With Y2K beauty and fashion trends coming back in recent months, it was only a matter of time before the tricky 2010s popped up. You’re going to want to sit down, millennials: feather hair extensions are back. The 2011-2012 trend was made especially popular by celebrities such as Selena Gomez, Bella Thorne and Hilary Duff. But it wasn’t only celebs rocking the look.

Salons all over the country started offering feather hair extension services and brands started selling clip-in versions. As quickly as the trend came into our lives, it was gone. But like low-rise jeans, Juicy Couture tracksuits and chunky blonde highlights, feather hair extensions are back. Just ask Addison Rae.

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The TikTok star posted a few photos wearing subtle feathers in her newly blonde hair. Leave it to Gen Z to bring these 2000s styles back with a vengeance. It’s likely the service is tough to find at a salon these days but you can get the look with loose extensions that come with loops to secure to your hair ($28.95 at Amazon). Just don’t go too big or try any kind of headdress as that’ll take you into cultural appropriation territory.

Feather hair isn’t the only 2010s beauty look popping back up as of late. We just saw a girl on TikTok getting tinsel put into their hair just like we all—including Beyoncé and Kesha—did a decade ago. Save those platform flip-flops, terrycloth sets and Coachella-ready hair extensions. Everything old really is new again.

Congrats are in order for Lana Condor! During Sunday night’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, she accepted the award for Best Movie for To All the Boys: Always and Forever. Author Jenny Han and producer Matt Kaplan joined her on stage. Condor looked gorgeous in a waist-length ponytail and a long-sleeved gown, as did Han in a floral babydoll dress. “You’ve shown so much love for Lara Jean. Thank you so much for that—and I ask that you keep showing that love for the Asian-American community at large,” she said on stage.

Condor looked more gorgeous than ever in a sparkly Giorgio Armani gown. Melissa Hernandez did her glam using Neutrogena makeup (yay for drugstore glam!) and Kat Thompson did her hair with OGX and Neutrogena hair products. “Lana’s look tonight was inspired by her Giorgio Armani dress. It is long, dramatic, and covered in black sequins and beading, so we wanted her hair to emulate the chicness of her dress, while still looking fierce,” Thompson said in a statement.

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Thompson prepped Condor’s hair with Neutrogena Healthy Scalp Hydro Boost Scalp Scrub ($8.74 at Walmart), as well as the brand’s Healthy Scalp Hydro Boost Shampoo ($8.74 at Walmart) and Conditioner ($8.74 at Walmart). To create that ultra-smooth pony, she used OGX Frizz Free + Keratin
Smoothing Oil Miracle Gloss Smoothing Spray ($8.99 at Ulta) before blowing out Condor’s hair straight. She then pulled the front half of her hair (ear to crown) up and secured it tightly with an elastic.

To smooth flyaways, Thompson used OGX Smoothing + Shea Sleek Humidity Blocking Hairspray ($11.48 at Amazon). She finished by covering the elastic with a small section of hair.

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Now, we can’t forget Condor’s nails because if you didn’t get a good look, now’s your chance. Nail artist Thuy Nguyen gave Condor sparkly black talons with OPI GelColor.

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What a night!

Congrats are in order for Lana Condor! During Sunday night’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, she accepted the award for Best Movie for To All the Boys: Always and Forever. Author Jenny Han and producer Matt Kaplan joined her on stage. Condor looked gorgeous in a waist-length ponytail and a long-sleeved gown, as did Han in a floral babydoll dress. “You’ve shown so much love for Lara Jean. Thank you so much for that—and I ask that you keep showing that love for the Asian-American community at large,” she said on stage.

Condor looked more gorgeous than ever in a sparkly Giorgio Armani gown. Melissa Hernandez did her glam using Neutrogena makeup (yay for drugstore glam!) and Kat Thompson did her hair with OGX and Neutrogena hair products. “Lana’s look tonight was inspired by her Giorgio Armani dress. It is long, dramatic, and covered in black sequins and beading, so we wanted her hair to emulate the chicness of her dress, while still looking fierce,” Thompson said in a statement.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

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Thompson prepped Condor’s hair with Neutrogena Healthy Scalp Hydro Boost Scalp Scrub ($8.74 at Walmart), as well as the brand’s Healthy Scalp Hydro Boost Shampoo ($8.74 at Walmart) and Conditioner ($8.74 at Walmart). To create that ultra-smooth pony, she used OGX Frizz Free + Keratin
Smoothing Oil Miracle Gloss Smoothing Spray ($8.99 at Ulta) before blowing out Condor’s hair straight. She then pulled the front half of her hair (ear to crown) up and secured it tightly with an elastic.

To smooth flyaways, Thompson used OGX Smoothing + Shea Sleek Humidity Blocking Hairspray ($11.48 at Amazon). She finished by covering the elastic with a small section of hair.

Source: Instagram

Now, we can’t forget Condor’s nails because if you didn’t get a good look, now’s your chance. Nail artist Thuy Nguyen gave Condor sparkly black talons with OPI GelColor.

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What a night!

I read a tongue-in-cheek quip the other day
that said, “Talk with your grandparents about marijuana – before somebody else
does.” While this is clearly a clever play on the slogan from years gone by
aimed at keeping kids off drugs, it’s really not that far off the mark.

The Numbers Are
Rising

Boomers are the fastest growing group of
people using marijuana in the United States today. This shift in marijuana use
is dramatic.

Reportedly, your neighbor in your active adult community
or one of your friends from the local senior group is more likely to be
using marijuana at any given moment than your teenage grandchildren are.

Roughly nine percent of adults in the United
States aged 50 to 64, and 3% of those over 65, report using cannabis. And
before you say those numbers aren’t that high, consider that 10 years ago the number of adults between 50 and
64 reporting marijuana use was 4.5%.

Obviously, the percentage of people in that
age group admitting to using cannabis has doubled.

For those over 64, the increase in marijuana
use is almost seven-fold from where it was a decade ago. And in those states
that have legalized medical marijuana, boomers make up almost 25% of all
cannabis consumers.

So what is going on here? Have boomers decided
en masse to relive their college days by pulling out the tie-dyed
clothes, bongs, and Grateful Dead albums?

What’s Up with the
Boomer Generation?

We can surmise that some boomers probably
continued using cannabis throughout their adult years up to today.

But what is most intriguing is that many over
the age of 65 who reported using marijuana during the past year received
approval from their doctors before visiting their local medical marijuana
dispensary.

They also didn’t need to look very hard for a
doctor to endorse this use since roughly four of five doctors approve the use
of medical marijuana.

Moreover, boomers aren’t using medical
marijuana to “get high” but rather, to treat and get relief from a variety of
medical conditions.

From both empirical and anecdotal data, it’s safe to say that the use of medical marijuana, where it is legal, of course, is not about to go away. Medical marijuana is now permitted in 33 states, including the District of Columbia.

Medical Marijuana Is
Not the Same “Pot” You May Have Tried in College

Medical marijuana, unlike street or home-grown
versions of cannabis, is prepared from pure, uncut cannabis indica plant.

While there are over 100 different chemicals –
collectively known as cannabinoids – in marijuana, basically all but two of
them are removed from the plant, leaving only those that have medical benefit. The
first is cannabidiol (CBD) and the second is delta-9-tetrhydrocannabinol (THC).

There are a number of ways that boomers are
ingesting medical cannabis. These include the following:

• E-cigarette device (vaping) or smoking;
• Edibles such as gummy candies, hard tacks, or chocolate bars;
• Topical lotions or creams (for aches);
• Pills (two of them, Marinol and Cesamet, are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help treat nausea in cancer patients);
• Sublingual drops.

Boomers considering using medical marijuana,
after talking with a competent health care professional first, of course, are
usually counseled to use a product higher in CBD content since this is the
chemical component believed to reduce inflammation.

It is also lower in the psychoactive THC,
which is what causes the euphoria associated with marijuana use.

Reported Risks of
Medical Marijuana for Boomers

Since marijuana continues to be a controlled
and illegal substance under Federal Law, there has not been extensive research
on the medical benefits and risks of using it.

Many doctors and pharmaceutical experts tell their older patients to be careful when
using THC because it “is psychoactive and the
aging brain is more vulnerable to psychoactive drugs.”

While additional research is needed to
identify all the risks of using medical marijuana, both doctor and patient
reports have identified several important ones, including:

• Interference with blood thinners, such as Warfarin/Coumadin;
• Exacerbation of existing lung disease or conditions such as COPD or chronic bronchitis (from smoking marijuana);
• Dizziness or loss of balance, which can increase the risk of falls;
• Increased risk of accidents (around the house or while driving, for example);
• Possible memory impairment;
• Increased drowsiness and other side effects from alcohol and marijuana when used together;
• Possible aggravation of existing cardiovascular problems such as arrhythmia or stroke;
• Unanticipated interactions with other medications, supplements, or herbal remedies.

Benefits of Using
Medical Marijuana After 60

There are two reported benefits of medical
marijuana that are worth mentioning.

The first is that patients who use medical
marijuana for pain management tend to use fewer opioids, with some patients
even reporting that they were able to discontinue opioids once they began using
medical cannabis.

This “switch out” of cannabis for opioids is
supported by recent studies which have shown that Medicare prescriptions
for opioid painkillers are lower in states with medical marijuana programs.

A second claim made by proponents of medical
cannabis is that it can cost as much as a third less than prescription drugs.

What to Consider

It’s worth repeating that if you’re
considering medical marijuana to help alleviate some of the aches and pains you
get as you age, you should first talk with your doctor rather than
self-medicating. Actually, this holds true for any medication whether
prescription or over-the-counter.

You should also keep in mind that not getting
enough of the nutrients your body needs in the right amounts can impact how
well you manage pain and chronic disease, how you experience pain, and how well
you respond to various medical treatment and procedures.

So consider getting your minerals, vitamins,
and other nutrient levels checked before you talk with your physician
about medical marijuana.

For example, there is ample evidence that
nutrients like magnesium play a significant role in pain relief. And when
magnesium is combined with morphine, the pain relieving effect is even
greater.

Would you consider
using medical marijuana? Why or why not? If you have used it, what was your
experience? Tell us about it. Please join the conversation.

As
women, it has almost become a cliché that we take care of the rest of the world
but don’t do a great job taking care of ourselves.

We’re
so busy looking after everyone else that we often place ourselves at the bottom
of the list. Then we sense hunger, and we assume it’s for food because so many
of us have used food to meet a myriad of our needs.

As
a weight coach for foodies, I work with a lot of women who believe they’re very
hungry. The thing they don’t realize is that often what they’re hungry for
isn’t food. It’s pleasure.

What Are You Hungry
for?

You
see, food only really helps us with our body’s need for fuel. It takes care of
our hunger and nutritional needs.

We
may think it helps us through difficult emotional times, but it really doesn’t.
Eating to avoid negative feelings only works for a very short time – while
the food is in your mouth and while those happy hormones spike.

After
that’s gone, you realize you’ve eaten a bunch of food that your body didn’t
need and will store as fat. And whatever was causing those negative feelings is
still there. You haven’t addressed it.

Sometimes,
there’s something big lurking in the background that needs our attention. Can
you pinpoint what it is? Quite often, we just need a little pleasure.

Regardless
of whether you’re retired, still working, or you just started a new business,
chances are that you’ve got a lot of balls in the air. You need to take proper
care for yourself!

It’s All About
Balance

It’s
important to have a mix of self-discipline, work and achievement, and pleasure in your life. We all need a
balance of those things.

One
of the reasons so many people are overweight and have difficulty dropping those
extra pounds for good is that they allow food to be too big a source of
pleasure in their life. For some people, food is their main source of pleasure.
Consequently, they rely on food and don’t develop other pleasure sources.

Let’s
face it, food is easy. It’s readily available, there are infinite varieties,
and eating is socially acceptable. You probably learned from a young age to use
food as a reward. Many women develop a habit of using food to feel good way too
much of the time.

Emotional
eating plays a role in our search for pleasure. Maybe your mood isn’t good, so
you eat to avoid feeling your emotions.

Instead
of figuring out why you feel low or scared or whatever, you may keep eating in
search of immediate pleasure. In doing this, you place your need for immediate
gratification ahead of what you may really want, which is good health and maybe
a lighter body.

The
problem is that you can never truly be satisfied with what you really don’t
need. And if you’re feeling negative emotions, food isn’t what you need.

Pleasure of Eating
vs. Pleasure in Life

What
emotional eaters and food-is-pleasure people don’t realize is that there is a
big difference between overeating for temporary pleasure and experiencing the
lasting well-being of health and a naturally healthy weight.

The
pleasure of eating is so temporary.
When you eat too much, you gain weight. That can lead to low self-esteem, which
perpetuates the need for more comfort, and for many people, more overeating.

Some
of us purposely deny ourselves pleasure. This creates a denial-binge cycle. It
works like this: We deny ourselves pleasure because we think we don’t deserve
it. That restricts our access to the positive emotions we get from doing
pleasurable things.

When
we restrict our access to pleasure, we deplete our emotional reserves and
willpower. That often results in overindulging later – whether
it’s food, shopping, drinking, or whatever. When you allow yourself pleasurable
experiences, you’ll likely feel that you’re more deserving.

I
know women who have carried low self-esteem with them into their senior years,
and they deny themselves the simplest pleasures, like a bottle of nice body
lotion, even though they can afford it.

They
feel they aren’t worthy of doing nice things for themselves. That makes them
feel worse about themselves. Low self-esteem is often the cause of depression.

Find Your Own
Source of Pleasure

One
way to give yourself more pleasure without spending a lot of money is to think
of what feels luxurious and nurturing to you. Think of things that are free or
inexpensive, and maybe a few things that aren’t.

For
me, it can be taking a break and flipping through a magazine or sitting on my
deck in the sun and watching the birds. I love having candles on my desk on
dreary days. I love walking down the street to get an occasional latte at the
coffee shop.

I
live near the ocean and looking out on the water is so soothing. Playing around
on my bass without having to practice anything in particular is another fun
thing that doesn’t cost any money (if you’ve already got a musical instrument,
that is!)

To
start substituting other pleasures for food, create your own list of these
simple pleasures. Keep it handy – on your smart phone or someplace easily accessible.

Think
about how you can link these simple pleasures to times that are stressful for
you.

I
work hard, and I link that to taking a break and going out for a walk and
listening to a podcast, especially since I live on the beautiful coast of
Maine. Just listening to nature and smelling the smells while I walk is
relaxing and invigorating at the same time.

When
we choose to skimp on self-care for whatever reason, we make the situation
worse. This creates what psychologist Alice Boyes calls a Cycle of Diminishing
Self Care. She says the negative effects of stress don’t come from stress
itself, they come from skimping on self-care. That’s what causes problems.

Here’
what I mean. I take a 100-minute yoga class every week on Thursday mornings
with a wonderful Iyengar-certified teacher with whom I’ve studied for years.

Often,
I have so many balls in the air that I think about skipping my class to save
the two hours it takes out of my day. Then I think about how great it makes me
feel, and how important it is to my overall health and well-being. It actually
gives me more energy.

Take
a few minutes today and think about ways to add simple, free, or inexpensive
pleasures to your life. You are not only worthy of these things, they are an
essential part of a balanced life.

If
you want to learn how to stop emotional eating so that you shed your excess
weight, ditch dieting forever, and have a peaceful relationship with food,
check out my eCourse, “30 Days to
End Emotional Eating Forever.”

What factors stop you from
accessing these simple pleasures? What can you do to prevent that from
happening? Do you fill the void of pleasure with eating? Please share your
story in the comments below.