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What Is Folliculitis? Doctors Explain
If you’ve noticed small red bumps around your scalp or anywhere that hair grows, no need to sound the panic alarm just yet. You might be dealing with folliculitis, a very common infection of the hair follicle that can be caused by a variety of reasons (we’ll get to them later). While some people experience itchy, sore, or even painful bumps, others might not notice the inflammation for some time. It really just depends on the person. We asked two board-certified dermatologists to explain folliculitis, its causes, whether it’s contagious, and, most importantly, how to treat it. Keep reading to find out. Experts Featured in This Article Lauren Penzi, MD,…
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SkinMedica TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream Review With Photos
PS Photography | Renee RodriguezPS Photography | Renee Rodriguez 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. The first time I ever got wind of the SkinMedica TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream ($72), I was scrolling TikTok late at night with a huge cluster of acne on the right side of my face. What immediately got my attention was user Blake Evin talking about how she had been using “circumcisions” on her face every day for a year, and she “swore” it cured her acne.…
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Therabody TheraFace Depuffing Wand Review: With Photos
PS Photography | Renee RodriguezPS Photography | Renee Rodriguez 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. Do you cry a lot? Do you live in the same city as an ex partner and run into them frequently, leaving you a sobbing mess for days on end afterward? Do you wake up with your eyes nearly swollen shut (due to aforementioned crying) on a regular basis? No? Just me? OK, so here’s the tea: I ran into my ex boyfriend after three months of…
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MLM Beauty Companies Are Changing Their Business Approach
Multi-level marketing businesses (also known as MLMs) — a method that uses everyday people to sell and distribute products and services — have existed for decades. Instead of selling directly to consumers online or in a brick-and-mortar store, these companies grant opportunities for the average person to start their own business and make a commission. Think back to Avon, Arbonne, Mary Kay, Cutco Knives, and the many Tupperware parties of the ’90s. In fact, MLMs accounted for $35.2 billion in retail sales in 2019, according to the Direct Selling Association. Based primarily on recruiting for profit, it was only recently that documentaries like “Betting on Zero” and “LuLa Rich,” or…
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Athena Club Glossy Shave Oil Review With Photos
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. I’m the type of person who prefers to shave on a needs-to-happen basis, but after joining a swim club this summer, I found myself shaving almost daily. As much as I’d love to get laser hair removal on my underarms and legs, I haven’t taken the financial leap yet. For now, my hair removal methods lean heavily on shaving and waxing. I’ve used shaving cream for years, but with the constant exposure to chlorine, my skin…
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Huda Beauty Blush Filter Soft Glow Liquid Blush Review
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. According to TikTok and tons of beauty product launches in the past few months, it’s a blush girl summer. From Patrick Ta’s cream-powder layering blush technique to the latest “sun-kissed” blush trend, a flushed cheek is here to stay. With liquid blushes becoming the breakout formula this year, every brand is vying to be the best. One formula that stands out against the rest is Huda Beauty’s Blush Filter Soft Glow Liquid Blush ($21). Unlike other…
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Lady Gaga’s Stylist Frederic Aspiras Shares His Hair Tips
To call Lady Gaga a beauty chameleon is an understatement. The Oscar winner and founder of beauty brand Haus Labs has too many iconic beauty looks to count at this point. This is especially true when it comes to her hair. Hair, for Gaga, is art. Structural styles (we think about her early aughts hair bows at least once a month), Old Hollywood glam updos and waves, and an array of fabulous hair colors — the musician has rocked it all. And the person we need to thank for these unbelievable looks is celebrity hairstylist Frederic Aspiras. Aspiras has been collaborating with Gaga for years, methodically pulling inspiration from various…
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Madewell Emmett Patch Pocket Wide Leg Jeans Review
PS Photography | Angela EliasPS Photography | Angela Elias 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. I’m a sucker for wide-leg pants. I have superbaggy ’90s-era jeans that puddle at the heels, a cropped wide-leg pair in neon-hued cotton, wide-leg cargo pants with drawstrings at the hem, and the list goes on. The only thing missing in my collection was classic wide-leg denim. When I saw Madewell’s Emmett Patch Pocket Wide Leg Jeans ($138), I was crossing my fingers they’d be a match.…
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Cost of Competing in Miss Fire Island Pageant: Receipts
Welcome to Show the Receipts, a series where we ask interesting people to share exactly how much it costs to get shit done. No matter the task, we’re tracking every last dollar from start to finish. Up next: competing in the Miss Fire Island pageant. Angelique Imperious, 45, has her eyes set on winning this year’s title of Ms. Fire Island. Last year, her first time ever competing in the pageant, she was just one point shy of taking home the crown, but this time around, she’s determined to win the $2,000 cash prize, crown, and trophy. Although her costs associated with competing outweigh the prize money at the end,…
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Camp Beauty is Going Mainstream
Clover Bish | Pandora Nox / Photo Illustration Keila GonzalezClover Bish | Pandora Nox / Photo Illustration Keila Gonzalez 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. We heard there’s a place where everyone can be a queen, and it’s not just at the Pink Pony Club. From drag kings to hyper queens, otherwise known as AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) queens, the rise of the “camp” aesthetic has made its way to mainstream beauty. If you need proof, just look at Julia Fox’s…
