Know when you put all your cards on a specific styling product to get you that Bomb! look and it ends up in a big flop? Yes… No!? Don’t bother answering that, I know this has happened to ALL of us. From a newbie who doesn’t know what products to use for what to a more experienced curly who decides to try a shiny new product or a new product combo, […]
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There’s nothing like waking up in the morning, starring at the mirror and thinking ‘what the hell am I gonna do with this hair!?’ The thought usually follows the realisation that your curly hair is no longer in a condition where you can comfortably walk out the door and not look like you’re in the early stages of free-forming locs which, in all honesty, look frizzy and messy. Yes, it’s official! […]
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If you take a few minutes to follow the natural hair community around social media you’ll quickly come to the conclusion that wash day is not met with excitement and, from what I see, even though the reason is often related to lengthy hair routines and multi-step hair care practices there could be something happening with your curly hair that adds to all the discontent. Yes, there are several […]
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Tangles, hair knots, single strand knots and fairy knots are all things a curly girl quickly become aware as she ditches hair relaxers and signs up to a natural hair journey. While having relaxed hair keeps us in a protected bubble of easy detangling sessions with minimal or easy to eliminate tangles the curly girl life get us out of that state of utopia quickly and into what can become a […]
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If you’re a regular visitor of this blog you’re probably familiar with my love affair with deep conditioning (I mean I wrote a 70+ page guide about it!!), but what you may not be aware of, though I mention it several times in this blog, is that pre-pooing is also another regular hair care practice of mine. I’ve been doing it ever since I started my natural hair journey back in […]
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Most of us are creatures of habits and when talking about curly hairstyles it means most of us, not all, tend to have a portfolio of 3 – 4 hairstyles on repeat (maybe even less). Nothing wrong with this because as we’re starting off our natural hair journey having a few simple hairstyles we feel comfortable doing is ideal since we’re also taking in all the new information on how to […]
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Starting a natural hair journey can be exciting and kinda frightening all at the same time. There’s lots of new information and we’re ready to soak and take it all in, after all, we’re practically learning a new language, and we wanna learn it fast. With our foot already settled in the Spring and with Summer coming next, it’s a good time to talk about sun protection that can rescue your […]
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Spring is finally here and like all others in the past, the start is a little bit flickering here in the UK but we’ll take it. We’re all tired of low temperatures, right? Even if slowly, the thermometer is going up, clothing layers are going down and I desperately look forward to a golden tan. For many curly girls, Spring also signals a change in their curly hair routine. If you […]
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