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The health and beauty news that amazed and amused us this week.

A truly unbe-weave-able hair transformation…

 

 

 

It’s been one of those blink-and-miss-it weeks, so the team behind Mamamia’s brand new site The Glow is here to catch you up on the fascinating, exciting and just plain strange health and beauty news that might have passed you by.

This week we’ve been talking about many and varied topics, including but not limited to: eyebrow wigs, why people are drinking their coffee with butter in it, and the impending world kale shortage (stay tuned for mass hysteria/panic buying).

Here are the top beauty and health stories of the week:

The secret of thick hair is that everyone is faking it: Wonder how Emma Stone went from a bob to long hair in a suspiciously short amount of time? This is everything you need to know about getting extensions. Speaking of Emma Stone’s hair – here are the 19 moments where it won at life.

The 7 best mascaras for ugly criers: Beauty director Nicky Champ shows us the miracle mascaras that’ll allow you to sob your way through Offspring without looking like a panda afterwards.

The news that will change your green smoothie forever: As mentioned above, the world kale shortage is imminent. But that’s not the only news that rocked the superfood world this week. Hold onto your green juices…

Product we secretly want: eyebrow wigs: Yep, wigs for your eyebrows. They sound crazy, we know – but they actually look incredible on. Check out the evidence.

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Can you cheat on your hairdresser and get away with it?: We’ve all been unfaithful, and there can be consequences, as Rosie Waterland explains.

“I put butter in my coffee and drank it – here’s what happened” – editor Alyx made the whole office wince when she announced she’d tried this latest health trend. Here, she answers all the questions we had – including “why?”

5 ways to fix that weird thing you did to your face/hair/body: Zoe Foster Blake, in her infinite wisdom, shows you how you can fix your beauty mistakes with household objects. Genius.

“The workout so hard, I literally fell over”: Nicky tried the latest workout trend, Physicore, and lived to tell the tale – but only just. This is her class report.

 3 ways to fight an oily face: our beauty-savvy intern Emily Veness explains how you can fight off the dreaded midday forehead oil slick.

“The free, natural way I cured IBS”: If you, or anyone you know, suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, you might be surprised by the way this writer deals with the condition. The best part? It’s free. Also on the topic of natural cures – we asked a doctor and a naturopath for their recommendations when it comes to treating a cold.

You can read find more great beauty and health content on TheGlow.com.au. Come visit us.