1.0 link 100853 <![CDATA[10 Time-Hallowed, Recession-Proof Tips For Beautification]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-m-m-blume/10-time-hallowed-recessio_b_100853.html For many women, the cost of beautification has grown staggering. Each consecutive year ushers in a series of must-do rituals; every month the beauty industry seems to find an elusive patch of face that requires yet another specific product.

For years, we've been open-minded to the most implausible cr&egrave;mes, gels, and scrubs; we've subjected ourselves to countless painful and often gross procedures.

And in doing so, the American woman has spent herself silly.

But now: the economy's in the toilet,...

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