Get salon quality blowouts at home for less than a DryBar appointment

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Why is it that your hair looks so good after a haircut but when you do the exact same thing at home, it falls flat? It’s not you—it’s your cheap hair dryer. 

If you want the full, smooth, bouncy hair you get after a salon blowout from your home beauty routine, you’re going to need to invest in a quality hair dryer. The fancy ones these days use ionic technology, which means they emit negative ions that break down the water molecules in your hair, helping it dry faster. Materials like tourmaline and ceramic get hotter than traditional metal coils, which also shortens drying time. Shorter drying time means less damage which means smoother, fuller, healthier hair.  Read more…

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Ring in the holiday season with this minty fresh new beauty trend

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You know squiggle eyebrows, faux freckles, and nose hair extensions, neon eyeliner, wet hair, glitter roots, and lollipop lips did we mention? But do you know the most difficult trend of all? 

Makeup experts have now raised the bar on beauty trends, just in time for the holiday season.

Apparently, candy canes aren’t just for hanging on trees or stuffing into stockings. They’re also inspiration for your eyelids. 

This liner trend is the ultimate holiday makeup inspo: https://t.co/c6GU03M9Ju pic.twitter.com/SokUTRi5Sf

— Allure (@Allure_magazine) November 8, 2016 Read more…

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Are you brave enough for bright brows?

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Bright blue eyebrows aren’t just for Millhouse anymore.

Yes, “rainbow brows” are enjoying some time in the spotlight, thanks in large part to hype for an upcoming brow pomade from Kat Von D. The product, called Super Brow, will allow people with nearly any hair color (even bright, non-natural shades) to match their locks and brows — a win for anyone hoping to achieve a coordinating, monochromatic look.

To be clear, the bright brow trend isn’t new — people have been trying it out for years — but it seems poised to become more commonplace in the coming months. Honestly, why not? We deserve all the slightly subversive fun we can get, even if it just comes in the form of paint for our face hairs. Read more…

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Watching bath bombs get chopped up is surprisingly satisfying

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Bath bombs: they’re not just for baths anymore.

Thanks to “professional Lush enthusiast” @therosequeenn, the famed beauty products have taken on a purpose beyond making your bathwater smell like lavender. @Therosequeenn, whose real name is Andrea, films herself chopping up bath bombs for her Instagram.

Don’t worry; it’s not as traumatizing as it sounds. In fact, the videos are incredibly satisfying — in a candle-carving, makeup-destroying, DIY-sliming kind of way.

In each video, Andrea uses a knife to cut a bath bomb into relatively even slices. Then, she makes another set of lengthwise cuts and voilà! The bath bomb is a set of cuboid chunks. Read more…

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