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10 Simple Updos for Shoulder Length Hair | Looking for an easy updo for a wedding, prom, or date night? Whether you have curly or straight hair, this collection of simple and cute hairstyles for medium hair will not disappoint. From a casual half up, to a fold over ‘with bangs’ twist, to an elegant side French braid ponytail, to the perfect messy bun, there’s a step-by-step hair tutorial for every occasion!

10 Simple Updos for Shoulder Length Hair

How to Keep Your Hair from Getting Oily | Dry shampoo is a great tool to keep hair from getting greasy, but there’s more you can do to help prolong a hair wash. There are heaps of second day hairstyles and updos that help hide greasy hair, but if you want to know what to do to avoid oily hair completely, these hair hacks for lazy girls will teach you how to prevent greasy hair!

How to Keep Your Hair from Getting Oily: 7 Tricks to Help You Prolong a Hair Wash

Easy DIY Bridesmaid Hairstyles | If you're looking for the perfect updo or half up bridesmaid hair ideas for medium length or long hair, we've rounded up 10 simple styles you can create at home. Perfect for brunettes and blondes, straight hair, curly hair, and hair with natural waves, these classic, vintage, and boho updos will take your look from good to gorgeous in time for summer wedding season!

10 Easy DIY Bridesmaid Hairstyles for Long Hair

How to Curl Short Hair: 7 Techniques and All The Products We Swear By

Whether you're looking for running late hairstyles, hairstyles for work, or just want fresh ideas to add a bit of style to your locks, this collection of 5-minute everyday hairstyles for long hair is a great place to start. While some of these looks take a bit of practice, these easy hairstyles in under 5 minutes have been a lifesaver to me on mornings when I press the snooze button one too many times and have next to no time to make myself look presentable. Full tutorials included!

10 Everyday Hairstyles for Long Hair (in Under 5 Minutes!)

Indian Hair Growth Secrets: Healthy Natural Hair Growth Tips That Work | Want to know how to grow your hair FASTER? While we can’t promise it’ll happen overnight, in a week, or even in a month, we’ve got 19 tips to teach you how to grow your hair naturally with things like coconut oil and aloe vera, the right food choices, and hair growth products that actually work. These real beauty remedies are your ticket to long, luscious, thick hair that glows!

Indian Hair Growth Secrets: Healthy Natural Hair Growth Tips That Work

Frizzy hair can be a real bummer, especially when humidity strikes, and after trying various DIY fixes with no luck, we've rounded up 12 fabulous hair products to help you learn how to get rid of frizzy hair once and for all. At less than $40 a pop, each of these frizz control products will teach you how to tame your locks before the humidity has a chance to take hold and ruin your look.

How to Tame Frizzy Hair: 12 Hair Products That Work (Under $40)

The 10 Best Drugstore Dry Shampoos for Your Hair | Want to know how to use dry shampoo to add texture to your hair and help prolong a hair wash? Looking for the best invisible dry shampoo for dark hair? Need help finding a budget-friendly dry hair for blondes or brunettes? We’ve got all this – and more! – in our complete collection of the best dry shampoos for oily hair.

Invisible Dry Shampoo: The 10 Best Drugstore Dry Shampoos for Your Hair

101 apple cider vinegar uses | While apple cider vinegar and weight loss is a hot topic these days, few people realize there are ACV remedies for pretty much everything. It’s good for skin, for hair, for dandruff, for feet, for acne, for yeast infections, for PMS relief, and for cleaning, it’s a great morning sickness remedy, it can boost energy levels, and YES! it’s good for weight loss. Check out 101 ACV benefits for a happier, healthier, skinnier you!

101 Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar That Will Blow Your Mind

Looking for the best NATURAL curly hair products? Look no further! We’ve rounded up 7 naturally fabulous curl defining products to help eliminate frizzy hair, enhance curl definition, and increase bounce, and we’re teaching you how to use them for maximum results. From budget-friendly drugstore brands to higher-end curl-enhancing products, these picks will give you gorgeous waves and curls without sacrificing the health (and beauty!) of your natural hair.

7 Natural Hair Care Products for Curly Hair and How to Use Them

If you prefer to sport sleek, straight hair, but struggle with humidity hair like Monica from Friends, these anti-humidity tips and products will save you a TON of time in the mornings on hot, humid days.

10 tips to teach you how to get humid-resistant straight hair

Whether you have long hair, medium hair, shoulder-length hair, or short hair, prefer curling your hair with a flat iron, with a wand, or with a standard curling iron, these tips will teach you how to curl your hair and make it stay. The bobby pin trick has been a big game-changer for me and is the secret to getting my hair to hold a curl - you have to give it a try!

10 tips to teach you how to curl your hair and make it last

Look good in less time with these beauty hacks for busy moms! Whether you want to learn how to apply makeup in record-breaking time, need tips to draw natural-looking eyebrows, want to know the secret to DIY overnight beach waves, need to hide puffy eyes and wrinkles, want to know how to apply eyeshadow and eyeliner like a pro, need nail hacks… We’ve got it all, and more! Look good and feel good every single day with 26 beauty hacks every girl should know.

Beauty hacks for busy moms: 26 beauty tips to look good in less time

Split ends got you down? This collection of DIY treatment remedies will teach you how to prevent split ends from occurring in the first place while also offering simple ways to repair and fix split ends without cutting your hair off completely. While there are heaps of homemade hair masks you can making using household ingredients like coconut oil, we've gone a step further and provided some of our favorite, salon-approved hair products we know you'll love.

8 tips to teach you how to get rid of split ends

Looking for easy hairstyles for work that are quick to create and look professional enough for your most important work meetings? We've got you covered! Whether you're trying to dress up a basic ponytail or bun, or want a style that's a little more chic and sexy, this collection of quick and simple DIY updos for medium and long hair are perfect for everyday!

Hairstyles For Work: 15 Easy Hairstyles For Hectic Mornings

Curly hair takes time and means heat damage to your locks, right? Actually, not so much. Heatless curls are possible and they’re not only time-saving, but cause much less damage to your hair. Using simple aids like bobby pins, headbands, braids, and hair ties, you can create gorgeous tight overnight curls, or quick and sexy loose beach waves in minutes. Check out ten ways to create perfect DIY no heat curls. Step-by-step instructions and tutorials included!

Heatless Curls That Last: 10 Looks We Love

Get ready to fall in love with these updo hairstyles for medium hair! These easy tutorials will show you how to get romantic updo looks that are perfect for the holiday season. Simple, classy, and perfect for shoulder length hair, these DIY hairstyles are perfect for weddings and holiday parties, and everything in between!

DIY Updo Hairstyles: 10 Holiday Hairstyles for Medium Hair

Flat irons, be gone! Sleek, straight hair is out, and that means embracing what mother nature gave you and defining your natural curl. But first? Hack hacks. We love them. And these hair hacks for curly hair will NOT disappoint. From combatting frizz, decreasing puffiness, and getting sexy curls your friends would die for, this collection of hack hacks for curly hair will make your locks look fabulous throughout the seasons!

Hair Hacks for Curly Hair: 11 Tips Every Curly-Haired Girl Should Know

Hair hacks. We love them. From creating sexy overnight beach waves and preventing frizz and flyaways, to skipping the shampoo and a fabulous ‘do for wet hair, we’re sharing 11 hair hacks EVERY girl should know. Whether your hair is short, medium, or long, thick, thin, or in-between, dry, frizzy, or oily, curly, wavy, or straight, we’ve got lots of EASY DIY hair hacks for healthy, gorgeous locks every single day.

11 Hair Hacks for Long Hair

Looking for EASY hairstyles for medium length hair? Look no further. Whether you have curly hair, need any updo that looks good with bangs and/or with layers, prefer a ponytail with a twist, or like braided styles and messy buns, these hair tutorials will teach you how to dress up your locks for every occasion. We particularly love the Easier Than It Looks updo and heatless hairstyles. How about you?

Hairstyles for Medium-Length Hair: 11 Looks We Love

If you’re looking for easy braided hairstyles for medium and long hair, this collection of hair tutorials will not disappoint. Whether you’re looking ways to dress up a simple ponytail for school, want to learn how to master the half up crown braid for an outdoor wedding, need the perfect braided bun updo for prom, or want something boho chic for a night out with the gals, these step-by-step tutorials have you covered!

11 Braided Hairstyles for Medium-Length Hair