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Miss Delaware Kayla Martell will be competing for the Miss America crown very soon, and she may be doing it without one thing most pageant queens take for granted: hair. Kayla has alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes sufferers to lose their hair and can leave them totally bald. She's been without hair since she was a child, and until her third year competing in the Miss Delaware Read more
Different from alopecia areata (an autoimmune disorder where the body attacks its own follicles), traction alopecia is a hair-loss condition triggered by certain hairstyles and processes. It occurs when there's damage to the hair follicle and the dermal papilla — that's the small bit of skin at the base — by constant pulling or increased tension over a period of time. Most common in Read more
We're excited to present this hair-raising story from Allure: This week a hair loss expert at the London Centre of Trichology came out and said that in the last two years, he's seen a 15 percent increase in women seeking treatment after damaging their hair with glue extensions — which he now believes should be straight-up banned before they scalp more women. The trichologist told the BBC that Read more
HappyThankYouMorePlease is the directorial debut of How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor, who wrote and stars in the indie romance. He plays Sam, a writer living in New York City in his late 20s. En route to a meeting, he happens upon a young boy named Rasheen, who's been left alone on the subway. Not sure what to do, Sam becomes Rasheen's reluctant guardian for the next few days. As ill-equipped Read more
Malin Akerman and Kate Mara play two important women in the life of Josh Radnor’s character, Sam, in the upcoming HappyThankYouMorePlease. We talked to the actresses at their recent LA press day for the film, and both admitted that it took some convincing before Josh would cast them in his directorial debut. Their persistence paid off, though — not only was the movie one of our favorites at Read more
Face time with makeup master Gucci Westman — Refinery29 How Katy Perry achieved her dream hair shade — People StyleWatch This hair trick is even better than feather extensions — Lucky How to stop biting your nails — Real Simple See all the looks from Lady Gaga's "Yoü and I" video — The Cut Quick, end-of-Summer beauty tips — College Candy Alopecia: when it's time to see a Read more
