Our Best Long Hair Tips For Healthy, Stylin’ Long Locks 1. Reduce damage with heatless styles. The number one thing long haired gals need in their hair styling repertoire? Heatless styles. It’s super important to use as little heat on your hair as possible. All that heat can cause irreparable damage to your hair, and lead to breakage. Overall big long hair no-no’s! Avoid the drama and do heatless looks instead....
We’ve rounded up 21 long hairstyles for men with thick hair, and each one includes easy instructions on how to achieve the style, with none of them taking more than a few minutes to create. 21 Best Long Hairstyles for Men with Thick Hair Not sure how to style your thick and long hair? Keep reading to check out our picks: 1. Loose Waves Wearing your hair in loose waves is one of the easiest styling options out there....
What is a Round Face Shape? Some definitions: A round facial shape is characterized by pretty much being equal in length and width, with a slight widening at the cheekbones. It has little to no hardness around the jaw and your cheeks are the fleshiest part of your face. You usually have softer features, which contributes to your child-like appeal. All facial shapes have pros and cons, and we all know that your advantages come from having sweeter, more youthful features....
Before my father died, I considered whatever he was planning to will to me, my mother, and my three brothers a gift—nothing more and nothing less. But in my father’s final hours, I realized it was more than a gift. For him it was the equivalent of his love for his family. Since my father died, millions of people have lost trillions of dollars due to the crumbling economy. While we all take in our individual and collective losses, a deeper grief has run though me like a quiet, steady stream....
This look hits that sweet spot of quick and elegant, and when done right, all without a glam-ruining hair tie in sight! Scroll on: Tutorial: The Low Donut Bun
My granddad Norman was great at mindful loving. He first laid his sparkling blue eyes on my petite blonde grandmother Evelyn at a Valentine’s dance. Though she was engaged to another man, he wooed her, won her, wed her. Together they shared affection and passion over a lifetime that ranged from wartime to hard-won success. Their retirement was filled with RV trips and tango dancing. Sixty years after that first meeting, his eyes, now old and pale, still lit up with delight every time she walked into a room....
The Men’s Hairstyle Products for Nailing A New Look Everyday Monday We all know Mondays are pretty rough. You roll out bed and just want to get the day over with immediately. This is where the whole messy bed-head hairstyle derived. If you’re big on this look, opt for using Axe Messy Look: Flexible Paste to create that rolled-out-of-bed style you love. But first, you’ll need to start clean. Wash hair with Axe Dual 2-in-1 Shampoo + Conditioner to gently cleanse and condition your hair before styling....
If you are new to these cute posts airing EVERY FRIDAY, check out all the details HERE. Leave lipstick kisses on the mirror with a sweet Merry Kiss-mas message. My hubby is a firefighter and isn’t home for two days in a row, so pulling off a surprise like this is easy for me. For those of you who don’t have that luxury – maybe hop out of bed, acting like you’ve got to use the restroom or sneak out once he’s asleep or wake up a little bit earlier than normal and set the scene....
The Super Flattering Mid-Length Haircut 1. Curled Ends There is something undeniably flirty about a blown-out style with curled-up ends. Pair this look with a headband to get on the trend that seems to be here for the long haul. Add a touch of shine spray for a silky smooth finish. We keep reaching for Bed Head by TIGI Headrush Shine Spray. 2. Tousled Waves This length looks particularly cool when it’s tousled and undone....
These habits help us navigate well-worn routes, but they can be unhelpful insofar as they provide knee-jerk reactions to different stimulus—and stressors—we encounter. Additionally, recent research from Harvard University suggests that wandering minds are not happy ones. Mindfulness seeks to interrupt automatic thoughts by hijacking the same habit-forming pattern: we choose an object to focus our attention on (the breath), and when the mind wanders, we shift our attention back to the object of attention....
You see, I’ve always thought of my hair as an extension of my personality—colorful, sassy and well-maintained. Not to mention, if I’m winning and having a fabulous hair day, I feel invincible. Check out some hair tips for MTF hairstyles: Hair Tips for MTF Hairstyles It’s been 7 years since I began my transition, and during that time my hair has taken quite the beating in the process of working towards my ideal style....
Today, we’re giving you a guide to which products are must-have hair curling products for 2017. That means that you can feel guilt-free when you look at your vanity because you’ll actually be using every single one of those bottles. It also means that you can toss the ones that have spent the better part of 2016 collecting dust. 4 Must-Have Hair Curling Products for 2017 1. Shampoo + Conditioner TRESemmé Flawless Curls Shampoo and TRESemmé Flawless Curls Conditioner are a fantastic duo for curly hair....
The countdown starts… NOW! Our gorgeous New Year’s Eve Countdown Bags were designed by Messes to Memories. We love the bright colors and the fun graphics that really make these printables pop!! Inside the New Year’s Eve Countdown Kit you’ll find: Party Bag Countdown Template and bag designs for 14 different times from 5:30 – Midnight! 18 Activity Cards to customize your party. You choose the activities you think your guests will enjoy the MOST....
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Our original Open When Letters Kit was so incredibly popular that we have had several requests from our readers for a version that is just for kids. You asked, and we delivered! We have an all-new printable pack of Open When Letters for kids that is bigger than ever – over 30 envelope and template options!...
One might experience a contemplative state of mind through any number of disciplines intensely practiced—sports, the arts, craftsmanship—or even in the midst of a life-threatening experience. In our seminars we offer sitting meditation practice as a gateway. Mindfulness meditation helps break the grip of the internal narrative, the endless process of building our “story” that shields us from seeing what is. The experience of a gap in our story line fosters a direct perception of the world as interconnected, interdependent, and constantly in flux....
Pantone Color of the Year 2023 “In this age of technology, we look to draw inspiration from nature and what is real,” Leatrice Wiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, shares. “PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta descends from the red family and is inspired by the red of cochineal, one of the most precious dyes belonging to the natural dye family as well as one of the strongest and brightest the world has known....
Pictures of Hairstyles for Short Hair: The Trendiest Looks of the Season Yet, while those looks work perfectly for them, finding the right cut for yourself in a sea of short hair pictures can be tedious. You’re scrolling and saving images, and end up with a collection of inspiration but still no clue which hairstyle you’ll choose. That’s where we come in! Below, we’ve put together an awesome gallery featuring pictures of short haircuts, to help you decide how you can finally take the short hair plunge in style....
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) are two of the most widely used clinical approaches for treating depression, anxiety, and stress. The first, MBCT, is based on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and includes meditation, breath work, yoga, body scans, and practices to explore thoughts and increase mindfulness. On the other hand, CFT focuses on building compassion by incorporating practices for compassion and self-compassion, along with mindfulness exercises. Since both therapies are widely used, researchers wanted to learn whether CFT’s explicit instruction in compassion and self-compassion might yield different results for people experiencing depression, anxiety and stress compared to a mindfulness-based approach alone—although the researchers noted that nonjudgmental acceptance, which is part of the most widely-adopted definition of mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn, “can be taken as indicating that compassion toward self and others and mindfulness are intrinsically linked....
