What Your Boyfriend Would Look Like With Prom Hair

Meet five guys who know how to rock an updo...

By Drew DiSabatino - August 22, 2013 If you’ve ever wondered what guys with long hair might look like if they had fancy lady hairstyles you are, apparently, not alone. Jessica Saia of The Bold Italic took eight guys with long hair to a salon and had their hair done up right. (Or maybe wrong, we’re still not sure about a couple of them). Check them our favorites below: Jessica Saia/Isla Murray/Ryan Raphael/Ledora Francis/Brian Blakley

We don’t know if it’s the featured neck hair that makes this one so upsetting or if it’s the moustache and goatee paired with it. Either way there’s a whole lot of hair happening on this guy’s head -- but we don’t totally hate it. Let's just hope his prom date doesn’t sport the same style. Jessica Saia/Isla Murray/Ryan Raphael/Ledora Francis/Brian Blakley

The Sass Bun is every bit as disturbing as it is fancy. The curled strands acting as makeshift bangs and the bunch on top kind of make this guy look like Pebbles from the Flintsones, if Pebbles could grow a moustache. As if the hairdo isn’t sassy enough, the face he makes as he presents his coif sure is. Jessica Saia/Isla Murray/Ryan Raphael/Ledora Francis/Brian Blakley

The hippie wedding is everything you’d expect it to be. Honestly this man looks exactly like a few baristas we’ve seen around our neighborhood, so seeing this one in real life might not even turn that many heads. And braids are so in right now. Jessica Saia/Isla Murray/Ryan Raphael/Ledora Francis/Brian Blakley

This do “puts a manly twist on matrimony” in a way that's comforting and yet so totally wrong. There's clearly some excellent craftsmanship going on with this style (hello, fabulous bump on top). Every one knows the most important part of a hairstyle is confidence, and this guy doesn’t lack it. So many feels about this one. Jessica Saia/Isla Murray/Ryan Raphael/Ledora Francis/Brian Blakley

The Mormon prom is “deceptively modest,” but we don’t think it’s deceptively anything (although it does kind of make us want to re-watch Big Love). This guy rocks the style so well he may want to consider incorporating it into his regular morning routine, provided he’s willing to wake up at the crack of dawn to put in the time.

Photo and content credit: Jessica Saia - Author, Isla Murray - Photographer, Ryan Raphael - Designer, Ledora Francis - Stylist, Brian Blakley - Stylist

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Hey, Clumsy -- Would You Take a Class to Learn How to Walk in Stilettos?

New Yorker Victor Chu teaches women how to walk properly in heels during a $50 session

By Alesandra Dubin - July 24, 2013

Never mind the much-photographed celebrities who make walking in heels look like child's play. (We're looking at you, Kate Middleton: You worked those pumps for the cameras yesterday, just 24 hours after delivering the royal baby!) We real women know it requires serious skill.

And for those of us for whom it doesn't come entirely naturally, one New Yorker has launched a class to help. Victor Chu's new “How To Walk in High Heels New York City” program, run out of a dance studio, aims to build experience and confidence for ordinary women interested in strapping on stilettos, according to a report in the New York Post.

The class costs $50, and teaches about navigating obstacles, taking long strides, perfecting posture and movement -- and even stretching properly for the, ahem, sport. Chu attributes his know-how to his stint as a shoe designer and to his development of a high-heel fitness program called Legworks.

“Women think heels are sexy because men think they’re sexy,” Chu told the Post. “But you see women wear this pained expression and shuffle. I’ve seen guys giggle at them -- it’s not sexy. Bottom line is, you need to be fit to walk in heels with stability.”

Now, as we said, we're the first to admit that walking in heels is hard -- and often painful. (Right, Julianne Moore?) But we also think, if you need a class to get the fundamentals down, maybe your money is better spent on a great pair of flats instead.

But what do you think: Would you take a class to learn how to walk in stilettos?

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Would You Get a Facial That Used Live Snails?

It's all the rage in Japan, where a Tokyo spa claims snail secretions have beauty-boosting properties

By Alesandra Dubin - July 17, 2013

Um, we just threw up in our mouths a little bit.

Yes, we'd love to have glowing, youthful-looking skin -- and we'd consider paying a fair amount of money to achieve it -- but we definitely have our limits.

And here's something that's absolutely way, way, over the line: A new skincare craze in which live snails crawl on your face. For the privilege of having that nightmare happen to you, you'd pay close to $250.

We say, no thanks! But it's all the rage at a Tokyo spa that offers its clientele the opportunity to have snails crawl all around their visages and leave behind mucous secretions that are (allegedly) filled with proteins, antioxidants and hyaluronic acid that boost moisture, reduce inflammation and remove dead skin. (The Telegraph even sent a reporter to give it a try).

You're cringing, we know. But these aren't any old urban snails! They're clean, healthy ones that dine on organic vegetables, according to The Telegraph. So that settles it, we're all headed to Tokyo for a snail facial, right? (Wrong!)

Afte watching the over-the-top "vampire facial" that Kim Kardashian tried on TV, we thought we'd seen it all. But now there's this.

We wonder what's next: motor oil facials? Drain-clog facials? Yeesh! Thanks, but we'll stick with our subtle crow's feet and well-earned laugh lines -- especially if snails are the alternative.

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Would You Wear This Booze-Filled Bracelet?!

Cynthia Rowley is out with a bangle that doubles as a flask

By Alesandra Dubin - July 10, 2013

We're starting to feel like Cynthia Rowley just… gets us.

The designer is out with a new accessory that's both easy on the eyes (a major statement piece for summer parties) and highly functional (it stores a little something to help you be more sociable at those parties): It's a bangle bracelet that doubles as a flask.

The stainless steel, patent-pending piece is available for $225 on the designer's website, and the product description reveals her simple thinking behind the innovation: "Necessity is the mother of invention."

As to when it's appropriate to wear it? "Drinking at work has never been this much fun," Rowley told Yahoo! Shine. (We were thinking weekend beach day, but OK!)

The ingenious piece is already proving to be a fan favorite on social media — and among celebrities. As Yahoo Shine! noted, Gwyneth Paltrow recently posted a photo on her lifestyle site Goop with the caption: "Who doesn't need a covert flask?"

Granted, we can think of some things we need more than a covert flask — our family's health and safety, money to cover our bills... stuff like that. But we admit it would be a ton of fun to rock this designer novelty, or one of the more affordable versions out there. 

So let's hear from you: Would you wear a booze-filled accessory?

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