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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We’re seven weeks into 2018 and we’re already about to hit a major celebratory date, unless, of course, you had your birthday recently (I had! 😉 ). I’m talking about red roses, love cards, romantic dinners and heart-shaped chocolate kind of day. Yes, you guessed it, Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and in a rare move, I decided to do bring you some natural hairstyles for this special day. When I say rare, […]
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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 there’s one thing a lot of people in the natural hair community are all too willing to do is to accept and follow hair product advice on their hair woes. It’s very common to read or hear people say “My hair is super___ (fill in the blank) what can I do to fix this?”. Though products can do a lot to lift and rehabilitate your hair’s health, they’ll work better […]
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In case everywhere you turn to you see big, voluminous curly hair and you’re out there stuck with limp, flat, curly hair wishing you could do something about it then keep reading because I got a few tips for you. We all know curly hair is generally associated with having a big mane, something along the lines of Diana Ross or Chaka Khan. Maybe a little bit more tamed, but certainly […]
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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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