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How to Grow Out Your Bangs | If you're looking for tips and hairstyles to make the process of growing out bangs less painful (and fast!), this post is for you! Whether you have short hair, shoulder length to medium hair, or long hair, there are tons of hair hacks and styles to ensure you look stylish in the in-between stages of growing out your bangs. Learn if you should opt for a side or middle part, which updos you should try, and other hair tips to make the process more manageable.

How to Grow Out Your Bangs & Still Look Stylish: 11 Tips and Hairstyles

9 Best Haircuts and Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces | If you want to know what the best heart shaped face hairstyles are, this post is for you! Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, we've got all the tips and hacks you need to ensure your hairdo accentuates your best features. Should you get a bob or lob? Do blunt bangs work? Should you add layers to your hair? Does straight hair look best, or is wavy or curly better? Click to find out!

Simple and Stylish: 9 Best Haircuts and Hairstyles for Heart Shaped Faces

8 Braided Ponytail Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths | Perfect for a casual day with friends, for work, for prom, for a wedding, and even for sports, this collection of braided hairstyles is easy and stylish! With simple step by step braid tutorials for short, medium, and long hair, these looks are easy and stylish - even for kids! Click to learn how to upgrade your ponytail in minutes!

Stylish & Practical: 8 Braided Ponytail Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths

10 Flattering Haircuts and Hairstyles for Oval Face Shapes | If you have an oval face shape and want to know the best cuts and styles to help accentuate your best features, this post has everything you need to know! Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, we're sharing all our tips and secrets. Should you get blunt bangs or side swept bangs? Long layers or a pixie cut? A bob or a lob? We're sharing all this plus step by step hair tutorials to teach you how to add style to your locks!

10 Flattering Haircuts and Hairstyles for Oval Face Shapes

10 Hairstyles for Plus Sized Women | If you're looking for the best flattering hairstyles for round faces that will hide a double chin and highlight your best features, we've got you covered! Whether you're in your 20s, 30, 40s, or over 50, we're sharing the best haircuts and hairstyles for plus size women, with options for short, medium, and long hair. Find out if you should sport a pixie cut, bob, lob (long bob), if layers are in, and how to style your curly hair to flatter your face!

Hairstyles for Plus Sized Women: 10 Cuts and Styles for a Slimmer Face

9 Best Hairstyles for Big Noses for Women | If you have a large nose and want to know which haircuts and hairstyles can help draw attention to your other features, this post is for you! Whether you have short, medium length, or long hair, we're sharing our best tips along with cute, easy, flattering, and stylish hairstyles for school, work, prom, and even for the bride to be that you can re-create in minutes at home. Should you get a bob, lob, or cut bangs? Read the post to find out!

Stylish & Sexy: 9 Best Women’s Hairstyles for Big Noses

51 Hairstyles for Straight Hair | Contrary to popular belief, straight hair doesn't have to be boring. Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, we've curated tons of ideas to get you through all the seasons - summer, fall, winter, and spring! These ideas are simple, cute, and easy to re-create at home. From casual half up half down looks for school, to braided hairstyles for work, to formal updos for prom, weddings, and more, we've included step by step hair tutorials for each look!

Hairstyles for Straight Hair: 51 Tutorials for Every Hair Length

12 Hairstyles for Big Foreheads | Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, hiding a big forehead is surprisingly simple and easy. From side swept bangs with a deep side part, to wispy bangs and voluminous layers, to bumper bangs and victory rolls, to a loose ponytail with a side part, we're sharing tons of hair hacks and trendy styles for all face shapes that will take the emphasis off your forehead, making you feel confident and ready to take on the world!

Fashionable and Stylish: 12 Hairstyles for Big Foreheads to Try

6 Hollywood Waves Tutorials for All Hair Lengths | If you want to know how to do classic vintage waves on your own hair, these tips and tutorials are for you! Whether you have short, medium, or long hair, retro waves are the perfect way to add a little glamour to your look. If you're looking for wedding hairstyles for the bride (or bridal party), need an easy 'do for a formal event, or just want to add a little style for a date night, these step-by-step tutorials are for you!

Classy & Chic: 6 Hollywood Waves Tutorials for All Hair Lengths

11 Pin Up Hairstyles For All Hair Lengths | If you love 1940s vintage hairstyles, these step by step pin up hair tutorials will not disappoint! From pin curls for short hair, to 1940s headscarf hairstyles, to vintage waves for medium length hair, to pin up hairstyles with a bandana, to victory rolls for long hair, you'll learn how to do pin up hairstyles like a boss! Some of these styles are simple and quick, while others take some some time, but all of them are retro and gorgeous!

1940s Hairstyles: 11 Pin Up Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths

10 Hairstyles That Make You Look Younger | While anti aging products can help with wrinkles and fine lines, did you know that the cut and color of your hair can knock 10 years (or more) off your look? Perfect for gals over 50 - and even older women - these hairstyles will make you look and feel younger! Should you go with bangs? Long layers? Curly hair? A bob? A lob? We've got all the secrets, along with the best hair colors to hide wrinkles and make your skin glow!

Middle Age & Fabulous: 10 Hairstyles That Make You Look Younger

35 Lazy Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths | If you're looking for quick hairstyles that are cute and easy to re-create on days you're running late, these styles will inspire you! Perfect for school, for work, and everything in between, learn how to upgrade a basic ponytail and messy bun with these simple and chic updos. Whether you have straight or curly hair, we have styles for short hair, for medium hair, and for long hair we're sure you'll love!

Messy Hair, Don’t Care! 35 Lazy Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths

How to Trim Your Own Hair | If you're looking for step-by-step instructions to help you learn how to cut hair at home, this post has 14 tips and tutorials to help! Whether you're trying to get rid of split ends at home, cut a pixie cut, bob, or lob, trim long hair with layers, or cut your own bangs, we've curated the best hair cutting tools, products, and techniques to help. Learn how to keep your hair even, how to cut the back of your own hair, and how to cut curly hair like a pro!

How to Trim Your Own Hair: 14 Tips and Tutorials to Help

How to Look Better on Zoom and FaceTime | If you're looking for tips and tricks to make you look camera ready on video calls on even your most disheveled days, we've got you covered! From makeup tips and hairstyles to make your face look slimmer, to clothes that compliment your best features and outfits that flatter, to figuring out what colors make your best features pop instead of washing you out, to knowing the best poses and camera angles, these ideas work!

How to Look Better on Zoom and FaceTime: 17 Tips

How to Grow Out a Pixie Haircut | If you're looking for tips to help you grow out a pixie haircut fast, as well as stylish in-between hairstyles to combat that dreaded awkward hair length stage, we're sharing our favorite hair growth hacks, styling products, and hairstyle tutorials to help! Learn how to get through the process of growing out your hair with style so you can look and feel your best every single day!

How to Grow Out a Pixie Haircut: 10 Tips and Hairstyles to Stay Stylish

How to Cut Men's Hair at Home | If you're looking for step by step tutorials to teach you how to cut your son's, boyfriend's, or husband's hair, this post has everything you need to know. We're sharing the best tips from barbers plus video tutorials with step by step instructions, including the scissor over comb technique, how to fade hair with clippers, how to blend hair on the sides, and how to cut long hair on top with scissors.

How to Cut Men’s Hair at Home: 10 Tips and Step-by-Step Tutorials

21 Retro Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths | The 60s, 70s, 80s, and even the 90s each had their own iconic hairstyles that are all coming back into style. Whether you need a gorgeous retro glam wave for a wedding, or want to rock vintage-inspired hairstyles on the day to day, we've included options for short, medium, and for long hair. From soft retro waves, to retro pin-up girl hairstyles, to retro Hollywood waves, wear these with a bandana and accessories for extra style!

Throwback Thursday! 21 Retro Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths

22 Wet Hair Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths | If you're looking for quick, easy, and stylish updos for mornings you're running late and have no time for long showers, a blowout, and time with your flat iron or curling wand, we're sharing our favorite step by step hair tutorials to help you transform your wet hair into cute and classy looks to fool the world into thinking you woke up on time. With options for short, medium, long, straight, wavy, and curly hair, there's a style for everyone!

Running Late? 22 Wet Hair Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths

28 Hairstyles for Chubby Faces | If you're looking for slimming hairstyles for round faces, we've got 28 ideas to inspire you! Whether you have short, medium length, or long hair, there's a 'do here for you. Designed to elongate your face and take the attention away from your double chin, these styles work for straight, wavy, and curly hair. Wear these updos to prom or a wedding, or sport them on the daily to elevate your look!

Hairstyles for Chubby Faces: 28 Slimming Haircuts and Tutorials

How to Style a Lob: 6 Easy Hairstyles | Sister to the bob hairstyle, there are tons of simple yet chic ways you can style shoulder length hair. Whether you prefer straight hair, messy waves, or lots of volume with layers, these step-by-step tutorials will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to get the look you love. Learn how to get waves with a flat iron, the best half up looks for short hair, how to get beautiful curls with a wand, and more! #lobhairstyle #lobhairstyles #howtostylealob

How to Style a Lob: 6 Step-by-Step Hair Tutorials We Love

How to Look Expensive on a Budget | If you're looking for fashion tips and hair and makeup hacks to make you look rich and classy for cheap, this post is for you! We're sharing 18 simple ideas to help you choose the right clothes and fool the world into thinking you spend thousands of dollars on your outfits. We're also sharing our best beauty hacks to make your hair and makeup look chic using affordable drugstore products that don't break the bank! #lookexpensive #howtolookexpensive

How to Look Expensive on a Budget: 18 Tips Every Girl Needs