Good Housekeeping Jul-14

GHRI GOOD HOUSEKEEPING RESEARCH INSTITUTE We evaluate products for the magazine and the Seal to make sure you get good value. While testing tweezers,a brow expert provided arch support to 13 volunteers; see page 30. BEGINNER'S PLUCK How to wield shiny new pincers wisely 1 Go to a pro for an initial brow shaping; it'll be easier to maintain on your own. 2 Pull out one hair at a time, step back and look in the mirror. This will keep you from overdoing it. 3 Don't overpluck between brows; it exaggerates the size of the nose. Fill in gaps with brow powder. DIRECTOR Miriam Arond TECHNICAL MANAGER & ENGINEERING DIRECTOR Rachel Rothman FOOD DIRECTOR Susan Westmoreland FOOD ASSOCIATE FOOD EDITORS Catherine Lo, Erin Phraner ASSISTANT FOOD EDITOR Sherry Rujikarn EDITORIAL…

When you're a kid, it's tough to grasp the concept of "tears of joy." For me, it wasn't until I was in my teens, at the wedding of a second cousin (we weren't even that close!), that I experienced those so-called "happy" tears for myself. Embarrassingly, I felt my eyes well up at a particularly sentimental comment made during the vows. I was sitting next to my "cool" uncle, and all I could think as I tried to fight back the drops sliding down my cheeks was, I really hope Uncle Les doesn't notice. Since then, this confusing feeling of wistful happiness tinged with inexplicable sadness has struck me countless times—while watching Suits (aww, Harvey), when listening to Avicii singing "I didn't know I was lost" (go download "Wake Me…

MORE TO LOVE April's issue won me over with all the info I could immediately put to use: sports bra recommendations, smartphone comparisons and tips on expanding networks of friends. —CHRISTINE LONG, VIA E-MAIL On Twitter: @StudioNotes Absolutely fell in love with @Beloving2 [Marcia Gay Harden] after reading her quote in @goodhousemag. Love her appreciation of a thank-you! A NEW BUDDY SYSTEMAfter 25 years of living in the same small town, I'm getting ready to move. But thanks to April's "You Gotta Have Friends," I now have some great ideas I can put to use to get settled in! —DONNA SCHNEIDER, VIA E-MAIL CAN'T WAIT TO TRY… You asked which cover I received: I have the one with the totally scrumptious-looking sticky buns. And I was just pondering…

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