I’ve viewed countless videos from curly vloggers where we can learn how to trim and even perform haircuts on our own hair. Being a transitioner I understand this because in this journey to natural hair we embody the “Do It Yourself” philosophy. The thing is, we’ve come to care and love our hair so much that we don’t want someone come in and ruin it. There are too many horror stories out there for […]
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I am so excited to be talking to you about this not so new brand – Alikay Naturals. I simply don’t know where to start, thoughts come racing through in my mind and stumble onto each other has my mouth tries to articulate them. I’ll definitely try not to let my enthusiasm get in the way. Ever since I decided to go natural I have entered into a world where […]
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I won’t lie, Summer is my second favourite season of the year. Nevertheless, as temperatures rise and the sun makes its appearance more noticeable and desired I wonder if you’re protecting your transitioning hair from the damaging effects of sun exposure. Just as we protect our skin from the sun we should do the same for our hair. We now have several hair products that offer protection from the sun, chlorine, the wind […]
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I’m guessing that most people who decide to go through a hair transition are either too attached to their hair length, have had some traumatic experience (that would be me) or can’t imagine themselves with short hair. Whatever the reason, any dreams of having natural hair will have nothing to do with dramatic haircuts (big chop). Nevertheless, I’m sure you can’t not stop to admire those who have the courage to […]
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I’ve recently read an article stating that biracial hair, or mixed race hair if you prefer, can be very frustrating. I actually had to read that phrase twice. Humm… What is it about it that makes it so different from African and Caucasian hair? There are a lot of tips and advice circulating the web for this specific hair type. Many of the information is targeted at Caucasian mums who have biracial […]
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So it seems that natural hair is trendy now. We no longer repel and avoid having natural hair being displayed on TV, on big billboards or strolling down the streets. A few years ago if we saw a black woman on any type of media she had to fit the standards of Caucasian hair. So, we relaxed, permed, weaved our hair in the hopes of fitting into those standards. Now, I am told […]
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I was surprised and laughed in disbelief at what my teenage nephew was telling me as I was holding the sponge in my hand. I may be a bit late on the novelty side of the news, but it sure is news to me! Can you define your short natural hair with a sponge? An item so many use to shower with? According to my nephew, this small little grey sponge with holes on it […]
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Whether you’re on a transitioning journey from relaxed to natural hair, you’re about to big chop or you’re already naturally curly you probably heard how conventional shampoo is bad for curly hair. If not, you’re definitely aware of all the sulphate free shampoos out there and how these are so much better for natural hair since they don’t have all the synthetic sulphates that make our hair dry. But, are these sulphate free […]
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