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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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 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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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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I don’t know about you, but whenever a new year begins it takes me a couple of weeks to get used to it. You know, like when you fill up a form and write the wrong year or talk about the past year as if you were still in it. I’m sure we’ve all done this. Well, it was thinking about this that I decided to write a post about my […]
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It’s been over a 1,5 year since I became completely natural and although during my hair transition (2,5 years) I mainly stuck to my DIY concoctions to moisturise and style my hair things changed when I cut my relaxed hair. Ever since I became a natural girl (sounds like a rite of passage) I have been playing around with new products and trying out some brands. Yes, and in the process […]
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When should you give up or when should you stop using a hair product on your curly hair? Some people refuse to accept defeat on a hair product they had high hopes for on and linger over its use while others don’t quite give it a chance after a first failed result on their natural hair. I think we’ve all fallen into one of these situations, if not both, but at what […]
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