With Health Comes Length
“Why? It’s just hair. It’ll grow back.” These words were uttered by a white coworker who looked incredulously at me when I expressed that I didn’t want to cut my hair into the trendy style she had suggested. My hair at the time was a very awkward TWA, perhaps even warranting its own abbreviation as […]
Bored of the same old natural look? Well, there’s no reason to be! If there’s one thing you can change, it’s your hairstyle. There are plenty of ways to change up your look while still rocking natural. Cut it The hottest season of the year is here, so it’s the perfect time to start […]
I’ve been natural for over a year now, but it was really only in the last year that I began to wear my natural hair out of protective styles. I moved to New Jersey and started working a sales job where I interacted with a lot of people. Those with whom I interacted were often […]
Since I started curl training my hair six months ago and began to see definition and health return to my hair, I have been on the quest to see how far I could push the bounds of my hair’s hydration in order to achieve hair that is completely frizz-free, has movement, and more than anything […]
Since discovering my natural curl pattern I have been obsessed with the idea of producing defined, frizz-free curls throughout my crown. It is a task easier said than done, and although curl training has gotten me close to this goal, often my roots tend to revert to their frizzy form. Since the roots of our […]
Since going natural I have often felt undesired due to the lack of acknowledgment of the beauty of my natural hair. I was a girl who was used to men hitting on me, and when I went out, men gave me lots of attention; the minute I went natural, most of this disappeared. Every now […]
After my last post in which I shared how I curl train to define my curls by leaving deep conditioner in my hair, there was quite a bit of dispute about how “safe” this method is for hair. If you are worried about over conditioning your hair by following the curl training method, you are […]
Moisture. How do you get it? There is really only one way and that is by adding water to your hair. Now, most type 4 textures can’t just wet their hair and retain moisture that way, we have to seal that moisture in through the application of an oil based product. However, if your deep […]
The secret to having defined, frizz-free curls is through curl training. This method slowly restores curl memory, which clumps your hair strands from uncoordinated frizz, into the curls that you were born with. The key to this method is to find a deep conditioner that already produces these results while the product is in your […]
When it comes to taking care of natural hair, I’ve found that the standard rules for everyone else’s hair just don’t work for me. I don’t use shampoo on my hair, instead I engage in water-only washing. I use a clay mask (Bentonite Clay) on my hair once a month, which removes dirt and product […]
This past week I tried the Maximum Hydration Method, whose rave reviews on YouTube and impressive following drew my attention, regardless of the intensely time consuming process. The method involves a long series of steps which include the Cherry Lola Caramel Treatment, a Bentonite clay mask, overnight deep conditioning, and finally an apple cider vinegar […]
If you don’t know whether you have low, medium or high porosity hair, you may be stunting your growth and the health of your hair. Responding effectively to your hair’s needs also depends on knowing how to best deliver those needs to it. You can’t do that without an understanding of how porous your hair […]
When I first went natural, I was afraid of wearing my hair out in its transitioning state for obvious reasons. The battle between the two textures, straight and curly, on my head made my hair very delicate and susceptible to breakage easily. So, I wore my hair in protective styles such as braids, twists and […]
I have low porosity hair, which has its pros and cons. The con is that it is very difficult for my hair to absorb moisture. The pro is that, once absorbed my hair has the ability to hold onto moisture fairly well. It’s just the moisturizing part that often drives me crazy. If you have […]
Blonde is classic. It’s feminine, youthful, and when executed correctly, radiates all that beautiful energy. When executed poorly, the result is a train wreck that begs the question, “Why did you ever go blonde?” But the idea that black women can’t do blonde is a misconception based on observances of too many failures. However, when […]
Ali Express has a wide selection of hair extensions and trying to find exactly what you need can seem a little overwhelming at first. The broad selection of vendors means that you will most surely find exactly what you are looking for; the problem, however, is the finding part. There are way too many tales of […]
Blonde hair is beautiful; it has the effect of taking years off your face, resulting in a more youthful and lifted appearance. It’s a color trend that can ramp up your style in many ways, such as ombre and balayage to give a soft, feminine look, or even platinum, which is fierce and edgy. Yet […]
There used to be a time when high quality weaves were unreachable luxuries reserved for only the wealthy or famous. Each of us “regulars” had to make do with what little we could get with our coins, even if that meant putting up with less than desirable, or less than realistic hair extensions. Hair travesties […]