** 1. You can work with your warm weather texture. Whether you’re hitting the beach and enjoying the texturizing effects of salt water on your strands or you’re just prone to a bit of a curl in the humid weather, summer is a great time to try longer strands. Your warm weather texture will make for an impressive man bun every time. If you’re looking for some texture and can’t make it to the beach, try Love Beauty and Planet Coconut Milk & White Jasmine Salt Spritz Texture Spray....

** Have you used this quick technique to add body to your hairstyle? Opt for a hairspray that gives you a flexible hold and volume like TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume Flexible Finish Hairspray so your hair doesn’t appear stiff. You want to keep the natural movement of your hair.

For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been catching up on streaming videos from Creating A Mindful Society, the Mindful.org-sponsored event which took place in New York last month. Two segments stood out for me. The first was Richie Davidson’s brilliant keynote on the neuroscience of meditation—a clear and cogent outline of what happens in our brains as we train in presence and kindness. The second was a discussion of why, twenty years after publication of Jon Kabat-Zinn’s seminal book, Full Catastrophe Living, and with so much evidence pointing towards the benefits, mindfulness practice hasn’t yet become a part of most people’s lives....

Ready to rock those waves?! Read on to learn more about how you can score defined wavy hair with the right tricks, tips, and products. ** 1. Add the right wash duo to your hair care routine. Creating defined waves starts in the shower. Wavy hair types don’t tend to have hair quite as dry as naturally curly hair, but it’s usually a bit drier than naturally straight hair. For a moisturizing (but not heavy) combo, use Dove Nourishing Secrets Smoothness & Shine Mango Butter & Almond Oil Ritual Shampoo and Conditioner....

Beating the Summer Heat with Extra Firm Control Gel Beating the Summer Heat with Extra Firm Control Gel My mom told me that she relaxed my hair when I was younger because every time I went outside after she blowdried it, it would curl back up because of the humidity. While that’s really no reason to relax one’s hair (sorry, Mom) I understand how this was a pain. But, once you know how to style and deal with your hair, this won’t bother you at all....