Dates & Figs

How Much Should You Tip Your Hairdresser?

Have a hair appointment soon? Make sure you know the proper tipping etiquette for hairdressers, such as if a tip is expected and how much to tip.

12 Things A Massage Therapist Knows About You After An Hour

Sure, we expect massage therapists to ease muscle tension and help us work through injuries. But that hour on the table reveals a lot more than just the stress we've asked them to soothe. We talked to a few massage therapists to find out just how much they can tell about us and our health. MORE: The 1-Minute Neck Massage

10 Ways to Annoy a Hairstylist

When you find an awesome stylist, you want to hold on to them. That means not annoying them. Here are 10 things people do to annoy their stylists.

15 Things Your Hairstylist Wishes You Knew Before Coming In For Your Appointment

Your hairstylist may be a magician, but psychic they are not. There are plenty of things that your stylist wishes you knew before coming in for an appointment.

See what researchers found when they tested a bottle of Fiji Water against a glass of tap water.

TIPS to grow out SHORT HAIR!

We love pixie, and other, short haircuts. They are so stylish and easy to maintain and they look amazing on most hair types and face shapes! Have you ever tried growing that adorable pixie out, then you get to a certain length get frustrated and cut it back to the pixie? Or have you recently cut off your length and decided that short hair is not for youHere are some excellent tips on how to grow your hair out and still have…

11 Genius Beauty Tips You Haven't Heard Before

Where do beauty editors get access to the industry's top hairstylists, makeup artists, and nail technicians in one place? Fashion Week!

Growing Your Own Fresh Figs and Using Them

I have to admit that I was never fond of figs until about 10 years ago. But, the silly thing is I never knew why! How could I have not have liked figs if I never tried a fresh fig. Heck, I liked fi…

A DO's take on the FIGS faux pas

There was some good that came out of the FIGS faux pas. The medical community united and rallied against this blatant misrepresentation and spoke out against sexism.

Appreciating Our Fleeting Figs

They’re here for only a month, but Ocracoke’s famous fruits have been preserved in the island’s heritage for generations.

Get your fresh figs before it's too late

There is a magical window of time when fresh figs are abundant, and now is the time. Soft and fragrant, fresh figs are oh-so-ethereal to eat. Their flavor

Us: To grow and harvest figs here, ‘you got to work at it’

With a walk-in forest of choices, why did Adam and Eve clothe themselves with fig leaves?Was it their size, their durability or those fleshy lobes...

How to Grow Figs in a Cold Climate

It may not be easy — but it isn’t impossible, either.

Why Should I Eat A Fig?

Discover a potassium-packed fruit that most pass by in the grocery store.

Fix some fantastic figs with this fennel mascarpone

If you can't find figs, layer the cream and the crunch here onto whichever fruits are in season.

Dried Apples, Dates, Figs, or Prunes for Cholesterol?

A comparison of the cholesterol-lowering potential of four dried fruits—apples, dates, figs, and plums.

Looking beyond the simple approach to figs

Often treated with untouchable reverence, the rich, sweet fig is best paired with the strong flavors of pickles, kimchi and browned butter.