I've been styling my hair since I was 13. Admittedly, "styling" is a strong word for what I was actually doing during that time. It was 2008, so I wasn't interested in maintaining healthy hair or embracing my naturally wavy texture. I was only interested in getting stick-straight strands, so I became best friends with my mom's flat iron. As often as she'd let me use it (which wasn't that often...it was mainly regulated to special occasions like holidays or my middle school talent show), I'd e...

POV: You've had your protective style in for the past couple of weeks, and it's starting to hit that point. Your natural hair has grown out from the bases of the braids, the scalp is dry and itchy, and then there's the frizz that won't go away no matter how much gel you use. You want to make the investment of four-plus hours in a chair and the cost of the service worth it, but the style just isn't holding up the way you'd like. News flash: You're making saving our style a lot harder than...

I've been thinking a lot about what 2023's hair trends will be. In 2022, we saw '90s-inspired blowouts make a comeback (we're looking at you, Dyson AirWrap), and with long post-lockdown hair reigning for a while, so many went for the chop, whether it was for the mixie (a hybrid of the mullet and pixie cut) or the boy bob. Color-wise, we saw the revival of '70s blonde, and with so many celebrities going red in 2022, hair salons were seeing every shade being requested in the chair, from glossy...

I'll be totally honest: I've never been one to have an extensive haircare routine. I do have 3c curls, so those require a bit of extra love and care (like deep conditioning a few times a week), but other than a few add-ons, I keep things pretty simple. I've been a beauty editor for a few years now, though, and I'm starting to realize that it might be time to focus more on scalp health. Luckily, my scalp is never itchy or flaky, but it could use a good exfoliating or clarifying treatment every o...