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PAPER BLOOMS • These GH April cover-star flowers can brighten a room or someone’s day — just like the real thing. Bonus: They last forever! Create a bouquet in only a few steps.
Neat Tricks
MY HOME TOWN BOSTON • Jean Wang, founder of fashion and lifestyle blog Extra Petite (she’s five foot zero), takes us on a tour of her favorite hangouts.
Easy Smoked Sausage Skillet
this month on GOODHOUSEKEEPING.COM • Finding small ways to go green will not only help the planet, but can save you $$$. Earth Day (April 22) is the perfect time to kick off some new habits. Start here!
AWESOME OTTOMAN
PACK YOUR SUITCASE LIKE A PRO • Use this checklist next time you travel
Radishes • There are so many delicious ways to enjoy this vitamin C–packed veggie. Here are some of our faves:
Showerheads
PHONES IN PUBLIC • Our devices go wherever we do, but etiquette expert Lisa Mirza Grotts is here to remind us when to detach.
YOU COULD WIN A CHANCE TO MAKE AN EPIC SPLASH! • Prepare yourself for the most memorable family vacation ever, featuring thrilling water rides, lazy rivers, spa time and much more. GH wants to send you to America’s largest indoor water park, Kalahari Resorts. Whenever you decide to go, put these must-do’s on your itinerary:
real star power
BE AN EASTER EGGS-PERT
feather + nest • genius inspiration for your style + home
INSIDE THE GH BEAUTY LAB • The look-gorgeous news, tricks and trends you need to know from GH’s in-house scientists and experts
HAPPY HANDS • Don’t let them give away your age: Get silky, youthful-looking hands with these proven pro tricks and product picks
the truth about “CLEAN” BEAUTY • The Beauty Lab’s scientists cut through the confusion around the craze, separating fact from myth so you can make the right choices for your life
6 KEY CLAIMS, DECODED • The Beauty Lab helps you decipher the most common lingo on packaging and in marketing.
3 real ways to GO “CLEAN” • The GH Beauty Lab’s top tips on making truly natural and sustainable beauty choices:
A WEEK OF AWESOME OUTFITS
BEAUTIFULLY Organized • Corral your toiletries and create a pretty place for your beauty routine (and loot!)
utilize every inch of the MEDICINE CABINET • Make everything visible and pack in more than you thought possible with tried-and-true organizers and strategies.
repurpose a DESK • Just add a mirror and a stylish chair and you can have a customized spot to indulge in much-needed “me time.” Tip: Place near a window to maximize natural light for flawless makeup application.
display on a LOVELY TRAY • Makeup and perfume spread across a dresser make it look cluttered, but when you give those things a home together, they instantly appear organized.
hop to it! • Make this the tastiest, funnest, most colorful Easter with these cute critters and sweet treats
ASK THE GH CLEANING LAB • GH’s resident home-care dynamo shares her top tips and favorite tricks to conquer your toughest messes and trouble spots
discover • real stories, news you can use + healthy living ideas
CASHMERE NICOLE, 34 • Harnessing Beauty to Fight Cancer and Help Children Founder and CEO, Beauty Bakerie
GOOD READS
MESSAGING MATTERS
ONE-MINUTE “STRESS TEST”
The talk you need to have with your doc
THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION • We can get hooked on loads of things, from substances to the rush from behaviors like shopping and online gaming — even ones that start off healthy, such as exercise. Here, we comb through what happens in our bodies to reel us in and what it takes...