Featured in February 2009

See what was in this issue of Real Simple.

On the Cover

• Your favorite recipes made faster (and healthier), p. 134
• Spend less on everyday items: 18 tricks, p. 101, 164
• Drugstore cures for dry skin, p. 112
• The experts’ guide to a strong relationship, p. 93
• Cardigans, p. 61
• Stain removers, p. 119
• Coffee, p. 123 

In This Issue

Thoughts, p. 4
 

The Simple List, p. 6
 

Editor’s Note, p. 15
 

Contributors, p. 18
 

Your Words
How do you alleviate stress?, p. 21
 

Solutions

• New Uses for Old Things, p. 29
• Tech Decoder: how to e-mail photos, p. 32
• Products of the Month, p. 34
• Ask Real Simple: What is the best way to remove wallpaper?, p. 38  

Life Lessons
Writer Julie Rottenberg on her lifelong love of sleeping really, really late, p. 41
 

The Quiz
How well do you and your valentine know each other?, p. 46
 

Special: Real Simple on TV
A look behind the scenes of an episode of Real Simple. Real Life., p. 49
 

Personal Best
Patrick Lencioni shares 10 business strategies that work for families, too, p. 128
 

Reality Check
Cupid looks for love online, p. 196
 

Real Simple to Go, p. 198

The Guide

Style

Twelve modern interpretations of the classic cardigan, p. 61

Sweat-worthy workout gear for $50 and under, p. 73
 

Body

Following a cardiologist’s heart-healthy daily routine, p. 77
 

Beauty

Makeup, hair, and skin fixes to look pretty in an instant, p. 85
 

Life

Does love conquer all? Experts separate fact from fiction in common relationship wisdom, p. 93
 

Moneywise

How to get a good deal when eating out, what those economic buzzwords mean, and saving on medical costs, p. 101

 

Road Tests

• Budget moisturizers, p. 112
• Spot removers, p. 119
• Coffee, p. 123
   

Features

• Healthier takes on nine classic comfort foods (that don’t sacrifice taste), p. 134
• Say good-bye to dieting and start eating in a healthier, happier way, p. 144
• How married love looks, through the eyes of seven photographers, p. 150
• Why pink makeup works for everyone, p. 156
• How to redecorate your home―without ever leaving it, p. 164
   

Cooking

• Five Easy Dinners, p. 175
• Three fast chocolate desserts, p. 186
• Fresh pick: grapefruit, p. 189
• Nutritional Index, p. 191