Of course, I could make my life a heck of a lot easier by choosing to embrace my natural, ever-darkening hair color. (Think the most dishwater-y of dishwater blonde.) But since I've always been some iteration of light blonde and would probably have a full-blown identity crisis if I asked my amazing L.A.-based colorist, Cass Kaeding, to take me au naturel or anything else, I'm sticking to my high-maintenance roots. (Hey, if you like what you like, why change it?) Since I've insisted on being a...

Everyone who’s ever met her agrees—my mom has the best hair on the planet. Her hair is thick, healthy, and grows extremely quickly. Did I mention she’s in her 50s and has been highlighting her hair for over 30 years?Whenever I’m home, I always raid her beauty cabinets for her hair products. Even though she’ll never admit it, she always has some insanely cool, insanely effective product that I, a beauty editor, have never even heard of. I’ve been trying to grow my hair out for mont...

Don't misunderstand. We love a sculpted, sun-kissed, bronzed moment 365 days a year, but there's truly no more opportune time than summer to find a new favorite bronzer. Or, if you're like us, multiple. The thing is, the best bronzers on the market have seriously evolved over the years, and no more are the muddy, orange-hued pans we used to smear on our faces circa high school.These days, we have more options than we know what to do with. Some drugstore bronzers are best suited for our perpetua...

Every season, I like to do a quarterly clean-out of my makeup bag and beauty counter. As the seasons change, so do my skincare and makeup preferences. This time around, I'm going all in. I decided to start scoping out my summer staples early. After all, if you live in L.A., you know summer basically starts in February. This year, I really wanted to focus on building a healthy, natural glow that complements an easy and warm-hued makeup look. Whether you need a good SPF, bronzer, or face oil, ...