The intense color of the wax and its close proximity to your own skin in an austere space have also been cited as evoking a curiously visceral experience that is also meditative and spiritual.

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In either case, the skin color is generally close to the family's coloring, but a little bit lighter.

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When you're trying a nude manicure, many pros recommend matching the color to your skin tone, or getting as close as possible.

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If China decided to relax its customs duties, this could result in Estee Lauder gaining close to 8% market share of global skin care by 2012.

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And so -- but apparently the ones that are being tested right now by all the big laboratories, they only can be used for skin cancer or places where the light can penetrate fairly close to the surface.

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