Here's the thing about medium-length hair—it's incredibly versatile. It's not too short and it's not too long, which means you get the best of both worlds as far as styling is concerned. Do you want to straighten your hair into a sleek, center-parted lob? Great. How about showing off your natural texture in a curly topknot? Or, do you want to replicate the wet-look hairstyle that celebrities like J.Lo and Kim Kardashian have made famous? With medium-length hair, you have all of these optio...
September is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month. For those unfamiliar with the term, PCOS is a common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age with a prevalence of 8% to 15%. The condition can also lead to infertility. "It is associated with significant gynecological, dermatologic, metabolic and psychiatric co-morbidities," Anuja Dokras, M.D., Ph.D., Penn Medicine says.In order to diagnose PCOS, two of the three following criteria have to be met: androgen excess, ovulatory d...
A face cleanser or wash is the one thing that just about everyone has in their skincare routine, whether they have a 15-step ritual or use just a couple of products. On a basic level, face washes and cleansers do just what you think they're supposed to do—remove impurities like dirt, oil, and makeup from the skin. Board-certified dermatologist and Docent medical advisor Farhaad Riyaz, MD, says that they pave the way for your other skincare products to work more effectively.But let's get into...
Skinny jeans will never go "out," and that's a fact. Just take a look at any one of the handful of celebrities who seem to cling to the perennial denim staple. Season after season, we turn to these style stars to inform us of the freshest ways to style our skinnies, and according to them, all signs point to one boot trend in particular—riding boots—that just so happen to pair flawlessly with classic skinny jeans.Kate Middleton has long been a fan of these flat, knee-high boots, and the...