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WE’RE CELEBRATING “BACK TO SCHOOL” WITH A HUGE GIVEAWAY! Summer is just flying by and those kiddos will be heading back to school before you know it. We know that back to school shopping can be stressful and expensive. Especially if you have more than one child. So… We want to help YOU out with your back to school shopping! Yep, that’s right! We wanted to say THANK YOU to our fabulous Instagram followers so we collaborated with some of our VERY FAVORITE peeps on Instagram and we’re going to help one family with ALL their back to school needs!...

** 1. Flat Iron It’s a classic for a reason. Wash your hair with a moisturizing duo like Suave Professionals Sulfate-Free Cleansing Shampoo and Suave Professionals Moisturizing Curl Conditioner and let your hair air-dry. We’re aiming to inflict minimal damage while creating this style so leave the blow dryer under your bathroom sink for today. Protect your hair by using some of the TRESemmé Get Sleek Heat Protection Spray and straighten your hair from the roots to the ends....

Now beads have come back in a major way! Move over kids, you’re not the only ones who are seen as acceptable to wear this style! Now adult naturalistas are going back to their roots and rocking beaded braids as part of their protective styling too! ** Are you a naturalista who is looking for some chic ways to wear the beaded braids style? Whether you are a younger or older naturalista, check out these 9 ways to wear braids with beads to inspire your next do!...

White lies, fibs, shading the truth, exaggerations, self-denial—these are all things that most of us do now and then. And I wonder how much it matters if we fudge the truth when Aunt Mabel asks how we liked our purple-polka-dot birthday poncho? In a teaching on compassion, the Dalai Lama told the story of a monk who was walking in the woods when a deer ran past him, followed a few minutes later by a hunter who asked the monk which way the deer had gone....