In my job as a beauty editor, I speak to hairstylists on the daily to find out what hair trends are big news. And hairdressers and salons always deliver the best insights, whether it be autumn/winter hair color trends that we need to know about or the trending haircuts the the fashion set is booking in for.While we might see hair trends crop up on social channels like Instagram and TikTok, they're not always reflective of the hairstyles that are really trending. Busy salons, however, see f...

When your hair feels damaged beyond repair, it's hard not to feel like all you can do is take a pair of scissors and chop it all off. The last time I got my hair highlighted, it felt like a bale of hay on top of my head, and I all but gave up on trying to revive it. I decided that I'd just have to live like that, and I'd never know what it felt like to have good hair again.Luckily for me (and anyone else suffering hair damage), there are so many ways to protect your hair and help mend it from ...

"You don't have extensions?!" is a surprising exclamation I receive at least once a week. And, while I did have bonded extensions the summer after I graduated from college (never again), I haven't worn them since. (Unless it's temporary or for a story, mind you.)Now, there are a few, very valid reasons for people's unabashed surprise when they discover all of my hair is real. First, I've been highlighting and/or bleaching the heck out of it for about 20 years. Second, I've had my fair share...

So it turns out that the brush you choose for your hair can really make a difference when it comes to not only the styling of your hair, but also its health. A brush that works with your specific hair type will only do you a lot of favors. The good news is there's a brush that works on practically every hair type, so the shopping is made easy for you—it's the paddle brush."A paddle brush is a large brush that softly curves in its base and has an air cushioned padded center with wide-set bri...