From there, secure a small section of hair with a decorative bobby pin just above each ear. “Ensure both bobby pins are placed symmetrically for a balanced look,” Alexander reminds us.

Create a center part, tuck your hair behind your ears, smooth the top layer with a blunt toothbrush, and stack three pearl bobby pins in line with your temples. For a look that's equal parts ...

While most people prefer to use bobby pins in their hair, some use them on a different spot on their heads: their ears. And this is a big mistake. Not only is ear wax important to your ears ...

Sometime later in my girlhood, I picked up ear cleaning again, this time making do with a bobby pin. Though I knew it was forbidden, I couldn’t stop myself from easing out the pale flakes.