If I could spend every day of my life basking in warm, dry, 80-degree weather, I would do it in an instant. But as a born-and-raised east coaster, the only summer I know translates to godawful hair—we’re talking huge, fluffy, frizzy, coarse, knotted curls. And while I’ve recently begun the accepting voluminous hair into my…
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While body hair isn’t the taboo it once was (see: Rihanna giving the middle finger to shaving this summer), sometimes you just don’t want to deal with stubble. But if you’re committed to keeping your legs smooth and silky, the options aren’t really all that appealing. Waxing is painful as hell, laser hair removal is…
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The fantasy of leave-in hair lightener sells itself. There you are on the beach with a chilled beverage in hand, lying mostly in the shade but partially in the sun. As you relax, the sun’s rays transform your hair with easy, natural highlights. You head home with gorgeous surfer-girl streaks that look like they cost…
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If you’re not following Ariana Grande’s every move, your mental picture of her probably includes a half-up pony or high, swinging one, liner that makes her already-big eyes look huge, and if you’re clicking through her stories on social media, more often than not an animal-face filter. It’s fun, and it’s her thing, and that’s…
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They’re up there, but my curls‘ greatest enemy isn’t humidity, breakage, or frizz. It’s not even an inexperienced hairstylist with a pair of blunt scissors (but a chill did just run down my spine). It’s sex. Either you tell your partner to watch themselves and miss out on the whole passionate, hands-in-your-hair, Outlander experience, or…
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In theory, air-drying your hair should be a pretty simple task. (1) Get out of the shower. (2) Do nothing. But in practice, when hair is left to its own devices, it can take on a life of its own—especially come summer, when one step outside results in frizz or flatness, and there’s nothing you’d…
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