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How Redheads Should Minimize Skin Pores

The age-old idea that you can shrink your pores is sadly, just a fantasy. “Pore size is genetically determined,” says Diana Ralys, LE, Skin Expert Certified Health Coach, Owner and Founder of Diana Ralys Skin Health. “Using natural products can help keep the pores clean.” Here are Ralys’ 5 tips for naturally minimizing skin pores and brightening the appearance of the skin:

1. Apple Cider Vinegar: For those with large pores, wipe the skin with apple cider vinegar a few times a week. Saturate the cotton ball and wipe clean skin. Wait a few minutes and wash off with water.

2. Witch Hazel: Use witch hazel as a toner, but make sure it does not contain any alcohol. Alcohol can be very drying on redheads with sensitive skin.

3. Lemon Juice: Wipe skin with freshly squeezed lemon juice few times a week at night to keep pores clean.

4. Enzyme Masks & Exfoliants: These will help digest aged sebum in pores. Once pores are empty of impurities, they naturally contract.

5. Clay-Based Masks: The best clay to look for in a mask is rhassoul clay, which is also call “the swelling clay”. It is 100% natural and ecological. It contains silica, magnesium, potassium, calcium. These minerals make the clay highly detoxifying. The clay not only works to remove impurities from your skin.

We also spoke with Holly Green, skin expert, esthetician and owner of Norabloom Botanicals & Beauty Lounge in Ithaca, New York. “Ladies with large pores, you have to keep them clear, ” says Green. “Always wash your makeup off in the evening. Avoid alcohol and peroxide because they’re too drying and it confuses your skin’s natural PH, especially if you have sensitive skin.”

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Green recommends making your own pore minimizing paste at home:

1/2 Cup Baking Soda
2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Fresh Lemon Juice

Apply the paste to clean skin and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water, and a apply a light moisturizer to lock it all in. This remedy is a tip recommended by makeup artists everywhere, and celebrities love it too. Actress Emma Stone told France’s ELLE magazine that she uses the kitchen ingredient to exfoliate–to scrub her face and get rid of dry patches.

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5 Jokes You Can Tell A Redhead

Yes, we give you permission.

Most women with red hair have experienced complete strangers telling them redhead jokes. Followed by, “I am sure you’ve heard that one before.” Most of the jokes are either inappropriate or down-right rude, but if there had to be a rule book of ‘The Only 5 Jokes You Can Tell a Redhead,” these would be them:

1. Q: What do you call a redhead with an attitude?

A: Normal.

2. Q: How do you get a redhead’s mood to change?

A: Wait 10 seconds.

3. Q: How do you get a redhead to argue with you?

A: Say something like “I’m one of those males who love redheads… jokes.”

4. Q: What kind of beds do redheads sleep on?

A: Temper-pedic.

5. Q: What’s the only thing redheads drink?

A: Ginger Ale

It’s also a lesson learned that jokes will be told. But, it’s up to us beautiful redheads to laugh it off and keep Rockin’ it like a Redhead!

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#LoveYourCurls: 4 More Tips for Naturally Curly Red Hair

Updated: June 8th, 2023

We already know some of the best tips for maintaining naturally curly red hair, but there are always more beauty secrets to share:

1. Use A T-Shirt Instead of a Towel:

Celebrity hair stylists have told us this in the past, and it took us trying it to really believe them. Hair is extra sensitive to the fibers in normal towels and it can cause frizz and breakage. Avoid it by using a cotton t-shirt or a microfiber towel to dry your hair. It keeps frizz away and makes hair noticeably softer.

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3. Pineapple Your Hair At Night:

Wait, Pineapple?! It’s a technique curly girls use to keep their curls in tact while they sleep. Tie your hair in a high ponytail on top of your head using a satin scrunchie (which prevents the crease). Your hair should look like a pineapple. You can either leave it as is or tie a satin scarf around your head while you sleep. When you wake up your curls will be fresh and in tact.

4. Invest In Good Products:

To further love your curls, turn to a product line like Dove Quench Absolute. A new line of curl-enhancing products that perfectly nourish hair plus 4x more defined, natural curls. The Dove Quench Absolute Ultra Nourishing Shampoo, Conditioner, Restoration Mask and Supreme Creme Serum are great ‘redhead friendly’ options. After using the selection, the curls are revived and strengthened.

The Dove #LoveYourCurls campaign is asking YOU to share why you love your curls and inspire the next generation of curly girls to love their hair. Head to the Dove Hair-Walmart site and enter now. One Walmart shopper may be selected to have their curl stories featured in a special-edition Dove Curl e-book, available for download on Walmart.com. She and five additional winners will also receive a prize pack from Dove and Walmart valued at $200. For complete terms and conditions, click here.

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Emma Stone and Julianne Moore: How To Get Their Oscars Hair (and Lips)

Updated: October 26th, 2023

If this isn’t THE (happiest) photo of the Oscars, we don’t know what is.

Julianne Moore broke the redhead curse when she won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Still Alice. Thank you, Julianne! And, although Emma Stone didn’t win for her role in Birdman, she was beaming with joy all night. Both of their looks were true Hollywood glam and will be replicated for years to come. We spoke with PRAVANA Global Creative Advisor Sherri Jessee who gave us simple tips on achieving the looks.

EMMA STONE

“Emma Stone hit it out of the park with her wavy bob,” said Jessee.

L’Oréal Paris celebrity hairstylist Mara Roszak was responsible for Emma’s beautiful look of the evening. She told PopSugar, “Emma wore a gorgeous, lacy Elie Saab gown in a beautiful green color,” Roszak said. “The color against her red hair reminded me of a beautiful, watercolor painting – very whimsical and 1930s, so I wanted the hair to have a similar feel.”

PRAVANA’s Sherri Jessee tells us how to get Emma’s look in 4 easy steps:

Distribute evenly an egg-sized amount of volumizing foam through damp hair and blow dry.
Wrap small sections of hair on a 1 1/4″ wand. Allow to cool, then comb through with a wide toothed comb.
Create a deep side part. To create asymmetry, twist one side back and secure with a few redhead bobby pins.
Spray with super hold hairspray for long lasting hold.

We know you’re all wondering the color of Emma’s lips. Rachel Goodwin, Stone’s makeup artist, told PopSugar the secret. It featured Chanel Precision Lip Definer in ‘Rouge Candy’ buffed off with a lip brush and then coated with Revlon Ultra HD lipstick in ‘Tulip’.

JULIANNE MOORE

“Another major trend of the evening was the low chignon, worn by Felicity Jones, Rosamund Pike, and my favorite, Julianne Moore,” says Sherri. “Her hair color is brilliant and the style is super sleek.”

Marcus Francis, Julianne Moore’s hairstylist, told Pret-a-Reporter. “We wanted to wear it up since we’ve done variations on wavy, shiny and texture. But with this momentous evening, we wanted timeless, so when we look back in 30 years it feels classic.”

READ: How to be a Redhead’s Exclusive Interview with Marcus Francis

Francis focused on the soft wave in the front of Moore’s hair, bringing her side part a third of an inch past her eyebrow arch to get a more striking look. “It needed that extra third of an inch to get that line,” says the hairstylist. “It needed that drama.”

Sherri explains how to get the look:

Emulsify a nickel sized amount of styling creme in your hands and run through the lengths and ends and blow dry hair, stretching to create smooth control.
Use a tail comb to form a sharp, deep side part. Brush the hair back and secure into a low ponytail at the nape.
Pull the ponytail through a bun maker and pin the shaper securely with a few redhead bobby pins.
Create a perfect chignon by forming the hair over the bun maker to cover it. Tuck the ends under and pin.
Break open a hair oil and rub the nourishing oil into your palms and gently run over the front of the hair to smooth any flyaways creating a glossy shine.

There are many ways to get a chignon. See how the How to be a Redhead team does it via the how to video below!

Julianne Moore was certainly the woman of the evening and her makeup artist, Elaine Offers, made sure her lips screamed beauty. Offers told Pret-a-Reporter the secret combo. She used two L’Oreal lip colors, the first a brown-rose shade called ‘Unending Amber’ and the other called ‘Raisin Revival’, a long-wear lip color that she applied with a sponge and a swipe of balm for moisture.

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Meet Carrie

Carrie has been bullied her entire life because of her (gorgeous) red hair. But, she has turned the tables. With a little help from her hair, she began modeling. “I have made a difference, and I hope I would be able to inspire other redheads out there who get bullied,” says Carrie. “You can stop it. My mum has always said, ‘At least we are unique unlike the rest of the population.’ She’s right. Redheads, own it and rock it!”

READ: Redhead Confidence: Self-Esteem Is Not The Answer

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Kelly Osbourne Causes Twitter Uproar With Redhead Insult

The red carpet queen herself, Kelly Osbourne, was discussing the presenters of the evening and Jessica Chastain was mentioned. Kelly quickly responded with, “There are so few people who can rock red hair and be elegant and as gorgeous as she is.” If you were tuning in for the typical, not-so-thrilling Oscar red carpet pre-show, you probably did a quick double take. And, if you have a DVR, chances are you rewound it immediately to see if you heard Ms. Osbourne correctly.

Since the live red carpet was in fact LIVE, we doubt Kelly meant it, but we can’t help but think of the dozons of red carpet stars who look stunning — Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Christina Hendricks, Amy Adams, Rose Leslie, Sophie Turner and Oliva Grant are just a handful. The point is, elegance is not determined by hair color and you can’t generalize a woman based on her red hair. We happen to think ALL redheads are elegant and every single ginger of the world is gorgeous.

READ: Twitter Uproar About Lack of Redheads at #VSFashionShow

READ: Emma Stone and Julianne Moore: How To Get Their Oscars Hair (and Lips)

It took mere minutes for the redheads of the world (and even some bi-standers) to begin tweeting about Kelly’s wrongful remark:

We do wish Kelly thought about the statement before she said it. But, the message here is for the redheads of the world; keep rockin’ it like the beautiful redheads that you are!

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The 4 Best Neutral Eyeshadows for Redheads

All redheads know the power of great eye makeup. If you choose a neutral eyeshadow, a bold eyeliner and a few strokes of mascara, your red hair can pop even more. It’s a great daytime look, and the natural eyeshadow can be blended with deeper shades at night. It can be tough to find the perfect neutral eyeshadow. The following are 4 of our favorite ‘Redhead Friendly’ beige-toned shadows:

1. MAC Artificial Earth Eyeshadow: It is described as a “soft mauve nude with a Satin finish.” It’s a light-medium, neutral pink with a soft, frosted finish.

2. Chanel LES 4 OMBRESQUADRA EYE SHADOW: One compact offers unlimited eye looks, with shade combinations that range from matte to satin to shimmer. Versatile formula can be applied dry for subtle shading, or dampened for more intense color.

3. M·A·C ‘Fabulousness – Neutral’ Eye Palette: This is the perfect girly present for your gal pals or a nice stocking stuffer. The magnetic clasp and mirror inside are perfect for every woman on the go.

4. BAREMINERALS READY Eyeshadow: It provides vivid, pigment-packed color with seamless blendability that lasts for up to 12 hours. It’s powered by the brand’s proprietary SeaNutritive Mineral Complex, which delivers skin-nourishing benefits, including reduced appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and puffiness.

READ: The Eyeshadow Guide for Redheads

READ: Evening Makeup for Redheads, Tips from a Professional

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9 Natural Redheads from Different Backgrounds and Ethnicities

If you’re a natural redhead, you might have been asked (many times over) if you’re Irish. There is a common misconception that every redhead on the planet has Irish roots, which is quite false. With approximately 70-140 million redheads in the world, they come in all shapes, sizes.. and ethnicities.

With much research, we pulled together photos from 10 women & children who break the “redhead appearance stereotype”. Comment below telling us about your nationality!

Not all redheads have light skin and blonde eyebrows/lashes. This redhead has deep features with curly red hair.

Little girl with beautiful red hair, of African-American decent. Image Source: Pinterest — Little girl with beautiful red hair, of African-American decent.
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Beautiful woman with freckles and natural red hair of African American decent.

Famous model, Cintia Dicker, is from Brazil and is of German decent.

Natural redhead from Asia. — Natural redhead with Asian origins.

This image has circulated the web for many months now. This cute little girl has African American roots and vibrant, natural red hair!

Jennifer, one of How to be a Redhead's previous Redhead of the Week's. She joked saying, — Jennifer, one of How to be a Redhead’s previous Redhead of the Week’s. She joked saying, “I’m Asian and a natural redhead. Do those even exist?” Her mom is Korean and her dad is Scottish and Italian. The only person in her family with red hair is her grandmother on her father’s side. Surprisingly, no one asks if it’s natural because they always assume it’s dyed.

African American roots, and natural red hair. Image Source: Natural Belle — African American roots, and natural red hair.
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Jessica Alba's daughter, Haven Garner Warren, is Hispanic and African-American, and has gorgeous red hair. — Jessica Alba’s daughter, Haven Garner Warren, is Hispanic and African-American, and has gorgeous red hair.

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6 Things Every Mother Should Tell Their Redhead Daughter

1. Never dye your hair.

Most redheads, at one point or another, want to blend in with the crowd and ask to dye their hair. It’s a mothers duty to make sure their daughter sticks to their natural roots.

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2. Never cover your freckles.

Kids can be cruel and make jokes like, “I can connect the dots.” Tell your freckled-face daughter to rock those freckles and a few beauty tips like this can make her feel even more beautiful.

3. Embrace your skin.

A few trips to the beach with friends can make a redhead want to run straight to a tanning salon and ask for a spray tan. Educate her on the use of sunscreen and the uniqueness of porcelain skin.

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4. Redheads have personality stereotypes, don’t fight it. Have fun with it!

Common questions amongst strangers: “Are you fiesty?” “Your hair tells me you’re crazy.” Tell her not to get frustrated. It’s best to laugh it off!

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5. Don’t resent your hair because of bullying.

The “right guy” will be head over heels in love with her and her red hair. And, as she gets into her adult years, every guy will love her unique beauty.

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6. Be yourself. Never try to be anyone else.

The best thing any person can do is: be themselves. It’s true beauty. Tell her to Rock it like a Redhead and allow her to fall in love with her one-of-a-kind appearance.

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The Top Hypoallergenic Eyeliners for Redheads

Say goodbye to itchy, watery eyes!

Many redheads have sensitive skin and eyes. If you suffer from itchy, dry and watery eyes, it can be very frustrating. Most redheads have blonde eyelashes, so eyeliner and mascara are a big part of the daily beauty routine. If the above describes you, you may want to choose a hypoallergenic mascara and eyeliner. You already know the top hypoallergenic mascaras, so we’ve tested and deemed 8 eyeliners ‘redhead friendly.’ Meaning, it was tested on a redhead for a maximum of ten days and no irritation occurred

The term “hypoallergenic” means the product does not contain well-known allergens and is less likely to cause a reaction in people with allergies or sensitivities. But, with so many on the market, what is best?

Click and scroll below to discover the top 9 hypoallergenic eyeliners for sensitive eyes:

Almay Intense i-Color Eyeliner:

Almay caters to those with sensitive skin, including sensitive eyes. This liner is self-sharpened and offers an array of ‘redhead friendly’ colors such as purple and brown.

2. Blinc Ultra Thin Liquid Eyeliner Pen:

All of Blinc’s products are made without parabens, sulfates and phthalates. Its mascara is extremely thin, in fact, Blinc claims the liner has the “thinnest brush in the world.” It glides on smoothly, providing an exact, vibrant line of color.

3. Clinique Quickliner For Eyes:

We’re big fans of Clinique here at How to be a Redhead. All their products are made for those with sensitivities and this automatic eyeliner is no exception. The pencil twists up, glides on, smudges to a smooth blur of color with the convenient smudge tool on the opposite end.

4. e.l.f. Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil:

The smooth formulation glides on effortlessly without tugging at the delicate eye area. Choose from an assortment of vibrant shades designed to add depth to your red hair.

5. Jesse’s Girl Cosmetics Liquid Eyeliner:

The Jesse’s Girl unique Japanese calligraphy-style brush allows for precise, super-fine application. All products are cruelty-free.

6. NYX Liquid Black Eyeliner:

All NYX Cosmetics products are cruelty-free and hypoallergenic. Their eyeliner collection is a great choice for those with sensitive eyes, especially contact users.

7. Physicians Formula Eye Definer Automatic Eye Penci l:

From discreetly thin to dramatically bold, any style is easy to achieve with a fragrance-free, hypoallergenic formula that is fast-drying and delicately defining.

8. Rimmel Scandal Eyes Precision Micro Eyeliner:

It has a tattoo-like formula with intense black pigments that last all day.

9. Tarte Tarteist Clay Paint Liner:

The tube was created with an innovative artistic delivery system, a tapered tip, and a flat blending stage so you can simply pick up the ideal amount of product and blend for foolproof perfection. All Tarte products are made without parabens and phthalates.

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Meet Kelsey

Kelsey is a very proud redhead. She feels extremely lucky to have been born with vibrant red hair that only 2% of the population can naturally grow. “Red hair gives such an edgy, yet classy look that non-gingers lack,” says Kelsey. She proudly represents redheads all over the world, and wants each and every ‘ginger’ to know how beautiful they are.

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1. Q: What do you call a redhead with an attitude?

A: Normal.

2. Q: How do you get a redhead’s mood to change?

A: Wait 10 seconds.

3. Q: How do you get a redhead to argue with you?

A: Say something like “I’m one of those males who love redheads… jokes.”

4. Q: What kind of beds do redheads sleep on?

A: Temper-pedic.

5. Q: What’s the only thing redheads drink?

A: Ginger Ale

1. Use A T-Shirt Instead of a Towel:

2. Finally Glossy® Shine & Luminosity Shampoo for Redheads

3. Pineapple Your Hair At Night:

4. Invest In Good Products:

Photo © How to be a Redhead. Post Sponsored by Dove.

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1. Never dye your hair.

2. Never cover your freckles.

3. Embrace your skin.

4. Redheads have personality stereotypes, don’t fight it. Have fun with it!

5. Don’t resent your hair because of bullying.

6. Be yourself. Never try to be anyone else.

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