Postpartum Hair: A Baby Changes Everything
From flyaways to frizz, from finding time to relearning routines, four women share how motherhood has impacted their curl care
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From flyaways to frizz, from finding time to relearning routines, four women share how motherhood has impacted their curl care
Curls are professional, but that doesn’t stop discrimination against textured hair in the office
When Irene van der Zande stepped between a group of children and a man threatening to kidnap one of them in 1985, she had one goal: Protect the children. A young mother, she was leading the group — which…
“I think that family recipes are sort of the uncut gems that we’ve kind of taken for granted for a wicked long time.”
I had always seen curly hair as beautiful, but I believed my own hair was just frizzy and wouldn’t look nice unless it was heat-styled within an inch of its life. When I first discovered the online curly hair community, I was immediately and completely hooked. I started following some of the big Instagram accounts….
Showing up authentically
proves to others they’re not alone
For all intents and purposes, Kirsty Papadopulos, 42, of Seattle, Washington, grew out her grays by accident. “I didn’t really have a plan. I’m just super lazy about getting my hair done,” she says. “Then, I couldn’t get in to see the stylist I had been going to. And people started asking me, ‘Are you…
Laila Sabreen started writing her debut novel, You Truly Assumed, when she was just a junior in high school. She’d always been an avid reader and storyteller, and her mother took her to the library every week. This article contains affiliate links. For more information, visit our disclosure page. Now 20 and in her junior…
Taj McCoy’s debut novel, Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell, is about a “plus-sized sweetheart” and her journey to self-acceptance. This article contains affiliate links. For more information, visit our disclosure page. Savvy Sheldon is a lovable, loyal-to-a-fault workaholic, and though she’s one-of-a-kind, she’s also one of many potential protagonists for McCoy. The 39-year-old author…
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