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A 1-on-1 Conversation with Ursula Stephen We sat down with Stephen to discuss natural hair trends for 2021 and beyond, her top product recommendations, and what has been inspiring her lately. What do you see as the top natural hair trends coming up? One of the big trends coming would be micro links. A lot of the natural girls have found their balance; in the past, they’ve been told that you go natural and wear your hair natural and don’t do any type of color or chemical treatment....

Thankfully, there are so many cool short cut ideas that can fuse wonderfully with your sense of style, that includes everything from layers to angles to volume. As they say, with the new year comes a fresh start… so get ready to take some inspiration from some of our favorite short cuts for long faces for a whole new you this 2018: Short Cuts for Long Faces: Short ‘Dos Just For You 1....

Welcome to the rebrand of the year—and it being such an essential look for well, literally our everyday lives, we can’t even get mad about it. Octopus Buns: Necessity vs. Fashion Statement See, few things are as delightful and hair-flippy as realizing you were trending and didn’t even know it (high five, mud-brown lipstick from high school!). And octopus buns, bless their hearts, were our look before most of us even knew what a look was....

Ariella Zirkind of One Hundred Blessings attributes the importance of this custom to three things. When she married her husband and made a commitment to him, accepting this custom served as another layer of commitment to the religious life they were choosing to live together. Not only that, but she finds it to be a symbol of commitment to her relationship. “It reminds me about privacy for the sake of my marriage: that I’m part of something and someone else now, and even the most basic parts of me should be considered in the context of that new partnership....

A night at the movies (or a movie at home) is something to get excited about! I love catching the newest flick in theaters, watching amazing performances, then rooting for my favorite actor when awards season rolls around. {Go, Jennifer Lawrence!!} The blockbusters, the dresses, swag bags full of gifts, amazing food – we don’t want to be left out of the fun on awards night! Today we’re bringing the glitz and glam of a Hollywood party right to your living room!...

How to Wear a Curly Perm on Short Hair this Season Check out these chic ways to wear a curly perm on short hair: 1. Dip-Dyed Curly Perm on Short Hair If colorful looks are your mojo, then dip-dyed curls just may be the look for you! This look is especially great for anyone who may also want to experiment with color without going full-on! The beauty of dip-dyed hair is that it can be easily cut off or recolored if you are not necessarily feeling the look....

The BEST Maternity Photo Shoot Ideas Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Yep, you asked and we listened! Ever since we aired our 101 Tips and Ideas for Couples Photography, 101 Family Picture Tips & Ideas, AND 50+ Tips and Ideas for Newborn Photography, we’ve had several of you asking for MATERNITY photography inspiration. Well, today we are delivering! To make browsing easier for you, we’ve divided the post into 3 categories that you click on to go straight to the content you want!...

1. Color Block Afro Get a burst of color, or colors by color blocking your hair. Use a red shade towards your face, as that hue acts like the best illuminator on the market and a contrasting shade for the rest of your hair. Extend your hair color by using Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Color Care Dry Shampoo in between shampoos. The dry shampoo absorbs oil instantly, freshens hair and since it’s sulfate-free, it won’t fade color....

Jeremy, a fellow in his forties who worked for a city fire department, suffered from an inflexible routine. In our first meeting, he described the weekly inspections and the standard of cleanliness the firehouse enforced with almost military strictness. Jeremy also described how each day after returning home from work, instead of greeting his family, he headed straight for the kitchen to do an inspection. If there were any dishes in the sink, he immediately started washing them—and fuming at the same time....

It may not be the first thing that pops into your head when you think of date night, but romantic poetry is where it’s at! With the help of Courtney of Paperelli, we have the cutest prints for you. They share some of the famous romantic poets as well as how to write poetry for beginners. Famous Romantic Poets To start the night off, consult the greats. 4 printable poems are here to act as your guides into the world of romantic poetry....

So, in many ways, the negativity bias makes sense for survival. But to be resilient, to respond to distressing events in a positive, flexible, effective way, to discern the options we have and take wise action, we also need to be able to shift the brain out of negativity, reactivity, and contraction, toward receptivity and openness to the big picture. Learn to Shift the Brain Out of Negativity Mindfulness teaches us to focus our awareness on our feelings, on the tone of our experience....

The Best Shade of Brown Hair for You Browsing the hair color aisle at the drugstore or flipping through the hair swatches at your go-to salon can offer up a myriad of options, with one sounding even more tempting than the next—and quirkily enough, not unlike a menu at your neighborhood pastry shop. Espresso, chocolate, toffee and caramel are not only ways to indulge in your sweet tooth. For those still on the fence about coloring their hair (and have a darker base to begin with), trying out a new shade of brown hair is a quick and painless way to amp up your overall look and keep it on-trend....

Step 1: Start with clean hair Short beach hair can be created on second-day hair or freshly washed hair. If you decide to create the look of clean hair, we suggest washing hair with a system that provides your hair with a weightless volume, like TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume Reverse Wash System. Wash your hair with the TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume Pre-Wash Conditioner, then remove excess weight with the TRESemmé Moisture Rich Shampoo....

Smooth Operator: Use Hair Wax to Recreate the Sleek Hair Trend Step 1: Start with clean hair. Wash hair with Dove Radiant Shine Shampoo and follow up with the Dove Radiant Shine Conditioner to cleanse, nourish and add shine to your hair before creating your sleek hair trend look. Step 2: Blow-dry and flat iron. Blow-dry your hair to speed up the drying process, apply S Factor by TIGI Flat Iron Shine Spray to your hair, then straighten with a flat iron....

Snake Braid Bun Tutorial And now, for a pancaked version: How to Create a Pancaked Three-Strand Snake Braid 1. Section off your hair. To start your snake braid, section off the front portion of your hair. If you don’t have bangs, this will be the section of hair that would be considered your bangs. Next, you’ll want to split this section into three separate pieces for your braid. 2. Begin braiding your hair....

We sat down with Sophie and talked about self-love, sologamy, and of course, hair. We re-lived her Self-Wedding Day and learned about self-growth and self-empowerment along the way. Are you curious? Read on! What’s Sologamy and Why is Important For Our Self-Growth Sologamy is the act of marrying yourself, but for Sophie, “it was an act of self-commitment to demonstrate that self-love is just as important as romantic love”. She told us that society puts pressure on people to get married to achieve happiness; Sophie and all the sologamist around the world prove that wrong....

Our spontaneous wedding was blessed by the generosity of strangers—after all, who doesn’t adore a good love story? And those Greeks know how to party. The Zorba-like resort owner invited the whole village for a roast lamb feast, the cook’s flute sang alongside the blacksmith’s bouzouki, and a visiting BBC camera crew offered to video our vows. The wedding of a lifetime, held at sunset on a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea, cost us young lovers three barrels of Retsina....

You can make this St. Patrick’s Day a day to remember with these oh-so-adorable St. Patrick’s Day photo booth props! However you decide to celebrate your St. Patrick’s Day holiday, make sure to set aside some time to capture the moment amidst all of the green-colored food, green clothes, and random pinching. You can easily set up a quick photo booth for your family or friends and then get some snapshots of all the fun!...