We’ve created a collection of the top pageant hairstyles on our radar that include that nonnegotiable volume factor. These beautiful styles are perfect for all the beauty queens onstage and the ones watching from home. Read on: 1. Teased Curls 1. Teased Curls Don’t let the volume stop at your roots. Use a teasing comb to create volume all over your hair by gently backcombing your curls to create this textured style....

The Secret to a Bouncy Blowout The Secret to a Bouncy Blowout

Susan Bauer-Wu has indeed been with patients all her life. Her mother was a nurse at New York’s Central Islip State Hospital, a sprawling psychiatric facility on Long Island. Bauer-Wu sometimes even went to work with her mother and shadowed her. She went on to study nursing herself and during her sophomore year in college, when her mother was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer, she went home to take care of her....

Do you ever feel like a brain on a stick? You know that sensation of being stuck in your head, disconnected from what is happening below the neck? It’s not a comfortable or productive way to live, yet, it’s all too common. In this new series, we are going to take a journey below the neck and explore how paying attention to our body state can help us change our mental state....

** 1. Blingy Updo Bun 1. Blingy Updo Bun We are totally obsessed with this upgraded updo. Adding in super fun hair accessories are a great way to take your boring old bun and make it something really special. We like these super-thin hair bangles that add an extra metallic twist to this bun. How you will apply your hair accessories will be totally different depending on your personal style and what look you’re going for....