amp;#039;s Secret Bare Bronze Daily Glow Moisturizer) in small, circular motions, not in an up-and-down rubbing motion. Lastly, wait until the tanner is completely dry before getting dressed. I like to self-tan when I know I won&amp;#039;t have to get dressed for a while. 4. Whenever I try to curl my hair, it falls flat. How do I get my hair to hold the curl?  Curling your hair works best when your strands are dirty, so try to save this style (like the one in the picture above) for &amp;quot;second day&amp;quot; hair. Also, don&amp;#039;t curl sections of hair that are too big. Wrapping a too-large piece of hair around the barrel will leave some of the hair unheated and, therefore, uncurled. Lastly, don&amp;#039;t forget to lightly mist hair with a medium-hold hairspray when you are done curling each section. (Redken Workforce 09 Flexible Volumizing Spray is one that I see on a lot of our beauty photoshoots!). Do you have any beauty questions you&amp;#039;d like answered? Ask them below and I might tackle yours next week! Love, Jill, assistant beauty &amp;amp;amp; fitness editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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