How we work

Editorial Policy

How Your Girl Style chooses topics, writes and checks its guides, credits images, uses AI tools, handles corrections, and keeps advertising separate from editorial.

Last updated: 24 September 2026

Who we are

Your Girl Style (yourgirlstyle.com) is an independent style publication covering outfits, hair and nails. Hazel Casey writes and edits the articles. The free style tools (quizzes, charts and calculators) are built by Maya Brooks, and Hazel reviews each one before it goes live. Everything published here goes through the same editor before it appears on the site.

If you have a question about anything on this page, email support@yourgirlstyle.com.

What we cover, and why

We publish inspiration guides and practical how-tos in three areas: outfit ideas for real occasions, haircuts and hairstyles, and nail designs and nail care. We choose topics from what readers actually search for and ask about, not from what a brand would like us to write.

Our promise is simple: every guide should be usable. That means a real description of each look, what it suits, what it costs in time or upkeep, and what to ask for if you are taking it to a salon.

How an article is made

Each post follows the same process:

1. Research. We look at what people are searching for, read what already exists on the topic, and note the questions that go unanswered. Where a technique is involved — a braid, a nail shape, a garment fit — we check it against professional sources and, where possible, first-hand experience.

2. Drafting. A writer builds the guide around specific, named looks rather than vague advice. Numbers, prices and wear times are given as realistic ranges, not guarantees, because salons, hair types and nail beds differ.

3. Editing. The editor reads every draft in full before it is published, checks the claims, removes anything that cannot be supported, and rewrites for clarity. Nothing is published automatically.

4. Review after publishing. Guides are revisited as trends, products and prices change. When a post is meaningfully updated we change the date on it rather than leaving the original date in place.

Accuracy and sources

We aim to be accurate and clear about what we do not know. Where advice depends on your own hair, skin or nails, we say so instead of promising a single result. We do not invent statistics, and we do not present a product claim as a tested fact unless we have tested it.

Style content is opinion as well as information. Where something is our preference — a shape, a color, a silhouette — we write it as a preference.

Images and credits

Our images are a mix of AI-generated images and real photos (licensed stock images and images shared by creators). AI-generated images illustrate a style idea; we do not present them as photos of real people or real results. When an image belongs to a creator, we credit them by name or handle next to the image.

If you are a photographer or creator and you believe an image of yours is used here without proper permission or credit, email support@yourgirlstyle.com with a link to the post and the image. We will credit it correctly or remove it, normally within 48 hours.

How we use AI

We use AI tools for two things only: structuring (outlining a guide and checking that its sections are in a sensible order) and creating some of the images (see Images and credits above). AI does not have the final word on anything published here. A person selects the topic, decides what goes in, verifies the advice and edits the final text before it goes live.

We do not publish machine-written articles, and we do not use AI to fabricate experiences, reviews or results we have not had.

Corrections

If something on the site is wrong, we want to fix it. Email support@yourgirlstyle.com with the page link and what is incorrect. We read every message.

Small errors — a typo, a broken link, a wrong name — are corrected as soon as we see them. If a correction changes the meaning of the advice, we update the post and note that it has been updated.

Advertising and sponsorship

The site is supported by display advertising. Ads are served by third-party networks and are kept visually separate from the articles. Advertisers have no say in what we write, which looks we recommend, or where they appear in a list.

Your Girl Style does not use affiliate links, and no product is ever included in a guide because of a payment or commission.

If we ever publish a sponsored or gifted collaboration, it will be labelled clearly at the top of the post. Anything not labelled that way is independent editorial.

Safety and what this site is not

Our guides are for style and grooming inspiration. They are not medical, dermatological or professional advice. Patch-test new products, follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and see a doctor, dermatologist or licensed stylist for anything involving your health, an allergic reaction, or damage to your hair, skin or nails.

Reader contributions and comments

We welcome questions, suggestions and topic requests by email. Anything you send us may be used to improve a guide, but we will not publish your name or personal details without asking you first.

Contact

Editorial questions, corrections, image credits and partnership enquiries all go to the same place: support@yourgirlstyle.com. You can also read our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and About page.