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If you're using the same hair tools you've stored under your bathroom sink since college, then you are missing out on a world of amazing hair tools . Many of them may seem bizarre at first but they actually work really well — and are just what your hair might need for a healthy, shiny new look.  Sure, you could get a regular old straightener to replace your new one, but these strange, Frankenstein-esque contraptions do amazing things, like combine all of your favorite hair tools into one, detangle your hair while you straighten it, or save you lots of time in your morning routine. It can be challenging to find new tools to get the styles you want, especially when you're ordering them online. We've done the work for you, assembling this list of weird hair tools that could simplify your routine , ranging from newfangled goodies to twists on the classics. For example: if you're blow drying your hair and then straightening it, there may be a faster way.  There's a...

Quick Hair Tips Alexandra Grablewski Whether it's thin, thick, curly, or practically nonexistent, parents love to run their fingers through their baby's hair just for the pure pleasure of it. And seeing it sticking up in the morning or slick and wet in the bath is one of those wonderful little joys of parenthood. In fact, many moms put off baby's first haircut for as long as possible, because seeing those wispy little curls fall to the floor is often the first sign that babyhood is coming to an end. But eventually (like when your baby can't see through the hair in his eyes!) some locks have to go. And beyond haircuts, there's more to baby hair care -- even if your baby hardly has any. If your baby has no hair... Care tip: Shampoo twice a week to avoid cradle cap -- oily, flaky patches of skin on the scalp. Styling tip: Hats are a must to protect baby's head from the sun -- and a bonnet or baseball cap can help strangers tell a girl from a boy. If your bab...

We’re pretty comfortable with the nudity here, too – my 9-year old son sees me naked regularly, and the main reason our kids don’t see dad naked very often (other than when they barge in on him in the bathroom) is because he wakes up first and is usually at least partly dressed by the time they have their eyes open. (I was breifly concerned over the whole nudity across genders issue, but by-and-large, the challenges seem to have been mastered with very little effort, and some proper terminology… granted, the initial questions can be a bit astonishing, but once answered, they’re really answered! And they all know what privacy is, and demand it when they want it.) We’ve tried the showers thing, but my kids are very sensory sensitive, so shower spray has been a bad thing for most of their lives. Sigh. I used the bouncy-seat outside the shower while I watch, and the bath toys outside the tub, both worked for a while. But I still end up preferring just getting up early and getting the showe...

I'm not an athlete, I'm not a bath person, and I'm not an 82-year-old, so I've never really felt the need for Epsom salts in my life. But it turns out there are a ton of other ways to use them beyond the standard sore- muscle bath soak . So if you're in need of a little R & R in this post-Christmas-pre-New-Year's (but still stuck in your hometown) lull, here are five at-home treatments you can make using the Epsom salts lurking in the medicine cabinet at your parents' house. (Or you could go out and buy some—we like Dr. Teal's Rosemary Mint Epsom Salt Soaking Solution . ) Sunburn reliever. If you're lucky enough to be spending the holidays somewhere sunny, hopefully you listened to that motherly/ Allure voice in your head and wore tons of SPF 50. But in case you did somehow get a sunburn, Epsom salts can help inflamed skin. "I mix a couple of spoonfuls into a cup of water and use a spray bottle to mist it onto the affected area," say...

The following is from Adam O'Riordan’s short story collection , The Burning Ground. The Burning Ground is a collection of eight stories about men haunted by their past: from a painter tormented by memories of a lover to a father trying to rekindle a relationship with his son. Adam O’Riordan’s poetry collection In the Flesh won the Somerset Maugham Award , awarded to the best writer under the age of 35. He is an academic director at Manchester Metropolitan University . Alannah would always come at two o’clock as she had on her first visit. But they never talked about how they might exist outside of the confines of the studio. Then at Easter a fortnight passed without her visiting. He had delayed his own trip to see his sister in Harrogate. By the third week, when two o’clock came he was pacing the studio, snapping the slats in the battered brushed-metal blind, peering down on to the parked cars on the street below. He had first met Alannah and her husband at the same party. He had...