Unlike a serum, oil, or cream that you may use post-straightening, hair straightening products are designed to be used before the straightening process to help you achieve better results, and, in several instances, in less time, too. ** Of course, with so many multi-functional formulations out there, it can be hard to differentiate between products that you can use with any heated styling tool and ones that have been formulated specifically for use with a flat iron to achieve optimum results....

Many bride-to-be’s with natural hair tend to get their curls wrapped in a bunch while deciding on a hairstyle (and we don’t mean a bun). The great debate always seems to be: Do I wear it straight? Do I embrace my texture? Answer: Wear whatever hairstyle that makes you feel the best version of you on your big day. Whether you have 18 months to go or your wedding is tomorrow, we’ve rounded up 9 stunning (and easy) wedding hairstyles for natural hair to help you master the art of choosing a look that’s totally you on your big day....

If you’re still not convinced, do yourself a favor and check out our list below of the most popular hairstyles in the 1990s. We promise, there’s more to this decade than chokers and high fades: ** It’s no secret that so many people have been bringing back and trying out variations of ’90s hairstyles. From space buns to accent braids, we’re sharing favorite looks we can’t wait to start sporting again....

Any mindfulness practice includes compassion. We see our own challenges (like our utter inability to focus our mind where we want for long) with care and patience, instead of self-recrimination and frustration. And then, aiming to see with unbiased clarity how the world around us works, we can recognize that even the people we find difficult face many of the same, human challenges, and crave happiness and health in their own ways....

Proselytizing would be mistake number one. When you get into something like mindfulness, you may suddenly feel that those closest to you should also practice, but this is very delicate and dangerous territory. It’s always better to practice yourself and embody mindfulness in your life, and let that speak to those around you. In this case, his “annoying habits” may be much more than that. They may in fact signal serious addictions, in which case, sooner or later they inevitably lead to habitual patterns of behavior that are not healthy for anybody involved....