Lowlights, especially when worn with highlights, add depth and dimension to your hair so much better than a single-process ever could. The secret is knowing which shades suit your base color the best. Read on for some quick tips on this oft-neglected technique: How do you choose a lowlights shade that is best for your current base color? The general rule: It is usually best to choose a shade that is within three shades darker than your base....

How to Create Textured Lived-In Hair Start off with Day 2 or Day 3 hair and use this hair hack as a way to make the most of tresses that aren’t freshly washed and have a bit of lived-in texture to them. Spritz Bed Head by TIGI Queen Beach Salt Infused Texture Spray through the lower half of your strands and use your fingers to comb the product through. A salt infused spray-in product helps add texture and hold to your hair and serve as the perfect base for a tousled look....

“A human being is part of the whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty....

Mentally taxing tasks can dampen our perception of taste, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. From the Scientific American article: In four experiments, participants attempted to memorize either a seven-digit number (a heavy load on the brain) or one digit (a light cognitive load) while tasting salty, sweet and sour substances and rating each food’s taste intensity. In all experiments, participants under the heavy cognitive load rated each type of taste as less intense, and they also ate more of the sweet and salty substances....

Read on as we spill the beans on how you can master this style on your own: The Effortless Pony from Milly SS ‘19 Some of us are blessed to wake up in the morning and have our hair already styled the way we want it but this may not be the case for the rest. Sometimes, that “effortless” look takes a few styling tools and hair products. Odile has a simple tip that we all can benefit from, “The key to any ‘I just woke up like this’ look is using your fingertips to create natural texture....

Hair Gloss Treatments: What They Are, How They Work A hair gloss session is a semi-permanent service typically carried out in a salon or, for the confident, at home. At a salon, glossing treatments are usually done after the hair has been dyed, especially for highlights, as they can tone out your hair color if it comes out a little too bright or brassy. Highlighted locks can act a little differently than permanently-colored hair as it can get over-bleached, fading into more obvious yellow or red tones, but this can be neutralized with a gloss: It can be used as a color corrector to achieve the desired shade, making sure the hair color is the very best it can be....

Types of Hair Highlights There are various types of highlights you can try out. Check out a recap of some of the most common types: 1. Chunky Highlights This look is defined by its thick, choppy streaks that will dominate your hair. Super popular in the 90s, this look is experiencing that’s bold and dramatic. 2. Multi-Dimensional Highlights This look is generally characterized by the blend of different tones. This look generally looks pretty natural as the colors intertwine with each other....

Don’t get us wrong though , we’re all for breaking the rules, and doing anything you want with your hair no matter your face shape—after all, it’s fun to try out new things with your hair! But for those who want to stick to the guidelines, we have some hairstyles those with round faces might want to try out. We’ve rounded up everything from inspo and small tips and tricks such as layers, side fringe or wispy ends that make them work....

For that reason, I’ve been on the search for a product that will help keep my curls intact for days. With the help of dry shampoo, I can avoid washing my hair for up to three days at a time. That means that if my curls will allow it, I can keep all hair styling to a three times a week maximum. Enter: My holy grail hairspray that keeps my curls intact long after my curling iron has cooled....

3 Hair Remedies on a Sick Day 1. When you’re sitting in the bath. This is the mask for you if you have that bones-aching, nose-running, head-pounding kind of cold. All you can do is sit in the bathtub and soak when you’re feeling this sick. A sweet-smelling mask like the Suave Professionals Coconut Milk Infusion Intense Moisture Mask is ideal for times like these. Apply a generous amount to clean, wet hair, then let it sit for as long as you like....

Ask Jason’s coworkers and you’ll hear a different story. They’ll tell you that his work with clients and coworkers is inconsistent. If he’s in a good mood, all goes well. But when he is angry or frustrated, his interactions suffer. He doesn’t listen well and he shows contempt for the client’s suggestions. Inevitably, clients reject his initial designs because he didn’t accurately incorporate their wishes. And, his coworkers know to avoid him when he is in a bad mood....

Unease and negativity are not always entirely bad. Good can emerge from acknowledging your feelings and the airing of your opinions. There’s inherent value in in working through discomfort. Fear and uncertainty are often the first steps along the path toward personal growth. Disagreement and challenges may be uncomfortable, but unpleasant emotions that accompany growth often prompt introspection and have the ability to widen one’s worldview. The work begins with you....

Emotions are challenging, but why would we want to stop being emotional? It’s our lifeblood. It’s what causes us to get up in the morning and cross the street. Even if it were desirable to get rid of them, we’d have no choice. They’re part of our system of sensing and responding to the world. Without them, we’d be automatons. Music would not move us. Loss would not affect us....

To find out if this might be true, researchers asked 157 undergraduate students at the University of Connecticut to fill out an online mindfulness questionnaire at the beginning of the school year. The following month, students completed a daily online questionnaire at the end of each day for seven days. The daily survey included a list of 17 potential stressors. Students indicated which of those stressors they’d experienced that day, then rated which event was the “worst or most bothersome....

But, even though I’ve always believed that hiking in nature had many psychological benefits, I’ve never had much science to back me up…until now, that is. Scientists are beginning to find evidence that being in nature has a profound impact on our brains and our behavior, helping us to reduce anxiety, brooding, and stress, and increase our attention capacity, creativity, and our ability to connect with other people. “People have been discussing their profound experiences in nature for the last several 100 years—from Thoreau to John Muir to many other writers,” says researcher David Strayer, of the University of Utah....

There’s a fatty substance located in the white matter of the brain called myelin, and it serves as a “sheath” that protects nerve fibers, prevents energy loss, and helps information move along neural pathways. When we repeat an activity, the myelin coating thickens, leading to a more efficient transfer of information. So instead of building muscle memory, you’re actually building up myelin in neural pathways—creating a “superhighway of information connecting your brain to your muscles,” as Don Greene, the narrator of the video, notes....

When faced with a challenge, we should ask ourselves two questions: “What’s actually going on?” and “What should I do?” How we follow through on these questions will determine the wisdom and effectiveness of our actions, be it with family, work, or our personal lives. Of course, we all differ in our approaches. Some of us feel more comfortable thinking about the questions that a challenge raises rather than rushing to act....

Achieving thicker-looking hair can be a difficult task for fine hair types, but selecting the right hairstyle and products is the key to avoiding that flat and dull look. Read on to check out how to volumize hair, hairdos for fine hair and the volumizing products that we love the most: How to Volumize Hair 1. Start with Clean Hair It’s really important to start off with a clean slate....

When searching for the best brush for curly hair, you can’t just pick the first hair brush you see and assume it will solve all of your problems. All hair brushes are not created equal. To help you on your quest to finding the best brush for curly hair, we’ve broken down the three types of brushes to consider and how you can use them on your curly hair....

Maintaining Red Highlights 1. Use high-quality, salon-grade dyes. Everything with the fading process starts with the quality of the product you begin with. While we know it’s cheaper to go the box-color route, these dyes might not be of the same high quality than the ones offered in your salon. Or, you might also not be able to apply them correctly, resulting in a botched color job. 2. Wait before you wash....