Balayage Dark Hair: Style Ideas for Everyone 1.Bone Straight Balayage Dark Hair To recreate this bone straight look, prep your clean, damp hair with some of the TRESemmé Get Sleek Heat Protection Spray, then blow-dry. Follow up with your flat iron, flat ironing quickly in small sections and seal with a strong-hold hairspray. 2. Wash and Go on Dark Balayage With dark balayage or any hair color on naturally curly hair, you may need to switch your regular shampoo and conditioner for one that is formulated for curly hair....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. But before we make for the marshmallows, we have to give a huge thanks to our very own Diva Elizabeth for creating such clever camping-themed printables for us! She totally took all of our fort ideas and ran with them. We’re so ‘fort’-unate to have her! Blanket Fort Invite We LOVE slipping our sweeties a little something to remind them of date night and this date’s no different!...

The Best Shampoo for Healthy Hair To get healthy hair, shampoo is one of the cornerstones necessary in your regimen. It cleanses your hair and scalp of dirt and residue, and helps pave the way for conditioner to do its job later on. But a lot of shampoo varieties nowadays are also heavy-hitters in their own right; a lot of formulas employ moisturizing and smoothing properties that are independently beneficial to the hair strand as well....

Current Hair Trends for 2023 Read on to read more about Marjan’s trend predictions for 2023: Current Hair Trends for 2023 According to Marjan, we are just getting started on nostalgic hair trends making their comeback. With a focus on spiky updos, chic blunt bobs, the feminine pixie cut, and warm rich hues, throwback styles are set to continue trending well into the new year. This includes super sleek straight hair with a high-shine finish and that supermodel volume reminiscent of decades past....

When you start thinking about getting a keratin smoothing treatment, there’s a whole lot to consider. Everything from the price to just how straight you want your hair to be, all come into play when you’re figuring out if a salon or at-home option is the best for you. Using keratin products at home is a better option for those who want to keep costs down and options open....

Whether you want to try layered hairstyles inspired by the shag, or add layers to your long locks to encourage body, we’ve rounded up some cute layered haircuts you need to know. Have a look: Layered Haircuts: 10 Looks for Any Hair Length 1. Layered Haircuts for Body Does your hair lack body? Besides switching your hair care system and including products that boost volume in your strands, you can opt for a proper layered haircut as well....

If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between rinse-out conditioners and leave-in ones, and want to know how each can benefit your hair, you’ve come to the right place. Leave-In vs Wash Out Conditioner: When to Use Which What’s a Rinse-Out Conditioner? A classic conditioner is applied in the shower and rinsed out after a minute or two. The main purpose of a wash-out conditioner is to close the cuticles of the hair follicle and restore any moisture that may have been lost during the washing process....

We’ll meet here twice a month to introduce you to some of the teachers, thinkers, writers, and researchers who are engaged in the mindfulness movement. You’ll hear all kinds of conversations here about the science of mindfulness, the practice of mindfulness—and the heart of it. I’m Stephanie Domet. I’m the managing editor at Mindful magazine and Mindful.org. And this is Real Mindful. Ed Adams: I remember going to the Philadelphia Zoo and watching a lion just pacing back and forth in this small cage and in how it evoked in me a sense of dread or anger or something....

If you’re after a lightweight hair oil that can help you achieve the shiny hair you’ve always wanted, read on: My Obsession with Lustre Oil Whether a hair oil is formulated in a factory or came straight from the earth, I’m always down to try. My natural hair type craves oils in general. I use conditioning oils like coconut oil to treat my hair, heavier oils like castor oil to lock in moisture and shine oils like argan oil to add luster....

The Dating Divas carefully curated a weekly program designed to draw you and your partner closer, improve your connection, and get you dating well after the newlywed days. You’ve completed your undergrad… now it’s time to get your MASTERS in your MARRIAGE! See why the Marriage Masters Program is THE #1 WAY TO KEEP THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ ALIVE! IS THE MARRIAGE MASTERS PROGRAM right for you? That depends… WHEN YOU SIGN UP:You’ll get your printable binder, plus our exclusive e-book “A to Z Guide: 26 Ways in 26 Days to a Happier, Healthier Marriage”EVERY MONDAY:You’ll get your new program email, announcing the week’s theme and providing a sneak peek at all that’s inside!...

In that same vein, hair masks should be applied to your hair a specific way. Are you aware of the right way to be masking your hair? Read on to find out what we know now: Masking Your Hair the Right Way Many experts suggest that when using a hair mask you don’t need to use conditioner. While you can get away with this, this isn’t the case. You can definitely use both just not at the same time....

The slow living lifestyle is a mindset where one curates a more meaningful and conscious lifestyle. This trend, along with the wave of coastal grandmother and geriatric style choices, has many people returning to more traditional styles. For two fashion-driven Orthodox Jewish women in Brooklyn, blending the modern and traditional is the bread and butter of their personal styles. Slow Living: Traditional Meets Modern Mussie Epstein, style and image consultant and resident of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has always loved a more vintage and modest-leaning style....

A: Sometimes I think the women of the world should file a class-action lawsuit against Mr. Walt Disney. Why? Because even 78 years after the movie Snow White hit the big screen, generations of little girls weaned on princess movies still truly believe someday their prince will come. And any guy who isn’t everything she ever dreamed of gets booted straight into the frog-pond. And don’t fool yourself into thinking the soulmate myth is only held by little girls....

It’s my pleasure to bring you this interview with Amy Saltzman, M.D., a holistic physician in Northern California who has been integrating mindfulness with children and teens for many years. Her current research has found significant impacts on children in the areas of attention, anxiety, and compassion. I’ll be watching Amy speak at Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth Conference in San Diego in February. Today, Amy talks to us about what the still quiet place is for children and teenagers, the impact of her research with children, and a little practice and advice to help us parents, caregivers and teachers along the way....

How much of our parenting time do we spend taking children to ball games, dropping them off, and then waiting for the action to begin? And then once the so-called action begins, how much actually happens? The answers, at least until children get older, are “an awful lot” and “not much.” It’s all fun and games and bonding together, except when it isn’t. Knowing that, can we fully support our children while also taking a moment for ourselves?...

The solitude and stress of working in a disaster zone can leave relief workers depressed, disillusioned and burned out. Seeing the toll aid work was having on some of her colleagues, Alessandra Pigni founded Mindfulness for NGOs to bring mindfulness-based stress reduction to humanitarian aid workers. The organization is aiming to keep aid workers sane and functioning in difficult situations. It’s offering mindfulness workshops and online seminars for workers in the field....

Impact After a recent session, one of the JDC officers told me about one young man who had participated in the class and continued using mindfulness meditation every day, especially to get to sleep at night. On several occasions, the officer noticed this youth beginning to become angry and found that he had an effective intervention—he told he young man, “Just use the meditation method that helps you get to sleep....

Mindfulness teaches us to keep coming back to the present moment as we experience it in the body, like the breath in the mindfulness of breathing meditation. It’s good to remember that the body is always in the present moment. In a recent yoga class I attended, the teacher, when she moved us through the poses, used the term “today’s body.” She didn’t’ say your body or even the body, but today’s body....

In a recent study, researchers in Washington and New Mexico compared three interventions: A traditional relapse prevention program, a 12-step program, and an intervention that integrates mindfulness practices and relapse prevention. Twelve months later, the program that integrated mindfulness practices and relapse prevention was the most successful in sustaining a reduction in drug use and heavy drinking. “In the mindfulness group, the practices that are learned are generalized to everything,” study author Sarah Bowen told Reuters....