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Did you stay up waaay past your bedtime on Monday the 13th, too? This year’s Met Gala, postponed for almost a year and a half due to the pandemic, was unquestionably an extra-dazzling affair. Dubbed the fashion world’s Oscar Night,...

Recently I stumbled across a meme that summed up the ever-fickle weather in New York in the most painfully accurate way. It looked like this: New York Actually Has 12 Seasons Winter Fool’s Spring Second Winter Spring of Deception Third...

During the summer months, if left to my own devices, I would eat one thing and one thing only: watermelon. As the days get stickier and more languorous, I crave watermelon and feta salad, watermelon granita, watermelon gazpacho and, well,...

You’ve invested in a customized shampoo and conditioner, pamper your strands with oils and tinctures, and avoid sun and chlorine at all costs. You deserve a slow clap. But...how often do you massage your scalp? As Hamlet so aptly said,...

I’ve always longed for the good kind of bedhead. You know, the sleepy, slightly-mussed curls little kids are unfairly blessed with/anyone in a Parisian perfume ad seems to wake up to. Instead, on any given morning my mane falls somewhere...

The Real Wizard of Oz: Sooo what exactly goes on at the Strands lab? Whether you’re a full-blown hair nerd, or simply curious about the way our one-of-a-kind test system works, this article is for you. After all—and we’re not...