Hair

Welcome to Mane Character, a deep-dive on the mind-mane connection and how our hair impacts our mental health. As Refinery29’s beauty writer, my contacts

My hair has had a good summer: It’s been in the sea, in the pool, drenched in sunshine, curled, dyed and re-dyed. So, when Refinery29’s deputy beauty d

Black hair is a sacred and sensitive topic of much politicization, discussion, and ridicule — going to a Black braider is a welcome release from all that

The beauty industry has a habit of convincing us that our hair is forever short of something, regardless of its type or texture. Whether your strands are s

Here is a (by no means comprehensive) list of Superfluous Beauty Items I own: two kinds of facial roller, a microneedling device, a scalp massager, a scalp

The trend of Girl Measuring everything is a little weird, but it makes sense. Whether you’re debating if a bowl of popcorn counts as Girl Dinner or justi

If you want to incite some drama at a dinner party, ask people how often they wash their hair. Okay, maybe don’t do that if it feels intrusive. But a

From CeraVe’s retinol serum to L’Oréal’s bond-building range, TikTok has propelled many under-the-radar beauty products to instant fame.

Having bleach blonde hair is something of an extreme sport: it requires energy and commitment, and the longer you go on, the more your hair starts to feel

I knew I had to review Monday Haircare when it popped up on my TikTok For You page not once, not twice, but three times within an hour. For those of you wh

When Olaplex burst onto the scene in 2014, it opened up a whole new haircare category referred to as ‘bond repair’. Not only does the buzzy bea

Whether you’re a guru who knows exactly which beauty products you love or a beginner who wants to know what’s worth trying out, we all love a g

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“Hair glosses are the best,” says Carlyn Griscti, a hairstylist at New York’s White Rose Collective salon. I’m laid back in the sha

If there’s something to know about me, it’s that I love anything customized, personalized, monogrammed — you name it. If I can put an initial on

Booking a haircut can be stressful when you’re trying to schedule around convenience. You’re doing the mental gymnastics to make sure you’