Natural curly hair is like a white canvas. It lends itself to the creation of many different hairstyles in a way that no other hair type can. I’ve been blown away by people’s imagination and what they can create, but there’s nothing like wearing your own curls. I mean, why wouldn’t you want a quick and easy hair routine without having to spend a good chunk of your time braiding, twisting, bantu-knotting and […]
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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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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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Hey, welcome back to post two of the 3-week blog post series where I’m showing you what you need to know, do and have before you start a curly hair journey. Today, we’ll be talking specifically about the basic hair products and tools you need to have to give your hair the TLC it needs. As you know, hair products are essential in a healthy hair regimen as they help give […]
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There’s nothing that can really prepare you for a life as a naturally curly girl. When I started my hair journey I had literally no idea what I was doing other than to stop getting hair relaxers. At the time, I had no goal to grow my hair to waist length (as I did) or become a curly hair blogger helping other naturalistas (who knew?!). My goal was simple – to stop my […]
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In case you don’t know, I’m a pretty analytical girl, I like to get to the bottom of things, I like data, facts… Yep, that’s me! But today I’m gonna go out on a limb, throw all caution aside and simply state that every woman on earth has had damaged hair. No, I didn’t read or carried out a scientific study, but I’m pretty sure of this assumption. I’ll go even further and say […]
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There’s no curly girl or any woman for that matter, that doesn’t like to showcase their curls or a perfectly achieved hairstyle. To reach this level of awesomeness and what would certainly be a glorious day-slash-week it’s very important to choose the right products or have the right product combination or one can end up with frizzy curly hair. Any curly girl knows this, right?! To avoid the frizz that always seems to be […]
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