Tag: natural hair
This morning I came across a post from Somara Theodore a meteorologist with StormTeam 4/ NBC 4 Washington, of a direct message she received about her hair. The message said: "I wanted to be honest and tell you that you are a terrific meteorologist and your on-air presence is...
Most women with natural hair are pretty much used to running through tons of products that don't work and trying what seems like a million tips and tricks before we finally settle on a routine and regimen that works for us. Whether you've been natural your entire life, a...
If you are protective styling with wigs and or weaves you might find yourself taking a few shortcuts here and there with regards to your natural hair. Taking care of your natural hair is a major key so we want to help you avoid a few mistakes.
Here are four...
I do not know if Morgan knows this but I am a real fan of her hair and her celebration of it using color and accessories.
As we head into black history month (hell we are here now) I really want to celebrate not just the old but the present....
Listen, where I am from, nobody knew how to rock a beret like the legendary Bob Marley, he used to prop that thing on the side for a little dramatic effect and that was it, it was a vibe!
Then there was this classic look from Shari Headley in Coming...
Watch @billyalex demonstrate how she does wand curls on her freshly colored hair. Her cut and color is life! Watch below:
https://youtu.be/iSNbujtGuUI
I have found that during my entire stint of having natural hair especially in the early years I would swing from either embracing my shrinkage wholeheartedly with no attempts at stretching to literally wearing my hair stretched completely, not a kink in sight!
The reason for each phase varied and...
Protective and low manipulation styling is one of the major keys for healthy natural hair. We have all types of styles and methods we utilize daily that work wonders, but sometimes they fall short. Why? Our way of going about it isn't quite right.
Here are 4 common protective styles...
I am always looking for unique ways stylists create braid patterns to help us achieve some of the amazing styles we like to do with our natural hair and extension hair.
In the below video Game of Fros demonstrates a very different but easy braid pattern for a crochet updo...
I have a secret love affair with the Instagram page of Nicholle Kobi. This lady paints the most exquisite pictures and she can create a rendition of the temperament of mainstream media within hours of it happening.
Her illustrations of black women with big beautiful hair in a variety of settings...
Whether you are relaxed or natural you might be looking for ways to style your short hair. If you have a TWA you might be focused on defining your curls or if you are relaxed a really cute style you may like is soft finger waves.
Below are two...
If I were to share one thing about my hair style regimen that used to frustrate me for a long time was the fact that for the life of me I could never achieve a poppin' twist out. It took awhile, but I eventually found out what I was...
Mini Tutorial:
So here's a snippet of my #bigchop. I was so nervous about cutting my hair that I had to do the big cut first! Afterwards I went to my local #greatclips, yes I said great clips, to have one of their stylist finish off...
I saw so many instances of people insinuating that Halle Berry's hair was a wig and that it was way too big for her face. Well if you have been watching her Instagram feed lately she has been rocking a full head of sexy curls much different from her...
Salooni is a salon that is adding to the renovation of how we look at and treat black hair through their pop-up salon services.
Salooni is the brainchild of Kampire Bahana a Ugnadan writer and DJ as well as three of her friends. They named the salon after what salons...
