Month: July 2019

July 08, 2019 at 07:00AM by CWC Jean shorts are to summer what avocado is to, well, basically everything (i.e. they just go together). But let’s be honest: they are not the most comfortable piece of clothing you own. It finally got warm enough in Los Angeles for me to throw on my denim cutoffs with a blazer (I had a meeting), sneakers, and that sparkly belt that’s all over Instagram. It was a look, I was going through something, but I stand by it. The problem: as I was sitting in my favorite coffee shop, my cutoffs were giving me the most uncomfortable wedgie. How are you supposed to effectively flirt with the hot guy who works there focus on work when your denim shorts are creeping up your behind and also maybe giving you a front wedgie? I mean, you persist despite your self-inflicted hardships, but still. There has to be a better option. And I found it in the form of the Girlfriend Collective OTG collection, which is currently available for preorder. OTG stands for “on the go;” it is an acronym I spent far too long trying to decipher, but it’s a holiday week so give me a break. The collection features two jackets: the Hummingbird Half Zip Windbreaker, $118, and the Peregrine Windbreaker, $128. They are both cute and 10/10 would wear on the reg, but today our moral of the story is that comfy/cute shorts are very important—so let’s talk about these Gazelle Shorts,

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July 08, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC I could ramble on all day long about all the different ab exercises that have you contorting your body and balancing in weird ways to #feeltheburn. But when it comes down to it, some of the most effective moves are the most basic—the ones you’ve been doing since middle school gym class. And bicycle kicks are definitely here to stay. If you haven’t done bicycle kicks in a while, don’t worry—getting back into it is as easy as, well, riding a bike. Even though the exercise is in the simple-yet-super-effective category like crunches and sit-ups, it goes a step beyond. While you can skip out on the rotation aspect, adding it in does wonders. “Bicycle kicks are a great exercise to strengthen your core. They target multiple muscles in your midsection,” says EverybodyFights trainer Ricardo Rose. “When done properly, bicycles can strengthen your transverse abdominals, internal, and external obliques.” ad_intervals[‘405813_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘405813_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); Even though bicycle kicks seem simple and you’ve been doing them basically forever, are you 100 percent sure you’re performing them correctly? Sometimes bad habits you pick up when first learning an exercise sticks with you for years—like arching your lower back or going too fast!—and that’s why it’s so important to check in with your form every once in a while to ensure you’re performing every move properly. Rose’s instructions make sure you’re getting the most out of every kick.

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July 08, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Come hell or hot (shower) water, I will not blow dry my hair. Call me lazy, but every time I switch on the hair styler’s cool setting and begin airing out each strand, I think of everything I could be doing instead—performing jumping jacks, rewatching Criminal Minds, taste-testing the 44 mango varieties of Nevis. I’m the air-drying queen, even if it means sleeping with wet hair. Luckily, I’m not necessarily committing a cardinal hair sin by going to bed with damp tresses. According to Paul Labrecque of New York City’s Paul Labrecque Salon and Spa, sleeping with wet hair is really no big deal—so long as you don’t make it a habit. In fact, every once in a while, it could help you achieve that tousled look without slathering on a gallon of product. “If you allow your hair to dry naturally, with its own body, you’ll end up with your signature ‘bed head’ look the next day,” Labrecque tells me. “I definitely recommend doing this every now and again, to my clients who take good care of their hair and [to my clients] whose strands have some natural body to them. This can end up being a really sexy, textured look when done right and if your hair is healthy.” ad_intervals[‘404074_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘404074_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); My hair’s curly, texturized, and often leans toward the frizzy side. But Labrecque is totally right: After sleeping with wet

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