Author: Simone Olivero

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    Celebrity Halloween looks that will inspire you to step up your costume

    Now that’s it’s officially October, it’s time to start thinking about Halloween.  ALSO SEE: The Most Offensive, Inappropriate & Just Plain Weird Halloween Costumes of 2015 Right on cue, Heidi Klum posted a teaser for this years’ costume through a series of videos taken at the Prosthetic Renaissance studio, a design and makeup effects company. Klum is no amateur when it comes to Halloween dressing. Each year she hosts one of the biggest parties and has worn some pretty elaborate costumes ranging

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    Spice up your beauty routine with these five edibles

    Turns out spices aren’t just for eating.  Click through the gallery above to see why you might want to add a pop of flavour to your everyday beauty regimen.

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    This is what the symbols on the back of your cosmetics mean

    <p>Beauty packaging is often covered in all kinds of information, but if you’ve ever wondered what those symbols mean, we’ve got the guide to get you sorted. Warning: that lipstick you’ve been hoarding is probably expired. </p><p>Click through the gallery above to get the scoop. </p>

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    This Alberta-based company is making prosthetics into stylish fashion accessories

    The latest fashion trend is diversity.  The last few years have been pretty revolutionary in the fashion world. Runways have featured plus-sized and ageless models, models in wheel chairs and models with genetic disorders, like Down syndrome.  ALSO SEE: Madeline Stuart, Model With Down Syndrome, Just Won New York Fashion Week Last year, designer Sunny Fong made headlines when he sent amputee runner Amy Winters down the runway during his Vawk presentation at Toronto Fashion Week wearing a custom-

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    This is what those laundry symbols on the tags of your clothes mean

    Admit it. Even if you’ve been doing your own laundry for years, you’ve probably never fully understood what those weird symbols on the tags mean. Instead of judging you, we here at Yahoo Canada want to help you with this handy guide to understanding laundry symbols.  Click through the gallery above to learn the real way to properly care for your garments.

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    Girls with undercuts are taking over Instagram

    After platinum, pastel and rainbow-coloured hair, the latest trend to hit Instagram (thankfully) doesn’t involve peroxide.  ALSO SEE: Rainbow Hair’s Not Going Anywhere in 2015 Back in the ‘90s, every boy on the playground at school had an undercut. The designs ranged from simple with clean, hard-edged lines to mini works of art – think carved out lightening bolts and sports logos. Instead of using colour, undercuts offer a bold way to express yourself through your hair, without the long term com

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    Want to lose weight? New study claims these are the foods you should be eating

    Taking a cue from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (which recommends that a diet rich in fruit and vegetables “can help adults and children achieve and maintain a healthy weight”), the study looked at exactly which fruits and vegetables fared best when it came to weight loss. “Eating more fruit was actually greater for weight loss,” claims the study. Unsurprisingly, starchy vegetables like corn, peas, and potatoes actually led to weight gain – sigh.