Health & Beauty

Controlling blood glucose is key to managing diabetes. Today's blood glucose meters are smaller, faster, and come with more features than ever before. They're also more accurate.

At high-end department stores you can shell out nearly $100 for a container the size of your pinky. But when we tested antiwrinkle eye creams, we found that you can get the same results or possibly better for a fraction of that. Our test was only six weeks long, so we don't know if using the creams longer would yield more dramatic results. But the truth is you can't buy a face-lift in a bottle.

From time immemorial, various cultures have been obsessed with removing unwanted body and facial hair. Judging by the vast array of hair-removal products—manual and electric shavers, electric epilators, depilatories, and waxes—available today, smooth and hairless skin remains very much in fashion.

Electric shavers are popular on men's gift lists for several reasons: They let you shave without the muss and fuss of lather and water, a real plus when you're traveling or if you like an afternoon touch-up at the office. And unlike blade razors, they avoid nicks, since the blades don't touch your skin.

Dyeing your hair at home offers a quick and inexpensive way to mask your gray or simply change your hair color. In our tests we found that you can get good results for less than $10.