You know those heart-wrenching, soul-baring cries at the end of your favorite rom-coms? Think Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" looking for Cat with the heavens pouring down on her. Or Diane Keaton in "Something's Gotta Give," crying for days (long enough to write an entire screenplay). See mascaras

Is your bathroom a black hole of pastes, pomades, and shine sprays? Here are the only essentials you really need for fabulous hair See products

Did your attempt to try the latest celebrity hair color trend end in tears and a shade that was more Bozo the Clown than Rihanna? Or did that just happen to us? Get fixes

We've all heard blondes have more fun and brunettes are more serious. And as much as we want to roll our eyes at these generalizations, we have to wonder -- are people judging our personalities based on our hair color too? Take quiz

As someone who's always had a relatively thick, healthy head of hair, hair loss wasn't even on my radar. I mean, sure, I knew that it was an issue many men and women contend with. But happily, I'd never had any personal dealings with it. Then a friend -- a contemporary in her thirties -- began regaling me with her thinning hair tales of woe and I learned that hair loss can hit you out of left field at pretty much any age. Swell. Something else to fret about. read more

Are you sick and tired of hair that falls flat, frizzes at the first sign of rain, or has ends drier than Seth Meyers' wit? Join the club. See rules

Does your hair have a mind of its own? Some days it's gorgeous: bouncy, shiny, soft? Other days it's a nightmare: frizzy, dry, unpredictable? If so, rest assured that you are definitely not alone. Get tips

In an ideal world, you'd wake up with hair that looks drop-dead gorgeous every day.

In the real world, you wake up with perfect hair sometimes. And on those days your hair looks less than stellar, you figure out a way to make that 3-minute updo you read about work. Take this quiz

We're all guilty of it: We yank, pull, blow dry, flat iron, and curl our hair, trying to force it into submission in the name of style. Not only do we dry our hair out and cause serious damage in the process, but then we're stuck spending years (and serious cash!) trying to return our hair to its former glory. "Hair wears down no matter what," says Dennis Roche, a hairstylist in Washington, D.C. "However, the more you style it, the more miles you put on it." Get secrets

For a lot of women, a bad day starts with waking up to a head full of frizzy hair that refuses to stand down. You know what we're talking about -- the kinks that won't curl, the frizz and flyaways that won't smooth, and the overly-volumized hair that you end up pulling back into a bun. See makeover