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Be sure to check out Parts 1 & 2 of our Beauty Department Store Finds Series: ULTA and NORDSTROM!

Wal-Mart and beauty?  It might not be the most obvious combination, but more and more consumers are heading to the grand poobah of big boxes for their cosmetic needs.  The store has taken note, reworking its web presence and brick and mortar locations, with online specials and tips from beauty experts along with expanded beauty spaces in stores.  Caveat emptor: women don’t shop at Wal-Mart for the ambiance or customer service experience. Forget about flattering lighting and pretty bags from iconic department stores.  Women shop at Wal-Mart because they are watching their bottom line, and with the chain’s new focus on beauty and health, the selection is better than ever with aggressive pricing that’s hard to beat.  The days of mishmosh megabrands are long gone; sure, all of the old standbys from L’Oreal and Maybelline are still there at rock-bottom prices, but there is a greater sense of focus in the beauty department along with quite a few surprises.

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First NYC salt room treats skin and respiratory problems.

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There’s a new salt breeze blowing through Manhattan. No, it’s not the result of an ominous climate shift, but rather an ages old phenomenon heretofore unknown in these parts: therapeutic salt rooms. Halo/Air Salt Rooms, an Eastern European-style import by way of Israel, has opened the first New York City salt room at 133 W. 22^nd Street. It’s called halotherapy and the rooms replicate naturally occurring salt caves located in Eastern Europe.

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