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Putting Relaxer On Your Eyelashes?

When I first saw the title of this video pop on on YouTube I automatically assumed it was a joke ...
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Youtube Hair Gurus: Do Advertisements On Their Channels Diminish Their Worth?

Before the advent of cinema, celebrities were those who had the good fortune of being born in an upper class ...
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The Dark Side Of Hair Growth Supplements And Why You May Want To Reconsider Using Them

Even though I prefer to give advice that applies to the majority of our readership, it’s difficult to talk about ...
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CRINGE – Crimes Of Hair Fashion That You Should Not Be Committing

I hate the word ratchet, but when I see hairstyles that are a little tasteless that’s the only word I can think ...
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Have We Replaced Relaxers With Twist Outs Instead Of With Natural Hair?

The other day I looked up the definition of natural hair because sometimes with all the chatter about it, I ...
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Creme of Nature with Argan Oil No-Lye Relaxer

Are Relaxer Companies Running Scared Because Of The Natural Hair Movement?

Digital media has been a revolution in the hair care industry. As little as ten years ago there was precious little information online about ...
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Is Nappy The New N Word? Response . . .

I call this a response because the idea was originally presented by the lovely ECP on her blog Longing4length. I’ve had racism on ...
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Young black girl pulling on her curly hair

Why Couldn’t God Give Me Straight Or Wavy Long Hair?

I’ve been pondering and pondering how to present this article, I could present it as a reader question then proceed ...
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Naomi Campbell in bikini and bald hairline

Lessons To Be Learned From Naomi Campbell’s Hairline

Oh Naomi Naomi. It’s hard to believe that you are 42 with that fabulous figure and lovely face. The hair ...
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Relaxed Chicks Are Beauties Too!

Hello, Beauties! A while back I was talking to a friend of mine who has relaxed hair. Her hair was ...
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Meanies In The Forums- How Should You Respond?

We have all been there. You are on a hair site, and you like it. You like the articles and ...
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The New Hair Product Offering From Dax And Why I Would Not Use It

I had this question from one of our visitors last week and I thought it was important to highlight it ...
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Have our Hair Journeys Caused Us to Stop Patronizing Black Haircare Lines?

Our Small “Section” (we don’t even get an entire aisle) I’m an eighties baby and when I was coming up ...
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Grading System For Natural Hair Types, Are They Annoying You Too?

Ok, Ok, I guess I have no choice but to ride with the pack on this. It seems that natural hair ...
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Hypermarkets, Beauty Supply Stores and Lace Wigs

If you are anything like me you have a love hate relationship with large supermarkets otherwise called hypermarkets. Walmart or ...
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Top 10 Controversial Hair Stories Of 2017

Hard Core Naturals, Where Does It Stop?

Do you really keep to the word or the spirit of being natural? My hair is natural. By that, I ...
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Is The J.Crew Struggle Bun Controversy Much Ado About Nothing?

This past week we saw outrage in Twitter land when J. Crew showed a black model in one of their ...
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They Say Natural Hair Is a Trend That is Ending…

Contents: Say What? Why All The Talk About The Movement Ending? What’s Their Evidence? What’s The Fuss About? We Made ...
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This Video Of A White Woman Getting Locs Was The Worse Thing I Have Seen All Week

Watch this!: Now that I have pretty much assaulted your eyes with something that cannot be unseen can we talk ...
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Professional Or Not? – Flight Attendant Says She Was Discriminated Against Based On Her Hairstyle

A flight attendant reported that the airline she worked for discriminated against her due to her hairstyle. She shared with ...
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London News Paper Rips Solange’s Image To Sell A Story And Social Media Isn’t Having It

Before I get into the usual crying about appropriation I am reminded of that song Solange did on her amazing ...
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WWYD? – Woman’s Ex Husband’s New Girlfriend Cuts Her Daughter’s Hair

Picture this: your ex-husband comes to pick up your daughter around 12 pm for a day of bonding. You figure ...
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Beauty Vlogger Exposes Wig Company For Using Her Picture To Sell Their Wigs

This story is so sad and hilarious at the same time I do not even know where to start. Beauty ...
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After Seeing My Daughter’s Afro Puff My Daughter’s Day Care Immediately Wanted To Discuss Hair Policy

My 3-year-old daughter is my whole entire world, and then some! My mother put relaxers on my hair starting at ...
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U.S Court Of Appeals Rules That Dismissing Someone From Work For Dreadlocks Is NOT Discrimination

If you find yourself a little bit confused about why we get upset when Marc Jacobs appropriates a black hairstyle ...
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White Women Are Using Fire To Get Rid Of Their Split Ends

As women, we are already a bit terrified of the thought of having to cut because of our for fear ...
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Nigerian-American Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Says President Obama Would Have Lost If Michelle Obama Was Natural

I am not sure if you saw the interview posted a few days ago where Nigerian-American author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...
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“No Dreadlocks, Cornrolls, Twists, Braids” – Kentucky School Bans Natural Hair

Here we go again. Yet another ban against natural hair. “I can’t believe this is happening in 2016”, a phrase ...
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Hair Bullies: How To Deal With Them When You Create Hair Content

Social media has blown up since the rise of social network giants such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Youtube, and Twitter ...
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White Girls Get Weave For The First Time And It’s A Big Deal “Apparently”

Have you guys seen the video of white girls getting a weave for the first time? A lot of the ...
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Zara Employee Told Her Look Was Not Clean Or Professional For The Stores Standards

Yesterday was a great day in natural hair acceptance news, today? Not so much! According to CBC news, there has ...
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People Magazine Got Dragged For Crediting Blac Chyna’s Bantu Knots To Bjork

By now you have probably seen Blac Chyna’s soon to be known as Angela Kardashian (sips tea), Bantu Knots. The ...
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What Would You Think If You Saw This Warning On Your Rental Office Door?

Have you all seen this photo floating around on your timelines yet? Social media has been going crazy over this ...
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