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We’re major fans of wearing the same thing to work every day. And any garment that helps us do that is aces, in our book.
This summer, all we plan on wearing is a black tank dress. It’s versatile, comfortable and most importantly, easy to style in different ways, so everyone won’t know we’re actually wearing the same thing … day after day after day.
Here are seven ways to change up your little black dress game all summer long, along with a few of our favorite options you can shop right now. So go ahead, wear the same thing to work every day.
1. Belt it to add some shape to your look.
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2. Add a sweater to turn your dress into a makeshift skirt.
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3. Put on a T-shirt underneath your dress for a schoolgirl-chic look.
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4. Layer one dress on top of another (especially if one is a little too short).
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5. Add a collared shirt underneath for an important meeting.
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6. Break up your dress by tying a flannel around your waist.
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7. Toughen up your look with a leather jacket.
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Prepping hair for summer involves more than simply stocking up on a bottle of texturizing sea salt spray. The hot, humid weather can lead to severely dry, damaged hair that will break easily, frizz uncontrollably and, if things get serious, possibly discolor.
To ensure you’re really prepared for the months filled with sun and sweat, celebrity hairstylist Mark Hill has four tips he says are necessary for maintaining healthy and beautiful hair all summer long. Check them out below.
1. Use hydrating shampoos and conditioners.
The sun dehydrates your hair. To help replace lost moisture, Hill recommends using hydrating shampoos and conditioners that are loaded with essential oils and plant extracts. Argan oil also works wonders to keep your hair looking and feeling great.
“A conditioning treatment is also a key product to have in your cupboard during summer,” says Hill. “It’s like treating your hair to a facial! Apply to towel-dried hair and leave it to do it’s magic.”
Pro tip: Treat yourself to a deep hair conditioner while sunbathing. Not only will the heat help the treatment penetrate deeper, it will also protect your hair in the sun.
Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo, Pureology Hydrate Conditioner, OGX Kukui Oil Shampoo, Davines Love Conditioner, Aesop Nurturing Conditioner
2. Apply anti-frizz sprays and serums the right way.
Hill likes to use a vitamin E-rich serum on damp, wavy hair to smooth frizz and protect from harmful UV rays. Women with straighter hair will benefit from a silk protein and bamboo fern extract creme like Hill’s Straight-a-holic Straight Talking Straightening Cream, which controls moisture and adds shine.
If you’ve already styled your hair, anti-humidity sprays should be the last product you apply, according to Hill. Simply spray into the air and walk under the mist. This will protect your hair from frizz and flyaway strands in the hot, humid weather.
John Frieda Frizz Ease Expert Finish Polishing Serum, Mark Hill Defrizz-ilicious Bedazzled Anti Humidity Shine Spray, Oribe Travel-Sized Imperméable Anti-Humidity Spray, Ouidad Climate Control Frizz & Flyaway Fighter Taming Spray, Dove Nourishing Oil Care Anti-Frizz Serum
3. Combat an oily scalp with anti-sulfate shampoos.
If your hair feels greasier during the summer, it’s likely because you’re sweating more. “As your scalp becomes hot, it perspires. The heat also works to produce more oil. The only way to deal with this is by shampooing,” says Hill. Stay away from sulfates, as they tend to strip hair of much-needed moisture and add to the oil build-up.
The hair pro reassures us that we shouldn’t worry about how many times we have to shampoo. He adds, “Just remember to use a conditioner for the mid-lengths and ends to keep your hair in great condition.”
4. Don’t forget to purchase sunscreen … for your hair.
The easiest way to guard your hair from sun damage is by covering your head with a wide-brimmed hat or scarf. If you prefer to go hat-free, apply products with UV protection made of vitamin E and sunflower oil before heading outdoors. These ingredients help prevent highlighted hair from lightening too quickly and looking fried. They can also keep dark hair from turning brassy or red.
Pro tip: Apply UV-based hairsprays and leave-in conditioners to damp hair so that the product soaks into hair cuticles.
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Here is set of documentaries to stream on Netflix for some educational programming in between your “Gilmore Girls” and “Friends” marathons. Please binge-watch accordingly.
“Fed Up”
“Fed Up” is as infuriating as it is eye-opening. Advocacy documentaries tend to be a bit short-sighted, reveling in their self-righteousness, but director Stephanie Soechtig has more than enough facts to avoid resting on pure outrage. Consider that, since the ’80s, the number of overweight children has gone from one in 20 to one in five. And while entire industries have ignited over weight loss, the number of those struggling to shed pounds only grows. “Fed Up” reveals the complex ways in which the government is inadvertently subsidizing the obesity epidemic through food lobbies. It guts the myth of personal responsibility (emphasized by the rhetoric of “eat more, exercise less”) and gets to the cause of our growing waistlines: processed food that has no nutritional value and ever-increasing helpings of added sugar.
“Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger”
James “Whitey” Bulger is one of the most notorious gangsters of all time. At one point in his career of crime, he joined Osama Bin Laden on FBI’s Most Wanted List. In his notorious 2013 trial, he was accused of 33 crimes, including the alleged murders of 19 people, but Bulger had no interest in proving he was innocent; he just wanted to set the record straight that he was not a snitch. “Whitey” works through the issue of whether he was an informant, weighing both sides to look at not just Bulger’s legacy, but the depth of corruption inherent in federal law enforcement.
(Note: You’ll especially want to watch this one if you plan to see “Black Mass,” Johnny Depp’s Whitey biopic.)
“Tricked”
“Tricked” ends with a startling statistic: “More people are enslaved today than at any point in history.” There are 20.9 million victims, more than the populations of New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston and Los Angeles combined. Directors Jane Wells and John Keith Wasson set out to establish this lesser-known reality, that often the relationship between a prostitute and her pimp is not a business transaction, but form of human trafficking. In a tone that is more informative than hard-hitting, they explore different facets of the $3 billion industry, the ways by which it is perpetuated and how it can stopped.
“Showrunners”
“Showrunners” can feel a bit insider-y, like the director’s cut that might come with a collector’s edition box set. Still it makes for an interesting look at the way the relatively new position of showrunner has fueled the so-called golden age of TV. The talking heads — including everyone from Joss Whedon (“Buffy The Vampire Slayer”) to Michelle and Robert King (“The Good Wife”) — give a look at the behind-the-scenes intersection of creativity and commerce that leads to successful programming.
(Note: This one is probably best for film students or TV mega-nerds. Anyone else would be more likely to enjoy 90 minutes spent watching one of the many acclaimed shows the cast of “Showrunners” has created.)
“Winnebago Man”
In a way, “Winnebago Man” was one of the original viral videos. It was shared and copied on VHS tapes, long before it spread with the rise of Youtube in 2005. Director Ben Steinbauer was one of those early fans of Jack “Winnebago Man” Rebney, which led him to track down the so-called “angriest man in the world” and see how the spread of the outtakes from Rebney’s commercial had affected him all these years later. “Winnebago Man” is irreverent and beautiful all at the same time, with a bit of seriousness as Steinbauer zooms out to look at the way the mass “tar and feathering” of this new kind of celebrity has changed his subjects’ lives.
“Love Me”
“Love Me” takes on the “mail-order bride” industry as it thrives in the Ukraine. Director Jonathan Narducci follows several men looking for a wife overseas after they feel they’ve exhausted their options with local dating. Although the popular conception is that these arrangements are meant to satisfy the men, many of the women depicted are eager to find a match and build a family — something hard to do given the 87 to 100 female-to-male ratio in the Ukraine. (As one of the suitors put it, “These women believe family first. Not career first, family first. It’s like dating a girl in the ’50s.”) The mixers build into a strange combination of two very different types of desperation, perhaps more fittingly matched than any of the pairs that find their way together over the course of the film.
“I Am Divine”
This glimpse into the life of the man who became Divine peels back the boundary-pushing sexiness and menace of the iconic character. Director Jeffrey Schwartz unpacks Divine’s talent from its origins in the experiences of Harris Glenn Milstead to her work as John Waters’ muse. At a time when the closest thing to a gay scene was underground (and even illegal), Divine dared to be a movie star, and one of the most mesmerizing at that. “I Am Divine” is a loving look at her legacy and the unique power of those who dare to be themselves (and/or eat dog poop on screen.)
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