Beauty Pains.
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Fix This

Something looks wrong and you'd like it not to. Start here. Practical fixes for the problems that actually come up, in the time you actually have.

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Makeup

Why Your Foundation Looks Worse Than Your Skin

It's usually not the foundation. Here's the real culprit, and the two-minute fix.

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Fix This

The Five-Minute Face for People Who Overslept

A routine you can repeat in bad lighting and worse moods.

A woman softens bright blush on her cheek with a makeup sponge
Fix This

How to Fix Too Much Blush, Bronzer, or Foundation

Whatever you've overdone can be softened, lifted, or blended down in under two minutes.

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Skin

The Minimum Viable Beauty Routine

Three steps at night, three in the morning, and permission to ignore the other nine.

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