Kylie Bamberger My BFF has alopecia and it helped her find the best hair of her life. Ali Hoffman has had alopecia for 17 years—and I had no idea for the 13 years I’ve known her. Alopecia is a condition that causes the immune system to attack hair follicles, which is where hair growth starts. […]
I cried after every haircut until this life-changing discovery. I had big, blonde curls as a baby. At toddler age, I had thick, sandy-brown waves. By 5, my dark-brown tresses flowed straight down to my waist. And by ten, it was frizzy. I’m a mixed chick: African American, Native American, German and some other unknowns […]
“She get it from her mama” is more than just a line in a Juvenile song. Just as we learned how to walk, talk and tie our shoes from our moms, we’ve also picked up some beauty lessons from them along the way. Think about it, before we were old enough to read a fashion […]
The first “grown-up” makeup I ever bought was a Cover Girl eyeshadow trio of shimmery earth tones. At the age of 15, I just followed the directions on the package: Dust the lightest shade from the lash line to the brow, the middle shade along the crease and the darkest shade along the upper and […]
L’Oreal Paris A long time ago, my hair got cut into a literal mullet. After coming down from the psychological trauma, I dipped my toes into getting hair extensions for the first time because: desperation. Turns out the mullet was a good thing, because now I’m a major hair extension enthusiast and self-proclaimed expert. Hair […]
cosmopolitan.co.uk What’s edgy and romantic and shiny all at once? Only the next big hair trend: chains braids. To amp up your traditional French braid, weave in a little silver, gold, or rose gold. The style looks very complex, but creating the look is relatively simple. All you need is a chain, bobby pins, dry […]
Photo Kevin Murphy One night two years ago, tiny zigzags of my fried hair were falling into the sink in heaps. The fractured, highlighted strands that stayed put had a weird filmy texture to them. Obviously, I freaked. I lost sleep frantically Googling damage control tactics for a bleach-job-gone-bad. I finally went to bed with […]
