It’s time to celebrate the new year, so why not do it in style!   Get fashion tips for the big celebration, learn how to look like a celebrity, suggestions for what to eat and drink during the holidays and of course, make sure your skin looks the best it can for the new year.  These and more are the subjects you’ll find on this week’s Fashion Flash hosted right here at Fab Over Forty.

This year, why not make a resolution that multi-tasks? Volunteering and giving back not only helps the recipients, but also could help you live a longer, healthier life.  Jackie Silver, from AgingBackwards.com profiles some generous “givers” and shows you where you can find organizations that need volunteers in your area.

This week the Glam Gals have some super ideas to turn heads this New Years Eve!  You can check out their style tips at Fabulous After 40.

Have you ever experienced a food coma? The holiday season is often the time that overeating occurs. Shawna K., Female Fat Loss Over 40, gives you some tips to avoid the food coma over the holidays.

Marilyn Monroe was the first icon to challenge the ideal and pave the way for plus size women to be stylish and fashion forward.

Want to channel Liz Taylor on the cheap? FabOverFifty shows you how to get Liz’s look for less.

Enjoy the holiday with this yummy Menopause Makeover approved Pomegranate Champagne Punch! It’s low-calorie and loaded with antioxidants.

Deb of No-Nonsense Beauty Blog looks at skin brightening with soy moisturizers.

Last week I had a guest post by Dr. Jaliman discussing rosacea.  Be sure to check out her tips on how to treat rosacea.

From all of us at Fashion Flash, we wish you a wonderful 2012! 

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Coloring hair at home can be inexpensive and time saving, but also tricky, so follow these tips to avoid disaster. Highlights can add dimension to hair and give it a gorgeous sun-kissed effect when done correctly, but a few missteps can make you look skunk-like or worse. Thanks to experts Rona O’Conner, celebrity colorist and co-owner of the Lukaro salon in Beverly Hills, Calif. and Marcy Cona, Clairol Global Creative Director of Color and Style we got the scoop on how to successfully highlight hair at home — read on to see their tips.

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How to Treat Rosacea

Turns out you may have rosacea and not realize it. Find out how to treat and get rid of it for good

This is a TotalBeauty.com rosacea article Surprising stat of the day: Rosacea affects 14 million Americans — not a small figure by any means. And the National Rosacea Society says that most people who suffer from the skin condition don’t even know it. Find out if you have the signs of rosacea and see how to treat it with these expert tips. See tips

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How to Hide Tired (Hungover) Skin Now

The ultimate secrets to looking refreshed — even if you feel anything but

This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup tips article Whether it was a happy hour that turned into an all-night pub-crawl or your 2-year-old’s monster-filled nightmare that kept you up all night, there are times when eight hours of shut-eye just doesn’t happen. To the rescue: These makeup tips, which hide sallow, tired skin, so you can look refreshed and “awake” even when all you want to do is crawl back under the covers. Get tips

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Don’t want to spend big bucks on getting your makeup professionally done? Hey, if Kate Middleton can do hers, so can you. Try these tips…. It’s July, which means we are officially about a month into wedding season! (Yay!) It also means that a lot of brides have been asking me how to do their own makeup for their weddings, with concerns ranging from, “I’m worried it’ll melt off” (check out these melt-proof makeup tips) to “I don’t know how to get my makeup to look good in photos.”

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