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The Best Hair-Removal Products, According to Editors
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Hair removal is a personal choice, but if you’re someone who chooses to be hairless — whether it’s by way of shaving, waxing, lasering it off, or any other method — we know that the removal process can be daunting. Waxing is known for being a literal pain, and in some cases, can be damaging to the skin if done incorrectly; shaving, though convenient and painless, can often result in annoying ingrown hairs and razor burns;…
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7 Angled Bob Haircut Ideas
We can always count on our Instagram feeds to help us stumble upon a hair trend or moment that stops us in our tracks and often leads us down a rabbit hole. Last year, it was the stunning knotless box braids that practically took over, and now it’s the geometric cut that may or may not just inspire our next trip to the salon. The style in question is an angled bob haircut. If you aren’t familiar with the cut by name, trust us — you’ve absolutely seen it on the heads of some of your favorite celebrities and influencers. Plus, this particular look actually goes by a few names.…
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Best Olympics Nails on Athletes and Fans
The 2024 Paris Olympics is officially underway, and everyone, from athletes to fans, is celebrating their excitement for the big event in more ways than one. Some have memorialized the experience with tattoos of the Olympics logo, like in the case of Simone Biles, DeAnna Price, and Jordan Chiles, who have competed in the Games past and current. Others have shown their pride in less permanent ways via Olympics-themed nail art — and some of the designs are gold medal worthy. Most of the Olympics nail art we’ve come across feature the five interconnected rings — in the colors red, blue, green, black, and yellow — while others consist of…
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I Tried Simone Biles’s Makeup Routine: Editor Experiment
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Simone Biles isn’t afraid of standing out. As the most decorated Olympic gymnast of all time, the athlete has certainly left her mark on us. Off the mat (and the bars and vault), she also likes to have fun with her makeup. Whether she’s competing on the World’s biggest stage or just practicing, she seems to enjoy experimenting almost as much as she loves attempting gravity-defying stunts. From fun nail-art designs in red, white, and blue…
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Simone Biles’s Tattoos and Their Meanings
Simone Biles has been quite busy ever since she dominated her very first Olympics back in 2016. The athlete quickly became a household name seven years ago after winning five medals (four gold, one bronze) during the big event, and one thing she made sure to do to commemorate her experience was get her very first tattoo. A year after competing, Biles’s close friend Jake Miller documented her experience getting her first piece of ink via Instagram, and the athlete, of course, got a design of the Olympic rings in black ink. More recently, she’s dominated at the Paris 2024 Olympics, got married in April 2023 to Jonathan Owens in…
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How to Take Care of Bohemian Box Braids, According to a Pro
Traditional box braids have evolved a lot over the years, and they’ve birthed a handful of different styles that have become popular today. These days, some of the most popular kinds of braids are knotless (those that are installed using a feed-in technique) and bohemian box braids. Also referred to as “goddess” and “boho” styles, the latter is perfect if you want to give your regular box braids a chic upgrade. If a chic maintenance hairstyle sounds right up your alley, we should warn you before you book an appointment: these hairstyles require a bit more maintenance than traditional traditional box braids. That said, they’re well worth it for how…
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Y2K Makeup and Hair Products: Shop the Trend
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. They say that history often repeats itself, and — when it comes to the beauty trends taking over our timelines today — truer words have never been spoken. Over the last few years we’ve seen celebrities and influencers repopularize some of the biggest trends from the ’90s and early 2000s that, up until recently, were dismissed for being cringe-y or cheesy. “Y2K beauty,” as it’s called, puts a modern spin on the frosty eyeshadows, ombré lips,…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Wigs and Weaves
Weaves require a bit more commitment, depending on how you style them, but that doesn’t make them any less wearable than wigs. We’re breaking down the different types of weaves ahead. Sew-In Weaves Getting a sew-in weave is a bit of a lengthier process than installing a wig. For this, a stylist can install several cornrows throughout your natural hair before sewing your desired amount of bundles or “tracks” into your hair. This can usually take anywhere from two to six hours, depending on how many bundles you’re installing (two or three is a good amount) and how speedy your stylist is. Since they can typically last anywhere from six…
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Summer Hairstyles to Try For 2024, According to the Pros
We can’t always predict what’s going to happen at the start of each season — we’re not psychics, as great as that would be — but one thing we know for sure is that each season is always ripe with hairstyle and hair-color trends that we’re excited to add to our summer mood boards. From sleek bobs to bouncy blowouts to long mermaid looks that are perfect for the beach in the summer heat, there are plenty of different styles for every hair type and texture to drool over. When it comes to easy summer hairstyles that will be trending this year, there are a plethora of new looks that…
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Butterfly Haircut Ideas and Inspiration
We’ll just come right out and say it: the thought of getting a haircut can be terrifying sometimes. It takes a lot to be able to commit to a completely new style that requires you to sacrifice your length because, if the cut somehow goes wrong, it may take a while to grow your hair back out. The good news is that if you’re currently debating whether or not you should get a short cut, there’s a way that you can experiment without fully taking the plunge with what is called a “butterfly” haircut. Originally coined by hairstylist Sunnie Brook, the butterfly haircut leaves shorter, face-framing layers around the top…
