25 Kale Recipes to Pull You Out of Your Leafy Green Rut

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Watercress might behaving a moment, but that doesnt mean kale recipes are something to snooze on. Westend61/Getty Images Food trends come and go, but that leafy green is here to stay. After all, theres just so much you might do with it. Weve compiled a list of 25 kale recipes to help spark your kitchen creativitythey span from breakfast to dessert....

October 7, 2015 · 3 min · 535 words · Lauren Arnold

Here Are 15 Incredible Celebrity Quotes About Beauty

It can be the face of a beautiful 90-year-old woman that is full of stories and emotion. Beauty is what somebody’s eyes communicate." No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory." Harper’s Bazaar Kate Winslet “I’m really happy in my own skin. I really couldn’t care less. Now I genuinely don’t and that’s a lovely, liberating thing to experience.” It’s not real....

October 6, 2015 · 1 min · 208 words · Kendra Ford

Is This The End Of Dieting?

She ate takeout at her desk most nightsand, not surprisingly, put on a few pounds. Her pop in A drive served her well. “Everyone else was like, ‘I can’t do it more than a day!’ and I’d be on day five,” she recalls. The pattern was physically and emotionally exhausting. “And I learned that I want to eat things that make me feelamazing.” This article originally appeared in the October 2015 issue of SELF....

October 6, 2015 · 2 min · 346 words · Ryan Ford

These 9 Hot Guys Drinking Juice Will Make You Thirsty

This chef with a five o’clock shadow Chef George Mendes,@GeoMendes, executive chef & owner ofAldea This cutie with a swoon-worthy smile Timothy Anderson,@TimAndersonFitness, trainer atKOREin NYC This hottie wearing denim Noam Tamir,@TSFitnessNYC, trainer and founder ofTS Fitness This be-still-my-heart fitness god Joe Holder,@OchoSystem, Nike Trainer and founder ofThe Ocho System This extra-fresh stud Shom Chowdhury,@ShomChowdhury, owner ofIndie FreshatGotham West Market This goofy and dashing babe Derek Flanzraich,@TheDerek, founder ofGreatist This man with moves like Jagger Trammell Logan,@M311212, dancer and instructor atSoulCycle...

October 6, 2015 · 1 min · 98 words · Elizabeth Johnson

The 14 Highly Emotional Stages Of Getting An IUD

It goes WHERE? So the woman on the pamphlet looks so happy and that little white T seems innocent enough. But I’m not clear on how it’s going to live in my UTERUS??? I thought that was an exclusive club for little embryos. But once it’s in, I don’t have to do anything? No more phone alarms for taking my pill or worrying about broken condoms. And, more importantly, helloooo 99....

October 3, 2015 · 2 min · 320 words · Timothy Grant

13 Gorgeous And Talented Celebrities Who’ve Been Told They Weren’t Attractive Or Thin Enough

Gigi Hadid Gigi Hadid is undeniably a supermodel. But on some planet, people with terrible vision and a lack of functioning neurons have said otherwise. Williams recently told theHuffington Post: “Most women athletes are pretty thin. I didn’t really know how to deal with it. I had to come to termsas every teen and young adult doeswith loving myself. I had to find different role models. But my body throw in is in style now, so I’m loving it!...

October 2, 2015 · 3 min · 485 words · Reginald Hernandez

10 Outrageously Tasty Fall Treats You Can Make in a Mug

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake Treat yo’self. Get the recipe at theThe Novice Chef Blog. Banana Bread Get your brekkie on with this classic fave atPass the Sushi. Banana Cake with Ice Cream Or go in a slightly fruitier direction withLove Swah’s recipe. Cinnamon Roll Mug Cake Nothing says fall like a classic cinnamon treat. Catch the recipe atCooking Classy. Blueberry Muffin with Streusel Topping Look no further than this berry special treat....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 147 words · Jared James

The 15 Highly Emotional Stages Of Wearing A Bright, Bold Lipstick

Deciding if your outfit calls for “oxblood” or “burnt sienna” takes forever. No one appreciates a brand-spanking-new tube of lipstick like you do. Tracing your Cupid’s bow requires surgeon-level precision. But once you master it, you’re basically ready to take over the world. Forget saying hi. You forgo greeting anyone in fear of leaving behind a lipstick trace. You’ve figured out a way to make your lipstick semi-last through lunch. And because of your know-how, a quick touch-up afterwards is all you need....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 146 words · Heather Mcdonald

7 Completely Doable Tips for Your Best At-Home Blowout Ever

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Giving yourself a great blowout at home can be challenging. Basically, #thestruggleisreal. Here, they give us their seven best blow dry tips and hacks. Towel off the right way. “Don’t twist and toss your hair around with your towel. You want to start blow drying with fairly wet hair to get the smoothest result, according to Richman....

September 30, 2015 · 2 min · 398 words · Sharon Vasquez

These 19 Incredible Beauty Products Are All Under $25

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. The easiest way to perk up doesn’t involve coffee or any form of caffeine for that matter. A swipe of this creamy lip and cheek duo is your best instant pick-me-up. It immediately banishes redness and doesn’t cause any obvious product buildup. BareMinerals Bearskin Complete Coverage Serum Concealer, $20....

September 30, 2015 · 3 min · 479 words · Amber Ware

#CancerCantStopMe: Inspiring Stories From Women Who've Faced Cancer

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. These real women have done incredible things despite cancerand sometimes even because of it. Has cancer inspired you to make a move and go for something big? Dana developed breast cancer at 32; Colleen was diagnosed at 27. They call their project Lifeitup365 and have been chronicling their adventures on Facebook using the hashtag #lifeitup365....

September 29, 2015 · 6 min · 1208 words · Charlene Cooper

5 Ways To Sneak Superfoods Into Your Desserts

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Once upon a time, dark chocolate was the lone dessert that offered respectable health benefits. Now, creative chefs have incorporated delicious superfoods into sweet dishes with legitimate nutritional benefits. Anytime there’s a healthy way to satisfy a sweet tooth, that’s a happy ending. Health Benefits:Move over pumpkin spice, apple crisp is the official food of fall....

September 29, 2015 · 2 min · 404 words · John Hernandez

What It's Like to Be Me: I Tell People They Carry the "Cancer Gene"

What exactly does your job involve? What does it feel like to tell someone that they test positive for a serious inherited disease? So identifying an inherited risk factor for them may be very empowering, as it gives them information. Caroline:Families are most often grateful to have the diagnostic odyssey be over with. There are lots of noncancer examples, too, like Hunter syndrome, fragile X, SMAespecially with children. It helps them feel like they can take back some control....

September 29, 2015 · 2 min · 331 words · Alexis Foley