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No matter how long you’ve gotten to know your unique curl pattern in all its splendor, being blessed with curly hair can still sometimes feel like a (literal) handful. Crafting a routine that will nourish your spirals to their utmost potential isn’t easy, especially with the endless stream of products to consider. From hydrating masks…
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Aptly named the Super Dry Shampoo, the entire marketing around it feels like only something a businesswoman in the Kardashians’ orbit could dream up. (Atkin has famously worked with all the sisters—and Kris!—and most recently has been styling Kendall for appearances.) On Ouai’s website, the dry shampoo’s tagline reads “for days with a heavier oil…
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I’m not sure what caught my attention first: the scalp treatment or the word bubble. It makes sense that Kristin Ess, the stylist who spawned a line of high-quality, surprisingly affordable hair products and has masterminded many a celebrity cut (see Lauren Conrad and Jenna Dewan), would look beyond the roots. After all, healthy hair…
Read moreWhen you’ve been a beauty editor for roughly 247 years, people assume you can pull out some serious hair tricks. But despite having written a lot about hair and styling, I have the actual hair skills of a sea urchin and can’t manage to create anything even remotely close to a hairdo. Not like it…
Read moreIt’s no secret most hotel toiletries are far from a luxury amenity. One tiny body wash bottle is about enough to clean your right elbow. But as Halsey pointed out on Twitter late Thursday evening, the shampoo and conditioner options available in hotel bathrooms aren’t just inconvenient for many women of color—they’re unusable. “I’ve been…
Read moreAs someone who unabashedly subscribes to the cult of conditioner, it’s the rare shampoo that can wiggle its way into my heart. With curls, honestly, it’s all about the conditioner. The very idea behind the no-poo movement is that curls need all the hydration they can get, and shampoos, with their “we’ll get your scalp…
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