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Hair Story
Hair Story
Colour, Buzzcuts, Freedom: This Is Non-Binary Hair
by
Tom Rasmussen
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Dedicated Feature
I Finally Said Goodbye To My ‘Chemo Curls’
R29 Team
12 Oct 2023
Dedicated Feature
When Life Threw A Curveball, A Red Wig Helped Me Feel Like Myself Again
Shannon Lawlor
25 Aug 2022
Dedicated Feature
My Hair Has Become A Way Of Expressing My Queerness, Creativity & Spirituality
Shannon Lawlor
25 Aug 2022
Beauty
My Complicated Relationship With Faux Locs
As I scrolled through my Explore page searching for hair inspo, only one look spoke to the effortless, get-out-of-bed-and-do-nothing look I was going for:
by
Breanna Davis
Unbothered
Why Black Women Like Me Can’t Braid Our Own Hair & We’re OK With It
I can’t cornrow my own hair. There. I finally said it. When the call came for Black folk everywhere to learn how to do their own hair — mastering the a
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L'Oréal Blackett
Beauty
The Weight Of Hair Loss: How I Live With Alopecia
I’ve been in the bathroom for over half an hour, pinning, tying, brushing, curling and straightening my limp, chin-length hair, trying to sculpt somethin
by
Jasmine Alavuk
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Dedicated Feature
Experimenting With My Hair Colour Allows Me To Separate Work & Life
Self-expression can come in so many forms and often means something different for everyone. From dance to makeup to poetry, whatever medium we use to expre
by
Lola Christina Alao
Dedicated Feature
My Bright Red Hair Has Brought Me A Community Of 20k Followers
Self-expression can come in so many forms and often means something different for everyone. From dance to makeup to poetry, whatever medium we use to expre
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Lola Christina Alao
Dedicated Feature
My Purple Hair Has A Deeper Meaning To Me Than Making Myself Stan...
Self-expression can come in so many forms and often means something different for everyone. From dance to makeup to poetry, whatever medium we use to expre
by
Lola Christina Alao
Hair
4 Side-Part Loyalists Defend Their Hairstyle Of Choice
by
Megan Decker
Hair
I Bleached My Black Hair To Caramel — & Fell In Love With The Tra...
From awkward bowl cuts to too-short pixies, Hannia Hafeez weathered her fair share of bad hairstyles as a kid. She recalls being in the car with her uncle
by
Sydney Clarke
Celebrity Beauty
My Wash Day Is A Reminder To Be Gentle With Myself
For Black women, Wash Day isn’t a routine — it’s a ritual. From the products we choose to the spaces we create, the time we spend caring for our hair
by
aimee simeon
Hair
The Dumb Blonde: Where Did The Stereotype Even Come From?
This piece is from our series, Hair Story. We interview an array of women from different walks of life to discover what their hair means to them. From phot
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Daniela Morosini
News
These Black Women’s Stories Prove Hair Discrimination Happe...
This article was updated on 11 February 2020 A girl who was repeatedly sent home by from school for having an afro received a £8,500 payout in a hair disc
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Jessica Morgan
Hair Story
Relief, Dysphoria & Everything In Between: 5 Trans People Share T...
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Juno Roche
Beauty
I Chopped Off 10 Inches Of My Hair To Reclaim My Curls
It was the day before a big job interview, and I checked everything off my to-do list: buy an outfit, print out copies of my resume, and stop by DryBar to
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Thatiana Diaz
Hair Story
I Didn't Relax My Hair For A Year & I Finally Understand White Ha...
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amerley-amanda Ollennu (@amerleyo) on Oct 12, 2018 at 6:13am PDT “Well my hair is nicer than yours!̶
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Amerley Ollennu
Hair Story
6 Women On The Highs & Lows Of Growing Up With Red Hair
by
Georgia Murray
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Hair Story
Being Adopted Into A White Family Cost Me My Black Hair Identity
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kelsey Rickards (@kelscurls) on Apr 23, 2019 at 3:15pm PDT Kelsey Rickards, 25, from Liverpool, is a personal
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Hair Story
Death Threats & £2 Ponytails: What The Fake Hair Trade Is Hiding
The industry has long exploited poor women, but one new company is stepping up to create fair trade hair.
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Lexy Lebsack
Hair Story
Women Who Get Their Hair Cut In Barbershops Tell Us What Goes On
This piece is from our series, Hair Story. We interview an array of women from different walks of life to discover what their hair means to them. From phot
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Tanya Compas
Hair Story
I Cut My Long Hair Into A Punky Pixie Crop To Fight Ageism – & I ...
Jane Evans, 56, is the founder of Uninvisibility, a project bringing older women into the spotlight. “I started my career in advertising when I was j
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Hair Story
Black Women Are Being Priced Out Of Maintaining Their Hair – & I’...
This piece is from our series, Hair Story. We interview an array of women from different walks of life to discover what their hair means to them. From phot
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Jazmin Kopotsha
Hair Story
Welcome To Hair Story, A Weeklong Series About Hair & Identity
“How much can you actually say about hair?” was the reaction I got from a handful of people when I let slip about Refinery29's plans for H
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Jacqueline Kilikita
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