Featured in August 2011

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Thoughts, p. 6

The Simple List, p. 8

Editor’s Note, p. 19

Your Words

• This Month’s Question, p. 22
  What color do you use most in your decorating and why?
• No-Obligation Book Club, p. 28
  What book has taught you the most about life?
  
  

Trends Worth Trying

• Style Revival, p. 31
  Slicker wicker
• One for All, p. 32
  Antioxidant-rich acai
• The Most Wearable Trend Right Now, p. 34
  Snakeskin prints
• Everyday Indulgence, p. 36
  Hoops with edge
• 10 Finds for $50 or Less, p. 38
  
  

Solutions

• New Uses for Ice Cubes, p. 41
• Problem-Solvers of the Month, p. 42
• Ask Real Simple, p. 44
  Could my electronic devices really interfere with airplane technology?
• Start With, p. 46
  An ice cream cone
• Fresh Pick, p. 48
  Tomatoes
  
  

Life Lessons

• Good Read, p. 51
  Helen Schulman on her long-time habit of counting everything—and the relief she felt when she stopped
• Modern Manners, P. 56
  Michelle Slatalla on how to turn down child-rearing advice from your parents and in-laws
• Expertise, P. 61
  Five ways to be a better friend
  
  

The Guide

Fashion

• Denim, Decoded, p. 71
  The skinny on which jeans are in style now—and which styles are right for you
• Fit Lab, p. 81
  Athletic shoes

Health

• 15 Minutes and You’re Done, p. 89
  Lower abdominals

Beauty

• Easy Eye Makeovers, p. 93
  Refresh your entire look with a few quick tricks
• Beauty With Brains, p. 101
  What can I do about cellulite?
• Road Test, p. 107
  Body washes

Home

• Personal Shopper, p. 115
  Classic, affordable furniture that you’ll love to live with
• The Art of Arranging, p. 125
  How to create beautiful displays around your home using objects that you already have

Money

• Moneywise, p. 131
  Surprising ways to save on prescription drugs; tips to boost your credit score; the risks of in-app purchasing
  

Features

• What Makes My Life Real Simple, p. 139
• One Word: Color, p. 140
  Four gorgeous paint palettes, plus coordinating accents, to make over a room—or your entire home
• Take a Vacation…From Your Beauty Routine, p. 152
  Low-maintenance summer strategies for hair, nails, and skin
• My Stove: A Love Story, p. 158
  Susanna Styron shares the surprising emotional rewards of living with a 1950s oven (and repairing it, and repairing it again)
• It’s the Little Things, p. 162
  Stylish, under-$100 accessories that you can wear now and well into fall
  
  

Food

• Six Sensational Salad Suppers, p. 170
  Quick and delicious summer recipes that are meals in and of themselves
• Road Test, p. 180
  Fruit sodas
• Quick Takes, p. 184
  10 ideas for boneless chicken breasts
• Secretly Simple, p. 188
  Gazpacho
• Things Cooks Know, p. 190
  Strategies, techniques, and tips from the Real Simple test kitchen to yours
• Five Easy Dinners, p. 193
• Nutritional Index, p. 202

Credits, p. 204
Where to buy the products featured in this issue

Discounts & Deals, p. 208
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Clip and Save: Real Simple to Go, p. 210