Can't or won't pay for expensive hair salon conditioning treatments? Try an old South American beauty custom. Work olive oil into your hair and cover it with a shower cap. Go about your business for as long as you want, rinse and shampoo normally. Your hair will feel amazing!


Judie: For a perfectly polished look, spritz hairspray onto a soft- bristle toothbrush and then use it to smooth and straighten wispy temple hairs and misbehaving bangs. Evelinda: Some shoe tips: Pointy- toe pumps are still in, especially when worn with cuffed jeans and cropped jackets. For maximum comfort (we know, that's an oxymoron), try a pair a half-size larger than your normal size. If this means your tootsies are comfortable, but your heel pops up in back, ask the sales person for a pair of "cookies." These pads go under the front soles of the shoes and prevent your foot from slipping forward.

Judie: Style Matters is a little obsessive about maintaining our shoes in "like-new" condition, but we hate paying cobbler's bills. Our solution: We keep black indelible magic markers in our closets to color in scratches on soles and edges.

Evelinda: For handbag aficionados - no, we mean addicts - there's a new... Read the entire article. "