Beach days, lake visits, pool parties -- they're all a blast, right? Well, your hair has a different opinion. While you're living it up in the sun, sand and surf, it's crying for some much-needed attention. See tips

The sun is a welcome change this season and is hopefully here to stay. Yet, while we all love the warmer days, with outdoor summer activities often come frizzy dry hair, faded color, and split ends -- oh my. To make sure you're taking advantage of the nice weather without inflicting damage, take this quiz to see if your hair needs rehab and find out what you can do about it. Take quiz

Every once in awhile, it's necessary to indulge in a lil' treat, whether it's the chocolate-encrusted donut you cut out of your diet months ago, or a luxurious day at the spa. Yet when we indulge, we often forget about our poor hair, which we subject to heat styling, chemical-laden products and dyeing more often than not. There are a million different ways we can damage our hair, whether it's from a weekly swim or just being out in the sun unprotected. So what's hair's version of a chocolate-encrusted donut topped with sprinkles? A regular dose of one of these intensive treatments that are guaranteed to leave you with healthy hair. See products

From bad hair to what-were-you-thinking makeup, beauty pros prove that even the best have made some bad choices See moments

Thanks to professional hair colorists and trusty at-home hair color boxes we can bypass Mother Nature's intended shades and get a gorgeous hair color of our own choosing. Get tips

Working mom Lisa is starting to see pesky grays sprout through her highlighted strands and, to no surprise, isn't thrilled about it. To help mask them, and put some fun and style back into her look, we called on our makeover team at the Warren-Tricomi salon in Los Angeles, Calif., which includes hairstylists Whitney Olson and Reanna Garcia, colorists Jherra Moreno and Ashleigh Childers, and celebrity makeup artist and co-founder of the Luxe Beauty Team Amy Hollier. See how a face-flattering trim and rich wash of color take years off this busy mom's face. See makeover

With a demanding work life, and an even more demanding 2-year-old at home, Beth needed a cut and color that would help her look more polished and put-together -- without taking a ton of time. So we called in our team of experts at the Warren-Tricomi salon in Los Angeles, Calif., which includes hairstylists Whitney Olson and Reanna Garcia, colorists Jherra Moreno and Ashleigh Childers, and celebrity makeup artists and co-founders of the Luxe Beauty Team Sarah Uslan and Amy Hollier. Let's see what they did to turn back the clock for Beth. See makeover

Of all the hair care products in your shower, your shampoo is a nonnegotiable necessity.
We all need a good lather to wash out the grime after a run or after we've employed multiple styling products. But a great shampoo (like the reader-approved hair care products on this list) should not only leave our hair soft, clean and smelling delightful, it should also help cut down post-shower styling time by priming strands for our desired style of the day. See products

Getting whiffs of "vinegar" or "wet paint" are acceptable when you're making salad dressing or redecorating your house, but when they come out of a hairspray bottle, they can be quite gag inducing. Get list

Is your hair's BFF a flat iron? Have you spent too much time sunbathing this past summer? How about all those highlights you've been indulging in -- have they finally started to take their toll? If you answered yes to any of these questions, first, you're not alone. Second, it's about time you did something about it and we recommend dry hair treatments. If your hair breaks easily, no longer shines in the sun, feels rough or porous to the touch and frizzes up easily, then your dry, brittle hair is in need of some serious moisturizing love. Here are some easy treatments for dry hair that will nurse your strands back to health: See tips