• Beauty Schooled by Virginia Sole-Smith

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    Beauty Schooled

    An investigation of the price we pay for pretty -- and my 600-hour adventure at Beauty U, learning to apply makeup, excavate pores and wax, well, everywhere.

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    Redbook, January 2012

    The Fed Up Woman's Guide to Saving Money

    Bank-fee switcheroos, jacked-up bills, insane health care costs... enough! Recent consumer outrage proves you can fight back — and win big.

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    Parents, July 2011

    The Hungry House

    Right here in the United States, one in four children don't have enough to eat. The impact this has on their health, their development — their future — is staggering. Our special report introduces you to two families who struggle every day to put food on the table.

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    The Progressive, May 2010

    Mexico's Squid Sweatshops

    Much of the squid sold in the United States was processed in horrendous conditions in Mexico. Welcome to the Santa Rosalia factories in Baja California Sur. Reprinted in The UTNE Reader, September-October 2010. Research support for this article provided by The Nation Institute's Investigative Fund.

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Congratulations — if you're reading this post, it means you've successfully found your way to my new and improved blog on my new and improved website. In case you missed the news on the old blog, here's the deal. For the past few years, I've maintained a professional portfolio site at a whole other domain. This made sense when I first started beauty school and had to keep a low profile. But it sto...

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