Curly girls have a lot to discuss when it comes to their hair and some topics are more trendy than others, but one topic that raises a fair amount of concern and anxiety among curlies is thinning hair. Yes, it not only robs us of the dream of having a big mane but it also has a negative effect on our self-esteem pushing us look for solutions to fix thin curly hair […]
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Life is full of challenges. Some big, some small, but they never end and as soon as we accept this the better we’ll be able to deal with adversity. The reason I’m saying this is because I’m currently facing a new challenge in my curly hair journey. You may think that at this point in my hair journey, as a curly girl and as a blogger, everything is cut and dry […]
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Don’t know about you, but I frequently daydream about winning the lottery or coming across a large amount of money a distant (dead) relative leaves me in a will. Of course, I have a better chance of winning the Euromillions first, but it’s a good dream nonetheless. 😉 Anyway, when I indulge in this alternate world, I do a LOT of shopping. I mean, a LOOOT of shopping (we’ve all have this dream, […]
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If you’ve ever felt that being a curly girl in the natural hair community is full of rules you need to follow in order to have healthy hair and that you get confused or overwhelmed (or both) by most of them, then this post is for you because you don’t really need to follow them. Well, not in the way you probably think. I understand that as newbies we want to start our new hair […]
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If the title of this post caught your attention I’m glad because I needed a bait to wheel you into a subject that many people in the natural hair community are 1) unaware, 2) don’t understand or 3) ignore thinking they now know best. So let me just pull up my sleeves to try and explain the truth about surfactants in curly hair products, and clear some of the misconceptions that can […]
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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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