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Key ingredients: Color Guard Complex, aloe vera, piroctone olamine, peptides | Who it’s for: color-treated hair | Scent: white jasmine, galbanum, and linden blossom Best for Fine or Thinning Hair: Sachajuan Scalp Shampoo Why it’s worth it: Fine hair types work best with a lightweight cleanse in the form of Sachajuan’s Scalp Shampoo. The key ingredient in this strand-fortifying formula …

I always get compliments about my clear complexion (not-so-humblebrag alert) but what people don’t realize is that I actually deal with clogged pores, dark spots, and blemishes—they’re just not on my face. I’ve struggled with ingrown hairs, body acne, and dermatillomania for as long as I can remember, and it’s taken most of my life to figure out how to …

Anyone who doesn’t think 2024 was The Year of the Bob hasn’t been paying attention. Celebrities have been making chin-length chops all year; just look at Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez, Sydney Sweeney, and Gigi Hadid. There are only so many ways to style a bob, and the stars have demonstrated most of them, inspiring us to go wavy, flippy, slicked …

Some days call for a great braid… or braids. Just ask Kerry Washington, whose latest look makes me want to whip up a pair of pigtails for the rest of the week. For a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live on November 13, the Scandal actor wore her hair in two waist-length braids by stylist Larri, pairing them with a bedazzled …

Artists figured out years ago how to animate hyper-detailed straight, wavy, or loosely curled hair: see Rapunzel’s golden, tower-length locks in 2010’s Tangled or Merida’s bouncy, ginger ringlets in Brave from 2012. Simulating similarly detailed tight curls and coils for Black characters, however, has proven to be an ongoing challenge, even for incredibly well-budgeted animation teams such as Disney’s: After …

Telltale signs of this chronic condition—also known as androgenetic alopecia—include overall sparseness and widening of the part, especially towards the back of the head, a pattern that specialists refer to as a Christmas tree. (Remember my overhead photo?) My diagnosis is the most common form of thinning among both women and men. It’s genetic. In other words, my DNA is …

Editor’s tip: Did we mention that its sibling, The Cream, won a 2022 Best of Beauty Award? When comparing the ingredient lists of The Cream and The Rich Cream, cosmetic chemist Ginger King noted that the oils (like grapeseed) are listed much higher in The Rich Cream, therefore making them more potent. Keep that in mind if you’re trying to …

How do you get over the spiritual hangover of Halloween ending? Immediately pivoting to Christmas, of course. (Sorry, Thanksgiving.) Jennifer Love Hewitt, illustrious holiday enthusiast that she is, knows and practices this. Even though she just got an adorable tattoo expressing her love of fall festivities, she’s already getting into the holiday spirit in a few ways, including singing her …

Nevertheless, this group is uniquely positioned to pursue cosmetic treatments, notes Dr. Williams: “A lot of Gen Xers are done having children, their careers are established, and many are looking to do something for themselves.” But not before they do their research. This generation is educated, not influenced. They “consider these procedures to be an investment, so they’re willing to …

Editor’s tip: If a nearly $2,000 LED mask isn’t in the cards (or your budget), consider Darden’s Best of Beauty-winning Triple Acid Signature Peel. “After a night of beauty sleep, my skin tone looked more even and smoother—it also felt and looked hydrated and supple,” said our tester. Skin it’s best for: all | Use time: 10 minutes | Power …