Sound the alarm: According to internet sleuths, using jojoba oil in your hair care routine might just be the key to growing long, healthy hair. Along with rice water and rosemary oil, jojoba oil has a long history of being used as a treatment—not just on the scalp, but on the whole body. “Jojoba oil […]
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Spoilers below. The second episode of And Just Like That… season 2 contains a lot of endings that open the way for change. To start, Carrie’s Sex and the City podcast hits a wall when her innate prudery stops her from saying the word “suppository” on air, even though this commercial for vaginal wellness seems […]
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Beauty and grooming rituals have long been a part of the Black experience. Historically, everything from hairstyling to body art has represented where we come from and to which community we belonged. But then we fast forward to the mid to late 20th century, when many of our beauty choices—while still widely culturally driven—were heavily […]
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Special shampoos, conditioners and blowouts may “promise” thicker-looking, healthy hair, but for more advanced hair loss issues (think, female pattern baldness autoimmune diseases, hormone imbalances due to postpartum), it doesn’t completely solve the puzzle. Now, more and more women are turning to scalp micropigmentation — a procedure traditional sought by men — to give the […]
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Sydney Sweeney is used to going against the grain. “I’ve always done things my way, whether it was pursuing acting—because that was such a different career choice than most people where I grew up—or deciding to produce my own projects at such a young age,” the 25-year-old Spokane, Washington native tells ELLE.com. So it’s no […]
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Although likely best known as a savory seasoning for your favorite dishes, rosemary is believed to have plenty of wellness and beauty benefits, too. In addition to its purported aromatherapy perks, it’s also thought to help moisturize skin and bring hair back to life—specifically repair damage, combat pesky dandruff, and even promote hair growth. TikTok […]
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I’ll give it to you straight: There are very few hair tools that are so unanimously adored, sought after, and obsessed over as Revlon’s Hot Air Brush. The internet can be a nasty place; a product doesn’t just get over 250,000 five-star reviews without doing something incredibly right. It even climbed its way toward the […]
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Kylie Jenner is no stranger to extensions or wigs, but the reality star opted to give her fans a very rare look at her natural hair last night on her Instagram Story. “Over one year into the hair health journey and this is how we’re doing,” she wrote, running her fingers through her dark shoulder-length […]
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Read all of The State of Black Beauty here. Black hair is innovative, historical, and magical. Black girls’ hair is distinctive and exceptional because no two heads of texture and curls are alike— and so much of a Black girl’s experience centers around her hair. But for many Black girls like myself, the hair care […]
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Netflix Netflix has no shortage of good TV shows. With drama hits like Bridgerton and The Crown to comedies like Sex Education and Never Have I Ever, your queue is bound to be filled with binge-worthy series for every genre. But the streamer has some gems in the film department as well, whether it’s a […]
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