The myth: shaving your legs causes the hair to grow back thicker and darkerNope, says trichologist Anabel Kingsley. “Your hair is not like a lawn that is stimulated by cutting. If you cut your hair short, shave your head, legs or anywhere else, hair will not grow back thicker.” It’s the stubby length and squared-off (rather than naturally tapered) hair …
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The K18 Hair Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask has gone viral on TikTok for its ability to repair and strengthen your hair. The leave-in mask has a loyal following that includes celebrities and beauty editors. We tested it on air-dried hair to show you how it smooths and boosts shine. TikTok is a goldmine for beauty discoveries. The tag #beautyproducts …
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Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google | Spotify In a special edition of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, Jill Manoff, editor-in-chief, sat down with senior beauty reporters Liz Flora and Emma Sandler to review the year in beauty news. The previous 12 months were, in many respects, a rollercoaster. The year started and ended with a bang, in the form of multiple high-profile acquisitions and investments. Plus, …
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Use of certain personal care products during pregnancy may impact maternal hormone levels, according to a new Rutgers study. Personal care and beauty products contain several ingredients that often include a wide range of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like phthalates, parabens, phenols, parabens and toxic metals. These chemicals interact with hormone systems, influencing synthesis, regulation, transport, metabolism and hormone reception, which are …
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After TikTok deemed blonde hair ‘cheugy’, hair lovers everywhere started to look to the early noughties for inspiration and found #inspo in the skunk-striped coif of yesteryear. Slews of us, it seems on social media, are yielding to an urge to try the trend out – which traditionally involves bleaching bold streaks of hair at the front of the hairline …
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Rosdiana CiaravoloGetty Images Right about now, we’re probably all in need of something to look forward to. It could be that major trip you’ve had to postpone for the past two years, the return of a highly anticipated TV show, or, in the case of all beauty enthusiasts, a new hairstyle. Maybe the start of a new year is your …
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Skin-icing is one of the beauty hacks that’s been doing the rounds on TikTok all year long. — Picture courtesy of Vladimir Gjorgiev / Shutterstock via ETX Studio SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 26 — TikTok users have been getting creative all year long to propose a host of beauty tips, each more ingenious — and sometimes outlandish — than the next. …
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Every time I give in and buy one of those hyped beauty products, I wonder if it’s actually worth the price. I mean, I’m not an expert, but a lot of them seem super overpriced, am I right? Do you really need to spend half your paycheck on serums, lipsticks, and oils? Maybe not. According to some beauty experts, you’re …
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