Julyne's Beauty Blog

It's a myth that you should never tweeze above the brows. Unless you want stragglers running amok above the brow, while below the brow there's hardly a baby fine hair left in place (if you wax or thread), you should most definitely tweeze above the brow.

More brow tips:
How to shape your brows
Should you splurge on tweezers?
Oops! You overplucked, now what?

No matter your political preference, if there's one thing we may all agree on it's that McCain's pick for Vice President is gorgeous. Palin's a natural beauty with chiseled cheekbones, chocolate eyes and full lips. But a stylist has got to get their hands on her hair, which in my opinion makes her look at least 10 years older than she is (44).

I look forward to seeing her almost certain transformation over the next few weeks. Will she get the typical politico helmet head, modeled these days by Michelle Obama? Will she go soft and layered and oh-so-feminine like Cindy McCain? Or will she be daring and get a sleek bob cut like this one modeled by Christina Ricci? I vote for the latter.

Photo of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on February 26, 2008 by Win McNamee/Getty Images

My cousin Cat, who taught me last summer a great beauty tip involving sand and babies which I'll share next, taught me how to get wrinkles out without an iron. This works great on cotton clothes. First you run warm water over your hands, then you basically "iron out" the wrinkles with your hands. You do this by running your hands down the wrinkles in your dress, pants legs, whatever. You end up pretty wet, but clothes tend to quickly in the heat.

Cat's beach tip is simple: Get the sand off babies, kids or yourself with talcum powder. It works wonders, especially when changing diapers.

Fall is upon us (don't get depressed), so it's almost that time of year where we have to break out the concealer and the foundation. Here, we show you how to pick the right shade of concealer. Find out if you're supposed to pick a shade lighter or darker than your skin tone. Plus, find out the correct way to apply concealer.

Let's take a quick 10-second break from twirls and jumps and spins from last night's gymnastics competition and talk about the barrette art.

If you tuned into the bars competition last night you may have noticed the various colored barrettes sported by virtually every gymnast. There were white barrettes, red barrettes, heart-shaped barrettes, barrettes in a line across the top of the head like soldiers preparing for battle. Surely they are to keep the hair out of the face, but the barrettes were pretty funny.

Ok, that was fun, now back to NBC....

Photo: The Chinese women's gymnastics team celebrate during Day 5 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games // Getty Images

In case you missed this shampoo trick for fine hair the first time I wrote about it last year, here it goes again:

Apply shampoo only to scalp and roots. Slather conditioner on the bottom two-thirds of hair, staying away from the scalp. Rinse hair of the shampoo and conditioner. The shampoo will work it's way down the hair, rinsing out the conditioner.

I saw these homemade beauty tricks in July's Cosmo magazine and had to share:

To give hair extra shine, try Victoria Secret model Selita Bank's avocado recipe. She mashes up half an avocado and applies it to hair like a mask. A few minutes later, rinse off. Banks, who is from the Cayman Islands, says women there use fresh produce on their hair and bodies all the time.

Anna Kournikova says women in her native country (Russia) boost fine hair by slathering on a mask made from dark bread soaked in beer.

For more homemade masks and beauty tricks, check out: Homemade Face Masks, 14 Recipes for 6 Different Face Types

If there is one thing I will swear to you, it's that I won't say a beauty product is amazing unless I sincerely believe it is amazing. And La Roche-Posay's Anthelios XL tinted creme sunscreen is amazing.

I found it while shopping at The Bathroom, my favorite NYC beauty boutique located in the West Village. I was skeptical because the bottle was somewhat small (50 ml) for the pricetag ($47), plus, I was afraid the tint would be too dark for my fair skin. Also, I have used La Roche-Posay's Anthelios XL lait version for years, but it casts a white, ghost-like pall over the face, which I hate. But a girl's gotta wear her sunscreen.

I bought the stuff and I've since bought another bottle and my friends are now going ga-ga for it as well. Here's why it's so fabulous:

• No annoying white cast on the face. Instead, the tint acts like a tinted foundation and gives the face just the right amount of color.
• SPF 50+. Dermatologists agree you need more than 30 SPF to protect the face from the sun. There's some debate over whether super high numbers can be trusted, but I have worn this religiously and have yet to sunburn.
• The bottle is small enough for a purse. Sunscreen must be reapplied throughout the day if you are out in the sun and this bottle fits perfectly in any purse. While I wish it was a little more product for the money, a few pea-sized dots will do you. It does go a long way.
• The product contains Mexoryl which, like Helioplex in Neutrogena products, protects against both UVA and UVB rays.
• I've read many dermatologists who say they use Anthelios XL, I hope they know about the tinted creme sunscreen.

Buy it at finer drugstores across the country, at The Bathroom or online.

Don't want to break the bank on this product? I recommend Eucerin Extra Protective Moisture SPF 30. Photo: Anthelios XL tinted creme courtesy Pricegrabber

My new haircut (missed it?) looks best when it's piece-y (thank you everyone for your kind comments, I know my picture on this Website makes me look like a sorority girl circa 1994. I blame the photographer who insisted on pouffing up the top). To get this look, I've been using Shu Uemura's Liquid Fabric. You spray it on before you blow or airdry and then a bit afterward. It gives hair great texture, which those of us with fine hair need. Spray and then finger-brush hair so it is "piece-y."

You can buy it at select salons (their Website has a salon locater tool) or get it off the Shu Website.

Some of my favorite finds on my About.com sister sites:

Sick of shaving but you don't want to splurge on a professional wax? Naomi Torres, About's Hair Removal Guide, shows you how to wax at home.

Hate your bad haircut? Kendra Aarhus, our Women's Hairstyles Guide, tells us how to cope.

Fall's just around the corner and our Makeup Guide Faith Lawless shows off the top Fall makeup collections.