You don’t need to be in the natural hair scene for too long to hear about or see subscription boxes for sistas with natural hair. Whether you are natural or not, transitioning or not I’m sure you heard about it. These days there are subscription boxes to fulfil everyone’s needs, it seems to be a growing market and you can find boxes for just about anything and while at first glance they […]
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Let me tell you, every time I go online to buy me some goodies from this store I feel like a kid in a toy shop. My heart pounds with excitement, my eyes get big and glow, my mouth opens into a wide smile and I make all these funny little sounds of excitement, just like a 5-year-old. Yah, it’s pretty neat to watch!! I’m talking about Sheabutter Cottage, the most […]
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I don’t know about you but, the words hair loss sound way scarier to me than hair breakage. Hair breakage is generally associated with the lack of or a bad hair practice, and they are normally under your control. You have the power to moisturise your hair when it feels dry or to stop using direct heat without protection. Hair loss, on the other end, can be out of your control and be […]
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Yes, I know Valentine’s Day is gone and no mention of it was made on this blog. Well, guys, I gotta be honest with you this holiday was never one of my favourites. There’s just too much marketing, consumption, pressure on men to deliver and on women to look the part, flowers are super expensive and getting a place to eat out is crazy expensive and hard to accomplish. No, when […]
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Wash day can be a dreaded day especially if you’ve been wearing your hair out in a wash and go, but even more so if you let a whole week or more go by. Yes, the style is easy to achieve and lets you see your curls in their full splendour, but what we forget is that out curls intertwine and create lots of tangles that make our wash day a […]
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Way more important than knowing your hair type is knowing your hair porosity. However, many people are so focused on finding out what their curl pattern is, that they skip one of the most important lessons they could learn in their natural hair education. Having high porosity hair will affect how products work on your hair or how your hair feels to the touch, for instance. This knowledge is vital for […]
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If you’ve been transitioning to natural hair for a while now, or even if you just started, you know the life of a naturalista can be one filled with joy at the sight of their beautiful new curls. Nevertheless, you also know that it takes some work and planning to have those curls continuing to grow healthy and strong. There are daily, weekly and monthly hair care practices all transitioners should […]
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In life, you can choose to see the glass half empty or half full. I, for once, prefer to see things in a more optimistic light. In our transitioning and natural hair journey, we are faced with many adversities, some of them can make us scream with fury and despair as we choose to let ourselves be beaten down by them. But I believe there is a healthier way to look […]
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