Get The Look: Half-Updo Hairstyle With Space Buns Step 1: Start with clean hair. Texture and body is key when it comes to this look. Wash hair with Dove Oxygen Moisture Shampoo, followed up with the Dove Oxygen Moisture Conditioner to gently cleanse condition your hair as it leaves it with volume. If your hair is clean but could use a refresh, opt for Dove Refresh + Care Volume and Fullness Dry Shampoo instead....

Learn How To Curl Asian Hair For Long-Lasting Curls Make Curls On Dry Hair Only We already determined that Asian hair is thick, straight, and rebellious, which means, hard to style. For this reason, Asian hairstyles recommend making curls on dry hair. Ideally, you should sleep either with rollers or sock rollers or make curls for at least a couple of hours before going out. Prep Your Hair With Thickening Spray In order for the curls to set is necessary to prep your hair with a thickening spray....

Learn How To Curl Your Short Hair With a Straightener Read on to learn more about how to curl short hair with a straightener. 1. Choose Your Tool When you’re going to curl short hair with a flat straightener, or any tool for that matter, size will be the most important factor. You’ll want your flat iron to be high quality with ceramic plates, too. Try to find one that is between half an inch to one inch....

Before booking your haircut appointment, try your hand at styling fake bangs to see how you look and feel about the change. Want to give this look a shot? Here’s how you can create fake bangs with your own hair: Tutorial: How to Style Fake Bangs Are you thinking about trying out fake bangs? Be sure to snap a picture and tag us over @AllThingsHairUS! Gather the back section of hair into a high ponytail, then tease the ends by backcombing with a fine-tooth comb....

Lying in the dark, you start to panic: You know your alarm will go off in just a few hours and you’ve barely slept a wink. You need to be alert and ready to tackle the day ahead, and you’re sure that without enough deep, restful sleep, you’ll barely be able to function. Your worry is well-placed, says Matthew Walker, PhD, professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science....

Lucky for you, dear reader, I’ve been there. Since I am so determined to wear any style I choose during any season, I did some digging. I went on a hunt to find the effective methods we all should be considering when wearing straight hairstyles on natural hair. Read on to learn some of the tips that I’ve mastered on my natural hair. 5 Ways to Keep Natural Hair Straight 1....

These little mannerisms can creep up on us subconsciously and cause us to tear at our hair or overwhelm it with hot tools and constant fiddling. So, what can help you to stop touching your hair and your face so often? We’ve got a few tips to get your hair out of the way and on a path to recovering without your pesky hands getting in the way. These tips are also a great way to prevent acne from popping up due to oily hair or your hands subconsciously touching your skin....

Straighten Natural Hair with a Blow-Dryer in 4 Steps Step 1: Wash and condition hair. Wash your hair with Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Shampoo followed by Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner to create smooth and manageable hair before blowdrying. Step 2: Apply a heat protectant. To benefit from long-term conditioning before your next hair wash and to protect hair from heat, apply a leave-in conditioner that also serves as a heat guard....

How can teachers manage a kid like Jada who may have suffered trauma, but whose emotional reactions make it difficult for her to learn? Not by getting angry, for sure. That would just trigger her, because she’s hypersensitive to criticism. In my new book, The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom, I present key, alternative strategies teachers and schools can use to help kids who’ve experienced trauma to do better in school. I’ve found that when teachers recognize the symptoms of trauma, build supportive relationships and classroom environments, and build upon strengths to help traumatized kids learn self-regulation, they can play an important role in helping them heal....

How do we reduce the pressure and still give our children what they need? A long-term focus on the resilience of our children—their ability to overcome challenges independently—is what can really help them thrive in school. As a developmental pediatrician, I believe it’s the proven basics that matter most for a child’s resilience: their belief in their own self-efficacy, strong self-management skills, and reliable relationships. If we can let go of other pressures created by our busy family life, fads and trends within our communities, and information overload on the Internet, we can confidently focus on the tried-and-true instead....

Balayage Highlights 1. A Soft Transition Whether you’ve chosen a balayage style that starts close to your roots or one that starts further down, it’s important to note that a soft transition is key to making this style seamless. Give the look a natural feel by keeping the blonde highlights just a few shades lighter than your base color. 2. High Contrast On the other end of the spectrum is a high-contrast balayage look....

Of course there are MANY things you love about your husband but it would be too hard to compile them all into one basket! We’ve made it easy for you by picking 10 amazing things about your husband for you to use to create the ULTIMATE Gift Basket! Of course, you can interpret the printables, handcrafted by the talented Courtney at All Things Bright and Beautiful, how ever you see fit for you husband, but I’ll share all the goodies I attached to each printable to create the best 10 Things I Love About You Gift Basket!...

At the center of the study is something called “readiness potential”: the firing of brain cells that occurs right before we become aware of our intention to act. More than 50 years ago, researchers discovered that the brain fires before we are consciously aware of the intention to do something (like reaching for pizza). Some interpreted that as evidence that brain activity, not intention, is responsible for decision-making, and that free will is a myth....

It makes sense though: Leave-in conditioners are optimized to give you long-lasting nourishment post-wash, so brands create products that are super-rich to live up to this claim. But what about those fine-haired gals that want the same long-lasting conditioning benefits, but who also crave having fuller-looking, light, and airy hair? This is where a leave-in conditioner comes in. Read on: This Is The Best Leave-In Conditioner for Fine Hair Types How to Use Leave-In Conditioner for Fine Hair: The application is pretty simple....

“It’s one thing to use meditation to be more open, expansive, and present to what arises,” says Dr John P. Forsyth, Professor of Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY. “It’s another to use it to fight a war with your emotional life, history, and the thoughts in your mind.” But in cultures like ours, which emphasize the suppression and control of painful thoughts and feelings, it’s not surprising that mindfulness has been interpreted as a clever way to be happier, and less depressed, stressed, or anxious....

With St. Patrick’s just around the corner, we’ve go the perfect quick and easy idea to share some love, luck and all around fun! Steps to creating your own DIY scratch offs: It’s now their choice which card to use and which clover to scratch. If you want, you can give them one each week in March to let the St. Patrick’s Day love extend all month long. Or, add these darling intimate St....

Keynotes include Dr. Ronald Epstein, developer of mindful practice programs to enhance the capacity of health care professionals to provide patient-centered care, and J. David Creswell, PhD, who explores the brain and physiological basis of stress reduction in mindfulness and mindfulness meditation practices. The 2013 Conference will feature more than 75 presentations that include research forums, presentation dialogues, workshops, keynotes, breakfast roundtables, and Pre- and Post-Conference Institutes. View the conference schedule....

Wouldn’t you like to cut down on one product and take off some extra weight from your bag? How about packing a men’s hair product that kills two birds with one stone? Or maybe a product that kills three birds with one stone? The more the merrier, right? We’ve got you covered! Read on to discover some men’s hair care products that’ll help you pack light. Editors’ Picks: Men’s Hair Product Options For The Gym Dove Men + Care Complete Care Fortifying 2 In 1 Shampoo + Conditioner After your workout, you’d want things to be easy....

Lately, we haven’t come across a messy bun we didn’t like, so for that reason, we’ve broken down how to get everyone’s new favorite hairstyle on three different hair types. Read on to learn how you can score these cool updo hairstyles: How to Create Messy Bun Hairstyles on Different Hair Types 1. Messy Bun Hairstyles for Curly Hair Step 1: Add shine to your curls with a dollop of the Suave Moroccan Infusion Styling Oil....