Life is funny, the more things change the more they stay the same. Picture this: It's around 2010 and the gospel that spread around the "Natural Hair Community" was that using Hair Grease was damaging to the hair. It was so damaging that the entire community should forego using the products and . . .
We’re Still Here
I honestly didn't think that I would make a "comeback" on this blog. Why? Well, I honestly felt like my new ideas and thought processes would not work well on the current platform. For years, yes years, I wrote down lists of ideas for the blog and YouTube channel. I even thought about creating a . . .
Love the Hair you Wear – Event Recap
Love the Hair you Wear, indeed. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the natural hair event, Love the Hair you Wear located at Blind Whino in Washington, D.C. This is the third installment of this annual event and it was well worth the ticket price. In the past years, I heard about this event . . .
Top 5 DC Metro Salons for Black Natural Hair
One of the most frustrating things when moving to a new city as a woman is finding a new place to call your salon. When you're black naturalista it's even more complicated because you're not sure who's really skilled and educated in caring for natural hair. The black hair salon search is sooooo . . .
An Event to Remember: Holistic Lifestyle, Bloggers, and More!
I'm sure by now if you follow me on social media you saw a flow of pictures and posters related to the Naturalista Hair Show. Although it was one day only, it was definitely an event to remember. While in attendance I caught a few classes and a panel for bloggers. To be honest, the whole . . .
First Impression on my Crochet Braids
I'm officially over tapered haircuts on natural hair! Let me back up and say, I'm over it on ME. Now that my tapered hair divas are no longer offended, let me proceed. I got my first natural hair cut back in 2013, and the stylist gave me the tapered cut. If you missed out on it, check out my . . .
‘Tis the Season for Protective Styles & Such
This year has definitely been a year of protective styles. I started out with box braids back to back right after I experimented with flat ironed hair. The past couple of years I have really taken my natural hair journey to another level that’s actually exciting. I had to move beyond the same old . . .
10 Tips to Avoid a Bad Hair Braiding Experience
By now, I'm hoping that you have read my series on my hair braiding debacle. You can check my post here and here. As promised, I did come up with solutions to avoid the experience I had with braiding shops. Y'all know I can't complain and NOT give solutions, not my style. Looking back on . . .
Final Review: Shea Moisture’s Entire JBCO Line
It took a long time for me to get this final review out and I'm not sure why. :-)I have been using the Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil line since I first reviewed it in August 2014. After that post, I decided to purchase the remaining items in the line to see if they lived up to my . . .
10 Reasons Why I Dislike Hair Braiding Shops
The rant continues. These salons and stylists will keep kitchen beauticians and YouTube vloggers in business, I swear. These braiders ain't loyal! I just got to thinking about all the reviews I have read about different braiding salons and why I stayed away from professional styling (in . . .