Good Housekeeping January 2017

I was never a very sporty kid. I did love to swim at my grandma’s cottage — I learned to water-ski there, and I also downhill-skied almost every weekend with my family. But when I went off to college, I lost all connection to that childhood activity. Skiing seemed too expensive, I had to work through the summers and I had never really developed any sort of fitness routine. By age 30, I was terribly out of shape — at a time when bad habits start catching up! I knew I needed to do something, but had no clue where to start. What about yoga? Isn’t everyone a fan? Turns out, not me. It feels like soooo much work (eek!). I tried various other fitness programs and even a couch-potato-to-marathon…

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GH BEAUTY LAB APRIL FRANZI N O BEAUTY DIRECTOR @aprilfranzino What’s the best concealer to minimize undereye wrinkles and dark circles? — Rhoda H. A: For the delicate undereye area, you want a creamy formula — it’ll hydrate and plump lines instead of making them look dry and cakey. Go for full, rather than sheer, pigment coverage to hide dark shadows. GH Lab pick: In the Beauty Lab’s concealer test, Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Lift and Firm Concealer ($21) was best at hiding dark circles while smoothing fine eye-area wrinkles. NO MATTER WHAT I DO, MY HAIR WON’T HOLD A CURL. HELP! — Lori J. A: Curl fallout is one of the top styling complaints I hear. But “all types of hair are capable of holding a curl,” says Suave Professionals…