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This Is the Best Self-Tanner We’ve Ever Used, According to Testing

Beauty treatments like waxing and manicures can impact your self-tan, so make sure you take care of those before your self-tan session. “All of those treatments can remove self-tanner,” Stankiewicz of Louise O’Connor Salon in New York City told Allure. Other things to note while using a self-tanner are to wash with a gentle cleanser, make sure your skin is …

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What I eat for breakfast every day

When I moved from Japan to the U.S. in the 1990s, it wasn’t always easy to get the ingredients I knew and loved. But there were some staples that were easier to come by, like whole grains and beans.  From there, I built my favorite breakfast: brown rice, beans, “natto” (fermented soybeans), “nukazuke” (pickled vegetables), wrapped with nori (seaweed) and …

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