We're only four days into 2019, which probably means you're still going strong on New Year's resolutions (for now) and putting off taking down your holiday decorations for just one more day. But for all the TV and movie lovers out there, early January means one thing: it's time for the Golden Globes. This Sunday, millions of people will neglect Netflix for a few hours to watch arguably the most star-studded red carpet event of the year — oh, and to find out who won, of course.
So, in honor of the 76th Annual Golden Globes, we're looking back 28 years, from 2018 to 1990, and showing off the best red carpet looks from each (that is, except for 2008, when the Writers Guild of America went on strike and got the whole event was cancelled). From the white satin gown Audrey Hepburn donned while receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1990 to Saoirse Ronan 's #METOO-inspired black Versace gown in 2018, the dresses ahead are all you need to prepare for Sunday night's festivities.
So sit back, relax and enjoy our look-back through the best Golden Globe gowns of all time (or at least the last 28 years).
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On New Year's Eve, Madonna decided to surprise fans at New York City's historic Stonewall Inn with a short and sweet performance of two songs.
But since that night, the internet hasn't been buzzing about the performance, which included her 1989 classic "Like A Prayer, " or the speech she gave on stage, which focused on queer rights. The internet has been obsessing over Madonna's backside.
In videos and photos from the night that have been spread wide and far, the legendary singer appeared to have a fuller derrière. And, thanks to the power of Twitter to turn everything it touches into rubbish, it's led to butt implant rumors and all-out body shaming, with people on Twitter writing messages mocking Madonna.
Amid those rumors, the 60-year-old music icon has decided to take the high road, spreading a body-positive message that should be heard by all.
"Desperately seeking no one's approval," Madonna wrote on Instagram, an obvious nod to her 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. "And entitled to free agency over my body like everyone else!" She then wrote out a few pointed hashtags: #respect, #nofear, and #nodiscrimination.
But while Madonna remains unbothered, the conversation around her body this time does feel particularly disheartening, largely because the night, as many people on Twitter have noted, was definitely not about her body. The unannounced, no-frills NYE celebration was supposed to be a rallying cry against hate, and a plea for the acceptance of LGBTQ communities, of which has been a longtime supporter. She went to Stonewall, after all, which is a national historic landmark as the site of the 1969 riots that helped launch the gay rights movement, and she was recently named the venue's ambassador for its landmark 50th anniversary and planned Pride celebrations. Standing alongside her son David Banda (who played guitar for the performance), she offered a speech about the importance of kindness, saying things like, "If we truly take the time to get to know one another, we would find that we all bleed the same color, and we all need to love and be loved," before she sang a single note.
And yet, all anyone left talking about that night was her body.
This is, sadly, the world we live in, where a talented, hugely successful woman can do a good and harmless thing and end up getting criticized. It happens to plenty of women in the spotlight. They dare to do whatever they want with their bodies — like Amandla Stenberg showing her armpit hair on a red carpet or Lourdes Leon, Madonna's daughter, stepping out with unshaved legs and underarms — and get swiftly torn down by the internet because some people don't approve of their choices.
As she's argued in a huge catalog of groundbreaking songs and videos over the past 35 years, Madonna is entitled to do what she wants with her body without fear of public commentary – just like anyone else. But since many people clearly can't understand this premise, we propose a maybe-a-little-late New Year's resolution: Let's leave the comments about women's bodies in 2018, shall we?
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On the day Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress, was sworn in as a freshman representative from Michigan, she published an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press making the case for Donald Trump's impeachment.
"President Donald Trump is a direct and serious threat to our country. On an almost daily basis, he attacks our Constitution, our democracy, the rule of law and the people who are in this country. His conduct has created a constitutional crisis that we must confront now," she wrote.
Tlaib went on to list the various impeachable offenses Trump has committed: "obstructing justice; violating the emoluments clause; abusing the pardon power; directing or seeking to direct law enforcement to prosecute political adversaries for improper purposes; advocating illegal violence and undermining equal protection of the laws; ordering the cruel and unconstitutional imprisonment of children and their families at the southern border; and conspiring to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series of hush money payments."
Nobody cared or noticed.
But then, as she spoke to supporters at an event in the hours after her swearing in — in the hours after she literally wore her Palestinian-American pride in the form of the embroidered red and black traditional Thobe she donned to become first Muslim woman to take her seat in Congress — Tlaib recalled the moment she won her election in November.
"And when your son looks at you and says, 'Mama look, you won. Bullies don't win,' and I said, 'Baby, they don't,' because we're gonna go in there and we're going to impeach the motherfucker," she told the crowd.
And everyone collectively lost their shit.
"This is a gift to Trump," tweetedNew York Magazine's Jonathan Chait.
CNN's Chris Cilizza wrote that Tlaib's choice of words was, "almost certainly ... the wrong strategy if Democrats want to beat Trump in 2020."
Right wing windbag pundit and former Trump advisor Sebastian Gorka swooned over to the nearest fainting couch and as he was revived with smelling salts he gasped, "In 5 years on Twitter I have avoided (re-)posting anything with foul language. Now I break that rule because of @RashidaTlaib. Forget @AOC. THIS is the face of the Democrats. Are you ready for what they will try to do to our President, @realDonaldTrump?"
It's a good thing for Gorka's mental health and social media feed that Trump definitely never called an entire country a shithole or bragged about grabbing a a woman by the pussy or called a professional athlete a son of a bitch.
Because, to be clear, this outrage comes from the fact that Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib called the President a "motherfucker." It has nothing to do with her case for impeachment. It has nothing to do with her calling out his many abuses of power. The outrage comes because a newly-powerful woman in a traditional Palestinian robe used a swear word and people find that terrifying.
Fuck that.
I'm the daughter of a single father and was raised, more often than not, like a buddy instead of a child. But what my father lacked in traditional fatherly values he made up for in candor. It was his opinion that I should enter this world aware of the power of my voice, confident in my own agency. And I'm grateful for that every day.
I tell you this because when I started to read the many, many breathless takes on Tlaib's use of profanity, I was reminded of a lesson my dad taught me when I was 11-years-old. In sixth grade had a math teacher. I struggled in math and my teacher was a bully. One day in class, she demanded I help solve an equation in front of the class. I did it wrong. I took my seat and blinked back tears, and when my teacher turned back to the chalkboard I gave her the middle finger.
Reader: somebody told on me and I got in-school suspension. I deserved it!
And when I brought the slip home from my principal that explained my infraction and required my father's signature, he was furious. He made me explain what happened. I told him about my teacher, about my continuing trouble with this particular equation. I apologized for the profane gesture.
"I don't care about that," said my Dad. "But don't you ever, EVER, say something to somebody's back. You say it to their face." He was deadly serious.
I brought the signed slip in the next day and served my day of in-school suspension. This was the very early 90s and their was no social media. But if there had been, I like to think I would have doubled down and posted a reply like Tlaib's on Twitter.
"I will always speak truth to power. #unapologeticallyMe."
Because now is not the time time for women to apologize for their choice of words. It's time to say what we think to the bully's face.
Dandruff is one of those common issues many of us struggle with, yet shy away from speaking about. Having white flakes fall on your black turtleneck has been portrayed in beauty campaigns and commercials as a nightmare, but the reality is that dandruff is super common and doesn't have to prevent you from feeling fabulous in black — or in general. Some cases are mild, and others more severe, but thankfully, with the right regimen, dandruff can be easily controlled.
Stephen Pullan, a trichologist at the Philip Kingsley Trichological Clinic in New York, tells Refinery29 that all dandruff doesn't look the same."It can be thought of as dead skin cells shedding off the top layer of the scalp, [which] happens all over the body," he says. "The process can speed up, however, creating visible dandruff, or even worse, [symptoms] such as a bothersome form of flakes that adhere to the hair shaft and can create hair loss."
The good news for people living with this annoying issue, however, is that it is treatable — and it starts with finding the right shampoo. "Dandruff shampoos work to decrease flaking, normalize rapid cell turnover, hydrate the scalp, and indirectly decrease itching," dermatologist and Dove hair expert Francesca Fusco, MD, adds.
Dermatologist Neil Sadick, MD, of Sadick Dermatology in New York City notes that it's important to pay attention to ingredient labels when shopping for cleansers. "Look for shampoos that have ingredients like ketoconazole or zinc pyrithione," he says. "Both of these are chemical compounds have anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties that reduce and prevent fungus growth on the scalp."
To help you have a more soothing shampoo experience, we asked the pros for their favorite formulas for ditching dandruff, ahead.
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It was quite a Moment when the anti-LGBTQ+ Mike Pence swore in Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona as the country's first bisexual senator on Thursday.
Not only did Sinema show up in an unforgettable Marilyn Monroe-meets Elle Woods-meets blonde Miss Frizzle outfit, but she swore on a law book containing the U.S. Constitution rather than a Bible. The book included the texts of the U.S. and Arizona constitutions, according to The Arizona Republic.
"Kyrsten always gets sworn in on a Constitution simply because of her love for the Constitution," her spokesperson John LaBombard told the newspaper.
There is no constitutional requirement for anyone being sworn into any government office to use a Bible, any religious text — or any text at all. You can use We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie if you like (and we kind of hope one day someone does). But most members of Congress still place their left hand on a Bible: While the 116th Congress is more religiously diverse than any before it, Christians are still overrepresented, at 88.2% compared to 71% of the U.S. adult population, according to a Pew Research Center for Religion and Public Life study cited by Religion News.
"While the number of self-identified Christians in Congress has ticked down, Christians as a whole — and especially Protestants and Catholics — are still overrepresented in proportion to their share in the general public," according to Pew Research. "Indeed, the religious makeup of the new, 116th Congress is very different from that of the United States population."
Sinema broke the mold in more than one way on Thursday. The first Democrat since 1988 to win a Senate race in Arizona, as well as the first bisexual and second openly LGBTQ+ person in the Senate (along with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin), she can also count herself as the only member of Congress who openly considers themselves religiously unaffiliated.
That's a tiny sliver of Congress when you consider that 23% of Americans identify as either atheist, agnostic, or "nothing in particular." But it's a start, and it should have religious extremists like Mike Pence quaking in their shiny shoes.
Homophobe Mike Pence had to swear in Kyrsten Sinema, the first out bisexual Senator in history, on a law book and not a bible. He seems uncomfortable and she’s having fun with it. This is everything. pic.twitter.com/1VxBsK1l0u
Sinema's unaffiliated status may be an important first, but she's hardly the first government official to be sworn in on something other than a Bible. According to Religion News reporter Jack Jenkins, among others, John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, was sworn in on a "volume of law." Rep. Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii, the first person of the Hindu faith in Congress, used a Bhagavad Gita for her swearing-in. Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Buddhist, didn't use a book.
On Thursday, both Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan were sworn in on Korans; Omar on her grandfather's and Tlaib on a copy from Thomas Jefferson's personal collection.
Simran Jeet Singh, a religion professor and Sikh advocate, tweeted a photo of the various books used to swear in members of the 116th Congress. "Check out the holy books being used to swear in new members," he wrote. "So beautiful to see Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus represented. This is also America."
More evidence that the US Congress is more diverse than ever?
Check out the holy books being used to swear in new members. So beautiful to see Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus represented. This is also America. pic.twitter.com/vyzZ94C62a
For most employees, getting along with your boss is ideal, if not necessary, for career growth.
In what can sometimes feel like a tightrope walk, manager-employee relationships are some of the most crucial workplace dynamics, with the potential to make or break an employee's success. And yet, there are many things that employees can do to unknowingly piss their bosses off.
Of course, manager-employee dynamics are certainly a two way street. After all, a good, supportive manager has the potential to bring out the best in an employee, whereas a distant, removed boss could very well bring out the worst.
Bearing in mind the symbiosis of the employee-boss relationship, there are a number of actions and habits that tend to drive bosses crazy. From being dishonest about mistakes, to lacking an ability to self start, it's important to be mindful of the ways you may be unknowingly — or unintentionally — irritating your manager. For this reason, we chatted with a managers from a spectrum of industries to gain some insight on the things that majorly annoy them.
Ahead, 10 managers share their biggest employee pet peeves — and how you can not do them! — which will hopefully help you to be a better employee (or at least stay on your manager's good side).
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No matter how disorganized our bedrooms, bathrooms, or living rooms get, we're still going to sleep, shower, and watch Netflix in them. But clutter of the kitchen variety has the power to make us kiss cooking goodbye altogether. Tidy and well-stocked kitchens make for a welcoming space — but when silverware drawers, spice racks, and cabinets get out of hand, our desire to make a homemade meal goes in the garbage (that should have been be taken out yesterday).
Starting from square one with a deep kitchen clean or restructuring seems daunting, but it doesn't have to be. In order to avoid blowing our future grocery budgets on one too many takeout orders, we rounded up the top storage essentials to help keep those messes at bay. Scroll on to stock up on the organization goods that will help to manage all your gadgets and groceries — and also prevent your kitchen from turning into the wild, wild West (cue counter tumbleweed made from miscellaneous crumbs).
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It's been nearly two months since I made the decision to cut my hair and reclaim my curls. After years of weekly blowouts, my hair was looking limp thanks to heat damage, so I wanted to start living my life with my hair health top of mind. And while I thought that chopping off over 10 inches of my hair would be the toughest part of my transition, the hard work was actually in creating an entirely new regimen for my hair.
When I was straightening my hair, I was committed to frizz-fighting products and whatever shampoo smelled great (give me all the coconuts). But now that I'm taking a major break from the flat iron, my new routine is focused on moisturizing and reviving my curls.
"There are lots of women that have the misunderstanding that they to have to find the products that are going to make their hair curly," says New York-based curl expert Mona Baltazar, a.k.a. @themonacut. "But what they need to realize is that if you're transitioning, those aren't your curls. So, you want to focus on the process of getting back your real curls and pattern, and what you're feeding your hair to do so."
And that's exactly what I did. With help from Baltazar and some research, I stocked up on products that I felt would help me nourish my curls. After a few weeks of trial and error, I found the products that are currently working for me. Emphasis on "currently," because, according to Baltazar, as my hair changes, so will its needs.
It's also important to remember that everyone's hair is different, so what may work for me might give you the same results. But let my picks serve as inspiration. Ahead, the hair products I'm loving during my transition from heat-damaged hair to thriving, natural curls.
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Small and delicate tattoos are all the rage right now, and they're especially perfect for anyone looking to get some ink without getting too much attention. Their hidden placement — often behind the ear, on the finger, or the back of the arm — can lend an edgy sense of mystery to them, even more so when they're done in white.
White tattoos are practically invisible, which is why it may come as a surprise to learn that a ton of It girls, like Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne, and Shay Mitchell, have them.
Ahead, we've rounded up our favorite celebrity white tattoos (plus a few examples from those without a checkmark next to their Instagram handle) that'll make even the most body art-averse maybe, just maybe, start to change their tune...
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The bucket bag has a universally appealing shape: It's structured, but not too structured; fashionable, but not too trendy, and it's the happy medium between a too-large tote and a too-small clutch. It's also one silhouette that both luxury designers and mass retailers have gotten behind (with fervor) in recent seasons, churning out different size, color, and material variations left and right. And while the original cult favorite belongs to Mansur Gavriel, it's hard to walk into any store without seeing some type of bucket bag these days.
If you're holding out for the OG, we get it. But if you're looking for some alternative options that are a little more wallet-friendly, there are plenty of just-as-worthy bucket bags (like the ones ahead) that you can sling over your shoulder now.
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The only thing better than buying new beauty products is being rewarded for buying new beauty products with even more new beauty products. If you're a member of Sephora's loyalty beauty program, you already know this from experience. But if you've been holding strong to that VIB status since Lin-Manuel Miranda was playing Alexander Hamilton on Broadway, the retailer recently made a few updates to its Beauty Insider Program point system that you might want to know about.
So, what's changed? Now, members of all three Beauty Insider Program tiers — Insider, VIB, and Rouge — will get to choose a gift during their birthday month from Drunk Elephant or Kat Von D, while VIB and Rouge cardholders are exclusively offered the option of a third gift set that changes on a monthly basis. VIB and Rouge members (sorry, Insiders) are now also able to customize their perks by choosing from three additional benefits, including aggregating points in their account, a deluxe in-store makeover experience (which can be shared with a friend), or free express shipping.
As you'll recall, back in August, Sephora adjusted the point system so that the number of points you earn per purchase depends on your membership tier: Insiders receive 1 point for every $1 they spend, VIB members receive 1.25 points per $1, and Rouge receives 1.5 points per $1. But what do you do with all those points once you earn them? While you can totally hoard your points for big-buck offers (like the occasional full-sized bestseller), you could also cash them in as you go for mini 100-, 250-, 500-, and 750-point rewards that last a lot longer than you'd think.
To make that deliberation process easier, we've rounded up the best gratis products you can earn from Sephora's Rewards Bazaar right now. Keep clicking to check them out.
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Raise your hand if you've apologized to your manicurist for your super-short nails. Now why do we do that? Long, bedazzled, Cardi B-inspired claws might get all the love on Instagram right now — and they are badass — but short nails are cute in their own right. Plus, they'll never annoy the hell out of you when you're clicking away on your keyboard, trying to remove your contact lenses, or opening a can of La Croix.
According to the pros, the trick to making short nails feel more glamorous is to make them look purposeful by keeping them clean, smooth, and shaped. "The most important part of ensuring your nails look great at any length is taking good care of your hands," Megan Richardson and Gretchen Tiernan, owners of Sand Spa, explain. "Short nails look best when your cuticles are pushed back and you can see your half moons."
Groomed, short nails might allow for a more practical morning, but that's not to say you can't fake the look of more length — manicurists can even paint them in ways that give the illusion of a longer nail bed. As famed nail artist Miss Pop told us: "Nail art is not long-nail exclusive. If you’re a nail biter, just focus the attention not on the tip, but down to the cuticle."
Whether you're after the chic look, or just want to rest your nails between gel extensions, we've rounded up the coolest manis to copy now, no long-term growth plan required, ahead.
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A serious masking session is like pressing the backspace button and effectively deleting last night's tequila shots and sweaty dance party, or the fact that you didn't wash off your makeup when you stumbled in at 3 a.m. They can draw out impurities, transform your texture, brighten your complexion instantly, and even provide a Gatorade-like swig of hydration. Whatever the claim, masks are generally intensive treatments that translate into instant (sometimes mic-dropping) gratification.
Right now, some of our favorite masks are coming from overseas, under the broad and growing category of Korean skin care. In South Korea, the “put a mask on it” mantra has spawned multiple categories, including peel-off, modeling, bubble, water, sleeping masks, and even finger masks. It’s also common to layer different treatments in a sort of mask cocktail to address specific needs (for example, a clay mask to purify pores paired with a hydrogel sheet mask to rehydrate).
Things can get a little confusing with the overwhelming number of masks claiming to be one-shot wonders. Ahead, find a list of superstars to give you the lay of the land and save you from picking up a dud sheet mask next time you're standing in the checkout line. Read on to discover some of the newest and coolest K-beauty masks you aren't using yet, but definitely should be.
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On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives' new class streamed into the U.S. Capitol for the very first time, bringing with them a bevy of beauty looks that have rarely been seen inside the prestigious government building. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wore her signature red lipstick. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts wore her hair in twists. And Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia and is one of the first Muslim-American women in Congress, wore a hijab and jet-black nails.
The bold manicure has been a signature of Omar's. If you look back at campaign events, news conferences, and rallies from the past year, she is almost always sporting long, almond- or square-shaped, black nails.
And while this may seem like no news at all, in D.C. politics a bold nail color is actually something to talk about.
Before Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, she was reportedly briefed by President Obama's team to only wear neutral nail polish. But on the day of the White House reception celebrating her appointment, Sotomayor showed up with nails that were fire-engine red, a color commonly associated with pride and celebration for many Latinas.
That spirit inspired future congresswomen like Ocasio-Cortez, who shared the story on Twitter and mentioned that Sotomayor's devotion to bold color is what inspired her own choice to wear gold hoops to her swearing-in ceremony. "Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their hoops, they can just say they’re dressing like a Congresswoman," she wrote.
Lip+hoops were inspired by Sonia Sotomayor, who was advised to wear neutral-colored nail polish to her confirmation hearings to avoid scrutiny. She kept her red.
Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their hoops, they can just say they’re dressing like a Congresswoman. https://t.co/eYN5xYFcTE
And while most other new congresswomen stuck to the status quo on Thursday, wearing light pink polish or no polish at all, it's refreshing to see women like Omar expressing themselves with beauty in the same way their constituents do. Like, who doesn't love a black manicure?
What Omar's dark nail polish is also quietly doing here (whether she intends it to or not) is showing that congresswomen don't have to style themselves to look like one homogenous group in order to be taken seriously. In 2019, everything — from the style of their hair to the color of their lips to the shade of their nails — is up for them to decide. And thank goodness for that.
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Every December 31, we make New Year's resolutions that we either loyally keep or break before February hits. While it's hard to predict how steadfast we'll be about meal prepping or giving up that post-work glass of wine, we do know we'll be holding true to at least one promise: We're totally breaking out of our makeup rut in 2019.
Now that the holiday festivities are all said and done, we could use a total routine refresh. We're ditching our dried-out lipsticks and dusty eyeshadow palettes for new launches from our favorite drugstore brands. Think: tons of mascaras, glitter eyeshadows, and buttery lip tints that don't go over the $20 mark.
Whether you're as beauty-obsessed as we are or you stick to a strict regimen that hasn't changed in years, adding some new residents to your makeup bag is just as exciting as swapping that $12 Sweetgreen salad for a homemade meal — if not more.
Ahead, the best makeup launches to hit the drugstore in 2019.
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Like the earbud wires that used to mysteriously play twister in our purses and pockets post Ariana Grande jam sessions, our jewelry seems to follow aggressively-tangled suit, no matter where or how gingerly we lay it down. Attempting to accessorize from a chaotic pile of necklaces that have somehow worked themselves into a Gordian knot of rings, bracelets, and backless earrings, is nothing short of our darkest nightmare — especially after hitting snooze about ten times too many on Monday morning. But just as wireless headphones solved our tangled music dilemmas, there also exists a secret weapon for our war against disorganized jewelry: the over-the-door organizer.
Unlike jewelry boxes or dishes, the over-the-door solution battles against jumbled messes (a.k.a. constrictor knots) by suspending our accessories in individual compartments instead of laying them flat in clumped heaps. These crafty products go beyond a more streamlined jewelry storage system by opening up space and style-showcasing opportunities inside our bedrooms too. So opt out of wrestling with the one necklace you want to wear on Monday morning and shop the ten over-the-door hangers ahead instead. These secret weapons will keep your most unruly chains to clunkiest statement pieces organized and in line for nightmare-free accessorizing.
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Now that all the holiday shopping is over and the end-of the-year sales officially expired (for now), we're left with a whole lot of deluxe-sized lipsticks and travel-friendly gift sets — which, while a fun diversion from our usual beauty routines, will only last so long. That's why, in the name of preparedness, we're planning our 2019 routines right now... and, in the name of saving money, we're highlighting the best straight-from-the-drugstore buys to do so.
Now that we've mapped out the budget-friendly makeup we're planning on buying this month, it's time to start thinking about hair. After all those 2018 colors and cuts, it's time to revive the damage the trends left behind, with affordable, can't-believe-it's-so-cheap masks, shampoos, and styling creams that are bound to change our lives forever (or at least our split ends). Ahead, the best drugstore hair buys to kick off the new year...
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Ah, the age-old debate of whether or not to wear makeup to the gym. There are those in the more-is-more camp who feel no shame in hitting the treadmill full-contour, but for every person willing to test the longevity of their baked under eyes at the gym, there's someone who would rather pay a $15 class-cancellation fee than wear foundation while working up a sweat.
If you've come here in search of an answer to whether or not you should wear makeup while exercising, well, you've come to the wrong place. At the end of the day, that decision is totally up to you. Nonetheless, no matter where you fall on the spectrum, it's hard to deny that sweat-friendly beauty products continue to pop up on shelves.
About a year ago, what some brands called "athleisure beauty" suddenly hit the zeitgeist. Whether people were actually wearing mascara while looping through a vinyasa flow or not, brands like Clinique and Tarte launched workout-specific products that focused primarily on controlling sweat. These were waterproof products that could withstand high-performance circuits while offering light, no-makeup makeup coverage. Now, a wave of other brands — that range from makeup to skin to hair — are trying to make athleisure beauty happen again.
Whether you choose to try the products sweating through 50 burpees or 150 minutes of Bandersnatch (in sweatpants), there's no doubt that these convenient and budge-proof products are worth trying — whether you're a gym rat or not.
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All flat irons aren't created equal. Just because it heats up, has two plates, and claims to leave hair smooth, glossy, and protecteddoesn't mean that it's any good. This is especially true if your hair is natural. Afro hair may seem like it needs lots of heat to get straight, but the wrong tool can fry your coils permanently. Hello, heat damage.
Whether you occasionally get a silk press or regularly heat style, using the proper tool is just as important as the products you use on a daily basis. Like any investment piece you buy, your flat iron should deliver quality results with every use, last a considerable amount of time, and never compromise the health of your hair.
That being said, if you're shopping for a new hot tool to add to your routine, don't just pick up any ol' thing. Instead, opt for one of the pro-approved picks for natural hair, ahead.
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The backpack has evolved far beyond its humble beginnings as a practical vessel for toting books, binders, and gel pens. The once function-first carryall now comes in an array of funky shapes, polarizing sizes, and rich hues, taking us from first days of school to stylish nights out on the town. Since we've graduated past mesh and nylon packs, it's time to invest in a classic fabric that's built for fashion longevity: leather.
Leather backpacks run the gamut of price and style with a range of luxe-looking options clocking in well under $100. There are faded fabrics that a create cool-vintage effect or sleek-matte finishes that give off a more glamorous feel. Another added bonus of today's fashion-forward packs are its versatile wear and carrying abilities — you can opt for the standard two-strap, chill one-strap, or chic no-strap (a.k.a. top-handling it) looks. And if you're feeling extra edgy, go all in with the backward-pack look and sport it across your chest. Scroll on to check out a few of our favorite leather styles, including carryalls still large enough to tote textbooks and teeny-tiny backpacks that can easily elevate any street-style game.
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