It is a known fact that people will go to any lengths to have their hair grow to bra strap or tailbone length. This is well documented in YouTube videos and blog posts around the web, many with surprising results I must say. I guess that at any one point in our lives we all want our hair to grow faster either because of a bad haircut, hair damage or because […]
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Hi, guys! How ya doin’?! Today I’m very excited, it’s the 1st of December and Christmas is just around the corner. Are you as excited as I am? Well, I don’t have all the gifts ready yet, but I still have time, right!? Besides, I have to follow the “good” Portuguese tradition where everything is done at the last minute, just to stress me out (yeah, that’s how we like it!). […]
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Things would be a lot easier in our lives if those with a pessimistic view of life wouldn’t stain or put a damper on our dreams. I call these the naysayers, and I’m sure you’re probably facing, or have faced, a few natural hair naysayers in your journey just because they’re everywhere. For some, life is viewed as a struggle, an ongoing battle to achieve something or anything. For others, life is filled […]
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You all know, or should know by now, that a protein treatment should be a regular thing in your hair regimen. If you’re not doing it please know that you could be hindering your hair’s changes to be healthy. All hair needs protein! Our hair is essentially made of protein and manipulation, weather, styling, shampooing and so on all remove protein from your hair. Therefore, you need to give it back to […]
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Do you feel young and energetic for your age? Do people ever say you look younger than you are? Yeah, me too. However, as a family inheritance, I have grey hairs since I was a teenager. Nothing that really bothered me, only a few scattered hairs here and there, but has I got older they also grew in number. I never really did much about them because chemically dyeing is damaging […]
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Transitioning from relaxed hair to a natural texture can be easier for some than it is for others. People’s expectations when embarking on this journey can definitely be a major factor on this, nevertheless, it’s never an easy road to take. Frustration and impatience are feelings that often accompany it and if you don’t quickly learn to close your eyes, breathe deeply and count to ten you’ll find yourself having a […]
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Winter is rapidly approaching and with it the need to protect our hair against its harsh weather conditions. It truly is a time of the year when we need to be extra zealous with our hair. All moisture can be literally sucked out because of the cold temperatures outside or the air-conditioned indoors. However, it’s not only your hair that is affected by this, dry scalp during winter is a common occurrence […]
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Do you like “DIY’ing” in the kitchen? I mean making your own hair recipes from scratch? Why you ask? Because today, I’m gonna be sharing with you a few recipes. It’s actually not that hard DIY’ing, you don’t need to be a chemist the recipes can be as hard or as simple as you want them to be. To be natural is to be able to whip up a quick concoction when […]
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