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SPLITTING HAIRS

LOOKS MATTER. Yes, but for some, great hair matters more. Some would go as far as to say that hair is “everything.” I’m not perfect—as my partner frequently reminds me—but I do have pretty darn good hair. Thick, wavy, blond-brown with a few grays. It’s my calling card. My superpower. And, yeah, I. Love. It.

But when I talk coiffures with my friends, family, and colleagues, they never think they have “processed” hair when, in fact, they almost certainly do. A brief

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