I don’t know about you, but whenever a new year begins it takes me a couple of weeks to get used to it. You know, like when you fill up a form and write the wrong year or talk about the past year as if you were still in it. I’m sure we’ve all done this. Well, it was thinking about this that I decided to write a post about my […]
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Ever since I cut my relaxed ends and became a full-on curly girl I have been getting to know my hair better and experimenting with new products here and there. It’s been interesting looking at natural hair care brands, their products and ingredients and deciding which ones to try. However, sometimes brands send me some of their products to try and review. This was the case of Almocado, a British natural hair […]
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If you subscribe to Curly Hair Lounge, then you may have already heard about Shed & Rescue. Either way, I am super excited about it and I want to introduce it to you all here on the blog. The Shed & Rescue is a coaching call service I am now offering to curly hair newbies and transitioners who have little knowledge of natural hair or the more experienced naturalista who is […]
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Throughout the week, every week, I get several emails from people sharing their hair journeys with me and asking for help to overcome some sort of struggle they’re experiencing. This puts me in a difficult position because as much as I like to help people, and I do, there’s a limit to how much I can help over email exchanges other than giving them a little tip or advice or direct […]
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Patience isn’t something we consider having or developing when starting a curly hair journey, normally, we’re more about the excitement. I know there is an element of being anxious, but for the most part, we’re curious and ready to pull up our sleeves and do the work. You know… the kind of enthusiasm you have when you don’t know what you’re getting into but believe you’ll succeed!?? Does this remind you of […]
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If you’re like any other curly out there who has some sort curly hair damage or condition there is a high chance you already looked on YouTube or some blog for tips on how to recover from damaged hair to healthy curly hair. This is, of course, good because the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. However, though canned advice can definitely be helpful and produce […]
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The first steps in your natural hair journey can be exciting, scary, joyful, nerve-racking, frustrating or all of the above… Yeah, sorry to tell you, but you can feel that bipolar… There are a lot of reasons for it and one of them is having to find natural hair care products to feature in your hair routine among the tons of curly hair brands and products out there. It can be overwhelming, especially because […]
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Early, at the beginning of my transitioning hair journey, I quickly learned that washing my hair was associated with long wash days, and although I eagerly waited for a week to see my curls popping again I did not enjoy the long time it took me to detangle my hair – my Acquilles Heel – or the multi-layered product application step. Luckily, things have come a long way and my wash days are […]
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