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13 Protective Hairstyles For Natural Hair
If you have natural hair, you know: styling your hair every day can be extremely time-consuming. From detangling and blow-drying to hydrating and oiling — even thinking about a different hairstyle every single day is a lot. That’s why we love protective hairstyles. Though we’ve come a long way with properly caring for the health of natural hair, sometimes you just want something low-maintenance that’s also going to look good. Enter: protective hairstyles for natural hair. By definition, a protective style is any hair configuration that keeps your ends safely tucked away. These hairstyles require very little daily upkeep and help your hair remain moisturized while promoting hair growth thanks…
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Freckle Tattoos, Explained by Three Experts
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. There’s nothing like the look of freckles scattered across the face — something I’ve been longing for my entire life. I even bought a freckle pen and spent hours watching DIY freckle makeup tutorials. While it works — ish — there really is nothing like the real thing, and often, I mess up and end up looking like something’s just smudged on my face. While scrolling through Instagram recently, I came across a post of someone…
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CVS Epic Beauty Event Sale: What to Shop
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. If you’re on a budget (and who isn’t these days?), we’ve got news for you. Drugstore beauty retailer CVS is here to make your transition into fall easier with its Epic Beauty Event, where you can get discounts and extra savings on a wide range of beauty products. From now through September 14, you can stock up on new beauty products in the makeup, skin-care, and hair categories for less — both online and in-store. It’s…
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Should I Wash My Hair Before a Haircut?
Visiting a professional for a new haircut should be a relaxing, enjoyable experience, but sometimes not knowing proper salon etiquette can get in the way of that. If you’ve found yourself wondering, “Should you wash your hair before a haircut?” or “How much do you tip hairstylists?” — trust us, you’re not the only one. Even if you don’t have an upcoming salon appointment on the calendar, keeping your hair clean is important for many reasons, but that’s not to say you should feel embarrassed if you’ve had a particularly hectic week and didn’t get a chance to cleanse your hair the morning of your appointment. To settle this debate…
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4 Trans Women Talk About Their Bridal Beauty Experiences
Corey Rae grew up dreaming of her fairytale wedding. At five years old, she started to draw pictures of herself in a wedding dress and wanted to emulate her favorite Disney Princess, Ariel from “The Little Mermaid.” But for Rae, a content creator and trans activist, this daydream meant more than seeing herself walk down the aisle in a beautiful white dress. It was the first step in affirming her gender identity and manifesting her life as a woman. “I always wanted to get married, and I’ve always visualized myself as a bride,” Rae tells PS. “In high school and definitely in college when I started dating, I was like,…
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How to Use a French Hairpin: 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. It’s hard to believe that claw clips, the ’90s hair accessory we can’t get enough of right now, were briefly deemed out of style a decade ago. Much like hair colors and haircut trends, things like headbands and hair clips come and go, and it feels like due time for something new to swoop in and shake things up. Allow us to introduce you to the french hairpin, the chicer, grown-up cousin of the claw clip.…
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Top 11 Beauty Deals at Nordstrom for 2024: Best Sale Picks
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. If you’re reluctant to say goodbye to summer, you can take solace in Nordstrom’s current end-of-summer sale and its upcoming Beauty Week. From September 15 through September 21, Nordstrom’s Beauty Week will feature new beauty deals dropped every day, but you don’t have to wait to save. Right now, Nordstrom’s bestselling brands are discounted up to 60 percent off, with loads of coveted beauty product deals included. We’ve done the work of combing through the entire…
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12 Beetlejuice Makeup Ideas For Halloween
When it comes to Halloween, most people fall into one of two categories. The first: those that have been planning their Halloween costumes since the holiday last year, and they’re counting down the days until they can don their fun outfits and special makeup. The second? Those who wait until the very last minute (we’re talking the day before Halloween) to even think about what they want to be, leaving them scrambling to pull something together. No matter which category you fall into, we always find it fun to get inspiration for our costumes from pop culture. Whether that’s celebrities, shows, or movies, we always know we can find a…
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Natura Ekos Castanha Body Lotion Concentrate 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. One thing about me: I’m incredibly picky when it comes to body lotion. My skin leans dry — sometimes dragon-scale dry — and as a result, many body creams just sit on the surface, requiring serious effort to really work them in. I’m also lazy, so if a product demands a lot of arm strength to rub in, I’m not going to use it. However, when I do find a body cream or serum I love,…
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Best Skin-Care Products at Nordstrom
— Additional reporting by Angela Elias Anvita Reddy is an assistant editor for PS Shopping. She has a passion for products and is an avid reviewer of everything including home gadgets, cookware, tech, and more. Having dealt with acne as a teenager and into adulthood, her expertise lies in beauty. She has tried and tested plenty of skin-care, makeup, hair-care, and countless other beauty products. Angela Elias is a contributing editor for PS Shopping. In her former roles at PS, she led the relaunch of its Latine identity and family-focused verticals, directed its Home vertical, and hosted shopping segments. She has nearly 15 years of experience working in the lifestyle…
