By Michelle Fabio

Since Britney Spears’ performance on the MTV Video Music Awards, it seems like everyone has an opinion on her music as well as on her mental and physical health.

Without getting into my personal opinions on what happened in Vegas (and hey, isn’t that supposed to stay in Vegas anyway?), I’m going to talk about what Spears could learn from our favorite fruit around these parts—the tomato.

1. Some bad spots don’t ruin the whole tomato; just cut them off and make juice or something. We all have difficulties in our lives, but the trick is to slice them away and focus on the good, gleaning whatever positives we can from a given situation.

2. Emphasize the sweetness. Read the rest of this entry »

By Tomato Queen

[This article is the second part of a two-part series examining tomato cosmetics and tomato beauty tips. Click to read part one.]

Here’s a continued list of ways to add tomatoes to your daily beauty regimen.

Don’t pop it.

According to AcneShoot.com, you can remove pimples with the following home recipe for tomato lotion: ½ tsp. camphor, 1 tsp. tomato juice, and 1 tsp. honey, mixed well and applied as a paste for 15 minutes.

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By Tomato Queen

Are you a fan of tomato glam?

There’s no dearth of products and home remedies that you can add to your scent or beauty regime.

Sniff it.

Love that scent of the tomato plant that rubs off on you and leaves a green streak on your arm that refuses to wash off?

Sitting under the full-spectrum lights in January just isn’t cutting it?

Demeter might have the scent for you: Tomato Pick-Me-Up Cologne Spray is said to smell just like, well: picking tomatoes.

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