Beauty

Popular Hairstyles

‘Sparkling’—It’s a Hairstyle—Goes Mainstream

As fairy hair popularity soars in Portland, its practitioners have a showdown. Sort of.

09/12/2023 By Rachel Saslow Photography by Thomas Teal

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The Scion of Dean’s Hair Salon Starts a New Product Line

Ella Dean boasts four different hair products using fruit and vegetable oils.

07/15/2022 By Dalila Brent

Gift Guide

Everything You Need for a Portland Staycation

From wool clogs to spa getaways to handmade mugs, these gifts are for those who like to keep it cozy.

04/11/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Self Care

The Best Beauty Spots in Portland for Your Post-Mask Glow-Up

OMG, people will see the bottom half of your face for the first time in two years!

03/11/2022 By Shannon Daehnke, Fiona McCann, and Julia Silverman

Culture

Where to Get Braids in the Portland Area

From box braids to knotless to faux locs and beyond, give this list of stylists a try.

02/03/2022 By Dalila Brent

Beauty

Get High while Getting a Pedicure in the Comfort of Your Own Home

Nail artist Nomi Miraj comes to your door (masked and with gloves) for chill spa times.

10/15/2020 By Eden Dawn

Coronavirus

Hundreds of Local Stylists Say It's Too Dangerous for Salons to Reopen

“It’s dehumanizing to be told that our clients need to be six feet apart while we are right on top of them. Are we less human? Worth less?”

05/13/2020 By Eden Dawn

Staying stylish

Portland Stylists Offer Covid Hair Tips

Bang trims, hair health, roots tips, kids cuts, and more.

04/02/2020 By Fiona McCann

Body

An Alberta Skin Care "Kitchen" Introduces Your Face to the Garden

Blendily makes all-natural body goods fresh from flowers and herbs grown and foraged around Portland.

08/27/2019 By Eden Dawn

Style

These 4 Women Are Behind Some of Portland’s Bloodiest, Weirdest, and Coolest Special Effects Makeup

Sculpting demon faces, seeping wounds, and wrinkles for TV and movies keep these local special-effects makeup artists busy.

05/28/2019 By Eden Dawn

True Colors

This Portland Tattoo Artist Specializes in Surprise Ink

Mark Dugally of Inkbus Tattoo gets under your skin—and then inks it.

02/26/2019 By James Stevens

Beauty

I Had My Blood Spun in a Centrifuge and Injected in My Face to Look Good

In the continued quest for better skin, I turned to the hot new beauty treatment: my own blood.

01/29/2019 By Eden Dawn

Wellness: Body Talk

One Editor's Elaborate Wellness Routine, Explained

Here's what it takes to be Portland Monthly style editor Eden Dawn.

01/29/2019 By Eden Dawn

Long Weekends: Soak It Up

Carson Hot Springs Is Basically a Hot Tub Time Machine

An hour east of Portland, rustic relaxation awaits.

09/11/2018 By Heather Arndt Anderson

Mama Sans Drama

7 Oh-So-Portland Ways to Celebrate Mom

Mother’s Day is fast approaching. Don’t just take her to brunch again.

05/02/2018 By Sarah Hutchins and Kelly Clarke

Woman Up!

Make Art, Rock Out, and Plot Career Domination at Portland Monthly’s Woman Up! Event

Our second annual wellness and empowerment bonanza boasts a roster of hands-on experiences to inspire creativity and get you where you want to go.

04/25/2018 By Kelly Clarke

Style

Hair and Makeup Maven, Renegade Artist … and Sea Captain?

Get to know Portlander Randi Whipple.

04/24/2018 By Eden Dawn

Beardly Beauty

Behold the Most Fabulously Decorated Beards in the World

From glitter to googly eyes, this Portland duo turns facial hair into a work of art.

04/12/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson

Mississippi/Williams: Shops

15 Perfectly Portland Shops in the N Mississippi/Williams Neighborhood

Vinyl records and fancy salts to natural oddities and feminist art, this hip 'hood stocks all our local obsessions.

11/01/2017 Edited by Kelly Clarke By Staff

Style Spotlight

North Portland's Cloak & Dagger Is the Cheers of Barbershops

The two-year-old N Williams barbershop combines a welcoming bar-like vibe with serious styling talent.

09/26/2017 By Kayla Brock

Portland Monthly

Beauty

‘Sparkling’—It’s a Hairstyle—Goes Mainstream

The Scion of Dean’s Hair Salon Starts a New Product Line

Everything You Need for a Portland Staycation

The Best Beauty Spots in Portland for Your Post-Mask Glow-Up

Where to Get Braids in the Portland Area

Get High while Getting a Pedicure in the Comfort of Your Own Home

Hundreds of Local Stylists Say It's Too Dangerous for Salons to Reopen

Portland Stylists Offer Covid Hair Tips

An Alberta Skin Care "Kitchen" Introduces Your Face to the Garden

These 4 Women Are Behind Some of Portland’s Bloodiest, Weirdest, and Coolest Special Effects Makeup

Popular Content

These Korean Spas Will Heal Everything That Ails You

Carson Hot Springs Is Basically a Hot Tub Time Machine

Welcome to Portland’s Flashiest New Spa

15 Perfectly Portland Shops in the N Mississippi/Williams Neighborhood

These 4 Women Are Behind Some of Portland’s Bloodiest, Weirdest, and Coolest Special Effects Makeup

Behold the Most Fabulously Decorated Beards in the World

This Portland Tattoo Artist Specializes in Surprise Ink

I Had My Blood Spun in a Centrifuge and Injected in My Face to Look Good

One Editor's Elaborate Wellness Routine, Explained

Carson Hot Springs Is Basically a Hot Tub Time Machine

7 Oh-So-Portland Ways to Celebrate Mom

Make Art, Rock Out, and Plot Career Domination at Portland Monthly’s Woman Up! Event

Hair and Makeup Maven, Renegade Artist … and Sea Captain?

Behold the Most Fabulously Decorated Beards in the World

15 Perfectly Portland Shops in the N Mississippi/Williams Neighborhood

North Portland's Cloak & Dagger Is the Cheers of Barbershops

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