December has landed and the year is finally coming to an end. It’s chapter 12 of 12! While we may ask ourselves how did the year go by so fast, the truth is this final stretch of the year will pass even quicker. December is the month we’re crazy busy buying presents, organizing family trips, going to holiday parties, maybe organising one and if there are kids involved there are Christmas plays […]
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Black Friday is just this weekend and although it started out as an American tradition it has pretty much been adopted worldwide. For many, this long frenzy weekend of scavaging for crazy discounts turns them into sniffer dogs searching for the best deals possible on anything and everything. For others, like me, it’s more about being selective and buying that expensive curly hair item that is now within the reach of our […]
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Autumn has officially started, however, temperatures aren’t exactly plunging here in the UK, at least not to the level we consider normal. Blame it on global warming, I say! After a surprising Summer with extremely high temperatures, it looks like Autumn didn’t want to stay behind and graced us with many warm sunny days. I’m not complaining and you shouldn’t too if you’re on the same boat, however, this weather can […]
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Mahogany Naturals is a British natural hair care brand that I’ve had my eye on practically since the start of my blogging journey. I have mentioned it here in the blog a couple of time before but unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to try it until now. If you don’t know much about this brand today is your lucky day! I have a hair product review coming your way in the form […]
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Growing up and ever since I could take care of my own hair I was always told to never use gel on my hair and I never did. I was under the impression my hair would fall off or get really damaged. Also, I only ever saw it on white people (boys mainly) who wanted stiff hairstyles and I was not looking for that. Black people were (and many still are) […]
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I’ll be honest after 3,5 years blogging and being a fact-based junkie these days, there isn’t much I read online that is news to me. With the exception of personal accounts that challenge my beliefs/hair knowledge or my hairstylist ‘gurus’ on Instagram my interest in what comes up in the natural hair sphere is only sparkled when there is some evidence-based or expert related information. It can be about anything, as […]
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DIY hair care has increased considerably over the last years, not only in the natural hair community but everywhere. People want to have more control over what they put in their bodies and hair and not be at the mercy of companies using ingredients known to cause allergic reactions or to have the potential to cause cancer. Though the principle is a good one – using ingredients as unaltered and as close to […]
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Hey, there! Glad you made it to the last post in my 3-post series where, for the last three weeks, I have been sharing the steps you need to take before you start your natural hair journey without having to ‘blindly’ find your way through as you go. It’s kinda’ like a theme party we’ve been having here every week and if you’ve been joining in you’re a champ!! If you missed […]
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