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" I wish I was a gorgeous mixologist, but that was not my god-given strength. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Strength
I Wish
Wish
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" Leaving your hair down to sleep causes friction on your ends between your body heat and the pillow case. Securing the ends away from your body helps preserve your ends. "
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" I think, for a lot of people, men or women, it's easy to have things not affect you because, it doesn't affect you. So to be a better ally, you have to look at it as if it's someone you know instead of this abstract person you've never met. "
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" I wanted long hair my whole life. When I was a little kid, my mom would be like, 'We get our hair cut once a month.' So I just always got my hair cut. "
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" For keeping hair long and healthy, I like to use silk pillowcases; they conduct less heat and keep your ends less frayed. Also, I sleep with my hair in a very loose top bun to keep my ends away from my body heat. This also keeps your hair from getting tangled at the nape of your neck. "
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" I'm from a really little town called Quincy, five hours southwest of Chicago. "
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" If my energy was fake, then I would feel pressured, because I gotta, like, keep this up. I thank God it's just how I am. But I find myself wanting to work on being more comfortable in the silence with people. "
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" In service industries, we can be so people-pleaser-y that you don't know how to set your own boundaries. "
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" Self-care is the non-negotiable. That's the thing that you have to do. And beauty is the thing that can be the benefit of the self-care. Beauty is not the point. Beauty is just a cute side-effect from self-care. "
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" I'm really about body positivity and self-love, and I will definitely push the boundary with a pink midriff-baring top. "
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" I remember saying I wanted to be a cosmetologist when I was really young. "
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" I don't want to do transformations on people for the sake of a visual. I want to do it because it makes sense. "
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" In yoga, we say that everyone has a magnet on them, and you're either positively or negatively charged. So if you're liking how you're looking, you're gonna be more positively charged. "
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" Confidence is sexy. "
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" I'm obsessed with gymnastics. It's like my football. And I like to watch women's gymnastics a little bit more than men's because I live for balance beam. "
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" You have to create little pockets of joy in your life to take care of yourself. "
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" Please don't compare the nature and authenticity of 'Queer Eye' to 'The Bachelor.' "
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" When you've been on Instagram and Twitter long enough, you know how mean people can be. "
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" Men and women can be friends, and it can just be friendly. "
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" I love 'Downton Abbey.' "
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" Typically, you're not gonna find me out at night; I don't go to industry parties. Like, I will go sometimes if I'm invited, but usually, I'm, like, home by 11. "
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" If you have body hair, I'm like, 'Have your body hair. Have it sticking up the top of your shirt.' I'm really about body positivity and self-love. "
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" I grew up in a town of 30,000 people, and 'Queer Eye' was a beacon of light. "
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" If I could only have one grooming tool, it would be floss. I don't want to have broken Cheetos in my teeth. To protect myself from the sun, I can find shade under a tree. To moisturize my skin, I could get really sweaty and then just rub it on myself. But how are you going to clean between your teeth without floss? "
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