Going platinum blonde can be expensive. Salon prices are enough to make you back out from making those pastel-haired dreams come true... but not if you're a DIY maven who spends a lot of time online. You'll find tons of hair bleaching and dyeing tutorials that might having you thinking, "Hey, I can do this myself!" Sure, just buy the bleach, mix stuff, and apply it to your hair directly — what could possibly go wrong?

Finding out that your nail polish is already chipping after just a day sucks. Whether you go to a salon for a manicure sesh or you do it on your own, a fast-chipping mani can feel like a waste of money and time: All that effort to make your nails look, gone in an instant. Unless you've got a gel manicure, having your nail polish last chip-free past the one week mark seems impossible... or is it?

Protective styles are amazing for natural hair: They can help rehydrate and moisturize the hair and also give it a break (seriously, the effort and maintenance it takes to do certain styles when you have natural hair is a whole nother story).

Most brand ambassadors tend to be, well, young. But you know what? The desire to take care of your skin and a passion for makeup doesn't stop at a certain age. There is definite ageism in the beauty industry and it's telling older women that they don't matter as much because they are no longer youthful. Which, ultimately, is nonsense.

Tired of having to layer tons of products in your hair to achieve the texture and protection you're aiming for? Well, good news: With a multitasking heat protectant, you won't have to. Instead, you'll be able to spritz your strands with a single product to shield against damaging hot tools, combat dryness, enhance shine, and even repair past breaks and split ends. The trick is just knowing which products actually fit the bill: So, to save you from scouring the shelves, we rounded up eight of our favorite heat protectants that do more than just shield against styling damage. Check them out in the slides ahead!