Quick Question: Do You Ever Use 'Ethnic' Beauty Products?`
You guys, I can't stand the term "ethnic" when it's used as a synonym for "marketed to African-American people." It's just wrong on so many levels. I mean, first of all, everyone has an ethnicity (or...
View ArticleThe $7 Stupid-Good Hair Treatment You Can Buy Anytime, Anywhere
I was walking with my mom to her hotel last night and couldn't get over how crunchy my ends were feeling. (I'm staying there with her because it has a television. And clean bedding and a predictably...
View ArticleHeat Styling: I Quit Cold Turkey
About five months ago, I got the brilliant idea to bleach my own hair. And for some sick, pathological reason, after I started inching over to the blonde side, I kept bleaching more of my hair myself...
View ArticlePlatinum Blonde: Do It Right Or Don't Do It At All
I've been a blonde for most of my life, save a few accidents where I decided to go dark/strawberry/auburn. I actually went dark red solely to be Jessica Rabbit for last Halloween. It was a smashing...
View ArticleBleach Shampooing: Is It As Gentle And Effective As The Internet Claims?
I put a lot of effort into the stuff I write for xoVain. I LOVE IT. I get to be the writer, hair and makeup department, art director, model, sometimes photographer and do all the post-production...
View ArticleQuick Question: What Do You Do While Deep-Conditioning?
I totally suck at remembering to deep-condition my hair. I typically keep a deep conditioner or hair mask in my shower, but I neglect it; either that or I expect its mere presence on the shower caddy...
View ArticleYou Guys Asked, So Here Are My 6 Secrets For Amazing Hair
I haven’t made a scientific study of it, but I think that my shiny hair has replaced my long nails as the number-one thing people are most likely to compliment me on or ask about in the...
View ArticleThe Hair Mask That Changed How I Feel About My Natural Texture
When there’s nothing on TV, I tend to go to the home-shopping stations and veg out. The Joan Rivers collection? Jewelry? Old Lady Clothes? Wait, I already said the Joan Rivers collection. (I love Joan...
View ArticleGameplan For Fine Hair: A Great Haircut, Daily Washing And Styling, And...
I have ultra-fine, thin hair. My ponytail is less than an inch in diameter--that is, before the hair tie starts slowly sliding out of my slippery hair. My hair is also fragile and prone to sun...
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