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Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

‘You should not have in the cart. Take it out’: Sephora worker shares 8 makeup products she doesn’t recommend

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Expert says it’s ‘illegal’ for nail techs to cut your cuticles

‘That is actually out of our scope of practice’: Expert says it’s ‘illegal’ for nail techs to cut your cuticles

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘I can’t even look at myself’: Customer says curl specialist botched $230 haircut. Viewers say it’s sabotage

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Esthetician issues warning about at-home laser hair removal machines

‘I saw this just in time!’: Esthetician issues warning about at-home laser hair removal machines

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman finds something unexpected in Dyson hair tool after it breaks

‘Uncovered the brand’s deepest darkest secret‘: Woman finds something unexpected in Dyson hair tool after it breaks

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

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‘They charged her $35 extra’: Expert exposes how nail salons rip you off—and what to do to prevent it

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Woman shares trick to making press-on nails last 30 days

‘I’ll never go back to a nail salon’: Woman shares trick to making press-on nails last 30 days

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Ryan Schocket is a NJ/NYC-based writer. When he&#8217;s not writing, he&#8217;s busy obsessing over celebrities (mostly Taylor Swift and Mariah Carey!), beauty treatments, internet culture — or hanging with his English bulldog. His work has appeared in BuzzFeed and Esquire.

Ryan Schocket

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‘They’re the same exact thing’: Customer shares $4 Walgreens dupe for $12 Sephora product—and the dupe is 5x bigger

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I notice these 2 dimples’: Woman warns against under eye filler, shares why she regrets it 2 years later

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