Personal Care & Style: Expert Guides and Resources

If you want to cut hair, you'll need a few tools to get started. Once you feel comfortable with haircutting, these tips will help you gain the trust of children, your family and friends; give touch-ups to prolong the life of a style; and approach new styles with confidence.How to prepare kids for a haircutWhen it comes to children’s haircuts, you might have to pull out every trick in the book to keep kids happy in the styling chair.

There are so many reasons we can feel negatively about our hair. People with natural, curly hair have not been seen as a thing of beauty for so long. Black women, especially, have been conditioned and treated like they are unattractive for having natural hair, and some women have internalized this hatred and adjusted their hair accordingly.

The most basic way to take care of your curly and textured hair is to wash it, but you need to know a lot about how to handle your hair when it’s wet and, quite frankly, the most vulnerable.If you’re like most people, you probably have a love-hate relationship with your beautiful kinks, coils, and curls: especially on wash day.

Hair types are separated into four categories, and then into three subcategories: Types 1 through 4, and then A, B, or C for each number. For each type (and subtype), I describe the characteristics so that you can pick the type that seems most like yours. I’m focusing on hair types 2c to 4c, which are shown in the chart below.

Natural and Curly Hair For Dummies gives you great guidance on how to keep your natural and curly hair healthy and looking great — from the ins and outs of washing and conditioning, to styling for fashion or protection, and even taking care of your child’s textured hair.This handy cheat sheet contains quick info that you can use on the fly, whether at home, shopping for natural hair products, or at the salon.

If you really want to make an impression, it's important to know how to tie a tie. Whether it's a job interview or a first date, a perfectly knotted tie can make all the difference. Watch this video for step-by-step instructions illustrating the easiest way to tie your own tie. With a few simple moves, you'll learn how to tie a tie and be dressed to impress!

Several types of lice can infest your home; having an outbreak or full-blown lice infestation can be unpleasant. But with a little time, diligence, and an anti-lice arsenal, you can get rid of all types of lice within one to two weeks.Follow these five easy steps to get rid of lice once and for all. Determine the type of lice that have targeted you, your home, or your pets.